Coleridge Elementary School AIG

10/01/2026

Today fourth grade AIG students discovered that mistakes don’t always have to be mistakes! After reading Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg, students explored the idea that an “oops” can become the beginning of something creative and unexpected.

Each student was given a simple torn piece of paper and challenged to turn it into a beautiful masterpiece! 🖌️✂️

We practiced creativity, flexible thinking, and looking at things from a different perspective. What started as a torn piece of paper became something completely unique—and a great reminder that sometimes our biggest “oops” can lead to our best ideas!

In AIG, we don’t always fix our mistakes…sometimes we turn them into masterpieces!

09/02/2026

🕵️‍♀️🔎 Who Done It?! Our Gifted Readers Became Crime Scene Investigators! 🔎🕵️‍♂️

We kicked off the year in Gifted Reading with a little mystery, a lot of teamwork, and some serious critical thinking! 🧠

Students stepped into the role of forensic investigators as they worked to solve a crime at the Labor Day Parade! 🎉🚨 They examined clues, analyzed evidence, made inferences, questioned what they found, and used logical reasoning to piece together the mystery.

The best part? They couldn’t just guess the culprit—they had to prove their thinking with evidence! 🔍

What better way to start the school year than by putting those gifted minds to work?! 💡📚

05/20/2026

Move over, Judge Judy. The AIG classroom just took fairy tales to court!

The Coleridge AIG students used the Depth and Complexity framework to dive deep into classic fairy tales examining multiple perspectives, uncovering hidden patterns, and analyzing the ethics of characters. The culmination was a mock trial in which students took on courtroom roles such as judge, bailiff, attorney, witness, etc. The arguments were fierce, the evidence was compelling, and the verdicts were... surprising!

12/11/2025

🎄🔍 A little holiday mystery in AIG today! 🔍🎄

The third grade AIG students participated in a fun and festive whodunit called “The Toy Shop Thief.” Students became detectives as they worked through clues, made inferences, and examined each suspect’s motive and alibi to determine who sabotaged Christmas and took all the gifts!

I love watching their critical thinking shine—our young investigators were fully engaged and worked together brilliantly. 🕵️‍♂️🎁✨

Great job, detectives! 🎄🔍✨

11/19/2025

10/22/2025

Our 4th and 5th grade AIG students took on the role of young inventors today, presenting their creative inventions in true Shark Tank style! From innovative ideas to confident pitches, these students impressed our “sharks” with their creativity, problem-solving, and entrepreneurial spirit. We’re so proud of their hard work and imagination! 👏✨

04/23/2025

3rd-5th grade AIG students worked collaboratively on convergent thinking puzzles to build critical thinking and problem solving skills.

04/01/2025

Flood drill…. April Fools! 😂 Conversations after the fake drill were great - students used logic and critical thinking skills to determine that my fake drill would not work well in the event of a real flood.