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 | 
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Posted by Chip on September 21, 2011
Checking out traffic on the blog site, I’ve noticed a particularly large number of visits on pages dealing with positive attributes and age characteristics for fourth and fifth graders and am wondering what’s up? JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry on the blog site, [...]
Categories: Parent Questions & Concerns, Teachers & Teaching |
Tags: fifth graders, fourth graders, homework anxiety | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on January 22, 2008
As parents and teachers we hear them every day. What can we do about it? Children can say the cruelest things, but often they are unaware of the impact of their words on others because the words are so much a part of their common vernacular at school and in the neighborhood. Recently at school [...]
Categories: Building Relationships & Community, Schoolwide Issues |
Tags: bullying, fifth grade, fifth graders, teasing | Post a Comment »
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