Learning Highway

This was my students' favorite learning unit this year and the goals they reached or products they produced were amazing! Many brought tears to my eyes. Students can do astounding things with a little time, structured planning, and a passion. Using the Google Corporation's idea of using 20% of company time to pursue a passion, this unit brings this concept into the classroom. Students choose a topic they are passionate about, develop a project with it that will attain a goal or produce a pro

Challenge your gifted and talented to play the “game of life” and survive financially during their first year in college. This concept-based unit allows students to “earn” an inheritance from a distant relative by repurposing items from a barn. With this “money,” students find affordable housing, transportation, furnishings, and other essentials. Then the “game of life begins with monthly reoccurring expenses, opportunities to buy additional necessities and/or wants, as well as challenges or o

How do you capture a moment from your life in just 6 words? In this project based unit, students will do just that. They will learn about the power of simplicity in writing and the strength a visual adds to words. Your students will be captivated by their own creativity and as a teacher you will learn more than you ever have about your students. I hope you find this unit enlightening. This product includes: >Complete unit in plans >List of online resources to accompany the unit >PDF P

Many pull-out gifted and talented programs are ungraded. However students still need accountability for their growth, and parents need a good understanding of their child’s strengths and weaknesses. These progress-monitoring forms are designed to help teachers document student progress and share their observations with students and parents. *Revised July 2022 - Forms are now editable to add names for ease of use. I hope you will find these forms useful! This product includes:> Teacher Instruc

Technology using visuals and audio are strong persuasive tools. They have the power to inform us about issues, inspire us to learn more, and incite us to take action. In this project based unit, students will experience this power as they research, write, film, and edit their own Public Service Announcements. This product includes: *Unit Summary *Essential Question *Essential Understanding *Outcomes *Cognitive Standards Covered *Affective Standards Covered *Materials & Resource List *Complete I

WHAT is a hero? WHO is your hero? In this concept based unit, students will learn about the men and women whose achievements have made a direct or indirect influence in the lives of others. Students will explore the distinction between a hero and a celebrity. They will develop a personal definition of heroism and characteristics of heroes. Students will then select, research, and develop a product on a hero and compare them to a hero from a book they have read. As a follow-up, students will re

How do you learn? This gifted and talented unit challenges students to be introspective and create a product to metaphorically represent the way they learn. The unit explores metaphors and symbolism in photography. Students then go on a photo shoot to take pictures that symbolize them metaphorically. These photos are then editing using free web 2.0 photo editing software to create a final presentation with text and visuals. This unit not only addresses critical thinking skills, but affectiv

Have your students ever wanted their picture on the cover of a magazine? Make them media stars in this mini-unit. Students will plan and create a graphic design product using PowerPoint as their design tool. This stand alone product was created to be a part of a larger concept-based unit on graphic design. It could easily be used in an art classroom, as a series of technology lessons, or as a back to school introductory activity. You will be surprised what wonderful products your students ca

Looking for a great anchor activity for your early finishers or a differentiated station activity for your advanced learners? Connect 4 is a categories game that encourages students to use their critical thinking skills to find patterns and connections in a puzzle grid of 16 pictures. The puzzles can be done independently, in pairs, small groups, or as a whole group activity. Students will find the puzzles with only pictures to be more challenging, however identical puzzles with labels are provi

Gifted students, despite their intelligence, often lack the "Executive Skills" needed to be productive in the classroom. This freebie contains mini-posters with the major "Executive Skills" they need to be successful. Post these skills in your classroom and/or give a copy to each child. This product includes: *color mini poster with white background *color mini poster with green background *color mini poster with buff background *grayscale mini poster with white background ================

This task card set is a great way to practice or assess your students’ proficiency on ratio and proportions word problems. It is designed to be used with 6th graders, but can be used for uppervention for grades 4 and 5 or intervention for grades 7 and 8. Task cards can be used in a variety of ways in your classroom: ¥ one-on-one assessment ¥ learning station activity ¥ small group intervention ¥ whole group practice   This product includes: >Teacher Guide >40 Task Cards >Student An