Critical Thinking

The Lorax

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Universal Pictures will be releasing a new movie production of The Lorax on March 2nd.  With that in mind, I have created some differentiated tasks based on Dr. Sandra Kaplan’s Depth and Complexity icons.  This free resource is now available at Teachers Pay Teachers.  I also have a Multiple Intelligences packet available based on The … Read more

Estimation vs. Calculation

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Estimation vs. Calculation is one of many interactive math bulletin board ideas made available by Kutztown University.  Each of the bulletin boards is designed by a college student studying to become a teacher, has accompanying pictures, directions on how to replicate the board, and worksheets.  Most of them are for secondary school, but  I noticed … Read more

7 Hat Challenge: Master the Roles of the President

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7 Hat Challenge is a game hosted by Scholastic News that allows the player to choose the difficulty level, and then try to earn 7 different presidential “hats” of responsibility.  This is a good interactive that allows the player to learn more about some of the Presidents of the United States and their many roles. … Read more

Flags by Colours

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I was really intrigued by the Flags by Colours infographic in a presentation given by Kathy Schrock on “Using Infographics as a Creative Assessment” at T.C.E.A. last week.  Although her presentation was about having students create infographics, this particular example struck me as one that could be useful in the classroom.  For starters, you could ask … Read more

Valentine Sudoku

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UPDATE 1/26/2021 – Here is my up-to-date Wakelet collection of Valentine’s Day resources. Valentine’s Activities for the SmartBoard, created by SmartBoard Smarty, can be found at Teachers Pay Teachers.  My GT 2nd graders were completely engaged by the Sudoku activity.  Do not be alarmed by the title of the site.  There are many great resources … Read more

Ewok Escape

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Ewok Escape is one of 12 Design Challenges (7 current ones, and 5 in the archives) offered by Boston’s Museum of Science on their website.  The question posed by this particular challenge is, “CAN YOU DESIGN AND BUILD A BALANCING DEVICE TO HELP AN EWOK ESCAPE THE IMPERIAL FORCES BY SLIDING DOWN A TIGHTROPE TO … Read more