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.
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.
What’s 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 HistoPods—a 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.
Discover an enchanting learning journey with the “Greek Mythology Coloring Book.” 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.
Looking for an engaging and informative way to teach your students about the Russian Revolution?** Look no further than our Russian Revolution teacher pack + workbook**! These resources cover the period of 1905-1924, including Bloody Sunday, Bolshevik uprisings, and Stalin’s rise to power.
With interactive activities grounded in solid content knowledge, your students will love learning about this fascinating period in history through gapfills, roleplay, and more. Plus, with a final assessment piece and planning framework, your students will have all the tools they need to master the material.
Teacher PDF is supported by the workbook. Information is presented clearly, covering all the important events in a way that students can easily understand.
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to bring the Russian Revolution to life in your classroom!
Introducing the Revolution Role-play - a dynamic and engaging resource designed for humanities, social studies, or individuals and societies classes - aimed at students between 13-16 years old. This resource includes everything you need to set up a fun and interactive role-play that explores the themes and events of social change.
This resource includes ready-to-print cards (in google slides format) and a teacher guide which includes suggestions for set-up, a range of reflection prompts, challenges to introduce during the role-play, and follow-on activities that will deepen your students’ understanding of the issues and dilemmas that arise in times of social change.
Included:
1 google slide with printable cards (16 roles included) - these are totally editable so that you can adjust for your classroom context. The slides also include a section for the teacher on: teacher set-up guidelines, suggestions, additional prompts, reflection activities and potential follow-on activities.