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Mrs. Russell's Friends
Mid Month Message - September 2023
How Well Do I Know Myself and Others?
1ST GRADE
Introductions/Social Contract
Developing Sportsmanship: Get to Know You Jenga &
Divergent Thinking Paper Roll Game
Students practice good sportsmanship while playing games that will help them better understand their strengths and abilities in the learning and growing process. Students share how they worked and played with peers to establish relationship skills that will assist in fostering connections among students and the GT community.
"Get To Know You" Jenga
Divergent Thinking Paper Roll Challenge - "I'm a bee!"
2ND GRADE
Introductions/Social Contract
Questioning and Problem Solving Games
Overexcitabilities
Students self-assess areas that will help them better understand their strengths and abilities in the learning and growing process. Students share these discoveries with peers to establish relationship skills that will assist in fostering connections among students and the GT community.
Writing Thoughts for the GT Social Contract
Sharing Overexcitabilities and Strategies
3RD GRADE
Introductions/
Divergent Thinking Activity-What Do You See?/
Overexcitabilities
Students self-assess areas that will help them better understand their strengths and abilities in the learning and growing process. Students share these discoveries with peers to establish relationship skills that will assist in fostering connections among students and the GT community.
Turn & Talk - My Overexcitabilities
Sharing Strategies for Strongest Overexcitability
4TH GRADE
Introductions/
Divergent Thinking Activity-What Do You See?/
Overexcitabilities
Students self-assess areas that will help them better understand their strengths and abilities in the learning and growing process. Students share these discoveries with peers to establish relationship skills that will assist in fostering connections among students and the GT community.
Acknowledging My Overexcitability Tool for GT Social Contract
Tools for My Overexcitability Behavior
5TH GRADE
Introductions/
Divergent Thinking Activity-What Do You See?/
Overexcitabilities
Students self-assess areas that will help them better understand their strengths and abilities in the learning and growing process. Students share these discoveries with peers to establish relationship skills that will assist in fostering connections among students and the GT community.
Identifying "My Overexcitability"
Acknowledging My Overexcitability tool for GT Social Contract
5 OVEREXCITABILITIES: 1) Psychomotor 2) Sensual
3) Imaginational 4) Emotional 5) Intellectual
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