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Critical thinking Common Core RL.K.1 resources
Describing & Inferring Details with Picture of the Day: Reading Photos "Closely"
***************************************Picture of the Day now available in Volume 2.Picture of the Day now available in Volume 3 (Google Slides compatible) posted 8/24/2020.***************************************This Picture of the Day product is a great way for students to practice three very important reading skills - observing details by being able to describe them and making inferences about what you notice and observe based on what you see and what you already know. Observing, describing an
Grades:
K - 6th
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Goldilocks STEM Activity - Goldilocks and the Three Bears STEM Challenges
What do you get when you combine fairy tales and STEM? A fun, hands-on STEM Tale! This fairy tale with a twist guides students through the engineering design process to create a new bed for Goldilocks. The storybook can be read aloud together. Students will complete it as they work through the STEM activity.The STEM ActivityYour students will help Baby Bear build Goldilocks a new bed of her own! In this story, there is a bit of a twist that will tap into SEL topics like empathy.What You'll Get:T
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Rapunzel Fairy Tale STEM Activity ⚙️ Engineering ⚙️ Rapunzel Escapes the Tower
Once upon a time...Rapunzel decided she could rescue herself! Your students will work collaboratively while following the engineering design process in this fairy tale STEM activity. They will help Rapunzel build an escape path so she can get out of her tower and see the world. She can do it herself (with your students' help)!✅ What You'll Get ✅Instructions and sample images8-page story book that guides students through the engineering design process (Ask - Imagine - Plan - Create - Improve). Th
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Interactive Read Aloud Lesson Plan Activities for The Great Kapok Tree
Interactive Common Core Read Aloud Lesson Plan with Printable Activities / Graphic Organizers / Worksheets / Writing for The Great Kapok Tree: This is a perfect read aloud for discussing how characters' feelings change, cause and effect, author's purpose and making evaluations and judgements. Your learners will get lots of experience with using their critical thinking skills with the prompts, discussions, graphic organizers and printable activities in this resource. This file contains 7 pages o
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: DO NOT PURCHASE / SOME ITEMS ARE BEING DEACTIVATED
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs STEM Activity - Fairy Tale STEM
What's better than a fairy tale? A fairy tale with a STEM twist! Dive into the world of Snow White and help sort out logic problems with the seven dwarfs through an introductory computer science STEM activity. ⭐ The Story: Breakfast for Eight ⭐The dwarfs are grumpy in the morning when they wake up and often bicker at breakfast! Fear not, as Doc has developed a computer program to help with the seating arrangement! Use the conditional statements so the dwarfs can eat in peace. Along the way, desi
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
The Ugly Duckling Fairy Tale STEM Activity
How do you make a fairy tale EVEN better? Include a STEM activity as a twist, by adding problem-solving with purpose! In this story, based on The Ugly Duckling, your students will need to construct a convincing camouflage for swan.The StoryYour students will help the ducklings escort swan back to his swan family. To do it, they will need to camouflage themselves to avoid getting eaten by predators. They will need to use basic map skills for this project. You will need STEM building materials suc
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Winter Story Sequencing | Sequence of Events Worksheets
This engaging no-prep resource helps students learn how to sequence events after reading a story, comprehend sentences, and improve critical thinking skills using fall and winter season original stories. *Answer key included!*This packet includes 25 original stories with sequenced pictures.*They are easily identified to the student as “First, Next, Then, and Last” to teach the student the sequencing of pictures. *The sentences below the pictures are mixed up and need to be cut out and glued in
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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Also included in: Winter Speech and Language BUNDLE
Inference With Pictures
Making Inferences with Pictures!
Making inferences means reading between the lines! Learn to spot contextual clues in stories by making inferences with pictures. This is a great beginner's activity for building reading comprehension skills.
Contents:
*Teacher Instructions
*50 High quality images
*Response Recording Sheets
*Blank Recording Sheets (Differentiated)
*Anchor Posters (Schema and Inference)
Materials needed: LCD projector to project photos.
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Grades:
K - 6th, Adult Education
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Beauty and the Beast STEM activity - Create A Book Stand! Fairy Tale STEM
This practical and engaging fairy tale STEM activity can be completed with minimal materials and is perfect for hands-on math applications or National Fairy Tale Day. The classic tale of Beauty and the Beast gets a twist in the STEM tale, A Book Stand for Beauty. In addition to this STEM challenge being accessible for a wide range of grades, it's also one that is useful! ✨ The Story ✨Your students will help Beauty by creating her a book stand. They will need to use basic measurement skills for t
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz STEM Activity - The Yellow Brick Road Gets Upcycled
Fairy tales and STEM are the perfect pair. Get your students hooked on STEM with a fairy tale story problem! This story and activity includes a building challenge called The Yellow Brick Road Get Upcycled. STEM tales are a series of STEM challenges that are accessible for your youngest budding engineers; they use a fairy tale that your students are likely already familiar with. By adding in a story element, those students that might typically shy away from STEM activities may find joy in transp
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
The Fabulous Friend Machine Book Study- Literacy & Online Safety Activities
The Fabulous Friend Machine English Language Arts Activities (ELA) and Digital Safety ActivitiesThis packet includes ready to go story companion activities for a variety of levels from Pre-K to early elementary so you can use one wonderful storybook across many classes! Use this book companion after reading the wonderful The Fabulous Friend Machine by Nick Bland. I am not affiliated with the author, and the book is not included. Not only will your students LOVE this thought-provoking story, the
Grades:
K - 3rd
Solve the mystery case files | Problem solving | Group activity for preschool
This Secret Spy Detective mystery case file game is a fun and educational game that challenges students' reasoning skills and builds teamwork. As they work as a team to solve the case, players will develop their critical thinking skills, understand logical reasoning, increase memory recall and improve their reading comprehension. Each of the cases comes with materials for 10 case files, making this ideal for an extended 2 week lesson. Solve a new case every day, or solve them all at once!⭐️This
Grades:
PreK - K
Bloom's Taxonomy Questions, Task Cards and Activities For Kids
Want an easy way to ask questions while teaching?Check out my:Bloom's Taxonomy Task Cards and Activities For Kids / Elementary School !Included are task cards for you to laminate, cut, and place on popsicle sticks or keep in a small container to have right at your finger tips to ask those higher level questions! In grades where the children can read they can also pick their own cards and have to answer the question.I have also included worksheets for you to use with many different lessons. They
Grades:
K - 5th
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Escape Room Break Out Game, Christmas Nativity Preschool/Kinder Edition (Mini)
Get ready to dive into an exciting escape-room style adventure with this break-out game designed to review the Christmas Nativity story with your preschoolers or kindergartners. From the most reluctant to the most advanced, all of your students will be 100% engaged in solving the clues in this interactive lock box game. Student Experience: In this mini escape game with a flexible three-ways-to-play format, students will race against the clock to save the true meaning of Christmas! Throughout
Grades:
PreK - 1st
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Inferencing photos using QR codes
UPDATED 11-10-14
Updated the QR codes so once you scan them with your QR reader, click go to URL, and only the picture will appear.
Inferencing can be so difficult for students. This product helps students observe using pictures and write about what they observe and what they can infer in a fun way the QR codes!
Over 30 pictures to make inferences.
A response sheet and
2 Anchor Charts.
Get your IOS devices ready. These are great for centers, use one each week with IPads, Iphones, IPods.
Grades:
K - 7th
Types:
Comprehension and Response Pack
I am working to make sure that I am respecting the intellectual property of others. In response to my recent awareness of trademarked words / characters / titles in this resource, I am no longer selling resources for this title. If you have already purchased this resource, you may download it until February 14, 2024. If you need assistance, please message me on my Facebook page. You will need to provide your Order ID. Where is My Order ID? Go to your purchases and click "View Receipt". Your o
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Magic Tree House #2 Knight at Dawn Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
Magic Tree House #2 Knight at Dawn Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
I created this packet of reading response comprehension questions to use with my “independent” readers who are ready to dig deeper into what they are reading. This Magic Tree House The Knight at Dawn is a 2.9 reading level.
Students will: write responses to text dependent questions about key details in the text, apply their knowledge to new situations, make inferences and draw conclusions, participate in collaborative co
Grades:
K - 3rd
If I Built a School by Dusen Growth Mindset Design and STEM Lesson Plan
If I Built a School by Chris Van Duesen Language Arts, Spatial Reasoning Lesson Plan and STEM; This lesson includes language arts, architectural design, & mapping skills. In addition to studying "If I Built a School" story, students learn about the architectural design of Bjarke Ingles Group and emerging building concepts and elements. ⭐️ Bundle & Save ⭐️Purchase If I Built Series Bundle to get this lesson PLUS If I Built A Car and If I Built A House Lesson Plan. This pack includes: Pre,
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Also included in: If I Built Series by Chris Van Dusen STEM Bundle
Interactive Read Aloud Lesson Plan Activities for Hedgie's Surprise
This file contains a Common Core interactive read aloud lesson plan for a Jan Brett's, Hedgie's Surprise, a great story to go with your eggs and life cycle units this spring. The activities in this resource can be used across ability levels and can be used for repeated readings as you focus on different comprehension skills. This lesson includes -pre-reading discussions including -vocabulary development; -during reading prompts including making predictions; -post-reading comprehension including
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Biome Bundle: Grasslands, Oceans, Deserts, & Jungles (Pre-K and K, NGSS & CC)
This product from Explore Science and the Santa Barbara Zoo offers insight into the plants, animals, and climates of biomes, including 40 short stories, 20 crafts, 8 experiments, and 39 recommended children's books. This bundle focuses on deserts, grasslands, jungles, & oceans, with an introduction to biomes (worksheet included) and explorer workbook. All content is organized and written for Pre-K and K and aligned to NGSS* and CC at Kindergarten level.*
*Includes Phase III Rollout: Environm
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Grades:
PreK - K
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Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord Novel Guide
Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord for grades 3-5. Tess is coming of age and starting to understand and appreciate her life a lot more once her family home becomes a foster home for Aaron, a 13-year-old boy. As the story develops, both Tess and Aaron learn to make their own luck in a way by letting go of trying to control life and holding on to the idea of what life should be like, and embracing their life while making the best out of it. This novel unit includes:Learning ObjectivesPre-reading activityC
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Elementary Novel Guides
Creative Curriculum - Tree Unit Weeks 1 - 7
This product are lesson plans for Creative Curriculum - Tree Unit lessons . The lesson plans includes question of the day, interest areas, story, group discussion information. Most objectives are included in each area. The information is written out to follow. Additional areas on lesson plans includes an area for notes, literacy activities, and some additional ideas that could be used to add more rigor.The lessons are editable so you can adjust as necessary to fit your needs.These are plans t
Grades:
PreK
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3 Little Pigs - Engineering Design Project - FULL UNIT
In this unit, you will teach your students the steps of the design process using the 3 Little Pigs. The challenge: Can you build a house that the Big Bad Wolf can't blow down? The students will use recycled materials to build their house and the wolf is a fan. Watch as your students learn and exhibit 21st century learning skills and the 4 Cs: Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity!Click here to see a video slideshow of my students during this unit! It's so fun!This .zip files c
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Kindergarten STEM Activities and Book Companion Lesson Plans Bundle
Combine the joy of reading picture books with hands-on, fun, and engaging STEM activities! This bundle resource includes lesson plans and kindergarten STEM activities for Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics. Each content area of STEAM has 3+ days of lessons and activities perfect for group work, writer's workshop or as center activities where students are using problem-solving and critical thinking skills.You will need the physical or digital version of these picture book
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
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