Language Learning Leader

This is a packet of activities to support Els in making comparisons. It uses the song, "Everything at Once" by Lenka to show students how to make a variety of comparisons and then the lesson explains what the comparison means. It then gives students time to explore more comparisons and then to show their understanding by creating pictures to go with the words. It also includes sentence starters for them to create their own comparisons, or similes. This is a great activity to prepare younger Els

Hey All! The following sheet is a pathway that can be used with students in grades Kindergarten through 3rd grade to build creative thinking, collaboration, problem-solving, and many other 21st century skills. It includes a Pathway for students to choose from different activities that are a "just right" fit for them in the following areas: patternsinequalitiescause and effectanalogies/comparisons/similesproblem-solving/critical thinkingMakerspace I co-created this packet with my AIG, Academicall

This set of picture cards are great for newcomers from other countries who need help communicating. They are best if printed and laminated and put on a ring, lanyard, or in a baggie for the student to be able to easily communicate basic needs.

Warm weather is on it's way and what better way to get kids ready to explore, learn, and make then with a Makerspace! This is a packet of resources for you to create your own Makerspace with already made task cards. It includes a cover page, directions, and of course, the task cards. This resource is a part of my HOT (Higher Order Thinking) Camp bundle and you can check out the Pathway for it for FREE on my products page. Here are some suggested materials to get your Makerspace started, but feel

This is a packet of inequality activities for kindergarten, first, and second graders. It is tiered so that there are some easier inequalities to balance simple symbols ($ = $), and then it moves into harder symbol balancing, and ends with a variety of number balancing inequalities. This packet is a center that I use for my HOT Camp unit, and you can see the pathway for this unit for FREE. This unit is geared towards first and second grade Els to promote creative thinking and problem solving ski

This is a packet of pattern activities for any Kindergarten-2nd grade student to practice reading, interpreting, and extending a pattern. I created these task cards as part of my HOT Camp for Els to give them opportunities to demonstrate gifted behaviors in the area of math, specifically in extending and creating their own patterns. This packet goes along with the HOT Camp Pathway product that I sell for FREE.

Hey All! The following packet is a set of materials that can be used with students in grades Kindergarten through 3rd grade to build creative thinking, collaboration, problem-solving, and many other 21st century skills. It includes a Pathway for students to choose from different activities that are a "just right" fit for them in the following areas: patternsinequalitiescause and effectanalogies/comparisons/similesproblem-solving/critical thinkingMakerspace I co-created this packet with my AIG, A

This is a product that uses resources from the Primary Education Teaching Skills (PETS) book 1. Please refer to my HOT Camp bundle for more explanation on how to use this product in conjunction with resources from the PETS Teacher Resource, as a center to provide creative thinking, problem-solving, and critical thinking opportunities for Els in Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade.

This is a piece of the HOT (Higher Order Thinking) Camp bundle of activities. It guides students to read a text and think about what happened and why. It can be used as an excellent literacy center to get students thinking about sequencing.