Imagination Soup

MAY 21, 2025

Take a middle grade reading road trip around the USA! Discover the best middle grade books set in each state of the United States of. The post 50 States Reading Road Trip (Middle Grade Books Set in the USA) appeared first on Imagination Soup.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

All you need to add is a classroom full of eager middle schoolers, and you’ve got the best school year ever! Provide relevant reading materials 5. Use bulletin board or wall space in your classroom to display vocabulary words that students need to know or might discover in their class reading. Table of Contents 1.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

What middle school class has been your favorite so far? Do you like it when someone reads a book to you, or do you prefer reading independently? Do you like it when someone reads a book to you, or do you prefer reading independently? Explore middle school resources Do you like sub days?

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Imagination Soup

JUNE 16, 2025

Open a book, pack your imaginary bags, and travel the world in this Read Around the World Middle Grade Book Reading Challenge for tweens ages. The post Read Around the World Middle Grade Reading Challenge for Tweens appeared first on Imagination Soup.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 13, 2025

Middle School Math Reference Sheets – Spiral Review Cheat Sheets Bulletin Board By The Sassy Math Teacher Grades: 6th-8th Making your life easier starts at the beginning of the year with this grab-and-go math bulletin board. Then you can have a back-to-school gallery walk to learn about each other.

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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. Is it better to read the book or watch the movie? Do you think it’s easier to follow rules at school or at home? Compare this story to another you’ve read. What makes one better than the other?

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The Hungry Teacher Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

Have students use a class text or their independent reading to hunt for various sentences. Middle School Sentences Stations Create your sentence structure and sentence type activities from scratch, or grab the done-for-you Sentence Stations. So why not bring that into sentence practice as well?

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Imagination Soup

MAY 21, 2025

Parents and teachers often tell me that they want MORE books about sports for kids to get their kids and students reading more. If you have a reader who loves sports, books about sports can be a great way to hook that child on reading. The post 100+ Best Books About Sports for Kids appeared first on Imagination Soup.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

Hispanic Heritage Month Daily Agenda Slides | Attendance Questions, Editable by Teacher Noire Grades: 5th-8th Themed attendance questions serve a dual purpose in your middle school classes. Consider adding these lessons and activities to your day to show students how integral the Hispanic community is to your school and country.

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Imagination Soup

JULY 9, 2025

Would your readers love these popular illustrated middle grade books? Whether your kids are emergent readers or middle grade readers, these excellent books all have. The post 60 Popular Illustrated Middle Grade Books appeared first on Imagination Soup.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Fun Debate Topics Persuasive Speaking Activity Middle School, High School By Lindsay Ann Learning Grades: 6th-9th Subjects: English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening Standards: CCSS SL.9-10.4, Is it better to start school later or end school earlier? Does listening to an audiobook count as reading a book?

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Catch my Words

JULY 13, 2025

Back to Middle School Logic Puzzles I just posted a new resource on TpT. This back-to-school logic puzzle includes a six-part multi-grid logic elimination puzzle and an enrichment writing prompt to push for higher-level thinking. Read what teachers, like you, have said about logic puzzles from Catch My Products.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

Research shows that children who are chronically absent from preschool through second grade are more likely to be reading below grade level by third grade. A 2007 study led by Robert Balfanz at Johns Hopkins found that chronic absence in middle school and high school is often a leading predictor of dropping out.

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Imagination Soup

JUNE 30, 2025

Most kids love reading funny books. The post Funny Middle Grade Graphic Novels for Tweens appeared first on Imagination Soup. Add in the graphic novel format, and you get a winning combination of funny graphic novels!

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Imagination Soup

JUNE 16, 2025

Whether you're going hiking, camping in the backyard, or just reading about camping, prepare your kids to understand what goes into the experience with these wonderful children's camping books about camping and hiking. The post 22 Wonderful Children’s Camping Books appeared first on Imagination Soup.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the science of reading for older students. And those who didn’t?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

At Title I schools, where students are often at a disadvantage from the start, measuring success can look different depending on the student and the circumstance. So when it comes to reading, sometimes success can look like a student simply picking up a book. In my classroom, students generally read below grade level.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

While that resolution was a complete failure (I still have unread books on my shelf), it reignited my love of reading. While that resolution was a complete failure (I still have unread books on my shelf), it reignited my love of reading. Each year, I document my #BritReads reading journey on my social media channels.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

Sign up for our free New York newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools. The day before my first day of teaching middle school in 2018, I decorated my Brooklyn public school classroom with quotes from famous people reflecting on the importance of reading. And those who didn’t?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It’s no secret that strong reading skills are part of the foundation of students’ academic success. Without a solid reading foundation, students are more likely to perform poorly or drop out of school. Reading programs. years of growth in approximately seven months as measured on the Qualitative Reading Inventory.”.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

to support engaging, hands-on science learning for middle school students. Our partnership with OpenSciEd gives middle school teachers access to free, standards-aligned, technology-integrated instructional materials to support this work.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2023

Reading scores dipped considerably due to the pandemic, with fewer than half of students qualifying at their grade level standard. Educators continue to work hard to keep students motivated and engaged in learning to read while helping them cope with mental health challenges.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

In short, according to the National Center on Improving Literacy , the science of reading is “research, over time, from multiple fields of study using methods that confirm and disconfirm theories on how children best learn to read.” Here are 4 simple steps to help educators begin implementing the science of reading.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2025

As we start breaking down barriers for girls in STEM, we cannot ignore the similar plight of boys in reading–a fundamental skill that builds upon itself in every subject. What research tells us about stereotypes in the classroom We know students have internalized opinions about performance in school subjects.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA– Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today that elementary students from Buchanan County, Virginia School District achieved unprecedented reading gains using Carnegie Learning’s Fast ForWord ® reading and language program. That’s major.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2020

Whether the 2020-21 school year is starting in the classroom or remotely, Follett is ensuring elementary and middle school students won’t be missing out on one of their favorite back-to-school traditions: the book fair. The low-touch fairs receive all benefits of a traditional book fair.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

September 29, 2021) – Reading Plus, an evidence-based online program that uses personalized instruction to improve students’ reading proficiency, today announced the expanded use of its platform within the Beaufort County School District in South Carolina. grade levels in a single school year when used with fidelity.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2017

As a media specialist at Southside Middle School in Tallassee, Alabama, my responsibility is to oversee the distribution and use of most of our school’s technology—both in the library and out. Here are three ways I am supporting literacy throughout the school. and Reading Horizons. We use Epic!

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2021

times more effective than typical interventions for both EL and non-EL middle school students. Developed to address the decades-long gap in reading proficiency across the nation, Lexia PowerUp Literacy is designed to enhance core English language arts instruction for struggling readers in grades 6-12. About Lexia Learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

. – June 23, 2022 – Students in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) who participated in online tutoring sessions with FEV Tutor , the most comprehensive virtual tutoring solution in K-12, demonstrated accelerated rates of growth relative to national norms in both math and reading on the NWEA MAP Growth Assessments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Here, students can read, get ideas for new books, comment on books, and earn badges and points to reflect their love of reading. Students can practice persuasive writing, comprehension, and typing skills by completing reviews, reports, and reading logs online. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Here, students can read, get ideas for new books, comment on books, and earn badges and points to reflect their love of reading. Students can practice persuasive writing, comprehension, and typing skills by completing reviews, reports, and reading logs online. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Here, students can read, get ideas for new books, comment on books, and earn badges and points to reflect their love of reading. Students can practice persuasive writing, comprehension, and typing skills by completing reviews, reports, and reading logs online. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2021

Kennedy Middle School would pivot to remote learning because of the pandemic. Her Title I school in Riviera Beach has a growing population of English language learners. Many students also have significant deficits in reading comprehension, literacy and foundational math skills. She was already using it with her students.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Similar to earlier research into math and reading, science achievement dropped early in the pandemic. “The trends tell a slightly different story than what we’ve seen in math and reading,” said Sue Kowalski, Lead Research Scientist at NWEA. “Science learning losses are smaller than losses in reading and math.

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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. When learning a second language, it’s important to teach reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Many middle school and high school teachers feel immense pressure to move quickly through the curriculum. My students were reading Of Mice and Men and attempting to complete an explicit/implicit chart. At the secondary level scenes like this are less frequent.

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