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Lesson Plans for Gifted and Talented Students
First-Third-Grade GT Units
Several units integrating technology.

Mrs. Seagrave's Quest Class and Thematic Units
Information, weekly activities, online activities, and units from this long-time teacher of elementary gifted and talented students.

Ancient Egypt Thematic Unit
One of the 13 instructional units from the above site.

"I'm Done Now, What Can I Do?"
A 4th grade social studies unit from Core Knowledge in which students develop skills to become self-directed learners.

A Different Place
Materials and links for differentiating instruction for high-ability and gifted students.

Fact or Fiction: Learning About Worms Using Diary of a Worm
Though this K-2 lesson plan from Read/Write/Think isn't only for GT students, it requires the use of higher-level thinking skills.    

Calculator Pattern Puzzles
A lesson plan for GT students in grades K-5.

The First Day
A grades 2-4 lesson plan on trust and openness meant for the first day of class.

Creativity and Butterflies
A lesson plan for grades 2-5 designed to " use the basic objectives of creativity, to provide for the basic needs of gifted children . . ."

The Middle Ages and Children's Literature
A lesson plan for gifted students in grades 2-5

Talented and Gifted Process
Two lesson plans for elementary gifted students involving online research regarding astronomy.

Aztec Mythology
A unit for fourth and fifth-grade students in the talented and gifted Program.

The Anti-Slavery Movement
A lesson plan from Lincoln/Net. Scroll down to the "Notes for the Instructor" for information on adapting the lesson to higher-functioning students.

Hometown Children and the Depression
A lesson plan from the New Deal Network Classroom that is suitable for gifted or advanced-placement students at middle school or high school level. See also A Comparison with Children in Modern Times.  

To Be or Not to Be
A high school lesson plan from the Holocaust Teacher Resource Center in which students read, analyze, discuss, and write about the poem "To the Little Polish Boy Standing with His Arms Up."

Picture This in Your Community
An interview project for grades 3-4 gifted.

Teaching Debate in the Elementary Classroom
Handouts, topics, and resources from the Kyrene School District's Gifted Teachers Resources. See also Consider the Source, a Webquest evaluating source reliability through the study of The Witch of Blackbird Pond., Internet Investigations: Unsolved Mysteries for a 4th and 5th-grade language arts lesson that requires critical thinking, and Literature Units to Foster Critical Thinking (grades 4-6).

Similarities and Differences Between the Revolutionary War and the American Civil War
A lesson plan for 5th-graders or 4th-grade students who are high achievers.

Science Fiction and the Future
A unit designed to be used in conjunction with the future studies that are a part of the curriculum for seventh grade Talented and Gifted students .   

National Archives and Records: Teaching with Documents Lesson Plans
Teaching activities and lesson plans based on primary documents in the Archives. Lessons are correlated to national standards for history, civics, and government. 

Teaching with Historic Places
From the National Registry of Historic Places. Click here for a chronological index of available lesson plans.

ReadWriteThink
Lesson plans from the National Council of Teachers of English and Verizon Thinkfinity.

Lesson Plans from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Many high-interest lesson plans for a variety of subjects and grade levels. 

Illuminations
Created by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, this site offers multi-media mathematics investigations, reflections on teaching, links to the best panel-reviewed mathematics web resources and Internet-based lesson plans all linked to the updated NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics .

SMILE Program Lesson Plans
Nearly 200 lesson plans from IIT organized by the following categories: Geometry and Measurement, Patterns and logic, Probability and Statistics, Recreational and Creative Math, Practical and Applied Math, Arithmetic, Graphs and Visuals, Algebra and Trigonometry, and Miscellaneous.

Franklin Institute Science Lesson Plans
Elementary science lesson ideas; most are constructivist

Social Science Education Consortium
Lesson plans for both the elementary and secondary levels from the NCSS.

Xpeditions
From National Geographic.

National Organizations and Centers
National Association for Gifted Children
The home page of the NAGC.

American Association for Gifted Children
The AAGC home page.

The National Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children
One more national organization.      

Center for Gifted Education Policy
From APA Online.

William and Mary Center for Gifted Education
Includes information on the William and Mary Curriculum.

Neag Center for Gifted Education & Talent Development
From the University of Connecticut, this page includes information about and links to graduate programs in gifted education, a mentor connection, and various models for gifted education.

The National Resource Center on Gifted and Talented Education
Also from the University of Connecticut.

Articles
Programs for Teachers of Gifted and Talented Students
This article from Degree Finders provides information about the role of teachers of gifted and talented (GT) students, ways to help GT students in regular classrooms, available resources, and programs for teachers.

ERIC EC Digests on Gifted Education
Links to many articles on gifted education from the ERIC Clearinghouse.

Nurturing Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children
From Kid Source Online.

Gifted Education as  a Whole School Model
This article from Education World summarizes Joseph Renzulli's model.

Gifted/Learning Disabled
Links to articles and resources.

Underachieving Gifted Students
An excellent article with strategies to reverse patterns of underachievement and resources for students. 

Teaching Mathematics to Gifted Students in a Mixed-Ability Classroom
Another excellent article.

Challenging Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom
One more article.


Degree and Certificate Programs in Gifted Education
The Gifted Education Resource Institute at Purdue University (GERI)  
GERI offers masters and doctoral degrees with a specialization in gifted education.

Center for Gifted Education at William and Mary
Offers doctoral degrees in Gifted Education.

The Curry School of Education (U. of Virginia)
Offers master's and doctoral degrees in educational psychology with an emphasis in gifted education.

University of Arizona
M.A., Ed.S., Ed.D., and Ph.D. degrees with concentrations in education of gifted students.

The Ohio State University
Offers an M.A. degree in special education  with a specialization in gifted education.

Northeastern Illinois University
Offers a master of arts degree in gifted education.

University of South Florida
Entirely online, fully accredited master's degree programs in gifted education.

MU Direct (Missouri)
Another online master's degree with a focus in gifted education.

University of Connecticut
One more online master's degree in gifted and talented education.

University of North Texas
Offers certificates for teachers in gifted education.

University of Minnesota
The U of M's certificate in talent development and gifted education is a 12-credit program preparing teachers, administrators, and other professionals to develop, implement, and supervise programs to teach gifted and talented students in K-12 and postsecondary schools and other settings.

Other Resources for Teachers, Parents, and Students
Hoagie's Gifted Education Page
An award-winning resource for teachers, parents, and students. Be sure to see Gifted 101 and Gifted 102.

Differentiation of Instruction
Information from Hoagie's Gifted Education Page.  

Resources for Parents, Teachers, and Gifted, Talented, Creative, and Promising Mathematics Students
From the University of Northern Kentucky.

A Different Place
A site designed to "help schools and especially teachers facilitate learning opportunities for gifted students in the general education classroom."

Gifted Education Teacher Resources
Resources from the University of North Texas, including a glossary of terms related to gifted education.    

Study of Exceptional Talent
Information regarding Johns Hopkins SET program.

Education Program for Gifted Youth
E-learning courses from Stanford University.

Gifted Kids' Bill of Rights
From the Lesson Tutor.