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2021-2022 Archive

Podcasting Pros (5th Lit)

6/2/2022

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As their final project, the GT 5th Grade Literacy group wanted to create a final podcast to share their learning and thinking on student-chosen Human Rights issues. Please enjoy their final pieces below:
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lily_and_madi.mp3
File Size: 2556 kb
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conor_emmett_ashton.mp3
File Size: 2260 kb
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liam_and_ezra.mp3
File Size: 1106 kb
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claire_langley.mp3
File Size: 3352 kb
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susan_and_siena_podcast.mp3
File Size: 2316 kb
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katie_henry_elle.mp3
File Size: 2472 kb
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etta_and_violet.mp3
File Size: 4870 kb
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addie_and_stella.mp3
File Size: 1229 kb
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Standards:
Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. (CCSS: W.5.7)
Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources. (CCSS: W.5.8)
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. (CCSS: W.5.9)
Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes. (CCSS: SL.5.4)
Use appropriate eye contact and speak clearly at an understandable pace.
Include multimedia components (for example: graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes. (CCSS: SL.5.5)
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That's a Wrap (Kinder and 1st)

5/25/2022

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The Kindergarten GT Literacy Group has wrapped up their 20 Book Challenge! The most popular picks were:
  • Geronimo Stilton Series
  • Dragon Masters
  • Magic Treehouse Books
  • Owl Diaries
  • and anything Dr. Seuss! 

Congratulations to Rex, Weston, Greyson and Charlie for completing the challenge and challenging themselves with their book choices! 
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Kinder and First Grade GT Math Group wrapped up an extensive unit focusing on place value and adding/subtracting greater values. ​Students opted to demonstrate their growth by creating games to teach their peers the concepts they've learned. Enjoy some pictures of their planning below:
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Fractions in Action (2nd Grade Math)

5/25/2022

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The GT Second Grade Math Group just wrapped up their unit exploring fractions in every way possible! Students created paper pizzas with parameters, organized their thinking with different fractions, learned how to use fractions with time, dipped their toes into percentages and much more. The evolution in their depth of understanding from the beginning to the end of the unit has been mind-blowing. I am so proud of how they dug in, asked difficult questions to ensure understanding and persevered in problem-solving. Their culminating activity involved creating fraction books to use as reference in their continued learning. 
Standards:
Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves, thirds, half of, a third of, etc., and describe the whole as two halves, three thirds, four fourths. Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape. (CCSS: 2.G.A.3)

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The Magic in a Good Book (1st Grade Lit)

5/25/2022

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The GT First Grade Literacy Group just finished a unit on "Charlotte's Web", and it was magical.
"The ending was sad but beautiful."
"I could not love a book more."
These were just a couple of the sentiments in concluding the unit. 
Students read with buddies, read independently, engaged in a deep dive with complex vocabulary, made text-based connections and, most importantly, enjoyed this timeless story. 
The group also engaged in some exploratory activities such as creating their own web of words to describe themselves. We left this unit with so many hugs and smiles... that's the magic of a good book. 
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Standards:
  • Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. (CCSS: RL.1.1) *
  • Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. (CCSS: RL.1.2)
  • Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. (CCSS: RL.1.3) *
  • Make predictions about what will happen in the text and explain whether they were confirmed or not and why, providing evidence from the text. *
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The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs

5/17/2022

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The Third Grade GT Literacy group has been enjoying learning all about finding their way through the unknown using nothing but nature's cues. Thanks to this book by Tristan Gooley, students have been reading and learning about the world around them in new ways. They've remapped stars to create their own constellations, learned how to tell time without a watch, how to navigate unknown terrain and much more! 
The best part is the culminating project of being able to utilize their knowledge of landforms to create a model on our new Augmented Reality Sand Table in order to navigate a stranger to safety. Enjoy some snaps of their work below:
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Standards:

Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic. (CCSS: W.3.7)
Interpret and communicate the information learned by developing a brief summary with supporting details.
Develop supporting visual information (for example: charts, maps, illustrations, models).

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    ​Ms. Brittani

    Gifted and Talented Teacher for grades Kindergarten-Fifth Grade at Steele Elementary in Denver, Colorado

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