Major Differences Between

Major Differences Between

Elementary and Middle School

Elementary School / Middle School
·  Students have one teacher that teaches every subject / ·  Students have several different teachers that each teach a different subject
·  Students typically stay in one classroom all day long / ·  Students change classrooms to go to different teachers
·  Students are given recess / ·  There is no recess in middle school
·  Students can attend P.E. in the clothes they come to school in / ·  Students are required to change into P.E. clothes in locker rooms in front of other students
·  Students have their own desk to keep their belongings in / ·  Students have a locker to keep belongings in
·  Students don’t have as much homework / ·  Students have more homework
·  Most elementary schools don’t offer extracurricular activities / ·  Middle schools offer extracurricular activities including sports, interest clubs, music, and many others.
·  Most elementary schools do not offer related arts classes / ·  Middle schools offer related arts classes where students can study band, orchestra, chorus, foreign languages, and many more subjects.

Source: http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/middleschool/article2.html