Looking for a way to challenge your gifted kids during the final days of school (and help other teachers stay sane)?
If so, I have an idea for you.
Let’s be honest. The last few weeks of any school year can be rough. After testing and more testing, 180 days or so of sitting in seats, and listening to teachers, students are ready to break for summer. Teachers find themselves in a similar mindset....
Do you write an end of the year letter to your students? If, so, please share.Here is the one I used with my 6th graders:
Dear students,
The end of the school year has passed so very quickly. It seems like we were just beginning to learn about the world in which we live AND a bit about each other, and now, it is time for me to say goodbye to you as you continue to...
Flag Day is coming, a day to honor the flag of the United States. This year, Flag Day is June...
Before class, one of my third-grade students came to me and showed me a picture of a dog that she had drawn. I noticed that it looked very much like every other dog picture that she had drawn.
Not wanting to discourage her creative spark, I gently told her that I liked it and that I noticed she had drawn the shape of the dog’s head in the very same manner in every...
When Quincy Jones was chosen to produce "We Are The World" in 1985, the idea was that it would be a collective effort of the music community donating its time and talents to make a difference for others in crisis. Who can forget the story about the world's biggest recording stars being told to "check your egos at the door" - this cause is so much bigger than your celebrity.
...Recess-it is a precious commodity to elementary students.
Having it taken away can be a most painful experience. So when a group of gifted students faced losing it because their classmates were being noisy and uncooperative, they began to stress. I felt their pain, but I also saw something else-an opportunity to challenge them.
After they groaned...
The use of high-stakes achievement tests around the world have created controversy among teachers, parents, students, administrators, policy makers and heads of state. But whether or not you're a supporter of high-stakes testing, the fact remains that for now, these assessments exist; so perhaps the more important inquiry to pursue is how do teachers balance preparation for...
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