4th grade math literature circles for Gifted and Talented

Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature

Created by

Add depth and complexity to your instruction with these Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature! These tasks cards allow students to deeply analyze any fiction reading material through 11 topics of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives. You will appreciate the versatility of these task cards; they can be used with almost any text (novels,

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

4th - 10th, Adult Education

Types:

Literature Circles, Task Cards, Centers

Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards Bundle

Book Report Foldable Project: Pop-Up Picture Book with Editable Rubrics

Created by

Christine's Lessons Over Coffee

Are you tired of the same extension projects for independent novel studies or literature circles? Then look no further! This 3D Pop-Up Picture Book Report comes with everything your students will need to create this foldable project. Even the not-so crafty teacher will love making this project! You will only need plain white paper, scissors, glue and coloring tools to create this engaging project. That’s all! Included in this resource:Step by step instructions that will be easy enough for your s

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Reading

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Projects, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.3.3

, RL.3.9

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.5.2

...

Also included in: Interactive Foldable Research Project Bundle: Book Report, 50 States & Planets

Thanksgiving Logic Puzzles, Word Puzzles, Brain Teasers and & More

Created by

Gina Kennedy

"Thanksgiving Word Puzzles, Brain Teasers and Logic Puzzles!" This resource is a great way to celebrate Thanksgiving and challenge your students critical thinking skills at the same time! The activities range from hidden word puzzles to logic puzzles, a trivia quiz and much more! Excellent and challenging Thanksgiving brain food for the holidays! Use a puzzle a day before the holidays. Print and go Thanksgiving fun! All new products in my store are 50% off the first 24 hours. Be sure to foll

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Thanksgiving

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Centers

Also included in: Thanksgiving Math, Reading Writing Bundle For Upper Elementary Students

Text Dependent Question Stems

Created by

Create-Abilities

My text-dependent question stems are the perfect way to get your students back into the text to find answers to higher-level questions. There are 84 different stems that fit key ideas and details, craft and structure, and integration of knowledge and ideas. There are also examples given for each question and ideas on how to use them in your guided reading groups and reading lessons. Help Your Students Find Evidence From the TextWhen reading, students are expected to use evidence from different t

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles, Centers

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Guided Reading Mega Bundle Lower Elementary

Socratic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs

Created by

Read Like a Rockstar

Teaching kids to be more philosophic helps them acquire new ways of expressing themselves and innovative ways of thinking. It pushes students to be more logical, think critically, connect ideas, and to be more accepting of opposing views.Through the use of Socractic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs, you can bring philosophy into your classroom and give your students the opportunity to formulate questions, reason with peers, develop arguments, and contribute to constructive conversations.I trie

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Literature Circles

Accountable Talk Posters | Academic Language Sentence Stems

Created by

The Teaching Q- Melissa Qualle

Looking for a way to support your student's academic discourse? The Accountable Talk Posters for Academic Language Sentence Stems! This handy set gives students everything they need to participate in deep partner and class discussions through academic discourse with sentence stems.The Accountable Talk Classroom Posters are perfect for ALL students, including English Language Learners, with the use of academic language sentence stems. With clear and concise visuals, these posters provide an excel

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Math

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters, Literature Circles

CCSS:

SL.2.1

, SL.2.1a

, SL.2.1b

, SL.2.1c

, SL.3.1

...

Also included in: Back to School Classroom Setup - Beginning of Year Materials & Forms

Advanced Novel Study: The Mysterious Benedict Society with Depth and Complexity

Created by

The GATEWay Gals

This novel study guide is designed to use with high level 4th and/or 5th grade students, and was specifically designed with gifted students in mind. It could also be used with middle school grades. The level of depth in questioning and discussions will be at teacher discretion based on student readiness.In designing this unit, a main focus was guiding students to think deeply about underlying themes, ethical issues, and connections to the real world. Specifically, I want my students to use this

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

GATE, Literature Circles

Also included in: Advanced Novel Study: The Mysterious Benedict Society + Digital Student Journal

Advanced Novel Study for the Westing Game with Depth and Complexity

Created by

The GATEWay Gals

This novel study was written for gifted fifth graders, and would be most appropriate for children ages 10 and older. The main focus of this unit was to guide students to analyze text on a deeper level, gaining rich understandings of theme and descriptive language. Students will need to think, infer, and cite text evidence to support their answers. They will also need to be organized in their reading approach to keep track of details and clues and solve the mystery.Students will meet objectives f

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

GATE, Literature Circles

Socratic Seminars for Elementary Students

Created by

The Socratic Sister

Contains: an explanation of Socratic Seminars, PLUS a pdf of the norms to post on your wall (or digitally), as well as questions to discuss that apply to multiple topics, a reflection activity and "compliment cards." Socratic Seminars are conversations between students where there are questions to be discussed after reading a fiction or nonfiction text, and students are “safe” to share thoughts and ideas without the fear of getting the “wrong answer.” It will help students to increase oral

Subjects:

For All Subjects, Gifted and Talented, Life Skills

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

Sir Cumference Books Math Extension Lessons - Grades 2-4 - PRINTABLE

Created by

Math Geek Mama

This huge resource includes lessons, games and worksheets to use along with 9 of the Sir Cumference books by Cindy Neuschwander! Math concepts covered in this download:*Measurement of circles and rectangles*Adding, subtracting and rounding large numbers*Exploring 2D and 3D shapes*Calculating area and perimeter*Understanding Euler’s Law*Measuring and classifying angles*Graphing on a coordinate plane*Using and writing algebraic expressions*Analyzing bar graphs and pie charts*Using fractions to rep

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Measurement, Mental Math

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Unit Plans, Games, Literature Circles

Also included in: Picture Book Math Lessons BUNDLE - 50+ Extension Lessons - Grades K-5 - PRINT

Advanced Novel Study: Charlotte's Web with Depth and Complexity

Created by

The GATEWay Gals

This novel study was designed for use with gifted second through fourth graders, but could be modified and/or scaffolded to meet the needs to students in grades 2-5. The main focus of this unit was to guide students to analyze text on a deeper level, gaining rich understandings of theme and descriptive language. Students will need to think, infer, and cite text evidence to support their answers.Students will meet objectives for deep thinking using a combination of discussion, independent and/or

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Literature

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

GATE, Literature Circles

Counting Money Practice Worksheet - Coins and Dollar Bills

Created by

4 Little Baers

I created this math counting money worksheet with 11 problems to help my kids count dollars and coins. The amounts fall between $1-$3. This would be a good guided activity during small math groups. It could also be used for seatwork during math centers, homework, morning work, extra practice/remediation, or even a quiz! Check out all of my other money worksheets for the seasons/holidays and non-themed like this one! :)

Subjects:

Applied Math, Math, Mental Math

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Literature Circles

Also included in: MONEY Bundle! Counting Coins & Dollars, Comparing Money, Center and Worksheets

The Smart Cookie Read Aloud Book Companion | Multiple Intelligences | Activities

Created by

Keep 'em Thinking with Susan Morrow

The Smart Cookie by Jory John is a great book to teach students that everyone is smart in different ways and the importance of perseverance. It is also the perfect segue into a study of multiple intelligences. This The Smart Cookie Book Companion requires students to delve into analyzing and interpreting literature. This book companion is jam-packed with resources that provide opportunities for your students in grades 2-4 to think critically and creatively, analyze the author's craft, and make c

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Literature

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.5

, RL.3.1

...

Novel Study/ Book Report "Exploding Box" Project (For Any Book)

Created by

Christine's Lessons Over Coffee

Creative Book Reports are always a hit with teachers, students, and parents. That's why I created this interactive foldable book report to use in your classroom or with your homeschool children. This Exploding Box Project can be used as an extension menu activity for a novel study, picture book, or literature circle. Your students will be so excited to present what they learned from the book with this hands-on activity. All you will need to create this easy project is scrapbook paper, scissors,

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Literature, Reading

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

Projects, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.5.2

...

The Westing Game Novel Study: Activities & Questions to Improve Comprehension

Created by

Brenda Kovich

Support comprehension of The Westing Game (and have some fun!) A detective's journal helps kids keep track of tenants, the obituary, paired heirs, and clues. Additional activities and discussion questions foster understanding of this complex puzzle-piece mystery novel. These resources were created to address a specific need in my classroom. Although I taught a class of high ability students, some just didn't get the outcome of this book. When, however, they analyzed specific details and discusse

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Reading

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.5.1

, RL.6.1

Also included in: 5-Week Mystery Unit - Fun Detective Genre Study for Fourth and Fifth Grade

Weight Sorting Worksheet - Ounces, Pounds or Tons?

Created by

4 Little Baers

I created this sort for my students to practice determining if an object should be weighed using ounces, pounds or tons. Students simply read the words and decide if the item is light and should be measured in ounces, or heavier, and should be weighed in pounds. Really heavy things should be weighed in tons. They then cut, sort and record the words into the correct category. This can be used for morning work, whole group guided practice, small group work, independent practice or an assessment.

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Other (Math)

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Literature Circles

The Tale of Despereaux ~ A Novel Study

Created by

marsha

"Come closer, dear reader. I am telling you a story..." This product is a complete novel study over the beloved book "The Tale of Despereaux". Complete with comprehensive questions over each chapter, reader's responses to go along with your Reading Workshop, and numerous enrichment activities to enhance your student's reading. Perfect for grades 3-6. Created by Marsha Templeton. Activities include: Create you own Coat of Arms Character Cards Inference Cards Make a Tapestry Dungeon Researc

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Gifted and Talented, Reading

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Projects, Literature Circles

Storm Boy ~ Colin Thiele ~ Higher Order Thinking NOVEL STUDY

Created by

Mrs B on TPT

This novel study contains 14 pages of questions (41 questions in total) plus 8 final activities to do at the end of the story. The questions ALL involve higher order thinking, and most questions involve multiple parts. All questions are purposeful- none are there to just fill time!! As such, the novel study is perfect for gifted and talented students/classes, though can still be used effectively in mainstream classes as well.The questions are based on Bloom's Taxonomy, First Steps Reading Str

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Grammar, Literature

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

Weight / Mass Sorting Worksheet - Grams and Kilograms

Created by

4 Little Baers

I created this sort for my students to practice determining if an object should be weighed using grams or kilograms. Students simply read the words and decide if the item is light and should be measured in grams, or heavier, and should be weighed in kilograms. They then cut, sort and record the words into the correct category. This can be used for morning work, whole group guided practice, small group work, independent practice or an assessment. Also check out all of my other Math - Measurem

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Other (Math)

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Literature Circles

Counting on Katherine by Becker 25 Book Extension Activities NO PREP

Created by

Everywhere Librarian

This picture book biography tells the inspiring story of Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician. This is a perfect book to share in your elementary classroom or school library. This resource includes 25 no prep activities that allow for customizing exactly what your students need and meeting all of your students at their levels. Katherine Johnson was a pioneer of her time. Her work for NASA in the Mercury and Apollo missions was instrumental in the safe flights and returns of our astronaut

Subjects:

Black History Month, Literature, Math

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Centers

In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord/CCSS Novel Study

Created by

The Zoo Librarian

This is a close reading guide to the book In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. In Bette Bao Lord's beautiful story of immigration and assimilation, Shirley Temple Wong must learn to make friends and find her way in a country that, at first, does not make much sense to her. Once she finds the perfect role model, life gets a little easier.As close reading is such an important part of the Common Core, students need to be taught to be analytic as they read texts. This unit includes close rea

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Special Education

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Literature Circles, Cultural Activities

Depth and Complexity Primary Extension Literature Units BUNDLE (Gate)

Created by

Gifted with Goldens

Depth & Complexity Primary Literature Units (4 Included)4 Units Included: Details, Big Idea, Unanswered Questions and RulesEACH UNIT CONTAINS: 1 Week Long Unit - 5 LessonsThis weeklong unit was designed to introduce primary aged students to the one depth and complexity icon through mentor texts. It is great for whole group lessons, small group extensions, and independent practice.Each unit has:One full week of lesson plansActivities and extensionsSuggested mentor texts (fiction and non-ficti

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Reading

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Unit Plans, GATE, Literature Circles

Roald Dahl's "Matilda" Chapter by Chapter Novel Study- Higher Order Thinking

Created by

Mrs B on TPT

This novel study is organised into the 21 chapters of the book. Each chapter has 7-18 questions, all of which elicit higher order thinking (no lower-order questions such as what, who, where etc are included). The novel study was developed by me for use with my Grade 1/2 gifted and talented class but would also be useful for both mainstream and gifted/talented classes from Grades 3-5. I do not include spaces for answers, as this allows you to differentiate... you might expect a 1 sentence answ

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Thanksgiving Recipes

Created by

Katie Christiansen

Add and subtract fractions with these delicious Thanksgiving recipes! You will add and subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators in single and multi-step word problems for differentiation with the concept. There are three different worksheets that go with the four recipes and the recipes are on full or half pages for your printing preference. These are great in centers or as a walk to the room activity. Visit my store for other great Thanksgiving Math and Reading Activities like: E

Subjects:

Fractions, Math, Thanksgiving

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

4.NF.B.3

Also included in: Growing Math ALL YEAR Bundle - 4th Grade

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