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Executive Functioning Skills Pack | 300+ Pages | Working Memory, Problem Solving
Executive Functioning Skills Pack ✦ 8 printable resources | 300+ pages | PDF format ✦ Executive functioning bundle targeting working memory, problem solving, cognitive flexibility, attention, and self‑monitoring ✦ Ideal for KS1–KS2, SEND, SEMH, and intervention groups Support your learners with this structured bundle of executive functioning activities. Each resource targets a specific EF domain through clear, accessible tasks suitable for classroom, therapy, or home learning. Includes: •
1st - 5th
For All Subjects, Social Emotional Learning, Speaking & Listening
September Morning Work- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Critical thinking worksheets to use as morning work (bell ringers), homework, enrichment activities, homework, or for students who finish assignments early. Students LOVE these outside the box activities mixed in with some traditional practice activities. Get your students thinking and having fun at the same time!
There are 20 pages of activities, so you can do one for each day of school in the month!
These are a must have for your classroom :)
3rd - 5th
For All Subjects
Creativity Challenges and Activities Morning Work, Brain Breaks, STEM Sub Plans
Unlock creativity in your classroom with NO PREP Finish the Picture Activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinking. Perfect for STEM Sub Plans! When students are thinking outside the box it results in creative solutions. In a creativity challenge, students are presented with a problem that they have to solve using their creativity. Typically these challenges are short last
1st - 5th
Art, Coloring Pages, Engineering
STEM Bins® Speed Builds BUNDLE STEM Activities: Morning Work Tubs Fast Finishers
STEM Bins Speed Builds Activities are ideal STEM activities for hands-on Morning Work or Soft Starts, early finishers, enrichment, and team building. Challenge cards are compatible with the following 12 building materials:Pattern Blocks - 24 cardsMini Cups - 24 cardsLinking Cubes / Snap Cubes - 24 cardsBase Ten Blocks - 24 cardsBuilding Bricks / LEGO bricks - 24 cardsDominoes - 24 cardsMagnetic Tiles/Shapes - 24 cardsMagnetic Cubes - 24 cardsHashtag Blocks (Target Dollar Spot) - 48 cardsHoliday
K - 5th
Engineering
3rd Grade Real World Math Problem Solving Tasks BUNDLE - Math in Real Life
Whether you call them "open ended math challenges" or "real world problem solving tasks" or "rich math tasks", engaging math problems that apply multiple standards are not easy to find. In fact, if you are looking for challenging math problems and tasks that keep your students engaged, apply the math you have taught, and meet your math standards--I can help you out! Maybe you feel your students just don't get enough real-world problem solving experiences where they have to apply math skills rat
2nd - 4th
Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
2.MD.C.8
, 3.MD.A.1
, 3.MD.D.8
+13
Differentiated Real World Math Projects | Open-Ended Problem Solving Tasks
This bundle brings together 7 differentiated open-ended math projects for 4th grade and 5th grade students — each one a low floor high ceiling real-world problem solving task available at two levels of challenge. This isn't a worksheet collection. It's a thinking collection. Save up to 30% compared to purchasing individually.Each project puts students in a real situation — managing a budget, planning a meal, making strategic decisions — and asks them to figure out what to do, show their work, an
3rd - 5th
Arithmetic, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
4.MD.A.2
, 3.NBT.A.2
, 4.NBT.B.4
+7
NO PREP Spring Creativity Challenges Earth Day Morning Work, Sub Plans
Unlock creativity in your classroom during Spring, Easter, and Earth Day! Finish the Picture activities included!Need a quick, no prep, spring activity to get your students thinking outside the box?! These no prep STEM Worksheets make the perfect Emergency Sub Plans or as self-guided STEM Centers! Earth Day Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your spring classroom activities! The goal of creativity ch
1st - 5th
Art, Coloring Pages, For All Subjects
Out of the Box: Critical Thinking Morning Work
Add RIGOR to your weekly morning work routine!
Are you looking for a way to enrich and challenge your students? Are you always trying to find ways to infuse more rigor and creative thinking into your lessons? This weekly morning work file contains 36 documents (one for each week of the school year) that are sure to get your students' wheels turning! It's the perfect brain warm up! I've even included a practice sheet to do whole group the first time you introduce the routine to your students!
3rd - 5th
For All Subjects
Logic Puzzles 3rd Grade Math Enrichment Puzzles Games Problem Solving Activities
Brain Teaser Higher Level Thinking Enrichment Logic Puzzles 3rd Grade Math Engaging, hands-on, DIGITAL and PRINTABLE critical thinking and problem-solving math logic puzzle center activities. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make these activities perfect for centers or substitute days, too! Give your students fun activities to discover how to problem solve by exploring it on their own using these pig theme math brain teaser tasks. Students will love problem solving as they us
2nd - 4th
Applied Math, Math, Mental Math
CCSS
MP1
, MP2
, MP3
+5
Amusement Park Differentiated Math Project Open-Ended Problem Solving | 4th 5th
This differentiated open-ended math project challenges 4th grade and 5th grade students with real-world problem solving using an amusement park theme. Students apply number sense, critical thinking, and written math reasoning through a low floor high ceiling task — available at two levels so every learner is challenged. This isn't a worksheet. It's a thinking task. Your students are going to plan a day at the amusement park — comparing prices, making decisions with a budget, and explaining their
3rd - 5th
Arithmetic, Money Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
4.MD.A.2
, 3.NBT.A.2
, 4.NBT.B.4
+6
Critical Thinking Discussion or Writing Prompts - Fast Finishers or Morning Work
Each of these 150 "Thinkable" cards (print or digital) has a different creative and/or critical thinking activity. They will help your students to grow their lateral and higher level thinking skills and are great for fast finishers as well as gifted and talented students. PRINT VERSION: 150 Task Cards (Color)150 Task Cards (Black & White)4 Create Your Own Task Card Templates (Color)4 Create Your Own Task Card Templates (Black & White)Card Check Off SheetStudent Recording Sheet25 Randomized Tic
2nd - 6th
For All Subjects
April Early Finishers | April Enrichment | Morning Work | Brainteasers
Challenge your students with a puzzle to solve each school day in April! These can be used for early finishers, morning work, centers, or to engage students during a whole group lesson. Use Puzzle of the Day as an enrichment activity. Give your students the opportunity to practice the critical skill of problem solving. There are 22 {April themed} puzzles/brainteasers included in this resource that will help your students practice logical thinking and deductive reasoning skills, plus persev
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Puzzle of the Day Full Year BUNDLE | Brainteasers | Early Finishers
February Early Finishers | February Enrichment | Morning Work | Puzzles
Challenge your students with a puzzle to solve each school day in February! These can be used for early finishers, morning work, centers, or to engage students during a whole group lesson. Use Puzzle of the Day as an enrichment activity. Give your students the opportunity to practice the critical skill of problem solving. There are 20 {February themed} puzzles/brainteasers included in this resource that will help your students practice logical thinking and deductive reasoning skills, plus
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Puzzle of the Day Full Year BUNDLE | Brainteasers | Early Finishers
May Early Finishers | May Enrichment | Morning Work | Brainteasers
Challenge your students with a puzzle to solve each school day in May! These can be used for early finishers, morning work, centers, or to engage students during a whole group lesson. Use Puzzle of the Day as an enrichment activity. Give your students the opportunity to practice the critical skill of problem solving. There are 22 {May themed} puzzles/brainteasers included in this resource that will help your students practice logical thinking and deductive reasoning skills, plus perseveran
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Puzzle of the Day Full Year BUNDLE | Brainteasers | Early Finishers
March Early Finishers | March Enrichment | Morning Work | Brainteasers
Challenge your students with a puzzle to solve each school day in March! These can be used for early finishers, morning work, centers, or to engage students during a whole group lesson. Use Puzzle of the Day as an enrichment activity. Give your students the opportunity to practice the critical skill of problem solving. There are 22 {March themed} puzzles/brainteasers included in this resource that will help your students practice logical thinking and deductive reasoning skills, plus persev
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Puzzle of the Day Full Year BUNDLE | Brainteasers | Early Finishers
Math Reasoning Puzzles to 100 Bundle | Problem Solving & Critical Thinking
Looking for math reasoning puzzles for Grade 1-4 that go beyond basic computation? These Math Reasoning Puzzles are designed to build number sense, problem-solving, and critical thinking through engaging, open-ended tasks. This math puzzle bundle includes 80 math reasoning puzzles that encourage students to think deeply about numbers and relationships. Students must determine the value of each space using logical reasoning rather than following a single procedure. Students may use: Proporti
1st - 4th
Fractions, Numbers
June Early Finishers | June Enrichment | Morning Work | Brainteasers
Challenge your students with a puzzle to solve each weekday in June! These can be used for early finishers, morning work, centers, or to engage students during a whole group lesson. You can even send them home to keep them thinking over the summer! Use Puzzle of the Day as an enrichment activity. Give your students the opportunity to practice the critical skill of problem solving. There are 22 {June themed} puzzles/brainteasers included in this resource that will help your students practice
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Puzzle of the Day Full Year BUNDLE | Brainteasers | Early Finishers
Sleepover Differentiated Math Project | Open-Ended Problem Solving | 4th 5th
This differentiated open-ended math project challenges 4th grade and 5th grade students with real-world problem solving centered around planning the perfect sleepover. Students apply money skills, elapsed time, basic multiplication, and multi-step problem solving through a low floor high ceiling task — at two levels so every learner is challenged. This isn't a worksheet. It's a thinking task.Your students are going to plan an entire sleepover — choosing movies, ordering food, managing a budget,
3rd - 5th
Arithmetic, Math, Money Math
CCSS
3.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.A.2
, 3.NBT.A.2
+5
Differentiated Valentine Math Project | Open-Ended Problem Solving | 4th 5th
This differentiated open-ended math project challenges 4th grade and 5th grade students with real-world problem solving centered around planning a Valentine's Day classroom celebration. Students apply money skills, addition and subtraction, basic multiplication, and multi-step problem solving through a low floor high ceiling task — at two levels so every learner is challenged. This isn't a worksheet. It's a thinking task. Your students are going to plan an entire Valentine's Day party — choosing
3rd - 5th
Math, Money Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
3.NBT.A.2
, 4.NBT.B.4
, 3.OA.D.8
+4
Holiday Cookie Christmas Math Project, Differentiated Open-Ended Problem Solving
This differentiated Christmas math project challenges 4th grade and 5th grade students with real-world problem solving centered around holiday cookie baking. Students apply fraction and mixed number addition and subtraction, basic multiplication, table reading, and multi-step problem solving through a low floor high ceiling task — at two levels so every learner is challenged. This isn't a worksheet. It's a thinking task. Note: Although this resource works beautifully as a Christmas math activity
3rd - 5th
Arithmetic, Measurement, Other (Math)
CCSS
3.NBT.A.2
, 3.NBT.A.3
, 4.NBT.B.4
+15
Growing Bundle- Gifted Students Activities | Morning Work
Logic Puzzles DailyYour students will enjoy figuring out these daily logic puzzles all year long! The product includes logic puzzles with numbers, creative thinking challenges, and logic puzzles elementary school students can do on their own. With this product, you will receive all of my GT morning work monthly packets as they are released. Downloading this bundle gives you two FREE months when you compare it to the price of purchasing each one individually. In each monthly packet, you will f
2nd - 4th
Math
August Early Finishers | August Enrichment | Morning Work | Puzzlers
Challenge your students with a puzzle to solve each weekday in August! These can be used for early finishers, morning work, centers, or to engage students during a whole group lesson. Use Puzzle of the Day as an enrichment activity. Give your students the opportunity to practice the critical skill of problem solving. There are 22 {August themed} puzzles/brainteasers included in this resource that will help your students practice logical thinking and deductive reasoning skills, plus perseve
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Puzzle of the Day Full Year BUNDLE | Brainteasers | Early Finishers
Differentiated Back to School Math Project | Open-Ended Problem Solving | 4th 5t
This differentiated open-ended math project challenges 4th grade and 5th grade students with real-world problem solving centered around a back-to-school shopping challenge. Students apply money skills, addition and subtraction, basic multiplication, and multi-step problem solving through a low floor high ceiling task — at two levels so every learner is challenged. This isn't a worksheet. It's a thinking task. Your students are going to shop for back-to-school clothes and supplies — comparing pri
2nd - 4th
Arithmetic, Money Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
4.MD.A.2
, 4.NBT.B.4
, 4.OA.A.3
+3
Bake Sale Differentiated Math Project | Open-Ended Problem Solving | 4th - 5th
This differentiated open-ended math project challenges 4th grade and 5th grade students with real-world problem solving centered around planning a bake sale to raise money for an animal shelter. Students apply addition and subtraction with money, basic multiplication, table reading, and multi-step problem solving through a low floor high ceiling task — at two levels so every learner is challenged. This isn't a worksheet. It's a thinking task. Your students are going to plan an entire bake sale —
3rd - 5th
Arithmetic, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
4.MD.A.2
, 4.NBT.B.4
, 4.OA.A.3
+4
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