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Elementary english language arts word walls for Microsoft Word and for GATE
Primary GATE Gifted and Talented Program for the Year -- 410 Pages, 50%+ off!
You will be a rock star! This collection is highly interactive, creative, and rich in age-appropriate critical thinking.
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This collection takes me through an entire year of lessons with my advanced groups of kindergarteners, 1st, and 2nd graders . . . but many of these lessons can also be used for middle and upper elementary kids, especially if you come into the regular classroom to teach whole-class enrichment lessons.
19 units and 419 pages of lessons!
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K - 3rd
The Arrival by Shaun Tan -- 100+ Page Unit and Teacher's Guide GATE
Yes, we can teach reading, writing, speaking and listening, and critical thinking skills using this amazing graphic novel which has no “words!” It’s a journey about who we are, where we have come from, and the humanity we share. It’s about hope and love and understanding. At times powerful, at times breathtakingly beautiful . . . Shaun Tan’s The Arrival should be on every bookshelf in every classroom.This 100+ page teaching guide and unit has been developed over the past three years in my adv
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5th - 12th
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Fun Phonics Level 1 and 2 Trick Words Individual Word Wall- Editable!
Here is a 2-paged Word Wall for individual student use. These words align with the "trick words" from both the Level 1 and 2 Fundations curriculum. It is an editable Word file for you to customize for your students! Some things to note:In my classroom, I attach these to a file folder which students use as an "office" or privacy shield. The first format is ideal for this use, so that the letters go A-L on the top row and M-Y on the bottom row. The second format has A-L on the first page and M
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K - 3rd
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Gifted and Talented COMPLETE 3rd 4th Grade Introductory Program - 45+ Hours
Every other teacher in your building probably has a handy curriculum to follow, a set of textbooks as resources . . . so why not you, the Gifted and Talented Teacher?Here is a complete first year GATE program adaptable to 3rd or 4th grades--all tried and tested, Common Core Standards based, and successfully implemented using best practices in gifted education.SEE THE BIG PREVIEW FOR MORE -- 33% off Individual Purchase PricesYou get 263 pages of materials guaranteed to produce 45+ hours of contac
Grades:
3rd - 4th
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Percy Jackson "The Lightning Thief" Vocabulary Word Wall Cards
97 Picture Vocabulary Cards for the Read Aloud "The Lightning Thief" from the Percy Jackson series.Each card has a picture to demonstrate the word's meaning (great for ELL's/ESL classes, visual support)The back of each card contains a definition, and the page number/quote from the text where the word is found in the book.Ready to print as a .doc file. Formatted to print on Avery Labels - 6 labels per sheet, or can be printed on full sheet labels, or paper/cardstock.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Words Their Way-39 Word Hunts:(Within Word Spelling Patterns)
This is a resource that will help support any phonics program, but follows the sequence for the Within Words Spelling Pattern book in Words Their Way. We began using the program years ago, and the kids had a hard time finding the spelling patterns in text. I began writing stories to go along with the sorts, and created a format which worked well for our students. These 39 stories range from: long and short vowel patterns, to less common vowel patterns, to r-influenced vowel patterns, to dipthong
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1st - 6th
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Primary GATE with Caldecott -- "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" Mo Willems
Let’s have some fun along with the Pigeon and expand DOK along the way! This lesson will lead your primary GATE students through four challenging activities, culminating in an artistic response showing why they “never get to do anything!” either.
Gifted and talented learners carry similar characteristics throughout their lives—even as kindergarten and first graders. One common characteristic of gifted learners is a strong sense of justice. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus gives us a good o
Grades:
K - 3rd
Fun Phonics Aligned Word Wall - Trick Words as Heart Words (Levels K-3)
BUNDLE of Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, AND Third Grade (Levels K, 1, 2, & 3) Fun Phonics Aligned Trick Words as Heart Words!Includes 2 different formats - with or without aligned images based on keywords taught in each level. Please download the Previews to clearly see the difference!NEW! Now includes 2 different sizes - original 2" and NEW 3"x5"! All cards are:2" AND 3"x5"!*organized by unit (K-3) and week (K-2) introducedin an easy-to-read fontaligned with Levels K, 1, 2, and 3
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K - 3rd
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Pre-Algebra Vocabulary Word Sort
Students match 14 terms with definitions and/or visual. Can scaffold by providing 1 or 2 of the clues. You cut out the words and students place them in the template on the following page. This can also be used a vocabulary station activity, or simply print out as a vocab reference tool. Terms include: variable, coefficient, constant, expression, equation, solution, evaluate, order of operations, substitution, inverse, algebra, and more.
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5th - 8th
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Moonshot by Brian Floca Apollo 11 PRIMARY GATE Lessons -- Rocket Model
Astronauts, space ships, and the moon . . . what kid doesn’t like that kind of stuff, huh? We should build a space ship!
Here’s another collection of lessons and activities for your primary gifted and talented groups. It’s full of hands-on activities across the curriculum, critical thinking questions, participatory reading, and age-appropriate primary source lessons. As always, you’ll get ready-to-print activity sheets, explanations, pictures to lead you through, and Common Core State Standa
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1st - 3rd
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100 First Grade Picture Sight Word Flash Cards
This product is an addition to my free Kindergarten Sight Word product and the Kindergarten/First grade sight word list. At my school several years ago, we used the Literacy First program. While we no longer use it, I still find their list of sight words very helpful. They were divided into Lists A, B, and C. My Kindergarten/First grade sight word product is essentially List A. This is list B and we used it specifically for first grade, but it applies to advanced kindergartners and delayed
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K - 3rd
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SHARK TANK Economics Pitches Prototypes PROJECT BASED PBL GATE
Welcome to the shark tank project-based learning unit. Let’s begin our entrepreneurial careers today!
Build critical thinking skills, public speaking success, and bring creativity, language arts, and economics into your classroom in a purposeful and authentic way.
Students will work in collaborative teams to solve a complex, ongoing, inquiry-based problem with a physical product for an authentic audience:
• Brainstorm a product, citing a need that will be fulfilled.
• Construct a prototyp
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Creativity Bundle for GATE Gifted and Talented and ALL
Charlotte's Web Tier II Vocabulary Cards
This product consists of Charlotte's Web Tier II vocabulary cards. These words were designed to be used with the Ready Gen reading program for second grade; however, can be used with any lesson based on Charlotte's Web. Generally, these Tier II words, which are sophisticated or unusual words for known concepts. These words are taught in context during close reading and are often reinforced later. Print and laminate these cards and then display them in your classroom for students to refer to
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2nd - 5th
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The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan - Teacher's Guide and Activities GATE
The beauty in The Lost Thing is that it settles into one’s soul in a casual and poetic way. What starts as a sort of amusing but sad story finds its way deeper into your heart. You begin to wonder, to ask questions. Soon you find yourself wanting to stand up and defend all the lost things in the world—including that lost part of yourself.
Are you somehow guilty too, you wonder? Quite unexpectedly, you begin to really feel the world Shaun Tan creates. It is a wonderful experience in mindf
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: 2019-2020 Gifted and Talented GATE Program for the Year - Elementary
Essay Template aligned with Lucy Calkins Boxes and Bullets
Students can use this template to plan and organize their essays for Informative, Persuasive, and Expository essays.
It includes Sentence Starters and Language Frames and lined paper to start their essays on.
The C_ O_ P_ S_ S_ is a checklist for students to check their writing for Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation, Spelling, and Sentence structure.
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4th - 8th
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Primary GATE with Caldecott COLLECTION - 180 pages - 7 Books!
Your primary kids will love these lessons! You save a bundle: 33% off individual purchases!
I teach 30-45 minute groups once a week of 1st and 2nd graders all year, and this collection is more than enough to get me through an entire school year of groups. I can’t absolutely guarantee it will do the same for you, but it’s going to be very close if it doesn’t . . .
You’ll see best practices in gifted education throughout. You’ll see many graphic organizers, age-appropriate and challenging cr
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K - 3rd
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First Day 3D Metaphor Nameplate and MORE!
On the very first day, your students will have created a personal metaphor, completed a cool 3D visual art nameplate which can be used as an effective classroom management strategy throughout the year, completed a public speaking opportunity straight from the Common Core Standards, and will have proven themselves to be a supportive listener in the classroom. Yep, all in this one interactive critical thinking activity . . .
In this introductory lesson, students use a graphic organizer to brains
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Gifted and Talented SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM 1st-8th GATE
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick Unit Critical Thinking GATE Hands-on!
Students reluctant to read? They’ll read this one! These lessons will keep them interested and keep them thinking along the way … You’ll be free to pick and choose the best activities to suit your students, because in this collection, there is much, much more than you’ll ever need for one graphic novel unit.
Open Brian Selznick’s graphic novel Wonderstruck, and you will quickly see why readers of all ages are wonderstruck—captivated by the interplay of text and pictures, drawn into two storie
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4th - 7th
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Road Trip Adventure PROJECT BASED LEARNING for GATE and 3rd - 8th Grades
Come along on a fun project-based adventure as students practice different forms of writing, geography skills, computer and internet technology skills, engineering and design skills, math skills, public speaking, creativity, and art.
Here is your Gold Medal Standard project based learning unit ready to go. Because this project-based unit relies heavily on student creativity and invention, the key knowledge, understanding, and success skills can be scaffolded across many grade levels. This un
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
Gifted and Talented GATE WRITING COLLECTION 122 Pages
Get six highly rated GATE writing lesson bundles at 33% off individual purchases. This collection is packed with variety, creativity, challenge, and the Common Core.
See the big preview! Hours and hours of class instruction and engagement!
You'll get the following bundles adaptable from 3rd through 8th grade:
Road Trip Adventure Cross-Curricular Writing Journey: Students practice all sorts of writing from graphic design to narrative to expository as they journey across the USA and create p
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3rd - 8th
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WONDERS Gr. 2 High Frequency Sight Word Lists
Second Grade high frequency/sight words Unit 1-Unit 6 from the Wonders series. Print front/back for placement in Take-Home Folders so parents can review quickly and easily at night when they have time.
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2nd
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Number the Stars: Chapter 1-3 Comprehension Quiz
Quiz/ test for Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. This activity is written in an A-B format, where students are required to support their answers with direct quotes from the novel. This ensures that students are refer back to the text to confirm their answers.
It includes multiple choice questions along with a short-response prompt. This document can be edited to adjust to the needs of your students. Additionally, these questions serve as higher-order thinking questions.
Example- How has the war
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3rd - 6th
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Customizable Vocabulary Word Map
This is a version of a circle map that I use for teaching vocabulary. Students are expected to define the word, draw a picture, use the word in a sentence and give examples and related words. I have included three varying levels for use depending on the age of your students. I have successfully used the map with kindergartners and first graders.
Vocabulary Word Map by Tamara Lee is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
You may modify t
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K - 5th, Adult Education
Little Island Primary Gifted and Talented Social-Emotional Values and Identity
We use this Caldecott Award Winning book to address social-emotional standards for primary gifted students. Not just a social-emotional unit, we answer critical thinking questions, explore literary theme and other ideas, and create a fun island adventure using a grid.
Great stuff for our youngest gifted learners: It’s hands-on, requires critical thinking, and good fun.
NAGC Learning and Development Standards
1.1 Self-Understanding. Students with gifts and talents demonstrate self-knowledge
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K - 3rd
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
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