
Lessons and Assessments
Planning and assessing middle school lessons can take a long time. Check out these articles and resources to help you reduce the time spent on both of these tasks.

Long Range Plans
Middle school teachers – take the stress out daily lesson planning by downloading these free long range plans for Grades 6 – 8. Split grade lesson plans are also available. These plans are packed with ideas for each month of the school year.
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The Importance of Self-Reflection When Teaching Social Justice Topics
Teaching social justice in the classroom can lead your students to become social advocates and learn that they can lead to change in the world.

18 Effective Teaching Strategies
Effective teaching strategies are key for every classroom teacher. Every so often, even the most experienced teachers run into teacher’s block (you know, the equivalent

Fun Middle School Biography Assignment
Have your students try this fun middle school biography assignment to showcase their learning about an inspirational person.

Helpful Report Card Writing Tips
Check out these 8 report card writing tips that will save you time and stress so you can get your reports done.

How To Easily Create Classroom Podcasts
Have you ever wanted to create classroom podcasts? Podcasts are a great learning resource for your students at school. If you don’t know how to

Level Up: Incorporating Fun Games into Your Classroom for Interactive Learning
Incorporating games into your classroom is a great way to make learning fun. Most students (and really, all of us) learn best when instruction is engaging,

Why Use Graphic Organizers?
Using graphic organizers is very important. We have all heard of them. We have all used them. We may have even designed a few ourselves.

The Importance of Professional Development for Teachers
Professional development for teachers is something that makes many groan. It is not because we have some inherent resistance to improving ourselves and our teaching