Since we have a sixth grader this year (our first middle schooler!), I’ve been looking around for great kids’ books for her age range for some time. If you have a tween, I don’t have to tell you that it actually seems as if you’re parenting two different children: one that acts about 20 andKeep Reading…
Teaching Money Management with a Lapbook
We’ve been loving our lapbooks recently and I thought I’d share one that is seriously terrific for teaching money management to middle schoolers. It’s called “Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees” and it. is. fantastic. Kids usually love to learn about money, at least how to count it and pretend to spend it. But they’re oftenKeep Reading…
Learning How to Use a Microscope in Middle School with Real Science-4-Kids
My new middle schooler has always been interested in science. She loves examining nature and conducting basic experiments. One thing we had yet to introduce her to, though, was the microscope. When I took college biology last year, I had my very first experience with a light microscope and it was awesome. So I wasKeep Reading…
Art Study Coloring Books for Middle Schoolers
Scrambling to find art study resources for your middle schooler this year? These art study coloring books for middle schoolers are absolutely awesome ways to study classic paintings! We’ve loved these books and today – I’m giving four of them away to one of my readers! Woohoo! Read on for more about these books and forKeep Reading…
Middle School Student Organizers for Tweens
It’s back to school time! And this year, I have a rising middle schooler. Eeek! In keeping with my decision not to use a homeschool planner this year, I’m putting the organizing squarely on my sixth-grader’s shoulders. So that means it’s time to shop for gorgeous middle school student organizers that are lovely enough for tweensKeep Reading…
Fun Math Books for Middle School
I have a rising sixth grader who HATES math. I mean, she hates it. If there was a way to study only literature for the remaining seven grades, she’d be in heaven. But once numbers show up on a paper, her love for reading goes out the window. I wasn’t encouraged to pursue a mathematics-basedKeep Reading…
Fun and Easy Middle School Coding Projects for Beginners
It’s hard for me to believe, but I’ll have a middle schooler this fall. (Yikes!) And one of the subject areas I really want to focus on with her is STEM. But – here’s my conundrum – I wasn’t really that interested in science as a kid. And, to make matters worse, the sciences haveKeep Reading…