by Natalie Medolla Natalie Medolla is an elementary Enrichment Program coordinator in New Jersey working with students in grades K-5. We began exchanging emails when she sent me a video link she thought I might like to add to POWERS of TEN and COSMIC EYE: Mind-Expanding for All Students. She mentioned that she and her … Read more
In The Math Behind the Fun and Games ~ Lessons for Masterminds Who Love Wordle, the focus was on introducing students to combinatorics, the branch of math that is behind many popular daily puzzles. Here I’ll share three different ways to present daily math puzzles so that younger students can join in and older students … Read more
The nine weeks or so between spring break and the end of the year can sail by really fast. A legacy project is one way to inspire students in the final months of school. It can take many forms and be presented at any grade level. Maybe these ideas will inspire you in the last … Read more
If your students enjoy a little friendly competition, this Mini Think-a-Thon is fun to do at the end of the year or when students have been through several days of testing! I have previously shared about it HERE, as part of an all-day event, but thought it might be helpful to create a landing page … Read more
You may have noticed a cultural phenomenon taking place – a guessing game craze. Wordle is everywhere, sparking interest in similar games such as Mastermind, Oodle, and Mathler. If you and your students enjoy any of these games, this would be a great time to introduce them to a branch of mathematics called combinatorics and … Read more
As a society, we are obsessed with ranking. Watch the news, scan social media, or recommend a book or movie to a friend, and – there it is- a list of the top ten in any category, a poll to determine the “GOAT” in any given sport, or a list of celebrities by net worth. … Read more
Recently, while reading about philosophy in children’s literature, the book title The Search for Delicious caught my eye. The title was intriguing, and I immediately recognized the author, Natalie Babbitt, who also wrote Tuck Everlasting, a book we’ve read with 3rd-grade gifted students in my district. After I read it, I knew I would want … Read more
by Helen Kumpel with Donna Lasher This festive project was created by Helen Kumpel, a GT teacher in Georgia. It would be fun to do anytime, but if you need a seasonal activity that doesn’t focus on any holiday at all – this is great! There are many ways to adapt this project to complement … Read more
⭐️ ‘Tis the season to be sleuthing… Here’s a holiday mystery just for fun and perfect to do during the final class of December. I had fun creating this puzzling adventure. It includes colorful photos and videos of actual holiday events taking place this month all around the globe. The theft, in fact, is the … Read more
If you are new to this site, WELCOME! You can find additional puzzle tutorials HERE and many more puzzles HERE. You also might like to check out this 4-minute video tour designed to help you find resources more quickly. Find additional hex-doku puzzles HERE. Here is a puzzle your students might enjoy when the weather … Read more
