Present this activities to help your students get to know each other. In this icebreaker, students interview a classmate and write a journalism-style feature story about them.
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The Feature Story
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Icebreakers will help you promote a well-balanced, caring environment, while helping your students get to know each other. This printable book will help you create a foundation of understanding and respect in the classroom.
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ACTIVITIES
Back to School Jokes Icebreaker and Writing Activity
Useful as either an individual or group activity, this icebreaker activity packet includes: 24 corny "back to school"... -
ACTIVITIES
Getting to Know You Activities for Middle School
Get to know your new batch of middle grade students with fun cross-curricular activities! These get to know you questio... -
ACTIVITIES
First Day Activities For Middle School Students
This is a packet of back to school activities for middle school students.
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Story Map Graphic Organizer
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WORKSHEETS
Story Starter: Traveling to Timbuktu
Our Hero travels to Africa in 1387 to visit the Mali Empire in Timbuktu. -
LESSON PLANS
Newspaper Fiction: Based on a True Story!
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WORKSHEETS
Planetary Features
Students work in groups to research features of the planets of the solar system and present their findings to the class. -
WORKSHEETS
Create a Story About the Holocaust
In this group project, students create a story about the Holocaust using suggested plot elements.
