Middle School Creative Resources

Bud, Not Buddy comprehension questions for each chapter. Focuses on common core skills such as citing text evidence and making inferences. Intended to be used with the sixth grade module for Bud, Not Buddy. (Survive/Thrive rules charts are embedded in the chapters). Enjoy!

This gallery walk includes 15 documents (photographs, captions, maps, etc) to be used to build background knowledge about the novel Dragonwings, particularly the setting. Includes a chart for students to fill out as they complete the gallery walk. Intended to be used with the sixth grade module of Dragonwings.

This gallery walk includes 14 documents (photographs, charts, graphs, maps, etc) to be used to build background knowledge about the Great Depression and setting of Bud, Not Buddy. Includes a chart for students to fill out as they complete the gallery walk. Intended to be used with the sixth grade module of Bud, Not Buddy.

Unit Test for the 6th grade Social Studies unit on Early Humans and Archaeology. Includes fill in the blank, multiple choice, short answer and a paragraph response. Topics include archaeology, primary and secondary sources, human migration, paleolithic and neolithic eras. Many questions include images, maps, charts, etc. Aligned to the Grade 6 Social Studies Framework.

Questions to be used with the webquest on Otzi the Iceman. Questions on his discovery, mummy, clothing, tools, etc. Aligned to the Grade 6 Social Studies Framework- to be used in the Early Humans and Archaeology Unit. Wordsearch included. Powerpoint webquest sold separately.

Powerpoint presentation to be used as a webquest on Otzi the Iceman. Includes text and images on his discovery, mummy, clothing, tools, etc. Aligned to the Grade 6 Social Studies Framework- to be used in the Early Humans and Archaeology Unit. Questions sold separately.

A great way to introduce the Roman Empire and build background knowledge. Documents include maps, charts, photographs with captions, diagrams, etc on a variety of topics including social structure, politics, geography, religion and achievements. Questions are sold separately.

A great way to introduce the Roman Empire and build background knowledge. Documents include maps, charts, photographs with captions, diagrams, etc on a variety of topics including social structure, politics, geography, religion and achievements. Note: this is the graphic organizer with the questions the students answer during the gallery walk. Gallery walk documents are sold separately. Enjoy!

Anticipation guide for each chapter of the novel Dragonwings. Before reading each chapter, students predict 5 statements to be true or false. After reading they check their prediction, and prove it with text evidence (a quote for each chapter). Intended for use with the 6th grade module for the novel Dragonwings. 5 statements for each of the 12 chapters. Enjoy!

Great gallery walk to use before the novel The Lightning Thief to build background knowledge about the 12 Olympians and other gods. Intended to use with the 6th grade module. Also can be used for an Ancient Greece unit. Includes 14 posters- each with a god/goddess and description. Also includes a notice/wonders chart for the students to fill out as they view the posters and complete the gallery walk. My students loved this. Enjoy!

Unit Test for the 6th grade Social Studies unit on World Geography. Includes fill in the blank, multiple choice, short answer and a paragraph response. Topics include continents and oceans, geography vocabulary, world regions, adaptations and modifications, etc. Many questions include images, maps, charts, etc. Aligned to the Grade 6 Social Studies Framework.

Grade 6 Social Studies Framework aligned world geography country project. Students select a country in the Eastern hemisphere to complete research on. Packet includes directions, country maps, graphic organizers for notes (Geography, Religion, Politics, Economics, Social Structure, Culture), and a grading rubric.

Comprehensive Unit Exam for 6th grade Mesopotamia unit. Includes vocabulary fill in the blank, multiple choice with and without stimulus, short answer and constructed response questions. Includes topics such as geography, religion, achievements, politics, economics and social structure of this ancient civilization. All S.S. framework aligned.

Comprehensive geometry unit aligned with New York State Next Generation Learning Standards (geometry). Unit packet is 39 pages long. Topics include area of parallelograms and triangles, decomposing trapezoids, decomposing complex figures, polygons on the coordinate plane, volume (whole numbers, fractions and decimals), volume with unit cubes, nets and surface area. Lessons include learning targets, vocabulary, example problems, leveled practice problems, and word problems. New York State Test Q

Comprehensive ratios and proportions unit aligned with New York State Next Generation Learning Standards (ratios and proportions). Unit packet is 51 pages long. Topics include how to write a ratio, equivalent ratios, cross multiplying to find a ratio value, ratio tables, real life ratios, unit rates, real life unit rates, percents, part-whole-percent, and measurement conversions. Lessons include learning targets, vocabulary, example problems, leveled practice problems, and word problems. New Yo

Various Documents (charts, photographs, maps, text, etc.) to be used as a gallery walk for the 6th grade Social Studies unit on Early Humans and Archaeology. Aligned to the Grade 6 Social Studies Framework.

Comprehensive Statistics and Probability Unit aligned with New York State Next Generation Learning Standards (statistics and probability). Unit packet is 48 pages long. Topics include statistical questions, dot plots, histograms, data distribution, mean, median, mode and range, probability as a fraction, probability as a decimal and percent, and predicting outcomes. Lessons include learning targets, vocabulary, example problems, leveled practice problems, and word problems. New York State Test

Comprehensive equations and inequalities unit aligned with New York State Next Generation Learning Standards (expressions and equations). Unit packet is 45 pages long. Topics include writing equations, solving one step equations, solving two step equations, formulas, writing inequalities, solving one step inequalities, solving two step inequalities, graphing inequalities, and independent and dependent variables. Lessons include learning targets, vocabulary, example problems, leveled practice p

Poetry Unit following common core standards. Intended for 6th grade- suitable for 5th- 8th. Includes 5 poems- The Abandoned Farmhouse, Mother to Son, Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening, The Road Not Taken, and Seaside Reflections. Includes close reading and annotation bubbles, inference activities, and multiple choice and short answer questions for each. Includes assessment at the end. Focuses on common core skills such as citing and explaining evidence, making claims, etc. Enjoy!

Answer key for comprehensive Statistics and Probability Unit aligned with New York State Next Generation Learning Standards (statistics and probability). Unit packet is 48 pages long. Topics include statistical questions, dot plots, histograms, data distribution, mean, median, mode and range, probability as a fraction, probability as a decimal and percent, and predicting outcomes. Lessons include learning targets, vocabulary, example problems, leveled practice problems, and word problems. New Yo