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PAGE (Partners for the Advancement of Gifted Education) [|www.PAGEpage.org] or call 469-9779 Duke University ’s TIP (Talent Identification Program) [|www.tip.duke.edu] or call 919-668-9100 NCAGT (North Carolina Association for Gifted and Talented) [|www.ncagt.com] NAGC (National Association for Gifted Children) [|www.nagc.org] or call 202-785-4268 NFGCC (National Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children) [|www.nfgcc.org] TAG (Talented and Gifted) Resources Home Page [|www.eskimo.com~user/kids.html] Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted [|www.SENGifted.com] NNFGC (National Network of Families with Gifted Children) [] Odyssey of the Mind [|www.swopnet.com/ed/indes.html#OM] North Carolina DPI (Department of Public Instruction) [] NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) [|www.nctm.org] Math Trailblazers (Wake County’s Mathematics program) [|www.mathtrailblazers.com] Aim High: Bloom’s Taxonomy Breakdown [] Definitions of Bloom’s Taxonomy [] Books: __ The Faces of Gifted: A Resource for Educators and Parents __ by Nancy L. Johnson __ The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child __ by Sally Yahnke Walker __ Bringing Out the Best: A Resource Guide for Parents of Young Gifted Children __ by Jacquelyn Saunders __ Guiding the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers __, by James T. Webb __ Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child (Barron’s Parenting Keys) __ by Sylvia B. Rimm, PhD __ Gifted Children: Myths and Realities __ by Ellen Winner __ The Many Faces of Giftedness: Lifting the Mask __ by Alexinia Baldwin and Wilma Vialle __ Growing Up Gifted: Developing the Potential of Children at Home and at School __ by Barbara Clark __ They Say My Kid’s Gifted: Now What? __  ** __ AG Resources for Students __ **  FunBrain.com The Internet's #1 Site for K-8 Kids! http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A4=1 Thinks.com The brain games, puzzles, and pastimes web site. http://thinks.com/ Neuroscience for Kids: A plethora of Brain Games! http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chgames.html The Kids Domain: Who said learning couldn't be fun?! [] Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works Learn how EVERYTHING works! http://www.howstuffworks.com/ Brain Quest: Just like the Game! http://www.brainquest.com/ MysteryNet: Mysteries for kids to solve http://kids.mysterynet.com/ Think Labyrinth! Mazes galore http://www.astrolog.org/labyrnth.htm Webquests: interactive learning activities through the web [|http://webquest.sdsu.edu] PBS (Public Broadcasting Staion) [|www.pbs.org] Scholastic: Reading website for parents, students, teachers, resources [|www.scholastic.org] Math Logic Games [|www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/logic] Internet Treasure Hunt [|www.cybersurfari.org/] Other Math Sites: [|www.aplusmath.com] [] [|www.funbrain.com] [] [|www.mathcats.com] [|www.aaamath.com] [|www.multiplication.com] [|www.counton.org] [|www.ajkids.com] [|www.mathcats.com] [] Vocabulary development sites: [|www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words] [|www.vocabulary.com] [|www.wordfocus.com] [|www.wordphiles.com] [|www.kaptest.com/repository] [|http://cctc2.commnet.edu] [|www.freevocabulary.com] Books: __ The Gifted Kids Survival Guide: For Ages 10 and Under __ by Judy Galbraith __ Coping for Capable Kids: Strategies for Students, Parents and Teachers __ by LeoNora Cohen and Erica Frydenberg __ Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days __ (fiction!) by Stephen Manes __ Vocabulary Cartoons __ by Sam, Max and Bryan Burchers