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Introducing Historical Themes & Artifacts Through Moana

By Too Cool for Middle School

My favorite scene in Moana is when she discovers who her people really are--and who she is!--by studying the historical artifacts in the cave her grandmother shows to her. Use this scene as a guide to introduce historical concepts and historical

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Ancient History, World History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.L.6

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Insta-Style Independent Reading Log | EDITABLE

By Too Cool for Middle School

I have spent my entire teaching career trying to find a way to both encourage my students to read, and to effectively track what they are reading. I came up with a simple way to do both this year! This product is the template I used to track their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities

$2.00

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MEDIA LITERACY INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK | WITH CRASH COURSE VIDEOS

By Too Cool for Middle School

It is essential that our students are able to assess all different forms of media for reliability and accuracy. The Crash Course team and Jay Smooth have done an AMAZING job of covering the history and application of media literacy in a 12-video

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Civics, Informational Text

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Interactive Notebooks

$4.00

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Google Slides™

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CHARACTERISTICS OF A CIVILIZATION | GOOGLE SLIDES

By Too Cool for Middle School

In this activity, students will study their own civilization and provide photo examples of each of the characteristics of a civilization. This lesson was originally designed to compliment the History Alive World History textbook, but it can be used

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Ancient History, World History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Activities

$3.00

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Google Slides™

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BOOK RECOMMENDATION STUDENT POSTERS

By Too Cool for Middle School

Get your students sharing their favorite reads with this creative and easy-to-assign poster! They will draw the cover of the book (and even color or accessorize their hand!) and then add useful information about the book for future readers. You can

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Posters

$2.00

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TERRACOTTA WARRIORS INTERACTIVE LESSON | ANCIENT CHINA

By Too Cool for Middle School

My students know I am OBSESSED with the Terracotta Wars of the ancient Qin Dynasty. I love teaching about Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi and the absolutely amazing terracotta world that he created for his tomb. This lesson includes 2 fantastic videos with

Subjects:

Ancient History, Art History, Asian Studies

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Webquests

CCSS:

RI.6.2, RI.6.3, RI.6.7, RI.6.9

$3.00

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Google Slides™

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MARS PATEL PODCAST NOTES | GOOGLE SLIDES

By Too Cool for Middle School

This podcast is so engaging and fun to listen to! As we listened, I wanted to give my students some quick notes to hold them accountable for paying attention. There is one slide per episode, which strikes the perfect balance of allowing students to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

RL.7.3, RL.7.6, RL.7.7, SL.7.2

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Google Slides™

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Behavior Reflection Sheet

By Too Cool for Middle School

Allow students to go to an area of your room and reflect on their behavior with these 3 questions on the Behavior Reflection Sheet. Includes a line for the parent's phone number so that you can follow up afterward.

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Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets

$1.50

108

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STRUCTURED ACADEMIC CONTROVERSY | GROWING BUNDLE

By Too Cool for Middle School

Structured Academic Controversies are one of my favorite ways to teach reading, writing, analysis, speaking, and listening all in one lesson! They help students learn vital skills about how to respectfully disagree with and learn from others, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.3, CCRA.SL.4

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BACK TO SCHOOL NAME TAG ACTIVITY

By Too Cool for Middle School

Get to know your students' names and favorite things from the first day!This is my favorite quick and easy way to get to know my students and start memorizing their names! I print out these name tags before school starts and place them on student

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

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HOUSEPLANT DAILY SLIDES AGENDAS

By Too Cool for Middle School

Using Daily Slides to organize classwork and homework has been a game-changer for me! No longer do I have to write out the agenda for each class on the board, and then also type it into Google Classroom. My students know what is expected of them,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, For All Subjects

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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PowerPoint Presentations

$3.00

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Google Slides™

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Daily Classwork & Homework Slide Templates | Book Theme

By Too Cool for Middle School

Using slides to organize daily classwork and homework has been a game-changer for me this year! No longer do I have to write out the agenda for each class on the board, and then also type it into Google Classroom. My students know what is expected

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$3.00

191

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Banned Books Structured Academic Controversy

By Too Cool for Middle School

Structured Academic Controversies are one of my favorite ways to teach reading, writing, analysis, speaking and listening all in one lesson! They help students learn vital skills about how to respectfully disagree with and learn from others, and how

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Civics, Informational Text

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2, CCRA.SL.3, CCRA.SL.4

$2.50

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CREATE YOUR OWN MESOPOTAMIAN CHARACTER

By Too Cool for Middle School

This was the BEST way to end our Ancient Mesopotamia unit! We made our own collection of Mesopotamian characters, based on what we had learned all throughout our unit. Students use this slide deck to gather their research and summarize what they

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Ancient History, World History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$3.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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MEDIA LITERACY BULLETIN BOARD POSTERS

By Too Cool for Middle School

Media literacy skills are more important than ever, and we can help our students to practice analyzing media with these 5 questions. These posters are designed to be used with my Media Literacy Interactive Notebook resource, but you could also use

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Informational Text

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (9.70 MB)

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HALLOWEEN STRUCTURED ACADEMIC CONTROVERSY

By Too Cool for Middle School

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

RI.7.1, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.3

$3.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Discussion Cards for ANY NOVEL!

By Too Cool for Middle School

Print and cut out these discussion cards and give them to your students to "play" during class discussions. They have changed my class discussions so much, and now students are leading the conversations instead of me! I place them on little stands

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.4, CCRA.SL.6

$1.00

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MONTHLY READING THEMES + BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

By Too Cool for Middle School

Help your students develop well-rounded reading habits by offering them book recommendations from different themes each month! I use these themes as extra credit for students who would like to follow along each month and expand their worldview

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$3.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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CULTURE BOARD | INTERACTIVE GOOGLE SLIDE

By Too Cool for Middle School

Even when we study other cultures it can be difficult for us to reflect on and recognize the elements of our own culture sometimes. This interactive Google Slide allows students to choose the elements of their culture that they would like to discuss

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Classroom Community

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Activities

$2.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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6th Grade ELA CCSS Standards Cards

By Too Cool for Middle School

6th Grade ELA teachers, rejoice! When I have the standards posted around me (rather than just in a file on my computer) I do a much better job of planning my lessons and assessments to meet the Common Core standards. I can pull each standard out and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (0.33 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've been teaching middle school for 9 years, and loving every minute! I've taught 6th and 8th grade English, as well as 6th and 8th grade History. Somehow the 7th graders keep eluding me!

MY TEACHING STYLE

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Masters in History, Teaching credentials in Social Science, English and P.E., Bachelor's in Liberal Studies and Kinesiology (all from CSU Fullerton--go Titans!)

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

My favorite way to connect with teachers online is through my YouTube channel, Too Cool for Middle School. I also love to blog about teaching, mom life, and ethical fashion at www.toocoolformiddleschool.wordpress.com

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Science, Earth Sciences, Social Studies, Ancient History, Civics, Elections - Voting, Government, U.S. History, European History, World History, Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, Career and Technical Education, Health, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Character Education, Short Stories, Writing, Asian Studies, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, For Administrators, Close Reading, Women's History Month, African History, Classroom Community, Hispanic Heritage Month