Because of this, I have been trying to create fun and simple holiday activities that are ELA based, but also fun and out of the ordinary for the kids. We had so much fun with:. They are also all Digital in Google Slides if you are doing distance learning! The activities were meant for mostly review for my students, but I also know that whether or not these concepts have been taught, sometimes students just need a reminder!
Nothing hard or crazy, just fun! Middle schoolers like fun too ha! The kids loves it! I have bundled both these packs, and plan to make more in the coming months probably for St. Patricks Day and the New Year, just to have one for each season!
Find out what colors are hiding in markers. Salt Crystal Hearts Science Experiment. Middle schoolers can learn about crystal formation and ionic bonds in this simple salt crystal science experiment.
Nothing says love like bubbling love potions. Did you know it was possible to make your own bouncy balls? Middle schoolers will love making this polymer chain bouncy ball that really bounces. Valentine Jolly Rancher Heart Lollipops. Try to make your own hard candy to make it even more advanced. Valentine Confetti Slime. Even middle schoolers love making slime. My mission?
To make teaching English a whole lot easier for you, teacher friend! I love finding creative ways to bring the holidays into the ELA classroom without sacrificing content. Students read the update, find the errors, correct them, and give reasons for the corrections. I must say that, as an English teacher, it is quite satisfying to see students get so excited about punctuation! After students learn about what a perfect breakup letter looks like, they develop two fictional characters and create a deal-breaking issue in their relationship.
Then, after they create an outline for the letter or text message, they can start writing the heartbreaking message. Help your students find a novel to read by sending them on an online date with a book. Students get a random book you can preselect high-interest ones and create an online dating profile based on the book cover, the title, and the blurb on the back of the book or inside the jacket cover. Students find one that interests them and take it down. They have found a match! Students read some of the novel during silent reading, examine their first impressions, and decide if it is a love connection or if it will end in heartbreak.
Learn about how to set this up in more detail by reading this blog post. I have students read original passages that include figurative language and color code the examples they find. The terms I use are metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, oxymoron, and onomatopoeia. Collect them all and make your own practice worksheet with their examples! One of my favorites is The Chaser by John Collier. The story is about a young man named Alan who is desperate to make a woman named Diana fall in love with him.
So desperate, in fact, that he is willing to use a love potion! Not only is this a story that students love, it is also useful in teaching inferential thinking.
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