Ages 6 to 12
Education articles and topics for those interested in education of children ages 6 to 12. Anything from starting school, elementary education, and starting middle school is found here. If you have a child age 6-12 - find topics on public and private education.
Ages 6 to 12 Articles
Funding a Private School Education
Find out how to fund your child's private school education, including education scholarships, financial aid option, school vouchers, education tax credits and K-12 student loans. Paying for private school doesn't have to break the bank!
Understanding Unschooling
This article will help you understand unschooling. What is the difference between unschooling and homeschooling? Statistic show over 2 million children K-12 are homeschooled in 2002-03. What is the future of unschooling?
Independence: The First Day of School
The first day of school can be scary for a child. This is the first day attending an elementary school. The first day of meeting a new teacher. Help prepare your child for the first day of school by teaching independence.
The Gifted Student
Because many do not agree on the definition of a gifted student, it is difficult both to identify the gifted student and get the gifted student the services that will help them grow to their full potential. Learn how to support gifted students.
Starting School With Special Needs
Early intervention is key to education when a student is starting school with special needs.Keep reading to find out about identifying children with special needs and how to help a student with special needs succeed when starting school.
School Bullying
Every school has a bully. School bullying can vary in severity from verbal name-calling to violence. This article contains statistics on bullies. Keep reading to find more facts on school bullying and what you can do to prevent bullying.
Reading Programs
School reading curriculum offers different styles of reading programs for teaching students to read. This article contains information on phonics and whole language programs as well as a joint approach involving both phonics and context of language.
Homeschool Handwriting Curriculum
Handwriting is an important tool to teach in your home school curriculum. Although there are no national standards for handwriting each state has minimum requirements. This article gives great tips for fun handwriting activities in your home school.
Elementary School Safety
In this elementary school safety article we discuss many common safety rules that parents, students, faculty, and staff should all be aware of. Learn about safety in an emergency, dealing with family issues, violence, bullying, hate crimes and more.
