Lesson Plans - Gifted and Talented - How Do You Plan? - Dianne's Web

I got to wondering this week, is creating lesson plans based on books for gifted students different than planning for a regular class? What brought this to mind was a discussion with my fourth grader about the work teachers must put into their jobs beyond the classroom. We talked about grading papers, creating parent newsletters, where tests based on, say, elementary school science textbooks come from, and lesson plans.

This then led to a discussion of what lesson plans are and how they come to be. I explained that many primary school textbooks offer guidance in this area, but he wondered how his gifted teacher (note to self: review sentence structure rules...while I feel all his teachers are gifted, I'm referring to the one who teaches the gifted classes) does it when they don't have gifted education books or a curriculum for high ability learners in his school. :-( I told him I was sure she probably uses the Internet for ideas and planning, but I thought I'd ask you all...those of you who do it without a "program" - how do you create your lesson plans for gifted and talented classes? I'd love to know!

Comments for Lesson Plans - Gifted and Talented - How Do You Plan?

Sunday, May 2, 2010 by kathy godbout:: I often let the students choose a topic which we are studying and which they have pre-tested out of. They are then to choose a part which is interesting to them and develop a project out of it. This project then is discussed with me before they proceed. They have a choice of product but must present it to the entire class and be able to answer questions from me and the class. The project often leads to other ideas for projects and so on.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 by Leslie:: I teach K-4 gifted classes and have for years. I pull from every source imaginable---Internet ideas, various textbooks, conference grab-n-go' material, magazine articles. You name it! I've used it! :) It is very time consuming, but so worth the effort! The children love it and that's why we do what we do!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 by jane:: Kathy and Leslie: can you share some lesson ideas with a new gifted teacher (background has been learning disabilities)? It's the 2nd & 3rd graders that I need ideas for. Their abilities blow me away.
Monday, March 14, 2011 by Kelly:: If it sparks my imagination, I'm pretty sure that it will spark my students. I teach Gifted Education from K-5 and I am constantly searhing for inspiration! I read children's stories, picture books, new movies that the kids like, and even visit engineering web sites for inspiration. If I can find an idea, the resources available to develop it are endless! A new invention, a renewable resource, a heroic act...all of these things are fair game in Gifted Education. It's all about inspiration!