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Common Core RL.2.1 resources for Gifted and Talented
Goldilocks STEM Activity - Goldilocks and the Three Bears STEM Challenges
What do you get when you combine fairy tales and STEM? A fun, hands-on STEM Tale! This fairy tale with a twist guides students through the engineering design process to create a new bed for Goldilocks. The storybook can be read aloud together. Students will complete it as they work through the STEM activity.The STEM ActivityYour students will help Baby Bear build Goldilocks a new bed of her own! In this story, there is a bit of a twist that will tap into SEL topics like empathy.What You'll Get:T
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
FAIRY TALE STEM Activity Challenges BUNDLE Family STEM Night and Homeschool STEM
These fairy tale STEM activities bring a classic story alive in a hands-on way, exploring force and motion, sound, measurement, kinetic and potential energy, and more using the engineering design process to creatively problem solve. ⭐ Students will join characters like Goldilocks, Rapunzel, and Jack and the Beanstalk on 12 engineering adventures, with 48 STEM activities included. They will be challenged to use their problem-solving skills to help the characters solve an engineering dilemma! ⭐Stu
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Rapunzel Fairy Tale STEM Activity ⚙️ Engineering ⚙️ Rapunzel Escapes the Tower
Once upon a time...Rapunzel decided she could rescue herself! Your students will work collaboratively while following the engineering design process in this fairy tale STEM activity. They will help Rapunzel build an escape path so she can get out of her tower and see the world. She can do it herself (with your students' help)!✅ What You'll Get ✅Instructions and sample images8-page story book that guides students through the engineering design process (Ask - Imagine - Plan - Create - Improve). Th
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
The Three Little Pigs Activity ⭐ Fairy Tale STEM Challenge ⭐
Spark curiosity, imagination, and fun with fairy tale STEM! STEM tales use a fairy tale that your students are likely already familiar with - a twist is added into the story that introduces an engineering problem. Can your students help the three little pigs solve the problem in the story? By adding in a story element, those students that might typically shy away from STEM activities may find joy in transporting themselves into a story to solve a problem. All students will follow the engineerin
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Fairy Tale STEM Activity for The Three Billy Goats Gruff - Design a Bridge
Can YOUR students outsmart the troll? In this hands-on STEM activity based on The Three Billy Goats Gruff, students will construct a bridge. This isn't just another bridge STEM challenge, but one that will bring out creativity in your budding engineers!What's this story about?Your students will help the goats by designing a bridge that the troll is too afraid to traverse. The story will guide them through this process. You will need STEM building materials such as card stock, tape, and recyclabl
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs STEM Activity - Fairy Tale STEM
What's better than a fairy tale? A fairy tale with a STEM twist! Dive into the world of Snow White and help sort out logic problems with the seven dwarfs through an introductory computer science STEM activity. ⭐ The Story: Breakfast for Eight ⭐The dwarfs are grumpy in the morning when they wake up and often bicker at breakfast! Fear not, as Doc has developed a computer program to help with the seating arrangement! Use the conditional statements so the dwarfs can eat in peace. Along the way, desi
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
The Ugly Duckling Fairy Tale STEM Activity
How do you make a fairy tale EVEN better? Include a STEM activity as a twist, by adding problem-solving with purpose! In this story, based on The Ugly Duckling, your students will need to construct a convincing camouflage for swan.The StoryYour students will help the ducklings escort swan back to his swan family. To do it, they will need to camouflage themselves to avoid getting eaten by predators. They will need to use basic map skills for this project. You will need STEM building materials suc
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
The Smart Cookie Read Aloud Book Companion | Multiple Intelligences | Activities
The Smart Cookie by Jory John is a great book to teach students that everyone is smart in different ways and the importance of perseverance. It is also the perfect segue into a study of multiple intelligences. This The Smart Cookie Book Companion requires students to delve into analyzing and interpreting literature. This book companion is jam-packed with resources that provide opportunities for your students in grades 2-4 to think critically and creatively, analyze the author's craft, and make c
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Little Red Riding Hood Fairy Tale STEM Activity
Can your students help save Grandmother from the hungry wolf? They can and they will, by coding a message. This is the perfect STEM activity when you are learning about sound and waves. Using the information provided and simple materials, students will construct a way to create an auditory message and send out a distress signal.The StoryGrandma is ill and Little Red Riding Hood is on her way through the woods for a visit. She meets the wolf and he decides he will eat well today. Not so fast! Gra
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 1-PS4-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
STEM Activities and Challenges for K-2 - Whole Year Bundle
This bundle includes resources to keep your students actively engaged in STEM all year long. There are over 90 STEM activities included in this resource.Start with the STEM classroom pack and poster sets, then move on to the rest of the resources in the bundle. Holiday and seasonal STEM resources are included as well as fairy tale STEM that ties into literacy, and STEM that can be done whenever.The bonus file includes an overview for using the resources as well as some extra options for planning
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 2-PS1-1
...
Beauty and the Beast STEM activity - Create A Book Stand! Fairy Tale STEM
This practical and engaging fairy tale STEM activity can be completed with minimal materials and is perfect for hands-on math applications or National Fairy Tale Day. The classic tale of Beauty and the Beast gets a twist in the STEM tale, A Book Stand for Beauty. In addition to this STEM challenge being accessible for a wide range of grades, it's also one that is useful! ✨ The Story ✨Your students will help Beauty by creating her a book stand. They will need to use basic measurement skills for t
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz STEM Activity - The Yellow Brick Road Gets Upcycled
Fairy tales and STEM are the perfect pair. Get your students hooked on STEM with a fairy tale story problem! This story and activity includes a building challenge called The Yellow Brick Road Get Upcycled. STEM tales are a series of STEM challenges that are accessible for your youngest budding engineers; they use a fairy tale that your students are likely already familiar with. By adding in a story element, those students that might typically shy away from STEM activities may find joy in transp
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES BUNDLE Literature Extensions Critical Thinking GATE
Story Sleuths I, II, and III Bundle delivers 3 products at 20% savings. You will receive 12 weeks of clues for the Story Sleuth challenge; an enrichment unit using Caldecott Award winning books to cultivate critical thinking. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which book is described by the set of clues. By involving your students in this project, you will exercise their deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and problem solving skills. This unit is
Grades:
K - 4th
Types:
CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES Story Sleuths I Literature Extention Critical Thinking
STORY SLEUTHS I is a 4 week, critical thinking project based on Caldecott Award winning books. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which Caldecott Award winning book is described by the set of clues. By involving your students in this project, you will exercise their deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and problem solving skills. This unit is CCSS aligned. Students also enjoy great literature, learn about artistic media, and participate in col
Grades:
K - 4th
Little Island Primary Gifted and Talented Social-Emotional Values and Identity
We use this Caldecott Award Winning book to address social-emotional standards for primary gifted students. Not just a social-emotional unit, we answer critical thinking questions, explore literary theme and other ideas, and create a fun island adventure using a grid.
Great stuff for our youngest gifted learners: It’s hands-on, requires critical thinking, and good fun.
NAGC Learning and Development Standards
1.1 Self-Understanding. Students with gifts and talents demonstrate self-knowledge
Grades:
K - 3rd
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STEAM Read Alouds With STEM Challenge Cards Makerspace Task Cards Bundle
Motivating reluctant readers can feel like a HUGE hurdle to overcome, especially around books and reading. That's why Makerspace STEAM Read Aloud Challenges are so powerful. They take literature and stories and bring them to life through innovation, creativity, community, collaboration, and critical thinking!This Makerspace STEM Read Aloud & Challenges YEAR-LONG BUNDLE is for you! This bundle is specifically designed for busy teachers who want to engage their students and instill a love of r
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Fairy Tale Choice Boards Choice Menus Fast Finishers Early Finishers Activities
Having choice is something our students crave, especially during times when they are learning at home, independently or through distance learning. If you're looking for low prep and easy to implement resources to offer your students choice, try choice boards. These choice boards cover fifteen fairy tales:-Aladdin-Alice in Wonderland-Cinderella-Goldilocks & the 3 Bears-Hansel & Gretel-Jack & the Beanstalk-Peter Pan-Rapunzel-Rumpelstiltskin-Red Riding Hood-Sleeping Beauty-Snow White-T
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Gifted Book Club or Novel Unit: Top Secret by John Gardiner
This book club or novel study unit on the book, Top Secret by John Reynolds Gardiner is suitable for highly able or gifted readers in grades K-2. The journal questions require thinking and responding at Bloom’s higher levels (evaluation, synthesis and evaluation) The questions and activities focus on plot, character analysis, comprehension, sequencing, real vs. make-believe. The reading level of the text is about 4.5 grade level but the activities have been designed for the very young student.
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Flight School Book Companion - Perseverance Activities - Growth Mindset
Flight School is a great book to share with your students to talk about perseverance. It is the story of a persistent penguin who has the soul of an eagle and is determined to fly. This book companion is jam-packed with resources that provide opportunities for your students in grades 2-4 to think critically and creatively, analyze the author's craft, and make connections to self and the real world. This Flight School Book Companion aims to help students develop advanced readers' skills in analyz
Grades:
2nd - 4th
The Invisible Boy Book Companion - Empathy | Belonging | Friendship Activities
The Invisible Boy is a great book to share with your students to build classroom community and to explore the themes of Empathy, Belonging, Friendship and Kindness. This is the story of Brian, a shy boy who feels like he is invisible and has no friends. He doesn’t call attention to himself and isn’t picked for teams or invited to parties. But when a new boy Justin joins the class, Brian discovers a friend and doesn’t feel so invisible anymore. This book companion is jam-packed with resources tha
Grades:
2nd - 4th
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Caldecott for Primary GATE +STEM
Strong STEM-literacy springboard activities with this nonfiction piece! Pair it thematically with my Mirette on the High Wire Caldecott lessons, and the students will experience literature from inside to outside and from up to down.
You get instructions, ready-to-print activity sheets, Common Core references, and everything you need to set you down the path on this book. Make a quick trip to the local craft store for a really cool extension, or just use common materials in the classroom to ge
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES Set II Literature Extension Critical Thinking GATE
Continue the fun from STORY SLEUTHS I with 4 more weeks of critical thinking fun. STORY SLEUTHS II is a 1 month, critical thinking project based on Caldecott Award winning books. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which Caldecott Award winning book is described by the set of clues. By involving your students in this project, you will exercise their deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and problem solving skills. This unit is CCSS aligned. Students
Grades:
K - 4th
Green Mean One Holiday Literacy Unit Common Core FIRST GRADE SECOND GRADE!
The Green Mean One is at it Again!
This is super fun Unit that I LOVE doing with my class each year. It allows them to do some creative thinking and meet those common core standards. I teach first grade gifted, but have used this with second grade as well!
There are 15 activities in this unit. It includes writing activities, reading responses, reader's theater, and ideas on how to implement a "Green Mean One on the Shelf" in your classroom. I love having my stuffed "Green Mean One" play tri
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Enrichment Activities Easter Logic Puzzles Fast Finishers Print Digital
Are you looking for ways to incorporate critical thinking into your classroom? These 8 Easter logic puzzles would be perfect! These are great as enrichment activities and for fast finishers and gifted & talented students. Print and Digital versions included. They would also work well as morning work and homework.In my third grade class,* I introduce logic puzzles by doing one as a whole group.* Then, I let them work on one with a partner.* Finally, I let them try them on their own.Your gifte
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Enrichment Activities Holiday Bundle of 48 Logic Puzzles Fast Finishers
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