Resource Books

Critical/Cognitive Thinking

1000 Play Thinks

Analogy Challenges, Beginner Level K-2, Mindware (CB)

Balance Benders, Logic and Algebraic Reasoning Puzzles, Grades 2-6, Femiano

The Basics of Critical Thinking, Grades 4-9, Baker

Brain Games CSI

Brain Games Who Done it

Building Thinking Skills, Primary, K-1, Parks and Black

Building Thinking Skills, Level 1, 2-3, Parks and Black

Building Thinking Skills, Level 2 Grades 4-6, Parks and Black

Building Thinking Skills, Level 3, 7-12, Parks and Black

Critical Thinking, G1-2, Frank Schaffer Publishing (CB)

Critical Thinking Detective, Book 1 Grades 4-12, Baker

Deductibles, Level A, Mindware (CB)

Great Critical Thinking Puzzles, Dispezio

Grid Perplexors, Level D - G5-6+, Mindware (CB)

Grid Perplexors, Level D - G6/7+, Mindware (CB)

James Madison Critical Thinking Course, O'Meara

Logic Across the Curriculum, Jackson (CB)

Logic Links, (5-6), Mindware (CB)

Math Perplexors, Level B G4-5, Mindware (CB)

Math Perplexors, Expert Level, Mindware (CB)

Mind Benders, Warm-up K-2, Harnadek( CB)

Mind Benders, Book 2, 1-2, Harnadek( CB)

Mind Benders, Level 4, Harnadek

One-Hour Mysteries, (4-8), Carr (CB)

(More) One-Hour Mysteries, (4-8), Carr (CB)

Pattern Animals, Mogensen and Magarian-Gold (CB)

Perplexors, Expert Level, Mindware (CB)

Primary Education Thinking Skills 3, Merritt, Nichols, Thomson, Wolfe

Puzzles for the High IQ, King (2)

Puzzling Frame Games, Stickels

Ready -to-Use Thinking Skills Activities for Grades 4-8, Chernow & Chernow

Tangram Treasury, Book C, Fair (CB)

Thinking Like a Lawyer, A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students, Seale, Colin

Thinking Skills: Puzzles and Games, Brooks

Venn Perplexors, Level A PK-2, Christensen, MindWare (CB)

General:

50 Strategies to Boost Cognitive Engagement: Creating a Thinking Culture in the Classroom, Stobaugh

ArchiScapes, Mindware (CB)

Art Based Skills and Strategies

Authentic Learning, Real-World Experiences that build 21st-Century Skills, Stanley

Calling All Minds, How to Think and Create Like an Inventor, Grandin

Changing Tomorrow 3 (9-12) Leadership Curriculum for High-Ability High School Students, Avery & VanTassel-Baska

The Classroom of Choice, Erwin

Creative Genius How to Grow the Seeds of Creativity Within Every Child, Sarnat

Genius Hour Passion Projects that Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry, McNair

The Genius Hour Guidebook, Krebs and Zvi

Growing Up Gifted, Clark

Habitudes Series, Growing Leaders Curriculum

Independent Study Program (with task cards), Johnson and Johnson

The Kid's Guide to Service Projects, Lewis

Living Gifted 52 Tips to Survive Giftedland, Lisa VanGemert

High Expectations Teaching, Saphier

Invent to Learn, Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom, Martinez, Stager

Jumpstart your Creativity, Doyle & Rowell

Launch, Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity ..., Spencer and Juliani

Learner-Centered Innovation, Martin

Limitless Mind, Boaler

Make Just One Change, Teach Students to Ask Questions, Rothstein and Santana

Multiple-Intelligence Activities, Teacher Created Materials

Passport to Learn, Projects to Challenge High-Potential Learners, Melin

Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students, Stanley

Rigor in the Classroom, Blackburn

Survival Guide for Teachers of Gifted Kids, Delisle & Lewis

Talent Development as a Framework for Gifted Education, Olszewski-Kubilius, Subotnik, and Worrell

Team Challenges, Bordessa

What If Building Students' Problem-Solving Skills Through Complex Challenges, Beghetto

When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers, Galbraith & Delisle

ELA

Spelling A1 DooRiddles, G2-3, Doolittle and Doolittle (CB)

A Teacher's Guide to Using the Common Core State Standards with Gifted and Advanced Learners in the English Language Arts

Math:

(The) 10 Things All Future Mathemeticians and Scientists Should Know, Zacarro (CB)

Algebra Brainteasers (5-6), Goodnow and Hoogeboom

Division Designs, G3-4, Christensen, MindWare (CB)

Fractions with Tangrams, G3-5, Ecklund (CB)

How to Succeed in Pre-Algebra, G5-8, Shields (CB)

Now You Know Volume 1, Zacarro

Now You Know Volume 2, Zacarro

Real-World Algebra, Zacarro (CB)

Mastering Logic & Math Problem Solving, Husted

Math and Science Speed Sketch Game, Zacarro

Math Enrichment, G2, Steck-Vaughn (CB)

Math Perplexors, Level A G3-4, Mindware (CB)

Math Perplexors, Level B G4-5, Mindware (CB)

Math Perplexors, Expert Level, Mindware (CB)

Pre-Algebra, G5-8, Shireman (CB)

Pre-Algebra, G5, Smith (CB)

Reflective Geometry, Gr5-8, Giesecke

(A) Teacher's Guide to Using the Common Core State Standards with Mathematically Gifted and Advanced Learners, Zacarro (CB)

Whodunit Math Puzzles, Wise (CB)

Word Problems, Gr5, Christen (CB)

Official Mensa Books:

Challenging Logic Puzzles, Clarke

Challenging Puzzles for Word Fanatics, Bredehorn

Engage the Brain Games, Grade 5, Tate

Hard to Solve Brainteachers, Poniachik

I'm Through! What Can I Do? Schwartz

Mesmerizing Mind-Bending Puzzles, Stickels

One-Minute Brainteasers, Stillson

Puzzle and Mind Stretchers

Amazing Mazes, Capella

Challenge Your Mind Word Games, Sneller

Challenge Your Mind Word Games Throughout the Year, Instructional Fair

Great Book of Games and Puzzles, Capella

Mind Stretchers, Blue Edition, Readers Digest, Newman

Mind Stretchers, Orange Edition, Readers Digest, Newman

Variety Puzzles Volume 62, Penny Press

Science

Differentiating Instruction With Menus, Biology, Westphal, Laurie E.

A Teacher's Guide to Using the Next Generation Science Standards with Gifted and Advanced Learners

STEAM/STEM (will be stored in K-4 STEM room)

100 STEAM Awesome Science Experiments for Kids, Chatterton

175 Science Experiments to Amuse and Amaze Your Friends, Walpole

The Art of Tinkering, Wilkinson & Petrich

The Big Book of Maker Space Projects, Graves and Graves

The Book of Makerspace Projects, Graves and Graves

Great Art in 30 Seconds, Hodge

Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom, Martinez, and Stager

Kitchen Science Lab for Kids, Heinecke

Raspberry Pi for Kids, Wentk

STEAM Kids, Carey, Dzeingel, Scardino, Marashian, Abraham, Clark, Hand, Tripp, Manlapig, Hollowell, Newton

STEAM Makers, Fostering Creativity and Innovation in the Elementary Classroom, Maslyk

Youth Makerspace Playbook, Maker Ed

Word Searches

75 Challenging Puzzles, Volume 1, Benden Publishing

Plants, Animals, and Nature, Volume 141, Benden Publishing

Sports and Leisure, Volume 201, Benden Publishing

Word Search Puzzles, Volume 127, Benden Publishing

More to be added.....

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