Collaborating with Mrs E

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.

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.