Mensa for Kids Lesson Plans

Fractions can be intimidating when taught with numbers and lines alone, but when combined with familiar ideas, even very young children can grasp the concept of pieces of things. This lesson will guide children through the basics of fractions.

Did you know the first people to live on Mars have already been born? There are many organizations throughout the world working hard to plan a Mars colonization. But there is a lot of work to be done to make this a reality. Learn more about what it’ll take to colonize the red planet.

Often used to create an effect by placing contrasting elements together, juxtaposition adds visual interest, creating excitement and drama in the artwork.

The real world is full of subjects not taught in school. With a glimpse into some of those matters, this unit will explore employment, budgets and credit cards, providing an informational foundation for that day when you are out in that real world on your own.

The shadow of the moon will provide an enlightening moment on Aug. 21, particularly for a lucky segment of the United States.

This pack supports the RSC production of Matilda The Musical, written by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Time Minchin. The activities provided have been created to support KS2 and 3 students who are seeing the production and contain extension ideas to develop children’s writing.

Most children are fascinated by animals and often have an animal that is a particular favorite. This lesson explores the classification system used to identify animals.

Greek mythology is not only interesting, but it is also the foundation of allusion and character genesis in literature. In this lesson plan, students will gain an understanding of Greek mythology and the Olympian gods and goddesses.

Using the "City on a Hill" allusion from John Winthrop's famous sermon as a starting point, this lesson gives students a paradigm — The American Dream — through which to view their study of American literature, in the classroom and in their own reading as well.

A study of the geography and issues of Africa prepare students to better understand its richness and significance. This lesson is designed to give students a fundamental understanding of the physical and human geography of Africa, as well as the opportunity to explore issues facing it.

This is an entire unit on literary elements that should be taught over an extended period of time. It is most effective broken down and connected to literature the students are reading.

The Writer's Toolbox is a collection of resources for students and educators that will assist in the writing process. The toolbox consists of six components.

Color and color theory form the foundation of art as well as design. Gifted children are often tuned in to the aesthetic nature of things at an early age and can appreciate the nuances of color, as well as the way colors are blended, tinted and shaded.

The heroic archetype features prominently in literary analysis at the high school level. A clear understanding of, and the ability to manipulate and apply, this idea is critical to any approach to world literature for the high school student.

The study of hurricanes rewards the young scholar with the ability to understand more about the forces that shape our world.

In addition to being a core requirement of science standards across the country, the study of ecosystems is interesting to students, creating an arena in which complex ideas become accessible to learners.

This lesson explores some fundamentals of probability and its application in the "real" world.

Genetics is a subject that can occupy an entire lifetime of study. This lesson plan will introduce children to the basics of heredity in an approachable way.

Advertisers spend billions of dollars every year targeting kids. By learning the techniques marketers use to try to get them to buy products, youth can become more informed consumers of products and information in general.

This guide is designed to help you become a strong book reviewer, a reader who can read a book and then cook up a review designed to whet the reading appetites of other book lovers.