1st Grade Problem Solving Activities (by price, low to high)

This logic puzzle is a great way to enhance critical thinking skills and deductive reasoning! It's a great, fun activity for early finishers in older students, or to introduce as a class to younger kids.

This logic puzzle has pictures to help early readers participate in a class setting!

Kids will LOVE this FREE SAMPLE of the silly Desert Survival STEM / STEAM activity based on a loose storyline where they will need to survive in the desert with their dog, Pickles! Pair these problem solving task cards with the no-prep STEAM / STEM printable worksheet for a great back to school resource. Include them in your Makerspace, STEM bins, morning tubs, centers, as a reward, or as an activity for early finishers. Perfect for classrooms, homeschool, and even parents looking for fun, adventure-filled learning-based activities for their children.

What’s Included in your FREE SAMPLE:

✅6 STEM / STEAM Challenge Task Cards (1 pg)

✅STEAM Worksheet - (1 pgs)

✅How to Use this Resource (1 pg)

**✅Instructions (**1 pg)

✅Materials Ideas (1 pg)

✅Cover, TOU, Credits

✅Black & White version

⭐⭐⭐The FULL Desert Survival STEM/STEAM Resource contains additional challenges, differentiated STEM/STEAM worksheets, Discussion Questions, Self & Teacher Assessment Rubrics, Extension Activity Ideas, and Easel Assessments. Click here to check out the FULL DESERT SURVIVAL RESOURCE.

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How can you use this resource?

(More ideas included in your download)

⭐Build all the task cards in one sitting. This typically takes 1 hour to complete the set.

⭐Have the task cards available alongside STEM and STEAM bins, makerspaces, centers, tubs, busy boxes, morning baskets, or available for early finishers to complete using any available materials. Students can even draw their creations instead of building them!

⭐Use one card a day during morning time. Have students fill out the STEAM / STEM worksheet with some of the challenges that require more problem solving and creativity.

⭐Use them for public speaking practice. Allow students to build as many cards as predetermined, followed by show and tell with the class, or their families. Students can practice speaking and listening skills, using loud and clear voices, and giving full attention to the speaker. Encourage students to ask questions to their classmates.

⭐Perfect for partner or group work! Allow students to work with partners, or in groups with specific roles as they problem solve together.

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Why do I think you will love this product, and what makes my challenge set unique?

I love silly stories that bring humor and adventure to life for kids, but that also force them to use their imaginations in fun and exciting ways. This challenge task set does exactly that through the loose wacky stories where they are the main character! Silly scenarios, adventure and disaster, problem solving, and learning, are all part of the experience when completing these challenges.

✈️The only rule is to HAVE FUN and allow those imaginations to soar!

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It's back to school time! This fun maze will help student get ready for a fantastic year.

Here's what you'll find:

• A maze with friendly school supplies.
• A clear path to follow.
• Fun for first to third graders to practice their problem-solving skills!

Bonus: Once you've completed the maze, why not color in all the school supplies?

Get ready for a great year!

This U.D.L. & Conferencing .pdf file is designed to be printed and copied for your students to use while assessing their assignment. Feel free to tweak a couple things for yourself to match your own lesson. I had students use this U.D.L. Checklist Worksheet to focus on Engagement, Representation, and Expression throughout the lesson. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

This U.D.L. & Conferencing .pdf file is designed to be printed and copied for your students to use while assessing their assignment. Feel free to tweak a couple things for yourself to match your own lesson. I had students use this U.D.L. Checklist Worksheet to focus on Engagement, Representation, and Expression throughout the lesson. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

This U.D.L. & Conferencing .pdf file is designed to be printed and copied for your students to use while assessing their assignment. Feel free to tweak a couple things for yourself to match your own lesson. I had students use this U.D.L. Checklist Worksheet to focus on Engagement, Representation, and Expression throughout the lesson. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

This U.D.L. & Conferencing .pdf file is designed to be printed and copied for your students to use while assessing their assignment. Feel free to tweak a couple things for yourself to match your own lesson. I had students use this U.D.L. Checklist Worksheet to focus on Engagement, Representation, and Expression throughout the lesson. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

This U.D.L. & Conferencing .pdf file is designed to be printed and copied for your students to use while assessing their assignment. Feel free to tweak a couple things for yourself to match your own lesson. I had students use this U.D.L. Checklist Worksheet to focus on Engagement, Representation, and Expression throughout the lesson. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

Shape Matching File Folder

Game - Rainbow

Themed:

This is a great file folder game for your students. There’s two pages of each set of shapes. Print one out, laminate it, and attach it to the file folder. Cut out the second page of rainbow shapes (the pages with a border around each separate rainbow) and laminate them as well.

The sides that are meant for the file folder part have circles on the front where you can attach velcro dots to the activity and then attach velcro dots to the opposite side of the rainbow cards to make it easier for students to match the correct shapes together.

File Folder Shape & Color Matching Game

This is a great file folder game for your students. It’s a great way for your students to not only practice matching shapes together but colors as well!

Print, laminate and attach the #2 pages of spaceships with shapes on them to a file folder. Then cut out and laminate the planets with the border around each one.

Once everything is laminated attach a velcro dot on the front of each shape spaceship attached to the file folder and then attach velcro dots to the opposite side of the planet shape cards.

Decompose Numbers~Students will love sorting apples into baskets as they learn different ways to decompose numbers. It aligns with Common Core K.OA.3. This fall themed activity makes a terrific math center or it can be used during RTI.

This hands on activity comes with four different recording sheets to decompose numbers up to ten. You will receive two baskets of each number to decompose numbers 3-10. You will also receive 20 apples. (ten red, ten green)

You may also like the following fall themed activities:

Fall-Writing-Fun-

Fall-Theme-Number-Stories-Word-Problems

Fall-Teen-Fun-Print-and-Go

You can save 25% off by purchasing this product and the previous fall products mentioned in this bundle pack

Fall Bundle Pack~Literacy&Math

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Need help navigating through difficult situations? Our "What If" multiple choice answers will challenge students to think critically and make the right choices in various scenarios. With thought-provoking questions and engaging choices, this interactive tool is perfect for developing decision-making skills and promoting critical thinking. Encourage students to think outside the box and consider all possible outcomes before selecting their answer. Whether in the classroom or at home, our "What If" situation multiple choice answers will have students pondering the best course of action in no time. Elevate learning with this innovative and engaging resource today!

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Let's Explore Feelings! Fun with Faces and Words

This exciting worksheet is all about the many feelings we experience! Get ready to be an artist, a detective, and a storyteller!

Here's what kid'll do:

1. Become a Face Artist! Look at the blank face on the page. Imagine different feelings and emotions. Use crayons or markers to draw what a happy face might look like, or a sad face, or even a surprised one!
2. Word Detective! See those words below the faces? Trace the letters with a pencil to learn how to spell words like "happy," "sad," and "surprised."
3. Storytelling Time! Think about situations that might make someone feel a certain way. For example, if you drew a happy face, what could make you feel happy? Maybe getting a new toy or playing with friends? Write a short sentence about a situation that might cause that feeling.

This worksheet is a fun way to explore the world of emotions and how to express them!

School Supply Sort! ✂️✏️

Ready for some learning fun?

The worksheet asks what the item is and kids go to find the answer at the bottom of the page. Then they will:

1. Cut out the pictures of the school supplies at the bottom of the page. ✂️
2. Glue each picture in the box that matches.

Let's get sorting!

A logic puzzle for each season (fall, winter, spring, summer) is included!

Great for young learners and early finishers! These 3X3 logic puzzles are perfect for practicing critical thinking skills and deductive reasoning. Each puzzle includes pictures to help assist early learners.

Improve your understanding of empathy with this interactive scenario-based learning platform! Students will delve into different situations where empathy is key and choose the correct response. Enhance your emotional intelligence skills and learn to navigate complex social interactions with ease. Perfect for educators looking to teach empathy in a fun and engaging way. Start exploring the power of empathy today!

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Fall Apple Addition Dice Game: A Fun and Engaging Way to Learn Math

This Fall Apple Addition Dice Game is a perfect activity for students to practice their addition skills in a fun and engaging way. Students will use two dice to create addition problems, and then record their number sentences and answers on a provided worksheet. The game is designed to be self-correcting, as students can erase their answers and try again if they make a mistake.

Benefits for Students:

• Improves addition skills: Students will get plenty of practice with addition facts, which will help them to become more fluent and accurate in their math skills.
• Enhances problem-solving skills: The game requires students to think critically and use their problem-solving skills to create and solve addition problems.
• Increases motivation: The game's fun and engaging format is sure to motivate students to learn and practice their math skills.

Benefits for Teachers:

• Saves time: The game is easy to set up and requires minimal teacher supervision, which saves teachers time and energy.
• Differentiates instruction: The game can be easily differentiated to meet the needs of different students. For example, teachers can provide students with different dice or worksheets, or they can offer extra support to students who need it.
• Makes math fun: The game makes math learning fun and enjoyable for students, which can help to improve their attitudes towards math.

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Holiday logic puzzles great for Kindergarten - 2nd grade!

These 3X3 logic puzzles are great for practicing critical thinking and deductive reasoning. Perfect for early finishers!

Each puzzle also has pictures to help early readers track in a class setting.

Answer keys included.

A Fun Feelings Worksheet

This worksheet is all about exploring the exciting world of feelings! We all feel different things throughout the day, and this activity will help kids learn the names for those feelings and how to recognize them in yourself and others.

Kids will have fun while learning about 20 emotions and feelings!

This worksheet allows kids to Illustrate the emotions on each blank face to correspond with their feelings.

Summer Snip-Its! Fun with Scissors!

This exciting worksheet is a summertime adventure for little learners! Get ready to practice scissor skills while coloring over 10 cool summer items.

Here's the scoop:

• Color a fun summer picture (it could be a beach ball, an ice cream cone, or a pair of sunglasses!).
• Grab your safety scissors and carefully cut along the lines.

This activity helps kindergartners develop important scissor skills while celebrating the sunny season!