Gifted classroom ideas

Anyone who knows me, reads this blog, or uses my resources knows that I am passionate about differentiation. I think that is because I grew ...

It’s so helpful to see ideas from real, live teachers. I’m so excited to share these ideas with you for differentiating for the unique nature & needs of gifted students. The teacher I’m highlighting is Susan Day, a teacher at Fairview Middle School in Bremerton, Washington. I think we can all get ideas from what ... Read more

Got gifted students, high-achievers or early finishers? Here's your solution for engaging and enriching differentiation. I've put together a wide assortment of tried and true classroom workshops that have been used for a school GATE Program. These activities were created to be enriching and unlike standard curriculum found in a regular classroom. Check them out if you're looking for support materials to meet the needs of these students in grades 4-6! Click on the picture to follow the link.

Learn how teachers can best meet the needs of their highly gifted students from a highly gifted student herself!

Supporting gifted students in the classroom is so important. We want students to be engaged and learn all year long. There are many ways you can differentiate for these learners through extension activities, guided reading, and projects. I'm sharing a few specific ways you can support gifted students in the classroom.

Learn all about differentiating the products that your students complete as part of their learning journey. I'll define it for you, give you some important tips, show you an example of how I did this in my gifted classroom, and I'll even give you a list of ideas you can use in your own classroom.

One of my goals as a teacher is to bring out the creativity and joy of learning out in students. I like to pose questions, get them to think, and have them create. I mean, that's what all of us want to do, right? But, honestly, it seems as though somewhere along the lines, the inquiry and ingenuity that kids should intrinsically show has disappeared. They simply want to be TOLD what to do at all times. I understand why. In an age of testing and dog and pony shows and the need to "get stuff…

Are you a teacher looking to unlock the potential of your gifted students? Check out our board for proven teaching strategies and tips on engaging, inspiring, and challenging this unique group of learners. Start implementing these ideas right away and watch your students reach their academic potential!

Hi friends! I have been working hard all day on this blog post and I hope it helps you in your support of GT kiddos in your classroom! As the GT teacher for my grade level, I'm expected to take 18 hours of training on supporting GT kiddos, and I just finished last weekend. It

Looking for engaging and differentiated ways to teach elementary gifted students? Using no-prep, differentiated tic-tac-toe menu boards with auditory, kinesthetic and verbal activities are perfect for early finishers, gifted students, and enrichment. Choice board menus are great for reviewing and extending what you've taught in class, perfect for the back to school season or at the end of the school year. Check out these teaching tips to simplify your instruction and spend hours lesson…

Yes! You can challenge your gifted kids! With this list of 100 Games for Gifted kids.

Find great student gift ideas that are cheap but good quality. These gifts can be used for class activities - art, problem solving, writing... Save money and buy quick, last minute gifts for any special occasion in your elementary classroom. Great for any holiday, all students can be included no matter what they celebrate. Check out this awesome list of easy gifts for elementary students.

How to keep gifted kids motivated - Ever wondered how to keep gifted kids motivated? Ever laid awake nights wondering how to keep gifted kids motivated? Ever torn your hair out wondering how to keep gifted kids motivated?

Plan these simple and fun Paper bag STEM challenges for kids! Easy STEM activities that use what's around to encourage invention and design.

Today I'm sharing one of my favourite tasks for building community in the classroom. Students are able to share an important aspect of themselves (the story of their name) with the class and with me, their teacher. Through this task we are also working on important skills, like reading comprehension, writing, and reflection. Day 1 To begin, I asked my students to write any name they wish they had on a sticky note. They then placed it in a mason jar. I read my class the story "The Name Jar"…

If your student teachers time in your classroom is coming to an end and you’re looking for something fun and meaningful to send them off with, you’ve come to the right place! I’m sharing 20 student-teacher gift ideas. #studentteacher #studentteachergiftidea

With divergent thinking, the possibilities are endless! For some students, thinking creatively and out-of-the-box comes naturally. For others, modeling is needed in the beginning. With practice, all your students can train their brains to think creatively and see things in a different way. If you follow my blog, you have read about my V-8 moments in teaching. Do you remember the old commercials where the actor is drinking something and then sees V-8 and bangs his/her head and says, "I should…

If you're a teacher, you've probably seen a chart that looks a lot like the one pictured below (link to a copy here) that lists traits of the gifted child compared with the traits of a non-gifted "bright" child. This was a chart (since updated) that was created in the 80's by someone named Janice Szabos for Challenge Magazine. For some of you, this may have been one of the only things you learned in your teacher education studies about gifted children, period. (Insert frowny face for the…

Most people have something they say they’d run back into a burning house for. For some, it’s photos or mementos. For others, it’s something of great monetary value.

Read about why you need to be okay with letting your gifted students learn new content, even if no one else is doing it.