Kathy Schrock's every day of the school year series

Presents a selection of booktalks, or short book promotions, that may be used to get students in grades six through eight interested in social studies; grouped by topic, with suggested booklists and sample activities.

Presents a selection of booktalks, or short book promotions, that may be used to get students in grades six through eight interested in reading; grouped by topic, with suggested booklists and sample activities.

Presents fifty reproducible activities for teaching fourth through eighth graders word processing skills, electronic drawing and painting, and computer basics such as saving, and includes introductions, step-by-step instructions for reference, and related Web addresses.

Introduces the American Memory collection of archival and primary source materials pertinent to American culture and history; compiled by the National Digital Library Program.

Presents a selection of booktalks, or short book promotions, that may be used to get students in grades six through eight interested in science; grouped by topic, with suggested booklists and sample activities.

Presents a guide to using literature in the middle school classroom curriculum, including information on how to making reading fun and relevant for children, with a discussion of real life topics to engage students, and proposing an interdisciplinary approach to teaching.

Contains nearly fifty activities designed to help students in grades five through eight learn to use spreadsheet programs and master the skills of incorporating spreadsheets into their classwork.

Presents a selection of booktalks, or short book promotions, that may be used to get students in grades four through six interested in social studies; grouped by topic, with suggested booklists and sample activities.