The Middle View

Slideshow of 20+ pictures that introduce students to the Holocaust. Reflection questions are included. This can be an activity where you go through the pictures silently or print them out for a gallery walk.Great pre-reading activity for a reading about the Holocaust!

This is a great activity for middle school students at the end of the year and can be shown to future students! Students will brainstorm tips for surviving middle school and create a Google Slide presentation. When you open the product, click on the link at the bottom of the PDF to access the Google Slide. Make sure to go to FILE -- > MAKE A COPY to make it your own!

This activity goes with the novel Ghost by Jason Reynolds. This is a great way for students to reflect on themselves and on the main character in the book. When the two activities are paired together students begin to see the power and significance of recognizing and thinking about the important people in their lives. This resource includes to Google Slide templates for students to create - one about their own lives and one about Ghost's life.

Reader Response Letters can be used to hold students accountable for independent reading and to encourage authentic conversations about books. There are a wide variety of prompts for students to choose from that challenge them to use evidence from the book and their own thinking to answer the prompt. You can require students to answer a different prompt each time or let them choose. As students get used to writing these, students can write and respond to other students. What is included in this

This product is an editable Google Slide that can be copied for multiple vocabulary words. The template asks students to type the word, definition, sentence from the text or original sentence, a synonym, an antonym, and to find a picture. There are many different uses for this - assigned vocabulary, learning unknown words for upcoming chapters, vocabulary gallery walks, etc. Students will need to know how to use Google Slides to use this resource!

This nonfiction book guide can be used for independent reading books or a class read. It is a great way to keep students on track with their reading and work on important skills as they read. This guide focuses on skills such as context clues, main (central) idea, summary, and text features. It also includes an outline for an essay for students to write on their books when finished.

Included in this resource:Tracking the Theme chartTheme Analysis Paper (instructions and optional outline)PowerPoint slides with student instructions and a common list of themes in the playThis resource is completely EDITABLE to fit your classroom needs. Students will identify and find supporting evidence for a theme in The Diary of Anne Frank. Students will find evidence, explain the context of that evidence, and evaluate how that evidence supports the theme. Next, students take that informati

This resource fits perfectly after reading the chapters in the book where Bruno and Shmuel meet - chapter 10 and on. There is a graphic organizer for students to complete as well as a constructed response. If you want to practice finding text evidence from the book, have students include page numbers where they found similarities and differences. This will also help them when they go to write the constructed response. Digital version also included for Google Classroom!

Bookmark that includes the 23-24 Truman Readers Awards books. Great for libraries and classrooms to promote reading. Add a sticker over the book cover whenever a student finishes a book!

I use this when reading the book as a whole class!

Reading comprehension questions in the form of the Kagan structure, Quiz Quiz Trade. This is a great way to get your students up and moving while answering text-based questions about the first five chapters of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. There are 23 question with answers. ***Print double-sided and questions and answers will align.

Great beginning of the year gift to give to Student Council members! I put the note in a little ziploc bag with some starbursts or attach the paper to a fun size pack of starburst.

Story elements designed for display on a bulletin board or around the classroom! Included elements include: conflictplotthemecharactersettingBONUS: dialogue

This idea is adapted from the book A Novel Approach by Kate Roberts. This simple and effective activity can be used with book clubs, independent reading, or whole class novels. Students simply write one thought they had after a selected reading. There are sentence stems for students who need help getting started. At the end of the week, or after five readings, students take one idea and write long about it. You will be amazed at the ideas students come up with and the deep thinking they produce

Printable bookmarks for students to keep track of their daily reading! This works great for holding students accountable for daily independent reading. If students in your classroom set daily page goals or if you require a certain amount of pages each day, there is a column for students to mark yes or no for meeting the daily goal.

A way to visually show what students are reading in class. If you have multiple classes, you can track which class reads the most books for a little friendly competition!

This is a sign to hang up in your classroom or outside your door to show students what book you are reading. This is a great way to promote reading and encourage students to build a reading life. Many students will want to read books you have read! You can laminate this and write on it OR put it in a sleeve protector and print out the book cover for your book and slide it in. I am including PDF version and Google Doc editable versions. For the editable version, there is two different versions f

This activity can go with any novel students are reading. Each line for the bio poem is given a slide on Google Slides. Students fill in the information and include a picture that goes with the line. An example is included!

Looking for a way to recognize your student of the month for your class or school? This all about me sheet makes a perfect addition to a bulletin board! I include this sheet underneath the student of the month's picture!

There are three different options available for this activity – all are completely editable. The first one is geared more toward middle/high school. The second option is more for younger students. There is also a copy where you can type your own genres in. This activity is perfect for introducing students to your classroom library, a trip to explore the school library, or an activity for a librarian. This activity is also great for helping students reach out to see what they might be inter