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Fun Halloween Activities for Middle School: Creative & Easy Ideas

Fun Halloween Activities for Middle School: Creative & Easy Ideas

Digital Escape Rooms· Escape Rooms· middle school· Reading Comprehension· Writing Activities

Fun Halloween Activities for Middle School are a MUST this time of year! In October, it’s almost like clockwork when…
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Middle School End of Year Test Prep

Middle School End of Year Test Prep

Digital Escape Rooms· ELA test prep· Reading Comprehension· test prep

Middle School end of year test prep is a combination of the skills and knowledge acquired throughout the academic year….
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4 End of Year ELA Activities that are ZERO PREP

4 End of Year ELA Activities that are ZERO PREP

End of Year Activities· Escape Rooms

What’s more important in May or June than end of year ELA activities that students will actually enjoy? These are…
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Why These Successful Test Prep Activities Work

Why These Successful Test Prep Activities Work

Digital Escape Rooms· digital resources· ELA test prep· Escape Rooms· Reading· test prep

There is nothing middle school students dread more than test prep! I can’t say that I don’t feel the same……
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December ELA Activities That Promote High Quality Student Engagement

December ELA Activities That Promote High Quality Student Engagement

Christmas· digital activities for middle school ELA· Digital Escape Rooms· Reading· Writing Activities

It’s hard to believe we’re already in December! This year has been such a blur. Is it just me, or…
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4 Middle School Halloween Reading Comprehension Lessons that Students Love

4 Middle School Halloween Reading Comprehension Lessons that Students Love

Digital Escape Rooms· digital resources· Escape Rooms· test prep

Although October is arguably one of the most stressful months of the school year, these 4 Middle School Halloween Reading…
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Highly Approved: Best Selling Secondary ELA Resources Bundle Sale

Highly Approved: Best Selling Secondary ELA Resources Bundle Sale

Argumentative Writing Process· Back to School Ideas & Resources· blended learning· Common Core· differentiation· digital activities for middle school ELA· Digital Escape Rooms· digital learning· digital resources· ELA· ELA test prep· Escape Rooms· essay writing· Google Apps for Education· Google Classroom· Reading· Reading Comprehension· Secondary ELA· test prep· Writing Activities

Are you constantly spending time searching for updated ELA materials? Or, are you always trying to find ways for students…
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Proven Back to School Activities & Strategies that Work

Proven Back to School Activities & Strategies that Work

Back to School Ideas & Resources· digital activities for middle school ELA· Digital Escape Rooms· digital resources

Proven Back to School Activities & Strategies that Work

Digital Escape Rooms – Everything You Need to Know

Digital Escape Rooms – Everything You Need to Know

digital resources· Escape Rooms· Reading Comprehension

Digital escape rooms have been a student favorite since I started using them a few years back. They loved them…
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ELA Christmas Activities & FREEBIE for Middle School

ELA Christmas Activities & FREEBIE for Middle School

Christmas· digital resources· ELA· Escape Rooms· Holiday· middle school· Reading Comprehension

  ELA Christmas Activities!!! It’s that time of year where you’re on the countdown to Christmas break, and I know…
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5 Reasons Escape Rooms Should be Used in the Classroom

5 Reasons Escape Rooms Should be Used in the Classroom

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5 reasons to use escape rooms in the classroom

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I noticed people trying to read my shirt, and then I noticed people trying to read my shirt, and then I noticed what it said. “Sorry! Is my teaching interrupting your talking?” In summer mode it’s, “Sorry, is my 10th time of asking your a** to take out the trash interrupting your game?” That game is about to gain wings and fly out your window! #boymom #teachersonsummerbreak #wedontgetbreaks
☀️ Keep your middle school students engaged until ☀️ Keep your middle school students engaged until the VERY last day of school! 🔐📚 Comment ESCAPE to have link sent straight to your inbox. 

This End of Year Digital Escape Room is the perfect way to review important ELA skills while still having FUN during those chaotic final weeks 😅

Students will work through engaging challenges focused on:
✨ Reading Comprehension
✨ Figurative Language
✨ Student Reflection
✨ Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

✔️ Digital & Editable
✔️ Grades 5–8
✔️ Zero Prep
✔️ No Printing Needed

Your students will love the interactive format, and you’ll love having an easy, meaningful activity that keeps everyone focused and learning 🙌

Perfect for review days, sub plans, enrichment, or end-of-year fun! 🌴💻

#middleschoolela #elateacher #endofyearactivities #digitalescaperoom
✨ Grammar just got a whole lot more fun! ✨Comment ✨ Grammar just got a whole lot more fun! ✨Comment GRAMMAR to have the link sent directly to your messages. 

These 8 Parts of Speech Posters are the perfect way to make grammar concepts clear, engaging, and easy for students to remember! 📚💡

Each poster includes:
✔️ The part of speech word 
✔️ Student-friendly definition 
✔️ Example word 
✔️ Visual image support 
✔️ The part of speech used in a sentence 

PLUS — they come in BOTH 🌈 color and 🖍️ black & white options!

Perfect for:
⭐ Classroom decor 
⭐ Grammar walls 
⭐ Interactive notebooks 
⭐ Anchor charts 
⭐ Student reference tools 

Your students will actually USE these all year long! 🙌

#middlegradesela #grammaractivities #partsofspeech #classroomdecor #anchorcharts
✨ Make those last weeks of school meaningful AND e ✨ Make those last weeks of school meaningful AND engaging! ✨  𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞s. 

Give your middle school students the opportunity to reflect on their year in a fun, student-centered way with this End of Year Student Reflection & Infographic activity! 💻📝 

Students can: 
🎉 Share favorite memories 
🎶 Talk about favorite songs & TV shows 
👯 Reflect on friendships 
💭 Give feedback about what they liked or would change 
📚 Celebrate growth from the school year 

Perfect for keeping students engaged while still encouraging thoughtful reflection during the busy end-of-year season! 

✔️ Digital & Printable 
✔️ Grades 5–8 
✔️ Zero Prep 
✔️ Meaningful + Fun 

This is the perfect activity for building classroom community, encouraging student voice, and ending the year on a positive note 💖 

#middleschoolteacher #endofyearactivities #teacherlife #middlegrades #elateacher
Your students already LOVE creating stories… now i Your students already LOVE creating stories… now imagine turning their writing into illustrated books they can actually publish. 📚✨

BuildMyStory makes it easy for students to transform their ideas into engaging, illustrated storybooks in just a few lessons — while practicing standards-aligned reading and writing skills at the same time.

✔️ Free to use
✔️ Boosts creativity + engagement
✔️ Standards-aligned
✔️ Perfect for elementary & middle school classrooms
✔️ Students become published authors 💙

This is the kind of writing activity students beg to keep working on. 🙌

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Who can relate? Who can relate?
✨ Make argumentative writing ENGAGING and easy to ✨ Make argumentative writing ENGAGING and easy to teach! ✨𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬.

This zero prep resource includes interactive drag-&-drop activities, argumentative paragraph examples, and skill-based practice that helps students confidently identify the key parts of argumentative writing.

🖊️ Students will practice identifying:
✔️ Claims
✔️ Evidence
✔️ Counterclaims
✔️ Transition words for counterclaims & rebuttals

What’s included:
📚 Thesis Statements & Evidence activities
💻 Claims & Counterclaims drag-&-drop activities
📝 Argumentative paragraph example
🔍 Paragraph analysis practice
✅ Answer keys included
🖨️ PRINT + DIGITAL versions included

Perfect for middle school ELA and easy to use for whole group, stations, independent practice, or review!

#middle schoolela #argumentativewriting #elateacher #teacherspayteachers #digitallearning

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