After 2D and 3D shapes have been introduced, children will go outside with a parent or teacher. They will each be given a picture of a 2D shape. They will find a 3D shape outside to match their shape. They will record their shape in their math journal. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students explore linear relationships in the context of helping Sophie determine the best option (back yard celebration or dinner at a restaurant) for her parents’ surprise anniversary celebration. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students will use one dot die and a spinner to count up using a number line. This lesson will occur when AIG students have a strong foundation in counting and number sense. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

This activity is to be used when analyzing graphs during a functions unit. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

After watching a video story about tangrams, students will explore making shapes with tangrams and then will write a story together that is illustrated with tangram pictures.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

This activity requires students to design a set of kickball fields to accommodate 153 players in a summer league, determine the number of teams, create a schedule that allows each team to play each other team once, create umpire schedules, determine the number of kickballs needed, choose the company from which tee shirts should be purchased, and then determine if the boys charged an appropriate registration fee based on their findings. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

This task would be used within the Geometry unit after the volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres is taught. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

This task would be used within the Geometry unit after the concepts of volume and surface area are taught. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students will construct a timeline using a meter stick to help them draw precise divisions.  They will choose a topic they have been studying.  After making the timeline, the students will use the information to make up problems using sums and differences and use the timeline as a number line to solve the problems.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students are asked to use their knowledge of area and perimeter to develop a blueprint for an eco-friendly “tiny home.” The home must be innovative in design while meeting specific requirements from an architect. In order to stay within these requirements, students must monitor the area of the home, gardens, patios, and other spaces. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students will be given a train of 10 Unifix cubes each. Using a dice they will decompose the train by the number rolled on a die. The person who still has a train in the end is the winner. This lesson works well after students have been assessed and have strong counting skills and number sense. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

In this activity, students generate measurement data by measuring various lengths using the appropriate tools (rulers, yard sticks). This lesson is designed for students who show mastery in measurement data (linear units) and displaying the data in a line plot using appropriate units. Additionally, the students are informally introduced to proportional reasoning when analyzing the relationship of heights of items to lengths of shadows. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

This is to be used during unit in which GCF and LCM are covered. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students will use an alphabet/number code to figure out the value of five sight words. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

This task asks pairs of students to plan for a weekend camping trip.  Students will need to evaluate their needs, select items to pack, and ensure that each person’s load does not exceed 30 pounds.  In order to determine the total weight of supplies, students will need to compare decimals, convert fractions to decimals, and operate on decimal fractions.  In addition, students will do some weight conversions between ounces and pounds.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students will find the current digital time here and in other parts of our country/ other countries and will record the times on analog clocks. This activity could be further extended by having students recognize how many hours forward or backward time is in another area and make addition and subtraction problems. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students do research to uncover some interesting fact in an area of study that involves a 2 – 4 digit number.  Students design a four or five-step mental math problem for each other.  They take turns trying to follow the steps mentally and arrive at the partner’s number.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

This activity introduces equivalent fractions and develops an understanding of fractions of a unit whole using pattern blocks.  The students will develop a conceptual understanding of fractions through the use of manipulatives, pictures, and diagrams.  The activity provides students with the opportunity to find fractional parts given the whole using different representations.  As a result, students will develop an understanding of the relative size of fractions.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.