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Oral communication unit plans for Gifted and Talented
Create a Podcast | Media and Language Unit
Unleash your student's creativity by combining technology and 21st century media literacy in this interactive, fun podcast unit. This printable and digital unit is conveniently designed for you to scaffold the process of creating podcasts. Begin with interactive lessons to teach students about the components of a podcast and then allow their creativity to soar as they create their own. Suitable for grades 3 and up, this unit includes editable portions to adapt it to your learning goals. Teacher
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Language Writing Units Volume ONE
Teaching Ethos, Pathos, Logos with Commercials | Rhetorical Device Activity
Teaching ethos, pathos, and logos is paramount for older students. They should understand these famous persuasive techniques to better their speeches and papers. When teaching rhetorical analysis, you will also cover ethos, pathos, and logos.This bundle demonstrates examples of ethos, pathos, and logos with commercials and asks students to analyze how these incorporations persuade audiences. As a culminating activity, students will sort topics into their best label: ethos, pathos, or logos.Inclu
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8th - 12th
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Depth and Complexity Teaching Critical Thinking Using Fairytales
Teach your students how to explore content with depth and complexity.Here it is, a complete and ready-to-use resource for teaching all 11 elements (Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives) of critical thinking.! Your students will explore of these elements by applying them to familiar stories, such as “Cinderella”, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, “Goldilocks and the
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
TED Talk Project
Empower your students to engage, inspire and connect with an audience through explicitly teaching public speaking skills! Ready-to-go printables to scaffold the planning and delivery of any TED Talk! TED Talk viewing activities, public speaking tips, planning templates, assessment and more!
In a world where people’s ideas can be easily shared through various forms of social media, effective communication is crucial. It is becoming increasingly difficult to ‘stand out’ and have your ideas h
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Not Grade Specific
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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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Public Speaking Unit Impromptu, How-To, Narrative, Informative, and More
Teaching a speech unit or public speaking course can be complex because so many aspects go into making a successful speech lesson. This file has a variety of tools to engage students as they grow as public speakers. It contains every public speaking activity in my store, plus many more speech activities. I also have a detailed (week by week) outline of how I run a public speaking class. NOTE: An eighteen-week (complete semester) outline for everything in this public speaking bundle is in the pre
Grades:
7th - 11th
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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
Table-top Mini Golf: STEAM Engineering and Design for Elementary GATE
In From Putt-putt to Pebble Beach--Table-top Mini Golf, students will design and construct a playable table-top sized miniature golf course using the engineering design process. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning. The result is a classroom filled
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Gifted and Talented - Autobiographical Life Map Unit
Wake up the memories of your gifted and talented students and use them to create an autobiographical life map. This life map will help your students visualize their life journey (past, present, and future) and teach them the power of autobiographical thinking and metaphorical representation.
Students will begin by viewing a PowerPoint (included) on this type of thinking. The PowerPoint will guide them through the steps of brainstorming, metaphorical representation and symbolism of their lives
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3rd - 6th
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The Arrival by Shaun Tan -- 100+ Page Unit and Teacher's Guide GATE
Yes, we can teach reading, writing, speaking and listening, and critical thinking skills using this amazing graphic novel which has no “words!” It’s a journey about who we are, where we have come from, and the humanity we share. It’s about hope and love and understanding. At times powerful, at times breathtakingly beautiful . . . Shaun Tan’s The Arrival should be on every bookshelf in every classroom.This 100+ page teaching guide and unit has been developed over the past three years in my adv
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5th - 12th
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Genius Hour Classroom Materials (Teacher & Student) Editable Parent Letters
Have you ever thought about starting a Genius Hour Project in your classroom? I have started one in mine and have searched high and low for great materials to make it all come together.
This is a huge product that includes a teacher section:
This mostly contains FAQs about Genius Hour and it's Implementation in the classroom.
A student section (all of the materials you will need to duplicate to get and keep students on track):
Parent Letters
Session Reminder Half Sheets
Presentation Reminder H
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Integer Project Bundle
Integer Projects Bundle
Need an integer project idea? This bundle includes 5 Integer Projects that you can use in your classroom. This is great for grades 6-8. I have used these in the past for an alternative to a written integer test. These projects are 21st century and provide real-world application. Great part about this – completely editable.
Projects Included:
-Budgeting Your Money with Integers (with rubric)
-Integer Timeline (with rubric)
-Integer Rules Comic Strip
-I am an Integer
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Technical Theatre Units Costume Stage Properties Set Sound Design Producer
30% OFF! Here is EVERYTHING you need: 5 TO 6 WEEK'S worth of engaging, unique and creative units about technical theater (and then some) -costume, set, stage properties, sound design, the producer and set designer Ming Cho Lee biography. Wow! Purchasing this bundle you virtually receive a unit for free and a bonus: Influential People Posters and Pendants! The teacher will need access to YouTube.com. HOW DO I USE THESE IN MY CLASSROOM: Students could study each unit as a group or select one of
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8th - 11th
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Demonstration Speeches Unit
Use this Demonstration Speeches unit to teach demonstration speeches in a simple and fun way! These public speaking lessons will guide you in showing your students how to give a demonstration or "how-to" speeches and will help improve their speaking and listening! This speech unit is easy-to-use and to follow along with.If you want to teach your Public Speaking, Debate, or English/ELA students how to give a demonstration speech, this unit is for you!The unit includes 4 days of lectures, and at l
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: Speech Units Bundle
Human Brain Science Activities: Anatomy, Neuroscience, Emotions, Growth Mindset
Kickstart your year with Brain Science. Set up your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students for success by unlocking the mysteries of how their brain and emotions shape their learning. This unit on the brain and neuroscience is not just enlightening — it's a game-changer. Understanding the brain doesn't just empower students – it reshapes their entire learning journey.The unit is part of my Becoming An Achiever Growing Bundle. Be sure to check it out! WHY THIS RESOURCE IS ESSENTIAL FOR YOUR CLASSROOM:T
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Theatre Lesson Set Design Lesson Rendering For Fairy Tales Grades 6 to 8 Fantasy
Part of a Bundle Do your students lesson need concrete ideas and not abstract? Let’s begin there then and use fairy tales as our focus. OVER 350 SOLD! This two-day lesson on set design acquaints your students with the art form. Students learn a little bit about set design and draw a rendering of a fairy tale setting thus becoming set designers themselves. Lastly, they write a detailed description of it. Note: This is part of my fairy set design unit, too. If you purchase the set design unit,
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6th - 8th
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Picture Sequencing Cards for Functional Life Skills
Thank you for looking at this product! It includes real life pictures which can be used to sequence activities of daily living or functional life skills.Each card can also be used to discuss vocabulary, WH questions, narration skills, problem/solutions, and much more! Print 2 copies of each sequence for a game of Memory, Go Fish, or matching. These cards can easily be used with individuals of all ages. You might also like:Set #2: Link- MORE Picture Sequencing Cards Set #2 Picture Sequencing C
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Not Grade Specific
STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
115+ hours of class time, 374 pages. This collection is big and includes big savings--42% off individual purchases of some. Pretty much everything in the Portable Gifted and Talented store is rated 4.0, but take a couple minutes to peruse the comments for these individual units. I think you’ll like what you see.Designed for two purposes:A curriculum for Middle School STEAM classes with an engineering focus. Or . . .Upper Elementary GATE – Very Challenging!These units are big, fairly comprehe
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4th - 8th
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Informative Speech Unit - Up to 2 weeks of instruction
Use this informative speech unit to teach informative speaking in a simple and fun way! These public speaking lessons are a great way to teach your students how to speak to inform. You and your students can meet speaking and listening standards in an effective way while they explore informative speech topics that are interesting to them. If you want to teach your Public Speaking, Oral Comm, or English/ELA students how to give an effective informative speech, then these informative speech activit
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: Speech Units Bundle
Stage Makeup Design Drama Fantasy Zombie Circus Application Design Character
SAVE 30%! This bundle contains 4 different lessons on stage makeup (Old age, neutral, circus, zombie and fantasy) and gives your students a chance to be makeup artists. They'll view, study, take notes on concepts, apply the knowledge, design and apply their own ideas. These are great for an upper middle school ( a little challenging) or through high school drama class. Each Stage Makeup Lesson includes:Warm-Up GamesThe History of Stage Makeup (separate file of PowerPoint slides & teacher
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7th - 10th
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DEBATING UNIT BUNDLE: 30 DETAILED LESSON PLANS
Save 30% on this complete DEBATE UNIT of 30 (or more!) very detailed debate lesson plans. Debate graphic organizers, debate handouts, dozens of debate topics and resolutions, debate rubrics, a 'Debate Basics' PowerPoint, 12 games, a cross examination how-to video- PHEW! And there's $7 off this print-and-go bundle. There's even TWO freebies! Debate Unit in 18 lessons is tailored to teach students how to debate about contemporary issues. It begins at basics, and proceeds step-by-step to tournam
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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Gifted and Talented COMPLETE 3rd 4th Grade Introductory Program - 45+ Hours
Every other teacher in your building probably has a handy curriculum to follow, a set of textbooks as resources . . . so why not you, the Gifted and Talented Teacher?Here is a complete first year GATE program adaptable to 3rd or 4th grades--all tried and tested, Common Core Standards based, and successfully implemented using best practices in gifted education.SEE THE BIG PREVIEW FOR MORE -- 33% off Individual Purchase PricesYou get 263 pages of materials guaranteed to produce 45+ hours of contac
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3rd - 4th
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Gifted and Talented Six-Word Digital Memoir Project Based Unit
How do you capture a moment from your life in just 6 words? In this project based unit, students will do just that. They will learn about the power of simplicity in writing and the strength a visual adds to words. Your students will be captivated by their own creativity and as a teacher you will learn more than you ever have about your students.
I hope you find this unit enlightening.
This product includes:
>Complete unit in plans
>List of online resources to accompany the unit
>PDF P
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Drama Class Theater Curriculum Middle School Vol. 1 Acting Improvisation Plays
30% Discount This drama curriculum bundle is perfect for the new theater teacher or those looking for unique and innovative resources. This bundle with 13 products (280 pages) has everything you need to teach a drama class for a semester, quarter or month (depending upon how many times you see your students.) I created these lessons for my own classes and used them for many years. I've included a scope and sequence to this bundle for FREE!Included in each product:List of ContentsLetter to Tea
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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