Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Middle School: Ultimate Showdown! BY James Patterson & Julia Bergen
Love these books! Readers get a chance to participate in James Patterson's wildly successful Middle School series in this interactive book featuring more than 80 hilarious anecdotes from dueling siblings Rafe and Georgia Khatchadorian--plus dozens of fun-filled activities!
The Khatchadorian kids are an opinionated duo, and as readers of the Middle School stories know, they don't exactly see eye to eye. But when wild-card Rafe and mostly-straight-laced Georgia go at it, the only thing more fun than their ranting is getting to join in! Their back-and-forth banter on a range of topics--from bullying to cafeteria food to school dress codes--introduces more than 40 writing and drawing prompts and other games, along with room for readers to share their own points of view. (Includes over 200 illustrations.)
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Advisory Resources
and middle level resources
http://www.esrnational.org/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=7
If you are struggling with how to implement Advisory - here are some resources and clips to get you started or rejuvenate your meetings and philosophies.
http://esrnational.org/resources/advisory-resources/
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Heroes and Heroines
If your middle school students think that pop culture celebrities and
tabloid cover kings and queens are people to look up to, teach them a
thing or two about true historical or global role models during a heroes
and heroines activity. According to the National Council for the Social
Studies, teachers in middle school should help their students to
develop a global perspective through group projects, experiential
hands-on learning and interdisciplinary instruction.
