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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
Area and Perimeter Process Chart |4th Grade Math| How Do I Know If It’s A or P
Help students confidently decide whether a word problem is asking for area or perimeter with this student-friendly, step-by-step process chart. This Area vs. Perimeter process chart guides students to analyze the text, identify key words, and justify their thinking before solving. It is designed to support all learners and can be used across I Need Help, I Can Do It, and I Can Teach It levels. 👉 This process chart pairs perfectly with the Area & Perimeter worksheets already available in m
3rd - 5th
Measurement
CCSS
4.MD.A.3
Engineering Design Process | Fully Editable Slides + Student Notes
Introduce the engineering design process with these fully editable slides and student notes! This resource is designed to support all learners as they explore the steps of the Engineering Design Process. With editable slides and scaffolded notes your students will stay engaged while building a strong understanding of design thinking. What's Included: ✅ Differentiated Student Notes – Two versions provided: guided fill-in-the-blank notes for support and structure, and completed notes version for
2nd - 8th
General Science
Resident Expert {research process}
Here is a great quick printable to use in your classroom for research with your gifted students. A fun poem has been included to get the students excited about what they want to research. Download the preview to see every page included!
This can also be used for a regular classroom as well, but it was made to be used in my gifted and talented classroom.
Please let me know if you have any questions before purchasing! Thank you!
Ashley Sanderson
1st - 5th
For All Subjects
Irregular Perimeter Made Easy – Special Education & Intervention Worksheets
Help learners confidently solve irregular perimeter problems with this clear, accessible, and student-friendly resource. Designed specifically for Special Education, intervention settings, and students who benefit from scaffolded instruction, this resource breaks down irregular shapes into manageable parts. This resource uses OpenDyslexic Font to support readability and reduce visual stress, making it especially helpful for students with dyslexia or visual processing challenges. Additionally,
2nd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math Test Prep, Other (Math)
100 Times Greater or Less | 4.NBT.1 Place Value Worksheets | Differentiated Math
Help students understand place value relationships with these differentiated worksheets and process charts aligned to CCSS 4.NBT.1.This resource helps students determine when a number is 100 times greater or 100 times less by analyzing place value relationships. Students use step-by-step process charts, visual models, and equations to build conceptual understanding and explain their mathematical thinking. The differentiated structure supports three levels of learners, making it perfect for w
3rd - 5th
Numbers, Place Value
CCSS
4.NBT.A.1
Inventor's Journal: Brainstorm, Invent, Engineer, Design, and Reflect
This packet will provide your students everything needed to learn about the invention process and create their own inventions in preparation for their own Invention Convention. Guide students in finding problems to solve, locating products to modify, and creating advertising ideas to pitch. **This product now contains a digital format in addition to a printable (PDF format), perfect for distance learning or paperless classrooms. Packet includes: Digital Guide for Teachers (1 Page)Digital Guide
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Science
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Viet
4th-5th Grade Math Flip Book: Multi-Digit Multiplication
This Upper-Elementary Grade Math Flip Book provides students with a clear, step-by-step process for solving multi-digit multiplication problems. Designed as a visual reference, this resource helps students slow down, follow a consistent process, and correctly apply place value and regrouping when multiplying larger numbers. ✅ Students learn how to: Multiply a multi-digit number by a single digit Multiply two 2-digit numbers Multiply two 3-digit numbers Use place value and regrouping correctly
4th - 6th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Math
CCSS
4.NBT.B.5
, 5.NBT.B.5
Also included in: Math Flip-Books | Complete Interactive Notebook Bundle | Grades 4-6
Simplifying Fractions Using GCF Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer helps students simplify fractions by taking them step-by-step through the process of simplifying fractions using a greatest common factor. I project this on the board while students have a copy in a pocket chart. They use dry erase markers to solve problems with simplifying.
4th - 6th
Fractions, Math Test Prep
3rd–4th Grade Math Flip Book: Perimeter
This 3rd–4th Grade Math Flip Book provides students with a clear, step-by-step process for understanding and calculating perimeter. Designed as a visual reference, this resource helps students build a conceptual understanding of perimeter while learning multiple ways to find the distance around a two-dimensional shape. ✅ Students learn how to: Understand perimeter as the distance around a shape Find perimeter using grid models and counting units Find perimeter when side lengths are given Measu
3rd - 5th
Geometry, Math, Measurement
CCSS
3.MD.D.8
Also included in: Math Flip-Books | Complete Interactive Notebook Bundle | Grades 4-6
3rd–4th Grade Math Flip Book: Area
This 3rd–4th Grade Math Flip Book provides students with a clear, step-by-step process for understanding and calculating area. Designed as a visual reference, this resource helps students build a conceptual understanding of area before applying formulas and solving problems. Students learn that area represents the number of unit squares inside a two-dimensional shape and practice finding area using multiple representations. ✅ Students learn how to: Define area using unit squares Find area by c
3rd - 4th
Geometry, Math, Measurement
CCSS
3.MD.C.5
, 3.MD.C.5a
, 3.MD.C.6
+1
Also included in: Math Flip-Books | Complete Interactive Notebook Bundle | Grades 4-6
Partial Quotients Division Fold-Up (2-Digit Divisor) | Step-by-Step | Grades 4–6
✅ Teach Long Division with the Partial Quotients Strategy (2-Digit Divisors) for Grades 4–6! Help students solve division problems with multi-digit divisors without getting stuck in the traditional algorithm. This interactive fold-up shows how to break numbers into manageable parts using place value and multiples of ten so learners can understand the process instead of guessing steps. Perfect for math notebooks, reteaching, or reference pages, this resource builds confidence when students move
4th - 6th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Math
CCSS
4.NBT.B.6
, 5.NBT.B.6
Also included in: 5th Grade Math Fold-Up Bundle | 41 Interactive Notebook Activities
Beginner Art Plan Sheets
Help students organize their project thoughts while aligning with the National Core Art Standards by focusing on artistic process. These 4 pages can be used for students 1st grade and older. Full color, but can be printed in black & white. Great for teacher guided projects all the way to full choice art. Includes 4 Pages: Project Plan: generating an idea, exploring thumbnails & selecting the best sketchWOW artwork poster: Helps students understand the process of completing an artworkProject Co
1st - 4th
Art, Visual Arts
Also included in: Artistic Process: Posters, Curriculum
Aero Engineers Drone Engineering Lab and STREAM Program
AERO ENGINEERS is a mission-based Drone Engineering STREAM Program designed to introduce students in Grades 4–6 to aerospace engineering, flight operations, teamwork, problem solving, and the engineering design process through hands-on learning experiences. WE use EC300 Drones that are built with LEGO Technic Like pieces. These drones are very affordable (about $50.00). Students work in collaborative flight teams as they build, test, fly, analyze, redesign, and improve a series of classroom dro
4th - 6th
Engineering
IB PYP Journey Through the Exhibition - A Complete Student Guide & Journal
The IB PYP Exhibition! The big event that is truly a journey of discovery for the children as they work their way through this valuable process, culminating in a final Exhibition; presenting their work over the past few months as well as show casing their growth and knowledge over the course of their PYP education. This resource is here to help you, dear teachers, as you embark upon this journey with them. It includes a printable PDF version. UK and USA spelling included. Click on the link to
4th - 6th
Informational Text, Library Skills, Writing
Writing with Legos
Put some STEM into your writing with this engaging activity. Students will brainstorm ideas using divergent thinking skills, build with Lego and use the writing process. Each two page activity is easily understood, complete with writing space and prompts. Brought to you by Keeping STEM simple
2nd - 5th
Writing
STEM Journal
This STEM journal is a versatile, yet simple printable for any type of STEM activity. Print multiple copies for students to use for every project. Students will easily follow the STEM process my completing each section- Identify the problem and materials, plan, design, test, and reflect. Enjoy!
2nd - 6th
Science
The Origami Cup | Designing a Better Paper Cup
This activity is build for students that work with Apple products (iPads & MacBooks). The students will need to have Numbers downloaded in order to open and edit the notebook. The notebook walks the students through the process of creating and testing an origami cup. Once they explore the simple cup design, they are then asked to improve the usability of the cup. The attached file is a PDF version because TPT does not appear to support Numbers documents. There is also a PDF with a link to down
4th - 8th
Earthquake Tower STEM Worksheets – Structural Engineering | Grades 3–5 PDF
Looking for student-ready worksheets to run an earthquake engineering challenge in your upper elementary STEM classroom? This Earthquake Shake Tower Student Worksheet Packet provides clear, student-facing pages that guide Grades 3–5 learners through the engineering design process as they design, test, and improve a tower built to withstand simulated earthquake shaking. This resource is print-and-go and designed to help students work more independently while documenting their thinking, testi
3rd - 5th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physics
NGSS
4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+2
Also included in: Earthquake Tower STEM Worksheets Bundle – Grades 3–8 PDF
Earthquake Tower STEM Worksheets – Editable Version | Grades 3–5
Looking for editable STEM worksheets to run an earthquake engineering challenge in your Grades 3–5 classroom? This Earthquake Shake Tower Editable Student Worksheet Packet gives teachers the flexibility to customize student pages while guiding learners through the engineering design process as they design, test, and improve a tower built to withstand simulated earthquake shaking. This resource is ideal for teachers who want to reduce writing, modify language, or adapt worksheets for differ
3rd - 5th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physical Science
NGSS
4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+2
Also included in: Earthquake Tower STEM Worksheets Bundle – Editable Version | Grades 3–8
Invention Convention Student Journal
Inventor’s Journal: From Idea to Innovation!Inspire the next generation of problem-solvers and creative thinkers with this engaging Inventor’s Journal! Perfect for upper elementary and middle school students, this guided journal takes young inventors step-by-step through the entire invention process — from identifying everyday problems to designing, testing, and refining their own original creations. What’s Inside: Brainstorming Prompts – Spark imagination with creative thinking exercises
3rd - 8th
Engineering, Other (Science)
6 Step Research Paper
This is a 6 Step Student Guide from Reading to Final Draft to Presentation Preparation. Struggling to help students move from reading a text → organizing ideas → writing a full research paper without overwhelm? This print-and-go research paper guide breaks the entire writing process into clear, manageable steps students can actually follow — independently or with support. Perfect for upper elementary and middle school, this resource walks students through comprehension, outlining, drafting,
4th - 8th
Creative Writing, Literature, Writing-Essays
Tower Building STEM Challenge – Wind Resistance Engineering | Grades K–8
In the Windproof Tower STEM Challenge, students become civil and structural engineers as they design and construct a tower that can withstand strong winds without tipping or collapsing. Using simple classroom materials, students investigate wind forces, stability, center of mass, and structural reinforcement while engaging in authentic problem-solving through the Engineering Design Process. This high-engagement, low-prep STEM challenge is perfect for STEM labs, science classrooms, engineeri
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Reflective Writing Frames
A collection of work through a portfolio is one of the best ways for students to illustrate their learning and make their thinking visible. Inviting students to archive evidence of their learning and reflect on what each artefact says about themselves as a learner is a critical part of the learning process.
For some students this reflection comes easily, they see the link between what they have done and what they have learned and naturally use this as a means to set goals. For others, this con
2nd - 5th
For All Subjects
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