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Unit plan pdfs for Gifted and Talented
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
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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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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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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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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6th - 9th
Introduction to 3D Printing – STEAM PROJECT – GRADES 3-6 - Distance Learning
Have you purcahsed or are considering purchasing a 3D printer and don’t know where to start? This resource is perfect for classrooms just starting out in the world of 3D imaging and provides you with everything you need to teach the fundamentals of 3D printing. This STEAM project is broken up into two parts: BUILDING BACKGROUNDYour kiddos will begin by doing a research project of the history, current uses, benefits, and future innovcations of 3D printing. Graphic organizers are provided to assi
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Gifted and Talented - Everyone Needs a Hero Unit
WHAT is a hero? WHO is your hero?
In this concept based unit, students will learn about the men and women whose achievements have made a direct or indirect influence in the lives of others. Students will explore the distinction between a hero and a celebrity. They will develop a personal definition of heroism and characteristics of heroes. Students will then select, research, and develop a product on a hero and compare them to a hero from a book they have read. As a follow-up, students will re
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4th - 8th
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Archaeology for Kids: "Dig Deep" Interdisciplinary Unit
This resource pack was developed for use with my elementary students when studying ancient civilizations, cultures, paleontology, and archaeology. Students will also learn more about the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas with meaningful, cross-curricular activities! Join in as we explore together!
This unit's approach is interdisciplinary in nature. Students will enjoy learning about history, cultures, art, archaeology, and architecture in combination with traditional math and literacy activities.
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1st - 6th
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Drama Set Design Drawing Construction Fairy Tale Theater Arts Grades 6 to 8
PART OF A BUNDLE Got reluctant middle school students in your class who don't understand theater's power of imagination? Try set design. Anyone can teach set design with the right resources--I promise! During this five to eight-day unit on set design students learn about the history of set design, famous set designers, develop a critical eye about what makes up an award- winning set design, create a ground plan for a fairy tale story of their choosing and draw a rendering. In addition, the stude
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6th - 9th
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Thinking Outside the Box- Using Creative and Critical Thinking Skills
“I cannot teach anyone anything. I can only make them think.” ~SocratesUtilizing this unit, your students will learn higher-order thinking skills including both creative thinking and critical thinking skills. Students will go beyond basic observation of facts and memorization. Through explicit instruction students to become more evaluative, creative and innovative in their thinking. This unit includes multiple teaching methodologies with variations on each for extended application. Through this
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1st - 5th
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Pick Your Passion - Independent Research Unit
ALL YOU NEED to outline and facilitate independent topic investigations, both teacher & student resources!
**Flexible Unit Timeline for Conferencing & Project Deadlines
**Performance Task Learning Contract
**Performance Task Plan
**Multiple Intelligence Survey & Scoring
**Revised Blooms Information Page
**Observations & Student Conferences Log
**Performance Event Rubric & Task Assessment
**Research categories with topics and possible Real World **Challenge questions to get
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5th - 9th
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{Higher Order Thinking Activities} First Grade Math Common Core Bloom's Taxonomy
Greetings Teachers!
It is imperative that we tap into our students' higher order thinking in order to take them to the next level... but sometimes we don't have time to create activities that meet such demands.
These activities are just what the innovative teacher needs to take the common core first grade math standards to the next level! These activities can be great for gifted and talented students as well!
Did I mention they are black and white printer friendly? Save that ink!
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1st
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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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Gifted and Talented - Created Creature Talents Unlimited Unit
Create your own hybrid animal species? Why, yes, we can do that!
In this unit, which utilizes the Talents Unlimited Model based on the work of Calvin Taylor and adapted by Carol Schlichter, students will do just that. While it's all good fun, they will be using creative and critical thinking skills that will help them be successful in all areas of life. Those include: productive thinking, decision-making, planning, communication, and forecasting.
Come...take a walk on the wild side....
This
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3rd - 6th
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Complete Novel Unit: Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None
This package, created by Dr. Broome, contains a complete month-long unit on the classic mystery novel And Then There Were None. The most noteworthy feature is the comprehensive vocabulary glossary. This unit actually includes three glossaries: a 586-item combined glossary (both common vocabulary in the novel and British English/slang of the time period); a period slang glossary; and a glossary with only SAT vocabulary found in And Then There Were None. The unit contains lessons and ready-to-go r
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9th - 12th
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Mr. Harper's Public Speaking and Reading Textbook Thingee
Dear Teachers,I’ve entitled my first book, Mr. Harper’s Public Speaking and Reading Textbook Thingee (where he keeps trine to make us talk good) not simply out of whimsy but as a means to point out the declining gifts of articulation amongst our students. This book was developed for two purposes. The first is to provide schools with the materials needed to create two new elective courses for their students devoted to public speaking, reading and acting. The second purpose is to give our beleague
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Drama Lesson Set Design School Setting Conceptualization Sketching Rendering
This two-day lesson on set design was created for gifted upper elementary or middle-grade students or a beginning drama class. Students learn about the history of set design, the responsibilities of a set designer, famous set designers and develop a critical eye about what makes up an award-winning set design. Finally, they draw a rendering of their choosing becoming set designers themselves. Note: This product is part of the school setting set design unit in case you are considering purchasin
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6th - 9th
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Delightful Deep Dive into The Search for Delicious (GATE Novel Study)
⭐️THIS UNIT INCLUDES A LINK TO COPY 166 TEACHING SLIDES. Read more HERE. This is a different kind of novel study unit, created with gifted/ advanced 3rd graders in mind and incorporating deeper reading strategies, depth and complexity, and cross-curricular connections. Before the book is even revealed, students are enticed by (1) an introductory poem to ponder (with a surprise hidden word); (2) a simple cryptogram puzzle to uncover specific elements of fantasy stories; and (3) a hidden-message p
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2nd - 5th
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Back to School Gifted and Talented (Introduction to Gifted Class)
This comprehensive unit is designed as an introduction to the gifted program. It is geared towardsintellectually gifted 2nd graders. It would be appropriate to anystudent grade 2-6 as an introduction to their gifted class. it includes activities for research about the brain, 3 learning style inventories, parent information, teacher information, do's and don'ts for teachers, and letters for each. This is the new design that is hopefully improved and streamlined for a better product.Please check
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2nd - 5th
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Money Matters: A Real-World Simulation for Upper Elementary Students
A creative problem-solving unit that simulates real life. Students are faced with real-world decisions related to money management, budgeting, jobs, taxes and bills.Students are randomly assigned families and jobs. They then are presented with real-life situations and decisions that they must make (just as their parents do).Creative problem-solving, decision-making, Socratic seminar, and real-world dilemmas are incorporated into this unit.Printables: Everything you need is in this unit. It h
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4th - 6th
Creative IB Water Unit
Creative Water UnitThis six week, fully integrated, unit is designed to meet the International Baccalaureate (IB) Framework although it will work great for anyone looking for a creative unit focused on water. This unit includes literacy, math, science, action projects, etc.It is designed to emphasize global awareness, arts integration, the multiple intelligences, and 21st century learning and innovation skills.Lessons are project based and are primarily taught through the arts; visual arts, poet
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1st - 3rd
Latin Stems 10 Weekly Units( based on Michael Clay Thompson)
This amazing resource includes resources for an 10 week study of 50 common Latin stems. It includes:
• Latin Stem/Meaning Matching Cards
• Weekly Practice Pages
• Weekly Assessment
• 50 Word Wall Latin Stems with meaning & example
• Student & Home Lists
• Student Projects Ideas
* 2 sets of " I have... who has..." games
You will have everything you need to teach Latin stems this year.
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Caesar's English & Latin Stems Book 1 BUNDLE
No-Prep The Constitution: Forming a New Government with Depth and Complexity
This no-prep unit on the writing of the US Constitution was designed to integrate reading, writing, and higher-order critical thinking with essential social studies content. Using the thinking tools of Depth and Complexity, students will read and respond to content in rigorous, meaningful ways, and will be able to connect and apply their understandings in new ways. Included in this resource you will find close read texts in a variety of formats; multiple avenues for student response, including f
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4th - 7th
Drama Unit Set Design Unit School Setting
Got reluctant students? Try set design. During this eight-day unit on set design students learn about the history of set design, famous set designers, develop a critical eye about what makes up an award winning set design, create a ground plan for a room or space in a school and draw a rendering. In addition, the students must work with ratios and measuring. The first two assignments are completed individually, but then the fun begins! The students are paired up to create a model working toget
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Bundle| Set Design School Setting| Set Piece Templates
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