Well, as a teacher, if you know all these things, then you can help your students find their way. It’s not just what teachers typically know about their students, and 6th grade has many nuances that you would never guess. Maybe if you can share these tips with your students or simply...
Kimberly L. BissellH. Hays
I overheard one of my 8th graders talking to one of my 6th graders. “Two things: If you don’t understand what’s going on in the story, say ‘nonlinear vignettes that are slices of life reflecting the human condition’ a lot, and she’ll think you do. Also, you never have to st...
The Contenders Using the Bathrooms as Social Halls I have got to say that this got on my nerves a lot during high school. I just need to go, and I don't need a bunch of crazed monkeys in the bathroom. One time, 2 8th graders were in there talking about how annoying 6th graders ...
If you have a teen who is sensitive to such things, I would recommend that they do not read this book. If they are not sensitive, then every teen should read this book; it is written from a realistic point of view and does not gloss over the tough stuff that happened because of the...
Are you with the tour? (You should be.) Check out our picks for some of the topguided toursin Philly this week. Looking for more? Go at your own pace and head out on one ofthese self-guided toursthis week. A Toast to History: Behind the Scenes at Carpenters’ Hall:Experience histor...
As trick-or-treating looms, they must think outside the box to find the perfect costume–something that will allow them to present as one hundred percent Charly. Buy it: Bookshop | Amazon | IndieBound The Trouble with Robots by Michelle Mohrweis (6th) Eighth-graders Evelyn and Allie are ...
What better way for your kids to relate than through the perspective of 4th-6th graders? (and by the way, if you're a local and the history force is strong with your child, they can be a junior docent at Gadsby's Tavern. Here's how:https://www.alexandriava.gov/GadsbysTavern ...
It is true I “can” purchase soap from the store cheaper than I can make it, but it helps my mental health to have a hobby and at least the end product is clutter free as it literally goes down the drain, so that should count for something, right? 4) I got half size filler ...
I never planned to teach middle school. But once I started, I never looked back. And I became kind of an expert on the idiosyncrasies of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders, and how to make the most of their special qualities.