Kaitlin Cameron

Bring engagement and excitement to your classroom with this Silent Library–style review game, inspired by the iconic Silent Library! This interactive, low-prep activity is perfect for test review, skill reinforcement, or end-of-unit practice—while keeping students on their toes and fully involved. Students work in groups of four, adding an element of teamwork and suspense to every question. For each round, players randomly select a card to determine their role. On the count of three, cards are

Bring engagement and excitement to your classroom with this Silent Library–style review game, inspired by the iconic Silent Library! This interactive, low-prep activity is perfect for test review, skill reinforcement, or end-of-unit practice—while keeping students on their toes and fully involved. Students work in groups of four, adding an element of teamwork and suspense to every question. For each round, players randomly select a card to determine their role. On the count of three, cards are

Around 2 months of bellwork included!Start every class with a quick, engaging activity using this Grammar Bellwork Slides Bundle! Perfect for middle-grade students, each slide features 2–3 sentences with grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors for students to identify and correct. These slides are ideal for morning work, warm-ups, or quick review, helping students sharpen their editing skills while reinforcing essential grammar concepts. Fully editable and ready to use, this bundle makes it

Includes: Lesson planFigurative Language & Tone Activity (printable or digital)Canva slides that pair with the activity and provide a video of the poem audioGoogle Form exit ticketEngage your middle-grade students with this complete lesson bundle for Hughes Mearns’ poem “Antigonish”! Perfect for grades 5–8, this resource includes a teacher-friendly lesson plan, Canva slides, video links, a figurative language & tone activity, and a Google Form exit ticket. Students will analyze how the poe

Using the Somebody Wanted But So Then summarizing strategy, students can create a conclusive objective summary for any text. This can be printed and used as a printable activity, or can be uploaded to Google Classroom or your LMS as a digital activity. Thank you for supporting my store!

Help students build goal-setting skills with this SMART Goal Template designed for upper elementary and middle school classrooms. This easy-to-use resource walks students through each part of a SMART goal (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound) using clear, student-friendly language that supports independence and reflection. This goal-setting worksheet is perfect for SEL lessons, advisory periods, intervention groups, student conferences, and back-to-school activities.

Middle school "Antigonish" by Hughes Mearns poetry exit ticketIncluded: Google Form exit ticketCheck out the Antigonish poetry bundle!Includes: Lesson planPrintable or digital activityCanva slides that pair with the activity and provide a video of the poem audioGoogle Form exit ticketThis poetry analysis is great for middle grade students (especially around Halloween!). Use this exit ticket to check for understanding after reading the poem with your students. This exit ticket includes comprehens

Middle school "Antigonish" by Hughes Mearns poetry analysisIncluded: Printable or digital activity (answer key included)Use the file to either print or assign to your LMS as a digital resource. Check out the Antigonish poetry bundle!Includes: Lesson planPrintable or digital activityCanva slides that pair with the activity and provide a video of the poem audioGoogle Form exit ticketThis poetry analysis is great for middle grade students (especially around Halloween!). Use the activity to analyze

Encourage your students to explore new books and expand their reading horizons with this Free Reading Challenge Checklist! Designed for middle-grade students, this checklist includes a variety of genres and topics, prompting students to try books they might not normally pick. It’s a fun, engaging way to motivate independent reading, track progress, and celebrate achievements. Perfect for classroom use, reading groups, or summer reading programs, this challenge is fully printable and ready t

Middle school "Antigonish" by Hughes Mearns poetry analysis lesson planIncluded: Printable or digital lesson plan (Microsoft Powerpoint)Best used with the rest of the Antigonish bundle!Includes: Printable or digital activityCanva slides that pair with the activity and provide a video of the poem audioGoogle Form exit ticketEngage your middle-grade students with this complete lesson bundle for Hughes Mearns’ poem “Antigonish”! Perfect for grades 5–8, this resource includes a teacher-friendly le

Keep your students organized and motivated with this printable Reading Tracker! Perfect for middle-grade classrooms, this tracker allows students to record the date, book title, pages read, and genre for every book they tackle. It’s an easy way to encourage reading accountability, track progress, and help students reflect on their reading habits. Simple, clean, and ready to print, this tracker works for any classroom, any reading program, or independent reading assignments.

This activity guides students through building a thesis statement or claim statement for argumentative or informational writing. The graphic organizer breaks down the elements of a thesis/claim statement using the TAP strategy (topic, argument, points). Included: Definition of thesis/claim statementTAP graphic organizer Fully developed and broken down exampleFully formed argumentative paragraph with each TAP element includedBlank copy for students to fill inSpace to include your own writing prom

These downloadable alphabet coloring pages are perfect for practice at home, homeschool, or in the classroom. This is a great way to start conversations with your child or student and meet them where they are with their vocabulary. The letters are paired with a lowercase traceable version of the letter, as well as pictures of items that begin with that letter to color and make their own. These work best if downloaded and printed for hard-copy use. A great additional activity would be to have you

Teaching students how to organize their writing before they start can be very beneficial. This checklist and outline is broken-down to include the things they need to remember to include in an argumentative essay. You can either: Print one sided to use the checklist and outline as separate assignments, Print 2 sided to give students the checklist to mark off items as they include them in their outlineOr, upload to your Google Classroom or other LMS to have students utilize digitallyYou can even

Simple cute class roster template to keep track of all of your students! Great to use generally, but also great to for something easy that substitutes can use! Just print it out and fill it in :)

This activity is perfect for teaching how topics (big ideas) in a story can contribute to the main theme (life lesson). In addition to finding the topics and main life lesson of a text, there is space for students to find 2 pieces of textual evidence to support each big idea. This is helpful for visual learners who benefit from being able to see how each aspect connects to create a cohesive concept. Thank you so much for supporting my store!

This reasons and evidence flip chart is a great way to make argumentative reading or writing practices more engaging and interactive. To use: Print the file 2 sided so that both pages of the document are on the same piece of paperHave students cut above and below Reason #2 in the empty space between the boxesStudents will fill in area and be able to flip each reason over to see the evidence that supports that reasonThank you so much for supporting my store!

Use this template to provide your students with an easy way to organize their writing! Can be used for any type of writing. Can be uploaded to your LMS and used digitally, or can be printed and distributed as a worksheet.

Use this timeline activity with your students to explore plot and decipher main details in a text. This can be uploaded to your LMS or printed and used as a worksheet! Provides 6 spaces for different events, as well as lines for students to explain, provide text evidence, etc.