Growing Roots Classroom

Many gifted/high ability kids are jazzed to learn more about other cultures and far away lands. Introduce your students to Siena, Italy's colorful, frenzied (and often dangerous) horse race tradition, the Palio. Running a reading group for gifted kids in your ‘regular’ classroom requires something different. “Above Level” reading group materials/instruction often miss the mark; the texts are not challenging enough, the questioning deep enough, and a one-size-fits-all worksheet to demonstrate le

Many gifted/high ability kids seek out the odd and unusual. Allow your students to dig deeper as they learn about the Venus Flytrap - and current native habitat challenges. Running a reading group for gifted kids in your ‘regular’ classroom requires something different. “Above Level” reading group materials/instruction often miss the mark; the texts are not challenging enough, the questioning deep enough, and a one-size-fits-all worksheet to demonstrate learning is limiting. These print-and-go g

Many gifted/high ability kids are fascinated by an animal's unusual ability to survive against the odds. Introduce your students to the prehistoric horseshoe crabs that live along the Delaware shore and the contribution they make to medicine. Running a reading group for gifted kids in your ‘regular’ classroom requires something different. “Above Level” reading group materials/instruction often miss the mark; the texts are not challenging enough, the questioning deep enough, and a one-size-fits-a

Many gifted/high ability kids are fascinated by how things work. Introduce your students some engineering basics in context of Geneva, Switerland's Jet d'Eau, one of the world's highest fountains. Note: This pack includes a bonus multi-purpose comic strip template. Running a reading group for gifted kids in your ‘regular’ classroom requires something different. “Above Level” reading group materials/instruction often miss the mark; the texts are not challenging enough, the questioning deep enoug

Many gifted/high ability kids seek to know more about odd historical information. Introduce your students to the trailblazing women doctors at Ellis Island. Running a reading group for gifted kids in your ‘regular’ classroom requires something different. “Above Level” reading group materials/instruction often miss the mark; the texts are not challenging enough, the questioning deep enough, and a one-size-fits-all worksheet to demonstrate learning is limiting. These print-and-go guided reading

Running a reading group for gifted kids in your ‘regular’ classroom requires something different. “Above Level” reading group materials/instruction often miss the mark; the texts are not challenging enough, the questioning deep enough, and a one-size-fits-all worksheet to demonstrate learning is limiting. These print-and-go guided reading group materials were created to bridge the gap in my Third and, later, Fourth grade ‘regular’ classroom. Let this quality differentiation meet the needs of