What’s the Big Idea of Intelligence?

I hope that the fifth graders enjoyed their first day of GT as much as I did.  I was wowed by their projects based on Rumi’s poem.  The level of effort that went into demonstrating their understanding had me really excited for the year to come.  I was also quite impressed with the kids presentation skills.  They were pros, so comfortable and composed. 

 Throughout the day we focused discussing our understanding of  the BIG IDEA of intelligence.  The kids started with a challenging, but fun logic puzzle called Ken Ken.  I was proud to see the kids pushing through, despite the difficulty level.  We then read and discussed what Rumi was saying with his poem.  We were only able to get through 9 of the presentations, so we will finish sharing next week.  After organizing our Interactive Notebooks the children reflected on their understanding of intelligence based on our dialogue and presentations.  Below are some examples of their reflections.

By AdamBy Parker

By Ilianna

The kids also responded to the importance of challenges in learning.  Please enjoy reading through the comments made by the kids using Edmodo.  Click the link below to read the kids thoughts.

http://neisd.edmodo.com/post/31520872

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