5th Grade Gifted and Talented Activities

Note this is a PowerPoint Presentation & Activity, all in one.

Double Bubble Car Wash: Intro. to Problem Solving through Depth and Complexity

The beginning of the year problem-solving activity is designed to engage your students with mathematical reasoning and critical thinking.

Part1:

Open-ended problem with no correct answer as long as students are able to prove their solution with mathematical evidence.

Part II:

Four unique extensions of the original problem using depth and complexity icons.

Can be used with multiple grade levels depending on their multiplication readiness. Originally designed for gifted 5th-grade students.

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Unlock the full potential of your gifted and talented students with this comprehensive unit designed to inspire critical thinking, hands-on learning, and creativity! Say goodbye to the hassle of pulling resources from various places—this unit has everything you need to meet the diverse learning styles of your students in one convenient package.

From the very first lesson, students will engage in self-discovery, exploring their unique strengths through articles and thought-provoking questions on learning styles, right and left-brain thinking, and what it truly means to do their best in school.

With interactive quizzes and reflective exercises, students will identify their learning preferences, then score and analyze their results to better understand themselves as learners. This knowledge becomes the foundation for their personal learning journey, where they’ll choose a topic they’re passionate about and explore it using methods that align with their strengths.

The unit culminates in an exciting project-based activity, allowing students to apply what they’ve learned by creating a meaningful presentation to share with their peers—a perfect opportunity for them to showcase their knowledge and creativity with pride.

Empower your students to take ownership of their learning, while simplifying your lesson planning with this all-in-one solution. It's the perfect resource to foster engagement, personalization, and academic growth in your gifted and talented classroom.

Product Includes:

• Learning Intentions
• Sample Timeline
• Unit Overview
• Student Strengths Sheet
• Doing Your Best Article
• Doing Your Best Questions
• Doing Your Best Answer Key
• Learning Styles Article
• Learning Styles Quiz
• Learning Styles Reflection
• Left-Brained or Right-Brained Article
• Left-Brained or Right-Brained Quiz
• Left-Brained or Right-Brained Reflection
• Passion Project Learning Intentions
• Passion Project Rubric
• Passion Project Student Cover Sheet
• My Learning Style Student Overview
• Brainstorm Ideas Student Page
• Topic Ideas Resource
• Inquiry Questions Resource
• Ask an Inquiry Question Student Page
• Reliable Sources Resource
• Investigate Your Question Student Pages
• Plan Your Presentation Student Pages
• Choose Your Presentation Resource
• Plan Your Project Student Pages
• Presentation Rubric Resource
• Reflection Student Page

Also See:

Design and Create a Board Game Project

Create an Invention Unit

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It's Thanksgiving!! It's Time for little kids to enjoy the festival and bring new out of their creativity, imagination, thinking, and artistic skills.

Give your little ones’ minds a workout with this Thanksgiving-themed sudoku pages.

Sudoku is a fun and challenging activity that helps people of all ages develop their logic and problem-solving skills. It's great way for kids to express themselves and relax.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 15 + Bonus (PDF)

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

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• You can print as many copies as you want.

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• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED

Included you'll find 16 pages of simple math problems that correlate to letters of the alphabet via the solutions. Each page turns into a secret message!

Answer key included. Page count includes answer keys and contact pages.

This might be best as a review, and I had "gifted" students in mind who might need a challenge, or for any students who finish early on other activities.

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Only whole positive integers were used.

OTHER RESOURCES YOU MIGHT LIKE (if you want only some individual sets)

• The addition one
• The subtraction one
• The multiplication one
• The division one

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• Count the Shapes activity
• Consumer Math activity

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Unlock the full potential of your gifted and talented students with this comprehensive unit designed to inspire critical thinking, hands-on learning, and creativity! Say goodbye to the hassle of pulling resources from various places—this unit has everything you need to meet the diverse learning styles of your students in one convenient package.

From the very first lesson, students will engage in self-discovery, exploring their unique strengths through articles and thought-provoking questions on learning styles, right and left-brain thinking, and what it truly means to do their best in school.

With interactive quizzes and reflective exercises, students will identify their learning preferences, then score and analyze their results to better understand themselves as learners. This knowledge becomes the foundation for their personal learning journey, where they’ll choose a topic they’re passionate about and explore it using methods that align with their strengths.

The unit culminates in an exciting project-based activity, allowing students to apply what they’ve learned by creating a meaningful presentation to share with their peers—a perfect opportunity for them to showcase their knowledge and creativity with pride.

Empower your students to take ownership of their learning, while simplifying your lesson planning with this all-in-one solution. It's the perfect resource to foster engagement, personalization, and academic growth in your gifted and talented classroom.

The bundle includes a digital interactive notebook with clickable tabs on the side to allow for easy navigation.

Printable Product Includes:

• Learning Intentions
• Sample Timeline
• Unit Overview
• Student Strengths Sheet
• Doing Your Best Article
• Doing Your Best Questions
• Doing Your Best Answer Key
• Learning Styles Article
• Learning Styles Quiz
• Learning Styles Reflection
• Left-Brained or Right-Brained Article
• Left-Brained or Right-Brained Quiz
• Left-Brained or Right-Brained Reflection
• Passion Project Learning Intentions
• Passion Project Rubric
• Passion Project Student Cover Sheet
• My Learning Style Student Overview
• Brainstorm Ideas Student Page
• Topic Ideas Resource
• Inquiry Questions Resource
• Ask an Inquiry Question Student Page
• Reliable Sources Resource
• Investigate Your Question Student Pages
• Plan Your Presentation Student Pages
• Choose Your Presentation Resource
• Plan Your Project Student Pages
• Presentation Rubric Resource
• Reflection Student Page

Digital Product Includes:

• Notebook Cover
• My Learning Style Overview
• Topic Ideas Resource Page
• Ideas Page
• Inquiry Questions Resource
• Ask an Inquiry Question Page
• Reliable Sources Resource
• Investigate Your Question Student Pages (3)
• Project Rubric
• Plan Your Project Page
• Choose Your Presentation Resource
• Plan Your Presentation Page
• Presentation Rubric Resource
• Reflection Page

Also See:

Design and Create a Board Game Project

Create an Invention Unit

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Your students will love these STEM challenges! They are perfect to add some fun while still addressing science standards. Students will use the engineering design process to ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve, and reflect.

Students will use simple recycled materials (easily adjusted for what you have on hand) to construct and test their own marble tracks, to construct and test their own boats that float even when weight is added, and to construct and test their own bridges.

Each Product Includes:

3 Preparation Pages for Teachers:

• Sample timeline and preparation
• Teacher tips
• Background information

3 Pages to Present the Challenge to Students:

• Challenge overview
• Science vocabulary
• Requirements and restrictions

5 Pages for Students to Complete:

• Cover page
• Ask and imagine
• Plan and create page
• Test and improve page
• Reflection page

Results Page

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Are you ready to start a new school year with your gifted and talented students? These engaging and challenging activities will help you get to know your students and start with some fun reading and math activities.

Back to School Get to Know You Cube will help you welcome your students to class with a quick activity to get to know them and how they learn best. This activity will allow your students to identify their learning styles, character traits, and their favorites to share with their classmates all in a 3D cube!

Back to School Word Ladders are perfect for anyone eager to boost their vocabulary while having fun. These word ladders are an absolute blast! Think of them as your ladder to word mastery, starting from one word and climbing your way up, changing one letter at a time to reach a related word at the top!

Back to School Logic Puzzles are a brain-teasing tool designed to engage and challenge high-achieving students or those who crave an extra mental workout. They seamlessly blend addition and subtraction with critical thinking.

Ready to print and go! Grab these great resources at a reduced price now!

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Are you looking for math warm-ups to engage and challenge your gifted and talented students? These Which One Doesn't Belong warm-ups are a perfect way to increase critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and math vocabulary.

Students will determine which number is unlike the others. There are no wrong answers as long as the reason can be explained with mathematical vocabulary. Students will then be challenged to come up with a reason why each decimal could be different.

Twelve different number puzzles include concepts such as odd and even, sequential numbers, prime and composite numbers, factors, place value, and perfect squares.

Twelve different fraction puzzles include concepts such as simplified fractions, equivalent fractions, mixed numbers, numerators, and denominators

Twelve different decimal puzzles include concepts such as decimal place value, repeating decimals, rounding decimals, and adding and subtracting decimals.

This is a low-floor, high-ceiling activity. All students can participate by using terms and concepts that they understand.

Answer possibilities are included for each number so that you can help guide students.

When students understand how they work, they can use the included template and rubric to create their own Which One Doesn't Belong problem to challenge their classmates.

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Product Includes:

• Directions
• 36 Different Puzzles
• Condensed Pages for Easier Printing
• Puzzle Templates and Rubric
• Answer Key

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Are you looking to extend the learning of your high-achieving students and early finishers? This Fraction Enrichment Bundle includes everything you need to engage your gifted and talented students while deepening their understanding of fractions.

Students will use fractions flexibly to add, subtract, multiply, and divide a variety of fractions. They will also convert mixed numbers and simplify fractions. This bundle includes What's Cooking Recipe Conversions, Addition and Subtraction Fraction Logic Puzzles, Fraction Mobile Puzzles, and Fractions Which One Doesn't Belong.

What's Cooking Includes:

• 5 Recipes
• 3 Conversion Pages for Each Recipe
• 5 Condensed Pages
• 4 Pages to use with a Recipe of Your Choice
• Full Answer Key

Fraction Logic Puzzles Include:

• Title Page
• 12 Puzzles
• Answer Recording Sheet
• 3 Puzzle Templates
• 3 Puzzle Template Cut-Outs
• Puzzle Template Rubric
• 3 Condensed Puzzle Pages
• Full Answer Key

Fraction Mobile Puzzles Include:

• Directions
• 12 Challenging Puzzles
• 3 Condensed Puzzle Pages
• Answer Recording Sheet
• Full Answer Key

Fractions Which One Doesn't Belong?

• Directions
• 12 Different Puzzles
• Condensed Pages for Easier Printing
• Puzzle Templates and Rubric
• Answer Key

Also See:

Decimal Math Enrichment Bundle

Area and Perimeter Math Enrichment Bundle

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You will love our Mobile Math Puzzle Bundle, the perfect blend of fun and learning for your early finishers and talented and gifted students! These hanger diagram algebra puzzles are a challenging way for high achievers and early finishers to practice equations, fractions and decimals while thinking critically. Simply balance the sides, and you'll solve equations like a pro while having a blast. Dive into the world of math with these engaging mobile puzzles today!

Focus:

• Math
• Equations
• Fractions
• Decimals
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving

Includes:

• Directions
• 12 Beginning Whole Number Puzzles
• 12 Challenging Whole Number Puzzles
• 12 Fraction Mobile Puzzles
• 12 Decimal Mobile Puzzles
• 12 Condensed Puzzle Pages
• Answer Recording Sheets
• Full Answer Key

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