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Recommended Greek Mythology Books
A reader asked for recommendations for books about Greek Myths appropriate for 5th graders. Many of you delivered!
A Gaggle of Gift Guides and Places To Give
Looking for gift ideas for your classroom or home? Here are my go-to gift guides as well as places kids might be interested in giving some money.
3 Things You Can Give Your Students (That Don’t Cost Anything)
As the holidays approach, few teachers can afford to buy each student a gift – but we all have the power to give students something meaningful that doesn’t cost a thing. Here are three ideas…
Recommended Non-Fiction for Elementary Readers
A reader asked for some non-fiction books appropriate for middle elementary, but also challenging enough for a gifted reader. Here’s what the crowd came up with!
Lots of Recommended Books
Lots and lots of friends on Facebook and Twitter sent in their favorite books to use with gifted kids. Enjoy!
Books with 700, 800, 900, & 1000 Lexile, Recommended By Teachers
A reader was looking for examples of high-quality books for gifted/talented 4th and 5th graders, but she was constrained to a lexile range of 900-1000. Here are the recs I received…
Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Recommendations
Many readers sent in recommendations for sci-fi and fantasy stories for gifted readers. I’ve gathered these together here as a growing collection.
Creative Coloring Books
I recently took a trip to New York and visited the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art. In the gift shop they had a series of fantastic coloring books based on famous artists, including: Dali, Van Gogh, and Monet.
Gifts for the Gifted Classroom
Some of my favorite games, novels, creativity books, and tools for differentiation.
