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 | Curriculum Resources for teachers
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| Internet Investigations
for free curriculum libraries and individual units right from the Internet,
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| (Free)
Online High School Courses
for free, full high school and college courses, |
| Smart Toys, perennial favorites of
gifted kids, including Smart Math Games
and Smart Word Games |
| Publishers specializing in the
gifted, |
| Hot Topics Reading List: Puzzle Books
all sorts of puzzles, |
| Materials for Gifted Classrooms, terrific educational
materials, |
| Movies, featuring gifted kids (and
adults) in a
positive light,
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| And for Multiplication products,
Hoagies' Kids & Teens: Multiplication
Links & Products.
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 The 24 Game
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Create the number 24 from the four numbers on a game card. You can add,
subtract, multiply and divide. Use all four numbers but use each number only
once. Available from simple addition and subtraction, right up to fractions,
decimals and algebra. Click for 24 Challenge tournament schedule.
Decks listed in order of difficulty...
 Challenge
Math
by Edward Zaccaro, of Challenge Math
" Math is often taught as all scales and no music. This book contains the
music!" I couldn't have said it better myself - tons of fun problems...
 Descartes'
Cove
by
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (6 CD set for gifted grades 6 through
8)
In a leaky lifeboat, students survive an ocean storm and become marooned
on a deserted island once inhabited by Rene Descartes. They discover his
parchment notebook, pick up a map and other gear, and begin their journey
through the island tunnels, volcanoes, underground rivers, jungles,
abandoned mines, sunken ships and many more surprises. At each step, they
solve increasingly difficult puzzles and math challenges, earn gold coins,
and make entries in their own journal. As they master each math concept,
they prepare to tackle the final quest... For more great details, read
Blending instructional
design principles with computer game design: The development of
Descartes' Cove.
Doctor Walt's CAD for Kids
by
CADKEY (ages 8
and up)
Provides a dramatic introduction to both basic drafting and powerful
solid modeling. Create fancy cars, fascinating creatures, intricate robots,
and hundreds of other items with minimal effort...
 English
from the Roots Up
by Joegil K. Lundquist
Interest elementary students in 100 Latin and Greek root words and their
English derivatives... book and flashcards - my kids still (middle and high
school) love the flashcards
 Equate
by Conceptual Math Media
(or from
Amazon)
Strategic math thinking game, scrabble for mathematical expressions. Don't forget the junior tile set for
more integers, or the advanced tile set for negative numbers and exponents.
Classroom sets available, too!
FlashMaster
by Flashmaster, Inc.
A toy, a learning tool... both. FlashMaster replaces flash cards for
+-*/ math facts. Use it with or without the adjustable timer, with or
without sounds. Missed problems can be run separately. Change the
problem format, put the "variable" in any position. This is a great tool, that's great fun, even
for twice exceptional gifted kids...
PC Magazine
review
GreatSource
 Bright,
engaging math books (they're really texts, but don't tell the kids - they
look fun!), including...
Mathematics
by Harold R. Jacobs
Arguably the best mathematics text books available...
Michael
Clay Thompson Language Arts Curriculum
by Michael Clay Thompson, from Royal Fireworks
Press
 I
don't know how to explain Michael Clay Thompson's curriculum, except to
say... gifted students, no matter where their gifts lie, need
this curriculum. I had the honor of hearing Michael speak about his
Grammar Voyage and
The Magic Lens grammar
curricula and Practice Sentence
student workbook series... and I was enthralled. Please know, I am a
math-y and a computer geek - I do not do language arts, if I can help
it. But this curriculum made grammar interesting to me!
Word Within The Word offers middle
and secondary level, vocabulary-building curriculum that is like no other.
Sentence Island, Paragraph Town
and Essay Voyage form the elementary writing curriculum. And
there's much more... investigate all the
Michael Clay Thompson Language Arts
Curriculum
SET
The
Family Game of Visual Perception (or from
Amazon)
Purchase
this great card game, or play the
on-line
version that changes daily, plus resources for teaching with SET.
Writing
Like Writers: Guiding Elementary Children Through a Writer's Workshop
by Kathryn L. Johnson & Pamela V. Westkott
Guided Writer's Workshop for elementary (and even secondary!) students. An
excellent resource for teachers, homeschoolers, and students
 Zome Geometry Hands-on
learning with Zome Models
Great new book to accompany Zome System
(see
Smart Toys), particularly for the advanced Zome
user, studying Geometry and beyond!
Accent
on Essential Life Skills by Otto Schmidt
iTeacher's resource for enrichment units in self-awareness, research,
creativity, spirituality, higher-level thinking, communication and
leadership...
Alison's
Montessori and Educational Materials
A (less-expensive) source for all those great Montessori materials, at
many educational levels...
Anatomical
Chart Company
Charts, plus human models and skeletons galore!
Arbor
Scientific
Great science supplies, with good prices
The
Art of Problem Solving, Volume 1: the Basics by Sandor Lehoczky and
Richard Rusczyk
The
Art of Problem Solving, Volume 2: and Beyond by Sandor Lehoczky and
Richard Rusczyk
A problem-solving tutorial that can be used to prepare for mathematics
competitions. Written at the high school level...
Bananagrams
Grab more tiles, and reorganize existing tiles into new words - the
banana bag stores the game and rules when they're not in use.
Great for vocabulary building or spelling practice, too!
 Building
Big: Bridges/Domes/Skyscrapers/Dams/Tunnels with David Macauley
Captivating storyteller David Macaulay goes to extremes with five
really big adventures that explore the greatest manmade wonders of the
world. The series introduces the courageous creators and builders and
reveals the deadly disasters and personal triumphs behind these
breathtaking structures. Learn even more with the companion book
Building Big by David Macauley
Building
Blocks extraordinaire!
Architectural Block Sets Russian, Mayan, Pyramid, Capitol, Coliseum,
Baroque, Antiquity and Leaning Tower of Pisa...
Landmark Achievements Empire State Building, Temple Bridge, Eiffel Tower,
and Golden Gate Bridge
Montessori
Trinomial Cube discover abstract mathematical relationships...
H Blocks
H-shaped blocks stack neatly...
Calculus by and for Young People (Ages 7, Yes 7 and Up) by Donald Cohen
A description of how young people, Don and some mathematicians, solved problems which involve infinite series, infinite sequences, functions, graphs, algebra, +, - important mathematical ideas. Also available,
Calculus by and for Young People Worksheets (some say all you need)...
Carolina
Supply Company
Science (and some math) supply company, with products in a reasonable
price range...
Cashflow 101 by
Rich Dad (sometimes available from
Amazon)
Give your child a financial head start by raising their financial I.Q. This
game teaches your family the key principles of how to get out of the rat
race & how to create wealth. From the authors of
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the
Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
Casio
WK-3000 Professional Series 76 Key Digital Recording Studio Styled Keyboard
Gifted kids love Casio keyboards, with their professional style, full-size
keys, extended octaves, plus additional capabilities... MIDI, SmartMedia
memory, preset rhythms and voices plus user programmable options. A
great (less expensive) alternative to a "real" piano, or addition for those
high-tech kids who want more (Bach's harpsichord pieces sound so much better
when the instrument actually sounds like a harpsichord!). You might need
the
Casio Deluxe Keyboard Stand, great for the littlest pianist right through
the adults
Championship Chess More than
just a game...
All the tools you'll need to introduce chess to beginners or guide
the experienced player to more competitive play. Workbooks (or classroom
copies, with reproducibles) with coordinated video tapes, and even a CD for
the really little ones
Coloring
Books
Not your average coloring books, but so much more!
| Transformations Hidden,
Mirror,
Nature,
Scenic |
| Mosaics
Aboriginal,
Aztec,
Celtic,
Classic |
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Threads |
| Creative Camouflage
Hidden Feathers,
Hidden Fur,
Hidden Scales & Shells,
Hidden Exoskeletons |
| Babies
Forest & Grasslands,
Desert & Savannah,
Ocean & Wetlands,
Rainforest & Tropical |
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GeoDesigns,
MicroDesigns,
OptiDesigns,
PrismDesigns,
UltraDesigns,
DecoDesigns |
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ArchiScapes,
EnviroScapes,
DesignScapes,
MasterScapes |
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AnimaLights,
EcoLights,
EuroLights,
OpticalLights,
SpinLights,
TesseLights with translucent vellum pages |
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Modern
Patterns in Molecular, Optical, Linear, Illusions, Botanical, and Circular, inspired by modern design |
| And a great set of
24 Fineline Markers,
or free with purchase of 4 coloring books! |
| Plus Silk Scarf Painting Kit |
Core Knowledge Foundation
founded by E. D. Hirsch, Jr.
Core knowledge sequence for schools, also editor of "What Your Xth
Grader Should Know" (K-6)
Cuisenaire® Rods Math manipulative,
by ETA/Cuisenaire®
Cuisenaire rods help children explore whole numbers, fractions,
measurement, ratio, area, perimeter, symmetry, congruence, three-dimensional
geometry, patterns, and functions
 Discovery Channel Store
Real-world entertainment on video and DVD, globes, telescopes, and
great toys and educational products for kids from birth to ... us!
Discover
This!
Educational science toys and science kits for kids,
Smithsonian Science Kits, and lots more...
Dry
Erase Boards The Markerboard People
Kids love to work on these, at school or at home. Pick blank,
lined, states, countries, keyboard or grand staff, skeletal or
circulatory system, periodic table, Venn diagram, fraction circle, and
lots of different scale grids, even polar coordinates!
The Easy Way
by Douglas Downing (check the author - his are the best!)
Highly recommended math texts, in the form of a fantasy novels, with the
story's characters solving problems by using Algebra, Trigonometry,
or Calculus. Downing's books are often used as fun reading by our math-gifted youngsters as
young as 6, 8, or 10 years old
Edmund Scientific
Help a young mind focus on science, with more than 5,500 hard-to-find
scientific products
ElementO
Creative board game teaches about the elements that make up our universe,
introduces the elements in an interesting way that makes learning fun!
(Warning, VERY long game, short form takes an hour...)
Enhanced
Science Helper grades K-8
CD contains over 1,000 lesson plans. Search for lessons by grade
level, subject, process skill, keyword, content, or by the National Science
Education Standards. Edit and manipulate, print out worksheets and
activities...
Explorer Globe by Leapfrog, also available as Odyssey III Interactive
Globe from
Discovery Store
Packed with hundreds of facts, trivia, and useful scholastic information
about every aspect of the geographical world. It electronically verbalizes
everything from area population, capitol city/country, state/province, large
bodies of water, currencies, high points, distance, and more...
Geometer's
Sketchpad
Boxed set comes with the Geometer's Sketchpad software, plus a book of 101
project ideas, a learning guide, and quick reference guides for both Mac and
Windows. This software is an exploration software for mathematics, allowing
students to create and manipulate precise figures while learning about
geometric relationships...
Hands-On Equations
A kinesthetic teaching system introduces algebra to students in grades 3
to 8
Handwriting Without Tears
Easy handwriting methods for printing, cursive, for use by parents or
teachers
IlluStory
(or from
Amazon)
Write and publish your own, illustrated book...
iQuest by LeapFrog
iQuest is the hip handheld that prepares students for tests in math,
science, and social studies with study questions based on their textbooks.
Small enough to fit in the front of a backpack, the iQuest also keeps students
organized with a scheduler, address book, dictionary, and calculator
Key to...®
Workbooks Key Curriculum series
Includes Key to Algebra, Key to Geometry, and more
Kites...On
A Roll by What's Up
Cool, fun, make-your-own kite kits... tons of teaching potential, and a
great, reasonably priced group activity, too!
Latin
for Children Classical Academic Press
Latin stories integrated with Veritas History curricula, clear
explanations of grammar, 240 high-frequency Latin words in each text,
workbook format with tests, games and puzzles. Primers, History
Readers, and Activity Book available...
Lark
in the Morning A World of Music
Student instruments, books, music, kits, and lots more musical fun...
The Learning Company The Joy of
Lifelong Learning Every Day
...brings engaging professors into your home or car through courses on
DVD, audio CD, and other formats
TLC
Connections (DVDs)
British host James Burke leads us through a "web" of seemingly unrelated
people and events have hooked up over time, spurring the social and
technological changes that have shaped the modern world...
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Connections 2
(or
VHS)
-
Connections 3
(or
VHS) How do you go from the majestic beauty of Iceland's geysers to
the destruction of the Allied Firebombing of Hamburg in World War II? You stop
by Stonehenge, chat with the mystical Caballists, talk to Martin Luther,
Ozeander, Tycho Brahe and Mary Queen of Scots, before heading to the magnetic
North Pole. It's all a matter of connections... (this is 1 of 10 episodes
included)
Logiblocs by Action Products
Various self contained electronics blocks, construct a door alarm,
pressure switch, light alarm, moisture detector, more. A great way to begin
learning electronics, including
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School Edition,
Logirobot,
Surveillance Lab,
Electric
Eye Lab,
Room Alarm Lab,
Spy Tech Lab
Magnetic
Mosaics (squares) and
Magnetic
Dreamings (round)
More than 2000 colorful magnets, to create mosaic drawings...
Math
Art Fun Creative combinations of math, art & fun!
Tessellations, Polyhedra, Fractals, M.C. Escher, Tangrams & dissections, Kaleidoscopes
& symmetry, Paper folding and more... Buy your Tessellations products here, or
visit the Gallery of mathematical arts!
Mathematics
Calendar 2008 by Theoni Pappas (or from
Mathematics
Calendar 2008 from MindWare)
A problem a day, all year long! Plus facts, curiosities, and
challenging problems...
Math
Skills Made Fun by Cindi Mitchell
Combines math skills with coloring worksheets, popular with some young gifted
kids. Color by prime number, fraction, etc...
 MindWare
Award-winning creator and distributor of brainy toys, games and activities
for kids of all ages
Miquon Math
Materials Award winning primary math workbooks
Award winning primary math workbooks
Muggins Math
Hands on manipulatives that facilitate the learning of complex
mathematical tasks, while being both fun and challenging. Great for
the visual learner!
NASCO
Jam-packed with a variety of science kits and art kits, anything from art
history games, papermaking kits, astronomy project kits and robotics, and
lots more - check out both the Art and Science catalogs...
Not
Just Schoolwork by Amy Burke & Nathan Levy
Activities for critical thinking, written expression, and creativity.
Also good for kids with expressive speech delays, includes lists of things to
consider when researching and writing; can be used orally or in writing...
Great workbooks!
Patty
Paper Geometry
Geometry from a discovery-based approach. Great by itself, or as a
supplement to traditional basic geometry. The "patty papers" are those
waxed squares used to separate hamburgers before they're cooked...
Also
Patty Paper Student Workbook and for Patty Paper, visit
Key Curriculum Press
Pitsco
Innovative education for technology and science classrooms, with
challenging, hands-on products and activities
Don't miss
Pitsco LEGO Dacta
for great educational opportunities with LEGO, robots, simple machines and
more!
Polydron
by
Polydron (ages 4+ and 7+ through middle school)
Polydron is the original and still superior manipulative, recognised in
many countries as the world's leading resource for teaching Maths 2 and 3
dimensional geometry, design and technology. This is a major aid in
developing spatial awareness.
Polydron
Classroom Pack available from Amazon; other sets available directly from
manufacturer...
Quality
Science Labs
High school science lab kits for home schools and small schools...
Rainbow
Resource
Great homeschool resource center, good prices, regular sales, free
shipping on large orders...
Real Science-4-Kids
Introduces young students to college level subjects. Pre-level for
grades K-3, Level I for grades 4-5, Level II for grades 5-9 ...
Rosetta Stone
 by Fairfield Language Technologies, adult (age 6)
One of the best examples of language-learning software, it relies on very
clever contextualization of the language's words and structures with photographs
so that you never realize you're learning grammar. 23 different languages,
including...
Rummy
Roots and More
Roots by Eternal Hearts
There are 4 different card games in one deck. Each game (or level)
is designed to be fun and stress-free for children and adults alike!
Science
Stuff
Science kits, magnets, culture media, and more...
The
Scrambled States of America (ages 8 and up)
The 50 United States of America have traded places so they could see
another part of the country. Now they need your help to find their way home!
This exciting card game is a great way to enrich basic knowledge of U.S.
Geography. Players will learn everything from state capitals and nicknames,
to the shape and location of each state...
  ShopPBS
All those great products related to PBS programming... Arts, Health,
History, Nature, News, Science & Math, Travel, and of course, PBS Kids!
Plus an Outlet Shop...
Singapore Math inexpensive,
non-repetitive, grade level math program
Paperback color texts and b&w workbooks work well for many gifted
children, focus on mental math and truly understanding... and the prices can't be beat!
Use the Singapore Math
Placement Test to see
which level to start at...
'Speare:
The Literacy Arcade Game all ages ‘Speare is ingenious, original, and
fun game that also teaches literacy skills. Successfully tested with a wide
range of ages, it has been shown to entertain as much as it educates. It is the
first educational SmartGame© designed with a full complement of associated
learning tools for students and teachers... Demo version available as free
download
Squibs
Science Science multimedia for growing
minds Squibs
Why are there seasons? Why doesn’t gravity make Earth fall into the Sun?
How do plants use sunlight to make their own food? At home or in the
classroom, Squibs appeals to children’s natural curiosity about their world.
Between science levels of Bill Nye
(below) and Standard Deviants (above)
These great DVDs are also available in many public libraries...
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Squibs Disc 1 - Inside: Cells, DNA, & Adaption |
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Squibs Disc 2 - In Space: Earth, Moon, Sun, & Beyond |
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Squibs Disc 3 - In Force: Gravity, Friction, & Work |
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Squibs Disc 4 - In the Environment: Organisms &
Ecosystems |
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Squibs Disc 5 - In Matter: Atoms, Elements, &
Chemistry |
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Squibs Disc 6 - In the Clouds: Air, Weather, & Water |
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Squibs Disc 7 - In Motion: Light, Heat, & Energy |
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Squibs Disc 8 - In the Body: Organs, Health, &
Nutrition |
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Squibs Disc 9 - In the Ground: Geology, Tectonics,
&Rocks |
Standard
Deviants, also PBS' Standard Deviants TV
Educational DVDs (or videos) on high school and college level courses.
These great DVDs are also available in many public libraries...
StartWrite easy-to-use, fun and
powerful program
StartWrite prints letters, numbers, sentences or whatever you type, on or
off the triple guide lines, printed on plain paper
Stories with Holes
Stories with Holes, Who's Clues, and more thinking series that kids love!
Symbol
Stamp Sets
Art history through stamps, in Mexican, Egyptian, African or Kells art,
with detailed information on history and meaning...
Tell
Me More - Global Leader in Language Learning Software
Intelligent Language software version evaluates your progress as you
learn, and uses your results to suggest
the activities and exercises best suited to your needs! Choose dynamic
mode, guided mode, or free-to-roam, to suit your learning style... |
