Download or read book Summer Bridge Activities Grades 7 8 written by Summer Bridge Activities and published by Rainbow Bridge Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Give your soon-to-be eighth grader a head start on their upcoming school year with Summer Bridge Activities: Bridging Grades 7-8. With daily, 15-minute exercises kids can review proportions and misplaced modifiers and learn new skills like square roots and writing in the active voice. This workbook series prevents summer learning loss and paves the way to a successful new school year. --And this is no average workbookÑSummer Bridge Activities keeps the fun and the sun in summer break! Designed to prevent a summer learning gap and keep kids mentally and physically active, the hands-on exercises can be done anywhere. These standards-based activities help kids set goals, develop character, practice fitness, and explore the outdoors. With 12 weeks of creative learning, Summer Bridge Activities keeps skills sharp all summer long!
Download or read book My 8th Grade Summer written by Laurel Veil and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a few more ticks of the clock, eighth grade is going to end. Everyone is thrilled about starting high school in the fall, which makes Bethany feel even worse. She's terrified! Oh sure, football games and dances sound wonderful, but there is just one problem—she wants a boyfriend to do these things with. Luckily, Bethany has her best friend Shelby to help take her mind off her worries. They'll ride Bethany's moped and hang out at the lake and maybe even find a boyfriend. It will be a summer of firsts, from kisses to love if she can keep her frenemy, Brooke, from causing problems and Shelby's pesky, older brother Jack from interfering. When did he get so cute, anyway?
Download or read book Vignettes Adventures written by Thomas G. Davis and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-22 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born into a highly educated and esteemed household, Thomas G. Davis was destined to accomplish great things. His father, a PhD graduate from Columbia University, held a long career in politics and education, and his mother, a well-established and outstanding human-interest writer, instilled within Thomas the value of education and hard work. In his fascinating memoir, Thomas shares his life’s adventures from a schoolboy with a love of box turtles to undergraduate and postgraduate education, and all through his many travels worldwide. His career climbing through the ranks of Exxon led him and his wife to living on various corners of the globe and learning from all different cultures on the way. A life well lived, Thomas, while sharing humorous and thrilling anecdotes, also teaches the value of hard work and a keen mind. About the Author Thomas G. Davis was born in Montpelier, Vermont. He received his BBA in Business and History from the University of Michigan and MBA from Northwestern University, and furthered his postgraduate studies at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC. His career began with twenty-four years at the Exxon Corporation, ending his time there as the Corporate Planning and Public Affairs Manager. Davis went on to become the director of a successful venture capital company and, later, the Executive Director of the New Bedford Industrial Foundation. In his spare time, Davis is a member of numerous organizations in New Bedford, seeking to always improve and innovate the educational and economic development systems for future generations. He is an avid world-travel along with his wife, Liddy. He and Liddy have two children, now adults, who have achieved successful career paths all on their own, Tom and Christie.
Download or read book The Summer of May written by Cecilia Galante and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An angry thirteen-year-old girl and her hated English teacher spend a summer school class together, learning surprising things about each other.
Download or read book The Indigo Soul written by Arnette Lamoreaux and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2015-12-09 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I started my professional career I was told I was tenacious. I had to look up the definition. Determined or stubborn: tending to stick firmly to any decision, plan or opinion without changing or doubting it. The last few years I have been anything but tenacious. I tried one thing, if it didnt work, I immediately changed course and looked for another viable option. My heart goes out to parents who may find themselves in a similar situation. I had the background. I had resources. More than that, I had an undeniable fear. Fear that my kids would be lost in a world that didnt understand, nor WANTED to understand. Not everyone can function in our educational infrastructure and how dare anyone pass judgment and say they are inferior in any way. My lesson: to not be afraid of the mandates of this society. This is the true story of a mom, protecting her children, and learning that their true purpose is to not only protect me, but everything else as well. I am again tenacious; for all that is Indigo.
Download or read book The Summer I Learned to Fly written by Dana Reinhardt and published by Ember. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drew's a bit of a loner. She has a pet rat, her dead dad's Book of Lists, an encyclopedic knowledge of cheese from working at her mom's cheese shop, and a crush on Nick, the surf bum who works behind the counter. It's the summer before eighth grade and Drew's days seem like business as usual, until one night after closing time, when she meets a strange boy in the alley named Emmett Crane. Who he is, why he's there, where the cut on his cheek came from, and his bottomless knowledge of rats are all mysteries Drew will untangle as they are drawn closer together, and Drew enters into the first true friendship, and adventure, of her life.
Download or read book Your Child Is Gifted written by Dr. C. Marcellus Griffin and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its inspirational foreword, this book is a great reminder to parents that each child is very special, and that we have an obligation to cultivate the innate gifts of our children, instead of simply hoping the public school system will yield a desirable end-product in them. Therefore, the aim of the book is to inspire parents to invest time and energy into their children, so that their children may grow into confident, well-adjusted adults, who feel that they have gifts to offer to the world. Additionally, this book is an actors guide for learning to audition and win roles in theatre, movies, and film. Filled with reflections and insights from Dr. Griffins personal experiences in the entertainment history, Your Child is Gifted gives the reader insider tips that many performers usually pay thousands of dollars to learn. Thus, the reader gets a relatively inexpensive, crash course on how to win acting roles. Finally, Your Child is Gifted defines important industry terms and provides vivid illustrations, in an effort to ensure the readers understand the application of the given terms. The strategies Dr. Griffin provides are practical, priceless, and, if they are executed in the prescribed manner, they serve as powerful indicators of your childs success in the industry.
Download or read book The Summer of May written by Cecilia Galante and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, a moving novel of loss and resilience, told in a voice that is “sometimes humorous, at times heartbreaking, and always authentic” (School Library Journal). Twelve-year-old May lives with her grandmother, who is depressed about the absence of May’s mother, and her father, who works long hours and is almost never around. Due to her circumstance and her resentment over having to live in a low-income neighborhood, May often finds herself picking fights and getting into trouble. But when May is caught defacing her least favorite teacher’s classroom, she has a choice: expulsion or one-on-one summer school with the teacher she most detests. Begrudgingly, May chooses summer school and ultimately learns that her teacher has a secret past—and might just hold the key to answers no one else will give May about her mother.
Download or read book My Sociology written by Rosalind Gottfried and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-17 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Sociology reconceptualizes intro sociology for the changing demographics in today’s higher education environment. Concise and student-focused, My Sociology captures students' attention with engaging stories and a focus on non-dominant populations. Rather than introducing students to theory and history at the beginning of the text, the book integrates the necessary information throughout to keep students engaged.
Download or read book American Like Me written by America Ferrera and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Academy Award–nominated actress and 2023 SeeHer award recipient America Ferrera comes a vibrant and varied collection of first-person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up between cultures. America Ferrera has always felt wholly American, and yet, her identity is inextricably linked to her parents’ homeland and Honduran culture. Speaking Spanish at home, having Saturday-morning-salsa-dance-parties in the kitchen, and eating tamales alongside apple pie at Christmas never seemed at odds with her American identity. Still, she yearned to see that identity reflected in the larger American narrative. Now, in American Like Me, America invites thirty-one of her friends, peers, and heroes to share their stories about life between cultures. We know them as actors, comedians, athletes, politicians, artists, and writers. However, they are also immigrants, children or grandchildren of immigrants, indigenous people, or people who otherwise grew up with deep and personal connections to more than one culture. Each of them struggled to establish a sense of self, find belonging, and feel seen. And they call themselves American enthusiastically, reluctantly, or not at all. Ranging from the heartfelt to the hilarious, their stories shine a light on a quintessentially American experience and will appeal to anyone with a complicated relationship to family, culture, and growing up.
Download or read book The Quiet Journey written by Joe Millard and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-12-05 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Quiet Journey is one person's life story told in amusing and authentic memoirs from 1936 until 2000. The author, writing to his grandchildren, shares candid childhood stories about Saturday afternoon movies, reading contests, and threshing runs. The memoirs capture a glimpse of attending a one room rural school, growing up on a farm, and living without electricity. Older readers may recall their own memories of catching and killing a rooster for Sunday dinner, or playing fox and geese in the snow. Others may identify with the author as he tells of his first date and learning how to dance. A few may even remember the surprises that awaited them at college. Those who served in the navy during the 1950s may have experienced challenging shore patrol duty in places like Olongapo, Philippines, or visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. In addition, former sailors may remember some of their more amusing experiences when at sea. All of these experiences are captured in The Quiet Journey, along with humorous and challenging experiences of teaching in Urbana, Postville, Story City, and Dubuque, Iowa. However, everyone reading The Quiet Journey, will sense the importance of the second half of the twentieth century.
Download or read book Becoming a Spacewalker written by Jerry L. Ross and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-15 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This nonfiction picture book is a children's version of NASA astronaut Jerry L. Ross's autobiography, Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-Setting Frequent Flyer, designed for ages 7-12. Told in friendly first-person narration, it represents how Ross followed his dream from rural 1950s northern Indiana to Purdue University and then outer space. The thirty-two-page book is illustrated with personal photos and memorabilia. It is formatted into twenty-three narratives organized in chronological order illustrating events and experiences in Ross's life. Pages attractively interweave photos and text while prompts encourage readers to engage in in the story. Ross possessed specific character traits that helped him make choices and overcome obstacles as he struggled against the odds to realize his dream: curiosity, persistence, and believing in oneself. As the story unfolds and readers begin to make personal connections with Ross, his approach to problem solving and working through setbacks provides a powerful example for children. Content area concepts are integrated throughout the story, including but not limited to science, technology, engineering, math, visual literacy, financial literacy, geography, flight, and the race to space. Gravity, for example, is a major theme illustrated within the content of the story. Online guides for teachers using the book in a classroom setting (third to fourth grade recommended) are linked to throughout. A map of the United States on the inside front cover invites children to follow the path of Ross's journey from Crown Point, Indiana, to Kennedy Space Center. A timeline on the inside back cover compares and contrasts benchmark events in Ross's life and career with important events in flight and space travel history. Further electronic materials are available at www.jerrylross.com.
Download or read book Municipal Year Book written by New Haven (Conn.) and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eighth Grade Platinum Summer Connections Backpack written by Seahorse Crabtree and Publishing and published by Summer Connections. This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prevent the "summer slide" and keep minds active with Crabtree's Summer Backpacks. Each Platinum Level backpack includes 8 items: Welcome Guide, How to Help My Child: A Guide to Support Reading parent guide, My Summer Workbook, Two fiction books, Two nonfiction books, and One high interest book in a drawstring backpack. The Welcome Guide introduces the parent and the child to the contents of the backpack and provides ways to use the books over the summer. Parents and caregivers will be confident in providing support with reading by using How to Help My Child: A Guide to Support Reading. It explains to parents the Science of Reading and gives specific activities to use with their child to build reading skills. Students are able to keep up their reading, math, science, and social studies skills by using My Summer Workbook. A Choice Board gives suggested daily activities for learning, exercise, and fun. Students will go on an exciting adventure in the fiction books. The nonfiction books will have students learning new facts and building background knowledge. The high interest book engages students to continue their reading with an entertaining topic. With the cloth, drawstring backpack, the summer reading journey can be taken anywhere.
Download or read book Mi Voz Mi Vida written by Andrew Garrod and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-22 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amid the flurry of debates about immigration, poverty, and education in the United States, the stories in Mi Voz, Mi Vida allow us to reflect on how young people who might be most affected by the results of these debates actually navigate through American society. The fifteen Latino college students who tell their stories in this book come from a variety of socioeconomic, regional, and family backgrounds-they are young men and women of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, and South American descent. Their insights are both balanced and frank, blending personal, anecdotal, political, and cultural viewpoints. Their engaging stories detail the students' personal struggles with issues such as identity and biculturalism, family dynamics, religion, poverty, stereotypes, and the value of education. Throughout, they provide insights into issues of racial identity in contemporary America among a minority population that is very much in the news. This book gives educators, students, and their families a clear view of the experience of Latino students adapting to a challenging educational environment and a cultural context-Dartmouth College-often very different from their childhood ones.
Download or read book The Highmore Circle written by Cricket Reynolds and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2016-12-31 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gracie Anderson, a single college professor in her thirties, knows her life is severely lacking—no dates, no pets, and no real personal life to speak of. But now she’s stuck: her best friend, Chloe, has signed her up for a support group that meets at a local community center in an attempt to hook her friend up with the man of her dreams. Instead, Gracie meets five other women who are different from her and from one another as night and day. A librarian, a dominatrix, a fashion consultant, a housewife, and a blue-collar worker—and the only thing they have in common is they are all motherless daughters. Reluctant to participate at first, Gracie soon finds herself a critical member of the group. Trying to juggle her successful career, overprotective best friend, snobbish socialite grandmother, new boyfriend, and old boyfriend just might be too much for Gracie, but two things will help her through: her sense of humor and the Highmore Circle. In this novel, six women with seemingly only one thing in common navigate the perils, pitfalls, love, loss, happiness, and craziness of life together in a humorous and memorable way.
Download or read book Karen Marie Hoy Strohmeier written by Judy Hoy and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-09-25 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You light up a room by your very presence. You put people of all ages at ease with your congeniality. You are outspoken and assertive without being domineering. From early on in life, your siblings and friends looked to you for leadership and direction. You address the challenges of parenting while balancing your roles of wife, grandmother, homemaker and career woman. What a fantastic role model you have been to all who know you. Dad and I are so proud to have you as our daughter.
