180 bell-ringers that build critical thinking skills
Ever looked at your class during those hellish first five minutes of class, and wished you could somehow use that precious time for actual learning? Then you must not know about Take Five! This useful resource enables students to exercise mental muscles while honing language arts skills, as they engage in Common Core Standard-based lessons and exciting activities.
These range from inventing secret codes and concocting potions all the way to rewriting history and making conjuction paper chains, thinking like newspaper editors, and dozens upon dozens more. Variety and creativity abound in these tasks that will surely have your class anxiously looking forward to that moment of the day when you ask them to Take Five for critical thinking.
Over 180 prompts establish a learning environment from the instant that students step into your class. Each ready-to-use prompt includes a corresponding Common Core standards, supply lists, language arts links, teacher tips, assessment options, rubrics, and digital connections that add over 100 extension lessons.
Pupils in grades 3-9 will be delighted to begin every day of their school year with an invigorating rush of fun-based critical thinking thanks to this comprehensive resource. Ready? Set? Take Five!
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