Teaching
Without
Nonsense:
Activities and Techniques for
Effective Gifted Instruction
Grades K-8
Montana AGATE
April 15-17, 2010
Billings, Montana
Dr. Bertie Kingore
www.BertieKingore.com
PA Publishing
PO Box 28056
Austin, TX 78755-8056
Toll free phone/fax: 866-335-1460
www.kingore.com
The Skill Organizer: Guiding Applications
All of the learning experiences in this book are visual tools that provide opportunities for high-level
thinking, mental engagement, process engagement, emotional and social connections, comprehension, discussion, written responses, and tiered instruction. Additionally, the learning
experiences are organized according to their application potential in each of the categories that follow.
Affective Connections
Acrostic
Comic Character
I Am
Important Thing
Two Column
Assessment/Evaluation
Acrostic
Analysis Grid
Concept Map
Fact Puzzle
I Am
Important Thing
Scavenger Hunt
Thinking Triangle
Two Column
Attribute Analysis
Analysis Grid
Fact Puzzle
Important Thing
Thinking Triangle
Beginning Reading &
Writing Skills
Acrostic
Body Rhyme
Fact Puzzle
Scavenger Hunt
Thinking Triangle
Two Column
Cause and Effect
Hand Concept Map
I Am
Thinking Triangle
Classification
Analysis Grid
Concept Map
I Am
Thinking Triangle
Two Column
Closure/Conclusions
Acrostic
Analysis Grid
Comic Character
Concept Map
Fact Puzzle
I Am
Important Thing
Thinking Triangle
Two Column
Compare and Contrast
Analysis Grid
Concept Map
I Am
Thinking Triangle
Two Column
Consensus Building
Comic Character
Concept Map
Scavenger Hunt
Thinking Triangle
Two Column
Creativity
Body Rhyme
Comic Character
Concept Map
Fact Puzzle
ELL or Dual Languages
Acrostic
Body Rhyme
Comic Character
Concept Map
I Am
Important Thing
Scavenger Hunt
Thinking Triangle
Inference
Fact Puzzle
I Am
Two Column
Kinesthetic
Body Rhyme
Comic Character
Scavenger Hunt
Listening
Body Rhyme
Comic Character
Main Idea
Fact Puzzle
Important Thing
Outlining
Rectangle Concept
Map
Point of View
Comic Character
Concept Map
I Am
Thinking Triangle
Two Column
Ranking & Prioritizing
Fact Puzzle
Important Thing
Thinking Triangle
Flexible Grouping
Acrostic
Concept Map
Scavenger Hunt
Research
Acrostic
Concept Map
Fact Puzzle
I Am
Important Thing
Scavenger Hunt
Thinking Triangle
Two Column
Following Directions
Body Rhyme
Comic Character
Scavenger Hunt
Review
Acrostic
Analysis Grid
Comic Character
Concept Map
Fact Puzzle
I Am
Important Thing
Scavenger Hunt
Thinking Triangle
Two Column
Sequence
Acrostic
Comic Character
Concept Map
Fact Puzzles
Important Thing
Thinking Triangle
Skills Practice
Analysis Grid
Body Rhyme
Fact Puzzle
Scavenger Hunt
Spelling
Acrostic
Fact Puzzle
Scavenger Hunt
Summarization
Acrostic
Concept Map
Fact Puzzles
I Am
Important Thing
Thinking Triangle
Two Column
Vocabulary
Acrostic
Analysis Grid
Body Rhyme
Concept Map
Fact Puzzle
I Am
Important Thing
Scavenger Hunt
Thinking Triangle
Two Column
Kingore, B. (2008). Teaching Without Nonsense, 2nd ed. Austin, TX: Professional Associates Publishing.
BODY RHYMES
NAME
DATE
Say
.
Touch your
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Say
.
Touch your
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Say
.
Touch your
.
Say
.
Touch your
.
Say
.
Touch your
.
Kingore, B. (2007). Teaching Without Nonsense, 2nd ed. Austin, TX: Professional Associates Publishing.
RIMAS DEL CUERPO
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Toca tu
.
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.
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.
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.
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Toca tu
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Translated by Myrna Bailey, Gray Elementary School, Aldine ISD
Kingore, B. (2007). Teaching Without Nonsense, 2nd ed. Austin, TX: Professional Associates Publishing.
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I am
and
.
I am not
or
.
I can
.
I like
.
I think
.
I wonder
.
I want
.
This is who I am!
I am
.
I am
.
(ADJECTIVE)
(NOUN)
Kingore, B. (2008). Teaching Without Nonsense, 2nd ed. Austin, TX: Professional Associates Publishing.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Jeffery Kingore
AUTHOR
BERTIE KINGORE
Learning Experiences to Use on
Multiple Days in Multiple Ways
Professional Associates Publishing
PO Box 28056 • Austin, Texas 78755-8056
www.kingore.com • 866-335-1460
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