Middle school. Who recalls their middle school years fondly? Not many of the adults that I talk to do and while the jury’s still out on how Emily will remember her 6-8th grade years, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life is a movie that tweens will identify with. Based on the Middle School…
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4 Tips to Decrease Your New Middle Schooler’s Locker Anxiety #LSSS
This is a sponsored post Graduating from elementary school is a big milestone but the transition to middle school can be exciting yet filled with anxiety. As the school year draws closer, your new middle schooler might not seem worried but there could be some concerns brewing in the back of their mind. There could…
The Best Free Resources for Teaching Kids Financial Literacy
This is a sponsored post Even though April is Financial Literacy Month, financial literacy is a topic that requires ongoing conversations to impart different lessons at each age and stage to teach kids necessary lifelong skills. I remember learning how to write checks and balance a checkbook as part of my financial literacy education as…
Future City Competition Encourages Middle Schoolers to Use STEM to Solve Real World Problems
This is a sponsored post With research showing that girls start losing interest in math and science during middle school, motivating this key age group to use their knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and math isn’t hard when they’re asked to use their skills to solve a real world challenge. This is the premise behind…
Public School Superhero: New Illustrated Novel for Middle Schoolers by James Patterson (w. giveaway)
With a 5th grader in the house, middle school is on our minds. It’s comforting to know that Emily will be going to our neighborhood middle school with many of the same friends she’s attended school with for the past six years but there are certainly going to be new challenges for her ahead such…
