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Kindergarten lessons for Gifted and Talented
Paul Klee Abstract Art Lesson: Portrait Dice Games Art Project - Nsw Visual Arts
Are you teaching an abstract art lesson on Paul Klee? Are they going to create an abstract portrait? Here's a fun lesson to brighten up your lesson plans! This is the perfect addition to your elementary art curriculum! Engaging abstract portrait art lesson with language (writing) activities. These no-prep abstract portrait art projects are perfect for your art sub tub. Super easy to implement for substitute teachers. Plus, the engagement will help with behavior! Perfect to start your art integra
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K - 12th
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Also included in: Art History Lesson - Famous Artists - Art Activities and Sub Plans
Depth and Complexity Back to School Activities Kindergarten through 3rd Grade
This set of Depth and Complexity Back to School Activities for Kindergarten through 3rd grade will make back to school a time of learning and connection. You'll get 10 activities that are all ready to print and go! The activities actively teach three Depth & Complexity thinking prompts while providing engaging learning experiences. If you teach gifted (or even if you don't), this is a must-have back-to-school resource. If you don't know where to start using Depth and Complexity with little o
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K - 3rd
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How to Differentiate a Lesson Reference Guide
Need a fast and easy way to create a differentiated lesson for your students? This handy one page "cheat sheet" or reference guide is all you need to create a lesson to meet the needs of your GATE students. This idea was developed by Sandra Kaplan who has worked in the field of Gifted Education for years. YOU MUST HAVE SOME BASIC KNOWLEDGE ON DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY AND HOW TO PLAN DIFFERENTIATED LESSONS IN ORDER TO USE THIS PRODUCT. It is a guide only. Here's how it works: You decide on the th
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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RainForest Critical Thinking Math Logic Puzzles Brain Teasers for Enrichment
Rain forest math logic puzzles will teach your students critical thinking including the process of elimination. There are 10 full color puzzles to solve as a class, and 10 b&w half sized puzzles to follow up. The clues incorporate science knowledge, such as identifying mammals / reptiles, plants / animals, ways of moving, and other attributes, but are written simply enough for many primary grade students to read the clues. Use them as exit tickets, morning work, for early finishers or during
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Brain Teasers Math Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking Enrichment Activities
Kindergarten and 1st Grade GATE Bundle - Gifted and Talented and Advanced
I went about creating units for my youngest groups--KG and 1st grade--because I rarely saw any unit out there that was truly targeting these groups in a deliberate gifted and talented application. Here is the bundle! PLEASE SEE THE INDIVIDUAL PREVIEWSThese are hands-on, cross-curricular, and contain best practices for gifted education. There are even social-emotional lessons built inside. They are all kid-tested and come with great enthusiasm behind them from these little guys. You will get man
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K - 1st
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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
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K - 3rd
Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!
Let’s get ready for the second semester, you rock star gifted and talented teacher, you . . .By now the students can’t wait for their next group with you, so let’s not disappoint!Priced at more than 44% off individual purchases, I put this collection together with several things in mind:1. Best practices in gifted education.2. Engaging, hands-on, and critical thinking.3. Materials are easy to find and/or inexpensive.4. Common Core and/or Next Generation Science referenced.5. Variety to span the
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K - 6th
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Teaching Depth and Complexity to Primary Students
This product is designed to teach both teachers and students how to think using the Depth and Complexity icons/prompts. These were originally created by Sandra Kaplan. This product includes posters, discussion questions, keys, and an activity for each prompt. Many of these icons are utilized in my Depth and Complexity products. The activities have a school or friend prompt. This product includes the following...Big IdeaDetailsLanguage of the DisciplineUnanswered QuestionsPatternsIn purchasin
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K - 2nd
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Heidelberg House Collage Art Lesson
Young students will be fascinated by seeing some of the brightly decorated Heidelberg Houses in inner-city Detroit created by artist, Tyree Guyton. Students will make their own house collage using wood shapes, paint, and other easy-to-find materials. Step-by-step instructions make this lesson simple for students to understand and easy for the teacher to prepare for. This is also a great lesson for Black History Month!Additional elementary art lessons geared for kindergarten through second grade
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PreK - 2nd
S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Numbers and Math - Critical Thinking Mini-Unit
Designed for use with gifted and advanced K-2 students, the activities in this mini-unit are all about creativity with numbers and the power of the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. strategy in innovation and design. The lessons include problem-solving and puzzles that involve substituting and rearranging numbers, a discussion of why number symbols were invented and why, and opportunities for students to practice the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. technique.Included in the MINI-UNIT:21-page STUDENT BOOKLET ready to reproduce for
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K - 2nd
CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES BUNDLE Literature Extensions Critical Thinking GATE
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
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K - 4th
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Lego STEM Challenges perfect for a Maker Space!
In this bundle there are 20 Lego challenges perfect for a Maker Space or STEM Center. In the challenges students will be tasked with using Lego’s or building bricks to create cars, plants, rockets, robots, and much more! The activities are designed for students in grades K-8, with varying activities per grade level. If you like these challenges check out my other STEM and Maker Challenges in my Teachers Pay Teachers store!Be the first to know about my new products, discounts, and freebies: Look
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K - 8th
Summer Logic Critical Thinking Puzzles Brain Teasers for Math Enrichment
These summer beach critical thinking math logic puzzles are great for enrichment, brain teasers, early finishers, and teaching the process of elimination! There are 15 color puzzles to project and solve as a class, plus 10 half size b&w puzzles for students to solve independently. Perfect for busy teachers: no preparation required, simply print and teach!Here's what other educators are saying about this resource:"Makes critical thinking and process of elimination skills accessible even for
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Brain Teasers Math Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking Enrichment Activities
Thanksgiving Garden Science and Engineering STEM Unit
Garden clubs and classroom teachers alike enjoy this three-lesson unit! Teach your students about the science behind the first Thanksgiving harvest.
Learn what the Wampanoag taught the pilgrims about the Three Sisters planting method--prevalent throughout North America in pre-Columbian times and featured on the reverse of the 2009 Native American U.S. $1 coin.
Students will learn about:
☀ ☀ The Iroquois Indian Legend of the Three Sisters ☀ ☀
• Discover what it taught their children about co
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K - 8th
2019-2020 Gifted and Talented GATE Program for the Year - Elementary
Hours and hours and hundreds and hundreds of pages. Renew, refresh, and re-energize with engaging, challenging hands-on products!THESE PROGRAMS FOR THE YEAR ARE MY MOST POPULAR PRODUCTS.Inspire your students with FLOATING ON HOPE. Your youngest KG kids and 1st graders will love MAKING TRACKS. The JELLYFISH FLYER is so cool and combines economics, graphic design, challenging math, and flying stuff! Do you have the courage to challenge your kids with the GLITTER CLEAN-UP TOOL PBL? Break out t
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K - 7th
Physical Science: "Blueberry Muffins & States of Matter" Unit
A delicious way to explore the states of matter using this two-week unit!
Teach your students about the states of matter surrounding a blueberry muffin theme.
Students will learn about:
• solids, liquids and gasses
• the roles heat and temperature play in the states of matter
• exploring blueberry muffins and their ingredients to see how state of matter changes through the baking process
❤ Lesson One:
Through class presentations, interactive multimedia explorers and hands-on labs, students
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PreK - 5th
Winter Critical Thinking Math Logic Puzzles for Enrichment
Teach your students critical thinking skills and the process of elimination with Winter Logic Puzzles! There are 15 color puzzles to project & solve as a class, & 10 half size b&w puzzles for students to solve independently, each featuring reindeer, snowmen, penguins, polar bears and other winter symbols. Answers are included for all puzzles. Perfect for busy teachers: no preparation required, simply print and teach!Here's what other educators are saying about this resource:"Super fu
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Brain Teasers Math Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking Enrichment Activities
NGSS Earth & Space: "Solstice Science" STEM Unit |1-ESS1-1, -2
Teach your K-3 students about the science behind the winter season with three engaging lessons. ***VIEW THE DEMO***View demo (with intro screens and a few sample interactions only) here.Learn how winter traditions are a reflection of changes in the Earth during this darker, colder season.Students will learn about:❄ Winter lights--candles, lights and fires--and winter life--seeds, evergreens and berries--as signs of changes in sunlight during winter.After a computer interactive presentation, st
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K - 5th
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1-ESS1-1
, 1-ESS1-2
Also included in: NGSS Grade 1 Bundle: All 5 STEM Units
Social Emotional Learning Activities and Worksheets | Perfectionism | Grades K-2
Are your students scared to make mistakes? This social emotional learning resource focused on perfectionism will teach students that mistakes are part of learning. Characteristics of perfectionism are learned along with coping strategies to overcome. Failure of famous individuals are explored to help students understand that everyone makes mistakes. This lesson will have students working through their way of thinking, shifting from perfectionism to healthy thinking. This resource has posters (B
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Emotional Learning Activities and Worksheet Bundle | 10 Topics
Year Long Music Lessons & Kindergarten Curriculum | 30% off
This is the curriculum used in my school for the gifted with KINDERGARTEN. It meets the National Core Art Standards of 2014, often one year ahead of grade level, so may be suitable for 1st grade depending on your students, their learning needs, & your schedule!Units covered:Welcome SongTelephone GameAutumn OstinatoSongs & Statues GameClick Clack Moo Cows That TypeYear Long Circle Time SongsConference BundleCreepy Crawly SpiderMonthly RhythmsSpoken Word RhythmsOld Lady That Swallowed a B
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PreK - 2nd
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Insect Critical Thinking Math Logic Puzzles for Enrichment Activities
See how easy it is to teach your students the process of elimination with Insect Logic Puzzles! Practice critical thinking with 15 color puzzles to project and solve as a class, plus 10 half size b&w puzzles for students to solve independently, featuring a butterfly, luna moth, ant, bee, grasshopper, rhinoceros beetle, ladybug, caterpillar, pupa, dragonfly, firefly and scarab beetle. Answers are included for all puzzles. Perfect for busy teachers: no preparation required, simply print and te
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Brain Teasers Math Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking Enrichment Activities
Higher Level Picture Books & Deeper Comprehension Questions BUNDLE
Higher Level Picture Books with Deeper Comprehension QuestionsIncluded Books: Thunder Cake, The Other Side, Emmanuel's Dream, The Wall, Freedom Summer, How The Cookie Crumbled, A Lady Has The Floor, Snowflake Bentley, The Man Who Walked Between The Towers, and Don't Let Them DisappearThis resource was created to support K-5 teachers that want to use picture books but maintain rigor and higher level thinking. It would be great for:Whole group lessons with deeper questioningSmall group lessons for
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K - 5th
NYC Gifted and Talented Simulated Practice Test Questions (K and 1st Grade)
NYC Gifted and Talented Simulated Practice Test Questions (K and 1st Grade)New York City's Gifted and Talented Program is one of the most competitive in the world.Prepare your child for the test by attempting these 32 simulated practice questions.Practice questions are perfect for students seeking admission to kindergarten or 1st grade G&T classes.
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PreK - 2nd
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Logic Puzzles First Grade Printables and Digital Worksheets
Do you need something to challenge your bright students? Teach young kids who are learning how to solve logic with these four basic puzzles. Plus, this bundle includes a bonus sudoku problem about the movie Inside Out. Answer key is included for all critical thinking puzzles. Click HERE to save 30% with the bundle.Logic problems involve higher level / critical thinking skills and are great for early finishers, for use in centers, or even to reward students with a fun and engaging activity. Stude
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers Worksheets for Primary Students
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