Middle School Critical Thinking Printables

A week of engaging and comprehensive learning with this Figurative Language Bundle Lesson Plan! Perfect for 4 grade and up, this bundle includes five lesson plans for a full week, interactive worksheets, and videos designed to enhance students’ understanding of figurative language concepts.

Key Features of the Figurative Language Bundle:

• Comprehensive Coverage: Explore key elements of figurative language, including similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, idioms, and more.
• Interactive Learning: Students will stay engaged with dynamic worksheets, thought-provoking activities, and multimedia content that bring figurative language to life.
• Structured Weekly Plan: Each day focuses on a specific aspect of figurative language, building skills progressively throughout the week.
• Multimedia Support: Includes curated videos to visually explain concepts, making lessons accessible and engaging for different learning styles.

What’s Included:

1. Lesson Plans: Five detailed plans, each with clear objectives, standards alignment, and step-by-step instructions.
2. Interactive Worksheets: Fun and challenging exercises that reinforce figurative language concepts with practical examples.
3. Videos: Handpicked videos that break down abstract concepts into easy-to-understand visuals.

How It Works:

• Start the week with an introduction to figurative language and its importance in communication and writing.
• Dive deeper each day, focusing on specific types like similes, metaphors, and idioms with tailored activities and group discussions.
• Use videos and worksheets to supplement instruction, ensuring students grasp the nuances of figurative language.
• End the week with a summative activity or assessment that allows students to apply their knowledge creatively.

Perfect For:

• Language arts teachers looking for ready-to-use, standards-aligned lesson plans.
• Students who benefit from a mix of traditional and multimedia resources.
• Educators aiming to make figurative language fun, interactive, and memorable.

Elevate your teaching and foster a deeper understanding of figurative language with this all-in-one lesson bundle!

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Struggling to turn those creative ideas into captivating stories? The Inspiring Creative Writing Bundle is your key to unlocking your potential and becoming a confident, well-rounded writer!

This powerful toolkit equips you with everything you need to:

• Craft imaginative stories: Learn the secrets of engaging storytelling techniques that will hook your readers from the very first sentence.
• Bring characters to life: Develop dynamic characters with depth and personality that will resonate with your audience.
• Master the art of editing: Polish your work with effective editing strategies that ensure your writing is clear, concise, and error-free.

No matter your experience level, this bundle is designed to empower you on your writing journey.

Here's what you'll get:

• Proven techniques to ignite your imagination and overcome writer's block.
• Step-by-step guidance on developing captivating plots and storylines.
• Invaluable tips for creating characters that leap off the page.
• Essential editing exercises to refine your writing and elevate your prose.
• Expert advice to help you discover your unique voice and writing style.

With the Inspiring Creative Writing Bundle, you'll be ready to:

• Express yourself creatively through the power of storytelling.
• Build confidence in your writing abilities.
• Take your writing to the next level and impress your teachers!
• Embark on a fulfilling adventure of self-discovery and artistic expression.

Don't wait! Unleash your inner author and transform your writing today!

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Are you looking for a math challenge for your gifted and talented students and early finishers? These logic puzzles are a brain-teasing tool designed to engage and challenge high-achieving students or those who crave an extra mental workout. They seamlessly blend math concepts with critical thinking.

With varying levels of complexity, they offer a compelling avenue for early finishers to delve into, encouraging them to explore the intricate web of numbers, operations, and patterns.

Each product also includes puzzle templates for students to extend their learning by creating their own logic puzzles to challenge their classmates.

Challenge your students and save money with this bundle today!

Focus:

• Addition and Subtraction
• Multiplication and Division
• Fractions
• Decimals
• Integers
• Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking

Includes 6 Separate Products:

• Addition and Subtraction Logic Puzzles
• Multiplication and Division Logic Puzzles
• Fraction Addition and Subtraction Logic Puzzles
• Fraction Multiplication and Division Logic Puzzles
• Decimal Addition and Subtraction Logic Puzzles
• Integers Addition and Subtraction Logic Puzzles

Each Resource Includes:

• Directions
• 12 Puzzles
• Answer Recording Sheet
• 3 Puzzle Templates
• 3 Puzzle Template Cut Outs
• Puzzle Template Rubric
• 3 Condensed Puzzle Pages
• Full Answer Key
• 30 Pages Each

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Are you looking to extend the learning of your high achieving students and early finishers? This Decimal Enrichment Bundle includes everything you need to engage your gifted and talented students while deepening their understanding of decimals.

Students will use decimals flexibly to add, subtract, multiply, and divide a variety of decimals. They will also count money, determine decimal combinations, and determine coin combinations. This bundle includes Grocery Store Shopping Challenge, Decimal Logic Puzzles, Decimal Mobile Puzzles, and Missing Number Problems.

Grocery Store Shopping Challenge Includes:

• Cover Page
• 6 Grocery Store Shopping Pages (2 versions)
• 2 Condensed Shopping Pages (2 versions)
• 2 Determine the Cost Pages (2 versions)
• 2 Shopping within a Budget Pages (2 versions)
• 2 Find What Was Bought Pages (2 versions)
• 1 Coin Combinations (2 versions)
• 1 Determine the Discount (2 versions)
• Answer Key

Decimal Logic Puzzles Include:

• Title Page
• 12 Puzzles
• Answer Recording Sheet
• 3 Puzzle Templates
• 3 Puzzle Template Cut Outs
• Puzzle Template Rubric
• 3 Condensed Puzzle Pages
• Full Answer Key

Decimal Mobile Puzzles Include:

• Directions
• 12 Challenging Puzzles
• 3 Condensed Puzzle Pages
• Answer Recording Sheet
• Full Answer Key

Missing Number Problems Include:

• Directions
• 12 Missing Decimal Puzzles
• Challenge Page
• Condensed Puzzle Pages
• Answer Recording Sheet
• Full Answer Key

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Are you looking for an engaging reading enrichment activity for early finishers and gifted and talented students? Get ready for some fun with these Word Ladders!

Perfect for anyone eager to boost their vocabulary and unravel the magic of words, these word ladders are an absolute blast! Think of them as your ladder to word mastery, starting from one word and climbing your way up. Change one letter at a time to reach a related word at the top.

There are two different versions to meet the needs of your diverse group of students. Ready to print and go!

Product Includes:

• Compound Word Ladders
• Valentine's Day Word Ladders
• St. Patrick's Day Word Ladders
• Easter and Spring Word Ladders
• Back to School Word Ladders
• Halloween Word Ladders
• Thanksgiving Word Ladders
• Christmas Word Ladders

Each Product Includes:

• Cover Page
• 12 Puzzles Without Clues
• Condensed Version for Easier Printing
• 12 Puzzles With Clues
• Condensed Version for Easier Printing
• Full Answer Key

Other Word Puzzles Available:

License Plate Puzzles

Word Scramble Puzzles

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Growth Mindset Positive Notes from the Teacher: Encouraging Notes for Kids with Fall, Spring, Winter Theme BUNDLE

This Encouraging Growth Mindset Notes from the Teacher BUNDLE is perfect for any 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th-grade classroom!

Are you teaching your students about growth mindset and fixed mindset? Create a culture of success, perseverance, and motivation with these growth mindset notes for students. This product also includes a list of teacher suggestions for product use.

There are 24 different encouraging notes from the teacher in each of the FOUR products listed below for a total of 96 unique notes. Each growth mindset note comes in full color and black-and-white (with 6 notes per page).

The digital stickers are designed in a different format due to the terms of use we must abide by with the clip art we use and only come in the full color option. PLEASE REFER TO THE PREVIEW AND THUMBNAILS FOR MORE INFORMATION!

NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

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. The mini-book and retelling sticks are not included in the digital version.

These digital stickers growth mindset notes now include THREE OPTIONS... a printable version, a Google Slides™ version, and a digital stickers version (saved as PNG or JPG files). Please refer to the final 8 pages of the file for digital instructions and links! You will download a ZIPPED file to access all the options in this product.

This BUNDLE includes the following products:

• GROWTH MINDSET NOTES FROM THE TEACHER
• FALL-THEMED GROWTH MINDSET NOTES FROM THE TEACHER
• WINTER-THEMED GROWTH MINDSET NOTES FROM THE TEACHER
• SPRING-THEMED GROWTH MINDSET NOTES FROM THE TEACHER

Do you want DAILY Growth Mindset Bell Ringers for ANY GRADE LEVEL? Choose your grade here:

• 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