{"id":16034,"date":"2019-07-16T13:42:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T13:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.potentialplusuk.org\/?p=16034"},"modified":"2020-03-12T14:19:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T14:19:30","slug":"grow-their-giftedness-tips-and-activities-for-children-with-high-learning-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potentialplusuk.org\/index.php\/2019\/07\/16\/grow-their-giftedness-tips-and-activities-for-children-with-high-learning-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"Grow Their Giftedness: Tips and Activities for Children with High Learning Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Your child has such a passion for learning that sometimes you feel that you just can\u2019t keep up. What do you do next? Not sure? Dip into these ideas for a little inspiration (with a subtle focus on deeper learning too!).<\/p>\n

Take Resources To the Next Level<\/strong><\/p>\n

It needn\u2019t be costly to extend a child\u2019s knowledge. Let them go to the limit on their library card, and encourage older children to learn how to use the reference sections. Book onto a talk aimed at a higher age or find a more unusual museum which has a theme that ties into their main passion e.g. an \u2018Alice In Wonderland\u2019 fan could visit the Oxford Natural History Museum which displays a dodo that may have inspired Lewis Carroll. You could also find competitions that will strengthen their interest in a topic by challenging them \u2013 some are listed in the monthly member newsletter, Focus on Potential.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t bought a copy already, our 50th<\/sup> Anniversary Challenge Book also has ideas galore! https:\/\/potentialplusuk.org\/index.php\/product-category\/activity-booklets\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Intrigue With Open-Ended Investigation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pick experiments that may not have a correct answer but a variety of good answers based on changing variables. For example, build a water filter using a bottle, cheesecloth, fine and coarse sand, fine and coarse gravel: https:\/\/sciencing.com\/make-water-filter-science-experiment-5507017.html<\/a> \u2013 what combination of layers works best and why? How can the flow be improved?. Or perhaps consider a play\u2019s ending and write alternatives for it. In both cases, critical skills are required for considering the pros and cons.<\/p>\n

Projects Show Passion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Get them involved with a project that relates to what they enjoy. For example, an interest in exoplanets might spark an interest in the \u201calien life\u201d question which they could then reflect about in a news report, a comic, play or piece of art.<\/p>\n

Add the unusual: bring in a film aspect and talk about how the movies depict exoplanets \u2013 your child could compare Luke Skywalker\u2019s Tatooine with Kepler 16b!<\/p>\n

Try Less Obvious and Unusual Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are a few ideas to get your children started:<\/p>\n