We had a wonderful first day! We began by getting acclimated to the classroom and some of our ALERT procedures and resources. Students got to know one another and myself with a mingling "Who Fits?" grid activity and we were able to compare some likes and interests.
Knowing yourself is important as a learner, so we spent some time talking about what it means to be gifted and some of the rights and responsibilities that brings. Students should understand that gifted doesn't mean being great at everything or making straight A's. We want them to recognize their potential and develop perseverance and flexibility when approaching tasks. We looked at some famous individuals known for their giftedness and reflected on the impact we can have on the world when we reach our potential!
Finally, the highlight of our day was being introduced to our first focus area of the year: CSI. We did some crime scene investigating by comparing hand writing samples and working as graphologists to analyze and match the culprit to the crime. Students also studied classroom evidence for clues and found that by looking at past impressions, a ransom note can be more than meets the eye. Check out more CSI activities at this
link!
I am already looking forward to next week and I hope you are too!
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| Getting ready to work out our brains! |
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| "What is ALERT?" posters. |
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| Finding impressions and reading between the lines. |
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| Comparing handwriting samples. |
