Publishing Notices Press » Teaching http://www.publishingnoticespress.com Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:09:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 What are good books to have my middle school students read? http://www.publishingnoticespress.com/teaching/what-are-good-books-to-have-my-middle-school-students-read/89/ http://www.publishingnoticespress.com/teaching/what-are-good-books-to-have-my-middle-school-students-read/89/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:36:32 +0000 admin http://publishingnoticespress.com/teaching/what-are-good-books-to-have-my-middle-school-students-read/89/
tinkerbellt15 asked:


I am a first year teacher and teach a variety of different classes. I need some help when it comes to my lit classes. What are good books that I can potentially get to have my 7th and 8th grade students read? I’m from a very small school district and have been using what I have, but it isn’t much! Most of the books are falling apart and/or I don’t have enough copies! If there are any teachers out there that could recommend some books for these grade levels I would be VERY grateful!

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]]> http://www.publishingnoticespress.com/teaching/what-are-good-books-to-have-my-middle-school-students-read/89/feed/ 6 What are some picture books that I can read aloud to my sixth grade students during the first week of school? http://www.publishingnoticespress.com/teaching/what-are-some-picture-books-that-i-can-read-aloud-to-my-sixth-grade-students-during-the-first-week-of-school/69/ http://www.publishingnoticespress.com/teaching/what-are-some-picture-books-that-i-can-read-aloud-to-my-sixth-grade-students-during-the-first-week-of-school/69/#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 17:24:21 +0000 admin http://publishingnoticespress.com/teaching/what-are-some-picture-books-that-i-can-read-aloud-to-my-sixth-grade-students-during-the-first-week-of-school/69/
luvspoodles asked:


I am new to teaching 6th grade. I have always taught younger grades. I always use picture books the first week to discuss how afraid some students might be, or how lonely they might feel. I also use picture books to discuss how to have good character and to be a good friend. Picture books I have used with my 4th graders include:
“The Brand New Kid” by Katie Couric
“I Feel Silly Today” by Jaimie Lee Curtis.
“The First Day Jitters”
“A Bad Case of the Stripes”

Do you have any books that would not seem too childish for 6th graders, or am I silly for even thinking that they might like this? Thanks!
Yes, I am sort of scared that they won’t like to be read to. However, my school is a 5th and 6th grade school (so not middle school yet) and I am told that the kids are still very young acting because it is in a very upperclass area, and there are no “rough” kids. I agree that all ages like to be read to. I will take into account that too many picture books may make me seem like a younger kid teacher. I guess I won’t do it every day of the first week like I had before.

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