Posted by Chip on November 4, 2011
Elevens are powerful advocates, strong believers, and budding lawyers. They are passionate about their ideas and their opinions, their allegiances and their sense of justice. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry on the blog site, click “Post a Comment” or the word “Comments” below [...]
Categories: Children's Positive Attributes, Thinking Developmentally |
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Posted by Chip on November 3, 2011
Closer to teenagers than middle childhood, the twelves, too, are still tweeners. Twelves have enormous positive energy for both independent and group endeavors, whether at school, in sports, or in after-school activities such as dance, gymnastics, martial arts, chess, cooking, or crafts. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If [...]
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Posted by Chip on November 2, 2011
CHILDREN’S STRENGTHS AND POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES Over the past year, readers may have seen other posts in this series here on the blog. Now I’m rounding out the series with posts about the strengths we find in children developmentally as they become teenagers—something often hard for parents and teachers to see amidst the challenges and drama [...]
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Posted by Chip on November 1, 2011
CHILDREN’S STRENGTHS AND POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES Over the past year, readers may have seen this series here on the blog (click “Positive Attributes” in the category list to the right to see the other posts). Now I’m rounding out the series with posts about the strengths we find in children developmentally as they become teenagers—something often [...]
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Posted by Chip on October 31, 2011
Thanks to all the wonderful people at Responsive Classroom, you’re now seeing a new-year, new-decade look for my blog, Yardsticks4-14.com. You’ll find that it’s now easier to post and find comments from other readers on any topic of interest related to child development, parenting, teaching, school, and educational issues. It’s also now easier to be [...]
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Posted by Chip on October 30, 2011
The idea of spending more time thinking about and attending to children’s strengths and positive attributes at each phase of their development can provide a refreshing perspective on our jobs as parents and educators. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry on the blog site, [...]
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Posted by Chip on October 26, 2011
I recently started a series of posts talking about the normal developmental characteristics of children as discussed in my book Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4–14. In this post I’ll describe some of the characteristics of younger, on-age, and older fourth grade students. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own [...]
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Tags: 9-year-olds, children's positive attributes, developmental teaching, fourth grade, fourth graders, nine-year-olds, social-emotional development, Yardsticks | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on October 25, 2011
I recently started a series of posts talking about the normal developmental characteristics of children as discussed in my book, Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4–14. In this post I’ll describe some of the characteristics of younger, on-age, and older fifth grade students. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! [...]
Categories: Children's Positive Attributes, Parent Questions & Concerns, Thinking Developmentally |
Tags: 10-year-olds, children's positive attributes, fifth grade, fifth graders, Parent Questions & Concerns, social-emotional development, ten-year-olds | 3 Comments »
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