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Gifted and Talented Students Shouldn't Be Left Behind! What does it take to motivate gifted students? Well, gifted students usually dislike completing worksheets to which they already know all the answers. A regular classroom teacher might allow the gifted student to complete part of an assigned worksheet and then move on to a critical thinking activity. Perhaps, the student could create an activity for the class that goes along with the lesson. An extension activity created by the gifted student may be able to reach students that normally wouldn't have success with the lesson. Sometimes, peers can teach each other better than we teachers can. This, in turn, motivates the gifted student to participate in the lesson instead of being left behind. For more ideas to help Gifted and Talented students check this out...https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lomasney-Gifted-And-Talented-Plus-Bell-Ringers

I love planning vacations...even if it is only for the bucket list. Do you need a free project lesson plan for your Gifted and Talented students? Then I have a lesson plan for you. Click here to find out more! A few years ago, I actually did go to the Eiffel Tower and loved it!

This spring I visited a great geodesic sphere! In my Geodesic Dome Unit, students research geodesic domes, measure, and create a geodesic dome. If you would like to try this product with your students Click here to find out more!

Gifted and Talented Students May Enjoy Debating Cell Phone Use In this day and age, many are wondering how we can control cell phone use. We all hear of those accidents caused by texting and driving. We don't want this great technological tool to become dangerous to ourselves and others. In the following unit, students take charge of their learning through research. They will discover answers for themselves and develop questions and answers for debating and sharing their ideas. It can be used as a philosophical chairs activity or students may simply develop a presentation. Click Here

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Lomasney Gifted Education Lesson Plans: Wow! I recently visited the NASA Kennedy Space Center : Much to my surprise, I found a geodesic dome like the structure in my geodesic dome unit!

Wow! I recently visited the NASA Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, and I had so much fun! It is definitely worth the trip! I also got a great surprise, while I was there. I found a geodesic dome! Actually, geodesic domes can be found in many places...including the Epcot Center (geodesic sphere). They are a very sturdy structure. If you like to teach your students "real life," lessons, then you may want to try the following unit about geodesic domes. Your students will learn about geodesic domes through research, reading, writing, building and measuring a geodesic dome. Click here to find out more!

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"Let's Get Started," is a song I sing with students to get excited about learning. Everyone seems to participate and get ready for class to begin. Are you ready for school to begin? Well, it's almost time. :) Let's get started by thinking and dreaming about what direction we want our class to go. Try to tap into a few outside things that interest kids, too. We need to create enough excitement that makes us all want to start back to school! Plan, plan, plan...it takes a lot of planning to begin the school year. You may also want to buy a few extra resources to start. I suggest you try Teachers pay Teachers for some great products. Teachers know what you need, and they are very creative! So..."Let's Get Started!"

Hi Everyone! It's time to get organized. First things first...let's get the classroom organized! I like to go into school a few days early and begin placing chairs and desks in order. I also like to clean everything. Sometimes, I draw a sketch to determine how I will place desks. Remember this is not set in stone. Desks can be moved throughout the school year for the best learning atmosphere. Next, I like to plan and decorate bulletin boards. Bulletin boards are so helpful with teaching. They help students with understanding of concepts and add excitement to the classroom! Finally, I prepare my schedule and lesson plans. These are essential to teaching. Now, everything is ready for the students! Let School Begin!

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What do you do, when the testing is done? Relax and keep teaching. Don't let thoughts of summer vacation steal away valuable instructional time. First, encourage students to think about how they can continue to learn during the summer. Perhaps their parents have enrolled them in summer camp, swimming lessons, Vacation Bible School, Summer Arts Programs, or some childcare program that involves learning new concepts for part of the day. Second, challenge students to start a hobby that involves learning. Starting a collection of some type might just be the answer. As a child, I enjoyed collecting leaves, rocks, and minerals, etc. and labeling them. Perhaps taking pictures of butterflies, animals, or flowers and labeling the pictures would be the hobby that interests them. Finally, encourage students to share what they have learned. We all learn a lot, when we share!

It is easy, as educators, to slip into a rut of only providing differentiated instruction for those who need extra help to reach their grade-level potential. We realize that we need to help these students, so they can succeed. But what about those students who just need more motivation? Perhaps, they are gifted students. But you barely notice them, because they are not teacher pleasers. They just do well on tests, but are not actually achieving their potential in the classroom. They may not even turn in their work half of the time. What can you do to help these students? Well, they need to be motivated by projects that are challenging and interesting. Completing a worksheet, about information they understood the minute you mentioned the subject, is not interesting. That work may not even get finished and turned in on time. How about challenging these students with a project that includes the work you want to teach. This kind of work will typically get finished and help the u...

Hi Everyone! I love spring and Easter activities, so I want to share some printables that are easy to use in the classroom. These printables will help students use their math skills and still have fun! Click Here For Spring Into Math Practice Click Here For Easter Egg Math Color Sheet These activities meet the following Common Core State Standards: 1.MD.B.3, 1.NBT.A.1, 1.NBT.B.2, 1.NBT.C.4, 1.OA.D.7, 1.OA.D.8

What does gifted education look like, when using Common Core? First, when I begin planning a gifted lesson, I look to see what common core standards I can include in the lesson I want to teach. Hopefully, it will be more than one standard. Next, I look for cross-curricular possibilities. Finally, I put it all together with the teaching steps. The lesson is really not that difficult to write using Common Core. Give it a try!