I’m feeling a bit sentimental with the Thanksgiving holiday this week, so I chose a different kind of product for today’s “Gifts for the Gifted” post. I actually wrote about this book back in August, but it was part of a larger article. I think it deserves its own entry. My daughter was about to … Read more
It’s Friday again, which means another episode of “Gifts for the Gifted.” This is a series that I do in November and December to give suggestions for those of you shopping for holiday gifts for your students and/or children. So far this month, I’ve posted about “Scrabble Flash” and “Makedo“. You can view more recommendations … Read more
I am continuing my series of “Gifts for the Gifted” posts today by recommending a game that occupied my daughter for many days after receiving it for Christmas a couple of years ago when she was 8. And, I must admit, I played it a lot, too! My daughter and I both love word games … Read more
Last year, I started a series of Friday posts in November called, “Gifts for the Gifted.” I teach gifted elementary students, and parents often ask me about possible gift ideas as the holidays approach. If you missed last year’s posts, or would like to revisit them, here is a link to get you started. Also, … Read more
A few weeks ago, I posted some of my ideas for the upcoming school year. One of my posts focused on my ideas for improving our Genius Hour, and in that post I mentioned that I would like to have a “catalog of experts” in my class. I noticed this past year that there were … Read more
My series of holiday (or any time) “Gifts for the Gifted” continues today with a set of adorable dolls and puppets from the Unemployed Philosophers Guild. The Little Thinkers dolls include a wide array of influential personalities from different cultures and fields of study. There are scientists, philosophers, artists, musicians, revolutionaries, and even radio hosts … Read more