The Bodine School

Middle School Memos

Friendship and teamwork is what it's all about! 

(Click.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESauMzgV1KY

Upcoming Middle School Events:

Middle School Materials List 2010-2011       

Word Reading and Spelling Practice:

Grammar and Writing Practice:

• http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/proofread/
• http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
• http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
• http://school.typingpal.com/index_ecole.asp
• http://www.eslbee.com/
• http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/buildsent4.htm
• http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/pasttense2.htm
• http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/pasttense3.htm
• http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/evalstation/
• http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
• http://www.funbrain.com/plurals/index.html

 Math Practice:

• http://www.aaamath.com
• http://www.mathplayground.com/
• http://www.coolmath.com/ (for prealgebra and up)
• http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=ade&wcsuffix=0775 (pre-algebra video tutorials)
• http://www.factmonster.com/math/roman-numeral-game.html
• http://www.factmonster.com/math/knowledgebox/

 Science Practice:

• http://www.quia.com/ba/229400.html
• http://www.quia.com/ba/229401.html
• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/
• http://www.teachervision.fen.com/science/games/5833.html
• http://www.funbrain.com/periodic/index.html
• http://www.eschoolonline.com/company/examples/eye/eyedissect.html (virtual eye dissection)
• http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00548/DissectionGame.html (virtual salmon dissection)
• http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_14/BL_14.html (virtual earthworm dissection)
• http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/index.html (cow's eye dissection)

Social Studies Practice:

• http://www.sheppardsoftware.com (click on world geography and US geography games)
• http://ilike2learn.com
• http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/socst.html 
• http://schooltimegames.com/Social_Studies/TimeTrip.html
• http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/index.html
• http://library.thinkquest.org/3901/ 

Brain Games:

• http://www.lumosity.com/brain-games (Click on games to play without an account.)
• http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/braingames/braingames.htm
• http://www.brainmetrix.com/memory/index.htm 

Parents' Guide to Middle School 2010-2011

Student Work Guidelines and Tools: 

Format Guidelines for student work

Revising and Editing Symbols 

Virtual Timer - http://www.vickiblackwell.com/timer.html

Technology: 

Student email accounts

2010-2011 Laptop Policy

Personal Laptop Requirements

For tech. questions, please contact technology coordinator , Ashley Smith, asmith@bodineschool.org. 

 Study and Review Tips:   

         Students perform best when they develop and use their own study strategies. Parent should work with middle school students to create a study plan, ensure adequate prep time, and exeriment with strategies to learn which are most effective. Most students perform better when strategies include auditory, visual and kinesthetic elements, and fortunately there is some overlap in most strategies.  

• Examples of auditory strategies (hearing-based) include oral repetition, oral quizzing, practicing flash cards aloud with another person, creating songs or oral mnemonic (memory) sentences, using a tape recorder or other listening device to practice how answers sound.
• Examples of visual strategies (sight-based) are reading notes or outlines; flash cards; written quizzes; creating mental or actual pictures that link information; or creating diagrams, webs and flow charts.
• Kinesthetic activities (doing or movement-based) can include any of the above when motion or tactile elements are included - such as pacing or tapping fingers on the table while reciting responses, charades, tracing terms on a rug or other rough surface while quizzing, or writing responses, especially in cursive.