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15 Easy-Moderate Printable Strategy Games + Slides™ Logic Critical Thinking
Build logic, strategy, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with this engaging collection of 15 printable pencil-and-paper strategy games — also included in Google Slides™ format for digital learning, centers, fast finishers, sub plans, homeschool, math enrichment, and partner work! These games are designed to be: ✅ Easy to learn ✅ Challenging to master ✅ Low-prep and reusable ✅ Fun for a wide range of ages and abilities Perfect for: Early finishers Math centers Gifted educatio
3rd - 6th
For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific, Other (Math)
CCSS
3.MD.B.3
, 4.MD.C.5
, K.OA.A.1
+21
Logic Puzzle Game – Critical Thinking Activity – Google Slides – Grades 2-5
Looking for a fun logic puzzle game for kids? This critical thinking activity helps students use reasoning and problem solving to figure out… Who did it?This no-prep Google Slides activity turns logical thinking into a game. Students test ideas, analyze feedback, and refine their guesses to solve each mystery. Perfect for whole-class play, small groups, or math centers. How it worksChoose secret charactersStudents test different combinationsProvide feedback after each roundStudents use logi
2nd - 5th
Other (Math)
CCSS
MP1
, MP3
G3 Math Patterns and Graphs Chaotic Kitchen Escape Room (update)
This highly engaging food themed escape room was created with Genially. There are four sections: 2 for patterns, one for pictographs, and one for bar graphs. Questions include determining the rule of a pattern, matching patten rules with examples, extending patterns, as well as, reading and analyzing graphs. This room was designed for use with or without physical locks. There is a color lock, a four digit lock, a five digit lock, and a shape lock. At the end, there is a matching digital reward e
3rd
Arithmetic, Math Test Prep, Mental Math
3rd grade Math Performance Task- The Great Sandwich Field Trip (Google Form)
3rd grade Math Performance Task Google Form Practice- The Great Sandwich Field Trip. Make test prep meaningful, rigorous, and engaging with this 3rd Grade Math Performance Task—designed by a current classroom teacher who understands exactly what students (and teachers!) need. This resource was thoughtfully created to mirror the structure and expectations of state assessments, giving students valuable exposure to the types of multi-step problems, critical thinking, and written explanations they’l
3rd - 4th
Applied Math, Math Test Prep, Other (Math)
CCSS
3.NBT.A.2
, 3.NBT.A.3
, 3.OA.A.1
+9
Also included in: 3rd grade Math Performance Task- The Great Sandwich Field Trip Bundle
Operations and Algebraic Thinking Math RTI Intervention Days 1-6 3rd/4th Grade
Do you have a hard time locating intervention resources for your struggling math students? Do many of your students need interventions in math? This Operations and Algebraic Thinking GOOGLE DOCS Math Intervention RTI is a review of math skills from 3rd and 4th grade. Students will write expressions and draw arrays to solve word problems, find the pattern/rule in an in and out table, determine factors, and complete missing part of fact families. Great practice for NWEA and Act Aspire testing.
3rd - 4th
Math Test Prep
Beginning of Year Science Back to School STEM Activity Elementary Team Building
Perfect for Back to School STEM | Beginning of the Year Science, Grades 2–8The Apples Aloft Tower STEM Challenge is ideal for first week of school science activities, offering an engaging way to introduce your students to STEM practices, teamwork, and the engineering design process. Whether you're planning for back to school STEM activities in elementary or a middle school fall science unit, this tower-building challenge helps set classroom expectations, spark creativity, and build community
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Measurement, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Early Finishers Logic Puzzles Enrichment Activities Print 2nd 3rd 4th
Are you looking for ways to incorporate critical thinking and reasoning skills into your classroom? These 10 logic puzzles would be perfect as enrichment activities and for fast / early finishers and gifted and talented students! They would also work well as morning work and homework. Includes a digital version of all puzzles. I have always enjoyed doing logic puzzles myself and decided to make some of my own for my students. In my class, * I introduce logic puzzles by doing one as a whole gro
2nd - 4th
Basic Operations
CCSS
RL.3.1
, RL.4.1
, CCRA.R.1
+2
Enrichment Activities 10 Logic Puzzles 4th 5th Grade Critical Thinking
Are you looking for ways to incorporate critical thinking into your classroom? These 10 logic puzzles would be perfect as enrichment activities and for fast finishers and gifted and talented students. They would also work well as morning work and homework! Includes a digital version of all puzzles.The topics for these puzzles include time, money, division, addition, subtraction and height measurement clues. These are geared towards grades 4 & 5 and advanced third graders. All logic puzzles can
3rd - 5th
Other (Math)
CCSS
RL.3.1
, RL.4.1
, RL.5.1
+3
Enrichment Activities 30 Critical Thinking Worksheets 2nd 3rd 4th ELA Math
Do you need to keep your fast finishers and high flyers challenged? Here are 30 Critical Thinking and Enrichment activities. This is one of my best sellers - students really love these activities! **A digital version included for 29 of the pages. Categories Making Categories Healthy Foods Word Search States Logic Puzzle Musical Instruments Logic Puzzle Sorting and Classifying Analogies Magic Squares Mystery Animal Addition & Subtraction Mystery Animal Addition & Subtraction Collective Noun Unsc
2nd - 4th
Math
CCSS
2.NBT.A.2
, 2.NBT.B.5
, 2.NBT.B.7
+19
Enrichment Activities Fairy Tale Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking 2nd 3rd 4th
Are you looking for ways to incorporate critical thinking into your classroom? These 8 Fairy Tale logic puzzles would be perfect as enrichment activities and for fast finishers and gifted & talented students! They would also work well as morning work and homework. **Digital version included. I used characters from popular fairy tales such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Snow White. The clues I used were made up by me and may or may not be part of the actually fairy tale. For example, some
2nd - 4th
Other (Math)
CCSS
RL.2.2
, RL.3.1
, RL.3.2
+4
Community Problem-Solving Project Toolkit (Printable + Digital Templates + App)
Help students practice real-world problem-solving with a structured, kid-friendly project flow they can use in any subject. This toolkit guides learners through a simple process: Notice a community or classroom problem Ask questions and gather information Discuss respectfully using sentence starters Plan a solution with clear steps and roles Reflect on what worked and what to improve Perfect for building literacy, collaboration, SEL, and critical thinking without requiring a full PBL train
K - 12th
Applied Math, Civics, Reading Strategies
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