Challenging Minds

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

For this stock market unit, you'll receive everything in easy to use PDF format for any or all parts you want to teach hands-on, or have students work on paper. As a bonus,within in the PDF document, there are embedded Google doc links! The links prompt you to make a copy of the document for easy download to use with Drive or Google Classroom. These Google documents may be used in place of any paper-version of the activity. This PDF guide with activities can be implemented hands-on with PDF for

Flexible Basic Math Operations Activity for Whole Group or Small Group Instruction - the perfect practice for math centers, early finishers, and task card stations! Two ways to PICK 5: **Use the 12 Task Cards for pre-selected numbers, plus a blank template to create your own Task Cards for centers and stations. **Choose Your Own Numbers 1– 24 Activity In random selection of numbers, you can determine which of the five numbers should be the answer. You can also allow multiple equations and the

Engaging & Easy STEM/STEAM Challenge For Any Classroom There are many variations of these challenges that have similar goals and steps. This easy-to-implement STEAM challenge activity offers variations in data collection to differentiate within the classroom or by grade level readiness. This Paper Structure Challenge #2 (of a set) begins easy, then additional challenges are gradually altered in goal and difficulty. This allows students to use improvements and knowledge gained from previous cha

Engaging & Easy STEM/STEAM Challenge For Any Classroom There are many variations of these challenges that have similar goals and steps. This easy-to-implement STEAM challenge activity offers variations in data collection to differentiate within the classroom or by grade level readiness. This Paper Structure Challenge #3 (of a set) begins easy, then additional challenges are gradually altered in goal and difficulty. This allows students to use improvements and knowledge gained from previous cha