SupportInTheMiddle

These slides are great for an introduction to your poetry unit in middle school. The slides cover 5 types of poetry, rhyme scheme, theme, topic and speaker's voice.

A poster with paper headings to put up in your classroom.

A fun, simple first week of school activity! Students will decorate a pendant to share facts about them using multiplication and division. Students will also share their goals and favorite things about math! Would be super cute to hang up!

Students are able to assess their own writing with these printable task cards! Print them and tape them up around the room for students to roam station to station, reviewing their essays independently. These could also be used to peer edit, explain elements of an argumentative essay, or for state testing review! The elements all follow AZ Merit's rubric for grades 3-5 opinion essay, however they could be used in any grade level (depending on your students!) Pages included: - Essay Flow - Introd

This rubric is a great resource for grading science fair projects! It includes grades based on research, display board, and in class participation. Teachers may choose how to scale the grading. Here's an example of what I did: Research Activities: 25 points possible Display Board: 25 points possible Participation: 10 points possible These rubrics were easy to use as students presented their boards, quick grading!

Both the novel and movie, Wonder, are amazing additions to every upper elementary classroom! After we completed our novel study on Wonder, we watched the movie as a 5th grade class. Students were then challenged to tie in our content on informational and persuasive writing to complete a 5 paragraph essay comparing the novel and film. Students loved it and were completely engaged! If your students have access to devices, you can upload the first page and have them complete the assignment on Goog