If you are the parent of a gifted child or teach a classroom filled with gifted students, then spring is a great time to offer extended specialized activities. Gifted children learn most information quickly and need to have additional activities in order to avoid boredom that leads to lack of motivation.
One: Planting a Vegetable Garden
Most children don’t know how vegetables actually grow and end up in local grocery stores. If you are fortunate enough to have a lawn at home with enough space for a garden, then that is the perfect place to plant seeds. However, you can also use large flowerpots that are on a balcony or porch to plant tomato or green pepper seedlings. There are also community plots available to plant a variety of vegetable seedlings and seeds.
Two: Stargazing
Spring is the perfect time for a gifted child to learn about stargazing because the nighttime sky is clearer than in the winter. Stargazing is part of the science of astronomy, and it involves looking at more than just stars. Gifted children can visit a planetarium to see these celestial objects:
• Nebulae
• Comets
• Asteroids
• Moons
• Planets
• Galaxies
• Eclipses
It is possible to look at celestial objects with the naked eyes at night in an area away from city lights or by using binoculars and telescopes.
Three: Spelunking
Spelunking is the exploration of caves to see natural rock formations and possibly finding animals that live inside the earth. When parents, children and teachers go on a spelunking adventure, it requires careful supervision and planning to avoid an injury. Most geographic regions have a national park nearby that has a well-explored cave that permits public learning trips. In some cases, you will walk, crawl or ride a boat during this springtime learning activity.
Four: Horseback Riding
Learning how to ride a horse is an excellent spring activity for a gifted child. Not only will a child learn about the history of horseback riding, but also, they can read about a horse’s anatomy, breeding standards and daily care requirements.
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