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GATE Activities

Digital Extension and Enrichment Resources

GATE ActivitiesDigital Extension and Enrichment Resources

Enhancing Engagement

Student collaboration is a huge part of our classroom culture! Here are some activities that will get your students communicating.


These digital resources can easily be copied and added to your Canvas assignments to encourage creativity and team work.


If you would like another set of hands to extend learning opportunities for your GATE and advanced learners, click the calendar link below to schedule a time for me to offer "zoom-in" support.

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Hogwarts Digital Escape Room

For Harry Potter Fans everywhere...this digital escape room can be completed in groups within a zoom breakout room for maximum engagement, collaboration and FUN! This activity is a great addition to any combined collaborative Wednesday cohort session to really get your students talking with one another.

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Constitution Day

September 17th is Constitution Day! What better way to celebrate than a Breakout box activity! We the People is a new digital breakout box game that is sure to get your students working together to solve the clues. (Great to use in "breakout" rooms in zoom.) While this is an upper elementary game, it certainly lends itself to a quick class starter at the middle and high school levels as well. The link above is the game for student use, here is the teacher guide/answer key.

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"Zoom In" Support

GATE Calendar Appointments offer:

1. Collaborative lesson planning for extension/enrichment and engagement connected to current curriculum content

2. Pre-planned “Zoom In” assistance with GATE/high ability student breakout groups

3. Whole class “Affective” activity


*Please limit your appointment reservations to 2 per month.

Engaging Extension Activities

6 FREE Activities to Video Chat with Students
This FREE TPT resource has some great interactive activities you can use with your students for maximum engagement. Save in Google Slides for immediate LTI 1.3 integration in Canvas.
Name That Tune
Whether your students are Disney age or teens, this is a game everyone can enjoy and play together in the opening of a zoom class session.
Pictionary
This random word generator, in addition to your whiteboard in zoom, helps bring the classic "in-person" game to life in your virtual classroom.
Twenty Questions
Engage your students in a fun and interactive Q&A. "Objects" can be characters, time periods, scientific facts, math rules or algorithms...the sky is the limit on the creative factor with this one.
Would You Rather
Simple class opener...ask students "preference" questions with options to reply by voice or in chat. Looking for inspiration? This link has literally hundreds of ideas!

Looking for student/curriculum specific extension activities?

Feel free to reach out via email or click the calendar above and let me know how I can help.
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Stefanie Caswell - GATE TOSA

Conejo Valley Unified School Distirct

Student Support Services

GATE Department

Email: scaswell@conejousd.org
Website: http://www.conejousd.org/Departments/Student-Services/Student-Support-Services/Gifted-and-Talented-Education-GATE
Location: 1400 East Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Phone: (805)497-9511
Twitter: @CVUSD_GATE