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Kindergarten test preparation creative writing resources for GATE
Life Long Ago and Today with Depth & Complexity
Life Long Ago vs Life Today (This unit has been updated 11/13/2018)Enjoy this social studies standards based unit. This will be a great companion for your books on life long ago. I embed Depth and Complexity prompts/icons and Depth of Knowledge in all my products. The included standards are based on the California State Standards but I am sure they are similar to other state standards. This is NOT limited to California teachers but a great social studies primary resource.This unit includes
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K - 2nd
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S.C.A.M.P.E.R The School Year BUNDLE
Enjoy 48 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R activities to use with your students. These activities can be completed independently, cooperatively, or left with a sub for a critical thinking challenge. There are 4 unique creative and/or critical thinking questions on each page. FULL previews are available for EACH product in my store under the individual product listings. The 48 S.C.A.M.P.E.R activities span through the course of the year and can be used from start to finish!I hope you enjoy SCAMPERING as mu
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K - 8th
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More Than A Scribble: A Creative Drawing Activity for Gifted & Talented Students
This activity promotes creative thinking as students transform scribble lines into ART! There are four pages of scribbles (24 total). In addition, there are ideas for extension activities in Reading, Science, and Social Studies!This is a great task for centers or early finishers!
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PreK - 6th
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Halloween & Fall S.C.A.M.P.E.R
This product contains 12 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R. templates for the following:Pumpkin PatchWitch's Broom Haunted HouseJack-O-LanternCandy CornTrick-Or-TreatScarecrowApple PieCorn MazeHayrideThanksgiving DinnerCandy Apple+ Create Your OwnEACH template comes with 4 different creative thinking questions to spark critical thinking and unique answers around the specific topic that is being scampered!
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K - 12th
Also included in: S.C.A.M.P.E.R The School Year BUNDLE
CogAT Practice Packet for K-1 with Answer Key and Administration Directions
Are you looking for something to help your Kindergarten/1st grade child or class to use for practicing the CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test)? I teach Talent Development to Kindergarten and First graders as well as gifted resource to first grade through sixth grade. I have created this packet to use during Talent Development to help my K-1 students become familiar with what the questions may look like on the CogAT. I created all questions based on the types of questions that have been shared as pu
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K - 1st
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Also included in: CogAT Practice BUNDLE: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Grade
Halloween Critical & Creative Thinking
Keep your students engaged all month long with hair raising riddles, spooky logic problems, and eerie transformations.In this resource you will find logic and word play to keep your students engaged during the month of October. Please look at the preview to see if this would be challenging (too much or too little) for your students. There are a variety of activities as it is designed with the K-6 Gifted and Talented teacher in mind but includes multiple activities that can span all of K-6.There
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K - 6th
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Christmas & Winter S.C.A.M.P.E.R
This product contains 12 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R. templates for the following:snowmanSnow globeSledUgly SweaterMistletoeCandy CaneGingerbread HouseChristmas TreeNutcrackerWreath Christmas LightsStocking+ Create Your OwnEACH template comes with 4 different creative thinking questions to spark creative/critical thinking and unique answers around the specific topic that is being scampered!
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K - 12th
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Also included in: S.C.A.M.P.E.R The School Year BUNDLE
S.C.A.M.P.E.R Creative Thinking with Animals A-Z Activity Packet
S.C.A.M.P.E.R is a tool for creative thinking developed by Bob Eberle. In this packet they use SCAMPER to change animals from A-Z. These can be used with gifted learners or with any student to help them develop higher-order and creative thinking skills. You can use these worksheets whole class or put them in an independent center.
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K - 5th
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Christmas Creative & Critical Thinking Frenzy
Keep your students engaged all month long with jolly word play and merry and bright brainteasers. In this resource you will find logic and word play to keep your students engaged during the month of December. Please look at the FULL preview to see if this would be challenging (too much or too little) for your students. There are a variety of activities (at different grade levels) as it is designed with the K-6 Gifted and Talented teacher in mind but includes multiple activities that can span all
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K - 6th
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IB PYP Learner Profile Crowns
This set of fun, differentiated crowns includes both blank and coloring page crowns which represent the IB principles. The crowns are a fun way to introduce or spotlight the Learner Profiles. Younger students with limited knowledge of the IB principles can color and discuss how to set goals and incorporate those traits by debriefing on their ideas depicted in the representations.
Older students can utilize the blank templates to record their ideas or goals. This activity could also be used to h
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PreK - 5th
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Advanced Book Study: The Day the Crayons Quit
Using this resource, students will critically analyze the story The Day the Crayons Quit. The questions on the Thinking Frameworks move students from lower level thinking to higher order thinking. Students will analyze and explore the literature in order to become critical thinkers. A creative thinking activity is included to further develop the students’ critical and creative thinking. Included in this resource:Leveled Graphic Organizers for Story ElementsReader's Response QuestionsGuided Close
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K - 3rd
Creative Scribble Journal Based on Torrence Test of Creativity
This scribble journal is an adaptation of the Torrence Test of Creativity. It is designed to challenge the creative thought of your high achieving students, while providing an extension for the practice of their weekly spelling or vocabulary words. It is meant to be a low maintenance quick and easy way to support the gifted/early finishers in your classroom. This journal could later be used to support formal identification for gifted services for the students in your class. The included challeng
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K - 3rd
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What Can You Do With Ten Dots? A Book To Inspire Creativity
Get your students creative juices flowing as you start the school year. Read the book Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews. Give students 55 colored dots, this booktivity, and let your students be inspired to create their own book. This is a perfect activity to use the first week of school because students can work independently and let you have some time to get some much needed work done!
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K - 6th
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Silly Story Starters: Writing Center
Thanks for checking out my Silly Story Starters: Writing Center! Are your kids stuck on what to write about? Are they looking for new ideas? Are you looking for creative fictional writing? This low-prep center is for you and your students!
Students will pick three cards (from 36 - that's over 1,700 possibilities!) - who, what, and where to get themselves started, brainstorm their ideas, and publish their final story!
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- Clear Teacher Instructions
- 36 Story Cards
- Story Starter La
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K - 3rd
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Early Reading Alphabet Enrichment Menu Packet with 8 Activities for PreK- 2
Want differentiation to be easier? Try an extension menu! Great for 1st grade at the beginning of the year, high level kinders, or early finishers! This 14 page early reading and language arts menu packet is based on the letters of the alphabet, and includes 3 levels of difficulty and multiple intelligences/learning styles. Students choose 3 activities in a row to make tic-tac-toe. All the forms you need are included for all 8 activities...the work has been done for you! Choice and challenge are
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Multitude of Menus! Enrichment Bundle
CogAT Practice #2 for K-2 with Answer Key and Administration Directions
Are you looking for something to help your Kindergartener, 1st or 2nd grade child or class to use for practicing the CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test)? I teach Talent Development to Kindergarten as well as gifted resource to first grade through sixth grade. I have created this packet to use during Talent Development to help my K-2 students become familiar with what the questions may look like on the CogAT. I created all questions based on the types of questions that have been shared as public kn
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: CogAT Practice BUNDLE: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Grade
Back to School S.C.A.M.P.E.R
This product contains 12 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R. templates for the following:School BusStudent DeskSchool YearTeacher DeskCafeteriaLunchboxBackpackEmpty BenchPlaygroundLibrarySchool DayClassroom+ Create Your OwnEACH template comes with 4 different creative thinking questions to spark critical thinking and unique answers around the specific topic that is being scampered!
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K - 8th
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Also included in: S.C.A.M.P.E.R The School Year BUNDLE
CogAT Test - Quantitative Battery Booklet (Level 5/6 - Kindergarten)
About the test.CogAT ® Form 7 - Level 5/6 is designed for students in Pre-K - Kindergarten. The questions are divided into 3 batteries – Verbal, Quantitative and Nonverbal Reasoning, and each battery has 3 different subtests. There are 118 questions. Form 7 and 8 - Level 5/6 are equivalent in every way, except that the specific questions are different. This allows the school to give an alternative version of the same test when necessary.Skills required for this test.The questions in the CogAT co
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K
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CogAT Test Non-Verbal Battery Booklet (Level 5/6 - Kindergarten)
About the test. CogAT ® Form 7 - Level 5/6 is designed for students in Pre-K - Kindergarten. The questions are divided into 3 batteries – Verbal, Quantitative and Nonverbal Reasoning, and each battery has 3 different subtests. There are 118 questions. Form 7 and 8 - Level 5/6 are equivalent in every way, except that the specific questions are different. This allows the school to give an alternative version of the same test when necessary.Skills required for this test. The questions in the CogAT
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K
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CogAT Test - Verbal Battery Booklet (Level 5/6 - Kindergarten)
About the test. CogAT ® Form 7 - Level 5/6 is designed for students in Pre-K - Kindergarten. The questions are divided into 3 batteries – Verbal, Quantitative and Nonverbal Reasoning, and each battery has 3 different subtests. There are 118 questions. Form 7 and 8 - Level 5/6 are equivalent in every way, except that the specific questions are different. This allows the school to give an alternative version of the same test when necessary.Skills required for this test. The questions in the CogAT
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K
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Number Series, Quantitative Patterns for CoGAT, GATE, NNAT
What are number series? These are quantitative (number based) patterns represented by objects in columns. The goal is to determine the next logical amount in the series by identifying the patterns. This activity encourages students to think outside of the box and is often used in Gifted & Talented admissions tests such as CoGAT, T&E, NNAT. It can be used for your differentiated instruction or math centers. Encourage students to explain their rationale as they solve these patterns. What's
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PreK - 3rd
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Primary Grades Writing Choice board 11 month set
Month-Themed Writing choice boards for August- June for the K-3rd Grade Classroom.Includes both color and black and white versions of all eleven months.Just print, laminate and use every year! Can also be used as a PDF for Distance Learning or to project on a smartboard.Great for early finishers, Gifted and Talented, work on writing stations and more!Please add feedback to let me know what you think. Don't forget to press "follow" and "like" to keep up to date on my latest creations!Looking fo
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K - 3rd
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Visual Absurdities #3 (What's Wrong with the Picture?)
Here are some more fun scenes for students to find what is wrong in each picture. These help with critical thinking skills, observational skills, vocabulary, and expressive skills.This is a terrific way to start a class to get your students thinking!A couple of these are more subtle than the previous downloads, so an answer key is included.
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PreK - 2nd
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Pets! Writing Poetry with Primary Students
Here are 5 different poems children can write about their favorite pet - whether they own one or wish for one.
1. My Pet ___________
The Important Thing about My Pet (based on the book The Important Book By Margaret Wise Brown
If I Were A _________________________
Number Poem
A ____________Can…
A poetry lesson based on each of these books is presented with teaching instructions, worksheet template for students, and a student writing sample for each poem. Lessons are differentiated for
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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