If you are looking for an engaging Valentine’s activity to use with your middle school students, then check out my Valentine’s Day reader’s theater script. Depending on the level of your readers, this script can be used for grades 4 through 8. It offers an …
As the school year progresses, we start digging deeper into our learning and attempting more complex classroom concepts and tasks. One of the most important standards we set in the middle school classroom is establishing clear expectations in literature circles to ensure this time is …
I never had the opportunity to do creative book projects as a middle school student, so I did a whole lot of fake reading. I would sit at my desk during silent reading time and look like I was completely absorbed in a book, but …
One of my favorite winter-themed books for middle school is Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen. It makes for a great novel study during the winter months, as your students will be AMAZED at Brian’s ingenuity to survive the brutal winter. The book is a continuation …
If you teach upper elementary or middle school writing, then you know it is a chore to get students to organize their thoughts and stay on-topic in their essays. The problem often compounds as you transition from 5-paragraph essays to opinion writing to informational writing …
When I first read Wonder by RJ Palacio, I had so many ideas bursting out of my head for how I could teach this incredible novel. In addition to creating my own Wonder novel study unit, I also came up with the character analysis activities …
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