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Kindergarten resources for Microsoft Word and for GATE
Primary GATE Gifted and Talented Program for the Year -- 410 Pages, 50%+ off!
You will be a rock star! This collection is highly interactive, creative, and rich in age-appropriate critical thinking.
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This collection takes me through an entire year of lessons with my advanced groups of kindergarteners, 1st, and 2nd graders . . . but many of these lessons can also be used for middle and upper elementary kids, especially if you come into the regular classroom to teach whole-class enrichment lessons.
19 units and 419 pages of lessons!
Grades:
K - 3rd
Primary GATE with Caldecott -- "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" Mo Willems
Let’s have some fun along with the Pigeon and expand DOK along the way! This lesson will lead your primary GATE students through four challenging activities, culminating in an artistic response showing why they “never get to do anything!” either.
Gifted and talented learners carry similar characteristics throughout their lives—even as kindergarten and first graders. One common characteristic of gifted learners is a strong sense of justice. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus gives us a good o
Grades:
K - 3rd
Primary GATE with Caldecott COLLECTION - 180 pages - 7 Books!
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
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K - 3rd
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Little Island Primary Gifted and Talented Social-Emotional Values and Identity
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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K - 3rd
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Primary GATE with Caldecott -- "Two Bad Ants" by Chris Van Allsburg
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
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K - 2nd
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Primary GATE with Caldecott -- Owl Moon Pop-up and Critical Thinking
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
Kindergarten Bird-Themed Challenges for Gifted and Talented GATE - Storytelling
You’ll have loads of fun with this thematic “birds” bundle of lessons and activities. We address BEST PRACTICES for our youngest gifted and advanced learners with hand-on puzzles, storytelling, participatory reading, acting, humor, video, and improvisation. In the process, we will deliver two social emotional messages—one about teamwork, and one about diversity. So little time, and so much to do! That’s why we always, always, always engage and challenge students in critical thinking across the c
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K - 2nd
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Primary GATE -- AIR! Active, Creative, Academic, and Hands-on!
I am always trying to figure out what to do with my little primary groups, and this unit was a definite hit with my kindergartners. It would work well with 1st grade too or the regular 2nd grade classroom. The full unit contains more than 2 hours of contact time.
It’s active, fun, and challenging for these little ones and seemed to have the right combination of “get up and move,” imagination, creativity, and “making” along with academic tasks.
We learn about four important properties of air
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K - 2nd
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Making Tracks with Footprint Mysteries KG 1st 2nd GATE Primary Challenges!
Engaging challenge of a highly participatory and creative nature for our youngest primary kids!Here’s another lesson for our youngest gifted learners based on research and best practices advocated by the National Association of Gifted Children. It’s rich in age 4-7 critical thinking opportunities with hands-on learning, visual discrimination and details, improvisational opportunities including creativity, storytelling, writing and art, and engaging activities associated with the kids’ immediate
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: 2019-2020 Gifted and Talented GATE Program for the Year - Elementary
Primary GATE with Caldecott -- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
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
Grades:
K - 3rd
Primary Gifted and Talented Social Emotional MARSHMALLOW Respecting Differences
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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K - 2nd
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Curious George Gets a Medal for Primary GATE and Advanced Groups
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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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!
September Brain Benders
Brain Benders are critical thinking activities designed for each month. Use them as enrichment activities, journal prompts, learning center activities, or however you choose! Each monthly Brain Bender comes with 20 activities organized in a 5x4 grid to resemble a calendar. You can choose to print the calendar with its corresponding multiple intelligence label for each activity or print it without. This is a great way to challenge your students!
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K - 4th
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Santa's Sleigh S.T.E.A.M Challenge - Christmas - Winter - Summer
Get into the Christmas spirit with this fun & engaging STEAM activity. Students work collaboratively to plan, design and construct a festive sleigh for Santa and his reindeers! This hands on project integrates science, technology, engineering, art, and math as students explore principles such as aerodynamics, stability, and creative design. Throughout the challenge, students conduct research, sketch plans, and make use of the provided materials to bring their sleigh designs to life.They then
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Christmas STEAM Activities Bundle - Winter - Christmas - December
Christmas Ornament S.T.E.A.M Challenge - Winter - Summer
Looking for a way to link S.T.E.A.M to the theme of Christmas? Here's a no-prep activity for you!This is a festive and engaging way for students to explore and apply their knowledge in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Lots of fun to be had!Take a look at the preview!What's included in this resource?STEAM Christmas Ornament lesson plan with suggested read aloud (4 total). These focus on the Christmas spirit, perseverance and problem solving. If you don't have the books ava
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: Christmas STEAM Activities Bundle - Winter - Christmas - December
A Balloon for a Blunderbuss -- Classic Picture Books for Primary GATE
This is fun, challenging, and hands-on literacy for your advanced primary groups.
Level—Advanced KG and 1st, whole class 2nd
Time—About 3 hours—easily separated in sessions
Butterfly pop-up glyph: students make a pop-up butterfly they hide in their hands—just like in the book. It’s not just a pop-up; it’s a colorful glyph all about their abilities and skills.
Trading cards: what will you trade for an elephant, a giant piece of cake, an owl who knows all the answers? Students negotiate and
Grades:
K - 2nd
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SIDEWALK FLOWERS for Pre-K to 1st Primary GATE - Picture Book Critical Thinking
Sidewalk Flowers offers a wonderful opportunity for early childhood gifted education—Sidewalk Flowers, the book, is told without words. Nevertheless, the book is rich in poetic expression as well as emotional and intellectual depth. Sidewalk Flowers is the perfect vehicle for fostering talent development in grades Pre-K to 2. (You need only one copy of the book).The related unit is full of inquiry, higher level thinking development, challenge, play, exploration, art, storytelling, and creativity
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PreK - 1st
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GATE Independent Project Planning Sheet and Rubric
Goal setting and personalized projects are key components of a well rounded GATE classroom! This planning worksheet is adaptable to all grade levels.
This planning takes student through the steps of planning their next Independent Project:
- Students will pair their topic with a Depth and Complexity theme to create an essential question for their project
- Students will list all the physical and research resources they will need to complete a project
- Students will plan the details of what the
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Grades:
K - 8th
Light-Up Greeting Card STEAM Challenge - Winter - Christmas - Holidays
Have students use their design and creativity skills to make their very own light-up greeting card. This STEAM activity is focused on Christmas, however it can be easily adapted to any celebration throughout the year!Students create a special greeting card that lights up using simple circuit components like an LED (light-emitting diode) and a coin-cell battery. The project involves designing the card, incorporating artistic elements, and building a circuit to make the LED light up when the card
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K - 6th
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Also included in: Christmas STEAM Activities Bundle - Winter - Christmas - December
Thinking like a Disciplinarian- Student led lessons w/ Depths & Complexity Icons
Looking for a way to help your students explore their interests and passions? Look no further than the Think like a Disciplinarian Student Clubs! This versatile resource allows students to lead discussions and workshops on topics that interest them, all while preparing them for life as a disciplinarian. With editable pages that fit your classroom needs, this product is a must-have for any educator. So give it a try - your students will love it!
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Grades:
K - 12th
Enrichment Kindergarten Choice Board (12 Engaging Activities for School or Home)
Use this product for school or at home learning to enact imaginative and creative learning. Can be used for Alternative Method of Instruction with parent guidance. Allows for creative thinking, elaboration, originality, and imagination to spark new ideas.
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PreK - K
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Multi-Grade Gifted Written Education Plan (WEP) includes check boxes
This is an adaptation of the Written Education Plan found on Progress Book and the suggested WEPs shown on the Ohio Department of Education. I created this form after using multiple versions. I needed a WEP that the parents, teachers, and EMIS secretaries could understand and included all the required elements as mandated from the ODE.This WEP is very easy to use and includes all the current EMIS codes and gifted service options. It allows one to see the students' previous services and the fu
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Grades:
K - 12th
Let it Snow!
This is a science lab that teaches students the difference between polymers and monomers. Age range from K-6th grade. Explore the scientific method, while expanding the vocabulary of each student by creating artificial snow that can be handled and manipulated. *will need to purchase insta snow polymer from online source.
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K - 8th, Higher Education
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First Grade Enrichment Choice Board 2
This choice board provides enrichment for a student who works at the first grade level. It is great for whole group learning or one student. Wonderful for use at home too as a distance learning tool or home school creativity. The challenges provide ways to be creative, elaborate, and tap into a child's imagination.
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PreK - 2nd
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