Middle School Other (ELA) Cultural Activities

Start your students' days with purposeful reflection and engaging activities with our "One Month Morning Book." This 20-page resource is designed to cover four weeks of morning activities, providing a structured yet fun way to begin each school day. From setting weekly goals to participating in community-building exercises and exploring various subjects, this morning book is the perfect addition to any classroom routine.

Book Highlights:

• Weekly Check-In (Mondays): Each week starts with a reflective check-in page where students can set goals, reflect on their previous week, and plan for the days ahead. This helps cultivate a habit of mindfulness and intentionality.

• Mindful Coloring (Fridays): End the week with a relaxing mindful coloring page, allowing students to unwind and express their creativity.

• Community Activities:

  • Friendship Building: Activities like asking friends what they like and explaining things about themselves.
  • Personal Preferences: Pages for deciding what food they like and dislike, encouraging self-awareness and expression.
  • Word Boggle Pages: Fun word puzzles to enhance vocabulary and critical thinking skills.
  • Reading Activities: Engaging reading exercises centered around exciting themes like pirates.
  • Math Activities: Dominoes addition and subtraction to strengthen arithmetic skills.
  • Social Studies: Map reading exercises to build geographic literacy.
  • Art: Creative drawing prompts to inspire artistic expression.
  • History: Exploring historic landmarks and map locations to deepen understanding of historical context.
  • Scattergories: A fun and challenging game to boost creativity and quick thinking.
  • Fable Writing: Writing exercises that encourage storytelling and imaginative thinking.

Why This Morning Book Is Essential:

• Promotes Daily Reflection: Weekly check-ins help students start each week with a clear focus and end it with thoughtful reflection.
• Encourages Social Interaction: Community-building activities foster friendships and improve social skills.
• Integrates Multiple Subjects: Covers a wide range of topics from reading and math to social studies and art, ensuring a well-rounded start to the day.
• Engages and Inspires: A variety of activities keeps students engaged and motivated, making learning enjoyable.
• Supports Mindfulness: Mindful coloring pages provide a calm and reflective end to the week, promoting emotional well-being.

Ideal For:

• Teachers looking for a comprehensive morning activity resource to enhance their classroom routine.
• Educators seeking to promote mindfulness, reflection, and social interaction among students.
• Classrooms that value a diverse range of subjects and activities to start the day off right.

With the "One Month Morning Book," equip your students with the tools they need to reflect, set goals, and engage in meaningful activities each day. This resource is designed to make mornings productive, enjoyable, and full of learning opportunities.

Need a Newcomer resource that gets your students speaking and listening??

This ESL ELD resource has everything you need to get your Newcomers Listening and Speaking! Your students will be supported and engage as they use this ESL resource to analyze short Ted ED videos and discuss academically with their peers.

This resource includes:

1. 3 different listening activities (links included) with speaking prompts and sentence starters

2. 3 Speaking Warm Ups/Task Cards with Visuals

3. Visuals and vocabulary supports

4. Engaging cultural themes

5. High level questions that facilitate critical thinking skills

This product is perfect for whole group, small groups, or is something you can leave with a substitute when you're in a pinch!

*****This product is best paired with my Newcomer Fall Vocabulary Posters and Newcomer Fall Writing Activities for Entering and Emerging Levels

Need more Newcomer resources? Try my Newcomer Personal Narrative Resource!

This ESL ELD resource is great for listening practice and analysis for your ELL students as well as writing. Students will listen to three NPR StoryCorps stories that follow the voices and stories of Native Americans. Students will have a graphic organizer to complete that will challenge and engage them.

This activity includes:

1. Lots of visuals

2. Vocabulary supports

3. Sentence starters and frames

4. Theme practice

5. Synthesizing all three stories

This is a great way to weave in Native American voices with the listening and writing practice your ELL students need!

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Try part one of this activity here!