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4th Grade Fractions Review - Math Mystery Fractions Equivalent, reducing + more
4th grade Fractions review wrapped up in a fun Math Mystery! Students must use their fraction math skills to discover where the Forgetful Pharaoh left his Scepter in Ancient Egypt! They will be required to reduce fractions to the lowest terms, compare fractions, create equivalent fractions, add and subtract fractions with LIKE denominators, and convert improper fractions to mixed number fractions. Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided with
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Math Mystery Games COMPLETE Bundle 4th Grade Fun Math Review Activities
Create a Board Game! Project Based Learning Unit - Templates + Rubrics + Slides
Unleash creativity with our Board Game Project Based Learning Unit! Ideal for 1st grade and up! Make learning fun by creating a board game. Includes templates, rubrics, and more! PDF & Powerpoint Slides to introduce the project to students.KEY FEATURES:64 PAGES OF VALUE: Includes 64 pages of resources to support the entire project lifecycle from planning and crafting to reflecting.TEMPLATES FOR EVERYTHING: Comes with a variety of templates including warm up activities, planning, game design,
Grades:
2nd - 8th
5th Grade Fractions Review - Math Mystery Fractions Game
Fractions Review 5th Grade Math Mystery Edition - Multiplying Fractions, Adding & Subtracting Fractions, and Equivalent Fractions.Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------⭐Optional video hook included for introducing the case! (Check it out in the preview section)⭐BONUS: Ending video added to wrap up the case!<The videos have
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: 5th Grade Math Mystery Game COMPLETE Bundle - Math Review Activities
Would You Rather Sampler - Fun Questions for Discussion, Writing Prompts, & More
Dive into writing prompts, classroom discussion, and more with our exclusive sampler from Would You Rather Questions!!These 18 digital or print Would You Rather questions are great for discussion, class polls, writing prompts, language building, facilitating higher-level thinking, brain breaks, building community, and more! This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive Would You Rather resource that promises to make learning engaging and effective.Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler f
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2nd - 9th
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Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Have a classroom Thanksgiving Day Parade! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.Not only do students design the balloon, but as an added challenge they must create a device to keep it floating in the air!Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t
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K - 5th
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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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Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Word and Logic Puzzles Escape Room Activity With Digital Lock Option
In this engaging escape room activity, teams work together to solve the word puzzles and logic puzzles using critical thinking skills to discover codes to open the lock. Students love the fun of an escape room game, and you will love that this low-prep activity gets them thinking as they solve the puzzles and clues! ⭐️ How does the escape room work? (Click the PREVIEW link above and watch the VIDEO for a closer look at this activity!)In this escape room activity, students will solve 4 different
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
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Name Folders Editable Interactive Name Activities for Preschool and PreK
These name folders are a fun, portable way for children to practice their names with 4 different activities. Please see THIS BLOG POST for pictures of how we use these folders in our classroom.To use this editable product, you will need to "unzip" the file.There are 2 documents included:The PDF has detailed instructions and pictures, as well as 8 different covers for you to print and use.The other document is a PowerPoint. Make sure that you can open and use PowerPoint before purchasing this pro
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PreK - 1st
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Growth Mindset - printable worksheets & digital growth mindset activities
Help your students develop a growth mindset with this NO PREP, printable and digital growth mindset resource. In it, you'll find a variety of growth mindset activities, growth mindset classroom posters, goal-setting activities and MUCH MORE! These activities will teach your students the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset and will help you foster a Growth Mindset culture in your classroom. ⭐ADDED DIGITAL ACTIVITIES (Google slides) download again for free update ⭐Using these
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: Growth Mindset Mega Bundle
STEM Index Card Tower Challenge - Easy Prep Project- 2 Versions
This easy prep STEM Activity is surprisingly challenging! Students will have a fantastic engineering opportunity through problem-solving. Index Card Towers show your students how to persevere and redesign based on their initial thinking and planning (plus the towers are fun to build!) The best part is that your prep includes one basic material and the students take over from there. Just stand back and watch them brainstorm and build incredibly tall towers. They will groan when the tower falls, d
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Math Game Digital Escape Room Who Is The Imposter Among Us Students
The Grand Council is counting on YOU to help find the imposter among us that is trying to prevent math mastery among students! This Digital Math Escape Room is an interactive activity which promotes peer collaboration and problem solving. Cryptic messages, challenges, and puzzlers combine to create the perfect blend of learning and fun!Math skills covered: place value and addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (4th grade standards) What is a Digital Classroom Escape?A digital classr
Grades:
4th - 6th
End of the Year Awards EDITABLE for Preschool, TK, Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st
End of the year awards are the perfect way to celebrate the end of the year with your students and these end of the year awards are made for little learners: preschool, pre-k, tk, kindergarten, and first grade. All awards are fun and focus on something positive about the student. Forty different end of the year student awards are included! Age-appropriate student awards for little learners are included, such as Alphabet Expert, Puzzle Pro, and Spectualar Scissor Skills. Typical student awards ar
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten Complete Curriculum BUNDLE
Fact and Opinion Activities Sort 2nd 3rd Grade Fun Reading Centers Comprehension
Are you looking for a fun, highly engaging, and EFFECTIVE way to teach fact and opinion? This set of activities will teach your students how to distinguish between fact and opinion by becoming observant text detectives. You can even use it as the basis for a room transformation!This resource includes:Fact Detectives Reading CentersFact vs Opinion SortAssessmentDigital ActivitiesSOLVE THE CRIME FACT DETECTIVESThis activity is super engaging for students! They will read each storyline along with t
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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: Fact and Opinion Activities BUNDLE Text Detective Reading Comprehension
Literacy ELA Fast Early Finishers Activities Choice Boards Menu 3rd 4th Grade GT
Grow your students with this set of ELA Early Finishers & Extension Choice Boards! These activities are perfect in challenging your students in higher order thinking skills! These are great Early Finisher Extensions for students who complete work early or need the extra boost in Extension activities! Challenge your students with these activities! They work perfectly all year long! TAKE A PEEK AT ALL OUR CHOICE BOARDS HERE!INCLUDED:All in print and digital option (digital google link on page
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3rd - 5th
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Visual Cue Cards Center Rules Classroom Management Preschool PreK
Support all learners and help them succeed in the early childhood education classroom. These VISUAL CUE CARDS are perfect for young children and students with special needs. Set includes 5 Sets of Visuals.Set 1Half Page Strategy Cards**These are perfect to keep around the room to reinforce the routines, rules, and expectations at different points during the school day. There are many options for different routines that preschool, Pre-K, TK, and kindergarten teachers need to teach their students.
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PreK - 1st
STEM Challenge Bucket Tower Problem-Solving Learning Activity Upper Elementary
This unique and original STEM Activity features a bucket with the challenge to build a tower that will hold weight. It's an engaging student favorite and you will love the ready-made lab sheets and low prep. Students must also explain why their towers need a bucket. Imaginative answers are one of the high points of this challenge- along with seeing those creative bucket towers!➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 3 projects.➡️ Click here for the Easy Supplies 6-Pack bun
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM CHALLENGES ENTIRE YEAR 60 Projects, Planning Guide, and Posters
3 STEP STORY PICTURE SEQUENCING ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN SEQUENCE OF EVENT CARDS
3-STEP SEQUENCING CARDS (78 TOTAL) INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE! (26 SEQUENCING SETS EACH CONTAINING 3 CARDS)Children will love these 3-step sequencing cards! The cards are color coded to help sort cards belonging to the same set. A sorting mat is also included so that kids can place their cards on it as they sequence the cards. These sequencing cards will help develop children's thinking skills.All you have to do is print the resources on cardstock paper and cut out. Shuffle the required cards
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PreK - K
Also included in: STORY SEQUENCING PICTURE CARDS AND WORKSHEETS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS BUNDLE
EDITABLE CLASSROOM JOBS CHART, DOTS CLASSROOM DECOR, PRE-K, KINDER AND FIRST
Do you feel like you're the one doing all the clean up and tasks in the classroom? Create a student led classroom with these classroom jobs! Help initiate independence and responsibility in your classroom with these age appropriate jobs. These classroom job cards are easy to prep and go great with the rest of our Dots Classroom Decor!Buy the Dots Classroom Set MEGA-BUNDLE and SAVE!!!Here is what you'll get: Job cards: {all names are editable}GreeterMessengerLine LeaderCabooseGirls' MonitorBoys
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: DOTS CLASSROOM DECOR {MEGA BUNDLE}
STEM Challenge Earthquake Resistant Structures Project- 3 Versions
This STEM activity features an earthquake simulation with students building and shaking! You will love the shake tray instructions and ready-made lab sheets. This engineering project is one of our favorites! Your students will love building the structures and cheering when they remain standing. I include 3 different methods for the challenge.➡️ Click here to save 20% with a bundle including this resource and 2 more Earth challenges.NOTE: This resource contains many ways to complete this challeng
Grades:
4th - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, 4-ESS3-2
, 4-ESS3-1
Also included in: Earth Projects STEM Challenge Bundle Featuring Earthquake Structures
Restaurant Dramatic Play Menu Printables for Preschool PreK
Children can dine at "Eat 'n Play" - a full-service RESTAURANT for the dramatic play preschool center. They will use their imaginations to become chefs, hosts, waiters, and customers. This is a terrific center to use during a Nutrition Unit.Easy, Print & Go PDF:Includes everything you need to set up a Restaurant in your dramatic play center.★ 3 Menus: Breakfast, Lunch, Dessert★ Ordering Pads for each menu (great literacy practice!)★ Open/Closed signs★ Please Be Seated Signs★ Table Numbers★ N
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Dramatic Play Bundle 1 Pretend Play Printables for Preschool PreK
Number Activities for Kindergarten and Preschool - Numbers 1-20 - Number Sense
Engage your kids with hands-on Number Sense Activities that will help your students with recognizing numbers, writing numbers, counting numbers 1-10 or numbers 1-20 and constructing & deconstructing numbers. These number activity mats are so much more than just number playdough mats, These number activities and counting activities are the perfect addition to your math centers. These versatile number sense activities and hands-on counting activities are perfect for your preschool, pre-k, pr
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PreK - K
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Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju
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Grades:
4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
EDITABLE Preschool Graduation Certificates (Pre-K, TK, VPK, Kinder, & Moving Up)
Celebrate graduation with customized graduation diplomas or completion certificates. These certificates and diplomas come two ways: just print PDF and an editable PowerPoint file. To customize the diplomas, you can print and write the information on each or edit in PowerPoint then print.
Each certificate is in color and black and white.
Included Certificates & Diplomas: Each includes both a girl and boy version.
- Preschool Graduation
- Pre-K Graduation
- TK Graduation
- VPK Graduation
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten Complete Curriculum BUNDLE
Summer Fun Six Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers for Middle School Students
Summer Fun for Middle School!This packet of six activities includes four logic puzzles, one cryptogram, and one grid drawing sheet. This product has been updated with the EASEL feature, perfect to use with distance or virtual learning! It can be assigned to students in a Google Classroom. You can either use the digital overlay already created, or create your own! For more information, read here! The first logic puzzle is Coaster Craziness, in which users solve for which roller coaster is h
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Year Round Logic Puzzle Bundle for Middle School!
2D Shape Pattern Block STEM Challenge Cards
The perfect addition to your morning STEM tubs, these challenge cards ask students to make a variety of different 2D shapes from pattern blocks. Ideal for building visual discrimination skills as children have to rotate and flip smaller shapes to create the new shape.Focus shapes included - triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus/diamond, hexagon, trapezoid. Perfect to use as an invitation to play in the Early Years, as math centers or even as a cross-curriculum literacy center for early readers to
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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