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A carpenter is to a hammer as you are to this resource! Both are tools that allow new things to be built - in this case, it is logic skills! These picture analogies for beginners are easy enough for younger kids to be successful, but are also great building blocks to more advanced critical thinking skills. The worksheets are geared towards PreK, Kindergarten, and first graders who have little or no experience with analogies. There are 12 worksheets in the set and keys are included. There is no

Do you students want to learn more about ciphers? Have a secret agent on your hands? A mini detective? Or maybe your students need a fun way to practice logic skills. These pigpen cipher secret code worksheets are perfect for you and your little sleuths! This set includes 10 worksheets - each with a secret message about ciphers. The code used is called the pigpen cipher, which uses the geometric shape of the location of the letters of the alphabet to make the code. Your kids can learn while sol

Are your students ready to crack the code? Do they LOVE solving secret codes, but they go through them so quickly it is hard to keep up? This bundle is here for you! There are 101 secret code puzzle worksheets to solve! Each deciphered message will teach a fun fact about the topic of the secret code. For example, a Morse code puzzle will teach a fact about Morse code. These are popular with gifted and talented programs, for fast finishers, or generally for any teacher who wants to teach critic

More picture analogies (by popular demand!). If your students enjoyed our original set of picture analogy worksheets or you are checking out this resource for the first time, take a look at our this set! This set is slightly more difficult than the original set, so more appropriate for kindergarten through second grade students. These picture analogies do not require reading, other than the words "is to" and "as" - although kids usually get the hang of how these go even without reading those sm

Have you taught your students binary code? Note: your answer - yes or no - is binary: a system where the units have only two possible values. However, most people associate binary code with the ones and zeros often used in computers. This resource includes secret codes that have messages that teach! Each 8 bit code represents an uppercase letter. The coded message can be cracked to reveal a fact about binary code (such as what is a "bit"?). There are 10 worksheets included, as well as answer ke

Have some fast finishers in your classroom? Or just some kids who love cracking codes? Get them thinking with these secret code worksheets! Solving secret codes is a fun way to get students used to focusing, being precise, and being careful while completing seatwork. The theme of this set is symbols! Students use a secret code with symbols to decode the message. Each message is an interesting fact about symbols like asterisks and ampersands. A lot of these have ancient origins! Students will lea

Looking for a fun way for your students to practice their visual spatial skills? Or just want a quick logic puzzle for your fast finishers? These Copy the Pattern worksheets help young beginners practice observing, thinking, and carefully completing their work. There is no prep for teachers - just print these for seatwork, homework, or for a math center. Students use the picture on the left as a reference for coloring in the boxes on the right. These puzzles start out easy and get a little more

Christmas is coming soon! Give your students a chance to build their logic skills with these grid puzzles with a fun holiday theme. These are designed for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. Each worksheet contains clues that help kids narrow down the details with the process of deduction. Are your students ready for the problem-solving challenge? These puzzles are great for: Math centersSeatwork before a Christmas partyGifted and talented programsCritical thinking practiceFast finishersStudents working

Looking for a fun way for your students to learn Latin roots? How about some secret code worksheets? Your students will crack the codes to discover common Latin roots, their meanings, and example words. There are 20 Latin roots in all: agri-ann-aqu-aud-ben- bi-cent-del-ex-hal-ign-im-later-lect-libr-lumin-mal-miss-sol-vis-These are great for vocabulary lessons, ancient history units, and spelling practice. Many of the roots lend themselves to cross-curricular learning such as "later-" in "equilat

Have some future engineers in your classroom? Looking for project-based learning lessons? Or just want to give all of your students a peek into the engineering design process? This bundle would be great for you! Buy a bundle and save 30% on these ten lessons. This bundle contains the following projects: Spaghetti StructuresWater FiltersBest Play DoughSuspension BridgesBubbles and WandsMini Basketball GamesWind ChimesMinigolf CourseArcadeSnack GrabberEach resource includes a comprehensive lesson

Looking for a way to introduce the engineering design process in a fun and hands-on way? This "perfect playdough" engineering challenge may be just what you are looking for! Students will work in small groups and add different amounts of ingredients to try to make the perfect play dough recipe. They will try to find the right mix of ingredients to create a play dough that is strong, yet elastic and soft. Along the way, they will practice measuring, ratios, and vocabulary. After they have tried

Get your students thinking this fall with these logic puzzle worksheets! Each page has a grid to help kids keep track of the clues while they use logic to solve the puzzle. These worksheets are designed for kids in 3rd through 5th grades. These can be helpful for: Gifted or GATE programSeatworkHomeworkChoice timeFast finishersFall unit or themeMath centerActivity packetThere are 8 worksheets in all. Answer keys are also included. Follow me for more logic and critical thinking resources for eleme

Looking for a way to introduce your students to third grade science standards? Or want a fun review? These secret code worksheets may be just what you are looking for! For each worksheet, students must crack the code to decipher a science fact. These facts line up with 3rd grade science standards. Here are a few examples: "Animals and plants inherit traits from their parents.""Data from fossils show how animals lived long ago.""Magnets exert forces on each other and some metals."These serve as a

The holidays are time for celebration... and developing thinking skills! These logic worksheets give kids a chance to practice analogies in a simple way. Students see examples of analogies using pictures, then circle their choices that have the same relationship. Relationships include things such as shapes, parts, homes, opposites, first letters, and more. They are designed for students in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. These 12 worksheets are great for seatwork, math centers, and

Let's build! This engineering design lesson includes a fun, hands-on activity where students build suspension bridges in small groups. Using everyday materials such as cardboard, cups, string, and masking tape, students can make their own bridges and share their designs. Along the way they will learn new vocabulary words like "suspension" "span" and "load." This resource includes: A note to the teacher about the activityA link to a step-by-step example bridge constructionA full lesson plan incl

It is Christmas time! What a wonderful time of year to enjoy some classic holiday stories. This resource includes summaries of ten classic Christmas tales. Students will read the summaries and then determine the main idea, detail, and how the detail supports the main idea. Finding the main idea for narrative fiction passages can be more subjective and trickier than non-fiction. These worksheets are multiple choice, so kids can identify the main ideas without having to come up with them themselv

Looking for a fun Halloween seatwork activity to keep your kids busy (but still keep them thinking)? These Halloween analogy worksheets might be just what you are looking for! Each logic puzzle gives students an example of two things with a relationship (such as a wand for a fairy) and gives the first item of a second pair (such as a broom). The student then circles the correct picture choice that has the same relationship. In this case, they would circle the witch as a witch uses a broom, just

Combine music and engineering with this engaging group challenge! In this lesson, students will collaborate to make their own wind chimes. They will select from everyday materials to construct a wind chime that makes a pleasant sound when blown by the wind. They will learn about pitch and vibrations along the way. Each group will try at least three different configurations that will lead them to their final design. This teaches kids how to iterate their design solutions. After each group finaliz

Spring is here! It is a time for growth in the garden and in your classroom! These analogies worksheets are designed to help strengthen critical thinking and logic skills for kids in kindergarten, first, and second grades. To help them understand how analogies work, these pages feature pictures instead of words. This helps a new concept be a little bit less intimidating for beginners. Each worksheet features a relationship that ties two pictures together. Your students will look at the first tw

Do you know which letter of the English alphabet is used the most often? Hint: there were eight of them in that first sentence! How about the letter used the least? Hint: It is not letter Q. These secret code worksheets have fun facts about the letters of the alphabet. A shifted alphabet code is used to solve the hidden message. Each worksheet has an interesting fact about the alphabet. There are 10 worksheets in total. Answer keys are included. Topics include: How many letters are in the alpha