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GATE Activities

Digital Extension and Enrichment Resources

GATE ActivitiesDigital Extension and Enrichment Resources

Train Your Brain!

National "Train Your Brain" Day is October 13th! There are many different ways to train your mind and improve cognitive skills: reading, word puzzles, number games, brain teasers, trivia games, riddles and word games, physical activity is also recommended to boost brain function, cognition and scholastic performance.


To celebrate this extraordinary day, I've created and collected a variety of brain based activities that you can use with your students to help exercise and expand their minds.

"Breakout" Puzzles

Breakout Challenges are great way to connect and engage your students in fun problem solving and creative thinking strategies.


For delivery in a classroom zoom session, simply drop the link in the chat box for your students to click/access the activity prior to sending into "Breakout" rooms. Want to include this in a reinforcement activity on Canvas? You can also copy and paste the link into your assignment module for students to access that way as well.


Email Stefanie Caswell if you need help running breakout rooms or solutions/explanations with any of these puzzles.

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Elementary School

Keyla's Halloween Party is an elementary level breakout activity. Primary grades can work out the puzzles together as a class and intermediate students can easily complete in small group breakout rooms on zoom.

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Middle School

Zombie Outbreak Aftermath is a 30 minute timed breakout challenge for 6th - 8th grade.
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High School

Haunts of the Hollywood Hills Hotel is a challenging Halloween themed breakout activity designed for 9th - 12th grade students.

(Please be mindful of the fact that not all students/families recognize Halloween and that the activity is optional.)

How can I help?

Do your GATE and high achieving students need more? Would you like another set of hands for your GATE zoom breakout rooms? Click the bookings button below and schedule a time for me to assist you.
GATE TOSA Bookings Calendar
Schedule "zoom-in" support.

Exercise and Expand Student Thinking Exercise and Expand Student Thinking

Brain Games Online
I have compiled a series of computer based enrichment games listed towards the bottom of our GATE Remote Learning Enrichment Page.
Brain Gymmer
The online gym for your brain.
Games for the Brain
Games for Improved Cognitive Ability
This is a list of in-home games and the cognitive skills that they highlight through play.
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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

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