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Common Core SL.3.1 resources for Gifted and Talented
Genius Hour Passion Projects For Elementary Students
This Genius Hour project-based learning pack will help you and your students begin passion projects with ease! This set will help your students develop a growth mindset as they go through a series of self-awareness activities to create a project that interests them all while learning important skills as they go along. Step-by-step students are taken through the process as they plan and prepare their passion projects or project-based learning projects.This is a great end-of-the-year way for stude
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Back to School STEM Activities Intro Booklet What is STEAM First Day of School
Are you looking for a way to introduce STEM to your class? This STEM introduction booklet is the perfect resource! Discuss the importance of science, technology, engineering, art, math, and the design process. The booklet is available in both English and Spanish, and it can be used in Google Slides or as a printable PDF.This booklet is a great way to start an open discussion with your students about STEM. It can help them to understand the different components of STEM and how they all work toget
Grades:
2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES BUNDLE Literature Extensions Critical Thinking GATE
Story Sleuths I, II, and III Bundle delivers 3 products at 20% savings. You will receive 12 weeks of clues for the Story Sleuth challenge; an enrichment unit using Caldecott Award winning books to cultivate critical thinking. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which book is described by the set of clues. By involving your students in this project, you will exercise their deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and problem solving skills. This unit is
Grades:
K - 4th
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CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES Story Sleuths I Literature Extention Critical Thinking
STORY SLEUTHS I is a 4 week, critical thinking project based on Caldecott Award winning books. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which Caldecott Award winning book is described by the set of clues. By involving your students in this project, you will exercise their deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and problem solving skills. This unit is CCSS aligned. Students also enjoy great literature, learn about artistic media, and participate in col
Grades:
K - 4th
Gifted Book Club or Novel Unit: Top Secret by John Gardiner
This book club or novel study unit on the book, Top Secret by John Reynolds Gardiner is suitable for highly able or gifted readers in grades K-2. The journal questions require thinking and responding at Bloom’s higher levels (evaluation, synthesis and evaluation) The questions and activities focus on plot, character analysis, comprehension, sequencing, real vs. make-believe. The reading level of the text is about 4.5 grade level but the activities have been designed for the very young student.
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Grades:
K - 3rd
CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES Set II Literature Extension Critical Thinking GATE
Continue the fun from STORY SLEUTHS I with 4 more weeks of critical thinking fun. STORY SLEUTHS II is a 1 month, critical thinking project based on Caldecott Award winning books. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which Caldecott Award winning book is described by the set of clues. By involving your students in this project, you will exercise their deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and problem solving skills. This unit is CCSS aligned. Students
Grades:
K - 4th
1st Week Literacy Enrichment - Hands-on and Challenging Fun
We reach all students, no matter their ability!
In this lesson, we work with primary source photos to develop strong reading skills—citing key details, making inferences, determining message or theme, and establishing historical context. Your students will be engaged and invited to be creative as they make origami book marks and write empowering messages about reading.
Hands-on and highly participatory enrichment!
This school year we’re working on filling up the portable with whole-class
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Creativity Bundle for GATE Gifted and Talented and ALL
Gratitude Quote Falls for Critical Thinking Challenges 1st-5th Grade
Quote Falls are an incredible strategy for developing critical thinking skills in your students, and these GRATITUDE quotes are perfect to quickly add in to your lessons around Thanksgiving. NO PREP. So Versatile! You can use these resources for all your students, but your Gifted and Talented Learners will most certainly appreciate the challenge these critical thinking practices offer them. Thanksgiving and Fall are perfect opportunities to focus on gratitude and being thankful. These quote fall
Grades:
1st - 5th
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Building Good Habits! SEL Skills (Grades 3-5)
Are you looking for a way to build habits that stick around? You've found the method! Change Cards are a simple and sure way to understand how habits are formed and why Change Cards work. Five lessons use a metaphor of software coding to explain the importance of creating positive self-images. You will have a stellar year when you notice your classroom running smoother, children treating each other kindly, and substitutes complimenting your class!Use these no- or low-prep lessons as the hook on
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES Set III Literature Extension Critical Thinking GATE
STORY SLEUTHS III provides 4 more weeks of critical thinking fun in a project based on Caldecott Award winning books. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which Caldecott Award winning book is described by the set of clues. By involving your students in this project, you will exercise their deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and problem solving skills. This unit is CCSS aligned. Students also enjoy great literature, learn about artistic media, and
Grades:
K - 4th
Enrichment Writing Projects! Printable Bundle!
Three Enrichment Projects for Students! Decades Research ProjectStudents will be working in teams to research and create a presentation on a decade in the 20th or 21st century. This project will walk them through research and presentation creation from start to finish and help them to stay organized along the way!This product includes:Table of Contents Decades Project Example on the 1890s from start to finishChoice of DecadePage to help them organize who will research and be in charge of what du
All Access Class Enrichment - Summary Writing w Primary Sources + GATE Metaphors
Success in summary writing can come with a bit more fun, visual challenge, and a bit of mystery in primary sources.
All good students—from 1st grade to graduate school--must master summary writing. Let’s add critical thinking skills, creativity, and a bit of history mystery to this whole class enrichment opportunity! A metaphor-building summary and 3D design lesson for advanced and gifted learners (or everyone!) is included in this bundle as well. A few other extension tasks are offered as w
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Enrichment Writing Projects! Google Slides
Three Enrichment Projects for Students! All editable on Google Slides!Decades Research Project Students will be working in teams to research and create a presentation on a decade in the 20th or 21st century. This project will walk them through research and presentation creation from start to finish and help them to stay organized along the way!This product includes:Table of Contents linked to the slidesDecades Project Example on the 1890s from start to finishChoice of DecadeSlide to help them o
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
US National Parks Podcast Project-Google Slides
Students will work together in teams to create a podcast on a US National Park of their choice! They will research a National Park, create an advertisement for their podcast, plan and host a podcast episode on the plants, animals, landforms, weather and climate, and visiting their national park. This product includes:-Table of contents linked to the slides so your students can easily navigate to the work for the day-Writing prompt-Example start to finish of a podcast-Choice of National Park-Spac
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Mother Teresa Activities
Engage and challenge your students with this short reading passage about Mother Teresa. Many state that Mother Teresa was close to perfection. In this lesson, students will read about Mother Teresa and then place sticky notes on a board to demonstrate their opinions through the use of textual evidence, if possible. This tug of war activity purports to lead students into a discussion and then have them write their opinions in a short essay. **Please follow me for notifications of sales and promot
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Dynamic Discussions build Reading Comprehension using Collaboration strategies
I originally designed Dynamic Discussion in 2004 as a tool to support my fourth and fifth grade students to utilize while using the newspaper as their daily shared text. Today it supports Common Core instruction.Dynamic Discussions provide a collaborative forum using “accountable talk” or academic discourse using open ended-questions to dig deeper and to gain greater understanding after reading text. Increase student engagement, build confidence and empower students to take their learning to th
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Not Grade Specific
Ozzla Sparks -3rd grade - ELA - observation, narration, collaboration
An OZZLA SPARK, comprised of professionally curated photographic images and text, offers educators a sequential unit of study in a specified grade level and topic. Each SPARK lesson within the OZZLA SPARK provides an opportunity to share an idea, teach a new concept, prompt classroom discussion, and also lends impetus for eliciting written observations and considered opinions. OZZLA SPARKS offer time-saving engaging Common Core aligned content designed to engage all learners.
Grades:
3rd
Wordless Summary
Using creativity and collaboration have your students try a different kind of summary. Using no words, they need to plan and implement key components of a story using higher-level thinking skills and teamwork. Using the student rubric, students will understand the expectations for the project and group presentation.
Contents:
*Teacher Instructions with a lesson plan
*Student Instructions
*Poster of Rules
*Student Rubric
*Student Example
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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Discussion questions book marks
Do you have students get together to talk about a book, only to have them stare at each other or talk about anything but the book? These book marks will provide students with support to help them ask other people questions. Students don't know how to participate in educational dialogue, they must be taught! Enjoy!
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Discussion questions book marks nonfiction
Do you have students get together to talk about a book, only to have them stare at each other or talk about anything but the book? These book marks will provide students with support to help them ask other people questions. We usually ask students to talk about fiction but they need to be discussing nonfiction to encourage each other to read nonfiction and deepening their knowledge of different topics. Enjoy!
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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