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February ELA Favorites for Middle School

February 4, 2022 by Erin Beers
February ELA activities for middle school

The month of February offers several opportunities to integrate themes into your language arts lesson plans. Valentine’s Day is of course the most popular event, but February also features Black History Month, Groundhog Day, President’s Day, and one of my favorites… Random Acts of Kindness Day! Each of these events offer a unique backdrop for your daily lessons.

Over the years I have created many season-themed language arts resources to help engage my students while adding some seasonal fun! The lessons and resources featured below are my favorite February activities to use with middle school students.

valentines day readers theater

Challenged by the school principal to perform kind deeds and reflect on them in a journal, a group of 6th grade students comes up with a plan inspired by their best friend to add some Valentine’s Day fun at a local senior living center.

This high-interest, realistic fiction reader’s theater will have your students laughing out loud at the thoughts and actions of the 12-character cast, but also reflecting on how they can work to make a difference in the lives of other people.
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president's day readers theater

Use this resource to teach about Presidents’ Day, use for any day fluency/comprehension/word work/writing, or utilize as plans for a substitute teacher. Your students will be engaged and completely diligent.

The students at Caldwell School are doing research in order to create a living museum. They are each responsible for learning as much about a significant American as they can in order to give a presentation to their peers dressed up as that noteworthy individual. One student struggles to find the best-fitting costume and a classmate comes to his rescue. In the end the presentation goes off without a hitch and students learn a great deal about two early Presidents and how they have come to be celebrated.
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close reading passages for February

February Close Reads is the perfect resource to incorporate engaging close reading practice with high-interest, February-themed topics…Black History Month, Random Acts of Kindness, Valentine’s Day, and Ground Hog Day. Do your students need more work with close reads to enhance their focus with reading passages? This February Close Reads for BIG KIDS is the ideal reading tool for your students.
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Brian's Winter Novel Study Unit

Brian’s Winter is the perfect novel study for the winter months. Not only is Gary Paulsen an AMAZING writer that seems to take readers right inside the setting, but your students will forget to complain about the cold temperatures when they discover all that 13-year-old Brian Robeson must do in order to survive during the winter months in the Canadian woods after a plane crash.
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