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8th grade homeschool curricula for Gifted and Talented
Math Project-Create Own Dream Home-Blueprints and Floor Plan (perimeter & area)
Create blueprints and/or floor plans for your own dream home!!
Your little architects will love dreaming big with this project. Using their imaginations and graph paper, they will create their own blueprints.They will be learning area, measurement and perfecting those problem solving and critical thinking skills. The bonus is they won't even know it because they will be having fun.
This project is very "real life" oriented.
For the younger grades this would be better for the GT students. Or
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Gifted and Talented - An Independent Pursuit of Passion: The 20% Project
This was my students' favorite learning unit this year and the goals they reached or products they produced were amazing! Many brought tears to my eyes. Students can do astounding things with a little time, structured planning, and a passion.
Using the Google Corporation's idea of using 20% of company time to pursue a passion, this unit brings this concept into the classroom. Students choose a topic they are passionate about, develop a project with it that will attain a goal or produce a pro
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Math Brain Teasers and Logic Puzzle Games Worksheets in Print or Digital
Here's how to keep your gifted and talented sports fanatic engaged with logic puzzles and math brainteasers. These 10 challenging sports puzzles provide great math brain teasers with fun for kids! Quick and easy setup provides no prep ease for teachers, too. Click here to save 30% off the price of individual resources with the Middle School Math bundle.Students will love solving these printable or digital worksheets and will ask for more. These worksheets will engage students with whole or small
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in:Â Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers in Print or Digital Worksheets
Easter Egg Spring Coloring Page
This is a fun coloring page to use across grade levels and homeschool. Perfect for an Art Project as well as to give in Easter Baskets, as Mother's Day Gifts and framed finished products. Detailed coloring pages provide practice for fine motor skills as well as Artistic abilities. This is the perfect "calm down" activity for children AND adults.
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2nd - 12th
Superhero Hideout Lair-Perimeter, Area and Volume Project
Looking for a fun way to teach perimeter, area and volume? This activity is a great hands-on 7-10 to days project that will really motivate your students and make learning about math fun!!Students will love getting the chance to custom design their own lair. They have several options of furniture or equipment they may want to put inside their lair. Except for the rug, each piece is 3-dimensional and easy to assemble. Short walls allow the students to keep everything inside their room/lair as
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Drama Theater The Invisible Man Radio Play Plus 3 Week Unit Sci-Fi H.G. Welles
IMPROVED! This THREE WEEK radio theater unit and the PG13 rated radio play of The Invisible Man by H. G. Welles, with roles for 17 + students teaches the history of radio theater, Foley engineering and gives students an opportunity to write a commercial, create sound effects and perform in a radio play. Plus students' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills are strengthened. It's a one-stop-shop! The Invisible Man is a novel by H.G. Wells which I've adapted into a radio play. It is r
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in:Â Halloween Themed Drama Units Speak Design Read Write
Middle School ELA Independent Learning Bundle for Teachers - Build Skill Mastery
This Bundle features many of my independent learning products that will allow your middle school students to master English Language Arts Skills. The content is designed to be approachable and easy to understand for middle schoolers so that they can complete it on their own or with the guidance of a parent or tutor. The writing practices utilize the R.A.C.E. writing strategy.Many of the texts feature interesting and exciting topics that middle school students will enjoy. Includes practice with S
Grades:
6th - 8th
'Album Cover Designer' Career in Art Activity Set
Looking for career in art activities for your students. This resource includes a one page summary of the career, reading comprehension questions, creating activities at three levels and a one page easy to copy basic level career activity. This is perfect for art teachers grades 4-10, substitute teachers, home school parents. It can be used with a whole class or as enrichment for individual students or small groups. It is sized perfectly to photocopy and pages can be used together or separately.
Grades:
4th - 10th
Also included in:Â Exploring Careers in Art Mini Bundle
Escaping Pompeii- 6th Grade Geometry Unit Review ( Distance Learning )
You are dropped into Pompeii in 79AD and need to escape before the volcano erupts! This game was created with real Pompeii structures and complements the 6th grade history curriculum. It is created for advanced students meshing problem solving with the geometry common core objectives. Materials Needed:print the journal for recording answers laptop or desktop computer Test before you purchase by going to the game website http://houseonthelake.pythonanywhere.com/ and clicking "Game Sections" then
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Grades:
5th - 8th
4118-15 Holocaust Aftermath - Liberation, Zionism and Nuremberg Trials
In this COMPLETE lesson from InspirEd Educators, students will be able to explain key events that took place after the Holocaust ended. Students will examine liberation, immigration to Israel, the Nuremberg Trials, and other issues that arose after World War II ended. Lesson warm up, teacher instructions, teacher answers, guiding discussion questions, all student handouts and activities are included in this CRITICAL THINKING lesson!
This is one InspirEd lesson from "I Think: World History - Th
Grades:
6th - 12th
50 States BUNDLE
50 States BUNDLE! *FAST FACTS AND FOLKLORE ABOUT THE FIFTY STATES!*50 COMPREHENSION READINGS and over 200 PAGES of activities, with answer keys in both PDF and editable formats! In each reading passage you will find... * State number (alphabetical order) ï‚· * Year admitted to union ï‚· * Postal abbreviation ï‚· * Nickname ï‚· * Capital City ï‚· * Chief products ï‚· * State bird ï‚· * State flower ï‚· * State tree ï‚· * Annual Precipitation/climate ï‚· * Time zone(s) ï‚· * Land and waterforms ï‚· * Longitude an
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4th - 12th
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4118-11 Day-to-Day Life in the Concentration Camps
In this COMPLETE lesson from InspirEd Educators, students will be able to describe conditions of the concentration camps. Lesson warm up, teacher instructions, teacher answers, guiding discussion questions, all student handouts and activities are included in this CRITICAL THINKING lesson!
This is one InspirEd lesson from "I Think: World History - The Holocaust."
Grades:
6th - 12th
STEM Kid Engineering and Construction - Roman Polyspastos Crane
It’s kid-built with some guidance in a couple hours and the envy of friends—the ancient Roman polyspastos crane with treadwheel.
Do you have a young engineer who needs an independent study project, a talented builder in home school, or need an engaging summer project for your nonverbally gifted child? If you have an engineering classroom and understand the value of hands-on exploration, the Roman Polyspastos Crane project is right for you. While building with kits or Legos or K’Nex is good, n
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3rd - 8th
Also included in:Â 30 Hours of STEAM ADVENTURES Bundle - 8 3-6 Hour Units Upper Elementary GATE
Haunted House 3-D Finding Volume, Perimeter and Area Through Project Learning
Are your 4th - 8th graders looking for a fun way to learn about finding perimeter, area and volume? This week-long project (approx. 5-7 days) is an exciting way to learn important math skills, make a Haunted House, and let students be creative. It contains everything you need, except for scissors, crayons, glue and smiles. This project is so fun, that your students will not want it to end, and they will develop a true understanding what it means to find the volume, area and perimeter of a rec
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4th - 8th
Also included in:Â Project Learning: 3-D Building Bundle: Volume, Area, Perimeter and Nets
4118-2 The Jewish Diaspora
In this COMPLETE lesson from InspirEd Educators, students are will be able to explain the Diaspora and its some of its effects on the Jewish people. Lesson warm up, teacher instructions, teacher answers, guiding discussion questions, all student handouts and activities are included in this CRITICAL THINKING lesson!
This is one InspirEd lesson from "I Think: World History - The Holocaust."
Grades:
6th - 12th
Interpreting Maps (Physical, Topographic, Thematic, and Political)
My 6th-grade Geography students always enjoyed this fun, critical thinking, and discussion-sparking Map interpretation activity! Activity Includes:16 slides, each featuring a different mapThought-provoking question prompts to accompany each map An additional slide with links to geography games for your early-finishersHow to ImplementI recommend having students work with a partner to discuss each map before coming to an answer, although this could also be a whole-group or small-group activity if
Grades:
6th - 10th
4118-9 Kristallnacht and Silent Witnesses
In this COMPLETE lesson from InspirEd Educators, students will examine the reasons why most people did nothing to stop the Holocaust. Lesson warm up, teacher instructions, teacher answers, guiding discussion questions, all student handouts and activities are included in this CRITICAL THINKING lesson!
This is one InspirEd lesson from "I Think: World History - The Holocaust."
Grades:
6th - 12th
Physical Geography Logic Puzzles
This set of five table logic puzzles is geared for 5th to 7th grade students who have studied some geography. I created these puzzles as an extension to any unit study you may be conducting on rivers, lakes, deserts, forests, and mountains. The puzzles can also be used as a jumping off point for preparation in a geography quiz bowl type competition. The puzzles require critical thinking skills to solve, but they also require a minimum of background knowledge.
Please read over the Dear Teacher p
Grades:
4th - 8th
Bundle and Save Crossword Puzzles: Language Arts (Gifted and Advance)
Crossword Challenge (Advance and Gifted Learners) Language ArtsPlus bonus crossword: Reduce, Reuse, and RecycleExplore essential terms with this engaging crossword puzzle bundle designed for students. Each clue is a sentence frame, encouraging students to apply their knowledge and think critically.Great for a class activity or a review, this crossword tests students' understanding of nonfiction concepts in an interactive way.For example, a clue might be: 'In my science essay, I checked the ___ o
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3rd - 12th
Decimal - Fraction - Percent Conversion / Sort - 72 CARD SET! Fun, Kinesthetic!
72 CARD SET for SORTING, CONVERTING, and MATCHING Decimals, Fractions, and PercentsThere are so many ways to use these cards with your students!Sorting: Have students arrange the cards in order, from smallest to largest, evens and odds, greater or less than 1/2, etc.Converting: Students are given cards in one numerical format, and they're tasked with converting them to others.Matching: Each card in this set has matching equivalents for all 3 formats. After students get the hang of converting, h
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4th - 8th
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3D Printing Dice Tower Lesson Plan with Step by Step for students in Tinkercad
In this 3D Printing Dice Tower Lesson Plan with Step by Step for students in Tinkercad, students will use the basics of Tinkercad to create a 3D printing file. I consider this lesson to be on an intermediate/expert level. I have successfully used this lesson with students as young as 3rd grade, but works best with middle school students or high school/adult learners. This is a perfect project for a coding club or a STEM classroom. You can also use this to teach 3D design to yourself!Included in
Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, HS-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
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Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Miniature Altar
Make a Dia de los Muertos miniature altar using easy-to-follow instructions and reproducible masters. Students learn about the history of this important event in Latin countries that honors ancestors, and then they color, cut, fold, and tape to make their own 3-dimensional altars. The overview includes the symbolic meaning of things usually found on an altar including flowers, salt, food, candy skulls, and a black dog. This is an original activity from Contemporary Education Resources in Oceansi
Grades:
5th - 8th
Rubik Cube: Brain Learning and Math
Did you ever play with a Rubik's Cube? You are not alone! Over 350 million have been sold. It appears in over 15 movies too!
This lesson will teach you how to solve this puzzle. The 24 page packet comes with a link to a video so you can hear and see me walk you through the steps. An outline and explanation of how the brain is growing during the process and handouts for your students help engage them in a deeper understanding of the Rubik's Cube and several math terms. A certificate to award each
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Digital Logic Puzzles about Sports in Google Documents
Do you struggle to find enriching logic puzzles and brain teasers for distance learning that interest your students and can be worked on through a computer? These sports related puzzles contain a wide variety of challenging puzzles related to sports!Inside this packeted resource, that is easy to use, you'll find:1. Eight Grid Logic PuzzlesFootballSoccerField HockeyBasketballBaseballTennisCricketPing Pong2. Two Math Brain Teaser Picture PuzzlesScore, Goal, Win with BasketballSwim, Badmitten, Socc
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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