10th Grade Critical Thinking Activities

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.

Engage your students with "The Memory Game," the perfect icebreaker that sharpens memory and focus while fostering classroom interaction. This downloadable PDF includes a slide presentation with 3 rounds of visual memory challenges, each featuring 10 images that students must recall and write down. Also included is an easy-to-use answer sheet for students to record their responses.

Ideal for grades 3-12, this interactive activity encourages participation and helps students develop critical thinking skills in a fun and supportive environment. The game is easy to set up—simply display the slides in full-screen mode and follow the included teacher guide for seamless execution.

Key Features:

• 3 Difficulty Levels: Choose from Easy, Medium, or Difficult versions to match your students' skill levels.
• 3 Rounds per Level: Each round presents 10 unique images to enhance memory and recall.
• Printable Answer Sheet: Students can easily record their responses.
• Easy Full-Screen Setup: Detailed instructions for setting up the PDF in full-screen mode for distraction-free gameplay.
• Versatile Use: Perfect for classroom icebreakers, brain breaks, or group activities.
• FREEBIE: Link to online versions with timer (10s and 15s) are included

Why Teachers Love It:

• Engages Students: Keeps students focused and entertained, making the first days of school fun and memorable.
• Enhances Memory Skills: Helps students improve their memory and concentration through an interactive game.
• Saves Time: Ready-to-use PDF with simple setup instructions, so you can focus on teaching.

Perfect for elementary and middle school teachers, this resource is a must-have for starting the school year off with energy and excitement. Download "The Memory Game" today and make your classroom a place where learning and fun go hand in hand!

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Looking to inspire your students to embrace challenges and develop a love for learning? These growth mindset cryptograms are perfect for the back-to-school season! They help students believe in their ability to grow and succeed, boosting their confidence and self-esteem.

After a long school holiday, fostering a growth mindset is crucial, especially in the first week of school. This engaging back-to-school activity lets students decode 12 empowering growth mindset statements. By understanding and embracing these principles, students learn to view challenges and mistakes as opportunities for growth.

Ideal for teachers aiming to incorporate effective and motivational resources into their back-to-school curriculum.

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• 12 Growth mindset statements (4 pages)

Examples: Challenges help me grow, Effort leads to mastery and more!

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Importance of growth mindset:

• Foster resilience
• Boost academic achievement
• Build confidence and self-esteem
• Improve problem-solving Skills

Benefits to Teachers:

• Suitable for various grade levels
• Print and go! (no prep)
• Evergreen product (can be used again and again, for upcoming years)

What is cryptogram?

A cryptogram is like a puzzle where letters in a message are replaced with different letters or symbols**.** You can solve it by figuring out which letter stands for which.  It's a fun challenge for learners.

How do these worksheets benefit your learners?

• Learners must analyze the symbols to decode the hidden words. This promotes cognitive development and critical thinking.
• Cryptograms are essentially puzzles that need to be solved. Kids learn to approach problems systematically, breaking down complex codes into manageable parts. This problem-solving skill is transferable to various areas of their academic and personal lives.
• Attention to detail
• Patience and perseverance
• Enjoyable learning experience

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Equip adolescents, teens, and adults with essential internet safety skills using our specialized Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program, now available on TeachShare. Our Internet Safety ABA Program is meticulously crafted to enhance digital literacy and promote safe online behaviors through structured interventions and interactive learning materials.

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Empower learners to navigate the digital landscape confidently and responsibly with our Internet Safety ABA Program. Equip them with the knowledge and skills they need to protect themselves online and make informed decisions in the digital age. Download today and promote a safer and more secure online experience for all!

Leadership Worksheets | Leadership Activities | Leadership Scenarios | SEL

About This Resource

**★ Topic - **Leadership | Leadership in Action

**★ **Activity Worksheets

**★ **30 pages

**★ **Print and Digital

**★ **Suitable for Middle School and High School

**★ **Social Emotional Learning

**★ **Detailed Suggested Responses included

This resource includes:

**★ 10 **Leadership in Action Worksheets

**★ 10 **Leadership in Action Task Cards (Color | BW)

**★ Detailed **Sample Responses

**★ **Google Slide link

Empower your students to develop essential **leadership skills **with this comprehensive resource featuring **10 **leadership worksheet scenarios, each with three thought-provoking questions designed to challenge students' critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and leadership skills. These engaging activities also include detailed sample responses to support students as they reflect on and develop their leadership strategies.

The leadership scenario topics included in this packet that students will actively practice include:

✔️ Navigating Group Project Challenges

✔️ Tackling Team Challenges in Community Service

✔️ Navigating Friendship Dynamics

✔️ Leading Your Basketball Team

✔️ Planning a School Dance

✔️ Organizing a Charity Bake Sale

✔️ Managing a Group Study Session

✔️ Organizing a School Talent Show

✔️ Balancing Chores and Family Responsibilities

✔️ Resolving Conflict Over Shared Spaces at Home

Key Features:

✅ 10 Realistic Leadership Scenarios: Each scenario focuses on relatable situations, such as resolving conflicts, managing group dynamics, balancing responsibilities, and boosting morale.

✅ Three Questions Per Scenario: Each scenario includes three thought-provoking questions that encourage students to analyze challenges, practice decision-making, and explore practical solutions.

✅ Detailed Sample Responses Included: Detailed sample responses are included with each worksheet to provide guidance and inspiration, offering you and students a variety of approaches to solving leadership challenges in each scenario.

✅ Task Card Version (Color and Black & White): Flexible and easy-to-use task cards allow teachers to facilitate activities in a variety of ways, including one-on-one instruction, small group discussions, or role-play exercises.

**✅ Print and Digital versions: **This resource also includes a digital version on Google Slides, complete with pre-made text boxes, allowing students to complete the activities anywhere—perfect for in-class, remote learning, or hybrid setups.

✅ Perfect for Middle and High School: This resource is designed to meet the needs of teens while fostering collaboration, critical thinking, and social-emotional growth.

Uses:

⭐ Leadership development in advisory or homeroom programs.

⭐ Social-emotional learning (SEL) lessons focused on communication and teamwork.

⭐ Group activities, role-playing scenarios, or independent practice.

❤️ With a mix of realistic scenarios, engaging questions, and multiple formats, this Leadership in Action activity pack is perfect for teachers looking to cultivate leadership skills in their students. The inclusion of printable task cards ensures versatility, allowing educators to adapt the activities to suit their classroom's needs.

What Students Learn from These Leadership Activities

✔️ Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking

✔️ Effective Communication

✔️ Conflict Resolution

✔️ Time Management

✔️ Collaboration and Teamwork

✔️ Empathy and Adaptability

✔️ Confidence and Decision-Making

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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

A great way to get students journaling is to combine visuals with words to stimulate the mind. The eleven-slide PowerPoint addresses study skills, time management, stress management, interpersonal relationships and goal setting. Great for group discussions and story starters, as well.

Speed Dating is a fun alternative to a traditional class discussion. Students have a set amount of time to discuss a question with their partner, then quickly move onto the next partner and question. This product includes directions and 12 discussion questions for Season 3 Episode 24 of The Twilight Zone: "To Serve Man". The questions address word choice, point of view, inference, theme, allusion, cinematic techniques, suspense, and foreshadowing. They require the students to really analyze the episode! Please let me know if you have any questions! Thank you!

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What did Jesus look like? Discussing the race and ethnicity of Jesus can be a difficult topic, but this PowerPoint will open up a conversation with your class and help them see that Jesus could have looked very different from the traditional image. This would be a great lesson to go along with the FREE What Did Jesus Look Like poster.

I plan to use this as a minilesson at the beginning of the year and also print out a copy of this presentation & this poster to hang up as a bulletin board. After we have discussed as a minilesson, I will also have students draw and color this Jesus Pantocrator coloring page with their beliefs about Jesus' race and appearance.

•The objective of this presentation is to understand different historical and spiritual information about Jesus’ appearance on earth. This is a QUICK presentation that will introduce different ideas and topics and hopefully encourage your students to ask questions and discuss Jesus' appearance.

•Throughout the presentation, there are key points on each slide, as well as links to articles that connect to the presentation.

•This information is put together to open conversations and discussions…a primary answer to the question of Jesus’ appearance is that we don’t know, and after discussion, we still won’t know, but the discussion is important.

Includes information & Links about...

• Why Jesus' appearance matters
• Traditional Images
• Geography
• History & Archeology
• Clothing
• Shroud of Turin
• Saint Faustina's Vision

This download includes an 11 slide presentation in and Editable PowerPoint presentation and PDF. The preview shows a selection of slides.

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.

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Unmasking a Monster: Delve into the Depths of Ted Bundy's Crimes Engage students in critical thinking and social awareness with this captivating reading comprehension worksheet on Ted Bundy.

Unmask the chilling enigma of Ted Bundy with this in-depth reading comprehension worksheet. Explore his troubled past, horrific crimes, the relentless pursuit of justice, and the enduring impact of his case. Analyze, discuss, and gain crucial insights into the complexities of true crime and its influence on society. Perfect for current events units and engaging students in critical thinking about sensitive topics.

Dive into the chilling history of one of America's most notorious serial killers, exploring:

• Early Life: Uncover the potential roots of Bundy's darkness, from his troubled childhood to emerging psychological struggles.
• Heinous Crimes: Examine Bundy's modus operandi and the devastating impact of his actions on victims and communities.
• Relentless Investigation: Trace the intricate path law enforcement took to identify and apprehend Bundy, highlighting challenges and breakthroughs.
• Lasting Impact: Analyze the ongoing societal influence of Bundy's case, including true crime fascination and criminal justice reforms.

Beyond the Worksheet:

• Primary Source: Includes an excerpt from Bundy's final interview for authentic analysis.
• Engaging Assessment: Multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer questions promote critical thinking and comprehension.
• Answer Key: Saves time and ensures accurate assessment.

Learning Objectives:

• Analyze factors potentially contributing to a serial killer's development.
• Evaluate the methods used by serial killers to lure and evade capture.
• Discuss the societal impact of high-profile crimes and enduring public fascination.
• Analyze the influence of such cases on law enforcement strategies and public perception.

Recommended Common Core Standards:

• RI.9-10.1 & 2: Cite textual evidence and analyze central ideas.
• RI.9-10.3: Analyze an author's choices and their impact.
• RI.9-10.9: Analyze seminal U.S. events of historical significance.
• W.9-10.1 & 2: Write with clarity and purpose, citing evidence.
• W.9-10.4: Conduct research and present findings.
• SL.9-10.1 & 2: Initiate and participate in collaborative discussions.
• SL.9-10.3 & 4: Present claims and findings, responding to questions and feedback.

Increase critical thinking skills with this Thanksgiving-themed Costa's Levels of Inquiry activity! Students will categorize questions based on Costa’s Level 1, 2, and 3, promoting deeper understanding of Thanksgiving traditions and ELA skills. Perfect for engaging middle and high school students in critical analysis and creative thinking during the holiday season!

What's Included

• 10 Thanksgiving-themed questions for categorizing into Costa's Level of Questioning
• Answer key

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In this no prep lesson, students learn to analyse and interpret the information on what causes Hunger's part of your Geography program.

This comprehensive and interactive lesson plan, entitled "What Causes Hunger?", guides students through a thoughtful exploration of the various factors contributing to global hunger.

It engages students in a detailed understanding of the cycle of poverty, lack of agricultural investment, effects of climate and weather, war and displacement, unstable markets, and food wastage, and how each of these components plays a role in the prevalence of hunger.

Resources included:

• Guided instruction and links to external resources, such as the World Food Programme video "$1 a day," to provide a broader context and real-life representation of the issues.
• Individual activities and reflection prompts that encourage students to form their own conclusions, as well as express and validate their ideas.
• Discussion questions, both true or false and open-ended, to stimulate critical thinking and facilitate lively, thoughtful conversation in the classroom.
• A concluding reflection, challenging students to make connections between hunger, poverty, and economic development.

This comprehensive lesson is designed to cultivate an empathetic, global perspective among students and inspire them to think critically about worldwide issues like hunger. Suitable for Social Studies, Geography, Economics, and Global Studies courses for middle and high school levels.

Aligned with Common Core Standards, this lesson also encourages students to apply their knowledge, analyze various viewpoints, and build strong argumentation skills. Download now to open your classroom to a comprehensive and compassionate study of world hunger.

Australian Geography Curriculum link:

Challenges to food production, including land and water degradation, shortage of fresh water, competing land uses, and climate change, for Australia and other areas of the world (ACHGK063)

Students will begin to see that certain features and shapes are often associated with particular population structures e.g. a wide base indicates a high birth rate, a narrow apex often indicates a high death rate, etc.

Within the lesson, students will be expected to apply this new knowledge and understanding by analyzing and interpreting a population pyramid from a range of countries.

Students also learn how variations in shape and size also relate to the dependency ratio (the amount of the population that is dependent on the working population) of a particular country. Students practice calculating and interpreting dependency ratio through a number of examples.

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This NOVEL IDEAS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL resource allows English Language Arts teachers to quickly engage and teach students. This resource boasts has 30+ EDITABLE Slides, Several Suggested Uses, Varied Types of Questions, Presentation format, and a student workbook with answer key. This resource encourages insightful planning and thinking from both teacher and student. 6th - 12th Graders will show their growth through this resource, and YOUR LESSON. Check it out!

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Are you looking for an introduction to robotics for your students? Are you looking for robot challenges that get increaslingly more difficult for your students? Then The Robotics Training Table is the currculum that you've been looking for!!

This curriculum packet includes:
-PowerPoint design for your challenge mat. You get both the PowerPoint file and jpegs. There are three images here...the mat and the mat with 12 inch grid lines overlay, with and without guides.

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The Math About Me Back to School Activity is a dynamic and versatile resource, ideal for the first week of math instruction and bulletin board displays. This engaging activity not only encourages students to think critically about math, but also fosters connections as they learn more about one another. Start the year with a fun and interactive way to blend math skills with community-building!

Resource Overview:

Students will answer each question about themselves. Each answer will have numerical value. Once students have answered each question, they will write an equation that corresponds to or equals their answer. For instance, if their favorite number is 7, they might write the equation 3+4=7 or 14÷2=7. You can give specific guidelines to your students about the equations based on their grade level/ability level. Four examples have been provided.

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This Solving Linear Equations Student Choice Homework is perfect to ensure that students use their brain and not the computer! Students are going to be creating and solving their linear equations given a specified solution and a rule to follow. Included is also an example to do with them as a class so they understand the assignment better.

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Interactive Notebooks are an effective, creative & engaging way to encourage your students to take an active role in their learning process. This unit on U.S. Imperialism will invite students to take a journey through time—having them critically explore colonialism from a variety of perspectives through the analysis of primary sourced based materials. Students will demonstrate their understandings through hands-on projects and discussion pieces. The graphic organizers and foldables in this resource are designed to be folded, cut, glued, & written upon in effort to enhance your instruction of history. A summative multiple choice assessment is included!

Materials:

• Teacher Reference Guide
• Slide Presentation (91 Slides) with video clips
• Interactive Notebook Student Handouts
• Secondary Sources: ‘A Peoples’ History’ & a chapter from U.S. Textbook
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Time Frame:

• 1.5 weeks

Topics covered include:

• Japan- ‘Gunboat Diplomacy’
• Alaska- Seward’s Purchase
• Hawaii- Annexation
• Midway Islands
• Cuba- Spanish American War
• Philippines
• Panama Canal & the Obstacles
• China- The Open Door Policy

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Growth Mindset Daily Warm-Ups: Bell Ringer Journal Activities for 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Grade for ONE YEAR

These are not JUST bell ringers... they are life-changing growth mindset daily activities for ONE YEAR to help you SAVE TIME and to support your student's social-emotional well-being.

Each week includes instructional information, posters, reflections, and so much more... no need to research anything... it's ALL here!

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This file includes a digital option, posters, daily activities, instructional pages, and EVERYTHING you need to keep growth mindset ALIVE in your classroom ALL YEAR LONG!

You will find QUICK, EASY-TO-USE, daily growth mindset instruction in the form of warm-ups or bell ringers.

This bell ringer journal includes 200 activities. It spans across 40 weeks and will give you everything you need to teach your 4TH GRADE AND UP classroom about all things growth mindset! You will find instructions and links for accessing this product on Google Slides beginning on page 185 in this product file!

NOTE: Please refer to the final 7-10 pages of the product file for Google links and instructions!

Click HERE to watch a short video that displays a portion of the content in this growth mindset bell ringer journal.

Looking for Growth Mindset Bell Ringers for other grades?

GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITIES: Daily Warm-Ups for Kinder-1st Grade

GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITIES: Daily Warm-Ups for 2ND-3RD Grade

GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITIES: Daily Warm-Ups for 4th Grade and Up

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE 35 TOPICS WITH EXPLANATORY INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS ON EACH TOPIC. This provides a point of reference and a baseline of information for the given topic. This information can be found at the top of each week's warm-up. There are also posters provided for each of the 35 topics if you choose to use them on a growth mindset bulletin board.

The following topics are covered, week by week, in this full year growth mindset instructional package:

1- Growth and Fixed Mindset

2- The Brain

3- Parts of the Brain

4- Neurons

5- Perseverance

6- Grit

7- Mistakes

8- Growth Mindset Self-Reflections

9- The Power of YET

10- Accepting Feedback and Criticism

11- Tackling Challenges

12- Overcoming Obstacles

13- Self-Talk

14- Positive and Negative Self-Talk

15- Perfection

16- Growth Mindset Self-Reflections

17- Metacognition: Self-Reflection

18- Metacognition: Distractions/Focus

19- SMART Goals

20- SMART Goals Application

21- Room to Grow

22- Failure

23- The Success of Others

24- Growth Mindset Self-Reflections

25- Motivation

26- Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation

27- Resilience

28- Malleability of the Brain

29- Improvement

30- Confidence

31- Positive Affirmations

32- Growth Mindset Self-Reflections

33- Commitment

34- Multiple Intelligences

35- Mindfulness

36- Self-Care

37- Reframe Your Mindset

38- Becoming Is Better Than Being

39- My Growth Mindset Agreements

40- Growth Mindset Self-Reflections

*This product also includes 35 posters for a bulletin board that explain each topic above (a black-and-white copy of these posters is also included). A pre-assessment and a post-assessment are also included as well as sample answers or notes for each activity.

This daily growth mindset activity product is for YOU if you struggle to squeeze in growth mindset instruction or just don't know how to go about teaching it. Your students will get instruction in EVERY AREA of growth mindset with the topics covered!

Please take a look at the activities in this product to best determine how and when to utilize it them your class. Older students will be able to use them as a warm-up, bell ringer, or independent station activity. Younger kids (4th grade and perhaps 5th grade) may need a bit more support depending on their level of exposure to growth mindset concepts.

There are SAMPLE ANSWERS available at the end of this file. I emphasize SAMPLE because there are rarely any “correct” answers, as most of the warm-ups are created for students to reflect on their own thinking and growth. Occasionally, there will be a tip or trick in the sample answers. Those are there to guide you, but should not be viewed as an exclusive or ultimate idea for approaching a topic.

There are 35 posters that correspond to each of the 35 concepts presented. Please note that there are 40 weeks of warm-ups, but 5 of those weeks are reserved for self-reflection (and there is NOT a corresponding poster for those weeks).

The growth mindset pre-assessment and post-assessment are designed as reflection tools. These are not designed to be graded or evaluated in a formal way, but rather used as a tool to reflect on changes in thinking and behavior (most of the questions are the same so that students have a clear way to compare shifts in their thinking).

The scaled questions that show up on many of the Thursday exercises are designed for students to reflect on how they feel about the given topic. Students can share their thoughts with a partner, small group, or the entire class.

Each 8th week (Week 8, Week 16, Week 24, Week 32, and Week 40), there is an opportunity for students to reflect on their learning, their growth, and the areas they want to continue to work on. The inventory on these weeks will have statements that are REPEATED from previous weeks. It is a good idea to ask students to save their warm-ups for each 8-week period so that they can compare some of their inventory answers (looking for growth, in particular).

On pages 146-148 (at the very end of this product), you will find an OPTIONAL cover page and Table of Contents that you can use IF YOU CHOOSE TO BIND all the activities together for each student at the beginning of the year (or the beginning of the instruction). If you copy one sheet per week, your students will not need those pages.

NOTE: THIS FILE NOW INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

As of 4/23/20, this product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.

Technology Requirements:

• A Google Drive account
• If sharing with students, a Drive account that is linked to student Google accounts
• Can be shared/delivered on Google Classroom
• Only need access to Google Drive--no outside links to worry about!

These file can be used with iPads, chrome books, laptops, and desktops as long as your students have access to Google Drive or Classroom on a device. The digital portion of this product is on Google Slides.

GROWTH MINDSET COLORING PAGES (with mindfulness activity):

COLORING POSTERS: GROWTH MINDSET AFFIRMATIONS FOR INTERMEDIATE GRADES

COLORING POSTERS: GROWTH MINDSET AFFIRMATIONS FOR PRIMARY GRADES

You may also be interested in the following GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITIES:

GROWTH MINDSET AFFIRMATIONS POSTERS (with cursive)

GROWTH MINDSET PRIVACY FOLDER OFFICES

GROWTH MINDSET FLIP BOOKS

GROWTH MINDSET TEACHER NOTES

GROWTH MINDSET BOOKMARKS

GROWTH MINDSET AWARDS

GROWTH MINDSET STICKY NOTES FROM THE TEACHER

GROWTH MINDSET PRINT AND FOLD REFLECTIONS BOOKLETS

GROWTH MINDSET JOURNAL PROMPTS

GROWTH MINDSET SORTING ACTIVITY

GROWTH MINDSET SORTING ACTIVITY USING STICKY NOTES

GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITY BUNDLE:

GROWTH MINDSET BUNDLE: AFFIRMATION POSTERS, FLIP BOOKS, TEACHER NOTES, BOOKMARKS, AWARDS, AND PRIVACY FOLDER

GROWTH MINDSET QUOTES BUNDLE:

CHARACTER TRAITS QUOTES BUNDLE (with GROWTH MINDSET)

GROWTH MINDSET AFFIRMATIONS POSTERS (NO cursive)

Kirsten Tulsian has 18 years of experience in elementary education. She has been a homeroom teacher for first grade, third grade, and fourth grade, as well as ESL. She has also been a school counselor for grades PK-6, an ESL pullout teacher for K-6, and a Reading Recovery Teacher. She received her Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and psychology from The University of Iowa and a Master’s of Education in school counseling from Sam Houston State University. She believes that students make the most progress when they are engaged in their hearts as well as their minds. Her resources offer relevant, rigorous, engaging content that nurtures the whole child.

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