GRADE 2

INFORMATION ABOUT SECOND GRADE WINGS: Most parent and staff members know that WINGS students attend Phelps one day a week, but may not be aware of what those students do at WINGS. The instructional day at WINGS is divided into three sections.  These sections are Thinking Skills, Personal and Group Dynamics, and Major Unit. Maryann Hollis(biography) and Carolyn Hurd(biography) team together as second grade teachers.

The Thinking Skills class focuses on critical thinking, creative thinking, analytical thinking, and organizational thinking skills. This part of the day is part of a comprehensive curriculum to meet the cognitive needs of gifted children.  Robert Ennis, Arthur Costa, Richard Paul, Sidney Parnes, and Deborah Burns are just a few of the researchers we have used to define the following skills for students.Each week the class includes 45 minutes of thinking skills activities, SYLLABUS

The personal and group dynamics class is a very important part of the WINGS day.  This time, specifically allotted to affective education, is a part of a comprehensive curriculum designed to meet the needs of gifted children.  Linda Silverman, author of Counseling the Gifted and Talented, and Nicholas Colangelo, a contributing author, define the goals which provide the framework for our affective curriculum for gifted children.SYLLABUS

DAILY SCHEDULE

8:00- 8:30..........Daily Start-Up

8:30- 9:20..........Thinking Skills

9:20- 10:10.........Computers

10:10- 10:50........Major Unit

10:50- 11:20........Lunch

11:25- 1:45.........Major Unit

1:45- 2:35...........PGD

2:35- 2:45...........Wrap-up