"Gathering Blue": Guided Practice, Assessment and Activities and More
“Gathering Blue” is the interesting sequel to “The Giver”. Try these activities while reading it with your Middle School …
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Savings and Investments: Middle School Math Lesson Plan: Key Concepts and Assessments
Teach the basics of personal finance with this savings and investments lesson plan. Concepts discussed include simple interest, compound interest and …
Continue ReadingStudent Activities & Games for "The Hunger Games"
Take your students on an adventure exploring the science fiction world of Panem through the eyes of Katniss Everdeen, heroine of The Hunger Games. …
Continue ReadingTeachers' Ideas for Presidents: Three Presentations and Projects Your Class Will Love
Lose the face-buried-in-the-paper oral reports and dull posters or slide shows with these teacher ideas for president presentations. Try having tea …
Continue ReadingEurope in the Middle Ages: Teaching Middle School History
With these lesson and teaching ideas on Europe in the Middle Ages, you and your students can come “up close and personal” with the spread …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan and Night at the Museum Outline
Night at the Museum starring Ben Stiller is a great vehicle for teaching history. Lesson plans for key characters, historical eras, or geographical …
Continue ReadingWhat is Cultural Indifference? Middle School Lesson Plan
Helping students understand how people can unintentionally be indifferent to another person’s culture is the first standard of this cultural …
Continue ReadingThematic Unit Using Johnny Tremain for Middle School Students
“Johnny Tremain” is an interesting historical fiction book that most middle school students find riveting. Not only will students learn …
Continue ReadingMiddle School Lesson Plan on Genetically Modified Foods: Good or Bad?
Are genetically modified foods a safe way to feed a lot of people? Or are they toxic to our health? This lesson will broaden the minds of your …
Continue ReadingTeaching Middle School Kids How to Write Checks
If you are a Home Economics teacher and are looking for a lesson plan on check writing, you’ve come to the right place. This lesson goes into …
Continue ReadingThree Candle Decorating Projects for the Art Room: Hand & Paraffin Wax Painting
Decorating candles is a terrific craft you can do in the art room. Middle or high school students are generally very interested in making this useful …
Continue ReadingTeaching Middle Schoolers About Job Applications: A Lesson Plan
It is never too early to begin training middle school students for tasks that they will inevitably have to face as they become young adults in the …
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