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Laurie Westphal
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“'Socrates didn't have an overhead projector, yet people are still talking about his teaching 10,000 years later!'”
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Cube Template - Make your own cubes!
Cube Template - Make your own cubes!
This is the template I use to make the cubes I used in my classroom. I use them now to teach this strategy (cubing) in my GT differentiation staff ...
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Quick Exit Tickets for Wrapping Up Your Lesson
Quick Exit Tickets for Wrapping Up Your Lesson
In an effort to conserve paper, but still make the smaller pieces easy to handle because of their universal size, there are six tickets on one page...
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Subject: For All Subject Areas, Critical Thinking Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: Other
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Energy and Circuit Game Show Menu
Energy and Circuit Game Show Menu
This is a game show menu designed for thrid grade gifted students. It covers the topics of:formation of fossils (and therefore fossil fuels), therm...
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Subject: Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Science Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A

Question Cube for Processing - Great for 10 - 2 Rule during Lectures
Question Cube for Processing - Great for 10 - 2 Rule during Lectures
This is a cube of genergic questions which can be used by your groups of students as you present information. Each group should be given a cube. A...
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Subject: Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Gifted and Talented Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: 30 Minutes

"Hat Box" Writing Creative Prompts Ready to Use Cards
The preview has only a few of the cards, but this files has 19 different creative writing prompts. I made them originally to go in a crazy colored ...
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Subject: Creative Writing, Gifted and Talented Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Duration: 40 Minutes

All About Me List Menu  - Get to Know you or autobiography intro.
All About Me List Menu - Get to Know you or autobiography intro.
This is a menu which allow students to show you who they are - it can be used at the beginning of the school year or as an introduction to autobiog...
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Subject: For All Subject Areas Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

HS Pre-Cal Formulas - One Page Easy to Read Reference!
HS Pre-Cal Formulas - One Page Easy to Read Reference!
I tutor math and science and they struggle with keeping all of the pre-cal formulas straight. This one page isn't anything that students couldn't c...
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Subject: Algebra 2, PreCalculus Level(s): 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Problem Solving (Addition / Subtraction) with Egyptian Theme
Problem Solving (Addition / Subtraction) with Egyptian Theme
This is a problem solving math worksheet for addition and subtraction using an Egytian theme. I was asked to do a model lesson for a first grade te...
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Subject: Gifted and Talented, Math, Problem Solving Level(s): 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A
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Product Cube for Differentiating Products
Product Cube for Differentiating Products
This is the template for a product which incorporates different learning styles. It is a simple concept - after choosing or being assigned an objec...
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Subject: For All Subject Areas, Gifted and Talented Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: Other

Open House Raffle Ticket - Encourage Attendance!
Open House Raffle Ticket - Encourage Attendance!
This page has 8 open house tickets on it. When I taught middle school, we did not have as much parent response as we had hoped, so I sent a ticket ...
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Subject: For All Subject Areas Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Global Warming Webquest Q&A for K - 2 advanced students
Global Warming Webquest Q&A for K - 2 advanced students
This is a 6 page "webquest" (through one website) about global warming, the atmosphere and the environment. It is designed with the primary handwri...
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Subject: Environment, Science Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: 2 hours

Your Basic Global Warming Word Search :)
Your Basic Global Warming Word Search :)
This is a basic word (13 words) search for global warming. It was designed as a introductory activity for a primary student's enrichment lesson ove...
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Subject: Science Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: 30 Minutes

Menu Evaluation Checklist -  For Teachers
Menu Evaluation Checklist - For Teachers
There are lots of menus available online (as well as this site) and of course, you can design your own menus. That being said - this checklist let...
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Subject: For All Subject Areas Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Go Fish! Bilingual Processing Cards (English and Spanish)
Go Fish! Bilingual Processing Cards (English and Spanish)
These cards accompany my technique called Go Fish! There are 10 cards intended to have English on one side and Spanish on the other. Even when I di...
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Subject: Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Gifted and Talented Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: Other

Differentiating Instruction With Menus (Grades 3 - 6) Book Set of 4
Differentiating Instruction With Menus (Grades 3 - 6) Book Set of 4
Differentiating Instruction With Menus offers teachers exciting tools to challenge and teach every child in a mixed-ability classroom. This set of ...
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Open House Menu for Parents - Introduce Choice to Parents!
Open House Menu for Parents - Introduce Choice to Parents!
I used menus all the time in my classroom and wanted an easy way to demonstrate them to parents during our open house/meet the teacher night. Hence...
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Subject: Back to School Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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Rocks, Minerals and Fossils Independent Study for Primary Grades
Rocks, Minerals and Fossils Independent Study for Primary Grades
This is the first unit in a series of primary independent studies. Each unit is designed to be used by a single student or even groups of students ...
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Subject: Science Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: 1 Week

Low Prep Differentiation Strategy - Toy Share
Low Prep Differentiation Strategy - Toy Share
This is one of 8 tip sheets (more coming!) I offer with easy, low preparation differentiation strategies on them. Toy Share is a variation on Berti...
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Subject: For All Subject Areas, Gifted and Talented Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: 30 Minutes

Low Prep Differentiation Strategy - Go Fish!
Low Prep Differentiation Strategy - Go Fish!
This is a two page tip sheet for a low preparation, easy to use differentiation strategy called Go Fish! This is used as a processing tool and work...
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Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins) Choice Menu w/product crieteria
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins) Choice Menu w/product crieteria
This is a choice menu for The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The menu is a list format and has fifteen different product choices (plus the option...
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Subject: English Language Arts, Writing, Reading Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, Homeschooler Duration: 2 Weeks