
Since one of the hats I wear is the one of content manager for the Kendall Hunt Publishing website, I always have the scoop on our latest and greatest. And if you haven’t checked out our language arts curriculum for high ability learners since, oh, yesterday, you’ll want to check it out now!

I think I’ve spoken here about the fact that we’re in the process of rolling out a new edition of all the materials for the Center for Gifted Education’s Language Arts program. Well, it’s coming in fast and furiously now. Just yesterday and today I loaded covers and descriptions for all the outstanding trade books that the new edition features. Such books as Amelia Bedelia for the younger set, Chasing Vermeer (a book my son has read and LOVED) for the little bit older ones, and Huck Finn for those in search of a classic.
There are books for gifted students at every level from Grade 1 through Grade 12. I think I counted somewhere in the neighborhood of 54 new trade books that I added, with about another 15-20 yet to come. The new student and teacher guides are rolling out as well, with new ones popping up every couple of weeks. Check it out when you get a chance!
I'm pretty excited, we now have a complete line-up of gifted education books for grades K-5. You know about 

At home the other night we were hard at work on a Social Studies project when I got to thinking about social studies resources for gifted students. I know that these materials can be hard to find and many teachers create their own gifted and talented lesson plans.
Have you visited our 

Have you checked out our gifted and accelerated learning resources lately? Whether it's elementary education books for gifted students or high school science textbooks for accelerated learners, we have something that will meet your needs. One of our partners is the Center for Gifted Education at the College of William & Mary with whom we publish a curriculum for high ability learners that spans the subjects of Language Arts, Science and Social Studies and grades 1-11. Additionally, the program offers teacher resources and lesson plans for gifted and talented. You can find the program