The math enrichment activities included are an engaging way to challenge your little geniuses and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills while building a deep and solid understanding of various math concepts. Each of the 16 printable activities offe

STEM activity challenges that are easy to implement with simple materials. If you have thought about trying a STEM challenge but weren't sure where to start, this is a great way to dive in. If you already love doing STEM challenges with your students, you will enjoy these easy-to-set up and highly e

Reading and Responding to Tuck Everlasting with Depth and Complexity! Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Natalie Babbitt’s Tuck Everlasting. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel workshee

Are you looking for higher level math problem based learning/problem solving activities to use with your students? Do you want flexibility—a math resource that can be used with small enrichment groups or can be tiered so you can use it with your entire class…but at different levels? Do you want yo

This is a set of 5 different challenges centered around the story of a pioneer family. After hearing about their travels west in the Land Rush of 1889, students will read 5 diary entries. Each one will challenge them to design something to help the family build their new life.Includes 5 different ch

Have some hands-on math and art fun for National Pi Day (March 14th). Start off by explaining what pi actually is and then dive in to a number of hands-on math activities! These activities are suitable for students in grade 5 and up.Contents• What is Pi (2 pages)• Fun Facts (1 page)• Digits of Pi (2

20 STEM and STEAM activities you can do with readily available materials with very little prep. These challenges are not related to holidays, or seasons, these STEM challenges can be done throughout the year. These activities can be used with elementary students or middle school students - you will

Reading and Responding to Hatchet with Depth and Complexity! Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each c

Students will be delighted and challenged to complete these 8 different Fairy Tale and Nursery Rhyme themed STEM activities! These are perfect for students to work on whole group, in a small group, or even as a fun and engaging move on activity! This pack includes STEAM activities from:♦ The Three

Early Finishers MEGA PACK (100 Printables for Fifth Grade Enrichment!) Early Finishers: Need something to challenge your gifted and talented students who finish early? Are they always crying out for enrichment? If so, then this packet of 100 printable activities is perfect for your classroom! The w

Tangram Fraction Task Cards! Foster a concrete understanding of fractions with this engaging, hands-on resource that your students will LOVE! There are 36 different cards in this set, and each one presents a unique, non-routine task. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem solvin

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Start off your school year with STEM! Not only will your students instantly engage in these hands-on challenges, they will begin to build their community. These are the perfect STEM activities for the first day of school!Included in this ResourceThis resource includes SIX ice breaker challenges / ac

Math Logic Puzzles for 2nd grade includes 16 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These

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This Carnival and Roller Coaster mini-unit was developed for a Gifted and Talented classroom, but could also be used in the regular classroom. It is designed for grades 3-5 but could be adapted for other grades as well. Every activity is common core aligned and the standards are listed on each activ

Have your 4th graders plan a family vacation in this fun Math Project-based learning activity! Standards covered include distance, numbers in word and number form, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It's great for Common Core Math and other state standards! Help your students pract

This is a collection of 50 non-routine math problems. Non-Routine math problems are problems that do not have a conventional way to solve them. There can be many ways to approach these types of problems. In addition to building perseverance, they will also build critical thinking skills and expand a

Honey bees are an important part of our ecosystem. Our bee population is in crisis. In this SAVE THE BEES PROJECT BASED LEARNING SCIENCE unit, students will research honey bees, interview bee keepers and come up with ideas of saving the population. They can even host a "Bee Sweet Tasting Party." STE

Open ended problems encourage students to think outside the box, find multiple answers, and to challenge themselves. I've used these prompts for years to promote math talk in the classroom, and finally put them all together into a large document, organized by the math strands. There are 125 prompt

Pi Day is 3.14 (March 14th)! Have some hands-on math and art fun and explore pi in March, or use whenever you are learning about circles! Looking for Pi Day activities for upper grades? Head over to Pi Day Pack!Contents• What is Pi? (2 pages)• Hands-On Pi Experiment with Recording Sheet (2 pages)• P

Reading and Responding to Number the Stars with Depth and Complexity! Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets av

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These addition and subtraction algebraic math logic puzzles are perfect for early finishers or students who have already mastered their basic addition and subtraction facts. This set of 24 addition and subtraction logic puzzle task cards helps your students become effective problem solvers. Eac