Extension activities for gifted students

Are you looking for ways to challenge gifted students in your classroom? Do you want to foster their intellectual and creative development? If so, you’re in the right place. In this article, you’ll find tried-and-true strategies and activities to engage and challenge gifted students in the regular classroom. Keep reading to find out how to create enriching learning activities for your gifted students and help them grow to their full potential.

How can you support your gifted and talented students to thrive in your classroom? Provide them with daily challenge!

Hi friends! I have been working hard all day on this blog post and I hope it helps you in your support of GT kiddos in your classroom! As the […]

iTeach Third: Differentiating with Projects for your Gifted Students

Looking for engaging and differentiated ways to teach elementary gifted students? Using no-prep, differentiated tic-tac-toe menu boards with auditory, kinesthetic and verbal activities are perfect for early finishers, gifted students, and enrichment. Choice board menus are great for reviewing and extending what you've taught in class, perfect for the back to school season or at the end of the school year. Check out these teaching tips to simplify your instruction and spend hours lesson…

Read about why you need to be okay with letting your gifted students learn new content, even if no one else is doing it.

What do extensions for gifted students in middle school math look like in your school and in your classes? Do you have a gifted specialist that helps out with extensions; or is it up to you to provide extensions for your gifted students? Let's discuss!

Are you struggling with differentiating instruction for gifted students? Check our ideas out here for teaching tips and ideas for engaging high achieving students in the classroom. It is important for teachers to engage all learners in the classroom but can be hard to balance gifted and talented activities along with everything else. Find more information here on how to challenged gifted students here.

Most classrooms I've taught in have at least one or two early finishers that grasp the lesson quickly, speed through the independent work, and then do one of two things; ask you for something else to do or start to cause trouble. No matter what I was teaching, when a student finished early, I always gave them the same option of what to do while they waited for their classmates to finish: "Go read any book you'd like! Aaaand you can go read in the reading center on the pillows! Yay!" I cringe…

Anyone who knows me, reads this blog, or uses my resources knows that I am passionate about differentiation. I think that is because I grew ...