TAG Resources For: Students | Parents | Teachers
FOR PRIMARY GRADE TEACHERS
Math:
- Create a set of tangrams
- Aunty Math's Challengesl
- Learn about Pascal's Triangle while coloring even and odd numbers
- Demonstrate simple fractions with the book Gator Pie and colored paper plates
- Horizontal vs. Vertical, Tall vs. Short with cuisenaire rods and brick walls
- Measure with Cuisenaire Rods
- Introduce the Inch
- Measuring with String
- Slides, Turns, and Flips with Tangrams
Language:
Articles On Line
- Nurturing Giftedness in Young Children (1990)
- Teaching Young Gifted Children in the Regular Classroom (2000)
Activities and Resources
FOR INTERMEDIATE GRADE TEACHERS
Math:
- Interactive Math Applets
- Create your own set of tangrams
- Join the Dots
- Toothpick Puzzle
- M Puzzle
- Magic Square Interactive Puzzle
- Lo Shu Magic Squares
- Alan Adler's Multiplying Magic Squares
- Ben Franklin's Magic Square
- Albrecht Durer's Magic Squares
- Sator Square - A Magic Square with Letters
- Slides, Turns, and Flips with Tangrams
- Play around with Pascal's Triangle
- Challenge Students to Solve Scrambled Equations
Language:
Articles On Line
- Nurturing Giftedness in Young Children (1990)
- Teaching Young Gifted Children in the Regular Classroom (2000)
Activities and Resources
- Idioms 01 Answers
- Idioms 02 Answers
- Idioms 03 Answers
- Idioms 04 Answers
- Slang 01
- Slang 02
- Slang 03
- Slang 04
- More Palindromes - read carefully, there's a few naughty words
- Cryptograms to Challenge Capable Students (with answers)
- Riddles to Solve
- Palindromes Puzzles
- Doublets - WordTransformation Puzzles
- Teacherfirst brain twisters - these change so visit often
FOR JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS
Math:
- Math Fundamentals Problem of the Week
- Math Fundamentals Problem of the Week Archive
- Pre-Algebra Problem of the Week
- Pre-Algebra Problem of the Week Archive
- Rosebush Puzzle 1
- Rosebush Puzzle 2
- Rosebush Puzzle 3
- Math Fundamentals Problem of the Week
- Dad's Cookies
- Math Counts
- Little Math Puzzle Contest
- Fibonacci Numbers and Nature
- Realistic Lateral Thinking Puzzles (with answers!)
- Lateral Thinking Puzzles to Challenge Students (with answers!!)
- Brain Teaser Quizes
- Christoper Columbus Awards - Innovative Scientific Solutions
Resources from mathforum.org
Language:
FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
Math:
- Algebra Problem of the Week
- Algebra Problem of the Week Archive
- Geometry Problem of the Week
- Geometry Problem of the Week Archive
- Calculus Problem of the Week Archive
- Non-Calculus Probems of the Week
- Sequence Problems to solve
- Math Glossary
- What is a Number?
- Algebra Puzzles
- Geometry Puzzles
- Probability Problems
- Macalester College Problem of the Week
- Math Magic
Resources from mathforum.org
Language:
HOAGIES' GIFTED EDUCATION PAGE FOR TEACHERS
- E522: ADHD and Children Who Are Gifted(1993)
- E513: Challenging Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom (1992)
- E607: Cluster Grouping of Gifted Students: How to Provide Full-Time Services on a Part-Time Budget: Update 2001
- E502: Developing Programs for Students of High Ability (1991)
- E640: Differentiating the Language Arts for High Ability Learners, K-8 (2003)
- E491: Discovering Interests and Talents through Summer Experiences (1990)
- E482: Discovering Mathematical Talent (1990)
- E574: Dual Exceptionalities (1999)
- E479: Gifted but Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox (1990)
- E649: Gifted Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (2003)
- E476: Giftedness and the Gifted: What's It All About? (1990)
- E481: Guiding the Gifted Reader (1990)
- E644: The Identification of Students Who Are Gifted (2003)
- E520: Identifying and Serving Recent Immigrant Children Who Are Gifted (1993)
- E601: Infusing Multicultural Content into the Curriculum for Gifted Students (2000)
- E631: Integrating Arts into the Curriculum for Gifted Students (2002)
- E541: Know Your Legal Rights in Gifted Education(1997)
- E480: Meeting the Needs of Gifted and Talented Minority Language Students (1990)
- E527: Nurturing Social/Emotional Development of Gifted Students (1994)
- E546: Planning Science Programs for High-Ability Learners (1998)
- E524: Providing Curriculum Alternatives to Motivate Gifted Students (1994)
- E542: Public Relations: A Necessary Tool for Advocacy in Gifted Education (1997)
- E526: Should Gifted Students be Grade-Advanced?(1994)
- E610: Talent Development in Gifted Education (2001)
- E594: Teaching Mathematics to Gifted Students in a Mixed-Ability Classroom (2000)
- E544: Underachievement Among Gifted Minority Students: Problems and Promises (1997)
MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES
Basic Characteristics
- Learning Styles
- ADHD and Children Who are Gifted
- Giftedness and the Gifted: What's It All About?
- Brain Physiology and GT
- Who are the Highly Gifted?
Perfectionism
Classroom Practices
- Differentiating Curriculum for Gifted Students
- Differentiating Instruction For Advanced Learners In the Mixed-Ability Middle School Classroom
- Developing Learner Outcomes for Gifted Students - useful when creating TAG plans
- Differentiation Tips for Teachers: Practical Strategies for the Classroom
- Challenging Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom
- Curriculum Differentiation
- How to Spot a Gifted Student
- Meeting the Need of Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom
- Bloom's Taxonomy - examples using Goldilocks