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Character education tools for common cores for GATE
STEM Bins® Teambuilders for Back to School and End of the Year - STEM Activities
★ GRAB MY NEW STEM BINS TEAMBUILDERS GROWING BUNDLE!★ STEM Bins® Teambuilders are a wonderful way to build your classroom community and allow students to practice and reflect on essential character skills. They are ideal for use at the beginning of the school year as you are introducing STEM Bins to your class, and are also perfect for collaborative STEM activities at the end of the school year. The following STEM Bins® Teambuilders are designed to accompany my STEM Bins® ,found at the following
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PreK - 5th
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Compare & Contrast 2 Stories - 10 Paired Passages - 4th & 5th Grade Folktales
Compare and contrast literature with ten paired passages. This set emphasizes identification and use of story elements to construct responses. Students read two folktales, organize elements in tables, transfer them to Venn diagrams, and explain in paragraphs. Open the preview to take a closer look.Five sets of folktales from around the world were carefully selected and adapted for fourth and fifth grade students.“Mani and Sol” (Norway) and “The Fire Dog” (Korea)“The Goose and the Golden Egg” (S
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4th - 5th
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Growth Mindset, Perseverance, Passion Projects, Becoming An Achiever, and More
Empower your students with the necessary skills and a growth mindset to achieve their goals and make a positive impact on the world! This Growth Mindset Bundle for grades 2-5 teaches students what achievement is and what it means to be an achiever through examining topics such as mistakes and failure, perseverance, discovering passions, and more. PRODUCTS INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE: Growth Mindset: What is An Achiever? Passion Projects 101: Genius Hour for Elementary Students Perseverance Toolkit Y
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2nd - 5th
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Bundle: Creating a Positive Classroom Culture
This bundle includes four amazing resources that will help you establish a positive, safe, and welcoming classroom environment. These resources can be used daily and all throughout the year.Included in this bundle:1. Self Regulating in the Classroom2. Morning Meeting Discussion Cards3. Interactive Discussion Cards4. Building Your Classroom CultureBONUS: Editable classroom promise and student pennants (so fun to color and hang!) are included! Each are editable!
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3rd - 6th
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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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4th Grade Math Leveled Assessment for Differentiation Marzano Proficiency Scale
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They don't just motivate a Growth Mindset, they define how students can demonstrate mastery. Every learning standard is broken down into 4 levels of Differentiation. Also known as a scaffolding for learning. These Assessments lead students up a progressive learning path that mirrors the way they develop concepts. Aligned to Bloom’s or Marzano’s Taxonomy of cognitive skills. From easiest-hardest: (Recall/Retrieval, Comprehen
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4th
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Leadership Research Project Middle High School ASB Student Council AVID Google
This is a great research project for leadership, AVID, or gifted students and is based on Kouzes and Posner's 5 Principles of Leadership. It is geared towards middle or high school students. The Google slides are completely editable so you can add, delete, or edit any slides to suit your needs. The project guides students to research a famous leader and compare them to a person "in real life" who also demonstrates similar leadership qualities. They create questions and interview their "in real
Grades:
6th - 12th
Gifted and Talented Curriculum BUNDLE - GATE for Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade
Looking for a resource designed to support newly identified gifted learners?Look no further... While some may argue that everyone is gifted, not everyone is a "gifted learner." This bundle of activities and lessons is here to assist educators, parents, and gifted students on their lifelong journey of navigating giftedness.For educators, there's the, "Got a GATE Program?" guide, and for parents, "A Guide to Gifted Resources That Stand Out From the Crowd." Gifted learners will benefit f
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3rd - 6th
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Islands of Personality - Inside Out Project
**This project can be used for the following areas: study of psychology, social-emotional learning (self-awareness, empathy), get-to-know-you project
This Inside Out - inspired project will be an exciting resource for students to explore elements of their personalities and understand why they are the way they are. My lesson overview explains how personality psychologists believe our personalities are formed and provides example questions that will help students consider what forms and shapes th
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2nd - 8th
Gifted and Talented Back to School Unit
The first days of school are the most important for setting a precedent of how the rest of the year will be! Use this Back-to-School Unit to prepare your students for the best year yet! This unit is designed for 2nd-5th grade gifted and talented classrooms, but may be adapted for other classes and grade levels. Gifted and Talented Standards are listed for each activity, but activities may also meet CCSS. This unit contains: All About Me- Students will use a template to draw a self portrait.What
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2nd - 5th
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Fairy Tales on Trial
Students discover a unique way to determine the fine line between “doing wrong” and “crime.” They “study” character education by “doing” - using fairy tales and simulating investigation and trials. The activities challenge students as they use all language arts skills: critical reading, analytical thinking and writing, speaking and drama.
Use with the entire class, choosing an appropriate case by its complexity and appropriate level of challenge. The class creates all elements of a case and pres
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3rd - 9th
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The Box Elementary Play Script on Rumors Drama Club Readers Theater
The Box Elementary Play Script on Rumors Drama Club Readers' TheaterWhat's in the box? Is it the sports equipment? Craft supplies? A Bengal tiger wearing SCUBA gear?? No one knows, but that doesn't stop the children from leaping to wild conclusions, and learning a lesson about spreading rumors.This one-act play was written for my 3rd-5th grade Drama Club to accommodate 23 performers, with differentiating roles ranging from a few lines for struggling readers to powerhouse roles for the attentio
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3rd - 6th
Perseverance And The Power of Yet - SEL Growth Mindset
Are you looking for ways to help your students not give up and persevere when they get stuck or work becomes hard? Are you looking for easy-to-follow lessons to teach perseverance and grit? Do you need lessons that provide everything you need without having to look elsewhere? Look no further, I’ve done all the work for you with this Print and Go easy-to-follow Perseverance Toolkit!Designed for grades 2-4, this Perseverance product addresses Social Emotional Learning and includes lessons that can
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2nd - 4th
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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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Scholarly Pursuits: How to be a Scholar PowerPoint, Posters, and Activities
Scholarly Pursuits - How to be a Scholar Bundle (Introduction PowerPoint and Activities)
Explore the world of Scholarly Pursuits with this 14 slide presentation introducing students to the concepts based on Sandra Kaplan's research in gifted education. Scholarly Pursuits are often used in the field of gifted education, yet are extremely helpful to all students, especially those lacking many models of successful student-learner behavior.
This presentation is intended as a beginning of schoo
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3rd - 6th
Student Contracts - For Weekly Work and Independent Learning Projects
I needed some fun student contracts for weekly work and for students on independent learning contract. This packet contains two separate contracts and record sheets to track progress. The Independent Learning Project Contract also contains a rule set for students to follow when placed on independent learning. This is great for GATE students who need compacting or enrichment. I am also finding it useful for my students who are struggling to stay on task and need guidance while working towards com
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3rd - 8th
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May the Fourth Be With You Reading and GROWTH MINDSET
May the Force Nurture Your NeuronsWhat better way to teach a GROWTH Mindset or celebrate May the Fourth than with tips from favorite characters? This Easy Prep Workshop includes over 2 hours of activities that can be taught all at once or separately in sections. The activities in this unit are designed to inspire students to take responsibility for their own learning and success in a fun and meaningful way. Bulletin Board Banner Quotes and a blank student form are included as a bonus activity. E
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4th - 6th
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Meaning of Gifted
This "Meaning of Gifted" lesson is perfect for students that understand that they are gifted, but aren't exactly sure what that means. This series of four lessons is designed to help students understand some of the amazing characteristics of being gifted!Included in this product:Candy Bowl Object Lesson- Use this object lesson to teach your students how special it is to be considered gifted.The Gifted Brain- This lesson helps students understand that the brain of gifted individuals is actually p
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2nd - 5th
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Leadership Lessons from Friends Junior High School ASB Avid Google Editable FUN
This is such a fun leadership lesson and my student LOVED it! The resource uses 5 life lessons as seen on Friends. It is ideal for middle school, junior high, or high school. It is perfect for ASB, student council, Avid study skills, an elective, speech & drama, or even ELA. There is an essay writing component at the end. It is completely editable so you can add, delete, or change anything to suit your students' needs. All video clips are included in links and this can easily be distributed
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6th - 10th
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Biography Activities - Task Cards & Choice Boards for Any Book
Dozens of biography activities come in two formats: task cards or choice boards. Each focuses on one informational text standard, as well as a higher order thinking skill (applying, analyzing, evaluating, or creating).Open the preview to take a closer look.They can be used with any biography: picture or chapter book, read-aloud or independently. You may pick and choose, ask students to specific tasks, or allow them to choose their own activities using the tic-tac-toe menus.All materials come in
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4th - 5th
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Also included in: Biography Unit - Genre Study for Fourth and Fifth Grade Students
Multiple Intelligence Test for Kids (Free)
Learning about multiple intelligence theory can be very empowering for students, especially when you administer a survey to help them discover their own strengths and growth areas. Because most online survey tools are too long and complex for kids, I created this quick and easy classroom version for my students. I included an example of a completed survey on page 4 so you can see how it works.How to Use this Survey to Foster a Growth MindsetBefore you use this survey, please watch my free MI Sur
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4th - 7th
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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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Scholarly Pursuits Classroom Attribute Posters S Kaplan GATE
Introduction to Scholarly Pursuits- Posters
This is a set of 10 kid-friendly classroom posters introducing students to the concept of "Scholarly Pursuits"- based on Sandra Kaplan's research in gifted education. Scholarly Pursuits are often used in the field of gifted education, yet are extremely helpful to all students, especially those lacking many models of successful student-learner behavior.
Posters are intended as classroom decor, prompting students and teachers to remind themselves of
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2nd - 6th
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