Student Friendly Objectives for Primary Enrichment, Quarter 1--2016/2017
Kindergarten:
Students will see extraordinary possibilities in ordinary, everyday items or situations.
Students will learn to brainstorm.
Students will use creativity to produce a piece of art using black dots and alphabet letters.
Students will solve picture analogies.
First Grade:
Students will learn to use deductive thinking to solve problems or puzzles.
Students will practice deductive thinking through the use of Venn diagrams.
Students will learn to think about things in new and different ways.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Second Grade:
Students will use Detective Thinking (deductive logic) to solve puzzles using a deductive logic grid.
Students will use Scientist Thinking (analysis) and a Venn diagram to sort objects.
Students will use Detective Thinking and Scientist Thinking to solve puzzles.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Third Grade:
Students will learn strategies for solving a variety of puzzles.
Students will review matrix logic puzzles.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Students will learn about Quiz Bowl.
Student Friendly Objectives for Primary Enrichment, Quarter 2--2015/2017
Kindergarten:
Students will see extraordinary possibilities in ordinary, everyday items or situations.
Students will learn to brainstorm.
Students will use creativity to produce a piece of art using black dots and alphabet letters.
Students will solve picture analogies.
First Grade:
Students will learn to use creative thinking to solve problems or puzzles.
Students will learn to think about things in new and different ways.
Students will determine the rules for sorting.
Students will compare and contrast.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Second Grade:
Students will use Detective Thinking (deductive logic) to solve puzzles using a deductive logic grid.
Students will use Scientist Thinking (analysis) and a Venn diagram to sort objects.
Students will use Detective Thinking and Scientist Thinking to solve puzzles.
Students will brainstorm.
Students will see objects in new and different ways.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Third Grade:
Students will learn strategies for solving a variety of puzzles.
Students will review matrix logic puzzles.
Students will brainstorm.
Students will use creative thinking to solve problems.
Students will understand fluency, flexibility, and originality.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Students will learn about Quiz Bowl.
Student Friendly Objectives for Primary Enrichment, Quarter 3--2016/2017
Kindergarten:
Students will use clues effectively.
Students will recognize attributes.
Students will determine relationships.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Students will manipulate shapes mentally.
Students will work with visual patterns.
First Grade:
Students will learn to use creative thinking to solve problems or puzzles.
Students will compare and contrast.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Students will use creativity to use colorful words and expand sentences.
Second Grade:
Students will use Detective Thinking and Scientist Thinking to solve puzzles.
Students will brainstorm.
Students will see objects in new and different ways.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Students will write descriptions using colorful words.
Third Grade:
Students will brainstorm.
Students will use creative thinking to solve problems.
Students will understand fluency, flexibility, and originality.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Student Friendly Objectives for Primary Enrichment, Quarter 4--2016/2017
Kindergarten:
Students will make criterion based decisions.
Students will justify their choices based on valid considerations, not opinions.
Students will create with unusual materials.
Students will determine relationships.
Students will solve picture analogies.
First Grade:
Students will use creativity to use colorful words and expand sentences.
Students will solve visual puzzles.
Students will persevere in solving puzzles.
Students will recognize patterns.
Students will work with tangrams.
Students will communicate respectfully in a group.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Second Grade:
Students will solve picture analogies.
Students will write descriptions using colorful words.
Students will use visual thinking to solve problems.
Students will decode messages.
Students will write messages in code.
Students will solve tangram puzzles.
Students will persevere to solve problems.
Students will manipulate shapes mentally.
Third Grade:
Students will move shapes mentally.
Students will use visual thinking to solve problems.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Students will color 4-color topographical maps.
Students will work with pentominoes.
Students will recognize patterns.
Kindergarten:
Students will see extraordinary possibilities in ordinary, everyday items or situations.
Students will learn to brainstorm.
Students will use creativity to produce a piece of art using black dots and alphabet letters.
Students will solve picture analogies.
First Grade:
Students will learn to use deductive thinking to solve problems or puzzles.
Students will practice deductive thinking through the use of Venn diagrams.
Students will learn to think about things in new and different ways.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Second Grade:
Students will use Detective Thinking (deductive logic) to solve puzzles using a deductive logic grid.
Students will use Scientist Thinking (analysis) and a Venn diagram to sort objects.
Students will use Detective Thinking and Scientist Thinking to solve puzzles.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Third Grade:
Students will learn strategies for solving a variety of puzzles.
Students will review matrix logic puzzles.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Students will learn about Quiz Bowl.
Student Friendly Objectives for Primary Enrichment, Quarter 2--2015/2017
Kindergarten:
Students will see extraordinary possibilities in ordinary, everyday items or situations.
Students will learn to brainstorm.
Students will use creativity to produce a piece of art using black dots and alphabet letters.
Students will solve picture analogies.
First Grade:
Students will learn to use creative thinking to solve problems or puzzles.
Students will learn to think about things in new and different ways.
Students will determine the rules for sorting.
Students will compare and contrast.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Second Grade:
Students will use Detective Thinking (deductive logic) to solve puzzles using a deductive logic grid.
Students will use Scientist Thinking (analysis) and a Venn diagram to sort objects.
Students will use Detective Thinking and Scientist Thinking to solve puzzles.
Students will brainstorm.
Students will see objects in new and different ways.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Third Grade:
Students will learn strategies for solving a variety of puzzles.
Students will review matrix logic puzzles.
Students will brainstorm.
Students will use creative thinking to solve problems.
Students will understand fluency, flexibility, and originality.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Students will learn about Quiz Bowl.
Student Friendly Objectives for Primary Enrichment, Quarter 3--2016/2017
Kindergarten:
Students will use clues effectively.
Students will recognize attributes.
Students will determine relationships.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Students will manipulate shapes mentally.
Students will work with visual patterns.
First Grade:
Students will learn to use creative thinking to solve problems or puzzles.
Students will compare and contrast.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Students will use creativity to use colorful words and expand sentences.
Second Grade:
Students will use Detective Thinking and Scientist Thinking to solve puzzles.
Students will brainstorm.
Students will see objects in new and different ways.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Students will write descriptions using colorful words.
Third Grade:
Students will brainstorm.
Students will use creative thinking to solve problems.
Students will understand fluency, flexibility, and originality.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Student Friendly Objectives for Primary Enrichment, Quarter 4--2016/2017
Kindergarten:
Students will make criterion based decisions.
Students will justify their choices based on valid considerations, not opinions.
Students will create with unusual materials.
Students will determine relationships.
Students will solve picture analogies.
First Grade:
Students will use creativity to use colorful words and expand sentences.
Students will solve visual puzzles.
Students will persevere in solving puzzles.
Students will recognize patterns.
Students will work with tangrams.
Students will communicate respectfully in a group.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Second Grade:
Students will solve picture analogies.
Students will write descriptions using colorful words.
Students will use visual thinking to solve problems.
Students will decode messages.
Students will write messages in code.
Students will solve tangram puzzles.
Students will persevere to solve problems.
Students will manipulate shapes mentally.
Third Grade:
Students will move shapes mentally.
Students will use visual thinking to solve problems.
Students will solve picture analogies.
Students will color 4-color topographical maps.
Students will work with pentominoes.
Students will recognize patterns.
Student Friendly Objectives for GT Pull-Out Classes, Quarter 1--2015/2016
Student Friendly Objectives for GT Pull-Out Classes, Quarter 2--2015/2016
Student Friendly Objectives for GT Pull-Out Classes, Quarter 3--2015/2016
Student Friendly Objectives for GT Pull-Out Classes, Quarter 4--2015/2016
- Students will learn the Arkansas definition of giftedness
- Students will analyze personal strengths and weaknesses relative to multiple intelligences and learning styles.
- Students will create higher order questions.
- Students will creatively illustrate their understanding of multiple intelligences and/or learning styles.
- Students will create a class profile for display using data obtained during the “Getting to Know You” unit.
- Students will learn vocabulary through the study of word roots.
Student Friendly Objectives for GT Pull-Out Classes, Quarter 2--2015/2016
- Students will analyze personal strengths and weaknesses relative to multiple intelligences and learning styles.
- Students will create higher order questions.
- Students will creatively illustrate their understanding of multiple intelligences and/or learning styles.
- Students will create a class profile for display using data obtained during the “Getting to Know You” unit.
- Students will analyze data obtained through student interest surveys.
- Students will learn vocabulary through the study of word roots.
- Students will increase vocabulary and critical thinking through the study of analogies.
- Students will explore the relationship between plate tectonics and related geologic events.
Student Friendly Objectives for GT Pull-Out Classes, Quarter 3--2015/2016
- Students will explore the relationship between plate tectonics and related geologic events.
- Students will demonstrate plate tectonics.
- Students will understand basic earthquake dynamics and vocabulary.
- Students will understand the mechanism of volcanic activity, its distribution, and its effects.
- Students will understand the mechanism and effects of tsunami, landslides, and impacts of objects from space.
- Students will understand the causes and effects of weather related disasters.
- Students will learn and use studied word parts to increase vocabulary.
- Students will infer meaning of unfamiliar words that contain word parts we have studied.
- Students will identify a real world problem.
- Students will research current solutions to a real world problem.
- Students will collaboratively use creativity and critical thinking invent a solution to the problem.
- Students will practice analytical thinking to solve word analogies.
Student Friendly Objectives for GT Pull-Out Classes, Quarter 4--2015/2016
- Students will understand the causes and effects of weather related disasters.
- Students will understand the necessity for individual and community preparedness.
- Students will learn and use studied word parts to increase vocabulary.
- Students will creatively solve build-it challenges.
- Students will infer meaning of unfamiliar words that contain word parts we have studied.
- Students will practice analytical thinking to solve word analogies.