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Elevate classroom engagement with this "Would You Rather" activity! Designed for teachers who value both fun and critical thinking, this resource presents a collection of thought-provoking dilemmas to spark  discussions and stimulate students' cognitive skills.

Whether you're starting the class, kicking off the day, or winding down, this activity adds a playful twist to your routine. Have fun and get to know your students better!

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Kris Mega

The Six Thinking Hats by Bono is a powerful tool developed by the thinker, psychologist, and writer Edward de Bono in the 1980s to enhance creative and critical thinking in decision-making and problem-solving and to develop lateral thinking.

In the educational context, this technique can inspire a deeper and collaborative approach to learning.

This technique involves using six imaginary or physical hats to focus on the problem or challenge from six different perspectives.

It's also possible to ask each student to consider a situation or problem from the six perspectives if you want to conduct this activity individually.

PDF containing: 

• Explanation and theory of the topic 

• Posters with guiding questions for each hat and thinking style. You can project and explain these to the students or print them and place them in different parts of the classroom or a hallway to indicate the different workstations for each thinking type. 

• Interactive notebook format. Two formats of interactive notebooks with the guiding questions for your students to follow. Two blank interactive notebook formats for the teacher to add questions or even for asking students to think of questions related to the topic and each thinking style. 

Google Form with questions. You should modify the Google Form as per the instructions to add what you want your students to work on.

PDF with topic explanation, printable posters, and interactive notebook formats

Google Form

Objective: Understand the importance of bees for the ecosystems.

Students watch "The Bee Movie", which can be found in Netflix. They can watch it during Science class and discuss about it while watching, or they can watch it at home (as homework) and discuss about it the next class. It depends on the teacher.

The idea of this activity is for students to develop critical thinking by reflecting and discussing about the environmental function of bees. After watching the movie and discussing as a class, students answer this assessment to show their understanding about the importance of bees as pollinators, and purpose actions to protect them. There are only open questions, because the idea is for children to reflect, think further and express their ideas in a coherent way.

4 Week Unit on Crisis and Conflict Solution with SDG

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My name is Kristen, and this is a 4 week unit.

Engage and inspire your 6th to 12th-grade students with this exciting and immersive 4-week unit on crisis and conflict solution, integrated with essential Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as reducing inequalities, promoting quality education, and establishing peace, justice, and strong institutions. This unit is specifically designed to foster critical thinking, empathy, and global citizenship skills among your students, all while exploring the power of photography and photojournalism in conflict resolution.

Don't miss this opportunity to empower your students with skills for conflict resolution and understanding, equip them with the tools they need to make a positive impact on the world.

The goal of this worksheet is to hone critical skills such as reading comprehension and the analysis of information related to the behaviour and physical characteristics of human ancestors. Students will apply these skills to connect this knowledge with visual representations of skulls and various fossils. To achieve this, students will:

1. Begin by reading a text containing information about human fossils.
2. Observe images of human fossils and match each image with the appropriate description, providing justifications for their choices.
3. Proceed to construct a timeline that illustrates the evolution of humanity, with a specific focus on understanding the reasons for this evolution and its significance.
4. Answer open questions in order to understand the evolution of the human being, specifically why it happened and the importance of it.

In essence, this worksheet serves as a comprehensive exercise to help students explore the evolution of human beings by integrating textual and visual information, critically analysing it, and drawing connections to broader concepts.

Este material fue creado para utilizar en lenguaje y comunicación, en donde los alumnos deberán realizar una critica opinando acerca de la pelicula que observaron, puntuandolas y argumentando qué fue lo que les gustó y que no. 

evaluación de lectura complementaria por medio de crítica literaria  enfocada en séptimo básico. RELACIONADA TAMBIÉN CON EL OBJETVO DEL EJE DE ESCRITURA OA14  ESCRIBIR, CON EL PRÓPOSITO DE PERSUADIR, TEXTOS BREVES 
O clase: PLANIFICAR  ESCRITURA DE “CRITICA LITERARIA” PARA DEMOSTRAR COMPRENSIÓ  LECTURA

Después de la lectura de un libro complementario u otro que  se hayan leído de manera voluntaria, los estudiantes pueden dejar una opinión o crítica del texto.
La idea es que ellos aprendan a recomendarse libros y así motivarse a leer.
Estas críticas se pueden poner en el diario mural o en algún lugar cerca de la biblioteca de aula.
Es una actividad muy entretenida y que desarrolla la reflexión, evaluación y crítica.

Te invito a descargar este recurso sobre una evaluación de una expresión escrita de una  crítica de cine.
Los alumnos deben opinar y calificar la última película que vieron de manera fundamentada y con un lenguaje formal.

La escritura de cualquier texto es un proceso que requiere de mucha imaginación y creatividad, pero también exige un proceso previo donde el emisor debe reflexionar sobre el tema que abordará y la manera en que lo plasmará en un texto. Antes de escribir siempre es bueno elaborar primero un plan de escritura, donde esté claro qué se va a decir en cada párrafo. Aquí les comparto una actividad que siempre me ha funcionado bien con los estudiantes: la escritura de una crítica cinematográfica. Obviamente para esto primero hay que mirar y analizar una película. Eso lo pueden decidir ustedes. Yo recuerdo que esta actividad la hicimos con "Ciudad de Dios" y salieron textos muy interesantes.
En el documento viene una guía para planificar la escritura, a partir de la estructura del texto (introducción, desarrollo y conclusión). Primero se muestra una tabla de planificación a modo de ejemplo y después viene la tabla para que los estudiantes elaboren la suya. Además, vienen algunos cuadros que pueden servir como matrices de análisis de la película, una pauta para evaluar el producto final, y dos ejemplos de críticas cinematográficas muy buenas, escritas con un lenguaje divertido y cercano.