Language Arts for Middle School
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Mansfield, Texas, United States
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Cheryl King's Language Arts for Middle School has been bringing fun literacy activities to the middle grades since 2016! And now that I am a dyslexia therapist for elementary students, you'll also find resources for younger readers, such as my new decodable readers.
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Word Nerd: Word Games & Puzzles for Middle School ELA
Wait! You can also get this in a huge bundle that includes all of my Word Work products plus Word Smarts and Word War I!
Get the Mega Bundle!
Research shows that doing word puzzles keeps our minds sharp. That's why I love getting my word nerd on in the classroom. You and your students will have so much fun with these super challenging word games that feature middle-school ELA academic and content vocabulary, including:
* literary terms
* poetry terms
* drama terms
* nonfiction vocabulary
* pers
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
Also included in: WORD NERD Bundle: Word Games & Puzzles
Synonym BINGO for Middle School
Finally, a Synonym BINGO game that's not too difficult for middle-schoolers. Engage students in vocabulary learning with a classic game. Use beans, buttons, pennies, or something yummy (like M&Ms) as markers.
What's included:
* 36 different BINGO cards
* 61 synonym cards with sample sentences (I know, 61 -- weird number choice, but that's just how it ended up!)
* Instructions sheet
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
Build-A-Story Imaginative Story Writing Activity
WAIT! For a limited time, get this product for free by purchasing my Imaginative Story Writing Bundle! This is a super-fun way to stretch students’ imaginations and have them write imaginative stories. ----What’s included---- 90 strips: *30 settings *30 characters *30 conflicts *Instructions for teachers Let students randomly draw a setting, a character, and a conflict from a jar or bag ... then watch their imaginations soar as they compose a story from the elements they drew. You can make it c
6th - 8th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
A Whole Year of Homework Menus for Middle School ELA
No-prep homework assignments! Nothing to print but the menus and rubric. Included: * One 20-item menu for each month, September-May (for those who want their students to practice even during holidays) * Homework grading rubric with reflection stems Important info: * These homework menus can be used in grades 6-8 and have a heavy writing focus. * There are activities to practice almost every Texas TEK for middle school ELA * Items should take 20 minutes or less
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
Rhetorical and Logical Fallacies Interactive Notebook Activity
For a persuasive unit, one of the most challenging components (for students and teachers) is the rhetorical or logical fallacy. Identifying and analyzing them within a text or persuasive speech is difficult. This interactive notebook activity is intended to help with that. This packet includes:
* Cutouts with definitions, examples, and memorable images for
9 types of fallacies: red herring, bandwagon, exaggeration, categorical claims,
ad hominem, slippery slope, stereotypes, hasty general
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Vocabulary
Word Work Stations for Middle School
SAVE $6 by purchasing the Word Work Bundle! Get Word Work parts 1 and 2, plus the new Word Play!You can also get this in a bigger bundle that includes Word Nerd, Word Smarts, and Word War I! Get the Mega Bundle!Many students come to middle school without the vocabulary, word recognition, decoding, and spelling skills required to be successful in middle school and beyond – especially English language learners. For that reason, I put together these Word Work activities. Depending how you use them
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Spelling
Also included in: Word Work Bundle
Word Work Bundle
Word Work Stations for Middle School, Word Work Part 2, and Word Play Stations for Middle School are now available in a bundle! What you get:* The original Word Work Stations for Middle School: 20 hands-on activities for struggling readers * Word Work Stations for Middle School Part 2: 20 more hands-on activities for struggling readers * The new Word PLAY Stations for Middle School: 12 fun word games that turn word work into word play
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
Word War I: Roots & Affixes Card Game
What a fun way to practice common roots, prefixes, and suffixes! Played similarly to Uno, this card game will keep students engaged – and how hard is it usually to engage kids in learning roots and affixes, seriously?!
Wait! You can also get this in a huge bundle that includes all of my Word Work products plus Word Nerd and Word Smarts!
Get the Mega Bundle!
INCLUDED:
* 96 standard-sized playing cards
* Blank cards for teachers to add their own
* List of all possible word creations
* Instructio
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Vocabulary
Also included in: Word Study Mega Bundle
Word Study Mega Bundle
Now you can get all SEVEN of my Word Work and word games products in one bundle at a discounted price! What you get:* Word Work Stations for Middle School: 20 hands-on activities for struggling readers * Word Work Stations for Middle School Part 2: 20 more hands-on activities for struggling readers * Word Play Stations for Middle School: 12 fun word study activities that turn word work into word play * Word Smarts Vocabulary Card Game: A Taboo-style game with words from all content areas * Word
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
Poetry Writing Stations Using Mentor Texts
This product is a poetry stations set to accompany any middle-school poetry or figurative language unit. It uses mentor texts and has differentiated activities at each station! The activities are designed based on the idea that we learn to write by mimicking good writing. What’s included:* Six stations (Metaphors, Similes, Personification, Sensory Details, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole), designed to take about 15-20 minutes. * A sign for each station * Student instructions for each station * Mentor po
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Poetry, Writing
Word Smarts: Vocabulary Card Game
My students always loved playing this game. It’s competitive, it’s fun, and the kids are learning new words.
Wait! You can also get this in a huge bundle that includes all of my Word Work products plus Word Nerd and Word War I!
Get the Mega Bundle!
This set includes:
* 342 standard-size playing cards, using words from all content areas (plus just cool words to know)
* Instructions on three different ways to play (easy, medium, and super-duper challenging!)
* Score cards that you can copy if yo
6th - 9th
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
Also included in: Word Study Mega Bundle
Word Work Stations for Middle School Part 2
SAVE $6 by purchasing the Word Work Bundle! Get Word Work parts 1 and 2, plus the new Word Play!You can also get this in a bigger bundle that includes Word Nerd, Word Smarts, and Word War I! Get the Mega Bundle!Many students come to middle school without the vocabulary, word recognition, decoding, and spelling skills required to be successful in middle school and beyond – especially English language learners. For that reason, I put together a second set of Word Work activities. These activities
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary
Also included in: Word Work Bundle
Imaginative Story Writing Bundle
This bundle includes five products for an imaginative story writing unit (each of which is also sold individually): * Story plot chart guide and brainstorming graphic organizer * Guide to writing a great hook * Guide to writing powerful descriptions * Editing and revising checklist and reflection sentence stems * Imaginative story rubric For a limited time, get the BONUS item: Build-a-Story Imaginative Writing Activity with this bundle!
6th - 8th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
WORD NERD Bundle: Word Games & Puzzles
Now you can get both my highly-rated original WORD NERD: Word Games & Puzzles for Middle School ELA and the new WORD NERD CHILL: Easier Word Games & Puzzles for Middle Grades together in one bundle. That's a total of 13 super-fun, hand-created word games to review ELAR content-related vocabulary. Your students will love reviewing: Greek & Latin rootsGrammarPlot element termsGenre characteristicsFigurative language
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Vocabulary
Text Organizational Patterns Stations/Interactive Notebook Activity
This activity blends station rotation, Interactive Notebooks, and technology using QR codes to teach/reinforce learning of expository text structures. Included in this packet: Station posters for seven common text organizational patterns, Interactive Notebook activity sheets, and a graphic illustrating the relationship between author's purpose, text structure, and main idea. QR codes on the station posters link to text samples for each organizational pattern. Also included is a set of station po
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
Imaginative Story Writing -- The Hook
This two-page sheet is great for whole-class instruction to guide students through understanding the narrative lead. It shows a variety of examples of what not to do and how to make it better. Students will reflect on what makes the good examples effective story starters.
You can get this and four other imaginative story writing products in a discounted bundle:
Imaginative Story Writing Bundle
6th - 8th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
Also included in: Imaginative Story Writing Bundle
Fiction Book Report Menu
If you want to assign your students a book report, but you're tired of boring book reports and want your students to have choices in how they present their learning, try this TGI Fiction's book report menu. It features appetizers, entrees, and desserts, from which students will choose one activity each, depending upon what they feel like doing and how many points they want to earn. My students have always enjoyed the creativity allowed in this project as well as the choices they are given. No mo
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
Imaginative Story Editing and Revising Checklist
After writing a rough draft, students can use this checklist and reflection to ensure that their imaginative story is the best that it can be.
You can get this and four other imaginative story writing products in a discounted bundle:
Imaginative Story Writing Bundle
6th - 8th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
Also included in: Imaginative Story Writing Bundle
Nonfiction Book Report Menu
If you would like to assign your middle-school students a book report project, but you want them to have choices in how they present their learning, try out this TGI Nonfiction's Menu. It provides a selection of appetizers, entrees, and desserts, each with varying possible points. After reading their nonfiction book, students will choose one appetizer activity, one entree activity, and one dessert activity. This menu offers various activities to reach all learning types, built-in differentiation
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
First Day Stations
Give your students a memorable first day of school by presenting all of the first-day housekeeping (rules, getting-to-know-you, information cards, etc.) in the form of stations with fun activities. This fully editable PPT pack includes instructions and activities for 6 stations and handouts (syllabus, about-the-teacher sheet, rules & expectations sheet) with eye-catching borders and fonts. Edit the handouts to fit your needs; edit the station instructions to fit your students' needs. Your studen
6th - 8th
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Experience
Cheryl King's Language Arts for Middle School has been bringing fun literacy activities to the middle grades since 2016! And now that I am a dyslexia therapist for elementary students, you'll also find resources for younger readers, such as my new decodable readers.
Teaching style
I love making learning fun, competitive, and memorable.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I have the honor of meeting and getting to know dozens of fantastic kids every school year. I am also an author of two award-winning teen historical fiction books, Sitting on Top of the World and Under the Pawpaw Trees.
My own education history
Journalism degree from University of Houston;
ELAR certification from A+ Texas Teachers;
Master's degree in curriculum and instruction/literacy from UTA
Reading Specialist and Master Reading Teacher certification
Dyslexia Therapist Training from Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, leading to CALT certification and LDT license
Additional biographical information
My debut novel, Sitting on Top of the World, was awarded the 2022 Eric Hoffer Book Awards First Horizon Award and the YA category first place, AND it made the Grand Prize shortlist! Check it out on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61026670-sitting-on-top-of-the-world">Goodreads!</a>
The sequel, Under the Pawpaw Trees, won the 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Awards YA category and was shortlisted for the Grand Prize. Check it out on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130802978-under-the-pawpaw-trees">Goodreads!</a>
I put a lot of thought into the products I create for school and for TPT. I have a background in newspaper design, so I work hard to make worksheets and printables pleasing to the eye and reader-friendly. I print out all of my products before submitting them, and if something doesn't look right, I work on it until it does. Little by little, I am learning the technical side of using TPT, and I truly hope that my products are helpful and useful to someone, somewhere. Thank you so much for looking at my store!
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