Middle School Activities

This board is a collection of fun & engaging, low-prep middle school activities! Find middle school writing activities as well as middle school ELA activities. You will also find middle school history lessons including Canadian history lessons. Don’t forget to check out the middle school geography lessons and middle school science lessons & ideas. Find fun ways to bring technology in the classroom including podcasts in the classroom, digital escape rooms, and digital citizenship activities.
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Celebrate Hanukkah in the Middle School Classroom
Introduce your middle school students to Hanukkah with this engaging Hanukkah lesson plan. It includes a non-fiction article, both regular and modified versions, MP3 recordings, and three post-reading activities to enhance comprehension and writing skills. Start with a video on Hanukkah, then explore the article and play a Dreidel game if time permits. This blog post shares the background of Hanukkah and provides resources, book titles, and videos you can share with your middle school classroom.
Free Digital Bookshelf
Paper reading logs are great, but there’s always a chance they’ll get lost or ruined. With this digital bookshelf, your students can log all the books they read, plus you can use it for reading check-ins, book talks, or creating a classroom wall display. Get your middle school students inspired to read more by looking back on all they’ve read throughout the year by getting a free digital bookshelf to use with your class.
Simplify Lesson Planning with Teacher Created Resources
Teaching can be challenging, which is why finding ways to save time and energy as an educator is crucial. Ready-made lessons can help, freeing up time for you to be the best teacher you can be and enjoy time with family and friends. Many educators create complete and comprehensive lessons designed for use in the classroom. These teacher-created resources are inspiring, time-saving, and crafted by experienced teachers.
Engaging Ways to Teach Grammar in the Middle School ELA Classroom
Do you teach grammar in middle school? This post offers tips to make grammar fun and engaging for middle school students, from turning lessons into games to incorporating storytelling and real-life examples. Learn how to boost student participation, break lessons into manageable chunks, and gather enough grades while keeping grammar exciting. Plus, check out ready-made grammar units to save time.
Grade 6 Modified Flight Unit
If you are a Grade 6 Science teacher, explore this Grade 6 Science Modified Flight Unit that is designed specifically for middle school science students working significantly below grade level in reading, writing, and comprehension. These 12 modified science lessons include MP3 audio files for every reading and self-marking Google Forms for all tests and quizzes. This modified flight unit aligns with the Ontario Science Curriculum.