Posted by Chip on June 16, 2010
Grandson Isaiah’s tenth year was filled with collections of boyhood in the year in which children are typically drawn to collecting and classifying. His album of baseball cards expanded as did his knowledge of amazing facts from nature and the Guinness Book of World Records (undoubtedly in the top ten of favorite fifth grade books). [...]
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Posted by Chip on August 3, 2009
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. They are devoted to their classmates and peer groups,and the social negotiations surrounding cliques, which tend to peak at eleven and twelve, elevens are in a clear growth spurt both [...]
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Posted by Chip on March 19, 2008
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 sixth grade students. As always, please feel free to leave your comments, impressions, and [...]
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