Challenge your more able KS2 children

Stimulate gifted and talented primary school children with these activities.

Try this brainteaser: Mr Walker drove a van with one barrel in the back. Mrs Walker drove another van, exactly the same size, shape, model and mass as her husband’s.

Mrs Walker had three barrels of the same size and kind as Mr Walker’s in her van.

When each van was driven onto a scale, Mr Walker’s was heavier. Why?

If you are the teacher (or even the parent) of a gifted and talented child, you’ll understand the challenges involved in providing the mental stimulation they require. Brilliant Activities for Stretching Gifted and Talented Children by Ashley McCabe Mowat will help you to meet these challenges.

This resource provides activities to challenge the more able Key Stage 2 (KS2) child and develop their analytical, creative and evaluative skills. Activities range from quick warm-ups, brainteasers and whole class activities to maths focussed problems and open-ended challenges for pupils to work on independently.

All the worksheets are photocopiable and require minimal preparation, so that you can easily select the best activity to suit your particular needs. With over 100 activities, you will be able to keep stretching pupils for many years to come.

While written mainly for more able pupils, all children will love these fun activities, which are based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and other research.

Learn more about this stimulating resource.

Download the ‘Walkers’ vans’ brainteaser

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