Middle School Resource

Aesop’s Fables

Aesop’s Fables is a different Interactive Whiteboard resource to usual. This one is similar to the alphabet books published on this site last year. The text and pictures come from a book now in the public domain due to its age. They’ve been put into an interactive book for class reading. The morals for each fable are hidden by a label – clicking it will remove the label.

To accompany this IWB resource is a printable version of the stories. There is also a sheet that contains the morals. This can be used as a class exercise where the students read the fables and match the most appropriate moral to it.

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Middle School Resource

Guided Journal

In this unit, students, posing as fictional adults, write a journal.

Related NY State Academic Standards: LOTE.ML.1.1.C.C, LOTE.ML.1.2.C.B, LOTE.ML.1.2.C.C and more!

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Middle School Resource

Community Services Resource

Students will explore available public services and agencies within their community.

Related NY State Academic Standards: CDOS.E.1.1.A.SW, CDOS.C.3b.HP.5.A.SW, CDOS.Alt.2.1.C and more!

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Middle School Resource

Technology and Its Impact on Our Environment

Students will gain an understanding of the impact technology has had on our environment.

Related NY State Academic Standards: RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.7 and more!

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Middle School Resource

The Magic of Musical Theater – The Phantom of the Opera

Students will:
-identify at least five important components of the art form of musical theater.
-describe the plot and conflict points as well as some interesting facts behind the story of The Phantom of The Opera.
-identify at least five primary characters from The Phantom of The Opera.
-listen to and identify music from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of The Opera.

Related NY State Academic Standards: SL.5.2, SL.6.2, SL.7.2 and more!

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Middle School Resource

Separation Of Powers

Students will be able to define the concept of federalism, describe how federalism works at government and school levels. They will then create a written proposal outlining the powers a school-wide government should hold and the powers individual classrooms should hold.

Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.7.4.b.2, SS.7.4.c.1, SS.7.4.c.2 and more!

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Middle School Resource

Sports Numbers

Students are familiar with sports and sporting events. Whole numbers and fractions are used to represent the size of groups or collections and measurements involving lengths, weights, and times in many sporting and game situations. This knowledge can be used to give the students another picture of numbers.

Related NY State Academic Standards: 3.NF.1, 3.MD.2, 4.NBT.2 and more!

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Middle School Resource

Plant Pollination by Discovery Education

Students will identify the different parts of a flower and understand their functions and understand the importance of pollen for plant reproduction and diversity.

Related NY State Academic Standards: S.MS.LS.1.6, S.MS.LS.1.4, MST4.E.LE.6 and more!

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Middle School Resource

Cinco De Mayo Foods: Tacos

This video, from History.com’s archives, focuses on Mexican foods that can be eaten on Cinco de Mayo.

Related NY State Academic Standards: LOTE.ML.2.1.B.A

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Middle School Resource

Reptile Adaptations by Discovery Education

Students will learn about changing traits that enable reptiles to live in their environments.

Related NY State Academic Standards: S.3.LS.3.1, S.3.LS.3.2, S.4.LS.1.2 and more!

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