Finding engaging TED Talks for middle school students is important task in inspiring and motivating your students. Find them right here!
A few years ago, I teamed up with my friend Noelle from Maneuvering the Middle to put together our favorite teaching strategies and class management ideas as
Everything I ever needed to know about middle school I learned in advisory!
I love Morning Meetings with my sixth graders. Our typical Morning Meetings follow the structure from Responsive Classroom, but there are some days that we spend a lot longer on activities than oth…
Every great for your kids in the summer months!!!!
Everything I ever needed to know about middle school I learned in advisory!
As middle school teachers, we know that our students are experiencing a staggering amount of change during their adolescent years… particularly in their brain. In fact, our students are experiencin…
Conflicts arise every day, so it’s important to know how to handle them. Use the articles at KidsHealth to research how to communicate your feelings in a positive way. Next read the scenarios on the Working It Out handout. Select two scenarios, identify the conflicts, and role-play the arguments and their resolutions. Remember that a solution does not necessarily mean that everyone agrees! Extensions: Select a conflict you see on TV and analyze how problem-solving is portrayed in that scene. What is the conflict? What strategies do the characters use to solve the problem? Are they effective strategies for solving the conflict peacefully? What strategies might the characters use instead? Finally, what effect do you think the media has on how people handle their problems? Create a TV announcement that promotes solving conflicts in peaceful ways.
"My Identity Iceberg" is a handout for counseling or advisory groups, middle school, and high school classes who are working on diversity, affinity groups, or doing other identity work. This sheet can elicit rich conversation from students (and adults) about parts of one's identity that are visible...
Are you looking for leadership activities for middle school students that can inspire and teach valuable life skills? Continue scrolling and you’ll find lots of ideas for your classroom.
Have students complete this survey . Discuss the answers and encourage them to talk to their parents about the social media that they use.
What middle schoolers learn, how they behave, and how they interact with others can carry on into adulthood—whether positive or negative.
A game-changing, relevant writing lesson for all middle and high school students. Teaching email etiquette helps students with real-world communication.
To prepare for going back to school, middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed collecting student information, what to include in a syllabus, important routines and procedures for the first week, forming relationships with students, and building partnerships with parents. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom.
Seven pages that describe how to get students feeling connected and get them talking during a middle school advisory program (suggested for grades 5-8). Serious topics, thought-provoking questions, and fun games/activities that can be used in the classroom to bond your students together... and prov...
I want to provide you with some fun activities for middle school to incorporate in your classroom. Fun activities for middle school help create a sense of community and allow students to form a relationship with you. Crafts and art projects act as fun activities for middle school students. Check out
Manchester Voice, Kiwanas Builders Club, and Manchester Community School District worked together to bring the World-wide Great Kindness Challenge (School Edition) to Manchester Middle School! Manc…
