Free 7th & 8th grade worksheets, printable games, and activities to make learning math, literacy, history, and science engaging and FUN!
Looking for inspiration for teaching middle school reading skills? Read on to see how I teach the essential elements in a 6th-grade classroom.
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Yes, reading aloud to middle school students in 7th and 8th grade benefits them just as much as in elementary school. Immeasurably.
Daily grammar practice is a tool that helps students practice and master grammar standards. Learn more about grammar spiral review in the classroom.
I want to discuss seating charts, but first let's start with some definitions. Heterogeneous is to be diverse in character or content while homogeneous is to be the same kind or alike. It is very
Grab your copy of FREE ELA Curriculum Maps grades 6th-8th and save yourself a year's worth of planning! Digital maps with a planner, calendar, and more!
Learn six ways to help reluctant readers gain confidence and improve their reading skills in upper elementary and middle school classrooms.
Digital Language Spiral Review with Google Forms. Fully practice and review grammar and word study standards all year! Now for Google Classroom!
It's time to go back to school! With the back-to-school season upon us, it is time to start planning back-to-school activities for the first week of school.
Get your students thinking like a historian from the get-go with these tips and ideas for your first Social Studies lesson of the year.
Check out over 14 resources that should add to your 8th-grade homeschool curriculum. Includes resources for math, English, history, and even Spanish.
So you’ve read the book, Building Thinking Classrooms by Peter Liljedahl, and are wondering what’s next. It all makes sense and the educational system is definitely in need of a shake u…
Using middle school mentor texts to teach narrative essays that focus on developing point of view, dialogue, character motives, and more
Make sure your students are being challenged when they are making inferences with these inference worksheets & activities for middle school!
Learn how you can start engaging your students with math task cards in the classroom. These ideas will give you some variety in how you use these valuable tools.
Wondering how to sequence grammar instruction? You'll want this list that scaffolds grammar lessons so that one skill builds upon the next.
These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
Organize your middle school ELA resources for standards-based learning by starting with the Common Core standards that work together and support each other.
7th and 8th grade ELA materials and resources for an entire school year covering more than 30 different skills and 40+ activities. This 140+ page product is designed to help your students master a variety of different skills throughout an entire school year. Below, I've highlighted the different skills, activities, and assessments included in the resource. This resource is editable and can be changed to fit your students' needs! NOTE: This resource is completely different than my 6th Grade ELA Resources It has a similar setup, but the activities and assessments are different.
Ever wondered what your child should know before 9th grade? I found this little freebie poster from Mrs.
Make sure your students are being challenged when they are making inferences with these inference worksheets & activities for middle school!
Check out over 14 resources that should add to your 8th-grade homeschool curriculum. Includes resources for math, English, history, and even Spanish.
This low-prep, PDF task card activity guides ELA students through the process of standards-based text analysis and reading comprehension at the middle grades (6th, 7th, and 8th) level, and can be used with any text. The task cards promote academic conversation and encourage students to refer back to the text to cite evidence & draw inferences and conclusions. Included: ✳️ Task cards for all informational text standards: RI.1, RI.2, RI.3, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6, RI.7, RI.8, and RI.9 (144 cards) For each set of cards: ⭐️ Suggested Use ⭐️ 16 standards-based task cards, simply print & cut ⭐️This resource pairs perfectly with my Standards-Based Academic Vocabulary Lessons You may also be interested in: ✳️ Literary Analysis: Standards-Based Complete Bundle - Middle School ELA ✳️ Middle School ELA Test Prep ✳️ Standards-Based Text Analysis activities
Looking for unique post-reading activities to inspire students and provide a sample of their analytical skills? Find high-interest strategies for secondary.
Use Mentor Sentences in your ELA middle school classroom to improve student writing! Find practical ideas to teach writing skills.
Check for understanding in minutes! These quick reading comprehension assessment
Motivate students with independent reading by adding engaging reading sprints...turn the traditional reading log upside down!
These books should be on your 8th grade reading list. This is a great list of books for 8th graders and it contains a variety of different genres and subject titles worth reading.
This collection of 7th Grade I Cans and 8th Grade I Cans is designed to provide teachers with an easier way of helping students understand the Common Core.
Hey friends! So I LOVE books and over the last 3-4 years of teaching, I have started to kind of put books into categories based on what I feel or think as I am reading, and always take this into consideration when I pick a read aloud or create a reading unit. I still believe ... Read more
Eclectic and diverse 8th grade reading list. 12-14 year olds will love this collection of realism, fantasy books, historical fiction novels and even poetry.
This 8th grade reading list will help you choose books for your child. Also, there's a FREE lesson or novel study for each book on the list!
I giggled to myself as I created the title to this blog post! If you are new to my blog, I'll have you know that this is the THIRD time I've written an "ELA in
I am in a local book club, studying Charlotte Mason’s 20 Principles using the study guide by Brandy Vencel. I’ve done this study in an online group
