Bonny Skutch

Elmer Bibliotherapy Lesson for Elementary Gifted Students

By Bonny Skutch

This lesson uses David McKee's picture book, Elmer, to explore social and emotional needs of gifted students. In Elmer, the main character (Elmer the elephant) struggles to fit in with the rest of his herd. Likewise, many gifted students struggle

Subjects:

Life Skills, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

GATE, Lesson

$2.00

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Creativity Posters: Defining fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration

By Bonny Skutch

These posters (designed for 8.5 by 11 inch paper) define the creativity components of flexibility, fluency, originality, and elaboration. The border is colorful polka-dots on black (www.mycutegraphic.com) and the center is an aqua color. You could

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables, Posters

$1.50

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Bug Glyphs: A Math Craftivity Focused on Representing and Interpreting Data

By Bonny Skutch

In this engaging activity students create bugs that represent themselves based on a set of personal characteristics and subsequent directions. This activity focuses on Common Core Standards related to representing and interpreting data. Three math

Subjects:

Graphing, Other (Math), Back to School

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities

$2.50

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Christmas Telephone Codes Brainteasers

By Bonny Skutch

In this brainteaser activity, students use a telephone keypad (a graphic of one is included) to decipher what Christmas words each set of numbers spells. Students will use their phonics and logical thinking skills to figure out Christmas songs,

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Phonics

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, GATE

$1.75

5

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Creativity Centers

By Bonny Skutch

This is a set of 12 creativity center task cards and a description of the materials and effort needed to set up each center. These centers are great for general education classrooms ad can be the perfect activity for early finishers. They are also

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Graphic Arts, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$4.00

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Thanksgiving Story Matrix: A creative approach to narrative story writing

By Bonny Skutch

Do your students have a difficult time starting a story? Does the sight of a blank page make them freeze up? Perhaps they have too many ideas swirling around in their head and they don't know where to start. Perhaps they have very few ideas and an

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Thanksgiving

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, GATE

$2.50

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Fall Story Matrix: A creative approach to narrative writing

By Bonny Skutch

Do your students have a difficult time starting a story? Does the sight of a blank page make them freeze up? Perhaps they have too many ideas swirling around in their head and they don't know where to start. Perhaps they have very few ideas and an

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Autumn

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

$2.50

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Using Cinematherapy to Support the Needs of Gifted Students (Pre-K/ K Mini-pack)

By Bonny Skutch

This mini-pack includes four lessons that use easy-to-find videos to help students (gifted or ALL students) discuss an social and emotional issues that they may be facing. Each lesson in this pack includes a synopsis of the video, a menu of

Subjects:

Life Skills, Gifted and Talented, School Counseling

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Movie Guides, Lesson

$3.50

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Pre-Primer- 3rd grade Dolch Word Combo Pack

By Bonny Skutch

This is a set of Pre-Primer- 3rd grade Dolch words on individual word cards (plus blanks for other high frequency words, like your name or your school's name!). All the cards are on a cute background with white polka dots color-coded by level. The

Subjects:

Reading

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Flash Cards, Word Walls, Printables

$11.00

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The Dot: Using the movie to address social and emotional needs of gifted

By Bonny Skutch

This is a lesson plan that uses the video of Peter H. Reynold's The Dot to address social and emotional needs that young students (especially gifted students) often face. The lesson includes a synopsis of the video/book, a menu of introductory

Subjects:

Life Skills, Gifted and Talented, School Counseling

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Movie Guides, Lesson

FREE

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3rd Grade Dolch Sight Word Card Set

By Bonny Skutch

This is a set of the 41 3rd grade Dolch words on individual word cards (plus seven blanks for other high frequency words, like your name or your school's name!). All the cards are on a cute lavender background with white polka dots (from

Subjects:

Reading

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Flash Cards, Word Walls, Printables

$2.75

10

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Halloween Story Matrix

By Bonny Skutch

Do your students have a difficult time starting a story? Does the sight of a blank page make them freeze up? Perhaps they have too many ideas swirling around in their head and they don't know where to start. Perhaps they have very few ideas and

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Halloween

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Graphic Organizers

$2.50

10

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St. Patrick's Day Story Matrix: A creative approach to narrative writing

By Bonny Skutch

Do your students have a difficult time starting a story? Does the sight of a blank page make them freeze up? Perhaps they have too many ideas swirling around in their head and they don't know where to start. Perhaps they have very few ideas and an

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, St. Patrick's Day

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, GATE

$2.50

4

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Christmas Story Matrix: A creative approach to narrative writing

By Bonny Skutch

Do your students have a difficult time starting a story? Does the sight of a blank page make them freeze up? Perhaps they have too many ideas swirling around in their head and they don't know where to start. Perhaps they have very few ideas and an

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, GATE

$2.50

10

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Halloween Telephone Codes Brainteasers

By Bonny Skutch

In this brainteaser activity, students use a telephone keypad (a graphic of one is included) and their phonics and logical thinking skills to decipher what Halloween words each set of numbers spells. These brainteasers are appropriate for gifted

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Halloween

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

GATE

$1.25

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2nd Grade Dolch Sight Word Card Set

By Bonny Skutch

This is a set of the 46 2nd grade Dolch words on individual word cards (plus two blanks for other high frequency words, like your name or your school's name!). All the cards are on a cute light blue background with white polka dots (from

Subjects:

Reading

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Flash Cards, Word Walls, Printables

$2.75

5

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Primer Dolch Sight Word Cards

By Bonny Skutch

This is a set of the 52 Primer Dolch words on individual word cards (plus four blanks for other high frequency words, like your name or your school's name!). All the cards are on a cute red background with white polka dots. The set also includes 4

Subjects:

Reading

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Flash Cards, Word Walls, Printables

$2.75

3

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Winter Story Matrix: A creative approach to narrative writing

By Bonny Skutch

Do your students have a difficult time starting a story? Does the sight of a blank page make them freeze up? Perhaps they have too many ideas swirling around in their head and they don't know where to start. Perhaps they have very few ideas and an

Subjects:

Writing, Winter

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, GATE

$2.50

6

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1st Grade Dolch Sight Word Card Set

By Bonny Skutch

This is a set of the 41 1st grade Dolch words on individual word cards (plus seven blanks for other high frequency words, like your name or your school's name!). All the cards are on a cute orange/peach background with white polka dots. The set also

Subjects:

Reading

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Flash Cards, Word Walls, Printables

$2.75

2

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Pre-Primer Dolch Sight Word Cards

By Bonny Skutch

This is a set of the 40 pre-primer Dolch words on individual word cards. All the cards are on a cute green background with white polka dots. The set also includes 4 large cards with 10 Dolch words on each. Print on card stock and laminate for

Subjects:

Reading

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Flash Cards, Word Walls, Printables

$2.75

2

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