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High interest learning resources for the Middle School student - fun, challenging and varied.

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High interest learning resources for the Middle School student - fun, challenging and varied.
Storyteller's Activity Book For Teachers
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Storyteller's Activity Book For Teachers

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Telling stories with a purpose is just about the most important skill an educational leader needs. Stories create an emotional connection with the audience. This activity book is for teachers or education leaders in any setting. It guides you through the steps to structure stories with a message. The activity book also includes a bonus page of tips for teachers on how to improve their storytelling to kids. If you have any aspirations to enhance your educational leadership aspirations then improving your storytelling skills will make a difference. The 22 pages in this Activity Book will help you make that difference.
Giving a Speech ***TIP SHEET***
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Giving a Speech ***TIP SHEET***

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A single simple A3 Tip Sheet on how to deliver a remarkable speech. Easy tips that anyone can use to improve their public speaking. Includes such things as: 15 tips on giving a knockout speech to any audience What to do if you are reading your speech Explains the type of speeches typically delivered Important feedback questions to ask Motivation to get up on stage and do it - again and again Printout this tip sheet and refer to it every time you or your students prepare to deliver a speech on any occasion to any audience. I’d be disappointed if anyone does not feel that this download suits. If it’s not suitable, please get in touch and your money will be returned - no issue at all.
How to be a Super Speaker - Manual
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How to be a Super Speaker - Manual

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Fearless Public Speaking for Kids More than 40 pages of essential information for Middle School students wanting to improve their public speaking skills. From writing the speech to constructing a speech, and delivering a speech with fun, quotes and impact - it’s all here presented in a fun and inspirational way. Learning how to speak in front of an audience is one of the most important skills that any student should leave school with, and this manual will help your students to practise the right things. After all, public speaking is all about practice. I’d be disappointed if anyone does not feel that this pack suits their needs. If it doesn’t, please get in touch and your money will be returned - no issue at all.
35 Speechwriting Techniques ****INFO SHEET****
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35 Speechwriting Techniques ****INFO SHEET****

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This product consists of two A3 Information Sheets listing 35 Speechwriting techniques (including examples of each) that the professional speechwriter uses. Download and print out the pdf’s and students can reference them when writing a speech. Speechwriting and public speaking are important learning experiences in my language classes - hope you agree. Students entering speaking competitions only need to included a few of these techniques and they will impress any judge. I’d be disappointed if anyone does not feel that this download suits. If it’s not suitable, please get in touch and your money will be returned - no issue at all.
Speak Without Stress
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Speak Without Stress

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10 simple actions that anyone can take to overcome the fear of public speaking. Overcoming that fear helps people stand out at work, take charge at family events and be upfront at any school celebration. Everyone will be thankful that it is you standing there speaking. Your life will be changed when you have the confidence to speak to any audience at any time. Download this 38 page manual of tips, actions and templates that will help you speak with confidence. I’d be disappointed if anyone does not feel that this pack suits their needs. If it doesn’t, please get in touch and your money will be returned - no issue at all.
12 Types of Humor **Info Sheet**
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12 Types of Humor **Info Sheet**

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Single A3 Info Sheet outlining the 12 main types of humor, with examples, illustrations and further leads to look up. Use as an easy reference guide to prompt discussion around the types and differences between different comedy genres. I’d be disappointed if anyone does not feel that this pack suits their needs. If not, please get in touch and your money will be returned - no issue at all.
The Gratitude Journal ** INFO SHEET **
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The Gratitude Journal ** INFO SHEET **

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This Single A3 Info Sheet encourages the use of a Gratitude Journal Includes: purpose of a journal some starting ideas reasons for creating a #gratitudeattitude keyword list that will help to start writing I’d be disappointed if anyone does not feel that this download suits. If it’s not suitable, please get in touch and your money will be returned - no issue at all.
Be The Funniest Person In The Room
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Be The Funniest Person In The Room

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Being really funny means you need to have a humor attitude. These worksheets shows Middle School students how to develop a humor attitude. The worksheets highlight the difference between being the ‘class clown’ or local ‘nitwit’, and focusses on looking at life with a sense of humor - using the lens of laughs. My classes really enjoy the focus I have on humor - I’m sure yours will too. Great activities and strategies for anyone wanting to let more humor in to their life. 17 pages in total including an answer key where necessary. I’d be really disappointed if anyone is not happy with these packs, so if that’s you, please get back to me and your money will be very happily refunded. I’d really like some feedback too, so all comments most welcome.
How to Have a Meeting
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How to Have a Meeting

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One of the most common events that will happen to anybody who enters work life, will be to participate in meetings. It is important for Middle School students to start learning how to conduct themselves at meetings, and to learn about meeting procedures. This pack of worksheets includes activities on: creating an agenda note taking being a chairperson taking minutes proposing a motion Have fun conducting your own class meetings once these worksheets have been completed. I’d be really disappointed if anyone is not happy with these packs, so if that’s you, please get back to me and your money will be very happily refunded. I’d really like some feedback too, so all comments most welcome.
Essential Tips for Writing a Speech
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Essential Tips for Writing a Speech

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25 Plus pages of worksheets for students to practice these tips and then compile them all in to a speech for any purpose. Includes an answer key. A good speech is like a good play, movie, or song. It is a form of entertainment. And like all entertainment, if it doesn’t entertain, then the feedback is immediate. There are not many classes that teach students how to write a speech, however there are many occasions in later life when we need to give a speech. These tips will help your students to develop an effective speech. The tips aren’t the normal ones (like, ‘make sure your speech has a beginning, a middle and an ending’). They are from many years of personal experience. I’ve written speeches for all occasions and a variety of professions.
Public Speaking
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Public Speaking

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Great Value bundle combining two popular packs focussing on public speaking, the techniques used by others and the process in writing and presenting a speech. Each worksheet in each pack has engaging activities for the Middle School student to start to master one of the most important skills that any adult needs in their private and public lives - no matter what career they pursue. Ove 50 pages of tips, ideas and activities for the student to self-guide their way to speaking mastery. PLUS, a free fun pack is included to check on those speech trip-ups that will get in the way of any good speech. Nothing worse than saying the wrong thing, when you really meant something else. The effect can be catastrophic.
Negative versus Positive Humour
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Negative versus Positive Humour

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It is important for any student to understand the difference between the two types of humour - one that hurts and offends, compared to the type that makes you feel good, energised and relaxed, and there are no victims that feel bad. These ten worksheets focus on helping Middle School students identify the difference between the types of humour. The worksheets analyse the Sarcastic Wit, the Nit Wit, and the Clowning Wit. I have found that teaching humour in the classroom is such fun - of course - and it can have relevance to many parts of the curriculum. Answer key included
How to Tell a Joke
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How to Tell a Joke

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Telling a joke to a group of people is a real art - and no-one ever teaches us how to do it! These worksheets explore some key aspects of joke telling and they can be great fun in any middle classroom. I suggest setting the ground rules with the class right at the beginning so that any inappropriate material is not used as a joke… but that never really happened in any of the lessons that I conducted with my students, so hopefully it is a non-issue for your class as well. This pack includes 12 pages of worksheets plus an answer key showing some suggested answers to the questions about jokes. Headings in the pack include: - Defining a joke - Putting on your humor hat - What is the best joke you have ever heard? - Know your audience - Joke types - How to write your own joke - How to deliver a joke I really enjoy working with humor in my classes and I have about a dozen packs of worksheets that worked in my class in my TES store. ******************************************** I’d be really disappointed if anyone is not happy with these packs, so if that’s you, please get back to me and your money will be very happily refunded. I’d really like some feedback too, so all comments most welcome.
How To Interview a School Visitor
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How To Interview a School Visitor

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From time to time a special visitor comes to the school and your class might be called on to ask them a question. How often is that question very ordinary, may be a bit embarrassing, and sometimes it may not really excite the visitor? I have used these worksheets to prepare my students to come up with some more interesting questions to ask the visitor to the class or the school. My students sometimes also need to visit a local politician or business person as part of a class project, and I use these worksheets to again prepare them for the visit. I find these type of interpersonal communication skills so important for later life and that’s why my store is full of activities around public speaking, using humor and interviewing techniques. I hope you find this pack useful to start the topic of interviewing.
Google Earth Bumper Volume **VALUE**
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Google Earth Bumper Volume **VALUE**

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100 plus pages of self-directing activities for the Middle School students. Google Earth Worksheets More than 50 pages of Blackline Masters for upper primary/lower secondary students. All worksheet activities are completed with the fabulous Google Earth application which is free to download on to your PC or Mac from http://earth.google.com/. Activities require minimum teacher direction and provide maximum learning for the student. • Constellation conundrum • Landmarks • Cruise around the world • Help!! Endangered species • The Galapagos Islands • Continents • Google Moon • The Earth's Grid System • Make the World a Better Place • Mission to Mars • Majestic Mountains • My Google Earth Autobiography • Mysterious Locations • National Parks • Ocean Explorer • Ocean Investigations • The Olympics • The ABCs of Google Earth • Bonjour, Mon Ami ______________________________________________________ Layers Reference and Activity Booklet Google Earth has over 50 layers of information and all are explained in this booklet, along with student activities designed to allow the student to explore each of the layers and track down the type of fascinating information that can be found on each layer. Layers are also given a value rating so that teachers can go directly to the most valuable layer with the most educational information. The booklet includes definitions and activities around the following Google Earth layers: • Borders and Labels • Photos • 3D Buildings • Ocean • Weather • Gallery • Global Awareness • and more Key points of interest are highlighted and quirky little tips are included. This is a true reference book for any student or teacher who works with Google Earth. _______________________________________________________How to Zoom and Fly A slide show that instructs users on how to use these basic functions of Zooming and Flying around Google Earth. Download this Powerpoint slide set to show your students how to use and practice the zooming and flying functions. Easy to follow - students could review them at their own pace. _______________________________________________________ Longitude and Latitude Worksheets Lesson Plan with worksheets for the Secondary classroom that teaches the principles of Longitude and Latitude using the popular Google Earth. The worksheets are simple and self-guiding. There is an answer sheet at the end of the booklet. The lesson takes about 3 weeks to complete and there are additional worksheets that the early finishers can work on to further extend their knowledge. Objectives included. ______________________________________________________ More Google Earth Worksheets 32 pages of printable worksheets for the Upper Primary student. Clear instructions, clear print and totally self-guiding Use Google Earth to complete these self-directed worksheets. Easy to use and very educational. A wide range of topics covered, including: - Religions of the world - Capital cities - Deserts - Trip planning and more ______________________________________________________ Google Earth Task Cards 46 Task Cards with 46 activities for students to explore Google Earth. Activities include: - measuring distance with ruler function - calculating area - using longitude and latitude - mastering Google Earth tools and applications - understanding continents, countries - exploring Google Sky, Moon and Mars - zooming in to significant landmarks - investigative work on the ground - and much more. Comprehensive Answer Key included. Print out cards on to firm board - easy two-cut template to create four cards per page. ******************************************** See more here: Middle School Resources ******************************************** Learn more about the author at Malcom Brown ******************************************** 100% Money Back guarantee - if there is anything at all about this pack that disappoints or was not as expected, please get back to me and your investment will be completely refunded - no issue at all. ********************************************
Graffiti Activity Pack
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Graffiti Activity Pack

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Some great investigative worksheets on the cross-curriculum topic of Graffiti. Here I have used student interest in the topic to explore various cross-curriculum areas such as math, social science, debate, visual arts, and history. I find the cross curriculum nature of these units provide so many learning opportunities. The packs covers the following topics: - Street Artists such as Banksy - School policy on dealing with graffiti - Investigation on graffiti removal products - reading a chart - Experimenting in Street Art - Art v Vandalism arguments - Creating a Tag - History of Graffiti - Graffiti Poetry Response This is NOT a course in Graffiti, but rather a stimulus pack of activities that uses various skills to investigate the topic of Graffiti. Suitable to Middle Schools Students in both interest and ability level. 23 pages in total Answer key included.
Note Taking Methods
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Note Taking Methods

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Understanding note-taking strategies is important for further study and in working life. These 23 pdf pages of activities show different ways of taking and recording notes. It includes practice using the Cornell Method, Mind Mapping, the Charting Method, taking book notes, and using the SQ3R and Outline Method. Each note-taking strategy can be used for different purposes.
Mastering Persuasive Speech Writing (Rubric included)
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Mastering Persuasive Speech Writing (Rubric included)

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Mastering Persuasive Speech Writing (and Delivery) Transform your students into confident, articulate speakers with this persuasive speech writing unit. Designed specifically for grades 6-8, this ready-to-use package makes creating a persuasive speech engaging, structured, and achievable for every student. Includes: More than 20 pages of student worksheets Clear, age-appropriate teaching objectives Professional rubric for fair assessment Step-by-step speechwriting guide Student-friendly handouts and worksheets Speech writing is an essential life skill. Perfect for: Language Arts Teachers Speech and Debate Coaches ELA Departments Literacy Specialists Student Leadership Advisors
Mind Models for Mastering the Impromptu Speech
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Mind Models for Mastering the Impromptu Speech

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If the thought of public speaking creates fear in many people, the impromptu speech can create a sense of terror. But with this simple A3 pdf of actionable tips, there’s no need to feel so anxious. Download and keep them handy next time your students need some strategies to tackle an impromptu speech.