Ice Breakers for Middle School
A teacher's personal collection of ten favorite back-to-school ice breaker activities for middle school, designed to help students get comfortable with classmates and the teacher at the start of the year.
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A teacher's personal collection of ten favorite back-to-school ice breaker activities for middle school, designed to help students get comfortable with classmates and the teacher at the start of the year.
Embark on an exciting adventure that takes your students on a pulse-pounding trip around the world while simultaneously mastering the operations with integers!
These activities are designed to help students build fluency when determining when an evaluated expression will have a positive or negative answer (or zero).
Teach the integumentary system (skin structure, function, and the effects of sun exposure such as tanning and burning) through a multi-station lab activity.
A self-checking digital game (hosted externally on Google Slides) that has students practice the 4 steps of citing evidence and interpreting words/phrases in a text, culminating in paragraph writing.
A multi-station, scavenger-hunt-style biology lab activity introducing evolution and Charles Darwin's discoveries, combining a reading passage, station cards, a student 'passport' response booklet, a video-based 'expert' segment, a word scramble/search, and a knowledge-check quiz.
Reading and processing activity teaching students about the background and goals of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal (the three 'R's: relief, recovery, reform).
A comprehensive, ready-to-use full-day substitute-teacher plan for 5th/6th grade centered on inventors and inventions, integrating science content with literacy (independent reading response) and math (invented computation problems) activities.
The physical properties of a substance such as appearance, melting point, solubility in water, and conductivity of a dissolved solution tell us a lot about the type of particles in a compound. In this experiment, students will conduct tests on the physical properties of different compounds and compile data enabling them to classify the…
This resource is a Jack-O-Lantern Genetics Activity . Students will explore genetics and asexual reproduction with this pumpkin-themed science activity. Directions are included for implementation.
Create a purposeful learning experience for your students with this Jesus Feeds the 5,000 Lapbook that they will surely appreciate! This dynamic project is made for Graders 4, 5, 6, homeschoolers, and ESL/EFL learners.
Make learning more purposeful and special through this Jonah and the Whale Lapbook Project ! Designed for Grades 4, 5, and 6 students, homeschoolers, and ESL/EFL learners, this interactive resource aims to develop different skills like…
Joshua Tree National Park Geography Unit provides middle school students with comprehensive resources to learn about this iconic national park.
Juneteenth Lapbook with Reading Comprehension Activities This comprehensive teaching resource is specifically designed for 4th to 6th graders, providing an engaging and thematic learning experience on the monumental event of Juneteenth.
The Katmai National Park Geography Unit is an educational resource designed for middle school educators who teach geography or social studies.
Kinetic Theory of Matter, Mixtures, Separating Mixtures Board Game for Middle School This teaching resource combines fun and education to provide an effective way of reinforcing curriculum on the kinetic theory of matter.
Kinetic Theory of Matter, States of Matter, Change of State - Wildcard and Snap Card Games for Middle School An engaging teaching resource designed to help students reinforce their knowledge about the three states of matter - solid, liquid…
This is an engaging and enjoyable memory game on the kinetic theory of matter which uses the particle model to explain change of state, gas pressure and diffusion. Pupils work in teams of three or four.
A dominoes game with questions and statements on the kinetic theory of matter including change of state, gas pressure and diffusion. Prior Knowledge > Three states of matter are solid, liquid and gas.
Kinetic Theory, Mixtures, Separating Mixtures - Smart Board Bingo for Middle School This interactive teaching resources offers a refreshing approach to instruct middle school students on key chemistry concepts, such as the kinetic theory…
Review and reinforce a middle-school unit on states of matter, change of state, mixtures, and separating mixtures through an escape-room-style puzzle activity.
A cut-and-paste/foldable craft activity teaching the life-cycle stages of a kiwi (fruit) plant.
Explore Kwanzaa this this Kwanzaa Lapbook with Reading Comprehension Activities, a helpful tool for 4th to 6th grade primary level learners, EFL/ESL students, and home schoolers.
Use a station rotation to revisit lab-safety ideas through different kinds of tasks. Students read a case study, respond to questions, watch a linked video, and create questions of their own while recording work in a passport booklet. Set up the stations and review the expectations before students begin. Use their responses to identify safety procedures that need further explanation or demonstration in your classroom.