Kindergarten Halloween literature resources for GATE

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Activities, GATE

Fall STEM Bins® Teambuilders - Halloween, Thanksgiving, Autumn STEM Activities

Created by

Autumn, Engineering, Halloween

★ GRAB MY NEW STEM BINS TEAMBUILDERS GROWING BUNDLE!★ Fall STEM Bins® Teambuilders are a wonderful STEM Activities to foster student collaboration and build your classroom community during October and November!Both lower grade (K-1st Grade) and upper grade (2nd-5th Grade) versions are included!★ CLICK HERE FOR SUPPLY LISTThe following STEM Bins® Teambuilders are designed to accompany my STEM Bins®, found at the following link:★STEM BINS8 fall themed Challenges are provided for you to set up in s

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Grades:

PreK - 5th

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Also included in: STEM Bins® Teambuilders BUNDLE - End of the Year, Summer, Back to School, Fall

Pumpkin Catapult STEM Challenge & Games - Halloween STEM Activity

Created by

***SAVE BIG WITH THE HALLOWEEN STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, Halloween themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in October! With a focus on force and motion, this activity is always a fun way to begin the school year.Includes the following components for PUMPKIN CATAPULT STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive DisplaysKey Visual Vocabulary

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Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-PS2-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

...

Also included in: Halloween STEM Challenges & Activities BUNDLE - Pumpkin Catapult, Candy Towers

Spider Web Bridge STEM Challenge - Halloween STEM Activity

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***SAVE BIG WITH THE HALLOWEEN STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, Halloween themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in October! With a focus on bridge engineering, this activity is always a fun way to begin the school year.Includes the following components for SPIDER WEB BRIDGE STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive DisplaysKey Visual Vocabula

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Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Gifted and Talented, Halloween, Other (Specialty)

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: Halloween STEM Challenges & Activities BUNDLE - Pumpkin Catapult, Candy Towers

Halloween 4 Lesson STEM Bundle - STEAM

Created by

What's Kraken

This package includes directions, goals/targets, planning page and material list for the following Halloween STEAM lessons, a $8.00 value for only $5.89!1. Build a Bridge - $1.992. Five Little Pumpkins - $1.993. Build a Bone Tower - $1.994. Build a Haunted House - $1.99If you are interested in the editable word version for $7.99 visit the following link:Halloween STEM *Editable Word Documents* $7.99Feel free to contact us with any questions! whatskrakentpt@gmail.comFollow us on Social Media to s

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Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Printables

Candy Tower STEM Challenge - Halloween STEM Activity

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***SAVE BIG WITH THE HALLOWEEN STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, Halloween themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in October! With a focus on 3D solids and structures, this activity is always a fun way to begin the school year.Includes the following components for CANDY TOWER STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive DisplaysKey Visual Vocabula

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Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: Halloween STEM Challenges & Activities BUNDLE - Pumpkin Catapult, Candy Towers

Robot Mazes for use with Ozobots - October Coding Activities for Fall

Created by

Autumn, Computer Science - Technology, Halloween

Print and go mazes for coding your favorite little robot! Ozobot™ robots are the perfect robot to get started with coding because all you need are paper and markers. This set of mazes is perfect for your October STEM centers. The mazes can be solved in multiple ways, which means that students can come up with their own solutions to each maze. What's Included5 coding mazes (choose from either autumn-themed or Halloween-themed for each maze)Start to finish mazes (2)Mazes where students need to "co

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Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

Also included in: Robot Mazes and Activities for Ozobots - BUNDLE Robotics 45 Printable Mazes

STEM Activities for Read Aloud Books BUNDLE of 10

Created by

Engineering, Gifted and Talented, Literature

Read alouds come ALIVE with STEM challenges! This set of STEM challenges provides 3-5 STEM challenge per story. That means that you can use the same book across multiple grade levels OR allow students to choose which STEM challenge to try. That also means if you want to do a Family STEM Night, you can set up stations for 2-3 of the stories and let families work together on the challenge of their choice.Students will need to use skills such as taking measurements, creating stable structures, brai

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Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

...

CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES BUNDLE Literature Extensions Critical Thinking GATE

Created by

Barbara Evans

Story Sleuths I, II, and III Bundle delivers 3 products at 20% savings. You will receive 12 weeks of clues for the Story Sleuth challenge; an enrichment unit using Caldecott Award winning books to cultivate critical thinking. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which book is described by the set of clues. By involving your students in this project, you will exercise their deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and problem solving skills. This unit is

Subjects:

GATE, Literature Circles, Lesson

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.K.3

, RL.K.6

, RL.K.7

, RL.K.9

, RL.K.10

...

Primary GATE with Caldecott COLLECTION - 180 pages - 7 Books!

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Your primary kids will love these lessons! You save a bundle: 33% off individual purchases! I teach 30-45 minute groups once a week of 1st and 2nd graders all year, and this collection is more than enough to get me through an entire school year of groups. I can’t absolutely guarantee it will do the same for you, but it’s going to be very close if it doesn’t . . . You’ll see best practices in gifted education throughout. You’ll see many graphic organizers, age-appropriate and challenging cr

Subjects:

Unit Plans, Activities, GATE

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Halloween Activity / STEM Challenge - Witch's Brew

Created by

Engineering, Gifted and Talented, Halloween

Design a witch's brew potion that bubbles! Students will need to mix various ingredients until they find two that create a chemical reaction to make the potion bubble. This is a very fun activity even your youngest scientists will love! ContentsGetting StartedSuggested Material List (you will need baking soda, vinegar, and various other baking supplies)Teacher NotesPrintable Challenge Poster: Hang at your STEM center or near where the STEM creations are, especially if they will be on display for

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Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

GATE, Centers

Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges for K-2 - Whole Year Bundle

Little Island Primary Gifted and Talented Social-Emotional Values and Identity

Created by

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Literature

We use this Caldecott Award Winning book to address social-emotional standards for primary gifted students. Not just a social-emotional unit, we answer critical thinking questions, explore literary theme and other ideas, and create a fun island adventure using a grid. Great stuff for our youngest gifted learners: It’s hands-on, requires critical thinking, and good fun. NAGC Learning and Development Standards 1.1 Self-Understanding. Students with gifts and talents demonstrate self-knowledge

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Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.7

, RL.3.4

Also included in: 4th 5th +more COMPLETE PROGRAM Bundle Gifted and Talented GATE 400 pages 46% off

Halloween STEM Activities for October with Building Bricks like LEGO®

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Engineering, Gifted and Talented, Halloween

Want to set up a STEM center without burning through consumables? Building brick STEM challenges are fun, engaging, and full of endless possibilities. For these activities you can use generic building bricks or legos.If you were thinking of trying STEM Fridays or Maker Mondays, or you need something more engaging for your early finishers than worksheets or reading, this is the resource for you. Not only will your students be working creatively to solve problems, they will be reading, writing, an

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

GATE, Centers

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-1

Also included in: STEM Activities and Makerspace Tasks for the Whole Year

Prepositions & Pronouns in Halloween Town

Created by

TLC Talk Shop - Tamatha Cauckwell

Pronouns! Prepositions! Kids in Halloween Costumes! Work on Prepositions and Pronouns while playing Bingo, Dice games, or through the use of hands on manipulatives! Dauber Pages allow for No Prep practice in therapy and out as handy homework pages!*******************************************************************Contents:PREPOSITIONS in HALLOWEEN TOWN: *BINGO Selection Cards (p.4-7) *BINGO CARDS- 6 cards focusing on: Beside, In Front, Behind, Next to (p.8-13) *DAUBER PAGES (p.14-16) *

Subjects:

Halloween, Special Education, Speech Therapy

Grades:

PreK - 5th

Types:

Activities, GATE

Primary GATE with Caldecott -- "Two Bad Ants" by Chris Van Allsburg

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If you're like me, you can't easily find activities designed for primary grade gifted learners. This one hour activity, however, is specifically designed for Chris Van Allsburg’s "Two Bad Ants" and primary gifted and talented students—nurturing talent for both verbal and nonverbal high ability students. In this activity, students use critical thinking and creative perspective-taking to create a “mystery drawing” similar to the close-ups in "Two Bad Ants." In an interactive follow-up, classma

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Literature, Spring

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities, GATE

Kite Book Report Packet for Fiction and Non-Fiction

Created by

Enrichment with Class

SPRING into literature with a creative book report in a kite form! Your students can SOAR by writing story elements or cool facts from their books, then assembling their book report into an adorable mini-kite. (book can be any book, or it can have a kite theme!) 8 page packet includes: Terms of Use Book report form- Fiction (lined and unlined) Book report form- Non- Fiction (lined and unlined) Bow patterns for kite book report Store Information Great product for Gifted and Talented, enrichm

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Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Projects, GATE, Centers

Primary GATE with Caldecott -- Owl Moon Pop-up and Critical Thinking

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Gifted and Talented, Literature, Poetry

Now with a more kid-friendly pop-up option: Owl Moon is incredibly rich in critical thinking potential, rich in artwork, and rich in the feelings words evoke. Come along for a challenging lesson and a fun extension activity with the poetic 1988 Caldecott Award winner Owl Moon. Critical thinking about poetry, participatory reading, and figurative language along with a project in which we create an owl to “pop up” and spread its wings poetically will energize your students. Caldecott books a

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Projects, GATE, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.1.7

, RL.2.7

, SL.2.1

, SL.2.2

, SL.2.3

...

Primary GATE with Caldecott -- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

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Come along for a challenging lesson and fun extensions with Ezra Jack Keats’s 1963 Caldecott winner, The Snowy Day. I use this lesson with my 1st grade advanced readers. 2nd and 3rd graders should be right on target as well. Got a gifted kindergarten group? This will be an especially tough challenge for them but promises to stretch kids’ imagination and critical thinking skills across 4+ grade levels. Pre-reading activities warm up your students for critical thinking questions as we “count

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Keep 'em Thinking with Susan Morrow

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

GATE, Lesson

The Oldest Student Picture Book Biography Companion and Activities

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Teach your kiddos the story of Mary Walker, the oldest student in the U.S., who learned to read at 116 years old. This Print and Go Book Companion for The Oldest Student, is a favorite to share with your students at the beginning of the year.WHY YOU NEED THIS THE OLDEST STUDENT BOOK COMPANION: ⭐This comprehensive book companion promotes critical and creative thinking. Best of all, it illustrates the values of perseverance, resilience, and lifelong learning.This The Oldest Student Picture Book

Subjects:

Art History, Literature, Reading

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.4

, RL.2.5

...

Also included in: Biography Picture Book Companion Bundle - Lit Guides

Halloween 4-in-1 Critical and Creative Thinking Bundle for Gifted and Enrichment

Created by

Enrichment with Class

Fly into critical and creative thinking in your science and math/ logic curriculum! Your students' higher-order thinking skills will SOAR during the Halloween season with this HUGE 4-in-1 bundle! Bundle Includes these 4 products: (click links for details and previews)1) Goin’ Batty! Research Activity Menu for Gifted or Enrichment 2) Spider Sleuth! Creepy Crawly Research Activity Menu for Gifted and Enrichment 3)Halloween Logic Puzzle for Young and Gifted Thinkers!4) Halloween Headlines Mystery!

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Halloween

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Research, Projects, GATE

Investigating Decomposing Pumpkins-Experimental Design

Created by

Jenny Sue Flannagan

Are you tired of doing the same old pumpkin activity year after year? Looking for something to jazz up October? This is the lesson for you! Students work with you to design an experiment to see if carving a pumpkin decomposes faster than not carving!The lesson begins with students using the strategy See, Think, Wonder in order to generate words, phrases, and ideas to describe a really gross picture! Students will later learn the picture was really a rotting pumpkin!Students then read the book Ro

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Science

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

CCSS:

W.1.2

, W.2.2

Also included in: STEM Lesson Bundle

Primary Gifted and Talented Social Emotional MARSHMALLOW Respecting Differences

Created by

Biology, Gifted and Talented, Literature

We all share common hopes, dreams, feelings, and abilities no matter what ethnicity, nationality, gender, or group we belong to. That message is the key take-away from this primary GATE unit. As such, this unit is a social-emotional unit with NACG standards . . . but much more:Primary GATE best Practices with a Social-Emotional Emphasis· Critical Thinking· Language and Reading· Creativity· Science We use Clare Turlay Newberry’s Caldecott Honor book, Marshmallow, as our vehicle. We also use Lisa

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Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Gifted and Talented, Literature, Native Americans

Also included in: 4th 5th +more COMPLETE PROGRAM Bundle Gifted and Talented GATE 400 pages 46% off

Indigenous Peoples Legend Wheel Activity for Gifted and Enrichment

Created by

Enrichment with Class

NOTE BEFORE BUYING!! This product is one of 8 activities in my Indigenous Peoples Research Menu. Please check out full menu before purchase! Increase critical and creative thinking in your social studies and language arts curriculum! Your students' higher-order thinking skills will blossom as they create and illustrate an Indigenous Peoples Legend Wheel (data disk) based on a legend they've read. 9 page packet includes teacher tips, legend websites, 2 legend wheel forms (top and bottom) with s

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

Curious George Gets a Medal for Primary GATE and Advanced Groups

Created by

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Literature

Another classic picture book lesson bundle from Portable Gifted and Talented: Hands-on literacy, critical thinking, cross-curricular, creative and visual – best practices for your 21st Century primary advanced and gifted groups and Common Core State Standards referenced. This lesson bundle is great for kindergarten and 1st grade and would be a great extension activity for larger groups in 2nd grade. Level: KG and 1st advanced or gifted; 2nd whole group Time: four hours and more Critical Th

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Grades:

K - 2nd

Types: