Want to help your seventh-grader master reading and writing? Here are some of the skills your child will be learning in the classroom in seventh grade. Explain what a story, play, poem, or ...

Encourage discussion as much as possible. Ask your child for their opinion about political and social issues, or about books, movies, and TV shows. Listen carefully and prompt them to express their ...

An in-depth discussion of Common Core standards, how to implement them in the classroom and how to evaluate student performance. Divided up by grade level and subject. An in-depth discussion of Common ...

Fields trips are a great way to increase learning growth and give students experiences that they may have never done before. This year, 190 students in the 7th grade at Willetts Middle School (WMS), ...

Dina, a 7th grade language arts teacher, and Cheryl, a high school English/language arts teacher-turned-consultant, are long-time friends who recently got to talking about the Common Core State ...