Deep, Down Under the Middle School

ExperienceAshley HorganLaura JamiesonDaniel A. Noe

A view of a 21st Century Learner... A.K.A. Your Child!

SCIENCE!

All Shapes and Sizes Dumbo and

Pinocchio Help Us From Home Our Classroom What YOU Can Do Emotional

Rollercoaster One or Two Steps

Ahead

Evening Overview

All Shapes and Sizes

There is no such thing as Normal!

Need to release energy & are uncomfortable Stand in the back of the

room Seat cushions

Varying sizes of desks and chairs

• Release energy• Include movement

in lessons• Quick 5-10 minute

break• Comparing

students?• Clumsy?• Pick-Up Policy

Dumbo and Pinocchio

As much sleep as possible Don’t give in to a

late bed time Junk food?

Need nutritious meals & lunches

Help Us From Home

Fans in the classroom

Mirror in classroom and hallway

Partner presentations

No popsicle sticks Voice changing

Only volunteers

OurClassroom

Puberty Deodorant, feminine

products, shaving, etc. Risky dieting practices

Boost their ego’s Prince or princess of

the sea!

What YOU Can Do

Students may engage in risky behavior

Risk Taking

• New friendships will evolve.• Independence from

parents.• Cliques and/or gangs.

• It can be a cruel social world.

Emotional Rollercoaster

Big social mistake Privacy from parents

Experience mood swings Overreact over small

things

One or Two Steps Ahead

Reward your child for the good things they do!

Remember you are your child’s biggest role model a lot of the time.

Open doors instead of closing them.

Appreciate the positive!

Books: Staying In Control:

Anger Management Skills for Parents of Young Adolescents by Millicent H. Hellner

The Roller-Coaster Years by Charlene C. Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese

Safeguarding Your Teenagers from the Dragons of Life: A Parent's Guide to the Adolescent Years By Bettie B. Youngs

Yes, Your Teen is Crazy!: Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind by Michael J. Bradley

Resources available to help

you swim together

http://family.go.com/parenting/pkg-tween/

  http://onetoughjob.org/par

enting/communication

http://family.go.com/parenting/pkg-tween/article-787172-making-the-middle-school-transition--t/

http://www.youtube.com/user/AkronChildrens#p/u/35/CmcJqf2Fuew

Website Resources