Grades K-2
A place for teachers to come for ideas and inspiration for our gifted and advanced learners.
If you have an idea to share, please email it to Kari Clements, kclements@telluride.k12.co.us
Math
Math Wire Problem Solving Grades K-2 - Standards Based problem solving activities for students in Grades K-2
Math Wire Enrichment - Tons of ideas!
Open Middle - Grade level and standards based deep, challenging problems, often with multiple right answers. Lead to great discussions about mathematical thinking.
NRICH Math Activities for Ages 3-5
Activities on number sense, shapes, space, and measurement for high achieving and gifted Kindergartners. These would be great if the teacher wanted to pull a high group to do a math activity with, as it needs teacher instruction and interaction.
NRICH - Covers just about every math topic with interesting problems that get kids thinking. I would suggest stage 1 for first and 2nd grade gifted.
You can start with a 1 star challenge level and work students up to 2 or 3 star problems or simply choose a topic.
Esti-Mysteries - Estimating mystery slideshows, 4 challenge levels that span grades K-12, fun images and clues to get kids thinking! Steve Wyborney also has some other awesome, free math related resources below.
Which One Doesn't Belong? - a website dedicated to providing thought-provoking puzzles for math teachers and students alike. There are no answers provided as there are many different, correct ways of choosing which one doesn't belong. Enjoy!
reading
NOVEL CONVERSATIONS - Almost 60 pages of books with gifted characters. Most have an interest level (IL) and a lexile, along with a brief description.
High Reading Level, Low Maturity Level List - Extensive book list; click the tabs at the bottom to get a more narrow grade level.
Reading Continuum - provides a progression of skills for readers to help assess below, on, and above grade level reading
writing
Writing Continuum - Evaluate where students are at on continuums involving organization, ideas, voice, word choice, fluency, and grammar/conventions.
Writing Strategies Menu - Once you determine student goals from the continuum, try some strategies for improving writing in the above areas. Allows students to have choice, creativity, and to using interesting strategies to improve writing.
other
What can I do when I am done?
Here's where you can find all sorts of things for your students to do when they finish early.
K-12 ADVANCED LEARNING LABS - Duke TIP recently teamed up with the NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) to create classroom resources ready to use with students. Advanced Learning Labs are aligned to a concept to use during remote instruction with your students. Choose to use each Advanced Learning Lab as an extension, find a concept to accelerate, or enrich a unit you already teach. With each Advanced Learning Lab, students explore logic puzzles, go on field studies, engage in research explorations, participate in mindfulness activities and continue engaging with math and literacy -- all through remote learning.
