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8th grade for all subjects resources for GATE
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Teach your students with depth and complexity!This "Mega Bundle" contains 8 of my best selling resources that are designed to elicit critical thinking. $65.00 if purchased separately; Save over 30%! Click on the links below for detailed information on each of the 9 resources that are included in this bundle. Two versions--with and without icons--are now included!!IMPORTANT: This bundle has changed. Please read through the product description carefully and check out the links below to see exac
Grades:
4th - 10th, Higher Education
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Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mats {For all subjects!}
These “Thinking Mats” present open-ended and engaging opportunities related to 11 “Thinking Tools” ( Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives) of critical thinking. They can be utilized with practically any subject and/or topic in a variety of learning settings (small group, pairs, whole group, independent, etc.). There are 11 double-sided “Thinking Mats”; one for
Grades:
4th - 10th
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Gifted and Talented Activity - Design Your Own Tiny Home
★ ★ Gifted and Talented - Design Your Own Tiny Home★ ★
Students work to research and design a tiny home! They will follow a guided process of researching, brainstorming, planning, budgeting, designing, and communicating about their tiny home and new tiny home lifestyle plan! Designed for gifted and talented program, but also great for early finishers and high-interest enrichment!
Included in this Unit:
♦ 10 Page Workbook (10 pages)
About This Activity:
The unit is designed with a cover pa
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Infographic Project: Summative Assessment Projects
Infographic Project: Communicating Non-Fiction Information
This infographic project contains a two page teacher information sheet and five pages of student worksheets! Student worksheets include: a two page step by step "how to" on making a digital infographic, a project introduction page, a planning sheet and a project grading rubric.
About the Product
Infographics are a wonderful tool for analyzing and communicating information. This product contains materials for guiding students in usi
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Gifted and Talented Unit - Class Logo Design
★ ★ Gifted and Talented - Class Logo Design Unit ★ ★
Students work together to research, design, and create a class logo. Designed for gifted and talented program, but also great for any class or subject, especially for beginning of the year!
About This Unit:
Each class works through a guided unit to design their own class logo. The students work in partners, small groups, and finally collaborate as a whole group.
I developed this unit for my gifted and talented students to design a logo
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Middle School STEM Activity | Arcade Game STEAM Task Challenge
Bring this fun hands on Arcade STEM activity into your class! It has been designed to engage middle school students with STEAM challenge, watch their co-operation as they create an arcade game. The activities are quick and easy to set up, and encourage critical math and science thinking, with a focus on team building. Now suitable for home and distance learning with Google slides and worksheet options.~~ Are you looking for an easy way to incorporate STEM/ STEAM into your curriculum? ~~Students
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Middle School STEM Challenges | STEAM Activities | GROWING BUNDLE
Music Album Soundtrack & Cover Design Project
Summative Assessment Project: Music Album Soundtrack Project
This end of the unit project is great as a summative assessment for any content area! Students will pick "soundtrack" of songs and make a connection between the songs and the main idea of the unit! They will then design a CD album cover based on the big ideas of the unit. Students will utilize the planning sheets to identify the key themes and big ideas/essential understandings to include in their project. This project provides opti
Grades:
5th - 9th
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The Letter Project
I use this activity to help build student-teacher relationships in the first week of school!I give each student a sheet of notebook paper and go over this presentation with them. Then, each student writes you a letter using the prompts in the presentation. After (and this is most important), I write each student a letter back!Students love getting letters back and seeing that not only did you read what they took the time to tell you about themselves, but that you took them seriously and cared fo
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Gifted and Talented Activity - Field Trip Design Project
★ ★ Gifted and Talented - Field Trip Design Project★ ★
Students work to research and design a field trip of their choice. Designed for gifted and talented program, but also great for any class or subject, especially for beginning or end of the year of the year!
★Check it out!: This unit is included in the Gifted and Talented Upper Elementary Units Bundle at a discounted price!
Included in this Unit:
♦ Teacher Guide (2 pages)
♦ Student Field Trip Research and Design Workbook (13 page)
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Podcast Assignment - write your own podcast
Have your students write their own podcast.Are your students listening to podcasts in the classroom and are now ready to take the next steps of creating their own podcast? Is it the end of the year and your students are ready to create a project that will sum up their year?This product includes everything your students need to brainstorm, script, and record their own podcast. Included are: ✱"Podcasts" article that give the students a background of podcasts ✱"How Can I Make My Own Podcast" art
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: Podcast Assignment BUNDLE
Gifted and Talented Activity - Postcard Creative Writing Project
★ ★ Gifted and Talented - Postcard "Getting to Know You" Project★ ★
Students work together use creative writing to communicate a "secret" travel location using a postcard. Peers will use questioning strategies to make an educated guess of the location. Designed for gifted and talented program, but also great for any class or subject, especially for beginning of the year!
About This Activity:
I developed this product as a first day of school activity for my gifted and talented students to g
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Gifted and Talented - Progress Monitoring & Reporting Forms
Many pull-out gifted and talented programs are ungraded. However students still need accountability for their growth, and parents need a good understanding of their child’s strengths and weaknesses. These progress-monitoring forms are designed to help teachers document student progress and share their observations with students and parents.*Revised July 2022 - Forms are now editable to add names for ease of use.I hope you will find these forms useful!This product includes:>Teacher Instruction
Grades:
K - 8th
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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
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Staff
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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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Genius Hour: Explore Your Passions!
Can you imagine a classroom where students were the teachers? Where each child was completely engaged in their own inquiry questions? Genius Hour, based on Google's 20% policy, gives students to work on their own Passion Projects, exploring and investigating topics that fascinate them. One of my favorite quotes on education is, "It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge," Albert Einstein. Passion Projects do just that: they involve students in learni
Grades:
3rd - 9th
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Gifted and Talented Activity - Pitch a Reality TV Show
★ ★ Gifted and Talented Activity - Pitch a Reality TV Show ★ ★
Students work to research and pitch a plan for their own reality TV show...with them as the star! They will follow a guided process of brainstorming, planning and communicating about their pitch to hold the next popular reality TV show! Designed for gifted and talented program, but great for community building and persuasive public speaking in any class!
Included in this Unit:
♦ 3 Page Teacher Guide
♦ 6 Pages of Student Workshe
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Harry Potter Personality Sorting Hat Quiz | Harry Potter House | Get to Know You
Boost student relationships with this no-prep, easy-to-use Harry Potter House Personality Inventory! This personality survey, based on the long-standing four temperaments, turns this abstract concept into a lesson that is high-interest, easy to understand, and memorable! TWO LEVELS of the personality test are included, making it applicable for 3rd-12th grade students...and beyond! This personality quiz theme can be used in any school subject as a Get to Know You Activity at Back to School Time,
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: PERSONALITY TYPES MEGA BUNDLE | 45 Themed Personality Inventories
True Colors Personality Type Quiz | Get to Know You Inventory | Back to School
Boost student relationships with this no-prep, easy-to-use True Colors Personality Inventory! This personality survey, based on the long-standing four temperaments, turns this abstract concept into a lesson that is high-interest, easy to understand, and memorable! TWO LEVELS of the personality test are included, making it applicable for 3rd-12th grade students...and beyond! This personality quiz theme can be used in any school subject as a Get to Know You Activity at Back to School Time, or any
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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SMART Goals Worksheet
I use this worksheet when I teach about mindfulness and how to set SMART goals for the year. I teach G&T so I use this with students in grades 3-8. It could definitely be used with high school students as well.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Gifted and Talented Activity - Challenge for a Cause
★ ★ Gifted and Talented Activity - Challenge for a Cause ★ ★
The purpose of the unit is for students to research, design, and communicate a viral challenge for a cause of their choice. The students will write a two-paragraph explanation of the challenge, create a directions sheet, and create the final product of either a video or a presentation for their challenge!
Included in this Unit:
♦ 2 Page Teacher Guide
♦ 1 Cover Page
♦ 6 Pages of Student Worksheets
About This Activity:
I designed
Grades:
4th - 8th
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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
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Create Your Own Country
Check out the updated 2024 version of this project!This is a year long project for students in any grade (You can make any changes to accommodate any grade). Students will design and create their own country. It includes all subject areas with modifications and GT accommodations. Subjects are History(history of the country), Math (budget), Geography(Map locations, latitude/longitude), Science (weather, plants, and animals), Government (laws and regulations), Language Arts (national anthem, pledg
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Grades:
1st - 12th
Genius Hour Method for Self-Paced Passion Project Research
Increase student voice & choice through passion projects using the Genius Hour method. Students are highly engaged when exploring their passions. Teachers rest easy knowing this resource requires no prep & has everything needed to carry out passion projects in their classrooms.Genius Hour is a passion project movement founded by Google that has now moved into the world of Education. The movement allows students to explore their passions, have a choice over what they learn, and encourage
Grades:
6th - 8th
Roller Coaster STEM Project | Engineering Design Worksheets
This fun hands on Roller Coaster STEM Project has been designed to engage middle school students with STEAM challenges. Topic: Roller Coaster. The activities are quick and easy to set up, and encourage critical math and science thinking, with a focus on team building. Now suitable for home and distance learning with Google slides and worksheet options.~~ Are you looking for an easy way to incorporate STEM/ STEAM into your curriculum? ~~Students will enjoy working on this STEM activity by having
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: Middle School STEM Challenges | STEAM Activities | GROWING BUNDLE
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