Tuck Everlasting Activities Kids will Love
Try these seven Tuck Everlasting activities with your class; kids love them! These easy-to-teach activities can be used by teachers, home educators, …
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Fun Ways to Teach Sequencing in the Classroom
Being able to identify the sequence of events in a story is an essential skill that students needs to master. These sequence activities can help …
Continue ReadingA Holocaust Curriculum Unit for Middle School Teachers
This article will provide you with essential resources to teach about the Holocaust in middle school. Using The Diary of Anne Frank play and the …
Continue ReadingActivities & Ideas for Teaching Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone to Middle Schoolers
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling is the first book in the seven-book series. It is perfect for middle-grade readers. …
Continue ReadingLesson Plans and Resources for The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The 8th Grade Reading curriculum will use the novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton to teach important reading skills during the third six weeks of …
Continue ReadingShort Story Resources and Lesson Plans: Teach Literature With Short Stories
This article provides links to the short story unit that I’ve implemented in the 1st and 2nd six weeks of my 8th Grade Reading Curriculum.
Continue ReadingPlan and Write 8th Grade Language Arts Advanced Curriculum Maps
For the eighth grade, a curriculum map should cover all of the state benchmarks and indicators for the grade. To plan and write a map, teachers need …
Continue Reading“Oh, the Places You’ll Go” Lesson Plan for Middle or High School Students
Don’t think you can use Dr. Seuss in your middle or high school classroom? Think again. This lesson plan on “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” will help you …
Continue ReadingA Tried-and-True 8th Grade English Curriculum
It took me eight years to develop my 8th grade reading curriculum, and I’m going to share my hard work with you! Through trial and error and …
Continue ReadingEvaluation Tools and Conclusion for Research Poster Project for The Cay by Theodore Taylor
Teaching The Cay by Theodore Taylor has been a great joy of mine for the past four years. This article provides useful evaluation tools and guides for …
Continue ReadingTeach the Diary of Anne Frank Through Learning Stations
Part two of this lesson plan further explains the different stations needed for the collaborative learning project for the Holocaust background study …
Continue ReadingResearch Poster Project for The Cay by Theodore Taylor
Teaching The Cay by Theodore Taylor has been a great joy of mine for the past four years. I have since created a series of research projects focused …
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