This bundle includes many interesting and thought-provoking activities and projects that are perfect for Presidents' Day for middle school students. Students will have the opportunity to work individually, with partners and in a group to create or complete several activities and projects. All pro...

This bundle includes many interesting and thought-provoking activities and projects that are perfect for Presidents' Day for middle school students. Students will have the opportunity to work individually, with partners and in a group to create or complete several activities and projects. All pro...

Ready to "cook up" a great first day of school? It's easy with this recipe for a successful start to the school year! PREP: ➤ Think about how you will set the tone for your classroom on the first day of school. ➤ Plan to keep students engaged and active. ➤ Prepare to build a positive rapport with students from the first instant that they become a part of the classroom community. INGREDIENTS: ➤ Warm-Up Activity ➤ Get-to-Know-You Activity ➤ Game that gets students out of their seats ➤ Get-to-Know-the-Teacher Activity ➤ Writing Prompt ➤ Extension Activity Once you've gathered your ingredients, you can get "cooking!" (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE RECIPE!) PROCEDURE: STEP 1: Begin with a warm-up activity. Place an activity on students' desks that they can complete independently. You might try a simple survey or poster. An All About Me poster is a quick way to learn about students. You can even gather them together for an awesome classroom display. Or, a survey is a wonderful way to collect information about students. You might include questions about where students like to sit, their favorite way to learn, and activities that they enjoy so that you can start connecting with students. Another awesome warm-up activity is an "All About You" name tag. Students answer questions about themselves while coloring in a name tag based on their responses. Then, students can place the name tag on their desks to help you learn your students' names. This activity is particularly awesome if you have multiple sets of students. You can collect the name tags and re-distribute them each day during each class while you learn names. Oh, and as a bonus, you can gather them together and leave them with substitute teachers throughout the year! If you'd like to check out ready-made Back to School Warm-Ups, just click here for the poster, here for the survey, and here for the name tags. STEP 2: Mix in a get-to-know-you activity. Give students a chance to share about themselves and learn about their classmates with an engaging get-to-know-you activity. One of my favorites is a doodle-inspired mini-book. Students transform a single sheet of paper into a doodley mini-book all about themselves. After students make the mini-book it's fun to hang them on a clothesline. Then, as students finish their work during the first days of school, you can encourage fast-finishers to grab a classmate's mini-book and learn about him or her. Check out the doodle mini-book HERE. Or, you could have students create this 3-D About Me Activity. Students create an infographic-style book about themselves. After answering some simple questions, they do a little cutting and gluing to create a 3-D "About Me" display. These are especially fun because students can set them on their desks and then everyone can tour around the classroom and learn about their peers. (These are awesome for Open House too!) Learn more HERE. STEP 3: Scatter in an activity that gets students moving. Since students crave opportunities to get up and out of their seats, plan to get your class moving on the first day of school. You might have students complete a scavenger hunt or even play a learning game that requires students to move around. I'm a huge fan of this simple get-to-know-you activity that gets students moving (and you can download it for FREE here.) First, students make paper airplanes. They write their name and 3 interview questions on the wings. Then, students line up shoulder-to-shoulder and launch the planes. Next, they pick up a classmate's plane, find him or her, and ask the interview questions. You can repeat the airplane launch as often as you'd like! Find everything you need to do this activity in this FREEBIE. If you'd like to combine movement and learning on the first day of school, then you and your students will love this Back to School Doodle Infographic. First students fill in the infographic with facts about school. There are 21 facts and you can hide them around the room to get students moving. Then, they put together the infographic to make a fun and doodle-y poster! Check it out HERE. STEP 4: Sprinkle in a chance for students to get-to-know-you (their teacher). On the first day of school, students are very curious about you. They want to learn about you, so you'll want to be sure to share about yourself. You can give a simple biography of yourself, or you might try these easy and engaging activities: Create a teacher interview question along with 4 or 5 prize cards for each student in your class. Then, tape the questions and the prize cards under students' seats before class begins. During class, explain to students that they all have something under their chairs. It might be a question and it might be a prize. If they get a prize card, have students keep it quiet. Then, call on students. They can either read a question for you to answer or reveal that they won a prize. If they won, you might give them a pencil, piece of candy, or a homework pass. You can find all my favorite questions HERE. Or, you might have students complete a "Teacher Guess" about you. First, they predict the answers to questions about you. Then, as you reveal the answers, they earn points for every correct prediction. It's a fun activity that students truly enjoy! You can check it out HERE. STEP 5: Add a fun writing prompt to your back to school activities. A writing prompt is a great way to gather a baseline for students' writing on the first day of school. You might give students a simple prompt about their summer or goals for the new school year. However, I love to add a fun creative writing prompt into the mix. For example, with this writing prompt students select a setting, character, problem, and 3 random objects. Then, they need to work them all into a story. It's fun, engaging, and a great way to see where your students are starting the school year. Find this writing prompt HERE or check out this collection of 10 creative writing activities. STEP 6: Top it off with a review of tomorrow's warm-up. Set students up for success during your next day of school by quickly reviewing what they will need to do when they arrive to class. If you're planning to have students work through warm-ups like these This or That ELA warm-ups where students choose to do the "this" or the "that" activity, then you might quickly review what will be waiting on their desks when they arrive. Taking the time to preview tomorrow's warm-up is a great way to set expectations for students! If you're looking for some daily warm-ups, you might want to check out these This or That ELA warm-ups or these This or That Writing warm-ups! STEP 7: Don't forget to have an extension activity just in case your lesson ends early. I love playing games like "Move If You..." which you can find for FREE HERE. While you may never get to the extension activity, it's a lifesaver if you need it! TIPS: When you're following this recipe for a great first day of school, you might want to: ➤ Greet students at the door and answer these questions for students right away: ➨ Where do I sit? ➨ Am I in the right classroom? ➨ What should I be doing right now? ➤ Also, be prepared to manage students' behavior on the first day of school. Ensure that you have a positive classroom management system in place and ready to use if you need it! Well, there you have it, my recipe for a great first day of school. Be sure to download all the ideas with links AND the FREE airplane activity HERE! CHECK THIS OUT! I've put together a 100+ page guide for back to school for teachers. It includes tips, tools, and printables for classroom décor, classroom organization, lesson planning, community building, and planning the first day of school. It's absolutely FREE! Just click here to sign up. When you sign up, you'll get access to 6 mini-courses that cover everything Back to School including classroom design, organization, curriculum planning, and ways to build a positive classroom community. There's also a TON of exclusive freebies, bonuses, and videos! If you'd like to learn more and sign up, just click HERE. Thanks so much for stopping by, Mary Beth P.S. If you'd like MORE free resources for your classroom, be sure to join the Brain Waves Instruction club!

Presidents' Day art activity collaborative portrait posters *** BUNDLE*** This is a Presidents' Day collection of my collaborative posters of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. These 2 posters individually or collectively make for a great classroom Presidents' Day display! Presidents' Day is a National Holiday in the United States that celebrates George Washington's Birthday. Many states also celebrate Abraham Lincoln during this celebration. I have included both posters in this resource for that reason. The large mosaic portraits make a perfect supplement/complement to your Presidents' Day units! Included in my Presidents' Day portrait bundle are posters of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Each of my Presidents' Day posters in this collection is also available individually if you'd only like 1 of the 2. Abraham Lincoln Portrait Poster George Washington Portrait Poster Other Presidents Available: Thomas Jefferson Barack Obama Teddy Roosevelt In total, you will get 4 lessons (2 options for creating each poster) and bonus handouts in each set. My collaboration portrait posters are popular President's Day activities because they are fun, easy, and make an outstanding impact in any classroom or school! You will get a lot of compliments on these posters! Please click the "Follow Me" button on this page to keep updated on all my new offerings! Thank you for supporting my work and infusing your classroom with art! Jenny K. Let's Connect My BLOG Pinterest Instagram Facebook Twitter FREE eBOOK: The Benefits of Directed Drawing for Kids Sign up HERE to join my email list, and I'll send you a copy of my free eBook, The Benefits of Directed Drawing. Not to mention, after you join, you'll be invited to enjoy my "Subscribers Library" of freebies. TERMS OF USE: The purchase of this product is for one license and is for PERSONAL USE ONLY. ©Copyright 2015 Art with Jenny K.® ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Permission is granted to copy pages specifically designed for student or teacher use by the original purchaser or licensee. The reproduction of any part of this product is strictly prohibited. Copying any part of this product and/or placing it on the internet in any form (even a personal/classroom website) is strictly forbidden. Doing so violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Purchase extra licenses for others to use this resource at a discounted rate.

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Much like students who spend more hours on the hook of an essay than they do the bulk of an essay, I often found myself with a case of English teacher writing block when it came to planning my first day of school activities. Though I have ten years (x two semesters each) of ... Read More about First Day of School Activities for High School and Middle School English

Be ready for Presidents' Day or any time of the year with this bundle of 15 high quality word search puzzles. Puzzles make great no prep activities for early finishers, bell ringers, morning work, handouts, homework, lesson plan supplements, sponge activities, introductions to new topics, and sub files. This bundle includes eight word search puzzles on specific presidents: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and George Washington. In addition there is a crossword on George Washington and a huge word search with all 45 US leaders. The word search puzzles are fairly challenging as they have words that appear backwards as well as diagonally and there are overlapping words. The crossword puzzle comes in two versions: one with a word bank and one without. The vocabulary words that are covered in each puzzle are carefully thought out to reflect an accurate portrait of each President. Educational puzzles can help immerse your students in a subject while they enjoy themselves. We love FEEDBACK! And you earn CREDITS!     • Log in to your Teachers Pay Teachers account.     • Click on the drop down menu “My TpT”.     • Select “My Purchases”.     • Choose ratings and leave feedback.     • Know that we love you for it! ♥ ♥ ♥ Puzzles to Print guarantees you the highest quality crosswords, word finds, cryptograms, Sudoku and number puzzles available.

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Students will love creating these easy-to-make patriotic agamographs using the color-by-number templates. And as a bonus, you’ll get themed stationery sheets for each agamograph where students can write about the significance of the patriotic holiday. Contents: ⭐ 10 Agamographs for 10 Different Patriotic Holidays: ---Matin Luther King, Jr. Day ---Presidents’ Day ---Memorial Day ---Flag Day ---Independence Day ---Patriot Day ---Constitution Day ---Election Day ---Veterans Day ---Remembrance Day ⭐ Step-by-step instructions on how to create the agamographs, with photographs to make them extra-easy to follow ⭐ Ready-to-go, color-by-numbers templates for a remarkable transformation. ⭐ 3 stationery templates for each holiday (30 total) that students can attach below the agamographs ⭐ Photos of the finished product ⭐ Check out the preview to see more detail on this product. 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Students can learn more about Presidents' Day and the Presidents with these resources.  They can complete a webquest about the history of Presidents' Day, a forgotten presidents reading analysis, a forgotten presidents interview, and a less academic and more fun "get to know" the Presidents Activity where students match each president to a fun fact with 8 opinion/creative questions. The answers are included where appropriate and these would be great for a sub! See the preview for a closer look! To recap this includes: Interview Activity for 5 Forgotten Presidents Meet 5 Forgotten Presidents Presidents' Day Webquest Presidents' Day Activity You might be interested in: Resources for ANY History Topic

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Great Ideas And Tips For Teaching Poetry. Poetry reveals many aspects of life that they may not get to experience or witness first hand. Poetry may speak some ‘truth’ about how others live and that helps build empathy with our students. Read on for 6 ways you can set your students interest ablaze for poetry! Grades 4-12 | Middle School ELA | High School English

9 creative activities to celebrate Presidents' Day in grades 3-6! Students can choose from a variety of activities to create their own final project. Includes choice board and rubric! Use as classwork, homework, extension activities, early finisher work, or even in literacy centers. Activities promote higher order thinking, are connected to Common Core standards, and are engaging by tapping into the Multiple Intelligences. Come see the HUGE SELECTION of AWESOME CHOICE BOARDS for Upper Elementary and Middle School novels in my store! Adding more choice boards every week! Follow my store for updates on new products and freebies posted! Choice Board BUNDLES Choice Boards for Novels A-EChoice Boards for Novels F-J Choice Boards for Novels K-O Choice Boards for Novels P-T Choice Boards for Novels U-Z Holiday Choice Boards **Did you know that providing feedback can earn you credits toward free purchases? If you enjoyed using this resource, please provide feedback! Thank you! The Night Gardener Flush Where the Red Fern Grows 11 Birthdays The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Fuzzy Mud Chasing Vermeer Milkweed My Side of the Mountain The Tale of Despereaux The Graveyard Book A Tangle of Knots Sounder Walk Two Moons The Lions of Little Rock The Mighty Miss Malone A Wrinkle in Time Sophia's War How to Steal a Dog Loser Turtle in Paradise Three Times Lucky Wringer Paperboy Shiloh Freckle Juice The Wednesday Wars Love That Dog Rump Bridge to Terabithia One for the Murphys Mockingbird The Hundred Dresses Al Capone Does My Shirts Maniac Magee The Family Under the Bridge City of Ember Escape From Mr. Lemoncellos's Library The Wild Robot Dear Mr. Henshaw Lost in the Sun The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Some Kind of Courage Moon Over Manifest The Honest Truth Eight Keys Flora and Ulysses As Brave as You Circus Mirandus Because of Winn-Dixie Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing The Lemonade War How to Eat Fried Worms Ashes Lily's Crossing A Long Walk to Water The Boy on the Wooden Box Liar and Spy From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Nightbird Wolf Hollow Pax Ida B HOOT Rules Forge Fever, 1793 Where the Mountain Meets the Moon The Fourteenth Goldfish Crenshaw The Thing About Jellyfish Out of My Mind Killing Mr. Griffin When You Reach Me The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer Inside Out and Back Again Gregor the Overlander Counting by 7s A Mango-Shaped Space The Egypt Game Island of the Blue Dolphins The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate Ender's Game My Brother Sam is Dead Bud, Not Buddy Red Kayak Fiction Choice Boards The Book Thief Chains The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Holes A Night Divided Jip: His Story Echo The War That Saved My Life The Wish Giver Fish in a Tree Rain Reign Stella by Starlight Hunger Games The Giver Among the Hidden Crash The Maze Runner Bunnicula Esperanza Rising Wonder Watsons Go to Birmingham Stargirl Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Because of Mr. Terupt Soft Rain Frindle One-Eyed Giant Land of the Dead Sirens and Sea Monsters

Celebrate Presidents' Day while researching past presidents of the United States of America using this engaging timeline research project. Students will use the included student-friendly links to access information about one of the presidents. Then, they will use this information to fill in a printable worksheet or digital Google Slide graphic organizer to create their final copy on the provided template. Like this Presidents' Day project? Check out my holiday bundle and save 20% Students will: Use student-friendly links to research a past president Summarize and delineate relevant and irrelevant information during research Create a timeline of important events in the life of a president This Presidents of the United States project includes: How to use teacher instructions Digital instructions to distribute through your secure learning management system such as Google Classroom, Seesaw, Schoology, etc Student WebQuest (includes student-friendly links to use for researching) Student instruction sheet Graphic organizers 44 printable templates (one for each president) Digital Google Slide version of templates Rubric for grading Presidents include: George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison John Tyler James K. Polk Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton George W. Bush Barack Obama Donald Trump Students should be able to complete this activity within 2-3 class periods. Printable timeline worksheets create seasonal classroom décor. Digital templates can easily be presented through screen share. Feedback from teachers: A great resource to help students create a timeline for their presidential research! My students LOVE to research!! This was GREAT! This timeline resource was a great addition to our President's Day unit. Thanks! This resource was amazing! We made our own lap books with the timeline! The students loved it!! Other lessons and activities to support your unit: Presidents of the United States of America Inspirational Quote Banner Presidents' Day Nonfiction Activity February Activities for Science Social Studies Lessons you might be interested in: Explorers Unit Thirteen Colonies Unit American History Digital Unit Constitution Unit Kindly Note: If you have questions, do not hesitate to email me at Teaching Muse Email PLEASE PREVIEW BEFORE PURCHASING __________________________________________________________________ Thank you for visiting Teaching Muse. I would love for you to become a follower.  Teaching Muse followers receive new product information and discounts on any new items! __________________________________________________________________ All rights reserved by Teaching Muse. This product is to be used by the original downloader ONLY. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. Additionally, this product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). They are intended for classroom and personal use ONLY.

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