Middle School Resources Grades 5–6
Featured Resource
The Children's Poetry Archive
April is Poetry Month! Explore poetry using this
collection of poems for young people with audio files of the poets reading their work. Search by theme, type, poet and age group.
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Featured Resource
Science News Explores
Science current events written in kid-friendly style, with lists of power words and bibliography links. Topics range from serious (Machine learning includes deep learning and neural nets) to fun (Sea sponges spew slow-motion snot rockets to clear out their pores.)
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Middle School Native American Heritage Month Books
Books by Native American authors and/or about Native American history and characters.
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Middle School Gratitude Books
Gratitude is more than just a happy feeling. Science has found the being grateful helps our mental and physical health and helps us make and keep friends. These books have characters that learn how practicing gratitude can help them.
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Empathy: Novels that explore characters with differing abilities
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