Student Resources

This resource was created for parents, teachers, students, and anyone else interested in academically and/or intellectually gifted education. This link specifically was designed for parents of gifted students. This resource breaks down what it means to be academically and/or intellectually gifted and offers resources for parents interested in supporting their gifted learners.

Needing to express your creativity? This is the website for you! Search through the different games and activities in effort to strengthen your creative skills or just to have a creative brain break. Discover how animations work by developing your own animations or show off your creativity and digital literacy skills by developing your own game. There are numerous ways to show off your creativity. My personal favorite is the game where I can learn about music theory and create my own tunes! 

Calling all curious individuals! Are you ready to think in ways that you’ve never thought before or strengthen your problem-solving skills? Then this is this resource for you! Brought to you by The National Institute of Enviromental Health Sciences, this website offers mind bending brainteasers and riddles that will make your brain work hard in a fun way. Curious and gifted learners are sure to have fun working through these riddles and learn how problem-solve in a way that’s fun and exciting. How many F’s did you count? I got it wrong the first time! 

Needing a math challenge or a fun way to challenge your brain? You’ve come to the right place! Exploring this Rod Pierce resource will offer you challenging sudoku puzzles that will test your creative thinking and math skills to the next level. Your creative thinking and problem-solving skills will be put to the test as you try and solve these puzzles. As an added bonus, hints are offered if you truly need a brain boost!  

This resource opens the door for creative thinkers to learn about coding and technology in a fun session that incorporates multiple coding activities. When students need to give their brain a break in one area, this resource allows students to use their brain in other areas that promote creativity and problem solving. I loved how some of the activities even connected to Minecraft, which appears to be everyone’s favorite game! 

Ted Talks can be for kids also! This resource can be used to get gifted and talented students to think creatively. There are plenty of videos of how kids, just like you, are changing the world. Once you’ve viewed your video, create your own Ted Talk presentation on how you can change the world. One of my favorites from this resource is about the how the young girl created a space where other girls can find strong female teenage role models.  

This resource is just for students and offers them tips on how to self-advocate for their needs and services. It teaches students what self-advocacy is and why it is so important. Lastly, it offers them more resources about following their passions and about being their unique self. 

This resource is great for gifted students that want to learn more about identity and read stories of characters that are figuring out their identity. There are many stories involving identity, gender roles, LGBTQ+, and self-acceptance. This website is geared towards students aged 5-12.