8th Grade Activities

Subjects:

Literature

Banned Books and Censorship

Reading and Literature

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

REFERENCE

Helen Keller

Interesting facts and fun activities related to Helen Keller.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Inventions

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

REFERENCE

The First Man in Space

Interesting facts and fun activities related to Yuri Alekseivich Gagarin, the first human ever to fly in space.

Subjects:

Science

Space Exploration

Astronauts and Space Flights

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

REFERENCE

Leonardo da Vinci

Interesting facts and fun activities related to Italian inventor and painter Leonardo da Vinci.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Painters

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

Black Biographies

Develop research and composition skills with this Black Biographies activity for Black History Month (February) or…

Subjects:

African-American History

American History/U.S. History

Social Studies and History

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

REFERENCE

Homesick: My Own Story

Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.

Subjects:

Literature

Literary Biographies

Immigration

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

REFERENCE

The Anne Frank and Miep Gies Connection

Students learn about Miep Gies, a friend to Anne Frank's family, and then answer questions about her life.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Biographies

Holocaust

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

ACTIVITIES

Lewis Temple

Lewis Temple, a man of color, invented the toggle harpoon in 1848. This device increased the efficiency of the whaling…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

African-American History

Inventions

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

William Tell Facts & Olympic Activity

Interesting facts and fun activities related to William Tell and his famous arrow activities of 1307, plus an Olympic…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literature

Fiction

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

REFERENCE

First Swimmer to Cross the English Channel

Interesting facts and fun activities related to the first swimmer to cross the English Channel.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Athletes

Oceans (Oceanography)

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

REFERENCE

Literature & Math: Stories about Georgia O'Keeffe

Students will learn about size, scale, proportion, ratio, and measurement as they study the work of 20th-century artist…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Biographies

Works of Art

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

REFERENCE

Literature & Math: Mondrian

Explore the life and work of the 20th-century Dutch abstract painter, Piet Mondrian, through activities that connect…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Biographies

Art History

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

REFERENCE

Literature & Math: Stories about Paul Cezanne

Through enrichment activities for Paul Cezanne and Paul Cezanne: A Painter's Journey, students will learn about the life…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Nonfiction Literature

Works of Art

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

Art Experiences: Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning

Encourage your students to dabble in painting by mimicking the styles of Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Twentieth Century

Painters

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

GAMES AND APPS

Notable Quotes: Who Said That?

Write the name of the person who said each of these notable quotes.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Political Figures

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

Famous African Americans Concentration

Playing this game increases your students' awareness of the important contributions made by African Americans throughout…

Subjects:

African-American History

American History/U.S. History

Social Studies and History

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

Quotable Quotes

Match a famous American with a famous quote.

Subjects:

American History/U.S. History

Social Studies and History

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

REFERENCE

Charles Drew and the Study of Blood

Students learn about the accomplishments of a famous African American, Charles Drew, and research the different…

Subjects:

African-American History

American History/U.S. History

Social Studies and History

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

Lawrence of Arabia

Interesting facts and fun activities related to writer, adventurer, and freedom fighter Lawrence of Arabia.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Community and Ways of Life

Heroes & Role Models

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

Robert Louis Stevenson's Birthday

Interesting facts and fun activities related to Robert Louis Stevenson.

Subjects:

Authors

Literature

Reading and Literature

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

Casey Jones

Interesting facts about John Luther "Casey" Jones, who died attempting to slow down his speeding locomotive.

Subjects:

Science

Engineering

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER