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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