Middle School Resource Role-Play—Ethics In this activity, students will understand how attitudes and choices affect success at school and at the workplace. They will: Role-play various situations that involve ethical decisions or actions. Cheating on a test Taking credit for another’s work Gossiping about fellow students Forging a parent’s signature Staying homesick when you’re not […]

Middle School Resource Word Choice in Writing by ECSDM The purpose of this lesson is to help students choose better words when they are writing dialogue. I introduce this lesson in writing remediation lab after the Language Arts teacher has presented this skill to the entire class. Students have a tendency to overuse the word […]

Start Your Own Business Students examine characteristics of successful entrepreneurial enterprises and begin their own school business. Students brainstorm businesses they could begin as a class, identifying those that would most likely be successful. Students work with a business mentor to determine the various departments (or jobs) that will be necessary for the business to […]