Enrichment Resources

Big Ideas for Little Scholars

BIG IDEAS for LITTLE SCHOLARS was created for teachers and parents of the insatiably curious and intellectually gifted or advanced. You’ll find here a collection of recommended learning resources designed for use with K -8 gifted and advanced students.

Frame of Minds / STEM Explorers

STEM Explorers is a 30-minute E/I television program that explores STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) topics throughout the state. The show teaches content through the hands-on experiences of our middle school student host and an educator. The educators come from schools, colleges, museums, and businesses to teach about a STEM topics from the middle school academic standards and show real-life applications of the topic.

Gifted and Talented Google Drive Folder

Use the link below and fill out the form to gain access as a Viewer for this folder of resources. Be sure that when you make a copy of a resource that you are saving it into your own Drive.

If you have a Gifted educator or teacher that you want to share this resource with, please have them go to this link: https://forms.gle/4tTTybZ7t6ThS8ns9

William & Mary School of Education

We have all had to adjust to a new "normal", including online and school at home. If you are looking for at home enrichment resources for your child, we have assembled many here. Most of the sites are currently free, but this may change in time.

The Center for Gifted Education provides these as resources and is not affiliated with any of the organizations or businesses.

NC DPI Advanced Learning Labs

Advanced Learning Labs are aligned to a concept as well as the NCSCOS to use during remote instruction with your students. Choose to use each Advanced Learning Lab as an extension, find a concept to accelerate, or enrich a unit you already teach. With each Advanced Learning Lab, students explore logic puzzles, go on field studies, engage in research explorations, participate in mindfulness activities and continue engaging with math and literacy -- all through remote learning. These are here for you to use to engage and challenge your students. Some of the tasks are internet dependent and some are not. They may be printed and used for students who do not have internet access or used online for those that do.

Common Sense Education

Great after-school programs offer students the time and space to learn and experiment on their own terms. Free from curricular pressures, and classroom periods, educators can offer students sustained, deep learning in nontraditional topics like game development, robotics, storytelling, and beyond. These enrichment programs can also provide students with the academic support, test prep, and homework help they need to build skills and confidence.