Handout for AGATE Crazy for Competitions session.

1. Crazy for Competitors
February 7, 2014
Susan Jackson
Little Rock School District GT Coordinator
susan.jackson@lrsd.org
(with TONS of help from Kay Adams!)
Gifted students need to have the opportunity to challenge themselves through contests
and competitions. We have complied a list of contests and competitions
http://www.amazing-kids.org/
Writing, drawing and animating
http://www.highergames.com/
Lots of thinking games and they offer contests off and on
http://www.moems.org/
Math Olympiad for Elementary and Middle Schools
http://www.arquizbowl.org/
AR Governor’s Quiz Bowl Association
https://arkansaspta.org/Reflections.html
PTA Reflection contest Believe, Dream, Inspire
http://tip.duke.edu/node/256
Writing contest for 4th-6th Grade Talent Search Participants
http://arkansaschess.net/Clubs.php
Chess competitions in Arkansas
http://www.libraryofpoetry.com/Educators.html
Poetry contest
http://www.rcdcworldfest.org/
World Fest – a multicultural contest
http://www.arkansaspreservation.org/preservation-services/youth-education/ historic_moment
Art and Essay contest
http://www.engineeringedu.com/competitions.php
Pre-engineering contests of all kinds
http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/
Problem solving competition
http://www.idodi.org/
Problem solving competition
http://education.lego.com/en-us/preschool-and-school/upper-primary/8plus-mindstormseducation/competitions
LEGO League and Robotic competitions
http://arcapital.com/aeaf/yes/#.UvMnrJGMVg1
Y.E.S. for Arkansas Entrepreneur contest
http://www.nmoe.org/students/siba.htm
Invention Competition for Kids Pre-K through College

2. http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/contest/kaa_about.asp
Kids Are Authors contest
http://www.economicsarkansas.org/for_teachers/stock_market_game.html
Stock Market Game
http://www.studenttelevision.com/contests.htm
Student Produced Video Programs contest
http://showtime.arkansasonline.com/spellingbee/
Arkansas Spelling Bee
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/
National Geographic Bee
http://nanowrimo.org
Students write a novel in a month
http://www.nhd.org/Contest.htm
National History Day
http://pbskids.org/designsquad/team_challenges/
Build It Better Challenge
http://www.aetn.org/kids/writerscontest
Kids’ Writing Contest