HORIZONS

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Tanya Cheeves: 1st, 2nd and 4th gradesWhat Is Gifted?

THE HORIZONS PROGRAM...

Operates under the state and county guidelines to identify and meet the needs of students who are intellectually and creatively

gifted.Is a resource for ALL teachers and staff who

work with these students on a daily basis.Strives to encourage higher levels of thinking

and performance for ALL students.

BLOOM’S TAXONOMY

HORIZONS STANDARDS1. Gifted students will develop advanced research skills and methods.

2. Gifted students will develop and practice

creative thinking and creative problem-

solving skills with a variety of complex topics

within the area of study.

3. Gifted students will develop and practice

critical thinking skills in the pertinent academic

area.

HORIZONS STANDARDS4. Gifted students will develop and practice logical problem solving skills in the pertinent academic area.

5. Gifted students will develop advanced

communication skills.

6. Gifted students will develop an

understanding of self and how their unique

characteristics may influence interactions with

others.

PARENT COMMUNICATION Check notebooks weekly ItsLearning Remind.com Twitter @TanChee23 Email best way to contact

1ST GRADE GIFTED CURRICULUM: QUARTER 1

Unit:Geography Bee– Social Studies/Language Arts/Technology

Vocabulary Cartoons Beginning Analogies Math Problem Solving & Algebraic

Thinking Logical Problem Solving and Creative

Thinking PETS: Primary Education Thinking Skills Computer Science (Code.org) River of Words (Art and Poetry)

2ND GRADE HORIZONS CURRICULUM: QUARTER 1

Unit: Ornithology Science based unit Logic Puzzles/Critical Thinking Skills Vocabulary Cartoons PET Primary Education Thinking Skills Math Exemplars/Problem Solving River of Words (Art and Poetry) Computer Science (Code.org)

4TH GRADE HORIZONS CURRICULUM: QUARTER 1

Science Labs/Scientific Process/Lab Report River of Words: Art and Poetry Caine’s Arcade: Cardboard Challenge Challenge Math & Hands-on Equations (Algebraic Thinking) Vocabulary: Analogy based program Logic Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Technology infused 21st century school projects

“Literacy – is not just learning to read a book anymore.”

The way we communicate, read, write, listen, persuade, learn from others, and accomplish community actions is changing.” - Educational Leadership, March 2009

Caine’s Arcade SPES

BYOT: Bring your own technology Earbuds Chargers Apps: iMovie/Morfo/i-Nigma/Code.org

HORIZONS: GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND