Middle School Websites

Quicklinks

Articles of Interest
Transitioning from Middle to High
Art
Geography
History
Language Arts
Literature
Math
Reading/Writing
Science
Social Studies
Technology
Writing

Articles of Interest

Homework Takes a Hit
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues134.shtml

Moving Instruction to Center Stage
http://www.edletter.org/past/issues/2002-so/instruction.shtml

Opening Doors to the Future: Preparing Low-achieving Middle Grades Students to Succeed in High School (2002)
http://www.sreb.org/programs/hstw/Outstanding/ op2002.asp

Parent Involvement at the Middle School Level
http://www.middleweb.com/ParntInvl.html
Common questions about middle school involvement from parents, answered.

Project-Based Learning
http://www.project-approach.com/

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Transitioning from Middle to High

Building Bridges Between Middle Schools and High Schools
http://www.middleweb.com/INCASEbridge.html
School authorities post their comments and suggestions on how to improve the middle to high school transition

Helping Middle School Students Make the Transition into High School
http://www.kidsource.com/education/middlehigh.html
An article that discusses transition concerns and activities/methods that help students to transition comfortably

Transition to Middle School: Students’ Perceptions
http://tinyurl.com/2zehp

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Art

Art Appreciation
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/artapp.htm
Preschool art activities and crafts

ArtsEdge
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/les.cfm
The Kennedy Center's Teaching Materials focus on the national art education standards and provide K-12 teachers with curriculum units, lesson plans, activities and other ideas for integrating the arts into classroom teaching.

Art North Carolina
http://www.ncartmuseum.org/artnc/
This educational resource is designed for educators and students interested in learning form works of art. Special section called “Themes and Lessons” provides lesson plans and examples of how to integrate art into general class instruction.

Teachnet: Art/Creativity
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/art/index.html
A list of a few art/craft ideas.

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Geography

Country links
http://www.websterschools.org/classrooms/state_library/hirschler.html

The Geography Store
http://www.geographystore.com
This site has a comprehensive selection of classroom maps, globes, and geo-games.

My Wonderful World for Educators
http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/index.html
A comprehensive action kit for educators to get started including a Global IQ test.

National Geographic: Lesson Plans
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/lesson_plans/index.html
Lesson plans sorted by grade and most popular.

Western Hemisphere links, a little bit of everything
http://geographyworldonline.com/

History

Election ’04 Lesson Resources
http://www.lesley.edu/election04/

Great Dates
http://www.fi.edu/qa98/dates/
Links to “This Day in History” and similar sites.

The History Channel Teacher Guides
http://www.history.com/classroom/guides.html
Free printable teacher guides to accompany educational programs on the history channel.

PBS Wide Angle
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/classroom/
Offers lesson plans and activities for middle school and high school teachers.

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Language Arts

EnglishCompanion.Com
http://www.englishcompanion.com/assignments/assessment/rubrics.html
A list of rubrics for homework, projects, presentations, or journals.

Graphic Organizer Makers
http://www.bestteachersites.com/web_tools/graphic_org/
Tools to help make and design different organizers like webs, charts, and ven diagrams

Graphic Organizers
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1grorg.htm
Graphic organizer templates for different organizers like spider maps, fish maps, compare/contrast matrix, and network trees

Language Arts Lesson Plans
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/lang.html
A long list of links to lesson plan texts grouped by grade level.

Teachnet: Language Arts
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/index.html
Lesson plans in the categories of: general, reading, writing, spelling, speaking, terminology, ESL, and poetry.

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Literature

Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/lit.html
A lesson plan library grouped by grade level and sub-grouped by book/novel.

EnglishCompanion.Com
http://www.englishcompanion.com/assignments/assessment/rubrics.html
A list of rubrics for homework, projects, presentations, or journals.

Study Questions
http://www.theliterarylink.com/questions_otherbooks.html
Links to study questions on young adult literature as well as young children’s literature

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Math

AAA Math
http://www.aaamath.com
Feature a comprehensive set of interactive arithmetic lessons.

Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/math.html
Lesson Plan library organized by grade level and subject. Easy to browse.

Explorelearning
http://www.explorelearning.com
ExploreLearning offers a catalog of modular, interactive simulations in math and science for teachers and students in grades 6-12 called Gizmos.

The Math Forum at Drexel “Teachers’s Place”
http://mathforum.org/teachers/
Lesson plans grouped by elementary, middle, or high school levels.

Math Problem Solving Activities
http://www.rhlschool.com/math.htm

Math Projects and Activities: Global Connection
http://www.globalclassroom.org/authors/florida/math/projects.html

Math Surf’s Problem of the Day List
http://www.mathsurf.com/teacher/

SCORE Mathematics Lessons
http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/lessons.html
Lessons created by selected CA teachers, grouped into K-7 and 8-12 lesson topics.

Teacher Toolkit
http://www.buildingrainbows.com/CA/ca.home.php
Lesson plans created for middle school math.

Teachnet: Math
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/math/index.html
Lesson plans for math grouped into: general, maps and graphs, terminology, geometry, and real world.

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Reading/Writing

Book Adventures
http://www.bookadventure.com
A reading motivation program for grades K-8

Book List
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/booksgr6.html
A booklist for 6th grade readers

CyberGuide: 6-8
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cy68.html
Supplemental reading activities for books in the 6-8 levels

Pink Monkey Writing Help
http://www.pinkmonkey.com/core/writing.asp
Multiple writing help topics

Questions on Books
http://www.theliterarylink.com/questions_otherbooks.html
Review questions for books commonly taught all grades K-12

Wired for Books
http://wiredforbooks.org/
Online audio books for all reading levels

Word Central
http://www.wordcentral.com/
Look up words in the student dictionary, create your own dictionary, “word of the day”, and word games

Write Your Own Life Activity
http://tinyurl.com/ll3a

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Science

Annenberg/CPB Learner.org
http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/
Science activities for select topics like “light” and “space.”

Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/curriculumcenter/
Browse science lesson topics ranging from Bacteria to the Solar System.

Explorelearning
http://www.explorelearning.com
ExploreLearning offers a catalog of modular, interactive simulations in math and science for teachers and students in grades 6-12 called Gizmos.

Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/educate/index.html

The Globe Program
http://www.globe.gov
GLOBE provides assistance through training at professional development workshops, Teacher’s Guide, “how-to” videos, and other materials.

How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com

The JASON Project
http://www.jasonproject.org/public/home.aspx
The JASON Project is dedicated to inspiring a passion for life-long learning in science through innovative, technology-rich middle grade educational programs.

Middle School Science
http://www.middleschoolscience.com/
A site geared specifically towards Middle School Science Curriculums. Lesson plan subjects range from Chemistry, Physics, Earth, and Life Sciences

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Social Studies

Election ’04 Lesson Resources
http://www.lesley.edu/election04/

Globalization 101
http://globalization101.org/teachers
Topics include culture, development, environment, trade, immigration, and international law among others.

Lesson Plans and Resources
http://www.csun.edu/%7Ehcedu013/
A site specifically created for social studies teachers. Includes lesson plan outlines, and additional social studies resources.

Scholastic Ready-to-Go Resources
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ilp/index.asp?SubjectID=2
Lesson plans for all grade levels

State Department for Kids
http://future.state.gov/index.html
Resources to teach world foreign affairs.

Teachnet: Social Studies
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/socstudies/index.html
Lesson plans grouped into: history, personal growth, countries, government, economics, society, and geography.

The World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Everything you need to know about the world you can find in The World Factbook, from weights and measures to country profiles and flags.

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Technology

Back to School Technology Activities
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech141.shtml

Designing Technology Based Lessons
http://www.wcschools.com/mjhs/tlcf/Technology%20Based%20Lesson%20Planning.htm
Internet Projects
http://www.epals.com/resources/online/internet_projects.tpl
A list of online projects

Standards-Based Instruction
http://www.rmcdenver.com/useguide/lessons/lindex.htm
Includes a step-by-step outline on how to create a technology based lesson plan

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Writing

ABC’s of the Writing Process
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/specificgos.html
A list of links of graphic organizers

Academy of the Arts: Writing
http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/writing.htm
Rubric for narrative writing Click on the writing rubric on the left hand side. A grading scale with specific points for a variety of different writing assignments

Graphic Organizer Makers
http://www.bestteachersites.com/web_tools/graphic_org/
Tools to help make and design different organizers like webs, charts, and ven diagrams

How to Start a Writer’s Workshop
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/681.html

ReviseWise: Spelling and Grammar
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/spelling_grammar.shtml
Activities, tests, and worksheets on spelling and grammar

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