Do your gifted students forget basic academic facts because their minds are delving into more complex matters? This research-supported session addresses the use of creativity, critical-thinking skills, and DADA art to enable students to learn and retain basic mathematical facts and skills. While the methodology created by the presenter is applicable to other disciplines, examine mathematical operations with fractions, polynomials, and radicals. As a recent visiting delegation of Korean teachers and administrators to the Hunter College Gifted Center demonstrated, this session has international appeal and application.