Middle School: What To Expect

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More Middle School Articles

• Back-to-School Books

  Reading about going back to school is a great way to ease the transition. Especially with younger children, as you turn the pages together, you can talk about their real-life hopes and fears as well as discuss the wonderful characters in these books.

• Help Your Child Identify Role Models, Set Goals for Future

  Teach your child that responsibility contains two words—respond and ability.

• Tell Adolescent Girls They Don’t Have To Be Perfect

  By the time they reach middle school, many girls have gotten a harmful message.

• Use the Six E’s To Teach About Responsibility

  You can help your child develop the trait of responsibility by using the six E’s.

• Encourage Your Teenager To Keep a Spending Notebook

  Teens need help in learning how to manage their money.

• Take Action To Help Your Child Be a Good Competitor

  How to tell if your child is too competitive.

• It’s Not Too Early for Your Child to Think About Careers

  Elementary school is not too early for children to begin to think about a career.

• ‘Cued’ Paper Can Help Your Preteen Take Better Notes

  Taking notes is an important skill for middle schoolers.

Middle School Worksheets

Quiz Time! (Don't worry, we're easy graders)

• Grade 6 Curriculum Quiz

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