Overview of SASO Links
I. SASO TOPICS
Academics (Ashley Banks)
Alcohol & Drugs (Joe Alexander)
Caring & Compassion (Halimah Bashir)
Honesty (Wellington Smith)
Humility & Behavior (Dorrell Jalloh)
Reputation (Elizabeth Repella)
Respect & Self-Respect (Mike Dent)
Self-Confidence (Tito Gonzales)
II. CHARACTER EDUCATION
About Character Education
Character Education in West Virginia
III. TEACHER RESOURCES
IV. ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES
Art/Music/Drama
English/Reading/Language Arts
General
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
I. SASO TOPICS
SASO TOPIC: Academics
AOL@School
http://www.aolatschool.com/search/students
BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
Brain Boosters
http://school.discovery.com/brainboosters/
College Bound – Plan in Middle School
http://www.uctv.tv/collegebound/msplan.shtml
Goal Setting – Achieving Goals
http://www.goodcharacter.com/BCBC/Goals.html
Homework & Study Skills – Great Homework & Study Skills for High School and Middle School Students
http://www.homeworkandstudyskills.com/studylinks.html
How to Study
http://www.howtostudy.org/sitemap.php
MiddleSchool.Net – Student Test Taking Strategies
http://www.middleschool.net/tstquiz/test.htm
students.gov – Online Study Help
http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/Public?topicID=96&operation=maintopic
SASO TOPIC: Alcohol & Drugs
Alcohol
Alcohol and Teen Drinking
http://www.focusas.com/Alcohol.html
Alcohol Problems and Solutions
http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/SiteIndex.html
Binge Drinking in Adolescents and College Students
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/rpo995/
Human Relations Media Newsletter – Underage Drinking
http://www.hrmvideo.com/resources/docs/19.pdf
Q&As: Teenagers-Underage Drinking
http://www.iihs.org/research/qanda/underage.html
Stop Underage Drinking
http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/
Underage Drinking – Why Do Adolescents Drink, What Are the Risks, and How Can Underage Drinking Be Prevented?
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AA67/AA67.htm
Drugs
Adolescents and Substance Abuse – Alcohol Use – Drinking – Drugs – Teens
http://www.aspeneducation.com/factsheetsubstance.html
Drug War Facts – Adolescents
http://www.drugwarfacts.org/adolesce.htm
Focus Adolescent Services
http://www.focusas.com/SubstanceAbuse.html
Focus Adolescent Services – Family Help in West Virginia
http://www.focusas.com/WestVirginia.html
Outreach Program to Teach Safe Medicine Use to Middle School Students
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2006/606_outreach.html
Teenage Substance Abuse – Recognizing Teenage Substance Abuse
http://www.4troubledteens.com/drug-use-behavior.html
Steroids: Play Safe, Play Fair
http://www.aap.org/family/steroids.htm
SASO TOPIC: Caring & Compassion
A Real Struggle to Keep the Family Fed
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5018670
Caring Habits
http://www.caringhabits.org/
Caring – Compassion
http://www.goodcharacter.com/ISOC/Caring.html
Child and Adolescent Development, Learning, and Mental Disorders
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/disorders/
National Foundation for Abused and Neglected Children
http://www.gangfreekids.org/
Philanthropy – The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy
http://www.oprah.com/ophilanthropy/owlaf/owlaf_landing.jhtml
Q & A: The Causes Behind Hunger in America
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5021812
Sexual Abuse Research and Statistics
http://www.prevent-abuse-now.com/stats.htm
The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
http://www.actsofkindness.org/
Volunteering Works! – Why Volunteer?
http://www.uctv.tv/collegebound/msplan.shtml
SASO TOPIC: Courage & Responsibility
A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust
http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/activity/MiddleSc.htm
Courage Retreat-Youth Frontiers-Teaching Values, Building Character
http://www.youthfrontiers.org/courage_retreat.html
Citizenship: Rights, Rules, and Responsibilities
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/citizrrrl.cfm
Heroines of Peace-The Nine Nobel Women
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/articles/heroines/index.html
Principles of Democracy: Citizen Responsibilities
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/principles/citizen.htm
Teaching Guide: Courage for grades 7-12
http://www.goodcharacter.com/ISOC/Courage.html
SASO TOPIC: Honesty
A Little Fib or a Big Fat Lie? Teaching Kids Honesty
http://www.montville.net/cedarhill/cedarhill/resources.asp?CategoryID=520
Children: Lying and Honesty
http://www.essortment.com/all/childrenlyingh_rfeb.htm
Honesty
http://www.k12.hi.us/~mkunimit/honesty.htm
Cheating is a Personal Foul
http://www.glass-castle.com/clients/www-nocheating-org/adcouncil/research/cheatingfactsheet.html
21st-Century Cheating
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=2142
Dealing with Dishonesty
http://teachers.net/gazette/JUL08/archive/
How to Prevent Cheating in Middle and High School
http://teachers.net/gazette/JUL08/cheating/
The Ease of Cheating in School
http://middlehighschool.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_ease_of_cheating_in_school
Lying, Ages 12 to 16
http://www2.vhi.ie/topic/lying12to16
Children and Lying
http://www.familymanagement.com/facts/english/facts44.html
SASO TOPIC: Humility and Behavior
Squirming Comes Naturally to Middle School Students
http://www.nea.org/teachexperience/msk020622.html
OWL Discusses Body, Self Image with Middle School Girls
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2002/04/05/news/4814.shtml
A Lesson Plan for Middle School Students
http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/CFS/CFS-736-W.pdf
About Middle Schoolers
http://www.sfpcn.org/Middle%20School%20Students.htm
Understanding Adolescent Behavior
http://www.4troubledteens.com/adolescent-behavior.html
Adolescent Behavior Problems
http://www.psywww.com/resource/selfhelp/adolescence.html
Tips to Help Students Who are Acting Out
http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/7900.aspx
How to Defuse Aggressive Behavior in Kids
http://www.montville.net/cedarhill/cedarhill/resources.asp?CategoryID=521
A Troubling Trend: Girls and Bullying
http://www.montville.net/cedarhill/cedarhill/resources.asp?CategoryID=521
SASO TOPIC: Reputation
Peer Pressure Among Adolescents
http://www.aspeneducation.com/factsheetpeerpressure.html
Focus Adolescent Services-Peer Influence & Peer Relationships
http://www.focusas.com/PeerInfluence.html
Adolescence: Change and Continuity
http://www.focusas.com/PeerInfluence.html
Preparing Youth for Peer Pressure
http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/peerpressure/a/peerpressure.htm
Adolescent Peer Pressure – Wanting to Fit In
http://ezinearticles.com/?Adolescent-Peer-Pressure-Wanting-to-Fit-In&id=1417788
SASO TOPIC: Self-Confidence
Enhancing Self-Esteem
http://www.goodcharacter.com/BCBC/SelfEsteem.html
Five Steps to Self-Belief
http://www.fionaharrold.com/articles/5rh050705.html
Positive Self Image and Self Esteem
http://www.mtstcil.org/skills/image-intro.html
Self-Image in Recovery
http://www.coping.org/selfesteem/lifestyle/self.htm
Teens and Self-Image
http://www.usaweekend.com/98_issues/980503/980503teen_report_cover.html
Belief in Self can Change Lifestyle
http://www.nvdaily.com/Food/2005/berries_062205/belief.html
SASO TOPIC: Self-Respect and Respect
Bullying in Schools and What to do About It
http://www.education.unisa.edu.au/bullying/
Education World: Curriculum: Middle School Teachers, Students, Combat Teasing
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr327.shtml
Respect and Sports
http://www.goodcharacter.com/Respect5.html
Respect – Respecting Others
http://www.goodcharacter.com/BCBC/RespectingOthers.html
Teen Pregnancy Prevention – Fact Sheet
http://www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/reading/fact_sheets/default.asp
Teen Pregnancy Prevention – Teens Tell All About Abstinence
http://www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/teens/avoid/abstinence/abstalk.asp
How to Protect Your Kids from Peer Cruelty
http://www.montville.net/cedarhill/cedarhill/resources.asp?CategoryID=522
II. CHARACTER EDUCATION
About Character Education
Character Counts!
http://www.charactercounts.org/
Character Education
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/chared.htm
Character Education at the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character at Boston University School of Education
http://www.bu.edu/education/caec/
Character Education Network
http://www.charactered.net/
Character Education: New Emphasis on an Old Idea
http://www.ed.gov/programs/charactered/awards.html
Foundations for Life
http://www.ffl-essays.org/
goodcharacter.com
http://www.goodcharacter.com/
Heartwood Ethics Program
http://www.heartwoodethics.org/
International Center for Leadership in Education
http://www.daggett.com/
National Center for Youth Issues
http://www.ncyi.org/www
National Center on Youth Transition
http://ntacyt.fmhi.usf.edu/links/links_main.cfm?CatID=1
Project Wisdom
http://www.projectwisdom.com/
The Giraffe Heroes Project
http://www.giraffe.org/
The Partnerships in Character Education Project Program
http://www.ed.gov/programs/charactered/awards.html
Character Education in West Virginia
Character Education in West Virginia
http://wvde.state.wv.us/osshp/section1/BackgroundonCharacterEducation.htm
HB2008 – ยง18-2-13. Character education integration.
III. TEACHER RESOURCES
Abcteach
http://www.abcteach.com/
Math Forum Middle School Teachers’ Place
http://mathforum.org/teachers/middle/
Middle School Resources, Teaching Today, Glencoe Online
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/msr.phtml
MiddleWeb’s The First Day of Middle School
http://www.middleweb.com/1stDResources.html
NCTE-Teaching Resource Collections
http://www.ncte.org/collections
Online Education Resources for K-12 Students and Teachers-AOL@School
http://www.aolatschool.com/
Quiz Hub
http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm
Teachable Moment-Activities for Middle School Students
http://www.teachablemoment.org/middle.html
IV. ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES
Art, Drama, Music—Creative Arts
Comprehensive Arts
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/comparts.htm
San Francisco Symphony Kids’ Site
http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp
The Art Room
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/
Westmont Hilltop School District Middle School
http://www.whsd.org/users/mcb/WEB_PAGES/home_page.html
English/Reading/Language Arts
Citing Internet Resources http://www.classroom.com/community/connection/howto/citeresources.jhtml
Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation (from Purdue University On-Line Writing Project)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html
Internet Public Library Reference Center – Resources for Education
http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/static/edu30.00.00.html
Language Arts – Middle and High School
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_mid.htm
Middle High School Literature
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/English/Literature/Middle_High_School_Literature.html
Poetry – Lyrical Lessons Online
http://volweb.utk.edu/school/bedford/harrisms/spotlight.htm
Theusarus.com web
http://www.thesaurus.com/
Vocabulary University
http://www.vocabulary.com/
General
Middle School Home Room
http://www.homeworkspot.com/middle/
Middle School Homeroom
http://www.homeworkspot.com/middle/
NASA Quest
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
Virtual Middle School Library
http://www.sldirectory.com/studf/stumenu.html
Mathematics
AAA Math
http://www.aaamath.com/
A Math Website: A Learning Site for Middle School Students
http://students.resa.net/stoutcomputerclass/1math.htm
Ask Dr. Math – Middle School Math (from Drexel University)
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.middle.html
BEATCALC – Beating the Calculator in Your Head (from Drexel University)
http://mathforum.org/k12/mathtips/beatcalc.html
Cool Math 4 Kids
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
Fast Food Combinations: How many possible combinations can be made from a special menu of eight items?
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.mcdonalds.html
Funbrain Games for Kids
http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
Math problems for grades 5-11 (from Drexel University)
http://mathforum.org/k12/mathtips/
Middle-High School Math
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Mathematics/Middle-High_School_Math/Middle-High_School_Math.html
Ole Miss Problems of the Week
http://www.olemiss.edu/mathed/middle/midold.htm
PowerPoint Word Problems
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/mather/ppt.html
Terrific Web Sites Just for Middle School Kids
http://www.eastchester.k12.ny.us/schools/ms/kids/kidsmenu.html
Science
A Science Odyssey
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/
Lesson Plan links for Marine Science
http://www.vims.edu/bridge/lesson.html
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Learning Web – Resources for Teachers and Students
http://www.usgs.gov/education/index.html
Social Studies
A New Look at Ancient Egypt World
http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Exhibits/egyptintro.html
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/index.html
Interactive Web Sites
http://www.jc-schools.net/tutorials/interactive.htm#Social%20Studies
Middle School Social Studies
http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/middle/socst.html
Middle School Social Studies
http://www.emints.org/webquest/midsoc.shtml
National Geographic Xpeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/
Odyssey On-line
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/MidElem_Home.html
The Civil War
http://www.smplanet.com/civilwar/civilwar.html
The Dalton School – Ancient Greece Resources for 6th Grade Social Studies
http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/aplus/
Virtual Marching Tour of the American Revolution: An Internet Exploration of the American Revolutionary War
http://www.ushistory.org/march/index.html
