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. 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.

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!

This is a paired text on the empires of Assyria and Babylon. Written for 6th grade. Each article comes with a comprehension activity (crossword and word scramble). This is carefully aligned to the new Social Studies framework.

Answer Key for study guide for final exam for 6th grade Social Studies. Includes questions on geography, archaeology and early humans, Mesopotamia, ancient China, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and Middle Ages. All S.S. framework aligned. Student Packet sold separately.

Comprehensive final exam for 6th grade Social Studies. Includes multiple choice with and without stimulus, and constructed response. Includes questions on geography, archaeology and early humans, Mesopotamia, ancient China, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and Middle Ages. All S.S. framework aligned.

Study guide for final exam for 6th grade Social Studies. Includes questions on geography, archaeology and early humans, Mesopotamia, ancient China, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and Middle Ages. All S.S. framework aligned. Answer Key sold separate.

Comprehensive Unit Exam for 6th grade archaeology and early humans unit. Includes vocabulary fill in the blank, multiple choice with and without stimulus, short answer and constructed response questions. Includes topics such as archaeology, primary and secondary sources, migration, paleolithic and neolithic eras, etc. All S.S. framework aligned.

Comprehensive fractions unit aligned to the Next Generation Math standards (5th and 6th grade). Includes lessons on adding and subtracting fractions, converting mixed numbers and improper fractions, adding and subtracting mixed numbers, multiplying fractions and mixed numbers, fraction word problems, and addition and multiplication properties. Each lesson includes learning targets, guided notes, example problems, guided practice, and classwork problems. Each lesson is also aligned to IXL ski

Answer key to my fractions homework packet (available as a separate purchase).