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.
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Posted by Chip on October 24, 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 sixth grade students.
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Posted by Chip on May 9, 2011
Mother’s Day at our house got us to thinking about whether there was a Sister’s Day or a Brother’s Day? Google says National Sibling Day is April 10th, and there’s a Brothers and Sisters Day on May 2.
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Posted by Chip on April 11, 2011
Looking for specific ideas to enliven and infuse meaning into your homework assignments and connect them to your next day’s lessons in the classroom? Here are five “outside-the-box” strategies guaranteed to make your students smile, think, and learn.
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Posted by Chip on April 7, 2011
Here’s something schools could do to guarantee the creation of a home–school compact that aims to make homework meaningful to students, teachers, and parents: Adopt a practice of teaching homework.
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Posted by Chip on April 4, 2011
… unless the teacher uses it in the classroom the next day as part of the lesson being taught.
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Posted by Chip on October 4, 2010
Now that the “first six weeks of school” mark is drawing to a close or has just passed, homework is a reality for most students, parents, and teachers. Question is—are all aware of the same expectations?
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Posted by Chip on March 30, 2010
Six high school students have been charged following a long investigation into the tragic suicide of fifteen year-old Phoebe Prince, who killed herself on January 14 after being bullied in school, on Facebook, and through text messages in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
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