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4th grade rubrics for Gifted and Talented
Digital Independent Research Project - Topic of Choice
Want a fun, creative, independently paced project for your students? Looking for something to challenge your students who have already mastered your skills?Need an activity that will allow your students to practice research skills, questioning strategies, and higher level thinking?With this independent project, students will be able to choose any topic they wish to research and follow through at a completely independent level. Product includes basic research steps, such as brainstorming, backgro
Grades:
2nd - 7th
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RAFT Rubric (Role, Audience, Format, Topic)
RAFT Rubric (Role, Audience, Format, Topic)
R.A.F.T, which stands for Role, Audience, Format, and Topic, is a unique, highly engaging way for students to apply what they have learned. RAFTs encourage students to write creatively, to consider a topic from different points of view, and to gain practice writing for different audiences.
This rubric can be used with any RAFT assignment. This rubric is designed to support your students before, during, and after the RAFT writing process. With de
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Digital: Hashtag Writing Project (Digital AND Paper Version!)
This is Hashtag Writing Project is perfect for Back to School time since it allows students to introduce themselves through writing and developing their own hashtags based on their experiences! This is a GREAT way to get to know your students at the beginning of the year AND a terrific bulletin board for Back to School Night! This product includes BOTH digital and paper versions. This product includes:*Introductory passage, "What are Hashtags?" with a chance for students to practice developing
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Digital Growing Bundle
Taking Flight with Paper Airplanes
In this lesson students learn about the motion and design of paper airplanes. They learn about the following science topics: force, aerodynamics, drag, thrust, gravity, and lift. As an introduction to flight students learn about the Wright Brothers and discuss how airplanes have changed over time and the impact the invention of the airplane had on society as a whole. Then students begin to explore with paper airplanes, leading to many questions about how to build them to get the longest flight p
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Grades:
4th - 7th
A Monumental Architecture Project
This is one of my favorite all time projects I have assigned to my Gifted and Talented students. Not only does it cover many of the research expectations of common core, but it also teaches them about architecture and cultures around the world. I use this project during my Green Architecture unit as an at home project. I give students 1 1/2 - 2 months to complete this project at home. Students research a monument of choice and design a presentation and a creative element to teach present in fron
Grades:
4th - 7th
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The Water Cycle Project Based Learning Rubric and Activities
Project based learning is an important part of any classroom. In this unit, students will follow the rubric to research different aspects of the Water cycle. Each student will create a cartoon or story with pictures, sequencing the events of the water cycle. Then students will break into groups to investigate, specialize and teach others about different topics that relate to the water cycle (states of matter, temperatures in which water changes from a solid to a liquid and a liquid to a gas, ev
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Family Tree Projects
This is a research project I use with my Gifted and Talented Students as a culminating project to our Genetics unit. It would also be great to use with a study of immigration. Students have to interview family members to learn about their family's history. They then chose a country their family originated in to research. Family Tree Projects includes project guidelines, a rubric/checklist, and several student examples. It is an amazing way to learn more about your student's unique backgrounds an
Grades:
3rd - 7th
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RACE Foundations: Tiered Constructed Responses for K-4
Introduce, scaffold, and extend the R.A.C.E. writing strategy in grades K-4. Tiered graphic organizers allow for easy differentiation. Each step in this progressive system adds a level of complexity - and students master each element of constructed responses before moving to the next step.With this resource, your primary students will build a strong foundation for using the R.A.C.E. writing strategy as they progress through school. Students will learn to restate questions, provide strong answers
Grades:
K - 4th
Present Level of Performance Grades 4-5
A checklist for student's present level of performance in direct alignment to common core standards; grades 4th through 5th. For use for IEP prepping for Special Education, prep for gifted plans, interventions, etc.Checklist goes through:English Language Arts (ELA)MathematicsSocial Emotional and BehaviorIndependent FunctioningCommunicationAssessmentsAttendancePreview for grades 2/3 is up on that product if you want a better idea of what this looks like.
Grades:
4th - 5th
National Parks Unit
Using technology students will research a National Park they have never visited and create a day to day itinerary through Google Maps and Google Slides. Assignments are suggested to go through Google Classroom; however, that is not required. This unit takes you through about 20-25 days worth of lessons and a suggested timeline for students to work on their project. Discussion questions are aligned with Depth and Complexity icons and content along with critical thinking lessons. Additional le
Grades:
4th - 6th
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STEM Rubrics Editable Printable Digital Sticky Note Engineering Design Process
STEM rubrics in a variety of formats (including editable options)! I have gathered rubrics from across different STEM resources, added some new ones, and provided editable options for both printable and digital rubrics.Use these rubrics as a way to set expectations with your students for STEM projects and challenges, and to provide meaningful feedback for them as they grow in their understanding of the engineering design process and working collaboratively as part of a team.âś… What's Included âś…12
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Grades:
2nd - 12th
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Passion Project
My 7th grade gifted students spend second semester working on their passions every Friday in class. This is often called Genius Hour or the 20% Project. Students have to write a proposal of how they plan to spend the time, blog about the progress, and present all they have accomplished in a "TED Talk" evening at the end of the unit. Included in the packet are the blog posts, timeline, rubrics for the proposal, blog posts, productivity, and final presentation, and a sample proposal.
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Google Slides Rubric- Fully Editable in Google Slides or Powerpoint
I created this fully editable rubric to use with the presentations my students were creating after researching various topics. It can be used with Google Slides, Keynote, and Powerpoint presentations. There is a pdf copy of the rubric, an editable Powerpoint copy of the rubric, and a link to an editable Google Slides version of the rubric so you can customize it to your class. There is a one rubric per page option with comments and a two rubric per page option to save paper.Areas on the rubric i
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Informative Writing Resources, Graphic Organizers, Rubric, Anchor Charts DIGITAL
Are you looking for support in teaching informative writing to your 3rd-5th grade students? Are you looking for informative graphic organizers? An informative writing rubric? This digital resource is perfect for all writers, included struggling writers.As state testing has become more focused on producing an essay, students need to understand how to:Craft an effective introduction that includes a thesis statement/claim Organize supporting paragraphs in separate main ideas that include relevant
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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SCAMPER Invention Project
This two page activity includes instructions, expectations, descriptions, and a rubric for a "SCAMPER" project. Students will use the "SCAMPER" process to invent a new product. This is editable so that it can be modified for your specific purpose and grade-appropriate activity.
Grades:
2nd - 12th
RACE Writing Strategy: Tiered Constructed Responses for 4-8
Introduce, scaffold, and extend the R.A.C.E. writing strategy in grades 4-8. With this resource, your students will learn to write strong constructed responses through clear explicit expectations. Tiered graphic organizers allow for easy differentiation. Each step in this progressive system adds a level of complexity - and students master each element of constructed responses before moving to the next step.Your students will clearly and concisely restate questions, answer inferential questions,
Grades:
4th - 8th
CREATIVE THINKING Task Cards
CREATIVE THINKING Task CardsGet those creative juices flowing with CREATIVE THINKING Task Cards. These 32 ideas for creative thinking help students exercise their creative abilities and generate new ideas. The activities are ideal for both creative writing and oral presentations. Examples of Activities:• creating a new ice cream flavor made from a vegetable• designing a game called Blingo-Blongo• creating a new breakfast cereal and writing a jingle to advertise it • describing a day without
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â EARLY FINISHER BUNDLE
4th Gr S.S: Famous Explorers Project Based Learning Activities w/ Rubric and EQs
In this unit, students will become a famous explorer. Students will choose an explorer to research. They will follow the rubric to investigate an explorer. Students can be broken up into 5 groups. Each group will represent a different Explorer (John Cabot, Vasco Nunez Balboa, Juan Ponce de Leon, Henry Hudson, and Jacques Cartier). You can choose to do this project with partners, or it can be an independent activity too. Students are not choosing Christopher Columbus because they will be compar
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Plant Research Project Spring STEAM Activities STEM Summer School Curriculum
You will download a plant theme STEAM/STEM activities packet to supplement your spring or summer school thematic units curriculum. This plant research project is appropriate for 4th, 5th, or 6th grade students.In this STEAM packet, you will download plant theme worksheets, graphic organizers, and a research project rubric to help guide your students in using science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics while learning all about plants. The pages are open ended for a project-based l
Grades:
4th - 6th
New Species Research Project
This is one of my favorite projects I do with my Gifted and Talented students while teaching Genetics. It's a great project to teach researching techniques and skills, many science standards, and how to use Microsoft Publisher to make a brochure. Science topics covered are physical characteristics, habitat, eating habits, communication, predators, and adaptations of the animals being researched. Students are introduced (for some it is review) to the science topics covered and taught researching
Grades:
3rd - 7th
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Field Trip Mysteries- Novel Study
This unit is great for classroom differentiation or a small group novel study. The students will read one or more of Steve Brazenoff’s books from his Field Trip Mysteries series. They are about a 6th grade class that takes wonderful, exciting field trips. You will meet 3 friends in that class and who always find a mystery to solve on every field trip. The students will also learn facts about the place they are visiting. These are highly motivational books at the RI level 1.7 or Guided Reading
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Grades:
1st - 4th
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Big 5 Lion Non-fiction Blooms Comprehension Questions, Short story & Rubric
Non-fiction comprehension about the South African LionEngage Gifted Students & Deepen Comprehension Skills (Grades 4-7)Exhausted from researching and prepping new activities?This Non-fiction comprehension resource about the African Lion is your classroom (and sanity) saver!What's Included (Print & Go or Digital):Captivating Non-Fiction Text: Ignite curiosity with fascinating facts about lions.Bloom's Taxonomy Questions: A variety of questions that assess remembering, understanding, apply
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Inventor & Invention Research Project
This is a great research project on Inventors and Inventions that I use with my Gifted and Talented students. There are three components to this project: Research, Creative element, and a Presentation. It gives your students an opportunity to research a specific inventor and the invention they created. It also allows them to be creative and practice their public speaking skills. This project covers many of the common core expectations on research. Included with this purchase are the project guid
Grades:
4th - 7th
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