Available Teacher Resource Materials
Available Teacher Resource Materials
The PGSD gifted programs has a wide range of materials available for parents and teachers to utilize. These materials are located at the schools which house the gifted program classes.
To check out any of the materials below or inquire about certain materials, please contact the gifted program teachers.
Cherokee Elementary
Martin Bluff Elementary
Teacher Resources:
Better Than Book Reports by Christine Boardman Moen
Chalk Stories of Extraordinary African Americans by J. Jewel Jones
Differentiating Instruction With Menus (Science) by Laurie E. Westphal
The Gifted Kids Workbook by Heather Boorman
The Survival Guide for Gifted Kids by Jusdy Galbraith
What Successful Teachers Do in Diverse Classrooms by Neal A. Glasgow, Sarah J. McNary, & Cathay D. Hicks
100+ Games That Make Kids Think by Paul Fleisher
A Kick in the Seat of the Pants by Roger Von Oech
Growing Up Green by Stephen T. Schroth, Ph.D. &
Janese Daniels, Ph.D.
Best Games for Gifted Children
The Sassy Math Teacher free downloads
Teacher Resources:
The Gifted Kids Survival Guide by Judy Galabraith
Teaching Strategies by Kay Law
The Gifted Kid Workbook by Heather Boorman
Who Do You Think You Are by Alice Harmon
Active Questioning
Challenging Highly Gifted Learners
Enrichment Units in Math
Mathfinder: One Knight Too Many
Primarily Problem Solving
Social Studies Plexer Word Puzzles
What Successful Teachers Do in Diverse Classrooms
Children Around the World: The Ultimate Class Field Trip
Parallel Curriculum: A Design to Develop High Potential and Challenge High-Ability
Questioning Strategies for Teaching the Gifted
Psychology for Kids by Jonni Kincher
Learning to be a Durable Person by Mary Hennenfent
Bright, Not Broken: Gifted Kids, ADHD, and Autism by Diane
Kennedy, Rebecca S. Banks, and Temple Grandin
0 Minute Life Lessons for Kids by Jamie Miller
Growing up Gifted by Barbara Clark
The Gifted Kids Workbook by Heather Boorman
Public Speaking for Kids by Charlotte Jaffe
Researching Adventures by Laura Magner
USA Brain Teasers by Carol Eichel
Singing River Academy
Trent Lott Academy
Teacher Resources:
Creativity Tackle Box by Laura Magner
Differentiation for Gifted and Talented Students
by Carol Ann Tomlinson
Inquiry and Innovation in the Classroom by A.J. Juliani
Introduction to Brain-Compatible Learning by Eric Jensen
Teaching with the Brain in Mind by Eric Jensen
The Differentiated Classroom by Carol Ann Tomlinson
The Ultimate Guide for Student Product Development & Evaluation by Frances A. Karnes, Ph.D. & Kristen R. Stephens, Ph.D.
Promoting Social and Emotional Learning by
Elias, Zins, Weissberg, Frey, Greenberg, Haynes, Kessler, Schwab-Stone, & Shriver
Challenging Gifted Children by Leah Welte
STEAM Design Challenges - Steam Dreamers
Personal Projects by Jane Everly and Connie Homan Weaver
Gifted Children: Helping to Unwrap the Gift
101.3 Ways to Create Imaginative Solutions
101.3 Ways to Build Creativity
101.3 Tips to Spark a Child’s Creativity
101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids by Christine Fonseca
Fizz, Bubble & Flash! Element Explorations and Atom
Adventures by Anita Brandolini, Ph.D.
Creativity Tackle Box: Using Creative Thinking to Solve
Problems
The Complete Book of Brainteasers
Teacher Resources:
World War II books
ACT Prep
Parenting A Gifted Child (book)
Gifted Kids(book)
Gifted Kids Survival Guide (book)
Psychology for Kids(book)
Perfectionism: What’s Bad About Being Too Good? (book)
Last-Minute Science Fair Projects (book)
Five Levels of Gifted (book - libraGifted Instruction for Gifted Learners (book - library)
The Underachieving Gifted Child (book - library)
Engaging and Challenging Gifted Students (book - library)
When Gifted Students Don’t Have All the Answers (book - library)
IQ Challenges
IQ Puzzles
The Faces of Gifted
Guiding the Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Youth
Professional Development Materials