Brilliant Activities for Stretching Gifted and Talented Children

Name: Brilliant Activities for Stretching Gifted and Talented Children
SKU: TS0132
Price: 49.95 NZD
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Author: Ashley Mowett
ISBN: 9781921613272

Motivating activities to stretch children's analytical, creative and evaluative skills

By
Ashley Mowett

If you are the teacher (or even the parent) of a gifted and talented child, you'll understand the challenges involved in providing the mental stimulation they require. Brilliant Activities for Stretching Gifted and Talented Children will help you to meet these challenges.

This book contains refreshing, motivating activities, based on the latest theories and research, to stretch your pupils' analytical, creative and evaluative skills. Activities range from quick warm-ups, brainteasers and maths-focussed activities to entertaining, open-ended exercises for pupils to complete independently.

Ages: 5-12 | Pages: 102 | Code: TS0132 | ISBN: 9781921613272

Series: Brilliant Activities for Gifted and Talented Children Series

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Ashley Mowett

Ashley McCabe Mowat is a Gifted Educator and Consultant.

Ashley grew up in the southern states of America and was a student in the gifted programme from the age of 8. She received a BA in Early Childhood Education, a BA in Elementary Education and studied Psychology at Converse Women's College in South Carolina. Following university, Ashley continued her education at Converse, receiving a masters degree in Gifted Education. During this time, Ashley taught in an inner city school and completed a thesis on Underachieving Gifted Males. She also planned and implemented a curriculum for the top 100 gifted students in her area for the Athena Institute, a summer programme for gifted studients.

Ashley moved to England, married, and now teaches at a school in Buckinghamshire. She has provided INSET training days for teaches in schools involved with the Excellence in Cities programme and works with the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) on their website.

Contents
Introduction	6
Part I – Theories and Related Activities 7-32
Bloom’s Taxonomy 7–11
The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking 12–21
Brainstorming 22–24
Scamper Your Way to Creative Thinking 25–30
Blockbusting	31
Making Associations	32
Part II – Whole-class Activities 33–55
Quick Warm-ups 33–36
Island Fever	33
Pollution Solution	33
War Works	34
Sweet Sounds	34
Housing Heaven	35
Cook’s Delight	35
Busy Machine	36
Clever Cleaner	36
Brainteasers 37–39
The Walkers’ Vans	37
Namesake Double Take	37
Tyre Trouble	38
Doorway to Paradise	38
Light Bulb	39
Farmer Lloyd	39
Maths Mania 40–45
Galactic Currency (Part 1)	40
Galactic Currency (Part 2)	40
Highest Number	41
Magic Formula	41
What’s the Connection?	42
Calculator Calamity	42
Magic Square Mystery	43
How Old Are You Exactly?	43
Decimal Time	44
Mysterious Maths	44
Behind the ?, Part 1	45
Behind the ?, Part 2	45
Answers (Brainteasers and Maths Mania)	46
Longer Whole-class Activities 47–55
Galactic News	47
Galactic News, Part 2 – Advertisements	48
Galactic News, Part 3 – Property	49
Galactic News, Part 4 – Sports	50
Galactic News, Part 5 – Classifieds and other sections	51
The Future	52
Things to Do with Junk	53
Alligator’s Dinner	54
The Time Machine	55
Part III – Individual Activities 56–102
Challenge Cupcakes	56
Metaphors	56
Sound of Happiness	57
Missing PE Teacher	57
Open the Car!	58
Give ‘em a Hand	58
Wanna Fly Like a Bird?	59
Ferocious Rabbits!	59
I’m Curious	60
Travel Tips	60
Sun Glum	61
What’s in the School?	61
Unhang a Coat-hanger	62
Imagine That!	62
Culinary Utensils	63
My Environment	63
Metaphors	64
More Metaphors	64
Natural Comparisons	65
Stretch Your Imagination	65
If I Were ...	66
Xander Paul Dition	66
Force Fitting Functions	67
Point of View (imagine)	67
Design a Cycle	68
A Better Box	68
Elaboration Tasks	69
Eye Charts	69
Think Like a Vegetable	70
Improve a Smile	70
Elephant Day	71
Interesting Sentences	71
Reversing Myself	72
Hibernation	72
Multiple Meanings	73
Finding New Ways	73
Sun Living	74
Three-toed Sloth	74
Stretch Your Imagination	75
Fashion Designer	75
New Shoes	76
Grasshopper Alert!	76
Invention Categories	77
Travel Puzzlers	77
What If?	78
The Pet Elecat!	78
The Spacecraft	79
Be Curious	79
Circle Fun	80
New Year’s Resolutions	80
Alternative Uses	81
A Whale’s Tale	81
Bird’s-eye View	82
Over the Rainbow	82
Power Challenge	83
The Unique Seashell	83
Make a Long List ...	84
Treasure!	84
Who’s the Creature?	85
Feelings Poem	85
Drawing Feelings	86
A Creative Puzzle	86
Days of the Week	87
Tall/Small	87
Milk Containers	88
No Corners!	88
Wishes, like Butterflies ...	89
In the Sky	89
Idea Finding	90
Idiomatic Phrases	90
Fashionista	91
Falling Star	91
Creative Comparisons	92
Make a Long List	92
Read, Read, Read	93
Why?	93
Coloured Stars	94
Which One?	94
Cheeky Children	95
Never Never Land	95
Rhyming Words	96
The Stork	96
What If ... ?	97
A New Planet	97
Silly Questions	98
No Shoes – No Problem!	98
Celebration!	99
Parodies	99
Body Numbers	100
My Own Design	100
Star Formation	101
Word Play	101
Igloo Living	102
Be Original	102