Game On!

   We had a wonderful first day!  What a great crew!  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 reasoning grid challenge based on facts about themselves.

     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 strive to 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!

Ready for some brain stretching!

Discovering clues from impressions.