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Brilliant Activities for Stretching Gifted and Talented Children

Motivating activities to stretch children's analytical, creative and evaluative skills

If you are the teacher (or even the parent) of a gifted and talented child, you'll understand the challenges involved in providing the mental stimulation they require. Brilliant Activities for Stretching Gifted and Talented Children will help you to meet these challenges.

This book contains refreshing, motivating activities, based on the latest theories and research, to stretch your pupils' analytical, creative and evaluative skills. Activities range from quick warm-ups, brainteasers and maths-focussed activities to entertaining, open-ended exercises for pupils to complete independently.

Ages: 5-12 | Pages: 102 | Code: TS0132 | ISBN: 9781921613272

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Ashley Mowett

Ashley McCabe Mowat is a Gifted Educator and Consultant.

Ashley grew up in the southern states of America and was a student in the gifted programme from the age of 8. She received a BA in Early Childhood Education, a BA in Elementary Education and studied Psychology at Converse Women's College in South Carolina. Following university, Ashley continued her education at Converse, receiving a masters degree in Gifted Education. During this time, Ashley taught in an inner city school and completed a thesis on Underachieving Gifted Males. She also planned and implemented a curriculum for the top 100 gifted students in her area for the Athena Institute, a summer programme for gifted studients.

Ashley moved to England, married, and now teaches at a school in Buckinghamshire. She has provided INSET training days for teaches in schools involved with the Excellence in Cities programme and works with the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) on their website.

Contents

Introduction6
Part I – Theories and Related Activities 7-32
Bloom’s Taxonomy 7–11
The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking 12–21
Brainstorming 22–24
Scamper Your Way to Creative Thinking 25–30
Blockbusting31
Making Associations32
Part II – Whole-class Activities 33–55
Quick Warm-ups 33–36
Island Fever33
Pollution Solution33
War Works34
Sweet Sounds34
Housing Heaven35
Cook’s Delight35
Busy Machine36
Clever Cleaner36
Brainteasers 37–39
The Walkers’ Vans37
Namesake Double Take37
Tyre Trouble38
Doorway to Paradise38
Light Bulb39
Farmer Lloyd39
Maths Mania 40–45
Galactic Currency (Part 1)40
Galactic Currency (Part 2)40
Highest Number41
Magic Formula41
What’s the Connection?42
Calculator Calamity42
Magic Square Mystery43
How Old Are You Exactly?43
Decimal Time44
Mysterious Maths44
Behind the ?, Part 145
Behind the ?, Part 245
Answers (Brainteasers and Maths Mania)46
Longer Whole-class Activities 47–55
Galactic News47
Galactic News, Part 2 – Advertisements48
Galactic News, Part 3 – Property49
Galactic News, Part 4 – Sports50
Galactic News, Part 5 – Classifieds and other sections51
The Future52
Things to Do with Junk53
Alligator’s Dinner54
The Time Machine55
Part III – Individual Activities 56–102
Challenge Cupcakes56
Metaphors56
Sound of Happiness57
Missing PE Teacher57
Open the Car!58
Give ‘em a Hand58
Wanna Fly Like a Bird?59
Ferocious Rabbits!59
I’m Curious60
Travel Tips60
Sun Glum61
What’s in the School?61
Unhang a Coat-hanger62
Imagine That!62
Culinary Utensils63
My Environment63
Metaphors64
More Metaphors64
Natural Comparisons65
Stretch Your Imagination65
If I Were ...66
Xander Paul Dition66
Force Fitting Functions67
Point of View (imagine)67
Design a Cycle68
A Better Box68
Elaboration Tasks69
Eye Charts69
Think Like a Vegetable70
Improve a Smile70
Elephant Day71
Interesting Sentences71
Reversing Myself72
Hibernation72
Multiple Meanings73
Finding New Ways73
Sun Living74
Three-toed Sloth74
Stretch Your Imagination75
Fashion Designer75
New Shoes76
Grasshopper Alert!76
Invention Categories77
Travel Puzzlers77
What If?78
The Pet Elecat!78
The Spacecraft79
Be Curious79
Circle Fun80
New Year’s Resolutions80
Alternative Uses81
A Whale’s Tale81
Bird’s-eye View82
Over the Rainbow82
Power Challenge83
The Unique Seashell83
Make a Long List ...84
Treasure!84
Who’s the Creature?85
Feelings Poem85
Drawing Feelings86
A Creative Puzzle86
Days of the Week87
Tall/Small87
Milk Containers88
No Corners!88
Wishes, like Butterflies ...89
In the Sky89
Idea Finding90
Idiomatic Phrases90
Fashionista91
Falling Star91
Creative Comparisons92
Make a Long List92
Read, Read, Read93
Why?93
Coloured Stars94
Which One?94
Cheeky Children95
Never Never Land95
Rhyming Words96
The Stork96
What If ... ?97
A New Planet97
Silly Questions98
No Shoes – No Problem!98
Celebration!99
Parodies99
Body Numbers100
My Own Design100
Star Formation101
Word Play101
Igloo Living102
Be Original102