Critical Thinking Centers

Taboo Cards Game - Words Guessing Activity - Fun Ice Breaker - 144 Cards Pack

By My Innovative Classroom

Make learning fun and interactive with this Taboo Card Bundle, designed to engage students in grades 4-10 while reinforcing key concepts across 12 diverse categories! With 144 cards in total, this resource is perfect for classroom activities, small group games, or even educational competitions.

Each category includes 12 unique cards, featuring relatable words and their corresponding "taboo" words:

  1. Animals
  2. Food
  3. Science
  4. History
  5. Plants
  6. Sports
  7. Professions
  8. Geography
  9. Technology
  10. Space
  11. Art
  12. Environment

How to Play

  1. Split the class into teams: Divide students into two or more groups.
  2. Draw a card: One player from a team picks a card and must describe the main word without using the listed taboo words.
  3. Set a timer: Teams have a limited time (e.g., 1 minute) to guess as many words as possible.
  4. Earn points: Each correct guess earns a point for the team. If a taboo word is used, the opposing team gets a point.
  5. Rotate roles: Rotate the describer after each turn to ensure everyone participates.

Benefits for Students

  • Critical Thinking: Encourages students to think creatively about how to explain concepts without relying on obvious words.
  • Vocabulary Building: Expands students' vocabulary across various subjects, enhancing language and comprehension skills.
  • Subject Mastery: Reinforces key concepts from science, geography, history, and more in an engaging way.
  • Social Skills Development: Improves verbal communication and collaboration with peers.

Perfect For

  • Classroom Review: Revise core topics in an exciting, hands-on way.
  • ESL Students: Great for building vocabulary and language fluency.
  • After-School Programs: Use for group learning activities or educational clubs.
$4.00

Valentines Day Undersea Memory Match Matching Card Game Activity Brain Break Morning Basket

By Christyrie's Teachery

Looking for a Fun Valentines Matching Game designed to cater to children of all abilities, ages, developmental levels, and needs for your classroom. Download this Valentine's Day Undersea Memory Matching Card Game= 156 Total Memory Cards with 4 Different Memory Levels (Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert). This Resource is the perfect activity for students to help with Improving their Short Term MemoryCritical ThinkingConcentrationProblem SolvingVisual Perception and their Hand-Eye Coordination.

Fun and Engaging for all ages your students, Teachers, Families will love trying to remember and match the cute vibrant Valentine's Undersea Animals & Mermaid cards that are all about the season of Love whether they are playing Solo or with Friends (may they be young or old)it helps with improving their Cognitive Skills and enhancing their memory.

This Valentine's Day Memory Match Activity Game is a perfect **Hands-On Activity **for Small GroupsIndependent Practice, Morning Baskets or playing with Family. It's ideal for the classroom or home use and a great addition to your Valentine's Day celebration activities!

You will receive the following:

  • Directions to help Print the Resource out
  • Instructions on how to play the game Solo or Multi Player

4 Valentine's Day Undersea Themed Games with Different Memory Levels

156 Total Memory Cards

4 Levels Are:

Easy:

  • 12 Large Cards= 6 Matches

Medium:

  • 24 Large Cards= 12 Matches

Hard:

  • 40 Cards 20 Matches

Expert:

  • 80 Cards 40 Matches

Recommendations:

  • Print Double Sided on Cardstock for pages to be aligned
  • Laminate for Durability

Skills Covered and Benefits to Students:

  • **Concentration: **Focus for longer periods of time
  • **Critical Thinking: **Develop attention to detail
  • Hand-Eye Coordination: Improve Fine Motor Skills
  • Problem Solving: Use Logic, Reason, Imagination to solve problems
  • Visual Perception: Help identify, understand, interpret different shapes, objects
  • Improve Short Term Memory

Use This Resource For:

  • Small Groups
  • Independent Practice
  • Morning Baskets
  • Valentine's Day Party
  • After School Events (Reading Night, Spring Festival, Fall Festival)
  • Family Game Night (Play with Siblings, Parents, Caregivers even Grandparents)
  • Class Game
  • Special Education
  • Tutoring
  • Homeschoolers
  • Scouts

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$4.00

Glitter Halloween Tangrams - 26 puzzles

By Z is for Zebra

Here are 36 different Halloween themed Tangram puzzles for you to cut out and use in your classroom! Each tangram is on a 3.7" x 4.9" card and there are 4 cards per page. The color tangrams show the individual shapes while the black tangrams only show the whole figure as a sold color. The colored tangrams are filled in with glitter. I have also included 3 different sized tangram squares for you to print out in both color and black. The black tangram squares have white lines on them so they are easy to see the pieces and cut out. Tangrams in this set (note there are multiple different ones for some of them, such as a cat sitting in a different position or bats flying different ways): Spider Cat Bat Candle Owl Tree Witch Castle Mountains Raven Howling Wolf Ghost Candle Chalice Barn Vulture Running Cat/Wolf The Tangram Square contains: 2 large right triangles 1 medium right triangle 2 small right triangle 1 square 1 parallelogram Keywords: geometric concepts, Visual-spatial awareness, math, mathmatical concepts, shapes, hands on, puzzle, problem solving, critial thinking, tangrams, halloween, fun, geometry, Glitter, Shiny, glittery, bling

$2.50
$2.00

Food Solve and Count Numbers to 12 Cut and Paste Puzzles Activity

By Golden State Kinders

Make learning counting and number recognition fun with these Food Solve and Count Numbers to 12 Worksheets Cut and Paste Puzzles! Students cut out the puzzle pieces and paste them on the picture mat to reveal the number of food or dessert. They will then write the number and color the picture. This activity is great practice for fine motor skills and counting to 12. A perfect addition to your math centers!

What's included:

  • 12 solve and count puzzles (1-12)
  • Images of food and dessert
  • Picture mats
  • Picture keys

Note:

  • These food themed counting cut and paste puzzles require no prep - simply print and use!
  • Each activity consists of TWO pages: a picture mat and the puzzle pieces page.

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$2.50

Sorting Real and Nonsense Words with Popcorn

By Inspired By MlG

This popcorn-themed activity provides a fun and engaging way for students to practice their phonics and spelling skills while developing critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. Here's how this activity can benefit students:

Phonics and Spelling:

  • Reinforces letter-sound correspondence: Students will practice recognizing and sounding out letters in words, helping them to decode and encode words more effectively.
  • Builds vocabulary: By encountering a variety of real and nonsense words, students will expand their vocabulary and learn new word patterns.
  • Enhances spelling skills: Sorting words into real and nonsense categories helps students to internalize spelling rules and patterns, improving their spelling accuracy.

Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:

  • Develops analytical skills: Students will need to analyze each word, breaking it down into sounds and syllables, to determine if it follows phonetic rules and is a real word.
  • Promotes logical reasoning: By identifying patterns in real and nonsense words, students will develop their logical reasoning skills and the ability to make informed decisions.
  • Encourages creative thinking: When encountering nonsense words, students can explore the possibilities of creating new words and meanings, fostering creativity and imagination.

Engagement and Motivation:

  • Makes learning fun: The popcorn theme adds a playful element to the activity, making it more engaging and enjoyable for students.
  • Creates a multi-sensory experience: The tactile experience of sorting popcorn words and the visual element of categorizing them appeals to different learning styles, enhancing comprehension.
  • Fosters a positive learning environment: The collaborative nature of the activity encourages teamwork and social interaction, creating a positive and supportive learning atmosphere.

Includes a popcorn template with no words as well to add your own.

Overall, this popcorn-themed activity offers a comprehensive approach to language arts instruction, combining fun with learning to create a memorable and effective experience for students.

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$2.75

Character Analysis Lifeboat Game

By Beth Hammett

Students create avatars with this 22 page handout is based on character traits and character flaws. Students debate for a seat on a lifeboat to survive a luxury cruise shipwreck. Uses social skills combined with ELA skills to practice compare and contrast, fact-based arguments and persuasion. Includes:

Directions

Character Trait List with Definition

Character Flaw List with Definition

12 Male Avatars

12 Female Avatars

Lifeboat Scenario

Group Chart with Note Taking section

Character Reflection Sheet

Extra Resources

Optional Writing, Project, and Video Assignments

Excellent for small/whole group, whether at-risk/GT/AP, that uses character traits and fact-based evidence/proof to practice decision making processes and expository writings.

$4.00

Fiction or Nonfiction: Sentence Bowl Activity

By Early Childhood Essentials

Grab a bowl, hat, or box, and take these sentences, cut them (and laminate them if you want), toss em around, and let your students read and discuss what could be fictional and nonfictional. As this was meant to be an introductory lesson, maybe they won't know those words yet, so you can accept "realistic" and "not realistic," or whatever language works for your classroom! More details within!

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  • BINGO review
  • homophones practice

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Easter Preschool Printable, Easter Activity Page, Spring Sensory Bin

By Beth Kinane

Keep your preschooler engaged and learning with this fun Easter activity! This instant download includes 2 preschool activities: number matching with numbers 1-10 and egg matching puzzles with 10 eggs. Just print and cut these cute Easter eggs and your preschooler can get to work matching!

**Please Note: This is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. This is sized to print on a regular letter-sized paper. You will receive one PDF file that includes both activities.

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Easter Preschool Printable, Easter Printable for Kids, Easter Preschool Worksheet, Easter Activity Page, Spring Sensory Bin, Easter Egg Game

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$2.00

Science Experiment Worksheet - 1st&2nd Grade Science Activity

By The Elementary Hut

This visible thinking sheet will allow your students to track their thinking process during any scientific experiment and write down what they have noticed and what they found out. You can use it for experiments of different purposes. It can also be used as a science center reflection sheet.

$1.50

Historic Disasters Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions

By Create Learn Inspire Grow

Enhance your students' reading comprehension skills with this engaging resource featuring five significant historic disasters. Each passage is designed for 5th to 9th-grade students and includes questions that encourage critical thinking and discussion. Perfect for use in the classroom or as homework assignments!

What's Included:

  • Five Reading Comprehension Passages:
  1. The Great Chicago Fire (1871)
  2. The Titanic Disaster (1912)
  3. The Hindenburg Disaster (1937)
  4. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
  5. Hurricane Katrina (2005)
  • Five Sets of Questions:
    • Comprehension questions for each passage, focusing on key details, cause and effect, and historical significance.
$3.95

Pop Culture Mazes | Puzzles | Fun Fridays | Early Finishers After State Testing

By Perfectly Planned Designs

Looking for fun mazes or after testing activities for your early finishers? This Pop Culture Maze set is perfect for Gen-Z! Offer your students stress-relieving, yet challenging activities that they will WANT to work on and stay on task as they complete mazes themed upon high-interest topics in pop culture, like TikTok, Crocs, Fortnite, Snacks, Air Jordans, MrBeast, AI, and Netflix!

►This resource requires NO PREP - simply print and staple a packet or use the activities separately. Either way, it's guaranteed to keep your kiddos busy and engaged. I often like to challenge the class with a maze from the pack and offer a small reward to whoever solves the puzzle first! So fun!

►I always leave a stack of mazes to grab in a pinch in my sub binder on my desk for a sub, or colleague to grab in case of an emergency. I feel at ease knowing my students are engaged, even when I have to be out of the classroom.


✔️What's included:

  1. 8 Impossible Mazes (PDFs)
  2. Answer Keys

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  • Crocs
  • Air Jordans
  • Takis
  • Fortnite

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  • TikTok
  • MrBeast
  • OpenAI
  • Netflix

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$4.75

Historic Disasters Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions

By saadia balhous

Enhance your students' reading comprehension skills with this engaging resource featuring five significant historic disasters. Each passage is designed for 5th to 9th-grade students and includes questions that encourage critical thinking and discussion. Perfect for use in the classroom or as homework assignments!

What's Included:

  • Five Reading Comprehension Passages:
  1. The Great Chicago Fire (1871)
  2. The Titanic Disaster (1912)
  3. The Hindenburg Disaster (1937)
  4. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
  5. Hurricane Katrina (2005)
  • Five Sets of Questions:
    • Comprehension questions for each passage, focusing on key details, cause and effect, and historical significance.
$3.95

Winter Themed Digital Escape Room

By Miss Yous Clues and Resources

This is an engaging digital breakout room that is NO PREP! Students will enjoy this digital breakout website that has them solve four logic puzzles to find all the necessary keys to unlock the locks which is forcing a giant snow machine to cause blizzards all over the world. Students will use the Google Form that's embedded in the website to fill in their guesses for the passwords. They will get an immediate response on whether their guess was correct, (which will allow them to go to the next rooms submission), or tell them to try again. This website is great for struggling readers as well because an AI avatar is able to read all directions/information aloud to the student if needed.

$6.00

Search and Find: Divisibility, Money, 2D Shapes, Place Value, Roman Numerals

By The Emergency Sub

I Spy Math: Divisibility, US Coins Money, 2D Shapes, Place Value, Roman Numerals

Get ready for an engaging and educational experience with our I Spy Math Worksheets for elementary students! Perfect for practicing important math concepts in a fun and interactive way, these seek and find worksheets are sure to keep young learners entertained while they sharpen their math skills.

- Dive into Divisibility Rules and learn how to quickly determine if a number is divisible by another

- Explore the world of Roman Numerals and decode these ancient counting symbols

- Master Place Value to Thousands and understand the significance of each digit in a number

-Identify US Coins with our I Spy US Coins worksheet

- Identify and name 2D Shapes

What is included in this bundle:

  • Divisibility Rules
  • Roman Numerals
  • Place Value to Thousands
  • US Coins: Money
  • 2D Shapes
$3.00

Roll a Story Printable Worksheets - Storytelling Activities & Story Elements

By Mrs Wates Teaching Creations

Introducing the enchanting Roll a Story - Magical Adventure Pack designed to improve imagination and storytelling skills in young minds. This pack includes printable worksheets in both color and black and white versions, offering versatility and cost-effective options for classroom use. With this pack students embark on thrilling literary journeys by rolling the dice to determine the elements of their magical adventure. They'll choose a character, side kick, setting, problem, solution and ending and then utilize the included writing page template to bring their story to life. The writing page template provides a structured format for students to fill in their answers, ensuring a cohesive and engaging narrative. To enhance the interactive experience, the pack also includes a dice template in both color and black and white versions. Students can customize and assemble their own dice making the process even more immersive and hands-on. Whether utilized as a fun classroom activity, creative writing exercise or homeschool resource, this pack will inspire students to become the authors of their own magical tales.


Key Features:

  • Printable worksheets in color and black and white versions,
  • Engaging Roll a Story activity for imaginative storytelling.
  • Writing page template to structure and document the story elements,
  • Dice template in color and black and white for a personalized touch,
  • Promotes creativity, writing skills, and story development.
  • Suitable for individual or group activities,
  • Ideal for classroom use and homeschooling,
  • Enhances language arts and imaginative thinking.

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$3.00

Winter Mad Gab Gibberish Game: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah 200+ Phrases

By zaney laney learning

Winter, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah/Chanukah Mad Gab, Incohearent, Gibberish/Jibber Jabber Game: Bring holiday cheer to your classroom with this differentiated Mad Gab-style winter and Christmas babble game! Featuring festive music, animated characters, and 30 random holiday babbles from a pool of 200+, it’s perfect for unlimited replay. Customizable game modes: timed, scored, or stress-free - giving learners a choice on how to play.

Celebrate the holidays this single-player Mad Gab-style Christmas and Winter Holiday Game that guarantees laughter, learning, and endless engagement! Designed for fun and differentiation, this game offers 30 randomly selected babbles drawn from a massive pool of over 200 phrases for unlimited replay value - buy once and play throughout the holiday season!

Babbles are mainly Christmas, ala Santa Claus, but include other winter holidays and celebrations, such as Kwanzaa, Hanukkah/Chanukah, New Year, Boxing Day, and people, places, and things related to the winter season.

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY! Play the preview version to get an idea of what to expect. This is the best way to experience the game before purchasing.

Do your students enjoy competition? Try the Team Version of this game (includes all of the questions in the single-player game, plus a few more.)

Bundle and Save:

  • Winter Holiday Babble Deluxe (Single Player and Team)
  • Ultimate Winter Holiday Bundle (Escape Room, Millionaire, Babble)

Key Features:

  • Festive Music & Animated Characters: Holiday tunes and delightful animations immerse students in the winter season.

  • Differentiation Options:

    • Timed & Scored Game: Challenge learners to race against the clock for high scores.
    • Timed Only: Test speed without focusing on scores.
    • Scored Only: No rush—just accuracy and fun.
    • No Pressure Mode: Perfect for a relaxed classroom vibe.
  • Spelling Forgiveness: Makes gameplay accessible to all learners by considering common mispellings as correct answers - after all, it's a babble game, not a spelling bee contest!

  • Automatic scoring and self-correcting answer key. Learners get immediate notification of correct or incorrect answers.

  • Unlimited Replay option: Questions are selected randomly from a pool. There are well over 200 babble cards in total. This makes it possible to produce a unique game with each replay attempt. (That's right; they can play each day leading up to winter break and not get the same game twice, giving you the biggest bang for you buck when you buy once and play throughout the entire holiday season!) In addition, new babbles will be added to the pool periodically to keep the pool robust.

  • Learners are acknowledged by the name they entered when launching the game.

  • No macros = play on any device.

  • A Google account is not required!

Why Students Love It:

  • It's so much fun!
  • Capitalization and common spelling errors don't matter.
  • They have a choice in gameplay.
  • They'll enjoy uncovering some of the same phrases using different babbles.

Why Teachers Love It:

  • Engages students with a mix of fun, learning, and teamwork.
  • Works for any grade level—though babble complexity is varied.
  • No-prep, ready-to-play format saves teachers time.

Perfect For:

  • Holiday parties
  • Brain breaks
  • Indoor recess
  • Seasonal review days

Make this Christmas & Winter Holiday Game the highlight of your classroom this season!

What to Expect:

You'll receive a PDF file with a link to the online game. This content is not editable. While I'll update the game periodically, I will do my best to retain the same link. After purchasing, you'll be notified about any updates to this product.

Help Me Get Better:

If you encounter any issues, please reach out to me at zaneylaneylearning@gmail.com before posting a negative review. I have a lot of ideas, and I'm trying my best to present an error-free, high-quality product. Again, please play the preview version. This is the best way to understand how the game works and is also the best way to avoid surprises after purchase.

Please let me know if you would like to see additional examples or have suggestions for other uses/topics.

$4.08

Inventions and Inventors Science Imagine Create Invent Activity Set

By Reading Club Fun

Enjoy an Inventions and Inventors-themed puzzle pack that will inspire children to problem-solve and innovate. Includes:

  • Two-Page Activity Set – Learn about what inventors do, famous inventors, famous inventions, and six steps to invention.
  • Inventions Change Our Lives Word Search Puzzle – Reinforces 35 vocabulary words from the Activity Set.
  • The Work of Inventing Crossword – Learn about the ideas, steps and hard work that it takes to invent.
  • FREE BONUS: Dream Big Crossword – Encourages kids to try exciting new activities
  • Free Reading Log & Certificate Set.

Concepts explored: innovation | Alexander Graham Bell | Thomas Edison | Marie Curie | Wright Brothers | invention | inventions | inventor | inventors | problem solving | problem-solving | creativity | technology | invention convention | airplane | invent | skateboard

$4.80

Kindergarten Math Activity/Game. Numbers puzzle from 1-10. Math centers

By Creative Education

Introduce your little one to the world of numbers with our engaging kindergarten math activity game, Numbers Puzzle from 1 to 10!

This hands-on, educational puzzle is designed to make early math concepts fun and easy to understand.

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Perfect for preschool and kindergarten learners, this set includes sturdy, colorful puzzle pieces that fit together to form each number from 1 to 10.

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$1.30

The Dot by Peter Reynolds Writing Printables Activities International Dot Day

By Kirsten's Kaboodle

These growth mindset literature unit activity and printables for The Dot by Peter Reynolds is perfect for International Dot Day on September 15, 2024.

The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds is a perfect picture book for teachers who want to provide fun instruction on the role of taking risks in growth mindset and fixed mindset perspectives.

This literature unit is the perfect companion for use with your students any time of year, but it is beneficial for International Dot Day!

Conceptually, these ideas are perfect for any level, but this literature unit was created with 2nd-6th graders in mind.

You will find the following activities in this literature unit for The Dot:

  • Teacher Tips
  • The Dot Discussion Task Cards
  • The Dot Questions List
  • Sample Answers (for the discussion questions)
  • Daring Dots (things you would do if you didn't have fear)
  • Make a Mark (create an image in a swirly frame)
  • Growth Mindset: The Dot (writing activity related to growth mindset)
  • What's the Dot? (draw an image around dots)
  • What Is It? (draw images and incorporate preprinted doodles)
  • What Can You Make? (draw a picture using at least 10 dots)
  • Three journal prompts (with optional back side)
  • Three quotes posters in full color and black-and-white
  • Additional Activities

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GROWTH MINDSET PICTURE BOOK BUNDLE

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THE BUNDLE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING GROWTH MINDSET PICTURE BOOKS:

  • YOUR FANTASTIC ELASTIC BRAIN (UPPER GRADE VERSION)
  • THE GIRL WHO NEVER MADE MISTAKES
  • BEAUTIFUL OOPS BY BARNEY SALTZBERG
  • THE DOT BY PETER H REYNOLDS

GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITIES:

  • GROWTH MINDSET AFFIRMATIONS POSTERS (with cursive)
  • GROWTH MINDSET AFFIRMATIONS POSTERS (NO cursive)
  • GROWTH MINDSET PRIVACY FOLDER OFFICES
  • GROWTH MINDSET FLIP BOOKS
$5.50
$4.95

Would You Rather Holiday Edition Task Cards

By Ann Stewart

Deck the halls with this festive Would You Rather Christmas Edition! This holiday-themed resource features 20 thought-provoking Would You Rather questions all about Christmas, Santa, reindeer, elves, and more.

Use these wintry scenarios to spark reasoning skills, class discussions, writing prompts, and critical thinking during morning work, brain breaks, centers, choice boards, and free time. Kids will love debating these playful questions with their peers!

This fun Christmas resource is perfect for:

Morning work

Bell ringers

Writing prompts

Oral language

Brain breaks

Reasoning skills

Critical thinking

Class discussions & debates

Conversation starters

$0.99