General Resources

NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER GUIDE:
http://www.middleweb.com/1stDResources.html
This site offers a large resource for new middle school teachers, and includes tips for discipline, classroom management, suggestions for the first days of school, downloadable forms and letters links, and more, all collected in one place.

Language Arts

EIGHTH GRADE LANGUAGE UNIT WORKSHEETS:
http://worksheets.teach-nology.com/language_arts/vocab/eight/
Choices for eighth grade worksheets include cryptograms, vocabulary quizzes, word scrambles, word searches, and missing letters. Use these worksheets for ready-made homework activities to reinforce classroom learning.

GRADE 8 WRITING RESOURCES . . .

A STUDENT'S GUIDE TO THE WRITING PROCESS -- WEBQUEST:
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/98webquests/student/scarlyoung/WQ2Powers1.html
Here are basic guidelines which can take your students through the step-by-step processes for any middle school writing exercises. Resources are linked to the appropriate topics.

WRITE QUEST:
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~dlf3m/writequest/index.html
This webquest reads more like a slide show presentation, but it is addressed specifically to intermediate-level teachers. It attempts to recreate the expository writing process for your students, making the assignments immediate and the results transformational. Highlights on this site are the sample lesson plans and assignments, where students will link to various activities to try their own hand at each particular writing format.

THE POWER OF WORDS:
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/01_8_PowerWords.pdf
Use this unit to focus student awareness on the power of both the written and spoken word. Your class will examine speeches from John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and texts/essays by Rachel Carson and E.B. White. Through careful examination of excellent examples, the process of writing, and writing tools and techniques, students should be able to recognize the strength available through the medium of essays and then apply those techniques to their own writings.

WRITING PROMPTS AND JOURNAL TOPICS:
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html
If you are having your students practice journal writing every day and you get the inevitable, "But I don't know what to write about," complaint, here is a list that will help you to keep them targeted.

HOUSE OF THE MUSE WRITING CENTER:
http://members.austarmetro.com.au/~oracle/front.html
From Australia, a creative writing program with activities your students can use on their own.

THE WRITE SITE:
http://www.writesite.org/
Much here to discover for middle school students--find projects and info on journalism, news writing, etc.

WRITING TOOLS AND LESSONS:
http://cttl.rice.edu/witslink/Summer97/lessons.html
Find tricks for using colorful language, guides to writing in general, and first line story starters.

CURRICULUM PLANNING GUIDE:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/mla/index.html
This middle school language arts planning resource includes unit planning guides, mini units, lesson plans, and more.

LITERATURE WEBQUESTS:
http://www.fsu.edu/~CandI/ENGLISH/web.htm
See if the novel you are studying is included in this compilation of webquests, for both adolescent and secondary levels.

WHPS Language Arts Page

 

Math

GRADES 6, 7, AND 8 READING, LANGUAGE, AND MATH ACTIVITIES:
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/activity/grade6.html

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/activity/grade7.html

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/activity/grade8.html

Helpful homework, reinforcement, or class exercises address grade-level skills for math, reading, and language arts in these collections of student worksheets.

HIGH SCHOOL MATH WORKSHEETS:
http://www.funmaths.com/worksheets/ws06.htm
Measurement is the focus of these high school math student worksheets--including volume, surface area, circumference, scales and meters--and using math to build a swimming pool.

WHPS Math Page

 

Science