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Middle School 201: More Tips for Teachers eBook
A follow-up professional-development ebook of additional, more advanced tips for middle school teachers, continuing the author's Middle School 101 series.
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Napoleon’s Demise & Defeat
In pairs, role-play as Admiral Nelson and as Russian strategists to come up with strategies to defeat Napoleon's forces, before the teacher reveals what actually happened.
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GeoGuessr Activity
Play GeoGuessr (single player) for 5 rounds; for each location, list observed physical characteristics (mountains, trees, water, grasslands) and human characteristics (signs, cars, people, clothes), make a guess on the map, and record the distance error (in miles) and points scored, tallying a total score.
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Democracy Notes and Outline
Follow along with a slide presentation defining government/democracy terms, participate in small groups to propose and vote on class rules (direct democracy simulation), elect a group representative to create a homework policy (indirect democracy/republic simulation), and fill in a skeleton outline/worksheet with key…
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Activity on Roots of Democracy
Discuss what makes a good citizen, then in groups create laws, a moral code, and community roles for a deserted-island scenario, and individually answer questions applying the same ideas to 'making school a community,' finishing with a short oral report.
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The Bill of Rights Explained: A Project to Assess Knowledge and Understanding
For each of the 10 amendments: copy the original amendment text, explain its meaning in their own words, explain why it matters, and create a visual representation (drawing, word cloud, or found image), citing sources; for Amendments 1 and 5, address each of their 5 sub-clauses separately; find and summarize a current U.S. news article…
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High School The Mystery of the Broken Wall Biblical Investigation
Following a 50-minute lesson structured in four timed parts, students act as 'investigators': they brainstorm initial theories on 'Agent's Field Notes' pages, complete a 4-step Student Investigative Case File (Ancient Context/Hermeneutics, Physical Parallels/Observation, the 'Berean Test'/Discernment per Acts 17:11, and a Cultural…
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The Constitution is A Living Document: A Project to Assess Knowledge and Understanding
Write an essay on Constitution Articles 1-3, find and summarize/analyze 3 news articles connecting to those articles; write an essay on the Bill of Rights/Amendments and analyze 7 more news articles; write a concluding reflection essay and compile a bibliography.
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All Summer in a Day: Full Lesson Plan w/ PowerPoints & Graphic Organizers
A comprehensive teaching packet for Ray Bradbury's short story 'All Summer in a Day,' guiding students through plot, characterization, and literary devices with a full lesson plan, worksheet, graphic organizers, and PowerPoints.
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Science & social studies
Exceptional Children's Awareness Movement Cards
Rotate through a circuit of task-card stations that simulate exceptionalities (e.g. visual impairment, auditory impairment, learning disabilities) via movement activities; optionally complete a written assessment exit slip reflecting on the experience.
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Groundhog Day Writing Prompts and Activities
Read facts distinguishing Groundhog Day legend from history, answer comprehension questions, respond to writing prompt task cards, complete a pre-writing graphic organizer, proofread, and produce a final draft graded with a rubric.
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Science & social studies
The Three Branches of Government: Articles 1, 2, and 3
Use the actual text of the U.S. Constitution (own textbook or the included annotated 'Plain English' version) to complete worksheets on Articles 1, 2, and 3, compare the Senate vs. House and state vs. federal courts, fill in a branches-of-government matrix/chart, then review with a study guide and Jeopardy game and take a comprehensive…
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High School The Paradigm of the Kings Biblical Investigation
Following a 50-minute lesson structured in four timed parts, students act as 'political analysts and detectives': they brainstorm initial theories on 'Agent's Field Notes' pages, complete a 4-step Student Investigative Case File (Ancient Context/Hermeneutics, Political Parallels/Observation, the 'Berean Test'/Discernment per Acts 17:11,…
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