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This lesson is designed to accompany the book "Q is for Duck: An Alphabet Guessing Game" by Mary Elting & Michael Folsom. The activities provided aim to challenge traditional thinking patterns, foster critical thinking, and encourage problem-solving skills in students. With a low-floor, high-ceiling approach, these activities provide entry and challenge to learners of all levels in the classroom. Activities: Introduction: Begin by reading "Q is for Duck" to the whole class, allowing students

Creative Writing and Divergent thinking activities designed to go with the book I Wonder by K.A. Holt. Included in this purchase: Student Resources - I Wonder brainstorming page, creative writing page, reflection pageTeacher Resources - Creative writing example, Teaching idea, Classroom display print outsDivergent thinking... Encourages students to think critically and make deeper connections in their learning.Helps students gut “unstuck” when problem-solving.Develops creative problem-solving

Add these logic puzzles to your pirate unit, or just for some critical thinking fun! This product contains 4 different logic puzzles geared toward grades 1 - 3. One puzzle focuses on vocabulary related to a pirate ship and includes a vocabulary page.

These Picture Equation Logic Puzzles are designed to challenge gifted and high achieving students. This is a great opportunity to extend basic fact computation by combining critical and mathematical thinking.

Higher Level Thinking activities that can accompany any fiction book.   Features:Wide writing spaces & uncluttered pagesClear, step by step directionsReading Response Activities AND Culminating Project and self-reflectionB & W copies for handouts and color resources for teaching displayReading Response Activities3 Reading Response Activities Book Talk - Provides a choice of open-ended response questions (ex.  The most ____ part of the story was ____).A to Z Challenge - A challenge to find words

2 Word Searches - Each word search contains 15 pirate vocabulary words hidden vertical, horizontal or diagonal, but only right to left making it suitable for primary grades. These are designed to support any Pirate unit/book, or stand alone just for fun.

DIVERGENT THINKING- Students are given topics to brain storm as many ideas as they can to "beat the troll". 6 topics included on 2 pages of printable worksheets (color and black & white) for individual work or make a copy of the 7 editable Google slides to use as a class.