GATE 1
True or False: G.A.T.E. stands for "Go and Tell Everyone"?
False
What do the letters in GATE stand for?
Gifted and Talented Education
What does persevere mean?
Keep on trying new ways to solve. Don't give up.
What word is used for perseverance in literacy?
Stamina
What is grit?
determination, endurance, perseverance
True/False and Explain: GATE is a club.
False: GATE is programming meant to provide challenge to students that show a need for it.
True/False/explain.When I am in GATE, I get different activities every day.
I get different activities when I show a need for them.
What operation in math means to join?
Addition
All books and genres are important to read.
Name a famous person in history that had GRIT.
Martin Luther King, Jr
Abraham Lincoln
Ruby Parks
True/False and explain: My friends aren't in GATE because Mrs. B. and their teachers don't like them.
My friends aren't in GATE because at this time, there is not enough information that shows they have a need for being identified.
True/False and explain; GATE Group is a once per month meeting to make other students jealous that they are not in GATE.
GATE group meets once per month with Mrs. B. to help GATE students learn more about each other, to check in with Mrs. B. and to learn skills in order to be the best students we can be.
What is the property called: 6x7=3x7+3x7
Distributive Property of multiplication
What kinds of words are these: big, hilly, dark, bubbly.
Adjectives
How can you show GRIT when someone is getting teased on the bus?
Be courageous, tell the person who is teasing to stop. Be friends with the person being teased and support him/her.
What would you do if the work you were getting in math was much too easy?
Talk to my teacher; share my concerns; always be ready to prove your understanding of the material; be willing to show your teacher other ways that you are challenging yourself; ask for challenges and then be ready to tackle them
Explain that GATE isn't a club; share what you see your friend strong in and say that those strengths are important too. You don't have to be identified in GATE to show what a great thinker and worker you are.
Why is the commutative property important in math?
When adding numbers like 3+8, it's easier to think 8+3 and just count on; when multiplying numbers like 8x3, it's easier to think of 3 groups of 8 than to think about 8 groups of 3.
What famous author used the name Theo LeSieg as a pen name?
Theodore Seuss Geisel
What does it mean to have a "Growth Mindset"?
It means that you: embrace challenge, give best effort, learn from feedback, become inspired by people's success, believe that your intelligence can change if you continue to work hard.