Fifth Grade: Tween
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What the Heck Is Up?? My Daughter and the 5Th Grade...
Asked by L.C. from Dover
on November 15, 2011
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So, something is up this year and, for the life of me, I don't know what it is. My daughter has never had trouble in school. Never. She has no behavioral problems, ...
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- It could be a teacher disconnect. To you the teacher seems caring, attentive, and takes her job seriously. There is a chance she may have a totally different personali...
- My 4th grade daughter is doing this too!
- If I were you I'd really try to open the lines of communication with your daughter. Try to spend a lot of quiet time with her, go for walks, lunch, talk in the car. On...
How Much Homework in the 5Th Grade??
Asked by L.G. from Phoenix
on January 7, 2008
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Hi All,
I have a step son who is a 5th grader, who gets zero homework.. none!!
We have met with the teacher to voice our concerns and she said that she went ea...
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- Our principal told us that we should expect 10 minutes of homework per grade level. For example, K = 10 min, 1st = 20 min, 2nd = 30 min, 3rd = 40 min, 4th = 50 min, a...
- In my personal opinion, I would start to resent my parents if they pushed me into doing homework. I don't know how your stepson's attitude is already, but I know that...
- Hello- Every teacher is different so as long as your step son can achieve pretty good grades and he can read and do math, he'll probably be fine. Having him work on su...
Considering Having 10 Year Old Daughter Repeat 5Th Grade Next Year
Asked by C.W. from San Diego
on April 14, 2009
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My daughter's teacher suggested we hold my 10 year old back next year to repeat fifth grade. She has a lot of problems with Math. She is also the youngest in her cla...
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- Hi, I don't feel that your 10yr. old needs to repeat the whole grade. Do some research and hire a tutor for her a couple of hours, 2-3 days a week. My son is in Highsc...
- I'd put in a vote for holding her back. I have taught middle school and it really does matter if she doesn't know her basic math and what seems like minor spelling and...
- Hi C., I was a teacher for 17 years and I know how challenging this decision is for you. However, I also know how hard 6th grade is. I have watched students come in...
Bed Time for 10 Year Old
Asked by A.M. from Washington DC
on May 5, 2008
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I am the mother of 3 healthy, active children. Recently, my husband and I have been in disagreement about what time my oldest (10 years old) should be allowed to stay...
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- I put my 4th grader to bed around 8/8:30. We start with brushing teeth, reading to him, etc at 8, and it's between 8:30/8;45 by the time I turn out the light. He doesn...
- My son just turned 11 in March. Because you are the one that gets them down and up then you know what is best. I would probably try letting him stay up another 15 mi...
- Children definitely need sleep for their overall health and brain power, but keep in mind every child is has a different body clock. Some are set a little later than o...
What Books Would You Reccommend for 3Rd. Grader Reading on 5Th Grade Level?
Asked by C.R. from Kansas City
on April 22, 2010
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My daughter just turned nine and I'm trying to find some books that she can read. My problem is the books she has been reading are now too easy for her. Her teacher sa...
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- My 4th grader likes almost all the same books my 7th grader likes so I would suggest finding out what some of the Mark Twain award books are in your local library that...
- Please go to your nearest public library and find the children's librarian. That's what s/he's there for. The librarian can pull out hundreds of books that will be bot...
- My daughter is also finishing up 3rd grade, is in gifted program, and reads advanced grade material (I think for the Accelerated Reader Program she is required to read...
Book Suggestions Fifth Grade
Asked by P.F. from Chicago
on November 8, 2008
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I am in need of a book around fifth or sixth grade reading level that has the main character being an animal. Does anyone know of a good book for a boy. He had one abo...
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- Because of Winn-Dixie is great (and it's an award winning book). Winn-Dixie is a dog. He is one of the main characters, but the story is not told from his perspective ...
- I teach 5th grade. There's a book that's really popular with boys called Redwell. It's actually part of a series. It's pretty hard reading though. There is a graphic n...
- You could do a search on amazon.com. Start with children's books, fiction or non-fiction, narrow to animals, and then age 9-12. You can even narrow the list by whic...
11 Year Old Boy "Dating"
Asked by C.C. from Houston
on August 11, 2009
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OK - I need some guidance. I have an 11 year old boy who's very interested in girls. I have always been as open & honest with him in regards to anything he has ever wa...
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- Remember the the term "going steady"? That cracks my kids up because they call it "going out" now. As a mom of a 13 year old daughter I hope and pray that my daughte...
- C., My daughter is 12 years old and has been asked to "go out" several times by boys her age, but has never agreed to do it. She has come to talk to us each time. ...
- You can't control what interests him or when, but you can control some of his activities. Get to know his friends and which girls interest him, and be careful to moni...
My Fifth Grader .
Asked by C.F. from New York
on May 3, 2010
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My fifth grader loves to read and she is on a sixth grade reading level. She looked at the responses that I got from my other two questions but didn't like any of the...
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- I teach fifth grade. There are so many great books out there. I have girls in my class who love Sharon Creech books like Walk Two Moons and Bloomability (one of my fa...
- Take her to a book store/library and have her pick something out by her self. The people who work at both these places are very helpful and can direct her toward some...
- I was the same way at her age. What is she into? What are her likes and dislikes? When I was her age I read Beverly Clearly, Judy Blume, and Madeleine L'Engle. I a...
12 Year Old Boy with No Friends
Asked by J.K. from Memphis
on April 12, 2008
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My 12 year old son has a very hard time talking to people outside our family. He doesn't have anything to be self-conscious about, He has plenty of boys his age that l...
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- Have you tried role playing? Acting out situations when he might wish to respond but become "tongue-tied" or unable to think of an appropriate response?
- he is probably scare of loosing friend by speaking incorrect.
- Oh my gosh, I just saw this on a documentary on t.v. It's a selective muteism kind of thing. It affects children of many ages, as early as 3 and 4 and on up. It tak...
Bullying in Grade School
Asked by D.M. from Seattle
on March 11, 2008
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My son is in 5th grade. He is quite funny, outgoing, cute, very athletic and tries to be a "good" person. Today he came home and told me that 3 kids had been bullying ...
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- You are his mother and an adult. You should most definitely intervene. Contact the school principal or asst. principal and have a meeting either in person or on the ...
- I think that you need to have your son go to the principal and discuss this issue with him/her. Those boys need to have something done to them for their ignorant acti...
- Hi there, I'm the mother of two boys ages 4 and 7. My boy had some name calling that he dealt with at school and I talked to his teacher about it. It seems that an ...
