Five Great Jobs for Pre-Teens
If you have thought about helping your preteen get a job, it’s a great idea! It gives them a sense of responsibility, makes them feel good about …
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Teaching Middle School: Grades 6-8
Showing guides and explainers filed under Teaching Middle School: Grades 6-8.
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Tips to Help Your Child Focus: Tips for Parents
Whether or not your child has been diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, these tips should help your child focus, be healthier, and do better in school.
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Keep Kids Safe When Bringing Mobile Devices to School
With an increasing number of schools utilizing the BYOD policy (“Bring your own device”), some parents and even administrators have concerns about the …
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Fairy Tale Culminating Writing Lesson Plan: Using Once Upon a Time and Into the Woods as Teaching Tools
This innovative approach to fairy tales is an ideal culminating writing experience for your students. Use the movie Into the Woods as a guide and show …
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STEAM Writing Lesson Plan: Incorporating Film, Music, Tech and Writing Using Into the Woods and Frozen
Perhaps you have seen the article and lessons on the culminating writing experience using Into the Woods. If you liked the idea but do not have enough …
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Fairy Tales as Teaching Tools: Downloadable Lesson Plan for Into the Woods
Fairy tales can be an excellent starting point to encourage students to read weightier materials. One way to spur interest is with the popular movie, …
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Quote Analysis Lesson Plan: Using the Film Into the Woods
Quote analysis is certainly not a new idea, but finding a fresh, exciting way to introduce it to your middle school class can be a challenge. Consider …
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Superfudge by Judy Blume: Lesson Plan and Activity
Peter and Fudge return in the third book of Judy Blume’s well-loved series. Fudge is no longer the youngest child in the Hatcher family when a …
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Judy Blume's "Sheila the Great" Lesson Plan and Download
Unlike the other books in the “Fudge” series, the second installment is written from Sheila Tubman’s point of view, giving readers a …
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Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume Lesson Plan for Middle School Teachers
Third in the ever-popular Judy Blume series, Fudge-a-Mania follows Peter Hatcher and his family as they spend their vacation alongside the dreaded …
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