Resources on the Web

These websites are intended to provide a starting point for parents who wish to learn more about giftedness and provide enrichment experiences for their children. By posting the information on this site, I, nor the district, do not explicitly recommend any of the programs listed below.

Basic Information, Parent Support, and Advocacy

National Association for Gifted Children

http://www.nagc.org

Illinois Association for Gifted Children

http://www.iagcgifted.org

Hoagies' Gifted Education Page

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org

Davidson Institute for Talent Development

http://www.ditd.org

Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted

http://www.sengifted.org

Opportunities for Enrichment

Academic Programs

The Center for Gifted at National-Louis University

http://www.centerforgifted.org

Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University

http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu

Duke University Talent Identification Program

http://www.tip.duke.edu

Opportunities for Publication

Stone Soup Magazine

http://www.stonesoup.com/send-work

Cobblestone Publishing

http://www.cobblestonepub.com/kids.html

Creative Kids

http://www.prufrock.com/client/client_pages/prufrock_jm_createkids.cfm

New Moon: A Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams

http://newmoonmagazine.org/home/index.html

Activities and Websites for Kids

BBC Mathsfile: Games for grades 4-7

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/gameswheel.html

Cool Math 4 Kids: Games and activities for all ages

http://www.coolmath4kids.com

Aunty Math: Problem-solving challenges for elementary students

http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty

Figure This: Math Challenges for Families

http://www.figurethis.org/index.html

Funbrain.com: Word games for elementary kids

http://www.funbrain.com/words.html

Etymologic: A tough game of word origins for older students

http://www.etymologic.com

Games Magazine: Word, logic and number play for older students

http://www.gamesmagazine-online.com

Krazy Dad: Sudoku, Kokuro, and other paper and pencil number and logic puzzles to print

http://www.krazydad.com/puzzles

Age of Puzzles: A treasury of spatial and logic puzzles

http://www.ageofpuzzles.com/Puzzles/Puzzles.htm

Clickmazes: A wide variety of mazes to solve online

http://www.clickmazes.com

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: An incredible array of brainteasers, logic and word puzzles

http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/braint.htm