Please complete the following GT Survey by Friday, May 1st!  Thanks and have a great week!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GVH9JL2

April 20-24 NTI Message

Hello my sweet students!

I miss you!  I hope and pray each of you are healthy and doing well!  I also hope that the storms that came through on Easter did minimal damage to your homes and property.  I know some of you may still be without water, even though I think most all electricity and internet/phone has been restored.  Please do not worry about being behind on any activities for me.  The activities I post on here are meant to be extension learning activities (bonus fun).  Some of you may be struggling to keep up with your other classes with NTI work.  I am here to help in any way that I can.  If you have a question or concern, please feel free to email me at sarah.howard@perry.kyschools.us. If you are just now seeing the Gifted and Talented activities posted on the district website for NTI days, or just now logging onto my blog, you don't need to make anything up.  If you would like to participate in any of the activities, just email me and let me know which was your favorite!  In past weeks, I have given specific activites for each area of GT, but for this week, if you have some extra time, then I challenge you to try the daily activities tab and at least one other activity tab from Hoagies Gifted!
https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/links.htm

This Thursday, I will be participating in a Zoom meeting with some teacher friends in other parts of KY to discuss Gifted Education and Distance Learning.  Next week, I will be busy working on parent updates for the spring semester and end of year GT data for the state.  Stay safe!  Stay well!  We will get through this together! 

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Hello my sweet students!!!

I am writing from the McDonald’s parking lot because like many of you, I am without power, telephone, and water from the storm on Easter! I hope you are staying in and staying well!  I had some fun activities for anyone who would like do some extensions for “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”!

1. Click on my Facebook link and listen to me read "The Tale of Peter Rabbit".
https://www.facebook.com/sarah.howard.798278/videos/1169118160087113/

2. You can take an Accelerated Reader test after listening, 1.9 or 4.2 reading level!

3. Type in Kentucky Department of Education in Google or Safari.

4. Click on Exceptional Children, then click Gifted and Talented.

5. Click Gifted and Talented Resources, then Gifted and Talented Resource Booklet.

6. Scroll down to find my activities on “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”, and pick one or more that you’d like to do with your family! Did you choose to learn more about Beatrix Potter? I highly recommend watching “The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends” for you her students on YouTube or “Miss Potter” for my older students! Respond to this thread or email me and let me know which one you chose! Send me pics of your work! I miss you!

Click here to watch "The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends" on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZyWh6ggFaY

Click here for more fun with Peter Rabbit!
https://www.peterrabbit.com/


Email me with questions or concerns:
sarah.howard@perry.kyschools.us

NTI Week 3-4

Good Morning my students!

This is the post for NTI Weeks 3-4! I am so excited to offer my students opportunities from the wealth of ideas from Hoagies Gifted!  Follow the appropriate link and pick a title that interests you!  Share what you learned and respond to this thread!

This post will be the only one posted specifically for Week 3-4 of the NTI Days for English/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies, Leadership, General Intellectual, Creativity, and Visual/Performing Arts. Remember that English/Language Arts has its own thread for Week 1 & 2!  When you complete a lesson, please, please tell me your favorite thing about that lesson at the bottom of this thread!

*Since GT is an additional education service, please complete your required assignments with your classroom teachers before completing these!  My activities are geared specifically for Gifted and Talented students and will be optional!*

In the weeks ahead, I'll be working on end-of-year state data for Gifted and Talented, but I'll be checking back each day to see which link you chose!  I will also be completing two online trainings on Monday, April 14th to learn more activities I can utilize for servicing GT from home.  If you have any questions, please email me at: sarah.howard@perry.kyschools.us.

English/Language Arts (Watch and write a response to this TED Talk by Nick Vujicic.  Do some research.  How has his life changed since this was recorded?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P2nPI6CTlc
Math
https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/math.htm
Science
https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/space.htm
Social Studies
https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/social_studies.htm
Leadership
https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/volunteer.htm#stories
General Intellectual
https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/physics.htm
Creativity
https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/virtual_reality.htm
Visual/Performing Arts
https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/art_theater.htm

Happenings

Good morning my sweet students!

Welcome back to NTI Days! There has been so many changes to our regular routine that I wanted to give you a chance to document! What are some things that you are now doing to adjust your learning, and how are you completing lessons with other teachers? Have you been able to slow down and appreciate the little things? I have, and I’ll give you some examples. We have been playing outside more, stopping to smell the flowers—lilacs are my favorite, singing and playing instruments, ordering groceries through an app, fishing, building, gardening, more cooking at home, and learning how to sew a face mask. I will be posting more NTI activities in the days ahead, please be sure to stop by and check them out! Stay safe at home! Stay well!