Welcome to Mused Minds, I'm a middle school specialist with a focus on literature, language, and social studies/humanities. My teaching journey has taken me across South Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand, where I've embraced diverse classrooms in international schools, implementing the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Cambridge curriculum.
Welcome to Mused Minds, I'm a middle school specialist with a focus on literature, language, and social studies/humanities. My teaching journey has taken me across South Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand, where I've embraced diverse classrooms in international schools, implementing the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Cambridge curriculum.
44 slides of Christmas fun.
INCLUDES:
3 full lessons (speaking, vocab and idioms) complete with multi activity worksheets (word searches, writing exercises, BINGO and more)
2 vocabulary games to play as a class - 25 slides of games in total
This resource is directed at older teens who have an English level of A2+, however small adaptions would make it useful for everyone. I have even used some of the activities with my tutor class in the morning times before lesson.
Teachers directions and suggestions in the notes, but slides are easily adaptable to fit changes.
This is a one lesson PPT that covers the IGCSE ESL Speaking exam comprehensively. It is complete with slides on the format, structure, topics, tips and practice tasks for students. The resource has teachers notes built into the ānotesā sections under the slides. Everything your students need to know about the exam is here. This can also be used for IELTS students who are preparing for part 3 as some of the speaking strategies are similar.
Discover an enchanting learning journey with the āGreek Mythology Coloring Book.ā Engage students in the captivating realm of ancient Greece through intricate illustrations and short paragraphs about each character.
25 Coloring Pages with short paragraphs - perfect for struggling readers or younger middle school students.
Highlights:
Intricate Designs: Students will love coloring detailed depictions of Zeus, Athena, and more.
Mythical Creatures: Spark imagination with centaurs, minotaurs, and sirens.
Educational Relaxation: Blend art with mythology learning, making lessons engaging and inspiring.
Optimal Size: Printable in A4 (8.5 by 11 inch)
All Ages: Ideal for sparking interest in mythology across grade levels.
Experience Ancient Legends: Transform the classroom into an epic learning adventure with our captivating coloring book. Perfect for educators aiming to make history and mythology come alive through artful exploration.
Diary Writing Multi-Lesson Pack - Learn, Analyze, Write (Rubric Included)
This series of lessons is created to engage your students with writing and make it fun! However, it has a robust learning focus and really summarizes the key features of diary writing well.
Printable PDFs + Google Slides included
Designed to complement your study of novels featuring diary and letter writing, Iāve used this with a variety of text. Most suitable for 6-8th, but can be used with EAL/EFL students too as there is a grammar and structure focus.
Key Aims of the Lesson Series:
Learn: Introduce students to the essential features of diary writing through a dynamic slide pack.
Analyze: Develop critical thinking with model text analysis worksheets, available at three differentiated reading levels.
Write: Apply learned features to a diary writing exercise, supported by a detailed rubric for effective evaluation.
Whatās Included:
Key Features Teaching Pack:
Engaging slides that demystify the art of diary writing.
Printable Student Checklist: Features of a Diary in various colors and black & white for easy reference.
Analyzing Features/Model Text Worksheets: Three differentiated options to cater to various reading levels.
Writing Tasks + Rubric: A carefully crafted diary writing exercise with a detailed rubric for assessment.
Why This Resource Stands Out:
Reading Level Variations: The analysis task is thoughtfully designed with three different reading levels, ensuring inclusivity.
Diverse Model Text: Explore model texts from various perspectives and events, fostering a deeper understanding of diverse experiences.
Comprehensive Inclusions: From model text with answers to a student-friendly writing rubric, this pack is a one-stop solution for a well-rounded learning experience.
Cultivate a love for diary writing and nurture your studentsā creative expression with this versatile resource. Your learners will not only understand the nuances of diary writing but also gain valuable insights from diverse perspectives. Transform your writing lessons today!
Celebrate Love in All its Global Splendor: 2 Powerful Resources in 1 Bundle!
Love Around the World: Reading Comprehension and Summary Activities
Love Around the World: 5 Stations with Fun Activities:
Spark curiosity, ignite learning, and embrace diversity this Valentineās Day with a powerful duo of classroom resources:
Love Around the World: Reading Comprehension and Summary Activities:
Captivating readings: Explore unique love traditions from Japan, Wales, Finland, Argentina, and Brazil, enriching cultural understanding.
Key reading skills: Hone comprehension with vocabulary worksheets and perfect summarizing through guided activities.
Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing: Utilize the peer-to-peer summary grid for a dynamic jigsaw reading experience.
Flexible for any time: Celebrate love beyond Valentineās Day! Integrate seamlessly into units on love, culture, and diversity.
Love Around the World: 5 Stations with Fun Activities:
Embark on a global adventure: Explore vibrant stations overflowing with engaging activities and creative explorations.
**Unleash creativity: **Design Zulu bead bracelets, craft your own love festival, and carve meaningful Welsh Lovespoons.
**Become a cultural ambassador: Research and share fascinating love traditions from around the world through captivating mini-presentations.
**Boost language skills: Play fun games and master vocabulary and grammar related to love, relationships, and celebration.
Build confidence and presentation skills: Encourage student-led mini-lessons for a thriving classroom community.
Download the Love Around the World Bundle today and unlock a world of love, learning, and global connection for your students!
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Keywords: Love traditions, diversity, reading comprehension, summary writing, Valentineās Day, cultural awareness, teacher resources, TpT, stations activities, creative learning, global celebration.
Get ready to celebrate love with this fun stations activity bursting with global love traditions, engaging activities, and deep learning. Look no further than Love Around the World: 5 Stations with Fun Activities - your complete resource for a culturally enriching, heart-warming celebration!
Embark on a journey through vibrant stations, each brimming with creative explorations and insightful discoveries:
Zulu Bead Design: Weave stories of affection into custom beaded bracelets, steeped in cultural symbolism.
Create Your Own Love Celebration: Imagine and design a unique festival celebrating love and togetherness in your own dreamed-up culture.
Research & Teach: Become a mini-cultural ambassador! Unearth a captivating love tradition from another land, research its fascinating details, and prepare a captivating mini-presentation to share your discoveries.
Vocab & Grammar Games: Boost your language skills in a love-themed wonderland! Play fun games and tackle challenging activities to master vocabulary and grammar related to emotions, relationships, and festive spirit.
Welsh Lovespoon Design: Unveil the intricate symbolism of Welsh Lovespoons and craft your own wooden tokens of affection, each carved with meaningful symbols to whisper your heartās message.
More than just a Valentineās Day activity, āLove Around the Worldā is a springboard for:
Celebrating diversity and fostering cultural understanding.
Igniting creativity and critical thinking skills through engaging activities.
Strengthening vocabulary and grammar in a meaningful context.
Building confidence and presentation skills through student-led mini-lessons.
Creating a vibrant and inclusive classroom community brimming with joy and shared learning.
Ready to transform your Valentineās Day and beyond? Download āLove Around the Worldā today and unlock a world of love, learning, and global connection!
Diversity reigns this Valentineās Day! Dive into diverse love traditions with Love Around the World: Reading Comprehension and Summary Activities, a captivating resource packed with engaging readings and interactive activities for your classroom. Specifically designed for Middle School Students for use near Valentineās day.
Go beyond hearts and chocolates! Explore unique cultural expressions of love from 5 different corners of the globe:
Japan: Uncover the intricate dance of āobligation chocolateā and ātrue feelings chocolateā in this fascinating look at Valentineās Day traditions.
Wales: Discover the romantic allure of wooden ālove spoons,ā each carving whispering a secret message of the heart.
Finland: Celebrate āFriendās Dayā with heartwarming activities focused on platonic love and appreciation.
Argentina: Savor the sweetness of āLa Semana de la Dulzuraā and explore a week dedicated to sharing delicious treats with loved ones.
Brazil: Dance to the rhythm of āDia dos Namorados,ā a vibrant celebration of love under the summer sun.
Each engaging reading comes complete with:
Comprehension and Vocabulary Worksheets: Hone critical thinking skills while building vocabulary through synonym exploration.
Summary Worksheets: Master the art of summarizing key points with a focus on āwhere, when, and how.ā
Also, additional resources included are:
Collaborative Peer Sharing Summary Grid: Encourage active learning and peer-to-peer knowledge exchange - perfect for a jigsaw reading.
Detailed Answer Key: Ensure complete understanding and seamless lesson execution.
But wait, thereās more! This flexible resource can be used anytime, not just around Valentineās Day! Integrate it seamlessly into units exploring themes of love, culture, and diversity.
Ready to embark on a global journey of love and learning? Download Celebrating Love Around the World today and ignite your studentsā curiosity!
Immerse your students in the thrilling adventure of āHatchetā with this Comprehensive Novel Study Bundle ā a treasure trove of over 100 pages of resources designed for 4th-7th graders, ready to print or use digitally!
Key Features:
Engaging Pre-reading Activities (Survival Quiz + Pyramid discussion with teachers notes)
Comprehensive Comprehension Activities for Each Chapter (20 worksheets in total)
Vocabulary Activities for Every Chapter - gap fill activities to check understanding
Quick Writes with Model Answers - great for supporting and differentiating
Convenient Rubrics for Easy Grading of Comprehension Questions, Quick Writes, and Creative/Text Transformations
Ideas and instructions for creative writing and text transformation tasks
Additional Graphic Organizers and Resources Spotlighting Character Development, Conflict, Setting, Symbolism, and Theme
Inspiring End of Unit Project Ideas
Why Choose This Bundle:
Save valuable time with ready-to-use, teacher-friendly materials - model answers provided!
Cultivate a profound understanding of the novelās elements among your students.
Cater to diverse learning styles through a range of engaging activities.
Ignite critical thinking and analytical skills in your literature class.
Simplify assessment with provided answer keys.
Transform your literature class into an interactive and enriching experience.
Perfect for middle school classrooms, this bundle ensures your students not only explore the intricacies of āHatchetā but also develop essential literary analysis skills that will stay with them long after the last page is turned.
Welcome to an exciting exploration of dystopian novels and movies, tailor-made for middle school students (grades 7-9). This can be used with any dystopian novel or movie. This resource is all about digging into the cool stuff in these stories ā the twists, turns, and what makes them dystopian. But itās not just about reading; itās about thinking and creating. Whether youāre doing individual work or diving into group activities, weāve got tasks and role cards to keep things interesting. Expect less textbook vibes and more of a creative journey, where students get to shape their own thoughts about the dystopian worlds being studied.
Digital (Google Slides) + Printable (PDF)
No-prep activities
SNEAK PEAK - CONTENTS 38 pages of awesomeness!
Pre-reading activities:
What is a Dystopia?
Examples of issues in dystopian texts
Brainstorming current issues
What do you know about Dystopian Literature already
Cover and Blurb - pre-reading prediction
First Thoughts
Identifying features
Characterization
Character Discussion Role Cards
Character Graphic Organizer
Character Creative Writing Chart
Symbolism
Setting
Setting Discussion Role Cards
Setting illustration and annotation task
Character interaction with setting task/ cut-outs
Setting as an antagonist
Setting Survival Dilemma Teacherās Notes
Setting Survival Dilemma Card
Real-world-to-text connections
Quick Writes - Analytical
Peer/Self Assessment Sheet
Vocabulary word bank
Creative tasks
Inspiration notebook
Engage your middle school students with this comprehensive resource tailored for Veera Hiranandaniās āThe Night Diary.ā Designed for grades 6 and 7, this pack features 6 fully-editable Google Quizzes to assess comprehension and inference skills after reading specific sections of the novel.
Each quiz is crafted for ease of use and customization, providing a blend of auto-marking multiple-choice questions and thought-provoking inferential prompts.
Key Features:
6 quizzes in total
Auto-grading/ auto-marking multiple choice questions - 20 per quiz.
2 open-ended questions for longer answers which require quick manual marking (or can be deleted).
Foster Critical Thinking: Promote analytical skills through inferential questioning.
Customizable Learning: Adapt quizzes to fit your teaching style and learning objectives.
Included Resources:
6 Editable Google Quizzes: Conveniently accessible via copy link, each quiz is customizable to align with your curriculum. Once click the link, it auto creates your own copy, you may edit as you wish.
Model answer for open-ended questions.
Teacher Directions: Clear guidance on implementing quizzes effectively, including grading strategies and model answers.
Engage your upper-middle school students with this comprehensive resource tailored for George Orwellās āAnimal Farm.ā Designed for grades 8-9 (this depends on your context), this pack features 5 fully-editable Google Quizzes to assess comprehension and analysis skills after reading specific sections of the novel.
Each quiz is crafted for ease of use and customization, providing a blend of auto-grading multiple-choice questions and thought-provoking inferential prompts.
Key Features:
5 quizzes in total - 1 quiz for every 2 chapters
Auto-grading/ auto-marking multiple choice questions - 14 per quiz.
3 open-ended questions for longer answers which require quick manual marking (or can be deleted).
Foster Critical Thinking: Promote analytical skills through inferential questioning.
Customizable Learning: Adapt quizzes to fit your teaching style and learning objectives.
Included Resources:
5 Editable Google Quizzes: Conveniently accessible via copy link, each quiz is customizable to align with your curriculum. Once click the link, it auto creates your own copy, you may edit as you wish.
Model answer for open-ended questions.
Teacher Directions: Clear guidance on implementing quizzes effectively, including grading strategies and model answers.
Elevate your studentsā understanding of poetry with this comprehensive Poetry Keyword Flashcards! Tailored specifically to poetry terms and literary devices relevant to analyzing poetry, this resource is designed to be versatile and engaging.
With a set of keyword and matching definition cards, students will dive deep into the world of poetry as they explore and master important concepts. These flashcards can be used in a variety of ways to suit your teaching style and classroom needs.
This sit includes:
teacher instructions and suggestions for games/ activities
56 keyword cards + 56 definition cards
Engage your upper-middle school students with this comprehensive resource tailored for William Goldingās āLord of the Flies.ā Designed for grades 8-9 (this depends on your context), this pack features 4 fully-editable Google Quizzes to assess comprehension and analysis skills after reading specific sections of the novel.
Each quiz is crafted for ease of use and customization, providing a blend of auto-grading multiple-choice questions and thought-provoking inferential prompts.
Key Features:
4 quizzes in total - 1 quiz for every 3 chapters
Auto-grading/ auto-marking multiple-choice questions - 18 per quiz (6 per chapter)
3 open-ended questions for longer answers which require quick manual marking (or can be deleted before giving to students for fully automated marking)
Foster Critical Thinking: Promote analytical skills through inferential questioning
Customizable Learning: Adapt quizzes to fit your teaching style and learning objectives
Included Resources:
4 Editable Google Quizzes: Conveniently accessible via copy link, each quiz is customizable to align with your curriculum. Once you click the link, it auto-creates your own copy, which you may edit as you wish.
Model answers for open-ended questions
Teacher Directions: Clear guidance on implementing quizzes effectively, including grading strategies and model answers
HistoPods: The Partition of India is an engaging, multimedia learning resource designed for Grade 9/10 students, perfect for bringing history to life! This unique pack combines informative podcasts with traditional classroom activities to help students explore the causes, effects, and long-term impacts of the Partition of India.
Whatās included:
Two podcasts: One providing a background and deep dive into the causes of the Partition, and the other exploring the immediate and long-term consequences.
A concise summary of the Partition and its historical context.
6 comprehension/knowledge questions to check understanding and promote critical thinking.
A keyword matching task to reinforce key terms and concepts.
Two essay prompts to foster analytical writing skills (rubric included).
Creative extension tasks to encourage deeper engagement and allow for differentiation.
Common Core Aligned Rubric for the Essays
Why choose HistoPods?
Podcast Learning: Integrate audio learning into your classroom with two high-quality podcasts that offer students an immersive experience. Perfect for auditory learners and to support blended or remote learning.
Critical Thinking: The included activities encourage students to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize historical information, helping them develop skills essential for social studies and beyond.
Flexible Use: Whether you follow the 8-lesson pacing guide or adapt the activities to suit your needs, this resource is easy to implement in a variety of learning environments.
Bring history to life with HistoPodsāa dynamic, multimedia approach to exploring one of the most significant events of the 20th century! Perfect for engaging students and deepening their understanding of complex historical events.