August & September:
YOU: learning more about yourself as a learner and gifted person, project is a self-portrait
Recycling: learning about Conservation and the 3 R's, creating a presentation to share with other students at the school, school-wide recycling pick-up
Hands On Equations--Levels 1 review and starting Level 2
Math Project: Figure Me Out--using PEMDAS, students are writing difficult equations using various operations with answers about themselves (like birthdate, house number, etc.)
Great Equation Race: Traveling "around the world" after finding facts about different countries and solving geometry math problems.
Junior Great Books short story The Two Brothers.
Creative Problem Solvers: integrating information from last year to create posters
Creative Drawings, Critical Thinking Challenges and other whole group discussions/activities
Growth & Fixed Mindset review