Seeking more during Remote Learning? Parent & Student Resources
Seeking more during this remote learning experience??? Use the parent tab below to locate additional resources and information regarding gifted and enrichment programming in Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65. Use the Students Tab to access sites recommended by our enrichment specialists. These resources can extend learning, support the persuit of a passion project, or strengthen developing skills and strategies.
Organizations
- The Center for Gifted
- Center for Talent Development
- The Curry School of Education
- Davidson Institute
- Hoagies’ Gifted Education
- Illinois Association for Gifted Children
- National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
- NEAG Center for Gifted and Talented Development
- Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
Books
- Encouraging Mathematical Thinkers by Ruth Parker
- The Gifted Kids Survival Guide: A Teen Handbook by Judy Galbraith and Jim Delisle
- Light Up Your Child's Mind: Finding a Unique Pathway to Happiness and Success by Joseph Renzulli and Sally Reis
- Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Gifted Children by James Delisle Ph.D
- Raising a Gifted Child: A Parenting Success Handbook by Carol Fertig (available in LBES Parent Bookshelf)
- Raising Gifted Kids: Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Exceptional Child Thrive by Barbara Klein (available in LBES Parent Bookshelf)
- Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parents Guide by Lucy Calkins
- The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
- The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children by Maureen Neihart
Additional Academic Opportunities
For Kids:
General
- Free Rice – answer questions to end world hunger
- Khan Academy – provides a free world-class education for anyone anywhere
- Kids Know It – Totally free children’s learning network
- National Geographic for Kids - videos, puzzles, quizzes, craft ideas
- PBS Kids - videos and interactive activities
- Time for Kids – Multi-subject activities, quizzes and more
- Wonderopolis - for the curious kid, a new question is posted each day
- World Book for Kids – Articles, illustrations, games, activities, and atlas
Math
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Bedtime Math - Supports kids to love and explore real word math through math problems updated daily. (Recommended PreK and up)
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Figure This - NCTM Family based site for (Recommended 5th grade and up)
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Greg Tang Math - Online math games focusing on conceptual understanding (Recommended PreK and up)
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Problem of the Week (POW) - University of Waterloo’s POW, released each Thursday with solutions released the following week (Recommended 3rd grade and up)
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Play With Your Math - Math brain teasers (Recommended 3rd grade and up)
Reading and Writing
- Oxford Owl - Text and games for literacy (ages 3-11) and math for (ages 3-7)
- Pixton - comic book creator
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Storyline Online- Developed by The Screen Actors Guild Foundation, Storyline Online features accomplished actors and actresses reading some of their favorite children’s books. (PreK-3)
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Between the Lions- PBS reading website with read-along folktales and fables, clever song videos of letter sounds, and many more stories to capture kids’ attention. ( K-1)
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Reading Bear- Reading Bear teaches beginning readers vocabulary and concepts while systematically introducing all the main phonetic patterns of written English. (PreK-Grade 1)
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Biblionasium- Similar to Goodreads, this is a site for reviewing and sharing books makes reading a social adventure.(Grades 2-8)
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Tween Tribune- Lots of non-fiction articles on this site by reading level. (Grades K-12)
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LitPick- A reading and writing initiative that connects authors with readers. (Grades 4-12)
Science
- Amusement Park Physics – the science behind the fun
- Bill Nye Educational Resources – home demos, videos and science experiments
- Everyday Mysteries – fun science facts from the Library of Congress
- Rube Goldberg - build your own Rube Goldberg invention
- The Science Explorer – at home science experiments
- Steve Spangler Science - experiments and video library
Fine Arts
- National Gallery of Art - National Gallery of Art tools encouraging creativity and exploration
- San Francisco Symphony for Kids – learn about tempo, musical notes, and more!
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