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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Celebrate by Reading!
Find great books on SORA, on display and on the booklist below!
Ripple Effects of Environmental Issues
Indigenous Peoples' Day
Information about orgin of the day, things to do, and related podcasts and books
Banned Books Week 2024
Middle School Presentation on Banned Books Week. Includes links, graphs and interactive maps.
How to cite sources and create a Bibliography
Basics of citation in the Middle School
Researching Ecosystems
Sources with information on Biomes/Ecosystems.
Middle School Hispanic/Latin American Heritage Month Books
Books by Hispanic/Latinx and/or with Hispanic/Latinx characters.
Come check them out!
Into the Woods . . .
books with the forest as a character
(to log in to SORA, check out the "how to" page)
