Touchstones for middle schools uses classroom activities that overcome the passivity which often seizes 6th-8th graders. The Touchstones Discussion Project will help all your students recognize their talents and abilities and use these strengths to develop new skills. Students master critical reading and listening skills and gain confidence to explore new subject matters. They examine topics where the answers are better or worse rather than true or false. This increases their confidence to perform in real life and work ...
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Touchstones for middle schools uses classroom activities that overcome the passivity which often seizes 6th-8th graders. The Touchstones Discussion Project will help all your students recognize their talents and abilities and use these strengths to develop new skills. Students master critical reading and listening skills and gain confidence to explore new subject matters. They examine topics where the answers are better or worse rather than true or false. This increases their confidence to perform in real life and work situations. Touchstones volumes A, B, and C each contain 30-32 interdisciplinary texts that show the interrelationships among subject areas. The guided activities encourage your students to tackle any topic with enthusiasm...even mathematics. The skills and attitudes they develop transfer to other classes. Students who don't normally participate become active and engaged. Fears of asking about what they don't understand drop away and your school becomes a dynamic learning community.
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