Thanksgiving Activities for Reading and Writing, Grades 4-8 Forget your old Thanksgiving lesson plans! Your students do NOT want to hear about the first Thanksgiving, and they DEFINITELY do NOT want to write dull paragraphs about the things they are thankful for. Seriously. They DON’T! Spice up y

The Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox contains 77 learning activities aligned to the CCSS for grades 6-8. It includes printables that can be used multiple times throughout the year to address nearly all of the standards in reading literature and informational texts, and many of the speaking and

Build discussion skills among your students and encourage academic conversations. We use these booklets and posters with questions and sentence starters every day for Socratic seminars, literature circle book clubs, group project planning work, or classroom debate. Product Features♦ Accountable talk

This back to school activity is a must have for any history or social studies class! Start the first day of school, or the first lesson of any history class, with “WHY” because students always want to know why? Why am I learning about history? Why do we have to study this stuff anyway? When am I

What do Finding Nemo, Legally Blonde, and The Lego Movie all have in common? All of these stories (and so many others) fit the classic storytelling pattern of a heroic journey, as established by famed scholar Joseph Campbell.Using ten of the Hero’s Journey steps chronicled by Campbell, students will

Are you looking to enhance your students' work using Google Slides? Grab this Wonder Novel Unit and let your students get to work. Wonder by RJ Palacio is a MUST READ for your students in Grades 4-8! Your students will be inspired by Auggie and all that he is able to accomplish despite his challe

Argument Analysis: Regifting - a winter holiday activity now updated with a shareable Google Slides version for distance learning!A complete mini-unit for analyzing nonfiction text, practicing speaking and listening skills, and writing an argument essay complete with original data graphs. Students w

Need to add non-fiction into your unit on The Outsiders? Ready to make modern-day connections with engaging videos and discussion? Use this 2-3 day lesson connecting literature and modern articles to assess CCSS SL.2 and SL.3 in your ELA classroom. Themed around topics like empathy, prejudice, stere

Public Speaking Presentations | PDF and Digital Formats: Rant writing is an engaging way to bring public speaking and persuasive writing into the classroom. Students rant and complain to each other daily, why not channel that creative energy into some high-quality writing? Rants are an engaging way

Mars Patel Podcast Listening Comprehension Unit | PDF and Digital Formats: Use this engaging podcast to keep students engaged while learning about literary elements, literary devices and practising their reading comprehension skills. This complete "novel" study unit contains: 160+ Pages of Resource

Common Core ELA Standards Checklists for Grades 6, 7, and 8 This IS included in my Common Core Bundle for Grades 6, 7, 8 This is a bundle of three 62-page resources (186 pages total); each resource features all of the English Language Arts Common Core Standards in an easy-to-read and record format

Common Core Speaking & Listening Rating Scales are informal evaluation tools to help determine education impact of speech & language disorders in the classroom, as well as to aide in documenting standard mastery, therapy baselines and postlines, or progress monitoring from grade to grade. Th

Common Core State Standards Speaking and Listening Rubrics Bundle for Grades 6-8 This IS included in my Common Core Bundle for Grades 6, 7, 8 These rubrics will be helpful for student assessment of the Common Core State Standards for speaking and listening. They can be used in ALL content areas a

Greek Mythology is a favorite subject among middle school students and yours will love the materials in this resource! These no-prep, print-and-go activities will save YOU time AND engage your students while helping them practice important literacy skills at the same time! Students will learn about

Push students to write, revise, and publish multiple slam poems with this packed Slam Poetry Unit. Lesson plans built around thematically-curated, school-appropriate slam poems will challenge students' notions of poetry AND identity, encouraging them to use their voice and powerful poetic technique

Mapping and Geography! Continent Twister is a fun way to encourage students to delve into geography and map skills. A twist on STEM / STEAM fun! This product directly correlates with the elements of a good STEAM project, 21st Century Skills, Next Generation Science Standards, and Project Based Lea

Editable Common Core ELA Standards Checklists Grade 7 - easy to use and customize to suit your needs. This IS included in my Common Core Bundle for Grades 6, 7, 8 AND Common Core ELA Standards Checklists for Grades 6, 7, 8 This 62-page resource features all of the English Language Arts Common Core

It's the National Anthem! Whether it's social studies, english, or music class, this mini-unit is perfect for any study on the Star Spangled Banner (or the War of 1812). This bundle includes a fun, introductory whole-group PowerPoint-style quiz, a historical reading with comprehension questions, an

This activity pack is student-centered, rigorous and fun. It comes with a Common Core one page reading covering the Golden Age of the Tang and Song dynasties. Students are then issued one of nine innovations from Medieval China to research and create a Shark Tank type presentation. Students present

Media Literacy & Consumer Awareness Gender Price Differences | PDF & Digital Formats: Help your students develop a deeper understanding of media literacy and consumer awareness with this engaging lesson on how prices on consumer products are different for men and women. This lesson also show

Teach Listening Skills in a fun and interactive way! Reading, Point of View Writing, Listening and Visualizing. Use this unit to have fun with Christmas, while maintaining content focus. This product meets so many of the Common Core standards in a fun and engaging way! CCSS Aligned for Reading/W

Teach Listening Skills! Reading, Point of View Writing, Listening and Visualizing. Use this unit to have fun with Valentine's Day, while maintaining content focus. This product meets so many of the Common Core standards in a fun and engaging way! CCSS Aligned for Reading/Writing/Listening for

Great Summer School, No Prep, No Stress, Activity. Just print and hand out or have your students complete online. Guaranteed to engage students using high level inference skills to solve mysteries!Students engage in developing skills and strategies to put information together from two sources. Stu

Are you looking for a short, innocent, quality film to show your students? This movie guide, or viewing guide, contains questions to help students stay focused and comprehend Dr. Seuss's cartoon "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."This short film is perfect for keeping students engaged in the month of