Gifted students activities middle school

Workshop model is a fantastic instructional method in most classrooms, but you still have to make tweaks to help it reach all of your learners. If you've been wanting to try it with gifted students but haven't been able to figure out how to accommodate them in the workshop model, then this blog post's for you! I share my best suggestions for differentiating instruction for advanced learners in workshop. A free framework is included to help you get started! #giftededucation #workshopmodel

These 8 activities will get your middle school ELA and high school English students up and moving. Engaging students in collaboration and active learning helps boost student engagement. #teachingactivities #teachingstrategies #activelearning #learningstations #middleschoolELA #highschoolEnglish #secondaryELA #2ndaryELA

Do you need some new ideas for ways to build extensions for gifted students into your evey day classroom structure? This post shares ideas for how to structure your middle school math classes so you can easily provide more extensions for gifted students. Ideas for math activities are also included to support your students learning!

Planning last day of school activities that engage students and don't stress you out shouldn't be difficult! These 7 low prep ideas are...

Discover the power of creativity and collaboration with an end-of-year student awards STEM challenge. Your students will love it!

Engage your 4th, 5th and 6th grade students with this project based learning activity. Can easily work for middle school students too! your students will love planning a road trip from start to finish. Along they way they will use important math, reading, writing, problem solving, communication and map skills. A great activity to help students use skills with a real world application. Perfect for a whole class activity, PBL Fridays or even early finishers. #PBL #Elementary #MiddleSchool

Tackling vocabulary instruction in any classroom is a complex challenge. Add in students who function above or below the mean, and suddenly trying to meet everyone's vocabulary needs can feel pretty daunting! If you've ever felt overwhelmed by trying to figure it all out, you're not alone. I feeeeel ya! It took me some time, but over the years, I feel like I ended up with a sort of "system" of differentiated vocabulary instruction that worked really well for both me and my students. In the…

This zentangle growth mindset project is one of my favorite activities for the beginning of the school year!

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Lesson plans and resources for teachers and parents of gifted, talented, and high-achieving students.

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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.

One of my favorite new "tools" I use in my classroom with my middle school students are hexagonal thinking activities. My middle schoolers LOVE them. I think part of the appeal of the activity is that it is like a game. It's not easy. Students love the challenge. #CultofPedagogyPin

Explore 18 back-to-school activities perfect for the first day and first week of middle school. Start the school year right with easy, low-prep activities that engage and motivate students!

Use strategies and supports to teach your middle school learners how to be stronger planners, time managers, and problem-solvers. These are activities every classroom teacher can try with their students.

This critical thinking activity is all about getting your students to think deeper and to synthesize in your elementary classrooms via forced relationships!

Inspire students in upper elementary, middle, and high school to

iTeach Third: Differentiating with Projects for your Gifted Students

This collection of ideas for building a positive classroom environment are fun, easy, and effective. Check out ways to build community in the upper elementary and middle school classroom. You'll find the best ways to promote positivity in the classroom with this round-up of positive classroom environment activities.

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