Challenging Minds

Online Research Tips - Helpful Hints for Finding Accurate & Relevant Information A 2-page easy reference guide summarizes key points when researching topics online. --What are search engines and how do they work? --How do keywords and Boolean Operators help your search? --What websites and domains are most trustworthy and reliable? --How can I check the accuracy of website information? This is helpful when introducing the basics to internet research!

Unsolved? — A Mysteries Research Unit This complete 127-page unit of 10 full lessons is designed with class instruction guiding research, culminating to an independent study of a famous historical unsolved mystery. Includes Pre and Post Assessment ideas for each lesson. Depending on length of class time, lessons can last 12-18 sessions. Duration is flexible because lessons can be shortened or extended as needed. Many informational handouts are available separately to purchase, but you save wh

For these introductory puzzle shapes, 10 of the 12 pentomino piece shapes can form puzzles that can be solved using only four of the pentomino pieces. Challenge your students to solve each one. There can be more than one solution in many of the puzzles! Versatile activities for warm-up brain teasers, early finisher folders, or learning centers! Emphasize the use of Visual/Spatial Smarts, Kinesthetic/Body Smarts, and Logic Smarts multiple intelligences. Includes -- "Transformations Poster" also

The Westing Game—96 Task Card Activities Organize activities and clues using Task Cards that are divided by chapter groupings and also include **Comprehension Questions with Answer Key **Prompts for Story Trail Activities Chapter Task Sets A-P: Task Cards 1 - 4 The variety of characters and unfolding events of The Westing Game provide the perfect background to differentiate task cards. Activities can be modified easily for readiness—include more or less detail for tiering Task Card 5: What’

Use this information booklet and lesson activities to introduce the each of the 7 Ancient World Wonders. Spotlight a journey through time as you visit and learn about the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. This Travel Guide can accompany our Ancient World Wonder Travel resources like the Passport, Unit Overview & Timeline, and Destination Posters available. Individual Travel Guides for other ancient wonder destinations with background information and lesson activities coming soon too! Destination

***NEW! 2020 Revision*** Added additional files for links to Google Slides version and individual PDF copies of each Thinkercise for easy virtual learning integration! Perfect for challenging students during remote teaching :) Thinkercises Set includes: Basic Level B Book (84 pages) $9.50 and Basic Level B2 Book (86 pages) $9.50 SAVE $ and download both books here for ONLY $15!! Challenge learners with puzzles and activities that sharpen creative and critical thinking skills. Each 2-page activi

$30 Value - Buy Complete Unit for $20 and SAVE $10! World Travel Guide Unit Format ($3.50/17 pages): Use as is or easy to modify! **Tour Team Folders—create team names, design folder to hold independent activities being worked on **Ancient Wonder Timeline—students graph the span of existence for each wonder as each Destination is introduced or concluded; note short span of overlap of all 7 ancient wonders **Introduce the “Secret Mystery” - at the completion of independent activity, award a lett

An easy to use 2-page chart that aligns terminology with depth of knowledge terms, questioning cues, possible products and activity examples. A quick reference tool that combines multiple resources into one chart.

***NEW! 2020 Revision*** Added additional files for links to Google Slides version and individual PDF copies of each Thinkercise for easy virtual learning integration! Perfect for challenging students during remote teaching :) Challenge learners with puzzles and activities that sharpen creative and critical thinking skills. Each 2-page activity sheet is a combination of different puzzles that apply and strengthen problem solving and logic thinking skills. Great for early finishers, warm-ups, an

See 20 samples pages of this 84 page book FREE! Challenge learners with puzzles and activities that sharpen creative and critical thinking skills. Each 2-page activity sheet is a combination of different puzzles that apply and strengthen problem solving and logic thinking skills. Each activity sheet is an excellent resource for enrichment or extension learning including practice with analogies, improvisation writing, word connections, and brain teasers. Each activity sheet also focuses on on

Use this information booklet and lesson activities to introduce the oldest of the 7 Ancient World Wonders. Spotlight a journey through time as you visit and learn about the Great Pyramid. This Travel Guide can accompany our Ancient World Wonder Travel resources like the Passport, Unit Overview & Timeline, and Destination Posters available. Individual Travel Guides for other ancient wonder destinations with background information and lesson activities coming soon too! Destinations for an Anci

Thinkercises (Level A: Grades 1-3) Ages 7-9The puzzles in this book are designed to help students improve their logical thinking and problem solving skills. These activity pages are perfect for "bell ringer" or anchor activities. Our cognitive abilities are brain-based skills we need to carry out any task, simple or complex. These abilities have more to do with how we learn, learn, remember, problem-solve and pay attention rather than actual knowledge. The problems in this book are also designed

Use this information booklet and lesson activities to introduce the each of the 7 Ancient World Wonders. Spotlight a journey through time as you visit and learn about the Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria. This Travel Guide can accompany our Ancient World Wonder Travel resources like the Passport, Unit Overview & Timeline, and Destination Posters available. Individual Travel Guides for other ancient wonder destinations with background information and lesson activities coming soon too! Dest

***NEW! 2020 Revision*** Added additional files for links to Google Slides version and individual PDF copies of each Thinkercise for easy virtual learning integration! Perfect for challenging students during remote teaching :) Challenge learners with puzzles and activities that sharpen creative and critical thinking skills. Each 2-page activity sheet is a combination of different puzzles that apply and strengthen problem solving and logic thinking skills. Great for early finishers, warm-ups, an

An easy-to-use reference chart aligning product options leveled with Blooms Taxonomy and organized according to Multiple Intelligences. Categorization is a starting point for product ideas, which can be loosened or tightened according to grade level, criteria and readiness.

A versatile lesson to introduce types of volcanoes and their eruptions! RESEARCH—Use the 30 Volcano Activity Card Outside Covers with the Inside Cover copied on the backside of each. Cut apart half-sheets and fold to fill in volcano information. Divide up cards between students or assign sets for groups of students. Present information. CLASSIFY & SORT— Use before, during and after researching information for trading cards. Distributing sets individually or in small groups to cut apart, student

This booklet set is a collection of individual ancient wonder Travel Guides. Each of these 4-page information booklets summarize the most important details surrounding the mystique and amazing contributions these cultures made to the world with their wonder. Each ancient wonder Travel Guide showcases the features and importance of each wonder, while highlighting the culture and place in history. **Use the travel guides as reference with current units you already have in place. **Use the Trave

Quick Think! is ideal for any classroom, especially gifted, as a warm-up, learning center, or early finisher activity. Simply laminate cards for durability and multiple use. Activity packet includes --26 Letter cards --60 Category Cards --Blank Category Cards to create your own --Scoresheets Try these 3 easy ways to play, or make up your own game! **Activity 1: Last One Standing In “most original answer”-style play, select 10 letter cards and 10 category cards. Can be played as whole class or

Both formats included for printable or digital learning activities assigned through learning management softward like Canvas, Schoology, etc. For these introductory puzzle shapes, 10 of the 12 pentomino piece shapes can form puzzles that can be solved using only four of the pentomino pieces. Challenge your students to solve each one. There can be more than one solution in many of the puzzles! Versatile activities for warm-up brain teasers, early finisher folders, or learning centers! Emphasize t

8 Ways You Are Smart - Multiple Intelligences Posters 2 Sets (8 Posters each) Included --Full page titled posters with list of typical activities for each MI --Full page titled posters with list of typical activities and graphic for younger students Each poster can be printed on full size page with a black houndstooth background print!