Independent projects for Gifted and advanced
Independent projects for Gifted and advanced: 89 free pages to print, play or teach from. No sign-in.
- Ask three before me posterPrintable
A free printable ask three before me poster with four steps: think, look around the room, ask three classmates, then ask the teacher. Edit the steps, print and post.
- Retrieval practice: what it is, how to use it, and what the research saysGuide
Retrieval practice for teachers: the evidence rating and the studies behind it, steps for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8, examples, mistakes to avoid, and free tools to start tomorrow.
- Spaced practice: what it is, how to schedule it, and what the research saysGuide
Spaced practice for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, how far apart to space review, steps by grade band, examples, common mistakes and free tools to schedule it.
- Top 10 public-domain read-alouds for a sub day (2026)List
The Tale of Peter Rabbit is our number one pick: short, well loved and free to project from Project Gutenberg. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Top 9 free science fair rubrics and judging sheets (2026)List
Peabody Teach's science fair project rubric is our number one: one rubric already split into K-2, 3-5 and 6-8. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Interleaved practice in math: what it is, how to set it up, and what the research saysGuide
Interleaved practice for math teachers: the evidence rating and studies (including a 54-class randomized trial), how to mix problem types by grade, examples, when not to interleave, and free tools.
- Explicit and direct instruction: what they are, how to teach them, and what the research saysGuide
Explicit and direct instruction for teachers: the difference between them, the evidence rating and studies, I do–we do–you do steps by grade, examples, mistakes and free tools.
- Worked examples: how to use them in math, and what the research saysGuide
Worked examples for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, how to alternate examples with practice, when to fade them, correct versus incorrect examples, mistakes and free tools.
- Inquiry-based learning: what it is, how much guidance it needs, and what the research saysGuide
Inquiry-based learning for teachers: why the evidence is mixed (guided inquiry does well, unguided discovery doesn't), how much guidance to give by grade, examples, mistakes and tools.
- Project-based learning: what it is, how to plan a unit, and what the research saysGuide
Project-based learning for teachers: the evidence rating (two recent school trials positive, one null), what made the successful units work, how to plan one by grade, examples, mistakes and tools.
- Differentiated instruction: what it is, which forms work, and what the research saysGuide
Differentiated instruction for teachers: why the evidence is mixed (some forms help, ability tracking doesn't), which kinds to use, steps by grade, examples, mistakes and free grouping tools.
- The flipped classroom: what it is, how to run it, and what the research saysGuide
The flipped classroom explained for teachers: why the evidence is mixed (small gains on average, but a randomized trial found gaps widened), how to run it well by grade, mistakes and tools.
- Formative assessment: what it is, how to do it, and what the research saysGuide
Formative assessment explained for teachers: the evidence rating, the studies (including why the famous effect sizes are disputed), steps by grade band, examples, mistakes and free tools.
- Feedback that helps students learn: what the research says, and how to give itGuide
Feedback for teachers: why the evidence is mixed (it helps on average, but over a third of feedback hurts), what kind of feedback works, steps by grade, examples, mistakes and tools.
- Inquiry-based social studiesGuide
Inquiry-based social studies in plain words: the C3 Framework, the Inquiry Design Model, primary sources and Reading Like a Historian, civics and geography standards, and the evidence.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Phenomena-based scienceGuide
Phenomena-based science in plain words: NGSS three-dimensional learning, the 5E model, OpenSciEd, FOSS and Mystery Science, how it differs from nature study, and what the research says.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Problem-based mathGuide
What problem-based math is: Illustrative Math, Investigations, CGI, Number Talks, Building Thinking Classrooms and Japanese lessons, and a fair account of the explicit-versus-inquiry debate.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Project-based learningGuide
Project-based learning in plain words: the seven Gold Standard elements, a project from start to finish, the AP trial evidence, what goes wrong, and a first project to try.
Checked 2026-11-06
- The science of reading: what it says, what it doesn't, and how to teach by itGuide
The science of reading explained for teachers: what the research says about phonics and phonemic awareness, the evidence rating and studies, steps for K–2 and beyond, mistakes and free tools.
- Phonemic awareness: what it is, how to teach it, and what the research saysGuide
Phonemic awareness explained for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, why it works best with letters, short daily routines for Pre-K to 2nd grade, mistakes to avoid and free tools.
- Repeated reading: how to build reading fluency, and what the research saysGuide
Repeated reading for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, how to run it with partners or small groups, steps by grade, fluency examples, mistakes and a free fluency timer.
- Rubric makerMaker
Build a printable rubric with levels and points, or a single-point rubric, from writing, presentation and project templates. Free, no sign-in.
- Orton-Gillingham: what it is, how a lesson runs, and what the research saysGuide
Orton-Gillingham explained for teachers and parents: how a lesson works, why the direct evidence is thin even though its phonics core is well supported, steps, mistakes and free tools.
- Math fact fluency: how to build it, and what the research says about timed practiceGuide
Math fact fluency for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, why timed practice is rated Strong for intervention, how to do it without anxiety, steps by grade, mistakes and free tools.