6-8 Middle School
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in grades 6-8.
5 Ways to Encourage Deep Mathematical Thinking
You can adapt the curriculum you have to create rich tasks that invite reasoning and build students’ problem-solving skills.124Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.The Benefits of Nature Journaling in English Class
While observing outdoor settings, students pay attention to specific details and employ critical thinking as they sharpen their writing skills.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Digital Wellness in the Age of Cell Phone Bans
Although policies can help create structure, they don’t build consistent digital habits—those have to be taught, modeled, practiced, and reflected upon.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Getting the Most Out of the Reader’s Notebook
In high school, reading instruction sometimes gets short shrift. Interactive notebooks can increase students’ intrinsic motivation to read.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.6 Foundational Ways to Scaffold Student Learning
A collection of evidence-backed tips to help students cross the bridge from confusion to clarity.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Using Python Coding to Boost Students’ Interest in Algebra
Using basic coding to check work in math class is fun and introduces students to valuable coding basics.118Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.4 Ways to Guide Disengaged Students to Try Again
There are many reasons why students disengage in school. The tips here are not a panacea, but both research and teacher experience demonstrate that they can help.13 Super-Quick Formative Assessments
Teachers can use these techniques to gauge students’ understanding mid-lesson and then decide whether to reteach or press ahead.Real, Fake, or Deepfake? This Lesson Helps Students Decide
Students examine videos and online information to investigate what is real and what is not in this engaging lesson.2.9kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.5 Ways to Build Critical Literacy in the Age of AI
With so much information—and misinformation—coming at them every day, students need to learn how to verify truth.Using Mythology to Ground Social and Emotional Learning
Teachers can leverage students’ interest in Greek mythology to explore emotions and topics like overcoming obstacles.115Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.3 Ways to Prime Students’ Brains for Achievement
Using priming language is a powerful way to set the stage for learning, and we’ve got a free downloadable word bank here to help you implement this research-backed strategy.A One-Page Chart to Support Every Student Every Day
Teachers can use this spreadsheet—free template included—to track accommodations and strengths to keep students on track and motivated.3 Ways to Help Students Overcome the Forgetting Curve
Our brains are wired to forget things unless we take active steps to remember. Here’s how you can help students hold on to what they learn.
Is it Time to Drop ‘Finding the Main Idea’ and Teach Reading in a New Way?
Some schools are changing the way they teach reading—based on research that shows background knowledge is more critical to comprehension than general skills like ‘finding the main idea.’56.4kYour content has been saved!
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