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Middle school school counseling tools for common cores for GATE
Gifted and Talented Selfie Sculptures
This “Selfie Sculptures” activity was designed to help elementary teachers of gifted children facilitate meaningful conversations about their social and emotional learning and needs. With guidance and support, students will be able to recognize social and emotional characteristics and needs within themselves and represent them in a “Selfie Sculpture.” These final sculptures will include color-coded shapes that represent each student as an individual while encouraging creativity and a sense of
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1st - 6th
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Social Media, Digital Citizenship, & the Internet Depth & Complexity Bundle
Teach your students how to be digital citizens using the prompts of Depth and Complexity and Content Imperatives! This bundle offers Depth & Complexity frames, thought provoking games, and engaging activities all about social media, digital citizenship, and the internet! Students will have the chance to write, collaborate with others, share opinions, create a website and blog about it (on paper), and participate in many other activities.
Never used Depth and Complexity icons or frames in
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2nd - 8th
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Depth of Knowledge and Learning Icons - Digging Deep - Critical Thinking Skills
These focus wall resources are designed to be engaging and meaningful. Help your kiddos reach for deep knowledge and content mastery using a variety of critical, complex thinking skills.Digging Deep Learning Practices assist students in engaging in critical thinking and developing meaningful understanding of concepts.This resource contains both large and small posters as well as “quick cards” that can be displayed on focus walls, resource walls, or simply during specific lessons.Encourage your s
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K - 6th
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SEL Morning Messages
THIS RESOURCE IS ADDED TO OFTEN! IT WILL JUST GET BIGGER AND BETTER!! Engage your kids, take SEL to the next level, and grow through the power of exSELence with my collection SEL Morning Messages! This collection currently includes 79 of my favorite SEL Messages, and it WILL CONTINUE TO GROW as I create new messages for my students! These messages focus on the five building blocks of social emotional learning.They will get your kids thinking deeply, self reflecting, and engaging in conversation
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3rd - 12th
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GATE Students Counseling Group Mega Minds Gifted Group
Mega Minds is a 10 week school counseling small group designed to help GATE and gifted students share their challenges and connect with their strengths. The group focuses on helping gifted and talented students cope with high expectations, perfectionism, labels, bullying, friendships, and more.*Can be used in conjunction with “The Gifted Kids Survival Guide” by Judy Galbraith or alone.Group OutlineWeek 1: What It Means to Be a GATE KidWeek 2: Life as a GATE KidWeek 3: Why am I GATE Kid?Week 4: G
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4th - 7th
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Essay Template aligned with Lucy Calkins Boxes and Bullets
Students can use this template to plan and organize their essays for Informative, Persuasive, and Expository essays.
It includes Sentence Starters and Language Frames and lined paper to start their essays on.
The C_ O_ P_ S_ S_ is a checklist for students to check their writing for Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation, Spelling, and Sentence structure.
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4th - 8th
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A Literature Unit for Patricia Polacco's Junkyard Wonders
This unit was made to go Patricia Polacco's book The Junkyard Wonders. Included are 18 pages of activities to challenges your students to think more deeply about the story. The unit was created with the 4th and 5th grade Common Core Standards in mind. Topics explored are theme, setting, character traits, visualizing, and many more. Writing assignments and a project idea are also included. The themes in this book would also be perfect to explore with a gifted class. Email me at ideabackpack@
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3rd - 6th
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Gifted and Talented SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM 1st-8th GATE
This bundle is a variation on my popular social-emotional curriculum which is going live and in print in the spring of 2021.These social-emotional units span the curriculum with creative, hands-on activities . . . because we need to make excellent use of our time in gifted and talented talent pools with best practices in gifted education.Lessons and units correspond to NAGC affective standards, the 8 Great Gripes of Gifted Kids, or common issues for gifted learners.7 fantastic and engaging units
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2nd - 8th
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Gifted and Talented editable forms, presentations & PD
This comprehensive bundle includes the following resources:1- Editable GATE Forms: Parent Appeal, HOPE Scale, Characteristic Behavior ScaleHOPE ScaleThe HOPE Scale is designed to measure two very broad categories: Social and Academic components of giftedness and talent. It is meant to serve as a tool with which to focus a classroom teacher's nomination and perceptions of his/her students onto behaviors that are often observable by a classroom teacher.GATE PARENT APPEAL FORMThis is form is used i
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K - 12th, Staff
Differentiated Instruction CCSS STEM Choice Boards & Extension Menus K-8
Teachers, meeting the needs of all learners through differentiated instruction is more important now than it ever was. With the transition to the Common Core, more English language learners, and differing learning styles and abilities makes it pertinent for teachers to offer activities that appeal to each and every student. This is a collection of choice boards, extension menus, and Think-Tac-Toe boards for all grade levels and content areas. These will allow you to reach all students, ensure th
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K - 8th
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Error Analysis: Multiplication
Higher Order Thinking Task Cards
Newly update with new graphics: This is a set of critical thinking task cards. Students are required to analyze a traditional algorithm multiplication problem to find the single error. Students are then required to use their math knowledge and vocabulary to describe the problem. Then students write an extended response to help fix the error.
The task cards in this packet can be used in a variety of ways in the classroom: individual work stations, partner/ gro
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4th - 7th
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Paying for College Project
This project helps teach and reinforce an understanding of methods of paying for college. It focuses on federal aid (as determined using the FAFSA calculator), scholarships available at specific colleges, and private scholarships available through other resources. I made this for my 6th-8th graders but I think it could be beneficial for older students who are unfamiliar with the methods of paying for college.
Grades:
6th - 10th
Multiple Intelligence (MI) PowerPoint (Secondary Version) by Jennifer A. Gates
Teaching gifted, talent development or preparing students for Common Core by teaching them to identify their strengths?
This is the perfect way to introduce Multiple Intelligence: 8 characteristics that students can use to best identify ways in which they can make positive growth. They are: nature smart, logic smart, self smart, people smart, word smart, picture smart, body smart, and music smart.
Introduce and explore Multiple Intelligence in depth with students the elementary or primary and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Argumentative Grade 8
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, charts, quotations, environmental print, fiction, or poetry. In line with PARCC demands.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "argumentative" because the student will be forced to establi
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7th - 9th
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Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Explanatory Grade 6
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, fiction, quotes, environmental print, or poetry.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "explanatory" because the student will be forced to respond to a question by making a definitive answ
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5th - 7th
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Dodecahedron - A 3-D - Novel Study - Book Project - to Fit Any Novel!
This is a student all time favorite of mine over the past 10 years. It is fun, engaging, and makes an absolutely beautiful final project to display.Typically, I do this while reading a class novel to enhance our study of the book (click here to find book specific projects) But this particular project is meant to fit any novel and can be done independently while students read their novel or as a book project after they finish reading.The project is easily differentiated and adapts to all learners
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Dodecahedron - Book Study Bundle - Upper Grades
My Keys to a Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset....Let's keep the conversation going and engage our students in fun and creative ways to learn all about it!Let's make a Growth Mindset Keychain! Included in this product are 9 keys with Growth Mindset statements printed on them. There is also a brain shaped key fob to color and attach the keys onto. Also included is a blank brain shaped key fob, and blank keys if you’d like to customize them differently.Students pick the keys they want and then write about how they are currently
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1st - 8th
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Social Emotional Learning SMART Goals | Self Esteem
Teach students to take an initiative and set Growth Mindset goals with this classroom goal setting resource. By the end, students will choose, manage and achieve a personal goal using the S.M.A.R.T. goal format. Through these activities, students will have a deeper understanding of what it means to set and be accountable for Self-Esteem Goals that are S.M.A.R.T. or Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely.The objective of this resource is to support a growth mindset regarding self-
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5th - 7th
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Growth Mindset Holidays Bundle
Embrace the spirit of positivity and growth with our exclusive Growth Mindset Holidays Bundle! This extraordinary resource is tailored for educators, homeschoolers, parents, and counselors, offering a delightful array of eight holiday-themed coloring pages infused with powerful and consistent growth mindset statements. Celebrate the magic of Valentine's Day, Earth Day, Easter, St. Patrick's Day, 4th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas while reinforcing essential life skills in young
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PreK - 6th
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Kindness is my Superpower! Supplemental Book Activity [Valentine's Day]
Kindness month is here! Spread kindness in your classroom through this great book and fun activity!What's included?Once you purchase, you will have access to two worksheets focused around the book. This includes ONE high quality PDF file of the worksheets___________________________________________________________________________Are you following SEL with Danielle?I frequently add new products to my store all year long. Click here to follow my store for more great resources for school counselors
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K - 6th
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Argumentative Essay Brainstorm Outline - College Prep
Many students have difficulty writing an argumentative essay... and this document is the perfect solution!
It doubles as a brainstorming/outline worksheet, and requires students to provide both evidence to support their claim as well as analysis of the evidence they choose.
Furthermore, it requires one of the most important components of an argumentative essay that students often forget or ignore... counter-argument.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Growth Mindset Coloring Pages Seasons Bundle
The Growth Mindset Coloring Pages Bundle is designed exclusively for educators, parents, homeschoolers, and counselors! This comprehensive bundle includes four captivating seasonal coloring books for fall, winter, summer, and spring, each infused with empowering growth mindset statements to inspire and uplift young minds.Seasonal Variety: Dive into the enchanting world of fall leaves, winter wonderlands, blooming spring flowers, and sunny summer days. Our coloring pages capture the essence of ea
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PreK - 6th
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Jobs and Career Counseling Sorting Out Options
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s the perennial question adults ask kids. When they’re younger, you often hear fire fighter, movie star, and football player as answers. But, as kids get older, they begin to consider the question more seriously. Still, it’s not unusual for 8th and 9th grade students to have no idea about a future career.
Unfortunately, career counseling does not get high priority in secondary schools. We push kids to do their best, take challenging classes, and app
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8th - 12th
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Text Dependent Explanatory Prompt Bundle
The new common core standards and PARCC assessments will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, fiction, reference materials, quotes, environmental print, or poetry.
These writing prompts contain three texts each for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "explanatory" because the student will be forced to
Grades:
1st - 6th
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