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Magic Square Math Practice
Magic Square Math Practice
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Magic Square Math Practice is a no prep activity that can be used as a bell ringer, for your early finishers, or in your math center. Students decipher the three digit picture clues then arrange them in a 3x3 grid to create a magic square.
Subjects:
Math, Mental Math
Grades:
5th, 6th
Types:
Homework, Centers
$2.00
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Anagram Bell Ringer Activity
Anagram Bell Ringer Activity
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Great no prep anagram challenge for the beginning or end of class. Challenge your upper elementary and middle school students to find the secret message before the time is up. (You decide on the time limit). Answers included.Related Products⭐
Subjects:
Vocabulary, EFL - ESL - ELD
Grades:
6th, 7th, 8th
Types:
Printables, English (UK), Centers
$2.50
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Science Escape Room Bundle
Science Escape Room Bundle
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Are you looking for a way to challenge your middle school and lower secondary students in science? These three escape rooms will challenge and provide fun while giving you a way to check their understanding.See individual resource descriptions for
Subjects:
Science, Chemistry, Other (Science)
Grades:
8th, 9th
Types:
Activities, Centers
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St Patrick's Day Riddle
St Patrick's Day Riddle
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Are you looking for some fun to support St Patrick's Day in your classroom? Try this riddle!
Subjects:
Critical Thinking, St. Patrick's Day, Classroom Community
Grades:
7th, 8th, Homeschool
Types:
Homework
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Beat the Leprechaun St Patrick's Day Challenge
Beat the Leprechaun St Patrick's Day Challenge
By Thinking Challenges
This no-prep, fun, engaging activity is an ideal way to celebrate St Patrick's Day. Your students are challenged to use their critical thinking language based skills to take on the tricky behaviour of a leprechaun and become rich. Are you and your
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, St. Patrick's Day
Grades:
7th, 8th, 9th, Homeschool
Types:
Lesson
$5.00
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A Valentine for Victoria
A Valentine for Victoria
By Thinking Challenges
This print and go Valentine for Victoria mystery is a fun way to engage your middle school, upper elementary ELA class. Challenge your students to use their critical thinking skills to solve 5 clues to decide who is the ice hockey team member who
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Valentine's Day
Grades:
6th, 7th
Types:
Lesson, Centers
$5.00
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Christmas Logic Puzzle / Santa's Sleigh Team
Christmas Logic Puzzle / Santa's Sleigh Team
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Do you need something a bit different for your upper primary/ middle school students to work on? Christmas logic activities involving a mystery to be solved are exciting for students. My kids love them. This activity will have your students using
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa
Grades:
6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Printables
$5.00
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Literature Units for Picture Books Bundle
Literature Units for Picture Books Bundle
By Thinking Challenges
Do you need a way to engage your gifted readers with texts that will make them think and give plenty of opportunities for in depth discussion? Sophisticated picture books use subtle visual and literacy features that combine to leave the readers
Subjects:
Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Literature
Grades:
8th, 9th
Types:
Thematic Unit Plans, Centers
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The Red Tree Literature Unit for Gifted Readers
The Red Tree Literature Unit for Gifted Readers
By Thinking Challenges
Are you having trouble finding a challenging, independent reading project for your gifted and talented students? The Red Tree Literature unit is everything that you need for a no-prep meaningful and engaging independent project with its universal
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking
Grades:
7th, 8th
Types:
GATE, Independent Work Packet
$5.00
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Way Home Literature Unit for Gifted Readers
Way Home Literature Unit for Gifted Readers
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Are you having trouble finding a challenging, independent reading project for your gifted and talented students? Way Home Literature unit is everything that you need for a meaningful and engaging independent project with its universal theme of
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking
Grades:
7th, 8th
Types:
GATE, Independent Work Packet
$5.00
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The Viewer Literature Unit for Gifted Readers
The Viewer Literature Unit for Gifted Readers
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Are you having trouble finding a challenging, independent reading project for your gifted and talented students? The Viewer Literature unit is everything that you need for a meaningful and engaging independent project with its universal theme of
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking
Grades:
6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschool
Types:
GATE, Independent Work Packet
$5.00
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The Last Circus Literature Unit for Gifted Readers
The Last Circus Literature Unit for Gifted Readers
By Thinking Challenges
Are you having trouble finding a challenging, independent reading project for your gifted and talented students? The Last Circus Literature unit is everything that you need for a meaningful and engaging independent project with its universal theme
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking
Grades:
7th, 8th
Types:
GATE, Independent Work Packet
$5.00
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How to Live Forever Literature Unit for gifted readers
How to Live Forever Literature Unit for gifted readers
By Thinking Challenges
Are you having trouble finding a challenging, independent reading project for your gifted and talented students? How to live forever Literature unit is everything that you need for a meaningful and engaging independent project with its universal
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking
Grades:
7th, 8th
Types:
GATE, Lesson
$5.00
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Book Bingo
Book Bingo
By Thinking Challenges
Play this no-prep, ready-to-use Book Bingo Game as a way to keep your able readers and fast finishers reading for fun. It's easy to implement and useful for you as a way to promote reading mileage. 30 cards included.Related Products• Book Week
Subjects:
Reading, Literature
Grades:
7th, 8th
Types:
Centers
$4.50
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Whodunnit Christmas Logic Puzzle
Whodunnit Christmas Logic Puzzle
By Thinking Challenges
My students love whodunnit mysteries. This no prep activity can be used in a variety of ways from a Christmas escape room challenge to a logic puzzle. Resource includes suggestions for the teacher and all the answers with an explanation of the
Subjects:
Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, End of Year
Grades:
6th, 7th, 8th
Types:
Lesson
$6.00
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Subtraction practice with coordinates
Subtraction practice with coordinates
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Do your students need practice using co-ordinates? Animal Rescue is a no prep activity that combines a coordinate chart with 10 worksheets to challenge your students' subtraction skills. It can be used as a homework activity if desired. All
Subjects:
Basic Operations, Graphing
Grades:
6th
Types:
Worksheets, Centers
$5.00
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October Literacy Bundle
October Literacy Bundle
By Thinking Challenges
Want to give your students practice with a range of literacy activities while saving yourself valuable time? This October Literacy bundle includes two word work puzzles, an escape room challenge, a class project, a reading mystery passage, a
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading, Grammar
Grades:
7th, 8th, 9th
Types:
Activities, Printables, Centers
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Halloween crack the code and escape the Witch's Kitchen
Halloween crack the code and escape the Witch's Kitchen
By Thinking Challenges
Escape the Witch's Kitchen is a fun Halloween escape room challenge with a difference. Your students use the witch's alphabet or the runic alphabet to decode the ingredients for a Halloween treat. Both versions and answers are included. Once
Subjects:
Other (Specialty), Problem Solving, Halloween
Grades:
5th, 6th, 7th, Homeschool
Types:
Homework, Lesson
$5.00
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English Grammar -nym words Bundle
English Grammar -nym words Bundle
By Thinking Challenges
Are you looking for activities to support your English lessons and give your students practice with elements of grammar? This bundle of -nym words includes no prep activities for learning about heteronyms, eponyms, synonyms, antonyms and
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Grammar
Grades:
8th, 9th
Types:
Activities, Centers
$14.00
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English grammar Eponyms no prep word work
English grammar Eponyms no prep word work
By Thinking Challenges
Looking for activities to support your English curriculum? Introduce your students to eponyms. A fun activity for middle school and lower secondary students to support your English grammar class.
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Grammar, Gifted and Talented
Grades:
8th, 9th
Types:
Activities, Centers
$2.00
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

General classroom teacher. All levels to 10th grade. Associate principal in large urban primary school. National Education Adviser : Experienced Professional Development presenter. Presented at a number of International conferences Published author

MY TEACHING STYLE

I am a New Zealand trained teacher with a special interest in thinking across the curriculum. I love to create mysteries and escape rooms to make students use their ability to analyse information from clues. My teaching is eclectic in style. I love literacy, maths, science and the arts. I like to create resources that can be used in a range of areas and with different levels to challenge students to think. My blog is MADE2share.blogspot.co.nz

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

MNZM (Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Education) Winston Churchill Fellow

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Massey University Degree University of New South Wales Post graduate (Gifted Education)

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Hobbies include photography, writing and illustrating children's books, and journaling.

GRADES

Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Chemistry, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies - History, Civics, U.S. History, Middle Ages, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Other (Arts), EFL - ESL - ELD, Other (Specialty), Geography, Other (Social Studies - History), Other (ELA), Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Literature, Classroom Management, Psychology, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Library Skills, Problem Solving, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Poetry, Mental Math, Halloween, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, For All Subjects, End of Year, Close Reading, Classroom Community

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