Hess, a gifted programs specialist who has taught gifted learners, outlines a social and emotional curriculum that teaches interpersonal skills to gifted students in grade five, as well as how to reflect on their emotions and express their creativity. It consists of five units with 19 project-based lessons, and each unit is aligned with the National Association for Gifted Children’s Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards, particularly Standard 1: Learning and Development. They list the social-emotional themes addressed and academic skills that will be improved, along with the materials, estimated time, and procedures. They address curiosity and talent development, perfectionism, empathy and global awareness, what it means to be gifted, and identity and values and include critical thinking activities, hands-on building and design, reading, writing, creativity, and math and science lessons. Handouts are also provided. Annotation ©2021 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
The Social and Emotional Curriculum for Gifted Students series provides the gifted resource specialist, regular classroom teacher, or counselor with the tools they need to help gifted students in grades 3-5 develop interpersonal skills, reflect on their often intense emotions, and express their creativity. The grade 5 book:
- Contains five units and more than 50 hours of instruction.
- Shares helpful directions for implementing lessons and connecting content across the curriculum.
- Addresses psychosocial skills.
- Features critical thinking activities, hands-on building and design, reading, writing, creativity, and math and science connections.
- Covers relevant topics, including resilience, growth mindset, perfectionism, empathy, self-understanding and identity, friendship, and what it means to be gifted.
Each classroom-tested lesson addresses one or more affective standards from the National Association for Gifted Children, psychosocial development areas for gifted learners, and academic standards.
The Social and Emotional Curriculum for Gifted Students series provides the gifted resource specialist, regular classroom teacher, or counselor with the tools they need to help gifted students in grades 3-5 develop interpersonal skills, reflect on their often intense emotions, and express their creativity. The grade 5 book: Contains five units and more than 50 hours of instruction. Shares helpful directions for implementing lessons and connecting content across the curriculum. Addresses psychosocial skills. Features critical thinking activities, hands-on building and design, reading, writing, creativity, and math and science connections. Covers relevant topics, including resilience, growth mindset, perfectionism, empathy, self-understanding and identity, friendship, and what it means to be gifted. Each classroom-tested lesson addresses one or more affective standards from the National Association for Gifted Children, psychosocial development areas for gifted learners, and academic standards.
This series provides the gifted resource specialist, regular classroom teacher, or counselor with the tools they need to help gifted students in grades 3-5 develop interpersonal skills, reflect on their often intense emotions, and express their creativity. The grade 5 book contains five units and more than 50 hours of instruction.