Everyday, students should:
Read
Write
Do Math
Play
Talk with a friend or family member
Every week, students should:
Do a science experiment
Do an art project
Help someone else
Critical and Creative Thinking Activities:
Picture Books that Promote Creative Thinking
Rigorous Questions
Prompts for Depth and Complexity
50 Resources for Parents of Gifted Students
Some Summer Ideas 1
Some Summer Ideas 2
Some Summer Ideas 3
Some Summer Ideas 4
Book Recommendations:
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, PhD
It’s not just our abilities and talent that bring us success, but whether or not we approach goals with a growth mindset. Praising children’s intelligence and ability doesn’t foster self-esteem and lead to accomplishment, but may jeopardize success because they may shut down if they can’t solve problems quickly. Instead, praise should focus on process skills (effort, problem-solving, creativity, etc).
How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael J. Gelb
Genius is made, not born. Step-by-step exercises and lessons help children master skills such as curiosity, learning from experience, using all of the senses to observe, tolerating ambiguity, using science to study art and vice versa, balancing the mind and body, and making connections across disciplines.
The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids by Sally Yahnke Walker
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster and Lost in Lexicon by Penny Noyce
Fiction books that use plays on words and puzzles to help children think about successful reasoning.
Read
Write
Do Math
Play
Talk with a friend or family member
Every week, students should:
Do a science experiment
Do an art project
Help someone else
Critical and Creative Thinking Activities:
Picture Books that Promote Creative Thinking
Rigorous Questions
Prompts for Depth and Complexity
50 Resources for Parents of Gifted Students
Some Summer Ideas 1
Some Summer Ideas 2
Some Summer Ideas 3
Some Summer Ideas 4
Book Recommendations:
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, PhD
It’s not just our abilities and talent that bring us success, but whether or not we approach goals with a growth mindset. Praising children’s intelligence and ability doesn’t foster self-esteem and lead to accomplishment, but may jeopardize success because they may shut down if they can’t solve problems quickly. Instead, praise should focus on process skills (effort, problem-solving, creativity, etc).
How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael J. Gelb
Genius is made, not born. Step-by-step exercises and lessons help children master skills such as curiosity, learning from experience, using all of the senses to observe, tolerating ambiguity, using science to study art and vice versa, balancing the mind and body, and making connections across disciplines.
The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids by Sally Yahnke Walker
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster and Lost in Lexicon by Penny Noyce
Fiction books that use plays on words and puzzles to help children think about successful reasoning.
