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Preview of Critical and Creative Thinking in 30 Minutes!

Critical and Creative Thinking in 30 Minutes!

Created by
Michell Carter
Creative and Critical Thinking in 30 minutes, is a dynamic activity that can be used as a formative assessment, indoor recess, stress buster, teambuilding, and for building critical and creative thinking skills. Students from grade 3 through grade 5 will utilize brainstorming skills such as: deferring judgment, piggybacking, forced relationships, brain drawing, categories and SCAMPER to identify problems and solutions. This lesson is based upon everyday stressors that students face such as:
Preview of United States Quiz  (General Information)

United States Quiz (General Information)

Created by
Oliver's Pond
This is a short, 15 question, quick quiz to gather information on your students United States knowledge. A great quiz to give to students before starting a unit on US geography. A variety of question types: True or False, Yes or No, short answer, list and name. Great for grades 4 and up. One page (plus an additional answer page).
Preview of Bottle Rocket Quiz

Bottle Rocket Quiz

Created by
Karla Kramer
Quiz given to students after studying how rockets work and before we made water rockets. Includes information about Newton's Laws of Motion, force, drag, and stability.
Preview of Addition/Subtraction Decimal Challenge Quiz

Addition/Subtraction Decimal Challenge Quiz

This is a short quiz to assess your students on adding and subtracting decimals. They will need to pay attention to decimal placement. There is also some problems written in word form.
Preview of Seven free wordled scripture quizzes

Seven free wordled scripture quizzes

Each of these quizzes features a passage of scripture that has been wordled. (http://www.wordle.net/) Wordle is a free program that generates "word clouds" from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to the words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create can be printed out, or saved to the Wordle gallery or capture them and save to your hard drive. Can you identify the s
Preview of Relating Fractions to Decimals

Relating Fractions to Decimals

Trying to find practice for the increased rigor of math? This activity has you covered! For this activity, problems 1-3 provide a visual representation of fractions on a number line. Not only do students have to identify the fraction on the number line, but they also must choose the correct answer that correlates with the picture and is equal to the decimal. Problems 4-6 provide a visual representation of a fraction circle and students must find the decimal that correlates with that fraction
Preview of Iron Bowl SCAMPER

Iron Bowl SCAMPER

Created by
Jeanna Voudrie
This activity is a SCAMPER activity used to increase creative thinking and problem solving. SCAMPER stands for S-Substitute, C-Combine, A-Adapt, M-Modify, P-Put to other Uses, E-Eliminate, R-Reverse/Rearrange. This activity can be modified to work with almost any topic. I have used it with my gifted students many times. They enjoy the idea of changing up different elements to make it their own.
Preview of Printable Lesson Plan Template for Teachers: Think Diverse Learners

Printable Lesson Plan Template for Teachers: Think Diverse Learners

This lesson plan template covers all the areas when it comes to your lessons for Diverse Learners. First, it can be printed, hole-punched and put into a binder. My colleagues and I have used it for years by just saving it on the computer, updating it weekly and printing it out. It's that user friendly. Each day and time section includes the following: Title, Objective, Cognitive Target (which Bloom's focus do you have for your students that lesson?), Standard, Formative Assessment, Summativ
Preview of Olympic Reading Challenge

Olympic Reading Challenge

Created by
Mrs This n That
GREAT FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS AND/OR STUDENTS WHO NEED MOTIVATION!!!!!! PURPOSE: The purpose of the Reading Olympics is to motivate students to read different genres and increase the number of pages they read. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE: The Olympic Reading Challenge can be used anytime during the year, however, it is most fun when used in connection with the actual Olympics. This year (2014) the Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia. During the 17-day span of the Olympics, I am
Preview of Candy Bar Trivia Worksheet

Candy Bar Trivia Worksheet

Created by
LibraryChick
Great as an enrichment activity. Sheet gives hints to a candy bar name and students try to fill in the blank with a fitting candy bar. Also includes web links to additional quizzes and information.
Preview of Metacognitive Organizer

Metacognitive Organizer

Created by
CCSTEM
Great thinkers reflect on their learning! This is a step that is often overlooked in today's classes. This graphic organizer gives students a chance to think metacognitively about what they've learned. Students are given the opportunity to reflect upon new concepts learned during class, what they liked, questions they still have, and their own individual effort. This tool is valuable for both students and teachers as a formative assessment tool! Keywords: Metacognition Reflection Formative
Preview of Identify Read and Write Fractions PowerPoint Slides. Teaching Slides Fractions

Identify Read and Write Fractions PowerPoint Slides. Teaching Slides Fractions

Introduction to Fractions: Identifying, Reading & Writing PowerPoint Slides. Mini Lesson. Teaching PowerPoint Slides.These PowerPoint slides focus on introducing students to identifying, reading, and writing fractions. They can be used as a mini-review or lesson with any students to help reinforce the concept of comparing and ordering fractions. Animated Slides.Versatile Use: Perfect for whole class teaching, small group sessions, or even as a review tool.Interactive Learning: Encourages partic
Preview of Converting Improper Fractions Into Mixed Numbers PowerPoint Slides. Free Slides!

Converting Improper Fractions Into Mixed Numbers PowerPoint Slides. Free Slides!

Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers PowerPoint Slides. Mini Lesson. 8 PowerPoint Slides.These PowerPoint slides focus on converting improper fractions into mixed numbers. It can be used as a mini-review or lesson with any students to help reinforce the concept of adding and subtracting fractions. Animated Slides: Introduction to improper fractions and mixed numbers..Versatile Use: Perfect for whole class teaching, small group sessions, or even as a review tool.Interactive Learning: E
Preview of FREE Gifted & Talented Challenge Puzzles Math ELA Early Finishers Activities

FREE Gifted & Talented Challenge Puzzles Math ELA Early Finishers Activities

Great first day of school activities! 12 daily challenge puzzles that are perfect extension activities for gifted and talented students. Gifted and talented students thrive on daily challenge, and are often deep thinkers. With Google Slides, powerpoint and task cards in both colour and ink saving black and white they are sure to save teacher lots of time preparing enrichment activities for their gifted and talented students. Great for early finishers activities! If you and your students enjoyed
Preview of Coordinate Grids with Google Sheets (or Excel) and Legos (Free)

Coordinate Grids with Google Sheets (or Excel) and Legos (Free)

In the free version of this activity, you will get a preview of a coordinate grid that can be used in the classroom as well as a list of Legos that can be used to recreate the image revealed in the grid. The full priced version contains all the math problems needed to unlock the image. When the correct solutions are typed into the coordinate grid (in Google Sheets or Excel), the cells will change color. When all problems have been solved, an image will appear. The Lego images in the product ar
Preview of CWPPRA Breaux Act Legacy CER | Louisiana Ecology | GATE Middle School

CWPPRA Breaux Act Legacy CER | Louisiana Ecology | GATE Middle School

📘 Full Length Standard Aligned DBQ CER Style Worksheet - Claim Evidence Reasoning | CWPPRA Breaux Act Legacy Case Study Worksheet | Evidence-Based Reading Engage your students in high-level critical thinking and evidence-based analysis on the subject of Louisiana Wildlife & Forestry, with this Full Length DBQ CER Style Worksheet. This resource is designed to help students analyze real-world topics, interpret informational texts, and support answers with evidence—all while staying accessible
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