Exploring Morality Behind Actions No one can deny that our gifted students have great power. They may be intellectual powerhouses, grasping concepts years ahead of peers. They may be emotionally sensitive, becoming aware of issues such as mortality at an early age. They may be leaders of people, showing leadership qualities from the very beginning. How do we teach them to use this power?
Remix Poetry: Christmas To Thanksgiving Let’s remix a famous Christmas poem, give it a Thanksgiving theme, and teach our students advanced poetry concepts at the same time
Studying Ambiguous Sentences This type of sentence has great possibilities for classroom application because of its two different interpretations. It's a perfect tool to: demonstrate careful reading, showcase the need for editing while writing, and encourage creativity and divergent thinking.
Don’t Just List ⚖️ Ethical Issues Let's improve this "make a list" question to incorporate high level thinking.
What could we do with this Wax Museum event? How one might revamp a "Wax Museum" project into something that focuses more on thinking than product.
Getting Ridiculous with Parts of Speech Here's how you can add some spice to an otherwise dull study of parts of speech.
Word Pyramids – A Delightful Vocabulary Puzzle A fun, abstract vocab puzzle in which students can add one letter per line, forming a pyramid of words.
Analyzing Prefixes and Suffixes Instead of just memorizing what a bunch of morphemes mean, we're looking broadly, exploring patterns, finding unexpected similarities and weird differences.
