TRY TRIADS for Critical Thinking

All of my TRIADS products have just been refreshed.  Every set of these critical thinking, word relationships building, task cards is available for digital learning on TPT Easel.  And, even better, the price of each product has been reduced!

If TRIADS are new to you, you are in for a treat.  Your 3rd - 6th grade learners will love the challenge of finding the common word for each TRIAD.

Currently, there are 11 TRIADS units available in my store, as well as 3 bundles. 

Try them before you buy them with this FREEBIE!

TRIADS units have 20 task cards each.  They are provided in color (minimally to save your printing costs), but will print well if you change your printer settings to grayscale.  

If you opt for grayscale printing, I recommend that you print the cards on colorful cardstock.  It will add pizzazz to your task cards.

 This bundle contains the above three products at 20% savings.

Triads are great for center work. I include a critical thinking center in my daily rotations. They exercise the upper 3 levels of Bloom's Taxonomy: analysis, synthesis, and creation.                 

TRIADS are also perfect for an anchor activity or a fast finisher's challenge.

Carry several TRIADS task cards with you when you travel to special classes.  If there is a delay before students can enter, use TRIADS for a sponge activity.

The above 3 sets are available in this money saving bundle.

As a GATE teacher, I created these to challenge my students' thinking.  It was a delightful surprise when my learners begged to do more of them! 

TRIADS were so popular with my classes that I kept making more until I had 180 in total.

 

It was an absolute delight when students began creating their own to challenge each other and me! 

These 3 sets are available in this 

economical bundle.

This set of TRIADS was created to add to my Feet, Socks, & Shoes line of products. It, too, is available in print and digitally on TPT Easel.

What teachers are saying about TRIADS:

You'll love them!

BACK TO SCHOOL SALE on TPT

 

It's about time, teachers, for 

TPT's Back to School site sale!  

You can save up to 25% on everything in my store when you use #BTS22.  The sale is Aug. 2 & 3, so NOW is the time to kick back with your laptop and start filling your cart.

It will be time for fall scarecrows before you know it, so grab this bundle of activities. Here's what is included:

Also included is this bonus FREEBIE!

Both of these units are also available on TPT Easel.

Remember the TPT Site Sale...

Back to School Planning

 

It's about time to start planning for the new school year. A great way to start the school year is with these fun poems and the many POSSIBILITIES for using them in your classroom.

From allaying 1st day jitters to establishing rules & procedures for the year, these poems will get your students off to a great start!

Incorporate Social Emotional Learning (SEL) with poems like the one above.  SEL will have a great impact on everything from developing strong, positive relationships to academic achievement. Reassure all of your students that everyone has some jitters at the start of a new school year.  Your timid learners will especially appreciate knowing that you will not be cruel if they have forgotten something.

Above is another poem that deals with feelings, this time focusing on learning new things and how frustrating that can be.  Use the POETRY POSSIBILITIES to lay the foundation for employing patience and practice.

Use the following poem to introduce concrete poetry.  Invite your poets to try one of their own. When poetry is this fun, everyone loves it!

This collection of 12 poems includes a broad range of reading levels, making it appropriate to both primary and intermediate classrooms. This will allow teachers to accomodate students reading above and below grade level with differentiated instruction.

BACK TO SCHOOL POETRY POSSIBILITIES is on sale this week!  Save 50% through Friday, 7/29/22.

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This best selling unit has been updated to remove any Native American graphics that may be deemed offensive.

STEP RIGHT UP to a Great Start to the School Year!

 

It's about time, teachers, to STEP RIGHT UP  to some terrific ideas for the new school year.

This is a thematic unit to immerse your class in a study of feet, socks, & shoes.  It's the perfect next step to extend the learning from SNEAK INTO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, a sole-full day of sneaker  activities for the beginning of school. (You can read more about sneaker day here.)

Best suited to primary classes, STEP RIGHT UP! combines ELA, math, and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• 
  verbal fluency exercise

• 
  vocabulary printables

• Compare Your Pairs partner writing activity
• Tercet poem writing activity

MATH

• Venn diagrams
• pattern task cards 
• sorting activities
• printables
• math journal prompts
• and more!

H.O.T.S.

• 
  word evolution puzzles
  
• algebraic logic puzzles

Step up to some great learning!

You may also like these foot related resources:

This bundle is on sale for 50% off on 

7/20/22 ONLY! 

Use #bundlebash.

Christmas in July $2 Deals

 

It's about time for some $2 DEALS.  

A group of TPT authors have created a series of Christmas in July deals.  Today and tomorrow we offer $2 deals on 100s of products.  Be sure to use #ChristmasinJuly22.

Here are the links to my special offers:

There are more deals to come so check back daily.