General Information

Young Scholars services emphasis critical and creative thinking; and a positive self-concept as a scholar, so students see themselves as problem solvers; decision makers, and life-long learners who will successfully pursue challenging coursework. The table below highlights the specific thinking strategies and skills from each component.

First Grade:

Second and Third Grade:

Curriculum:

Jacob's Ladder

Beast Academy

Fourth Grade

Curriculum

Thinking Skill/Strategy Focus

Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program (College of William & Mary’s Center of Gifted Education)

Ladder A: Implications and Consequences

Ladder B: Generalizations

Ladder C: Literary Analysis - Themes

Ladder D: Creative Synthesis

Teaching Creative & Critical Thinking in Language Arts Infusion Lessons

- Questioning - Creative Thinking

- Visualization - Mind Mapping

- Point of View - Encapsulation

- Analogies - Decisions & Outcomes

- Plus, Minus, Interesting

Polygons Galore

(College of William & Mary’s Center of Gifted Education)

Geometry and Measurement Math Strand

- Measurement -Area

· Triangles and Quadrilaterals

- Analyze, describe, and classify

· polygons

Code.org

Computational Thinking

- Algorithms

- Logical Reasoning

- Algorithms

- Problem Solving (debugging)

Hands-on Equation

Concrete & pictorial introduction to linear algebraic equations

Algebra Math Strand

- Deductive Thinking

- Logical Reasoning

- Mathematical Practices

Moby Max

K – 8 web-based math curriculum

All Math Strands – Personalized Lessons

- Number & Operations

- Geometry & Measurement

- Algebra

- Data Analysis & Probability