Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 13, 2025

It also lets you check “About Me” pages off your back-to-school checklist. Back To School All About Me Flip-book Activity By Love Live Laugh TEACH Use an “all about me” activity to create your first bulletin board of the year! The resource comes with headers, editable Google Slides, and community-building activities.

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JUNE 9, 2025

Blocks and other wooden activity sets were remarketed as “Montessori toys.” Montessori schools that offer only preschool are not necessarily competing with many public institutions. But those that provide elementary or middle school education do vie for students against public K-12 schools.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 9, 2025

Perfect for class members working on social skills or for those too-silent periods, these questions, activities, and getting-to-know-you resources are just what you need to warm things up in class. Help them introduce themselves with more engaging ice breaker activities for high school students that range from funny to fascinating.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

” You’ll also find tips for getting middle schoolers to write in every class. Yes, even math! What middle school class has been your favorite so far? 10 Math and Science Prompts for Interdisciplinary Writing Writing in math and science can be as easy as pi! How would your ideal math class look?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 27, 2025

Explore unique vision board ideas for students to help you individualize this activity to each of them. This can be a simple brainstorming activity, or students can do some research to find quotes from books, movies, songs, or famous people.

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JULY 18, 2025

In many public schools, keyboard and computer navigational skills have been a standard part of the curriculum since the 90s. At the very least, kids entering middle school should have foundational computer skills. As early as preschool, little learners can become familiar with a keyboard, mouse, and touchscreen devices.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

National Science Foundation, aimed to solve that problem with a drone-focused curriculum for rural middle schools. It seemed “touchy feely” to the digital learning specialist who works in a rural New Hampshire middle school and is known as the “drone lady.” Take Flight, a research project backed by $1.5

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Challenge your advanced writers with writing prompts for middle school that go beyond 7th grade expectations. They also complement cross-curricular themes in middle school sociology discussions. Are classes like art, gym, and life skills as critical as math and English? Describe what a school dance is like.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Encourage engaging debates with weird and light-hearted topics Less-serious topics engage students and help them practice public speaking skills through a low-stakes activity. 13 Controversial High School Debate Topics Most teenagers have strong opinions about relevant topics in their everyday lives.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

It’s easy to see why when you look at fundamental programming concepts: abstraction and symbolism – variables are common in math, but also in education. If you’re planning to participate in Hour of Code, here are a series of activities — broken down by grade — that will kickstart your effort. Scratch Jr.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Incorporate hands-on activities and experiments Hands-on activities let students engage directly with STEM concepts, making learning tangible and memorable. For math, measurement and geometry activities like building models or plotting data can turn abstract numbers into something students can visualize and manipulate.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2016

I enjoyed science in elementary and middle school. However, in high school, my science classes were primarily comprised of lectures and worksheets. Here are a few strategies I use in my classes to engage girls and encourage them to pursue STEM in high school and beyond. I, too, used to have that mindset. Make it relevant.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2019

Math gets a bad reputation for no good reason. Learning math can be challenging, and teaching it can be equally challenging. But tools like math software can help educators make the topic more palatable and relatable for students. We asked five educators to share their favorite math software with you. ” —Dennis A.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2018

To meet current math standards like the Louisiana Student Standards for Mathematics or the Common Core State Standards, it is no longer enough for students to simply memorize how to do something. In Caddo Parish (LA) Public Schools (CPPS), our schools are very diverse, and nearly 70 percent of our students are economically disadvantaged.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2023

NEW YORK – On March 8, 2023, 296,090 students from around the world took part in ‘World Math Day’ , an online annual event that fosters a love of math in students and boosts their engagement in the subject. Nationwide, there’s growing concern around students’ math performance. Notre Dame Elementary School, Grade 1 William D.,

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2016

During April’s Math Awareness Month, math education is in the spotlight. There’s no shortage of advocacy for STEM education, and math remains one of the most in-demand skills in college and the workforce. In an effort to keep mathematics instruction fun and engaging, here are six math facts from Cengage Learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2020

As a language arts teacher at a partial STEM Magnet middle school in Southern Georgia, I have the opportunity to teach an amazing group of students; their willingness to expand their educational horizons amazes me every day. So, how do I keep my math, science, and STEM-minded students engaged in the language arts?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Middle school students in grades 6-8 flex their civics knowledge for a chance to win recognition and cash prizes. Chambers of commerce across 27 states will host in-person contests in their communities this school year. . The deadline to enter is January 8, 2024.

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eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2018

million English language learners (ELLs) in elementary and middle school classrooms, learning and understanding the language of mathematics can be a challenge. Supporting ELLs requires a commitment to a shift in practices that involves the entire school and also branches out to the community. For many of the 4.5

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The answer, as in many situations, lies in math. Imagine IM’s Inspire Math video Climbing Mount Everest links the drama of mountaineering to middle school work on percentages. It’s an instructional approach where students learn by actively engaging in real-world, meaningful problems. How do you prepare for that?

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2019

As a middle school Spanish teacher, my #1 goal is to have my students fall in love with learning a language the way I did in middle school. And sometimes they are cooperative activities that require the whole class to work together. Gimkit – this is a newer game that was created by a high school student!

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

Looking at these projects, it’s clear that some kids have been so motivated to make beautiful graphs that they’re going out to learn math that most kids don’t learn until college,” says von Oy. “We These aren’t concepts found in most high-school math textbooks. Math isn’t just the regurgitation of formulas.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As a math educator at the high school and middle school levels, I lived for the moments when students’ furrowed brows ever-so-slightly began to unfold and smiles emerged. That kind of increased brain activity has been shown to lead to better performance and higher retention of learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

So, where does this come into play for me as a math teacher? For as long as I can remember, I have loved everything about math—especially teaching young people and seeing the lightbulb come on in their eyes. But, sadly, after 20 years teaching math to middle and high schoolers, I have experienced the pain of watching students struggle.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2025

The NEA encourages teachers to bring physical activity into the classroom by incorporating brain breaks in students daily routines or taking classroom activities outside. Learning and physical activity also work well because of the fun factor. Its all about learning through physical activity.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

CoderZ, an award-winning, cloud-based robotics and STEM platform, is helping educators introduce computer science in elementary and early middle school with its new Code Farm coding and robotics course for grades four through six. Activities include the following: · Practicing debugging skills. Using sensors to navigate a robot.

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Edsurge

APRIL 21, 2023

Families with social and economic capital tend to provide their children with more educational tools and opportunities, including enrichment activities, access to technology and familiarity with the learning process. It takes content knowledge to evaluate and select effective curriculum materials.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2016

At the secondary level, studies show that about 33 percent of middle school math and science teachers and 30 percent of high school chemistry and physics teachers didn’t major in these fields and haven’t earned a certificate to teach them. million Math-Science Partnership Grant from the Florida Department of Education.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2017

Cox Middle School has embarked on a transformational journey to turn around the school. Through the Leader in Me and an RTI2-B partnership with Vanderbilt University, the school is transforming its culture and addressing unrealistically high behavioral issues that inhibit learning. As part of the process, E.A.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2025

The improved Instructional Strategy Library streamlines the way educators find and use popular, research-backed instructional strategies and professional learning supports and provides connected model lessons and activities. Also announced today were a host of improvements to DreamBox Math by Discovery Education.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

At Spokane Public Schools (SPS), educators and administrators are reversing the side effects of social media by re-connecting with students through school-based extracurricular activities. Weve had a really great start to the 2024-2025 school year, and Engage IRL has played a huge role.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2015

Thirty-five Jewish Day Schools nationwide are launching the CIJE-Tech MS Program, a new STEM engineering program designed specifically for middle school grades. The CIJE-Tech MS Program includes activities that improve student and teacher content knowledge and teacher pedagogical skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

Most elementary age kids I know love math, but that changes when they matriculate to middle school. If you ask seventh and eighth graders what their hardest subject is, they’ll hands down tell you it’s math. And that opinion doesn’t improve in high school. Fee or subscription.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Research by Education Strategy Group , commissioned by American Student Assistance, refers to the latest reauthorization of the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins V), which allows middle school programs as early as fifth grade to receive federal funding for career exploration.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Cultivating an early interest in STEM There is a stigma surrounding math and science that typically begins in elementary and middle schools, perpetuating the idea that math and science is ‘scary,’ too hard or challenging, or a topic meant for boys.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

That’s why at Jacksonville Independent School District we like to combine social-emotional learning with coding education. Here’s how it has worked since we introduced virtual robotics at our middle school. At the time, we did not have a robotics course for middle grades at all, though we did have an after-school STEM club.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

In just a few months, I transitioned from being a student at the University of Montana’s College of Education to leading the instruction of a room of rambunctious middle school students interested in STEM. That’s because such activities have been proven to increase attendance rates and student GPAs. Plus, students LOVE AR/VR!

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