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Are you in charge of organizing a community service project for your students or school community? **************************************************************************************************************** Would you like your students to connect their passions with community groups and service? **************************************************************************************************************** This Step by step guide will allow your students to combine their passions with local

This product contains 12 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R. templates for the following: Pumpkin Patch Witch's Broom Haunted House Jack-O-Lantern Candy Corn Trick-Or-Treat Scarecrow Apple Pie Corn Maze Hayride Thanksgiving Dinner Candy Apple + Create Your Own EACH template comes with 4 different creative thinking questions to spark critical thinking and unique answers around the specific topic that is being scampered!

This product contains 12 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R. templates for the following: snowman Snow globe Sled Ugly Sweater Mistletoe Candy Cane Gingerbread House Christmas Tree Nutcracker Wreath Christmas Lights Stocking + Create Your Own EACH template comes with 4 different creative thinking questions to spark creative/critical thinking and unique answers around the specific topic that is being scampered!

Are you looking for a way to connect with your students during the first week of school? This About ME Learning Glyph is a perfect way to learn more about your student's interests and what makes them unique. This creative project lends itself to a beautiful Open House display and allows students the opportunity to share and show with their parents. Included with the Glyph is a School Themed This or That for early finishers or to use as an independent activity. See full preview above for complet

Keep your students engaged all month long with hair raising riddles, spooky logic problems, and eerie transformations. In this resource you will find logic and word play to keep your students engaged during the month of October. Please look at the preview to see if this would be challenging (too much or too little) for your students. There are a variety of activities as it is designed with the K-6 Gifted and Talented teacher in mind but includes multiple activities that can span all of K-6. Ther

Keep your students engaged all month long with jolly word play and merry and bright brainteasers. In this resource you will find logic and word play to keep your students engaged during the month of December. Please look at the FULL preview to see if this would be challenging (too much or too little) for your students. There are a variety of activities (at different grade levels) as it is designed with the K-6 Gifted and Talented teacher in mind but includes multiple activities that can span al

Bring math and science to life with Mini-Golf Mayhem — an engaging, hands-on Project-Based Learning (PBL) unit where students design a mini-golf hole through creativity and innovation! By aligning this resource to your own geometry and science standards, students will go through the process of designing and building their very own creative mini-golf hole. Students will: Explore angles, measurement, force, and motion Apply real-world problem-solving and collaboration Innovate with creativity w

SCAMPER is a mnemonic tool that helps spark creative and critical thinking. This is a PDF file (8.5 x 11) that includes a page for each letter with a description and question suggestions. Clean lines and less frill for a toned down simple theme. Made with Middle School/High School in mind. However, a picture is included from one of my Elementary bulletin boards! Bob Eberle, an education administrator and author, organized questions into the SCAMPER mnemonic and is credited for developing this to

This product contains 12 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R. templates for the following: School Bus Student Desk School Year Teacher Desk Cafeteria Lunchbox Backpack Empty Bench Playground Library School Day Classroom + Create Your Own EACH template comes with 4 different creative thinking questions to spark critical thinking and unique answers around the specific topic that is being scampered!

Exploration: Exoplanet (Full Preview Available)In this engaging cross-curricular project, your students will step into the role of astronomers and science fiction authors as they research a real exoplanet and then write an original sci-fi story set on that world. This exploration-based assignment blends NGSS-aligned science research with creative writing, critical thinking, and imagination. Students will analyze authentic scientific data—such as a planet’s size, orbit, temperature, and potential

May the luck of the Irish be with your students as they work through this St. Patrick's Day frenzy of creative and critical thinking tasks. In this resource you will find logic and word play to keep your students engaged during enrichment centers. Please look at the preview to see if this would be challenging (too much or too little) for your students. There are a variety of activities as it is designed with the K-5 Gifted and Talented teacher in mind but includes multiple activities that can s

This resource is based off of the research and findings of Edward de Bono and his concept of lateral thinking. The 6 hats method is powerful and easy to use. This resource provides all of the items necessary to get your class fully engaged and understanding the purpose of the individual hats within the problem solving process. The 6 hats are not a tool for arguments and essays but rather parallel thinking and group decision making. I hope you enjoy using this resource as much as I have! Each pro

This product contains 12 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R templates for the following: Pot-of-Gold Easter egg hunt Easter basket Wagon Umbrella Rain boots Bird feeder Kite Bicycle Sunglasses Surfboard Popsicle + Create your own EACH template comes with 4 different creative thinking questions to spark creative/critical thinking and unique answers around the specific topic that is being scampered!

SCAMPER is a creative thinking tool to help students open their minds to new and different ideas beyond basic thinking. In this file you will receive: Brainstorming graphic organizer including 3 creative thinking questions Short story form SCAMPER identification tool with general questions that can be utilized beyond this activity

✨Bring the inspiring story of rainforest scientist Margaret “Meg” Lowman to life with this engaging set of 12 creative and critical thinking activities designed to complement the read-aloud The Leaf Detective by Heather Lang. Perfect for elementary classrooms, this resource encourages students to analyze, imagine, reflect, and innovate while deepening their understanding of Meg Lowman’s groundbreaking work and the importance of rainforest conservation. ✨Spark imagination and curiosity with open

Let your students' imaginations run wild as they create biomes that could only exist in their minds—but are grounded in real science. From glow-in-the-dark fungi to floating mountains with wind-powered predators, the possibilities are endless! Looking for a unique and engaging way to help your students dive deep into ecosystems? The Fictional Biome Tri-Quad-O-Rama is a hands-on, creative science project that combines research, imagination, and presentation into one exciting activity! After stud

In this file, you will receive: Three different themes (circus, cacti, bicycles) which you can switch out annually! EACH theme includes the 7 Florida Frameworks for Gifted Learners posters with "I can" statements. 6 different motivational quote pages for each theme SCAMPER resource for bulletin board for each theme This resource is ready to print and add to your gifted student folders, a gifted corner in your classroom or Standard's bulletin area!!

Bring out your inner Superhero with this Superhero Leadership Comic Strip and Creative thinking activity. Students will create a comic strip story with the leading character, a Superhero of their own making, solving a problem with Leadership Powers! This activity includes: Planning Sheet/Checklist 6 Comic Strip Templates A "Sketch your Superhero" Page A list of Leadership Characteristics 9 Creative Thinking Challenge Questions

A beginning of the year activity for all students to help identify strengths, interests, and talents. Students brainstorm ideas and design a mask. There are 2 identical lessons included in this file. The first lesson has a focus on gifted students. The second lesson is written for all students.

Are you studying space and looking for a culminating project for your students? This bottle buddy research project combines the use of technology and graphic design with a traditional research activity. This project can be differentiated for a variety of grade levels and allows students to thinking creatively and critically. Use the full preview to determine if this could be the perfect project for your students. Engage your students in this multi-week project that focuses on a variety of resea