6th Grade STING: All About Me Activity (p.16)

AIG Program Overview

AIG students have special learning needs, so the services provided must align with those needs. Gifted students are served primarily through differentiated lessons and activities provided by their core teachers within the regular education setting. The AIG teacher works closely with these teachers to help plan differentiated activities. Gifted students may be scheduled for enrichment lessons during STING time and/or the AIG teacher may join the core teacher in the classroom for co-teaching opportunities.

Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted

Middle school is a time of tremendous change in the lives of adolescents and gifted students are no exception. Coupled with typical adolescent changes, gifted students also face additional pressures of perfectionism, living up to family and societal expectations, as well as fitting in with their age peers and academic peers. Given the changes these young people are navigating, gifted services in middle school oftentimes center on relationship building, critical thinking, and problem-solving to establish trust and rapport to build academic rigor. Parents are encouraged to help their child set realistic expectations and support them as they work to achieve these goals.

Virtual Academy AIG students should email Ms. Harris, deeharris@wcpss.net, to be added to the AIG @ Holly Ridge Middle School Google Classroom.