A couple of months ago, I mentioned that I would be trying a “Genius Hour” with my 5th grade GT students. You can read this post and this post to find out about the origins of this idea. Click here to read about The Beginning of our project. And, click here to read about The Middle. First – a little background. I teach … Read more
A couple of months ago, I mentioned that I would be trying a “Genius Hour” with my 5th grade GT students. You can read this post and this post to find out about the origins of this idea. Click here to read about The Beginning of our project. First – a little background. I teach 13 5th grade Gifted … Read more
The 49 journal pages on “Grace is Overrated” are inspiring and thought-provoking. They include quotations, fill-in-the-blanks, and questions that are great for self-examination. The layout of each of Christie Zimmer’s pages is fun and attractive as well. Some of them are more suited for adults, but I have used several with my students. The kids … Read more
Don’t let Ian’s slight misspelling in the title of his post mislead you. This concept of creating visual representations for novel and movie characters – or even historical figures – is a fun one that is bound to lead to a lot of interesting discussions in your class. There are so many ways to extend … Read more
In 2010, Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, delivered the Baccalaureate Address at Princeton University. Last year, I showed this video of his address to my 5th grade GT students. In 18 minutes, Jeff Bezos is able to sum up everything that I hope that my students will gather from our classroom activities … Read more
Imagine: How Creativity Works is the title of a new book by Jonah Lehrer. In this short video by Flash Rosenberg, the main idea of the book is summarized in an entertaining use of live-drawing. I first found out about this video on Free Tech 4 Teachers, and immediately showed it to my 5th graders, … Read more