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Gifted Kindergartner

by MC

Nov 28, 2011

Dear Fellow Teachers,

I am at a loss. I have an exceptional Kindergartner who needs to be challenged in the classroom. He is VERY technologically-minded (he knows about any cell phone or car), and an exceptional reader. However, giving him "extra worksheets" won't help, as he is really distracted and lacks independence. Any ideas to tap into his strengths and keep him challenged?

Thanks! MC

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florida teacher On 11/28/11, MC wrote: > Dear Fellow Teachers, > > I am at a loss. I have an exceptional Kindergartner who > needs to be challenged in the classroom. He is VERY > technologically-minded (he knows about any cell phone or > car), and an exceptional reader. However, giving him "extra > worksheets" won't help, as he is really dist...See More

Nov 29, 2011

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Sara On 11/28/11, MC wrote: > Dear Fellow Teachers, > > I am at a loss. I have an exceptional Kindergartner who > needs to be challenged in the classroom. He is VERY > technologically-minded (he knows about any cell phone or > car), and an exceptional reader. However, giving him "extra > worksheets" won't help, as he is really distr...See MoreOn 11/28/11, MC wrote: > Dear Fellow Teachers, > > I am at a loss. I have an exceptional Kindergartner who > needs to be challenged in the classroom. He is VERY > technologically-minded (he knows about any cell phone or > car), and an exceptional reader. However, giving him "extra > worksheets" won't help, as he is really distracted and > lacks independence. Any ideas to tap into his strengths and > keep him challenged? > > Thanks! MC

Are you looking for things to enrich him through the year or looking for what to do with him during the day?

If it's during the day, either give his parents a list of good books - that might be particularly intriguing to him - or keep a classroom library for him.

Biographies of inventors might be especially appealing to him. He's just K but he might enjoy a series like The BoxCar Children. And during math, you can give him more advanced worksheets. There are several if not dozens of good math websites to print out math curriculum for him.

Can he draw? Can he design his own cars? Here's a website for car design for children. [link removed]

Can he present his designs to the class? You can't give this child one on one attention (do you have an aide?) but you can direct him. Car technology right now is at a crossroads with the hybrids. Solar cars are next. What does he know about that?

Do you know the Hoagies website for gifted children and their parents and teachers? Check it out.

Here's another - [link removed]

But last I'd say to you what I tell the parents of my own especially gifted students -- "I am happy to do everything I can to keep your child happy at school but I can't do that alone. School is a group process and your child is in a group - it's hard for me to be in two places at the same time.

But if you will explore with him these kind of things at home - things that intrigue him like solar cars - I will be happy to help him share his learning adventures with the class as well as happy for him to tell me all about them. Anything he draws or designs - I'm happy to put up in the room - and it may encourage other children to have their own learning journeys and learning adventures that they will want to share.

Let's work together on this to help John have a good year and a happy year in Kindergarten"

Dec 5, 2011

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