GT LEAD
LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR ACADEMIC DISCOVERIES
UPCOMING REFERRAL /TESTING - KINDERGARTEN & 5TH
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Referral window for testing for GT Services and/or ASPIRE Academy:
Nov. 30th through Dec. 11th.
Testing window for GT services and/or the ASPIRE Academy: Jan. 7th through Jan. 22nd
**Information regarding Grades 1-4 testing will come out in January.
5TH GRADE - CHANGE
- Mind-mapping with a YET
- Yertle the Turtle, by Dr. Seuss (positive/negative leadership)
- Mini-Research on a Leader (Mandela, Gandhi, Churchill, MLK, Lincoln)
- Summary Slides on Leader and 6 Word Memoir about one's chosen leader
Lastly, for a change in pace, students began a study on Geometric Wonders. They designed their own tessellation pieces and began to create a tessellation pattern, adding creative details. When they return from the break, they will continue to learn about artists who use spatial reasoning and mathematical concepts in their artwork.
Designing Tessellations
Example Below Shared With Students
1ST GRADE - CONTRIBUTION
3RD GRADE - POWER
Break Out Room
Students also completed their 3D creations out of common supplies, and then, they created titles for them. From their two word titles, they brainstormed words that started with the first letter of each word in the title. We learned about Alliteration and listened to an alliteration story, One Smug Slug. Lastly, students attempted to write their own alliteration stories about their 3D Creations.
2ND GRADE - SYSTEMS
Names on the Back
- Is it living?
- Is it a toy, or can you play with it?
- Is it electronic?
- Is it edible?
- Is it a liquid?
Leading up to Halloween, each student had name related to this event on put on his/her back. The goal of this challenge was to come up with questions that describe the name in order to get yes or no responses. Once they narrowed down the possibilities, then they could ask a specific question guessing their object. They stayed 6 feet apart, while the outside circle of students stayed in their spots and the inside circle of students rotated from person to person to ask each other questions.
We love it when this happens!
This second grade group as a whole loves learning, and they are great supporters of each other.
4TH GRADE - EXPLORATIONS
The acronym stands for:
S - Substitute
C- Combine
A - Adapt (fix a problem)
M - Maximize or Minimize
P - Put to another use
E - Elaborate or Eliminate
R - Reverse or Rearrange
We reviewed some items that had already been SCAMPERed to sell more of a product, such as paper plates. With this mindset, students started SCAMPERing a pumpkin patch that was in need of selling more pumpkins and making a profit. Before Halloween, students brainstormed in Webex breakout rooms, and each team came up with an idea. Then separately, students created their own drawing or plan of what it would look like and came up with details. Next, we all learned about commercials, and how they are designed with the following in mind: ethos (ethical), Pathos (emotional, passion) or logos (statistics or expert opinions). Students then picked one approach and created a story board (script) for their individual commercials. Lastly, they uploaded these into Seesaw and reflected on their own performances/work. After the break, students will upload their commercials to our class blog and give positive feedback to each other.
Getting into the Spirit of Pajama Day!
Kathy Griffin
Email: kathy.griffin@gcisd.net
Location: 5300 Pool Road, Colleyville, TX, USA
Phone: 817-305-4870
Twitter: @OCTGriffin