First Grade Classes:
Welcome to the gifted and talented class in first grade!!
We still begin each class with a gadget. I did some shopping over the summer and found some very interesting gadgets for this year!! I will try to post pictures of the gadgets (under the gadget page) we have already guessed so you can see if you know what they are.
For first grade I use the P.E.T.S. curriculum. P.E.T.S. is a systematized enrichment and diagnostic thinking skills program. Lessons are presented in convergent analysis, divergent synthesis, visual/spatial thinking, and evaluation. First graders become Detectives, Inventors, Scientists, Yarnspinners, and if time Judges during their time with me!!
We still begin each class with a gadget. I did some shopping over the summer and found some very interesting gadgets for this year!! I will try to post pictures of the gadgets (under the gadget page) we have already guessed so you can see if you know what they are.
For first grade I use the P.E.T.S. curriculum. P.E.T.S. is a systematized enrichment and diagnostic thinking skills program. Lessons are presented in convergent analysis, divergent synthesis, visual/spatial thinking, and evaluation. First graders become Detectives, Inventors, Scientists, Yarnspinners, and if time Judges during their time with me!!
Right now, all of the first grade classes are working on their personal Brain Smarts Books! Did you know there are eight different brain smarts that individuals can have?? Anyone can be Word Smart, Picture Smart, Number Smart, Nature Smart, People Smart, Body Smart, Music Smart, and Self Smart. We are going over each different brain smart description and every learner is deciding what brain smarts they are for their book. Make sure you ask your first grader(s) about their brain smarts!