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Summer Reading Lists for Middle School Kids
Best Middle School Books for Summer Reading
Please click on any title heading to see the complete post that includes book reviews. You can also click on any book to purchase at Amazon. I compiled all the book listsI have made on for Middle School. I hope this helps you find some great books to keep your middle school child reading happily this summer.…
ContinueAdded by pragmaticmom on June 25, 2012 at 11:56am — No Comments
Slow Dance (A Lovely Poem About Slowing Down but also an Internet Hoax)...
My neighbor sent me an email with this poem that is supposed from a girl dying of cancer. It turns out to be hoax though all the email asks is that the poem be forwarded so that the American Cancer Society will donate to her. None of this is true but it's still a lovely poem about slowing down to smell the flowers. Enjoy!
SLOW DANCE
Have you ever
watched
kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened…
ContinueAdded by pragmaticmom on June 23, 2012 at 6:30pm — No Comments
Missing The Cut: 4th Grade Club Soccer Disappointment
Today was a tough day. My 4th grade daughter, PickyKidPix, has been on pins and needles all week waiting to find out if she made the new Club Soccer Team for our town. She didn’t. She made the wait list which is not bad because strangely, her…
Added by pragmaticmom on June 21, 2012 at 7:38am — No Comments
Kids Caught in the Act ... of READING!
I am firing up the Caught in the Act ... of Reading! posts for the summer to do my part in getting kids to read. If you send me a photo of your child reading, I'll send you a book.
If I can discern what your child is reading in the picture, or better yet, you tell me, then I'll even try to match up a book that I think your child will enjoy.
Thank you to everyone who sent me…
ContinueAdded by pragmaticmom on June 20, 2012 at 8:21am — No Comments
Best Books for Teens Who Read 2-3 Grades Below
I received this tweet from Mama C and the Boys who are dear to me though social media. I love her blog on transracial parenting and though it, I feel like I know her boys. Her blog inspires me to be a better mom. She asked me via Twitter for a list geared to 12-15 year olds reading 2-3 grade levels below. I…Added by pragmaticmom on June 20, 2012 at 7:43am — No Comments
Summer Reading List for Kids by Grade
As a mother of three children, I think the greatest gift one can give their child is the love of reading. It's a gift that keeps on giving. But it's not always easy to get kids to want to read. There are so many other enticing distractions including screens, friends, and the…
Added by pragmaticmom on June 20, 2012 at 7:38am — No Comments
My 4th Grader Argues No [Standardized] Tests for Kids
I posted on No Tests for Kids at the education group blog, Cooperative Catalyst. Please check out my open response essay on why taking standardized tests is a waste of time for kids and…
Added by pragmaticmom on June 18, 2012 at 8:01am — No Comments
Krosoczka, Czekaj & Sciezska win for funniest kids' authors with impossible names to spell or pronounce
Is there something about having a difficult name to pronounce that makes you especially funny? I was on a LiveChat with Lunch Lady graphic novel author Jarrett Krosoczka (dear god, your names are hard to spell!), and he was cracking me up. He's so funny!And Jon Scieszka too, I gathered from this clip for… Continue
Added by pragmaticmom on June 14, 2012 at 7:04am — No Comments
5th Grade Chapter Book GIVEAWAY: A Million Miles From Boston
I am giving away 3 copies of A Million Miles to Boston. Please Tweet and Stumble Upon to Win.
Leave comment letting me know you did this. Thanks!…
Added by pragmaticmom on June 13, 2012 at 8:39am — No Comments
Summer Reading List GIVEAWAY: 20 Great Books for Kids Set During the Summer
GIVEAWAY: I am giving awayDUDE: Fun with Dude and Betty AND a pile of Magic Tree House early chapter books.
To WIN: Please Tweet andStumble Upon this post andleave a comment telling me that you did it. The first dozen or so people who do this will win. Basically, everyone wins until my pile is depleted.
There are buttons on the bottom of this post to make this easy to…
ContinueAdded by pragmaticmom on June 12, 2012 at 7:12am — No Comments
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