Helping students get ready to transition to the next grade is an important part of the end of the school year preparations. Although there are many different ways to do it, we loved this idea by Michelle, a 6th Grade Teacher, from Bison, SD. She has the challenging task of helping her students move to…
Middle School Math Game: Toss It Tuesday
Getting middle school students invested in math can be a challenging task. This great math idea was submitted to us by Maribeth, a 4th and 5th Grade Teacher, in Baltimore, MD. “To drill my students on multiplication facts, we play Toss it Tuesday!” she explained. While it can be easily adapted for elementary grades,…
Creative Writing in Middle School
Encouraging middle school students to write is by no means an easy task. The trick, according to intermediate grade teachers, is to engage students’ senses and make the writing process an interactive experience. The ideas below all come from Sixth Grade Teachers who know, first-hand, the challenges of such a task. Their insight and…