Useful Links
DCSD Gifted Education Webpage
Colorado Association for the Gifted and Talented (CAGT)
Douglas County Association for the Gifted and Talented (DCAGT)
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
Colorado Department of Education Office of Gifted Education
Kahn Academy
iReady Family Center
Guysread.com
Hoagies Gifted Webpage
Bridges Math Online Learning Resources
Gifted Guru
Raising Life Long Learners
Davidson Gifted
Gifted Ed Resources by Live Binders
UCONN Renzulli Center for Creativity, Gifted Education, and Talent Development
Recommended Websites
Activities and Lessons for Students:
Mindfulness:
Meditation for Kids
Gratitude Paper Chain
Calming Sequence
Mindfulness activities
Mindfulness crafts including Glitter Jar
28 activities that promote social emotional growth during remote learning
Social Emotional Choice Board
How to build your child's self-esteem from Box Out Bullying
Kindness Curriculum- Family Engagement Assignments
Coping Calendar
Games:
Best Outdoor Games of 2020
Physical and creative at home
Board Games with a Healthy Twist
Creative Indoor Ideas for Kids
Math:
The Best MATH games with a deck of cards
Noetic Math Problem of the Week Challenge Math for Gifted Elementary students
The Giant Sculpture Gallery Problem
10 Math Strategies Poster Try to do your math using as many different strategies as possible.
Healthy Habits for a Growth Mindset in Math
Learn a card trick... explain the math.
Online Math Games by Education.com
KenKen puzzles
Memorize your Multiplication Facts
Math in the Workplace. Explore a Shark Tank Video, math lessons, and webinars from icons in different industries
Supporting Mathematical Processes Through Questioning Poster
Math Challenges
Real World Math: 10 investigations to do at homeMoMath Museum of Modern Math Daily Math Puzzles
Beyond Sudoku: Kakuro and Futoshiki
Minus Mission subtraction game
Alien Addition game
Meteor Multiplication game
Demolition Division game
Ratio Martian identifying ratios
Ratio Blaster finding equal ratios game
Reading/Speaking/Listening:
Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Challenge
Awesome books for kids who love nature
Challenge Pack for Advanced Readers
Explore new ideas and new books by watching Reading Rainbow
Read this newspaper called Six Feet of Separation written by students during COVID-19 OR submit your own stories, comics, etc.
Book and movie pairings- A great way to enjoy books as a family!
Why and HOW to memorize a poem
Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Challenge
Engaging books to keep gifted young learners learning at home
TED connections with discussion questions for higher level thinkers by Mensa for Kids
7 Little Words vocabulary and spelling game
Online crossword puzzles
Word Jumbles
Up and Down Words Use the clue to find the connection between the words
Vocabulary Word Games by Dictionary.com
Verb Viper Subject/Verb Agreement game by Mensa
Coconut Vowels game
Word Roundup a word search game using word part/definition clues
Word Frog synonym, antonym and homonym game
Word Invasion parts of speech game
Read (of course) different genres by checking out books on the Sora App
Writing:
Using Dialogue- Writing lesson
How to make your own Zine (or small magazine). Then fill it with your great stories or comics!
How to write a comic strip!
How to write great beginnings with author Chris Tebbets
Try to write some Tom Swifties like Madelyn Rosenberg
Character Traits lesson with author Chris Tebbets. Notes HERE.
Writing and Drawing Prompt: Meet your character
Writing lesson: Writing a didactic cinquain.
Using notebooks in the writing planning process with author Erin Entrada Kelly
Create animated stories on Scratch
Science/Social Studies:
How to celebrate Earth Day while sheltering in place
Video: Top 10 Incredible Alternatives to Alternative Energy
Starting a garden with your children
Be a soil scientist
37 Cool Experiments by PrepScholar
Learn how to code for free
Explore weekly science news with Twig Science
Science in the Kitchen
Kitchen scrap gardening
Explore your family history on Family Search Yes, it's free!
Origami Algorithm: How to be a coder
STEM activities by National Inventors Hall of Fame
Activities to find DIY projects, slideshows about space, games and links to other things you can do and see with NASA.
Paper Airplane Science
Stuck at Home science activities
Capital Penguin game about States and Capitals
Learn about the CIA on the CIA's Kid page
More coding resources by Codeacademy.org
Country Toad countries and capitals game
What do sugary drinks do to your teeth? science experiment
Podcasts from NPR Code Switch about race issues in student language for family discussions
Learn coding. Check out these links Tynker or Code.org
Take virtual tours of museums.
Virtual tours of historical sites.
Create a Rube Goldberg.
Check out some of these nature documentaries.
Science resources including links to live animal cams and more virtual field trips.
Science experiments that you can eat!
Creativity/Problem Solving:
12 Ways to beat boredom with LEGO bricks
Drawing and writing videos with Jarrett J. Krosoczka- author and illustrator
Stimola Literary Studio - videos about journaling, crafts, yoga, illustration lessons, read-alouds, and more. Even though the dates have passed, you can still view the videos by clicking on the sessions you are interested in.
Finish the Comic and other Jarrett Lerner activities
Origami for Kids
How to make Unicorn Slime
Build your dream LEGO home
Make your own no sew tote bag
Tube Owls
How to make Mash-Up Slime
You too can do the Rubik's Cube!
Online puzzles- You can use your own pictures!
Inside Out Fun activities including a recipe for homemade sidewalk paint
Try Zentangle Art
Summer arts and crafts by moms at gluesticksblog.com
Language:
Learning a foreign language at home
Learn American Sign Language online
Physical:
Backyard Fitness Circuit
For Parents/Families:
2E- Twice Exceptional Resources
Gifted with ADHD
Articles:
The Non-STEM Gifted Kid