The Moral of the Story: Income Inequality in Familiar Tales: An Integrated ELA and Social Studies Lesson
This lesson introduces middle school students to the basic ideas of capitalism and income inequality using familiar stories as reference points.
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This lesson introduces middle school students to the basic ideas of capitalism and income inequality using familiar stories as reference points.
🎃 The Nightmare Before Christmas – ELA Lesson Plan (Grades 6–8) Bring cinematic storytelling and critical thinking to life with this 2-hour ELA lesson plan and student worksheet for The Nightmare Before Christmas !
The Number Devil Math Project An engaging teaching resource particularly suited for grade 6 to 8 students. Its primary effect is making mathematics an engrossing subject through the medium of a fascinating novel: The Number Devil. Storyline: The story follows Robert, a young character who initially struggles with understanding…
Periodic Table - Google Slides and PowerPoint Lesson This digital resource, designed for grade 7-9 science educators, brings life to the vast world of chemistry—specifically, the periodic table.
The purpose of the 21-page mini-unit, "The Preamble: The Goals of the Constitution," is to help students in grades 5-8 understand the importance of The Preamble to the United States Constitution and its significance today.
A 2-hour Valentine's Day ELA lesson plan using the 1987 film The Princess Bride to teach literary analysis, character study, and theme exploration for middle school.
The Red Pony - Literature Kit Gr. 7-8 This premium resource offers a comprehensive analysis of John Steinbeck's coming-of-age novel through various stimulating activities.
A multi-day science lesson package explaining why Earth has seasons, covering Earth's rotation, axial tilt (23.5 degrees), and revolution around the sun, with a Bill Nye video quiz and interactive simulation activities.
A micro-learning slide deck teaching how the solar system formed, combining a video lesson, an audio-supported reading passage, vocabulary, and a written summary activity.
A video-supported science lesson teaching the four spheres of Earth (atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere) using guided fill-in-the-blank slides and a Bill Nye video worksheet.
A five-project STEAM/project-based-learning packet connecting the novel 'The War That Saved My Life' to WWII history through hands-on engineering, art, math, and science activities.
Deliver a micro-learning interactive lesson teaching the history and key rooms/facts of the White House through a reading passage, vocabulary, and comprehension activities.
Thinking Like a Historian: Observing and Sourcing a Personal Document or Artifact is a highly engaging and interactive mini-unit of 4 or 5 days for 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th graders.
Top 5 Benefits of Urban Farming Homework – For Google Classroom This is a unique teaching resource designed particularly for public school teachers and homeschoolers instructing students in grades 7 to 9.
Literature kit for teaching the novel Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson) through leveled chapter comprehension questions, a teacher guide, and vocabulary/graphic-organizer support.
United Kingdom - Country Study A comprehensive teaching resource aimed at grade 6-8 students to explore various aspects of the United Kingdom.
These are Valentine's Day Bell Work + Mentor Sentences. A link to a digital version is included. There is an original non-fiction text for students to read. Each week, there is a chosen sentence for students to study.
Empower your learners to discover the wonders of words through this fun and engaging Vocabulary Templates, Graphic Organizers and Study Unit! Made for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, ESL/EFL students, and homeschoolers, this empowering resource contains a total of 24 dynamic vocabulary graphic organizers and meaningful skill-building…
Provide a comprehensive hands-on unit teaching the science of volcanoes - their types, eruption mechanics, and hazards - for grades 4-8, going beyond a basic baking-soda-and-vinegar model.
A nine-week set of weekly writing practice slides that walk middle/high school students through descriptive, expository, narrative, and persuasive writing using timed writing and graphic organizers.
Whales Mini Unit This is a Whales Mini Unit that will provide students with resources from the beginning to end of a unit. This unit will leave students feeling more knowledgeable about this animal species and equipped to tackle any and…
Part 1 of a middle-school independent-reading unit that teaches students to metacognate about their own reading through a reading survey, personal reading history, and a poem-based reading-strategies lesson.
"Why Extinction is Bad: Introduction to Extinction Lesson Plan" Designed for 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students, this lesson plan aims to explore the critical subject of extinction.
A reading-comprehension chapter slice on the outcomes/aftermath of World War I, with supporting vocabulary, comprehension quiz, puzzles and mini posters for grades 5-8.