Boys...Girls...Boys...Girls...

Hartley-Brewer, E. (2010). First Crush: When Your Tween Begins to Show Interest in the Opposite Sex. Scholastic Parent and Child, 18(3), 89-89. Retrieved November 29, 2010, from Education Research Complete.In this brief article, Hartley-Brewer provides practical advice on 'tweens and their developing interest in the opposite sex. It is only natural, at this age, that boys and girls are starting

In the words of Madonna..."EXPRESS YOURSELF!"

Cantrell, R. (2010). Giving a voice to ‘tweens and teens: Dallas Children’s Theater: Healthy Living for Young People Series. Incite/Insight, 2(2), 14-16. Retrieved November 29, 2010, from Education Full Text.Honestly, there is no better way then to have 'tweens express themselves is to have them actually express themselves through creativity and the arts. In this article, the Dallas Children's

The 'Tween Food Network

Fellows, M. (2010). Lights, Camera, Cook! Children and Libraries, 8(1), 36-39. Retrieved November 23, 2010, from Library Literature and Information Science Full Text.In this amazing article is a great idea to not only engage 'tweens, but to connect reading with everyone's favorite activity...eating! Fellows provides readers with a great program that the Upper Hudson Library System created to

Why 'Tweens Love Living in a Fantasy World

Soltan, R. (2007). Fairy Tale Characters Breathe New Life: A Fantasy Book Club Approach for Tweens. Children and Libraries, 5(2), 34-39. Retrieved November 23, 2010, from Library Literature and Information Science Full TextBefore reading this article, I never really understood while 'Tweens go bananas over Fantasy books. I was always under the impression that dragons, pirates, fairies, and

How AR, STAR 9, and CHSE changed Teaching

Kohn, A. (n.d.). How to Create Nonreaders. Alfie Kohn Homepage. Retrieved November 24, 2010, from http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/nonreaders.htmAccording Kohn: "What a teacher can do--all a teacher can do--is work with students to create a classroom culture, a climate, a curriculum that will nourish and sustain the fundamental inclinations that everyone starts out with : to make sense of

You Have Got to be Kidding Me! How to Hype-Proof Your 'Tween? Seriously?!

Klugger, J. (2010, July). How to Hype-Proof Your Tween. Good Housekeeping, 251, 85-91. Retrieved November 23, 2010, from Academic Search Premier.Kluger states, in regards to his budget crisis involving American Girl Products, "[b]y the year's end, I figure, I will be out a coll $800--half what my first car costs. And this is just the beginning. My youngest daughter is 7; my older daughter is 9--

Why 'Tween Girls Prefer MAC Makeup Over Miley Cyrus

Neff, J. (2010). Caught between worlds, tweens embrace makeup, reject Miley. Advertising Age, 81(36), 16-16. Retrieved November 16, 2010, from Academic Search Premier.In this article, Neff actually surprised me when i read that 'tween girls would rather spend time with their deisgner make-up rather than listening to Miley Cyrus.  Nedd states: "Tween girls are using a lot of makeup these days. In

Everybody Hurts

Goodstein, A. (2007). Diaries Go Digital. In Totally wired: what teens and tweens are really doing online. New York, NY: Saint Martin's Griffin.In chapter two, Goodstein provides a very thought provoking discussion about online journals and how 'tweens utilize this media to not only update the world about their life but express themselves. One issue, which gives me the chills, is that teens with

'Cause we are living in a digital world and tweens are the digital girls and boys...

Goodstein, A. (2007). Meet a Totally Wired Tween. In Totally wired: what teens and tweens are really doing online. New York, NY: Saint Martin's Griffin.In chapter one, "Meet a Totally Wired Tween," Goodstein introduces a variety of information and statistics that define a wired 'tween. In this particular article, the following statement really got me interested:[...] today's teens and

The Wireless Frontier

Raugust, K. (2005). The Wireless Frontier. Publisher's Weekly, 252(12), 19-20. Retrieved November 15, 2010, from Library Literature and Information Science Full Text.Raugust states (2005): "[...] publishers are starting to experiment with cell phones as alternative means of distributing content, generating revenue and promoting print titles [...] Publishers targeting teens and tweens view cell