Resources

Books Frequently Referenced in This Class:

• When Gifted Kids Don’t Have All the Answers by Judy Galbraith, M.A. and Jim Delisle, Ph.

• Character Building Day by Day by Anne D. Mather, Louise B. Weldon

• The Gifted Kids/Teen Survival Guide by James R Delisle and Judy Galbraith

• The Gifted Kids Workbook by Heather Boorman

• Living with Intensity by Michael Piechowski and Susan Daniels

• Visual Thinking by Temple Grandin

• The Highly Sensitive Person/Parent/Child (3 books by Elaine Aaron)

• Range by David Epstein

• Cal Newport (all books)

Additional Books to Consider (For Parents):

• How the Gifted Brain Learns by David A. Sousa 

• The Smart Teens Guide to Living With Intensity by L. Rivero

• Rainforest Mind by Paula Prober

• Bright Not Broken by Kennedy, Banks, and Grandin 

• Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children by James T. Webb and Edward R. Amend and others

• Uniquely Gifted: Identifying and Meeting the Needs of the Twice-Exceptional Student (edited by Kiesa Kay)

• Social/Emotional Issues, Underachievement, and Counseling of Gifted and Talented Students

• “Mellow Out,” They Say. If I Only Could by Michael M. Piechowski

• Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature by Angus Fletcher (for 1:1 reading/writing clients)

• Davidson’s List

Recommended Websites/Newsletters (For Parents):

• 2e Twice-Exceptional: https://www.2enews.com/what-is-2e-a-guide-to-twice-exceptionality/

• Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Iowa: https://belinblank.education.uiowa.edu/

• Academy for Twice-Exceptionality: https://belinblank.education.uiowa.edu/students/2eacademy/

• Gifted Child Quarterly: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/gcq

• Gifted Child Today: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/gct

• Journal for the Education of the Gifted: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jeg

• Gifted Development Center: https://gifteddevelopment.org/

• Hoagies: https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/

• PROJECT2EXCEL: https://www.stthomas.edu/project2excel/about-the-project/

• Uniquely Gifted: https://uniquelygifted.org/useful_books.htm

• Social Thinking: https://www.socialthinking.com/Resources

• Accelerating Profoundly Gifted Learners: https://raisinglifelonglearners.com/episode72/

• Speech-language pathology: https://www.asha.org/public/

• Occupational therapy: https://www.aota.org/

• Sensory integration: https://www.spdfoundation.net/ / https://out-of-sync-child.com/

• Roeper Review: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/uror20

• Mensa.org

Recommended Programs/Camps/Classes:

• https://athenasacademy.com/

• https://www.onlineg3.com/

• https://www.fpspi.org/ (Future Problem Solving Program International)

• https://gostudyhall.com/courses/introduction-to-human-communication-com-100/

• https://thecrashcourse.com/

• https://www.rocketcenter.com/SpaceCamp

• https://educationaladvancement.org/programs/yunasa/

• https://www.davidsongifted.org/gifted-programs/summer-programs/

• CTY

• WTMA

• Khan World School

• Stanford Online Highschool

Popular Games/Puzzles/Riddles For Students (Used on Fridays):

• https://travle.earth/

• https://wheretaken.teuteuf.fr/landmarks

• https://searchle.net/

• https://metazooa.com/

• https://nerdlegame.com/

• https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html

• https://wafflegame.net/daily

• https://dontwordle.com/

• https://countryle.com/

• https://globle-game.com/

• https://factle.app/

• https://skribbl.io/

• https://garticphone.com/

• https://www.blooket.com/

• https://kahoot.com/

• https://chordle.synthase.cc/

• https://www.merriam-webster.com/games/quordle/#/

• https://wordleverse.net/games#notwords

• https://qntm.org/files/absurdle/absurdle.html

• virtualvacation.us/maps

• https://poki.com/en/g/hangman

• https://www.htwins.net/scale2/

• https://www.futilitycloset.com/category/puzzles/

• https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee

• https://sbsolver.com/s/ (helps with spelling bee)

• https://www.nytimes.com/games/strands

• https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords/game/mini

• https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections

• https://flora.metazooa.com/

• https://www.gimkit.com/

• https://neal.fun/

• Pico Fermi Bagels: https://communicrossings.com/html/js/pfb.htm

• More about Fermi Estimates

Citizen Science Projects:

• https://www.slooh.com/amateurs

• https://spacehack.org/

• https://www.citizensciencealliance.org/

• https://www.birdcount.org/

• https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/shannon-/solar-stormwatch-ii

• http://www.noisetube.net/

• https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/zookeeper/galaxy-zoo/

• https://www.zooniverse.org/

• https://www.scientificamerican.com/citizen-science/

• https://cocorahs.org/

Games/Resources/Podcasts/Interesting Websites Recommended By DYS Students:

• https://wordart.com/

• Great SEL cartoons/sketches: https://www.fosslien.com/images

• For motivation/habit building: https://habitica.com/static/home

• Collaboration Building: https://www.collaborationlaboratory.com/

• https://radio.garden/listen/cherie-pop/qBvHzx1H (cool radio stations from around the world)

• https://www.howthemarketworks.com/ (stock game)

• https://sliceofpi.fun/

• https://www.storyboardthat.com/

• https://ptable.com/#Properties

• https://www.geniusgames.org/

• https://www.brainpop.com/

• https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/helios-game/en/

• https://www.mathplayground.com/

• https://wordart.com/create

• https://lab.nationalmedals.org/gravity.php

• https://mathigon.org/factris

• https://www.omnibusproject.com/

• https://storiespodcast.com/

• https://www.brainson.org/collection/forever-ago-podcast

• https://www.smashboom.org/

• https://www.dialectsarchive.com/

• https://howtoons.com/

• https://www.recreation.gov/

• https://www.roadtripamerica.com/

• https://www.roadsideamerica.com/

• https://musicwill.org/already-a-music-will-educator/downloadable-teacher-resources/

• https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/

• https://flat.io/

• Music theory: https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/music-theory/practice-resources

• Music Theory: https://www.theoryvirtuoso.com/

• https://iowa.pbslearningmedia.org/

• https://iss-sim.spacex.com/

• https://astra-nova-3dm.web.app/

• https://www.desmos.com/calculator

• https://elgoog.im/breakout/

• https://www.geogebra.org/?lang=en

• https://confoundingcalendar.itch.io/

• https://inkarnate.com/

• https://brilliant.org/

• https://codecombat.com/

• https://www.bandlab.com/?lang=en

• https://musescore.org/en

• https://www.peakbagger.com/

• https://scratch.mit.edu/

• https://learningworksforkids.com/apps/kidspiration/

• https://www.heardle.app/

• https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/tv-radio/

• https://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/brainteasers/rebus-puzzles

• https://www.vocabulary.com/jam/

• Pharaoh's Serpent Chemical Reaction

• brainaural.com

• calmyleon.com

• mynoise.com

• Lewis Carroll Logic Puzzles : https://math.hawaii.edu/~hile/math100/logice.htm

• https://www.gimkit.com/

• https://jeopardylabs.com/browse/

• https://www.seterra.com/#quizzes

• https://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/?gclid=CjwKCAiAzc2tBhA6EiwArv-i6ZbXfVYxVGgADX1HrvS9cQov6mQtZ2vDboR_95XKObeWGxnWjDJO8hoCFE0QAvD_BwE

• https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51642/invictus

• https://2048game.com/#google_vignette (not a group game)

• https://www.geoguessr.com/l/asi (needs an account)

• For curiosity: https://medium.com/brightnow/16-educational-podcasts-for-curious-kids-42843cdf33e8

• Game (has cost): https://store.steampowered.com/app/448510/Overcooked/

• https://daxkane.com/polytons/sim.html (DYS Student Website)

• https://site.nhd.org/94174584/home (DYS Student Website)

• Pick a number between 1-20. Double it. Add 12. ½ it. Subtract original number = 6

Random Tools/Weather Tools:

• https://zoom.earth/maps/precipitation/

• https://www.windy.com/-Show---add-more-layers/overlays?snowcover,46.498,-111.357,3

• https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/primary/waves/overlay=temp/orthographic

• https://www.noteflight.com/

• https://www.myphysicslab.com/

YouTube Channels Recommended By DYS Students:

• Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFs4vir_WsTwEd-nJgVJCZPNL3HALHHpF

• 12tone: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTUtqcDkzw7bisadh6AOx5w

• David Bennett Piano: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidBennettPiano

• Stand-up Maths: https://www.youtube.com/@standupmaths

• Ted Ed riddles: https://www.ted.com/search?q=ted+ed+riddles

• Astra Nova School Ethical Conundrums: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK7UZ1A1z80

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNol4Qo1VfTFKbU4fZxOU8w

• https://www.youtube.com/@OverSimplified

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi-9w_6_kPpMeHNa2Nyo6ng

Books Recommended By DYS Students:

• Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
• The Quantum Moment by Alfred Scharff Goldhaber and Robert P. Crease
• Da Vinci’s Cat by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
• A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
• What If? by Randall Munroe
• The Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe
• The World According to Physics by Jim Al-Khalili
• Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be by Charlotte Foltz Jones (Author), John O'Brien (Illustrator)
• How They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg (Author), Kevin O'Malley (Illustrator)
• The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
• A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
• Front Desk by Kelly Yang
• The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
• Buster - Caleb Zane Huett 
• Sal and Gabi Break the Universe - Carlos Hernandez 
• Lady Knight - Tamora Pierce 
• The Sun and the Star - Rick Riorden 
• Echo - Pam Munoz Ryan 
• Short - Holly Goldberg Slone
• To Nigh Owl, From Dogfish - Holly Goldberg Stone 
• Half Upon a Time - James Riley 
• Savey - Ingrid Law
• Keeper Of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger
• Kiki Kalara Breaks a Kingdom - Sangu Mandanna
• The Hatmakers - Tamzin Marchant 
• Anne Of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery 
• Cinder - Malissa Meyer 
• Legend - Marie Lu 
• The Ogress and the Orphans  - Kelly Barnhill
• The Girl who Drank the Moon - Kelly Barnhill 
• Allies - Allen Graz
• Amari and the Night Brothers - B.B. Alston 
• The War That Saved My Life - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 
• Blended - Sharron M. Draper
• Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
• A Girl Called Justice
• The Night Diary
• Foxcraft 
• The Secret Lake
• When the World Turned Upside Down
• White Fox
• The Someday Birds 
• The Chronicles Of Chrestomanchi
• The Science Of Breakable things 
• When You Trap A Tiger
• A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking 
• Song For A Whale
• The Last Fallen Star
• Unplugged
• Savvy 
• Dragon Pearl
• Winston Lnu vs The Whimsies
• The Chronicles Of Narnia 
• Legend 
• Kiki Kalira Breaks A Kingdom 
• The 47 people you'll meet in middle school 
• Spilling Ink 
• Tristan Strong
• The Land Of Roar 
• The Unwanteds 
• The Secret of the Storm 
• Hedge Over heels 
• Keeper Of The Lost cities 
• The Lunar Chronicles
• The Radium Girls
• Code Girls
• Onyeka And the Academy Of the Sun 
• Akata Witch 
• Treasure Hunters
• Allana 
• Lady Knight 
• Malamander
• Sugar
• Ninth Ward 
• Ghost
• Pizza My Heart
• Half Upon a Time
• Percy Jackson
• Hero Of Olympus 
• Kane Chronicles
• Magnus Chase 
• Trials Of Apollo
• The Sun and the Star
• The Thirty Nine Clues
• Harry Potter
• Riding Freedom 
• Becoming Naiomi Leon   
• Paint the Wind
• The Dreamer
• Echo
• The Sword of the Monarchs
• Just Pretend
• Barkakah Beats
• Hidden Figures 
• Short
• The Elephant in the Room
• To Night Owl From Dogfish
• The Case of the Missing Moonstone  
• A Wish In the Dark
• The Last Mapmaker
• The Ninja Librarians
• Enola Holms
• The Mysterious Benedict Society
• Roll With It
• One Crazy Summer
• All-of-a-Kind Family
• Healer of the Water Monster
• Zachary Ying
• The One and Only Ivan 
• The One and Only Bob
• Wishtree
• Willodeen 
• A Wrinkle In Time
• WondLa
• Wildwood
• Little Women 
• Loki’s Wolves
• Odien’s Ravens
• The Girl Who Drank The Moon
• The Ogress and the Orphans
• The Puzzling Wold Of Winston Brean 
• The Penderwixs 
• Insignificant Events In the Life Of a Cactus
• The Wild Robot
• The Winterborn Home
• How To Heal a Gryphon
• The Storm Runner
• The Lords Of the Night
• City Of the Plague God
• Aru Shah
• The Marvelers
• The Land Of Stories
• Artemis Fowl  
• Wish
• The Wanderer
• The Total Eclipse of Nester Lopez
• Catherine Called Birdy 
• Kiranmala And the Kingdom Beyond
• Winn-Dixie
• The Tale of Despereaux
• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
• The Tiger Rising
• Flora and Ulysses
• Blended
• The City Of Ember
• Enchanted Air
• Hex Allen and the Clanksmiths
• Ban This Book
• The Vanderbeekers 
• Sal and Gabi Break the Universe/Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe by Rick Riordan
• The Science of Raising Courageous Kids by Martin Brokenleg and Steve Van Bockern
• Quarks and Dorks: A Brief, Sarcastic, Slightly Inappropriate Journey through Quantum Physics by Cole Taylor (DYS Student). Recommended for 12+.

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