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Psychology: Foundations: Research MethodsHand In Hand's Psychology Research Methods Lessons and Homework packet includes 3 activities that can be used as in-class small group assignments or as homework. → 1 - Identifying Research MethodsAfter students have learned about different types of psychological research methods, they have the opportunity to apply that knowledge with this 2-page worksheet. Six (6) research designs are presented. Students must identify if they use a case study, experiment

Psychology: Sensation and Perception: Gestalt PrinciplesHand In Hand's Psychology Gestalt Principles packet includes 3 activities that can be used in-class or as homework assignments to learn about Closure, Continuity, Figure-Ground, Similarities, and Proximity. Introducing Gestalt Principles: Using the 5 Using the 5 Anchor Charts in this packet, introduce your students to the five basic Gestalt principles. These bold gray scaled charts can be printed and hung on a bulletin board. Or, you can ri

Extend Colonial History lesson plans with these two table logic puzzles. Explore early American population growth and discover lesser fascinating facts about lesser known women from colonial time We've taken critical thinking activities to a whole new level by integrating content-area facts with fun brain teasers. Whether you need a time filler, a homework assignment, an activity for an early finisher, or an enrichment activity, these logic puzzles will be sure to please. All of our logic puzzle

These five table logic puzzles are geared for 4th to 7th grade students and are the perfect enrichment activity to complement your Thanksgiving holiday season. The puzzles offer fun and little known facts relating to this historical holiday, including: • Turkey facts • Historical firsts relating Thanksgiving • Food - Geography connections • Prominent Pilgrim facts • Travel distance puzzle These brainteasers require critical thinking skills to solve, with one puzzle also requiring minimal map re

The ABC=123 Brainteasers are math-based logic puzzles called alphametics. They can be used as daily warm-up exercises, challenge problems, extra credit, gifted enrichment, or as a substitute for in-class work for students who have already mastered the current curricular unit. The problems in this booklet are geared for 5th and 6th graders, but can also be used with gifted 4th graders (with proper instructional support). These 12 math puzzles appear deceptively easy at first glance, but can be v

Elkonin boxes offer easy-to-use teacher-directed practice for building Phonological Awareness skills. While there are many adaptations for using Elkonin boxes, they were originally designed to be used during the critical pre-reading stage to help children become metacognitively aware of the basic sounds (phonemes) that make up the words we speak and read. No More On-The-Spot-Thinking for Teachers! The Everyday Learning Elkonin Box packet includes 26 Task Cards that take students through phonem

Gently introduce your younger elementary-age students to 75+ Greek and Latin roots with these 2 fun activities. Written in a conversational style, students learn how to look for and identify individual root words. Using a "dictionary" chart, they then translate dinosaur names into English. Using a model - guided practice - independent practice approach, you can use these activities over 2 or more days. We've even included ideas on how to extend your learning even farther. Great supplemental

Extend your geography lesson plans with these 5 table logic puzzles geared for 5th to 7th grade students. Use these deductive reasoning logic puzzles as a jumping off point for extension ideas that explore: Factory Wage EarningsLiteracy RatesLife Expectancy and Population Densities. We've taken critical thinking activities to a whole new level by integrating content-area facts with fun brain teasers. Whether you need a time filler, a homework assignment, an activity for an early finisher, or an

Psychology: Foundations: Career SubfieldsIn this packet, you get: Guided note-taking worksheet and directions for a paired research lesson on the American Psychological Association's 15 recognized career subfields.Answers included for all career subfields - saving you time and making your classroom discussions easier.2-page worksheet for a factual comprehension check about psychology career subfields. Can be used as a homework assignment OR as an in-class warm-up activity.Application-style quest

This set of five table logic puzzles is geared for 5th to 7th grade students who have studied some geography. I created these puzzles as an extension to any unit study you may be conducting on rivers, lakes, deserts, forests, and mountains. The puzzles can also be used as a jumping off point for preparation in a geography quiz bowl type competition. The puzzles require critical thinking skills to solve, but they also require a minimum of background knowledge. Please read over the Dear Teacher p

Build Deductive Reasoning Skills With Logic Puzzles Kids call them Table Logic Puzzles but we know them as tools for improving deductive reasoning skills. With just a few minutes of instruction, kids learn how to think critically and solve these brainteasers. Our Advanced Logic Packets include 5 brainteasers each, where we take the challenge and level it up. ✓ Great for early finishers ✓ Challenge your GT students ✓ Create a Friday Fun day to wrap up your week with learning games. *       *

20 Christmas-Themed Critical Thinking Station Cards The 20 Christmas-Themed Critical Thinking Station Cards are the perfect time filler for students who finish work early. Or, use them as an enrichment activity for all students. This packet includes five separate critical thinking activities - with four problems in each activity. These Station Cards support the development of higher-order critical thinking skills. They tap into Verbal, Mathematical, and Visual-Spatial skills and include: • O

Have no fear, we've just made your October writing lessons a little bit easier with two Halloween-themed writing activities. In this packet, students will have a chance to practice writing directions (a great lesson for reluctant writers), as well as creating dialogue for a ghost story. Each creative writing activity includes: Instructional tips to help your students succeed with the assignmentWell developed writing prompt to get the creative juices flowingGuiding questions to help students with

Enrich your winter lesson plans - and develop deductive reasoning skills - with table logic puzzles that focus on Snow! Geared for 3rd and 4th graders, this set of four (4) critical thinking brainteasers offers students the opportunity to explore geography and snow records in the U.S. We've taken critical thinking activities to a whole new level by integrating content-area facts with fun brain teasers. Whether you need a time filler, a homework assignment, an activity for an early finisher, or

Stand Up. Sit Down. Pass It Around. is a brand-new series of games that offer teachers a low-prep, no-grading alternative to worksheet reviews. The idea is three-fold. First, developing metacognitive thinking skills about English language grammar rules leads to greater success in applying those rules in future writing activities. Next, not every language-based lesson requires a pencil. Essential reinforcement occurs during oral language activities - while also helping students develop an "ear" f

This 40-page packet includes a series of short direct instruction lessons for teaching elementary students how to properly sequence a series of adjectives in their writing, as well as a collection of independent practice activities. * * * * * * Introductory Activity, Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4: Introduce the concept of Ordering Adjectives through a series of direct instruction, modeling, and guided practice activities. These recommended activities can be used in large or small groups, over th

Patrick Henry Rhetorical Devices This packet includes: • Student Background Information (4 pages): Provides context about Patrick Henry’s Give Me Liberty speech and it explains the use of rhetorical devices in the speech by examining selected quotes. • Making Allusions Work worksheet: Students understand audience in order to make effective use of allusions • Identifying Allusions worksheet: Students practice identifying the source of sample allusions and explaining its meaning • Alluding To

The 20 Valentine-Themed Critical Thinking Station Cards are the perfect time filler for students who finish work early. Or, they can be used as an enrichment activity for all students. This packet includes five separate critical thinking activities - with four problems in each activity. These Station Cards support the development of higher-order critical thinking skills. They tap into Verbal, Mathematical, and Visual-Spatial skills and include: * ABC = 123: Classic alphametic logic puzzles, w

The Making Cents With Coins packet provides you with 8 instructional activities that you can use with your elementary students to introduce them to coins. The activities take students from an exploratory stage to identifying coins by name and value to recognizing equivalent sets and, finally, calculating total value. More than just a collection of worksheets to color in, our engaging activities include: * What Is Different? - An exploratory worksheet where students investigate physical differe

Snowman Visual Logic PuzzlesBuild critical thinking and visual discrimination skills with this colorful snowman-themed picture task card set. Using visual-spatial skills and logic, students look for shared characteristics in order to decide which 1 of 4 snowmen belongs to the group. No reading required! Go Paperless!Assign the Easel Assessment version of this product through your learning management system. Students have fun completing the self-checking critical thinking brainteasers on their