Check out these links to help you support your Middle School student.
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TEACHER APPRECIATION: Great resources to celebrate your
teacher's dedication. Check out this site all about Teacher Appreciation Day.
http://www.teacher-appreciation.info/
HOMEWORK HELP HANDPICKED BY MRS. SIMS:
Librarian Approved--Homework Tips and Links for Parents helping Middle
Schoolers.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listhomeworkj1.html
GATE links for parents handpicked by Mrs. Sims.
http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/listgatesmr.html
FOR NEW SIXTH GRADERS: Where in time? This is super for students coming into
sixth grade. They should use this site to get an overview of the major time
periods in western civilization.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/strip_index.shtml
INFORMATION LITERACY: Tips for parenting in the Information Age. Jamie
McKenzie stresses that parents can help raise children who will be able to
handle the glut of information their young readers will encounter in print,
electronic, digital and audio formats.
http://fno.org/parenting/outline.html
INFORMATION LITERACY: Don't be fooled...Information (Media) Literacy Tips
for Parents.
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/parents/index.cfm
RAISING TEENS: "My teen's driving me crazy"...Although I don't recommend
this site for Middle School students to read on their own, I do think
it has a lot of unique, easily retrieved and indexed information for PARENTS
of Middle Schoolers. Use these pages published in 1997 by the American
Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry to learn more about puberty. This
hotlist was not created to replace professional or medical assistance.
Consult a professional if a problem arises with your family or child. Again,
if there is a mental-health, academic, medical, or family crisis please seek
immediate professional help at school or in your community.
http://www.puberty101.com/aacap_midsch_develop.shtml
DRUGS: U.S. Government site Includes factsheets and table of commonly
used terms for street drugs.
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/index.html
SPECIAL EDUCATION: Special Education Resources including organizations for
ADD students and adults, information for the visually impaired and the
online format for Additude Magazine.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listspecialje.html
MATH: Printable Math Challenges...
"When you back up from a small wall mirror, do you see more of
yourself?" Figure This! is chock full of eighty printable math
challenges and answer sheets for middle schoolers. You can use
the challenges online by scanning the Challenge Index or Math
Index for intriguing topics, or download them in batches in PDF
format for printing and offline use. Parents will
find tips on using the challenges in Family Corner. (review copied from
Barbara J. Feldman's
online recommendations newsletter)
http://www.figurethis.org/
HOW TO DO A RESEARCH PAPER: Created by Mrs. Sims based on 11 years of
teaching experience and what I learned from my Masters in Information and
Library Science program.
http://www.teacherweb.com/ca/sandiego/hardisonsims/HTMLPage7.stm
Great Pleasure Reading BY MRS. SIMS: Check out these selections. It's really
quite simple...Research shows that when students read more they get better
grades. Allow your child to self-select books. In addition to titles
available in the Lewis Library and in the
classrooms, utilize Children's and Young Adult sections at
the Public Libraries. The Young Readers section at book stores is great for
6th & 7th graders but 8th graders will also enjoy books the Young Adult
section. Read, read, read. Don't forget magazines, newspapers, and Internet
resources. Reading is Reading.
http://www.teacherweb.com/ca/sandiego/hardisonsims/HTMLPage5.stm
http://lewis.edu/contactus.html
TO DO: GoCityKids is an awesome resource for San Diego "Things to do around
town."
http://www.gocitykids.com/browse/attraction.jsp?id=23875
MID-CITY RESOURCE GUIDE: Organizations, associations, and more for Mid-city
parents and residents.
http://www.pricecharities.com/mid-city_resources_details.htm#startsmart
Other Resources
Have a favorite online resource to help parents of Middle Schoolers? Just e-
mail me the URL, name of the page and your personal review and I'll consider
it for posting. Please notify me if any of these links are not working.