{"id":6017,"date":"2012-08-23T02:21:12","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T07:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/?p=6017"},"modified":"2019-03-27T14:26:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:26:46","slug":"how-can-morning-minute-challenges-be-used-for-teaching-gifted-learners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/how-can-morning-minute-challenges-be-used-for-teaching-gifted-learners\/","title":{"rendered":"How can Morning Minute Challenges be used for Teaching Gifted Learners?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/professionallearningboard.com\/blog\/\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"check_out_the_new_blog\" title=\"Check Out the New Blog\" alt=\"Check Out the New Blog\"  src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/images\/check_out_the_new_blog.jpg\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/0823teaching-gifted-learners.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6019\" style=\"border: 4px solid black;margin: 5px 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/0823teaching-gifted-learners.jpg\" alt=\"We need to think of creative challenges while teaching gifted learners.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Gifted learners are generally curious at the start of the day. &#8220;Will there be anything new and exciting for me?&#8221; The Morning Minute Challenges is a useful tool when teaching gifted learners.<\/p>\n<p>Keep a folder of clippings and resource tips in a visible and consistent location in the classroom, so that students will know where to look and begin each class period with a Morning Minute challenge.\u00a0 A special corner of the white board or an easel with posted directives can provide instant focus: this is the Morning Minute for today.<\/p>\n<p>Ideas for Morning Minutes can come from many places including: crossword puzzles, textbook teacher editions, cereal boxes and even daydreams. These quick activities are free, and make wonderful teachable moments!<\/p>\n<p>Seasoned teachers use Morning Minutes in every classroom because they know that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every learner can take a crack at this daily puzzle, regardless of ability.<\/li>\n<li>Material can be free as long as the teacher remembers to keep an eye out for it.<\/li>\n<li>The classroom management piece is wonderful. All children know enough to sit down and open their Morning Minute journals as soon as they take their seats.<\/li>\n<li>A brief discussion (and revelation) puts closure on the Morning Minute activity for some and gets those critical thinking gears moving for others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Learn More\u2026 Take this course:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/gifted-learners-in-the-classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Differentiation for Gifted Learners in the Classroom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discuss Here:<\/strong> What are some Morning Minute Challenges that you can introduce in your classroom while teaching gifted learners?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>  Gifted learners are generally curious at the start of the day. &#8220;Will there be anything new and exciting for me?&#8221; The Morning Minute Challenges is a useful tool when teaching gifted learners.<br \/>\nKeep a folder of clippings and resource tips in a visible and consistent location in the classroom, so that students will know [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1335,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[297,55,351,115],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6017"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1335"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6017"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24622,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6017\/revisions\/24622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}