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Book Series Recommendation for 4Th Grade Boy
Asked by M.J. from Sacramento
on August 24, 2012
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Our son is in 4th grade, but reads at least a grade level higher. He loves the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, but is done with that one. Harry Potter was good, but the b...
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- Hi! My son is 9 years-old and is a very advanced reader. He enjoyed the "Artemis Fowl" series. I believe there are 5 or 6 books. They are shorter than the "Harry Potte...
- Percy Jackson and Lemony Snickets series. My fifth grader read them last year and loved them.
- Have you tried the Percy Jackson series? I read them out loud to my 2 boys, 6 and 8, and they never wanted me to stop...Much better than the movie was, if you saw tha...
Seeking Help from First Grade Bullies
Asked by E.S. from Pittsburgh
on September 4, 2008
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My grandaughter is six years old and just started in the first grade. She already has a little girl who is physically bigger than her bullying her. I want my grandau...
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- You may want to enroll her in a self-defense class. It's a shame that kids are like this, unfortunately, we can't always rely on our school system to make sure this b...
- I was bullied in school, but never told my mom about it. I was afraid that I would be bullied even more if I told. So, good for your granddaughter for saying somet...
- Your school should have NO-Bully policies in place. Check to see where they can help. and enforce them.
Fourth Grade Reading Comprehension Help
Asked by K.C. from Dallas
on December 17, 2010
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My daughter is in Fourth grade and loves school. She is really struggling in Reading this year. She does great in English and spelling but has a hard time with readi...
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- I had the same concerns with my daughter. She is in 5th grade now, and there is a big difference in her reading. In 4th she struggled with reading. As a teacher I ...
- You got some really great advice. When I taught 4th, we had a method that they draw a picture of what happened in the chapter they read and they put Mrs. Frizzell in ...
- You don't really have to buy anything- just use books that you have at home. You can read a chapter together- or have her read it by herself- and then ask her questio...
Confused About Kindergarten or 1St Grade Choice!
Asked by N.C. from San Francisco
on January 26, 2009
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My son is five and currently in Kindgergarten (Montessori). He's doing great there. Next year we have the choice to repeat Kindergarten at a public school or move hi...
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- I am sure that you will get many suggestions and that they will equally be valid for either decision. I have a daughter - late Nov BDay. We also had her in Montessori ...
- I was a teacher before I started staying home after we had our first daughter 2 1/2 years ago. I have never heard of any parent regretting their decision to wait anot...
- I am a 3rd grade teacher, and I have a daughter who misses the cutoff by a week and a day (so she will be one of the older ones in her kinder class) and I have a young...
Is My Son Ready for 1St Grade? Help!!
Asked by T.L. from Brownsville
on July 13, 2010
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I home schooled my 6 year old this past school year because of a minor medical problem that would have kept him home a lot during his kindergarten year. I purchased m...
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- The other people are telling it mainly as it is. I am a first grade teacher and the truth is that you get a mix of kids. You get some that learned everything from Ki...
- Why don't you schedule a meeting with the public school in question and bring your materials so that a teacher can help you asses whether your son would meet the expec...
- First of all, you need to decide whether to home school your kid(s) for your own reasons, not b/c of what friends and family members think! Personally, I am not a hug...
Wonderful 4Th Grade Boy Now Acting Up
Asked by K.P. from Boston
on January 27, 2010
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My 4th grade son has been acting up in school recently. He got all A's in the first semester and had no issues with his behavior. Since December, we have received ph...
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- Hi K.! Got to say I agree with ann H. on this... One other thing to consider...is to have him 'tested/evaluated' for giftedness...NOT something I ordinarlly woul...
- I used to work as Paraprofessional in an elementary school. Inoticed it was about 4th grade that the boys especially started acting, trying to fit in etc. Sometimes ...
- Sounds like your son is hitting puberty! You'll start seeing many changes very fast. Your best bet is to have a sit down with him. Tell him what will happen, what will...
Retaining a Child in Kindergarden or Moving on to 1St Grade
Asked by J.V. from Chicago
on April 15, 2008
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I know this topic has been approached before but I need a refresher in the responses. I have been struggling with this issue since about January. It is all I think abo...
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- I felt the same way about my second daughter. Should I hold her back and have her repeat Kindergarten? Her teacher recommended she go into first grade so that's what...
- I would recommend to send him on. Schools typically do a good job at gauging what a child's level of learning is and what they need. They put together an IEP (individu...
- You are your son's first teacher..trust your gut. I am a second grade teacher, but I have taught kindergarten in the past. Studies prove that your child's reading le...
How Do We Get Our 5 Year Old into 1St Grade?
Asked by C.G. from Atlanta
on August 26, 2009
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My daughter is very smart and will be 6 on Oct. 8. Because of the Sept. 1 deadline we were unsuccessful at getting her into kindergarten last year. Even the private ...
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- It is great that your daughter is doing well with schoool! I would suggest your stick with her grade by Gwinnett guidelines. My daughter is also in gifted and I woul...
- C., I live in Fulton County and have 2 kids (a son in 2nd grade and daughter in 6th). My son's b'day is Sept. 21st so I'm familiar with what you're going through. ...
- I would advocate keeping her w/ her peer group. Down the road it will be a benefit. We have a bright son (now in 5th grade). While in kdg he went to 1st grade readi...
Calculators for 3Rd Grade Home Work??
Asked by L.L. from Topeka
on August 12, 2012
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A calculator is on the school supply list I have one that is just simple easy to use for myself and for others if needed.But for school work what happened to the no ca...
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- A calculator was on my dd's 4th grade list. Not sure why yet. I do think it's wrong to use calculators in elementary school. I have my dd in Kumon for math becaus...
- Yeah, I feel that way too. I think that they want to introduce students to how calculators work. I know that unless a kid learns how to work a calculator before h...
- I've been in the elementary classroom for quite some time and there are calculators provided by the school to be used ONLY to check work. In High School (9th-10th)...
Advancing Child from Kinder to 1St Grade Early
Asked by M.C. from Phoenix
on July 30, 2011
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Hello, Moms!
DH and I are considering moving our son from K to 1st grade early. Last year we had debated on whether or not to enter him into K early (he has a late ...
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- So how old is your son now???? So is he 6 or turning 6?? Since you held him back for Kinder last year? I have friends, who's kids skipped a grade or grades. No...
- So it seems like he would be 3 weeks younger than the other kids in his class. Doesn't seem like a big deal to me. Someone will always be the youngest and oldest in t...
- I would also schedule a meeting with the teacher in charge of the gifted and talented program there at your school (I'm assuming the school has one but they all call i...
