Common Core RL.2.5 resources for Gifted and Talented

The Smart Cookie Read Aloud Book Companion | Multiple Intelligences | Activities

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The Smart Cookie by Jory John is a great book to teach students that everyone is smart in different ways and the importance of perseverance. It is also the perfect segue into a study of multiple intelligences. This The Smart Cookie Book Companion requires students to delve into analyzing and interpreting literature. This book companion is jam-packed with resources that provide opportunities for your students in grades 2-4 to think critically and creatively, analyze the author's craft, and make c

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Literature

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.5

, RL.3.1

...

More Than A Scribble: A Creative Drawing Activity for Gifted & Talented Students

Created by

Gifted State Of Mind

This activity promotes creative thinking as students transform scribble lines into ART! There are four pages of scribbles (24 total). In addition, there are ideas for extension activities in Reading, Science, and Social Studies!This is a great task for centers or early finishers!

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Gifted and Talented, Reading

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.7

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.5

...

STEM Read Aloud Books & Activities With Makerspace Activities and Read Aloud

Created by

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

Motivating reluctant readers can feel like a HUGE hurdle to overcome, especially around books and reading. That's why Makerspace STEAM Read Aloud Challenges are so powerful. They take literature and stories and bring them to life through innovation, creativity, community, collaboration, and critical thinking!This Makerspace STEM Read Aloud & Challenges YEAR-LONG BUNDLE is for you! This bundle is specifically designed for busy teachers who want to engage their students and instill a love of r

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.4

, RL.1.5

...

Mirette on the High Wire CALDECOTT for Primary GATE Hands-on with STEM

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Portable Gifted and Talented

Bring Emily Arnold McCully’s Caldecott Winning book, Mirette on the High Wire, alive with this active unit! We combine a rich exploration—primary grades appropriate—of language and science to produce a meaningful learning experience. Materials: Activity Sheets (included), string, and other common classroom supplies Time: About 3 hours total if all the parts are included Level: GATE 1st or 2nd and 3rd Primary Source Analysis and Inferences: Let’s set the stage by seeing what students ca

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Physical Science

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Unit Plans, GATE, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.2.4

, RL.2.5

, RL.3.1

, RL.3.4

, RL.3.5

...

Also included in: COMPLETE PROGRAM Bundle Gifted and Talented GATE 2016-2017 School Year 50% off!

Book Floats! An Exciting Twist to Book Reports- Common Core Aligned Grades 1-4

Created by

Mrs Vidal Cruz Bilingual Activities

Students, after reading their own book or a class chapter book, they don’t have to do a boring book report ; instead, they begin to create a book float. The motivation in your class will be sky high! Students can also dress up as their favorite character in the book, create a scene on their float and much more…This is a lifelong tool, you can use it with different grade levels 1-4, gifted and team classes. You can use it as a class or as an individual project. Your students will enjoy it! T

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Reading

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.5

, RL.3.7

A Balloon for a Blunderbuss -- Classic Picture Books for Primary GATE

Created by

Portable Gifted and Talented

This is fun, challenging, and hands-on literacy for your advanced primary groups. Level—Advanced KG and 1st, whole class 2nd Time—About 3 hours—easily separated in sessions Butterfly pop-up glyph: students make a pop-up butterfly they hide in their hands—just like in the book. It’s not just a pop-up; it’s a colorful glyph all about their abilities and skills. Trading cards: what will you trade for an elephant, a giant piece of cake, an owl who knows all the answers? Students negotiate and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Literature

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities, GATE, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.K.4

, RL.K.5

, RL.K.6

, RL.2.5

Also included in: Kindergarten and 1st Grade GATE Bundle - Gifted and Talented and Advanced

Andy Shane and the Pumpkin Trick Literacy Pack!

Created by

Tiffany Brodsky

This literacy packet gives an assortment of reading, grammar, and writing activities related to Andy Shane and the Pumpkin Trick by Jennifer Richard Jacobson. (The story is not mine, so it is not included. It can be found in many libraries and bookstores.)This resource includes the following: Copyright Pages Related Common Core & FL standards for the comprehension test Comprehension test 2 choices: 1st choice gives a point value for each question 2nd c

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Halloween, Reading

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

GATE, Printables

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.4

, RL.2.5

, RL.2.7

...

Also included in: Fall and Halloween Bundle of Comprehension and Literacy Items

QR Code Listening Centers Stone Soup, 11 books and videos

Created by

Thinkers in the Making

Each QR Code is a direct link to books or videos with a different version of Stone Soup. There are 11 different stories that students can have read to them! Use these QR Codes to enhance reading time, literacy stations, and reading centers. Includes: QR Code links, 5 star story rating, Story structure frame (fill in the blank) QR Codes are great to assist students as they learn to read through read alouds that will engage your students! List Includes: Stone Soup by Marcia Brown Stone Soup by

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Thanksgiving

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RL.2.5

, RL.2.8

K -2 "As I Was Going to St Ives" for Gifted and Talented

Created by

Stone Soup School

Gifted students require increased creativity and depth of learning. Accessibility suggestions: Go to your device “Settings” where you can adjust the screen’s: brightness and color, size of text, resolution, connect to wireless display and adjust sound. A media player for wav or m4a files is required to listen to audio links. This educational resource pack includes: visual, tactile audio and color coding enhancements. To save ink and paper, an application like Google Classroom could be util

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Poetry, Products For TpT Sellers

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Guided Reading Books, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.K.2

, RL.K.3

, RL.K.4

, RL.K.5

...

Also included in: Kindergarten Bundle for Gifted and Talented Students

Story Sequence Book Report for Grades K, 1 & 2: Draw to Learn!

Created by

Differentiated Instruction Org

I have found that Drawing Builds Comprehension and Engagement, and Differentiates the Work for your Class!This book report allows students to demonstrate their understanding in two ways, by drawing and writing. For first graders,I would model how to do this report before turning the students loose on it; older children would be expected to be more independent. This report would be an appropriate exercise to check for understanding after a read aloud, and could be used as either classwork or as

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Gifted and Talented, Reading Strategies

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Graphic Organizers, Centers

CCSS:

RL.K.2

, RL.1.2

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.5

, RL.3.5

Wordless Summary

Created by

Broken Moon Teacher Resources

Using creativity and collaboration have your students try a different kind of summary. Using no words, they need to plan and implement key components of a story using higher-level thinking skills and teamwork. Using the student rubric, students will understand the expectations for the project and group presentation. Contents: *Teacher Instructions with a lesson plan *Student Instructions *Poster of Rules *Student Rubric *Student Example

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Other (Arts), Reading

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Rubrics, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.5

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3