Critical thinking other (ELA) projects

Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, For All Subjects

Also included in: Project Based Learning MEGA Bundle: 14 Full-Scale Hands-On Projects!

Create a Board Game! Project Based Learning Unit - Templates + Rubrics + Slides

Created by

Sherbert Learning

Unleash creativity with our Board Game Project Based Learning Unit! Ideal for 1st grade and up! Make learning fun by creating a board game. Includes templates, rubrics, and more! PDF & Powerpoint Slides to introduce the project to students.KEY FEATURES:64 PAGES OF VALUE: Includes 64 pages of resources to support the entire project lifecycle from planning and crafting to reflecting.TEMPLATES FOR EVERYTHING: Comes with a variety of templates including warm up activities, planning, game design,

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Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

Projects, Games

3rd Grade Reading Interactive Notebook (aligned with the Common Core)

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Interactive Notebooks serve many purposes in the classroom. The notebooks become an “anchor” for the standards taught, as well, as a reference that your students can use throughout the year. I have found that my students are SO proud of the finished product. They love seeing all of the reading skills they have learned in one place. This notebook covers all of the 3rd grade Reading Standards (including Literature, Informational, and Foundational Skills). In this product you will find: A cover for

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Grades:

3rd

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Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

STEM Index Card Tower Challenge - Easy Prep Project- 2 Versions

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This easy prep STEM Activity is surprisingly challenging! Students will have a fantastic engineering opportunity through problem-solving. Index Card Towers show your students how to persevere and redesign based on their initial thinking and planning (plus the towers are fun to build!) The best part is that your prep includes one basic material and the students take over from there. Just stand back and watch them brainstorm and build incredibly tall towers. They will groan when the tower falls, d

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Problem Solving

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Challenges Tower Problem-Solving BUNDLE Set 1 featuring Index Card Towers

4th Grade Interactive Reading Notebook (aligned with Common Core)

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Interactive Notebooks serve many purposes in the classroom. The notebooks become an “anchor” for the standards taught, as well, as a reference that your students can use throughout the year. I have found that my students are SO proud of the finished product. They love seeing all of the reading skills they have learned in one place. This notebook covers all of the 4th grade Reading Standards (including Literature, Informational, and Foundational Skills). In this product you will find: A

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Grades:

4th

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2nd Grade Reading Interactive Notebook (aligned with the Common Core)

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Interactive Notebooks serve many purposes in the classroom. The notebooks become an “anchor” for the standards taught, as well, as a reference that your students can use throughout the year. I have found that my students are SO proud of the finished product. They love seeing all of the reading skills they have learned in one place. This notebook covers all of the 2nd grade Reading Standards (including Literature, Informational, and Foundational Skills). In this product you will find: A cove

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Grades:

2nd

Types:

Business, Critical Thinking, Writing

Shark Tank Interactive Invention & Innovation Project! (DIGITAL and PRINT)

Created by

Miss Papeck

**UPDATED With New Link! (4-1-22)**Now includes DIGITAL student worksheets for remote learning. You will need to have a Google account in order to access and edit the Google Slides.**UPDATED (3-23-19)** Now includes:-Student Checklist -Updated Shark Tank Successes-Pictures of completed student products/presentations!-Speech guidelines-Optional Extension Feedback Activity (with pictures!) -Shark Tank Judges Questions Sheet -Questions/Worksheet for students to fill out during their peers' presenta

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Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Projects

STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity

Created by

Vivify STEM

Space Lander STEM ChallengeThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge! In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concepts of shock ab

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Science

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

6.G.A.1

, 6.G.A.2

, 6.G.A.3

, 6.G.A.4

, 7.G.B.4

...

NGSS:

MS-ETS1-2

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-4

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, MS-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School

Project Based Learning: Zoo Design, Area & Perimeter (PBL) Now For Google Slides

Created by

Digital Divide and Conquer

Project Based Learning: Zoo Design with Area and Perimeter, Map Skills, and More! This also includes differentiated activities, math skills, problem solving, aligned with Common Core, and extension activities.This project is based around the idea of students creating a zoo using their knowledge of area and perimeter, along with many other math (and academic) skills to create a unique learning opportunity that apply to real-life situations.***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING***

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Measurement

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Projects, Printables

Also included in: Project Based Learning MEGA Bundle: 14 Full-Scale Hands-On Projects!

3rd Grade Language Interactive Notebook (Common Core aligned)

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Interactive Notebooks serve many purposes in the classroom. The notebooks become an “anchor” for the standards taught, as well, as a reference that your students can use throughout the year. I have found that my students are SO proud of the finished product. They love seeing all of the language skills they have learned in one place. This notebook covers ALL of the 3rd grade Language Standards: In this product you will find: A cover for the notebook An “I can statement” for each standa

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Grades:

3rd

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5th Grade Reading Interactive Notebook (aligned with the Common Core)

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Interactive Notebooks serve many purposes in the classroom. The notebooks become an “anchor” for the standards taught, as well, as a reference that your students can use throughout the year. I have found that my students are SO proud of the finished product. They love seeing all of the reading skills they have learned in one place. This notebook covers all of the 5th grade Reading Standards (including Literature, Informational, and Foundational Skills). In this product you will find: A cove

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Grades:

5th

Types:

4th Grade Language Interactive Notebook (aligned with the Common Core)

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Interactive Notebooks serve many purposes in the classroom. The notebooks become an “anchor” for the standards taught, as well, as a reference that your students can use throughout the year. I have found that my students are SO proud of the finished product. They love seeing all of the language skills they have learned in one place. This notebook covers ALL of the 4th grade Language Standards: In this product you will find: A cover for the notebook An “I can statement” for each standa

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Grades:

4th

Types:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Other (ELA)

Novel Study FINAL Projects | 20 Hands On Projects for ANY Novel + Rubrics

Created by

The SuperHERO Teacher

This resource comes with 20 different hands-on, engaging projects that can be completed with ANY novel or short story. These projects will encourage students to be creative and think outside the box, all while applying important ELA skills and standard practices! 45+ pages of creativity! ALL 20 projects come with an individualized rubric for easy grading and a brainstorming section for students to complete.Projects Include:Cartoon StripMovie PosterMobileNewspaperBoard GameCostume DesignShadowbo

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Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Assessment

Also included in: All Things Reading Literature BUNDLE: Middle + High School Reading Resources

Public Speaking Bundle: ALL My Speech Lessons! {Full Semester, with Google Docs}

Created by

Secondary Sara

NOW WITH GOOGLE DOCS: Take the fear and intimidation out of public speaking with a FULL SEMESTER bundle of classroom-tested speech activities that will safely get students out of their chairs (and their comfort zones!) Download this bundle of speaking resources to build up student confidence with projects that don’t “feel” like work. Great for any general ELA teacher assessing CCSS Speaking & Learning (and also Speech class teachers specifically), these tools build foundations, track progres

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Assessment

CCSS:

SL.7.1

, SL.7.1a

, SL.7.1c

, SL.7.2

, SL.7.3

...

Public Speaking Activity: "15 Minutes of Fame" Real World Speeches (with Google)

Created by

Secondary Sara

I'm going to go out on a limb with a big statement: this project was the most fun my class had all year. (This isn't always true with public speaking!)Almost everyone has to give a speech in his or her lifetime. In this fun project, students prepare and present SHORT mini-speeches from real-world scenarios, based on the “15 Minutes of Fame” that students will hear about or personally experience in life. How it Works:• First, students are introduced to the project and randomly draw one of 40 scen

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Projects, Activities

Genius Hour Passion Project: Research Skills for Inquiry Project Based Learning

Created by

Past The Potholes

Your students will love this Genius Hour Passion Project! They'll develop strong inquiry research skills while engaging in project-based learning (PBL). You'll SAVE TIME with this EDITABLE NO-PREP research unit that includes a bulletin board kit, rubrics for assessment, and much more. Genius Hour is a classroom favourite because it allows students to choose a topic of interest and create a presentation. ABOUT OUR GENIUS HOUR PASSION PROJECT RESOURCE✪ PDF files for easy printing and computer com

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Projects, Printables, Independent Work Packet

2nd Grade Language Interactive Notebook (Common Core aligned)

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Interactive Notebooks serve many purposes in the classroom. The notebooks become an “anchor” for the standards taught, as well, as a reference that your students can use throughout the year. I have found that my students are SO proud of the finished product. They love seeing all of the language skills they have learned in one place. This notebook covers ALL of the 2nd grade Language Standards: In this product you will find: A cover for the notebook An “I can statement” for each standa

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Grades:

2nd

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5th Grade Language Interactive Notebook (aligned with the Common Core)

Created by

Interactive Notebooks serve many purposes in the classroom. The notebooks become an “anchor” for the standards taught, as well, as a reference that your students can use throughout the year. I have found that my students are SO proud of the finished product. They love seeing all of the language skills they have learned in one place. This notebook covers all of the 5th grade Language Standards. In this product you will find: A cover for the notebook An “I can statement” for each standard to g

Subjects:

Grades:

5th

Types: