Calculation Capers: Multi-Step Math Problems

Children's Books

Dianne Draze

Education & Reference

Prufrock Press

The Interest-A-Lyzer instruments invite students to examine their present and potential interests through a series of open-ended questions structured to highlight general patterns of interest. Each class set of Interest-A-Lyzers contains 30 instruments, 30 student forms, and 1 classroom summary sheet.Grades 4–8

Interest-A-Lyzer: Class Set of 30

Education & Teaching

Renzulli Ed.D., Joseph

Schools & Teaching

Now completely revised and expanded, Systems and Models for Developing Programs for the Gifted and Talented includes chapters on the major systems and models for developing programs for the gifted, including the Autonomous Learner Model, the Integrative Education Model, the Multiple Menu Model, the Purdue Three-Stage Model, the Schoolwide Enrichment Model, and Levels of Service. Forty-two experts in gifted education contributed to 25 chapters, and each chapter includes a discussion of the model, theoretical underpinnings, research on effectiveness, and considerations for implementations. Discussion questions follow each chapter. Chapters provide compact, yet comprehensive summaries of the major models developed by leaders in the field of gifted education.

Systems and Models for Developing Programs for the Gifted and Talented

Renzulli, Joseph S.

Eckert, Rebecca D.

Gubbins, E. Jean

McMillen, Kristin S.

Little, Catherine A.

Students who are gifted, but who struggle with a learning disability or attention deficit are a strange paradox: they have special intellectual gifts, but are unsuccessful with certain basic learning tasks. Their potential is at great risk of going untapped and undeveloped because the major focus of educational intervention is on what these students do not know and cannot do rather than on nurturing their talents. These students require special attention, and it is vital that schools pay attention to the gifts as well as the learning difficulties. 
This revised and expanded edition of To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled offers up-to-date information on identifying and meeting the needs of gifted and learning disabled (GLD) youngsters. Part I discusses the patterns of accomplishments and failures that many GLD students present as well as identification and diagnosis issues. Part II explores the contemporary psychological theory and research that guides educational applications for GLD students. And Part III offers practical strategies for teaching GLD students and helping them plan and explore options for their future. Three new chapters in this resource cover self regulation, developing comprehensive IEPs for GLD students, and the roles parents and counselors can play in meeting the social and emotional needs of GLD students. 
Thoroughly researched and filled with case studies, practical suggestions and techniques for working with GLD students, useful resources, and much more, To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled is a resource anyone who works or lives with a child who has both startling talents and disabling weaknesses should have.

To Be Gifted & Learning Disabled: Strategies for Helping Bright Students with Learning & Attention Difficulties

Baum, Susan M.

Owen, Steven V

Let's Research Native Americans - Primary teaches students the skills of the Independent Investigation Method (IIM) while students learn about Native American history. This thematic unit is divided into the seven steps of IIM: Topic, Goal Setting, Research, Organizing, Goal Evaluation, Product, and Presentation. Offering a research project about Eastern Woodlands tribes, this book uses an interdisciplinary approach with a variety of lessons and activities, including appropriate literature titles, materials lists, hands-on activities, and thinking skills lessons.Grades K–3

Let's Research Native Americans - Primary (IIM Integrated Thematic Units)

Cindy Nottage

Virginia Morse

Learning math can be fun and challenging! This activity book provides students the opportunity to apply a multitude of math skills to solve problems, puzzles, and logic riddles. The standards-based problem-solving strategies addressed in this book include drawing a picture, looking for a pattern, guessing and checking, acting it out, making a table or a list, and working backwards. Each strategy is presented in a separate chapter and includes a description and practice activities specifically designed to address it. One chapter includes mixed practice so students can choose the strategies they feel would solve the problem most efficiently. Using interesting and engaging challenges and puzzles encourages your students to become mathematical thinkers and expert problem solvers—all while meeting the standards set forth by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Math Problem Solvers: Using Word Problems to Enhance Mathematical Problem Solving

Colleen Kessler

Did you know that a parrotfish blows a bubble of mucus around itself at night to mask its scent from predators? This slimy sleeping bag is one of the ways the brightly colored fish has adapted to the sometimes harsh, but always beautiful, world of the coral reef. Students will learn this and many other interesting facts about the reef's inhabitants while completing the activities contained in this book. Many of the National Science Teachers Association essential skills and knowledge are addressed in this exciting activity book that focuses on the environment of the reef, its inhabitants, and the ways these animals have adapted to their world. Gifted and advanced learners in grades 2-3 will enjoy creating a crystal garden to observe how coral polyps bud and taking an Internet scavenger hunt to learn more about the reef. They will learn to "take action" and apply their learning in real-world ways to help protect the environment.

Survival on the Reef: Exploring Amazing Animals and the Ways They Adapt to Their Environment

Educators realize that students need more than instruction in reading, spelling, and arithmetic. They recognize the need for students at all grade levels to be actively engaged in learning how to think. Mere acquisition of knowledge is not enough if our schools are to successfully prepare students for the future. Primarily Thinking is a foundation for building critical thinking skills that will serve students in all areas of the curriculum and in real-life situations. It offers practice in six essential thinking skills that will get students' brain cells jumping: 
<ul>
<li>comparing and contrasting, </li>
<li>classification, </li>
<li>fact and opinion, </li>
<li>cause and effect, </li>
<li>patterns, and </li>
<li>sequencing. </li>
</ul> Each skill is presented in a series of interesting reproducible worksheets. At the end of each section, there are additional activities for the teacher to use to provide further practice in applying thinking skills in all areas of the curriculum. Once students have mastered a basic understanding of these skills, they will be able to develop the skills on a more advanced level. As students get older, they should be able to apply these same skills with more complex and abstract situations, information, problems, and concepts. Given these skills, students will be more adequately prepared to deal with life situations in a logical, rational manner than if they have only been taught to digest information. These thinking skills are crucial to thoughtful living. These activities are closely linked to the Creative Problem Solving process. For more activities on CPS, refer to Primarily Problem Solving and Creative Problem Solving: An Introduction. Grades 2–3

Primarily Thinking, Grades 2-3

Business & Money

Judy Leimbach

Management & Leadership

An analogy is a comparison that points out the similarities between things that are different in all other respects. Teaching students how to solve analogies not only develops their logical thinking, but also builds visual awareness and verbal proficiency. The seven different types of visual analogies and 14 different verbal analogies in Analogies for Beginners are perfect for beginning lessons in logical reasoning, flexible thinking, and vocabulary. Each page gives students an example of the type of analogy that is being introduced and then provides 7 (visual) or 10 (verbal) problems for them to solve. This combination of verbal and visual formats is an ideal way to introduce logical thinking in primary grades. Whether you have time for one analogy a day, or a worksheet a week, students will benefit in many ways when analogies are part of your curriculum. The use of visual analogies is beneficial for developing visual analysis even for older students, but especially useful for nonreaders and students with developing English skills. The verbal analogies provide students with exercises that require them to use word comprehension and also to examine various characteristics, uses, and relationships.

Analogies for Beginners

Lynne Chatham

This is it! Here's the perfect venue for intermediate teachers to combine thinking skills and vocabulary development. Step into the 21st century with lessons that not only present students with analogies, but also provide them with instructions on how to best solve these verbal puzzles. An analogy is a comparison between two things. It points out the similarities or likenesses between things that might be different in all other respects. These exercises not only build thinking skills and make students more flexible and analytical; they also enhance vocabulary and writing skills. Intermediate students will get a jump on thinking skills and test-taking strategies with these sure-to-please exercises. Whether this book is their first encounter with analogies or whether they are veterans with a great deal of experience, Analogies for the 21st Century gives them the tools they need in a fun-to-use format. It provides thinking strategies to help recognize the unique relationships between paired items and how these relationships can be replicated. Each lesson introduces new types of analogies, gives examples, and offers hints on solving the analogies. Vocabulary reflects today's culture, and helpful hints guide students to build skills that will allow them to perform better on tests.

Analogies for the 21st Century

Bonnie Risby

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