Gifted students activities

Learn how teachers can best meet the needs of their highly gifted students from a highly gifted student herself!

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

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.

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…

This critical thinking activity is all about getting your students to think deeper and to synthesize in your elementary classrooms via forced relationships!

About a year ago, I presented a workshop to my fellow teacher candidates on supporting gifted learners. I brought a bit of a unique perspective - I was a gifted learner, moved to a congregated class at the beginning of grade three. The congregated program had a massive impact on me. I went from crying about having to go to school to embracing the new challenges presented to me as my needs were properly accommodated. Here's what I've learned about supporting gifted students.

Gifted student often demonstrate certain characteristics. Teachers can use this list to identify gifted students in their classrooms.

I've been asked to share my assessments and those that I use. Assessments are snapshots of a child's current ability to perform a certai...

Teachers often find it difficult to understand the specific needs of gifted children. To better support their learning, learn how gifted students think, create tiered assignments, include a variety of levels in your classroom library, utilize their interests, and explore real world application.