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Gifted Strategy Lessons

HOME ABOUT CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION ASSESSMENT

Click the button below to access video overviews and written directions for strategy implementations: Choice Menus, DeBono's Thinking Hats, Mindmapping, Frayer Model, Kaplan's Icons, Socratic Seminar.

Gifted Instructional Library Website

3rd grade Social Studies Gifted Strategies

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7th grade Social Studies Gifted Strategies

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Math Course 1 Honors Gifted Strategies

Novel Studies

Bud, Not Buddy (4th Grade)

Claim Evidence Reasoning 

Choice Menu

DeBono’s Thinking  Hats

Frayer Model 

Kaplan’s Icons / Frame

TLAD 

Mindmapping 

Socratic Seminar


Poppy (4th Grade)

Claim Evidence Reasoning 

Choice Menu

DeBono’s  Thinking Hats

Frayer Model 

Kaplan’s Icons / Frame

TLAD 

Mindmapping 

Socratic Seminar 



Number The Stars (5th Grade)

Claim Evidence Reasoning 

Choice Menu

DeBono’s Thinking Hats

Kaplan’s Icons / Frame

TLAD 

Mindmapping

Socratic Seminar

Wonder  (5th Grade)

Claim Evidence Reasoning

Choice Menu

DeBono’s Thinking Hats

Frayer Model 

Kaplan’s Icons / Frame

TLAD 

Mindmapping

Socratic Seminar

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