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The first day back after a long break can seem a little awkward. Everyone is re-adjusting to the school schedule and being together in a learning community again. To help make this a smoother transition back to school, I suggest the following three things to get the semester off to a great star…
Soon, my middle school students will be learning about writing argumentative essays. In order to be prepared to do so, we must first learn how to analyze an argument in a text. There are a few steps I always follow: 1. Read and mark the text. Part of this is helping students t understand the d…
With only 2 weeks before the Winter Break and mid-year testing, my students need educational but fun things to do! So I put on my thinking cap and this is what I came up with: 1. ZAP game This is an easy no-tech game you can make by simply writing questions about any topic you've covered in…
Do you like the idea of middle school project based learning (PBL) but think there's not enough time to properly implement it? I thought so too until I made Investigation Lab . Investigation Lab allows students to complete projects tied to the standards using any text read in class. It…