Middle School with Mia

This download has 8 weeks of Thursday activities! Allow your students to be creative in completing the picture. This is great as a morning meeting activity, or as an SEL activity. The download has 8 pages, so it will last for 8 weeks.

This is a genre gallery walk designed for 3rd or 4th grade ELAR in Texas. This allows students to preview the main six genres that will be learned this year: poetry, drama, informational, argumentative, realistic fiction, and literary nonfiction. For each genre there is a list of characteristics and 3 books from Epic that match the genre. There is also a note taking worksheet where students can jot down what they are learning. Here's how I will use it: print out and laminate the file and tape t

Are you looking for an activity to teach or reteach Central Idea? Look no further! This is a fall-themed activity designed to teach 3rd and 4th grade students about central idea. Bonus points if you bring a beverage for your students to enjoy while working so it gives all the coffee shop vibes! Here's how I will do this activity: 1. Display the slides so the students can see. 2. Work through the first few slides and the example as a whole group. 3. Have the students complete the coffee cup eit

Scripted lesson plans written by a university-level certified teacher. Lesson plans are over volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, and their effects. Each lesson plan is scripted and includes a materials list and each pictured worksheet. Answer key included.

This text features activity booklet is designed for 4th Grade ELAR in Texas! It's a great review of anecdote, timelines, photos with captions, bolded words, subheadings, labels, and writing. It includes a 10 question quiz, a coloring page, and a PRIVATE KAHOOT just for you! This would work best by giving each student a manilla file folder to keep each activity it. Or, use some of the activities for stations or small groups.

This worksheet allows students to act as construction engineers who have to create a building that could withstand the effects of either a volcano or an earthquake!

Experience this fun inferencing activity by asking the question: which reindeer ran over Grandma? And why?! Students will examine the evidence and read the witness statements to decide which reindeer is the culprit!

Includes a word document and a power point presentation link for the Tornado in a Jar experiment. Also includes an experiment follow up and brief survey.

This activity combines preposition knowledge with art! Students will follow the directions to create a picture. This is an easy-to-grade activity and engaging for students.

Are you wanting a great activity to teach compare and contrast? Look no further! This gallery walk features 7 stations to read. Each station has a poem and an informational text, both over the same topic. There is also an answer sheet included for students to fill out as they walk. Here's how I used it in my class: 1. Hang the posters in their colored pairs throughout the classroom. 2. Give each student an answer sheet. 3. Have them pick 3 stations to visit. Possible extension could be to h

Have your students set goals and reflect on their year with this 2024 writing worksheet! Very versatile for any grade level. Students can draw a picture in the box, or they can write their "one word" in the box!

Want an "Oregon Trail" game, but for Texas History? Look no further! This game explores the interactions between European Explorers and Native Americans in Texas.

This is a graphic organizer for students to fill out as they are searching for the central idea of an informational text!

These Texas Revolution task cards are perfect for reinforcing concepts taught about the revolution. There are 16 cards total and come with an answer sheet and answer key.

This TOC can be kept in the digital version, or you can print it and have students glue it into their notebooks!

Short power point over the importance of manipulatives. Written by a university-level certified teacher.

20 Irregular Past Tense Verbs Task Cards! Great for station work or for early finishers.

Quick phonological assessment, great for informal assessment!!