2024 is another fantastic year for new middle grades books with many more titles to come in the next few months. ELA teacher Kasey Short introduces titles for school and class libraries that are sure to appeal to your students. Fantasy, immigration, science, WW II, and more!
Economic lessons and activities for the middle school classroom from the St. Louis Federal Reserve. Free sign up, link your classroom to the activities. To access Econ Lowdown: Visit the following URL: https://www.econlowdown.org. National History Day Each year, students around the world dis...
“I never had summer—I had summer school. First grade, summer school. Second grade, summer school. Thirdgradesummerschoolfourthgradesummerschool. In fifth grade, I vowed I would get interested in fractions, the presidents of the United States, Mesopotamia; I would learn my English.” Why we...
Short Stories for Middle School Students Here are some short stories that are appropriate for middle school students. These stories deal with a variety of themes and are easy to read. They are great to use as an introduction to different writing styles.1...
Primary and middle school teachers can tie the holiday into units on immigration, cultural awareness, symbolism, geography, and more. In fact, about a quarter of the world’s population participates in the 15-day festival with symbolic traditions and rituals that celebrate family, renewal, ...
One of the main points of UHC is to include all people regardless of their immigration status [15]. PHC services are the most common points of care that immigrants attend in their initial steps [16, 17]. Research demonstrates that providing immigrants with optimal access to PHC can ...
they are usually concerned at the prospect of their best and brightest departure to Silicon Valley or to hospitals and universities in the developed world.These are the kind of workers that countries like Britain, Canada and Australia try to attract by using immigration rules that ...
When she finally finds a graphic novel she loves and her teacher wants the class to read it, influential parents at her school are determined to stop it from being read. Will Lina use her voice? This is a moving, inspiring, and insightful middle grade book about immigration, family, and ...
“They seem to only give medications and condoms to married couples. If some of them are still in school, they wouldn’t be given anything to prevent pregnancy.” (pregnant refugee, IDI). Healthcare practitioners in many studies complain about work overload and burnout because of the high nu...
More than a new country: Effects of immigration, home language, and school mobility on elementary students' academic achievement over time This study investigated the effects of immigration and home language on academic achievement over time. Using data from Ontario's Assessments of Reading, W... ...