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.
This is a three lesson series which reviews the 3 main text types for exercise 6 in the IGCSE ESL reading and writing exam (0510/0511). The resource includes 1 lesson for each type - report, article and review complete with integrated peer discussions, writing practice and reflection tasks. It is complete with teachers notes (in the note section of the PPT) which provides suggestions and alternatives.
Enhance your IGCSE ESL Summary Task skills with our comprehensive 3-lesson series! This engaging series is designed to master the IGCSE ESL Summary Task and includes:
35 PowerPoint Slides
Detailed review of the assessment criteria
Step-by-step 5-stage approach to the task
Practice in identifying and highlighting keywords
Instruction on effective paraphrasing, complete with examples
Peer assessment task using a suggested past paper and mark scheme
Independent task with self-reflection, applicable to any past paper (links provided in the slide notes)
Don’t forget to check the slide notes for direct access to the past papers.
This is a fun way to incorporate pair or small group work when teaching IELTS speaking part 1. There are a wide range of topics which could come up in part 1 and the game is easily adaptable for any ESL classroom.
Welcome to the Sight Words Superhero Workbook, an all-inclusive and engaging learning resource crafted to empower students of all abilities, including neurodiverse learners who may face writing and memory challenges.
100 pages of activities and games - this teacher-friendly workbook is designed to cater to diverse learning needs, making it a valuable addition to your classroom resources. From students just beginning their sight word journey to those requiring extra support, this superhero-themed workbook provides a structured approach to sight word mastery that will excite and inspire your students.
Designed for Neurodiverse Learners: This resource was designed for the challenges of neurodiverse students, including those with ADHD and dyspraxia. Our workbook provides a easy and digestible practice activities that can also be used as home-learning books.
Key Features:
Word Writing Practice: Reinforce sight word recognition through purposeful tracing exercises that help solidify word formation.
Coloring for All Words: Encourage creativity and word association with vibrant coloring activities, making learning an enjoyable and immersive experience.
Games to Practice Each Phase: Interactive games aligned with each learning phase make reinforcing sight words entertaining and effective.
Full Sentence Writing Practice: Take students’ learning to the next level with full sentence writing exercises, building their confidence and preparing them for reading comprehension.
Suitable for All Ages: Whether you teach early learners embarking on their sight word journey or older students needing additional support, this workbook caters to all age groups and diverse learning styles. Its adaptability ensures personalized growth and fosters success for every student in your class.
This resource includes:
25 lessons which focus on the character, plot and theme development in Tulip Touch. This uses an inquiry-based approach with key questions and critical thinking as the basis.
86 slides with lessons to use in class - learning objectives, activities, socratic seminars, projects, peer assessment and peer reading support.
3 supporting worksheets - differentiated peer reading question; inference task and peer reflection worksheet.
This resource includes a PPT complete with two multi-page worksheets, in total this lesson can cover about 4 hours worth of work. The learning objectives are:
To learn specific vocabulary in order to accurately describe a graph and its trends.
To consider different forms of the keywords.
To analyse a model graph summary and identify key features.
To apply new vocabulary to describe a given graph.
To apply all skills to research, identify data, plot a graph and write about it.
The worksheets include vocabulary activities, supported writing practice and a model text which students need to analyse.
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.
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 heart’s message.
More than just a Valentine’s Day activity, “Love Around the World” 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 Valentine’s Day and beyond? Download “Love Around the World” today and unlock a world of love, learning, and global connection!
Engage your students in a thorough exploration of ‘City of Ember’ with this extensive Novel Study Bundle, featuring over 105 pages of resources - all ready to print or use digitally! This resource can be used with a range of ages between 4th-7th grade.
Key highlights:
Pre-reading activities
Comprehension Activities for Each Chapter
Vocabulary Activities for Each Chapter
Quick Writes with Model Answers for quick writes
Rubrics for comprehension questions; quick write responses and creative/text transformations.
Additional graphic organizers and resources for focus on character development, conflict, setting, symbolism and theme.
End of Unit Project Ideas
Why Choose This Bundle:
Save time with ready-to-use materials.
Foster a deeper understanding of the novel’s elements.
Cater to various learning styles with diverse activities.
Promote critical thinking and analytical skills.
Easily assess comprehension with provided answer keys.
Engage your upper-middle school students with this comprehensive resource tailored for George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.” 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.
Enhance your students’ comprehension of poverty and development keywords with these keyword matching game cards! Crafted specifically to teach crucial terms and concepts pertinent to social studies, specifically the topic of poverty and development, this resource is pivotal in aiding middle schoolers’ grasp of essential vocabulary.
With a collection of keyword and corresponding definition cards, students will be empowered to explore and solidify vital concepts. These flashcards offer versatility and engagement, catering to various teaching styles and classroom requirements.
This set features:
Teacher instructions and diverse suggestions for games/activities
48 keyword cards + 48 definition card
Presenting the Ultimate Kids Planner and Journal: Tailored for Empowering Students with ADHD and Supporting Neurodiversity.
Crafted with Care for Educators and SEN Coordinators: Designed to cater to the distinctive needs of neurodiverse students who may encounter challenges with organization and self-confidence. Our Kids Planner and Journal extends a helping hand on their path towards mindfulness, structured planning, and enhanced self-belief.
Cultivating Mindfulness: Every week commences with thought-provoking cues for cultivating gratitude and art-based affirmations to aid in emotional expression. The week culminates with a space for reflection, encouraging students to revisit their experiences.
Weekly Mindful Approaches: Each week, students are introduced to captivating strategies to navigate the twists and turns of life while fostering a clear and focused mindset.
Streamlined Weekly Insights: The concise weekly overviews provide a glimpse into their objectives, undertakings, and aspirations for the upcoming week. Abundant room is allocated for recording crucial information, with the flexibility to emphasize specific aspects for each week.
Weekly Goal Establishment: Empower your students to set and accomplish their individual goals. Our planner offers a dedicated area for them to dream ambitiously, plan thoughtfully, and commemorate achievements, no matter how small.
Daily Routine Checklists: Bid farewell to disorganized routines and extend a warm welcome to daily triumphs. The planner’s ADHD-friendly checklists ensure students adhere to their schedule and proficiently tackle each task, day by day.
Space for Daily Prompts and Annotations: With a designated area for daily prompts and annotations, students remain attuned to their objectives. Whether it’s a gentle reminder or a creative brainstorm, our planner preserves their ideas within arm’s reach.
Weekly Contemplation: Champion progress and development through weekly introspection. Students cultivate an appreciation for their accomplishments, fostering a sense of fulfillment and elevating self-esteem
In this 4 week project students will work on creating their own stories using TAP (Text type, audience, purpose) and DAD (Description, Action, Dialogue) planning frameworks. The project takes them on a journey through planning by starting with a mood board, then some planning frameworks and a storyboard. Students learn how to do basic coding in Twinery to make their story interactive and engaging. Elements of AfL are explored by incorporating some direct instruction on how to give meaningful feedback. Peer feedback, teacher feedback and self-reflection are integrated into the project and all have accompanying templates. Included in this resources is:
Teacher plan - an efficient document outlaying what each week looks like and the general procedure and key tasks.
PPT- the full 4 weeks of project.
TAP planning template
DAD planning template
Peer feedback worksheet
Self-reflection worksheet
Introducing an interactive workbook for middle school students that is perfect for studying narrative elements! This comprehensive resource includes information on plot, character development, setting, and more, along with engaging practice activities and task cards. The workbook also features anchor charts and planning frameworks to help students organize their ideas, as well as punctuation, structure, and reader engagement checklists to ensure their writing is top-notch.
With 33 ready-to-use pages, this workbook is downloadable in PDF and PPTX and can be easily adapted to fit any novel study or writing project. Teachers can dip in and out of the resource to focus on specific elements of narrative writing or use it as a comprehensive guide throughout the school year. The pptx. can be edited so that teachers can customise the content.
**I have found this useful for English as an Additional Language learners as they transition to mainstream classes.
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!
This resource is designed to enhance your students’ understanding of historical fiction as a genre and develop their analytical skills while reading any historical fiction text. This resource can be used in a variety of ways and is suitable for individual or group work.
Aimed at middle school students, the slides include tasks for literature groups centered around a topic for each week. The interactive slides are editable and ready to print, allowing you to tailor the content to your teaching needs. The slides include literature circle tasks, creative task cards and quick write prompts, encouraging students to think critically about the themes, characters, and historical context of the book. Whether you are teaching in person or online, our resource is the perfect tool to help your students dive deeper into the world of historical fiction.
A worksheet to practice changing and recognising patterns in word forms for the IGCSE ESL topic of food. Students are given an example and then some related word. There is space for them to also choose their own words and then practice using the different word forms in sentences.
This resource can be used by language teachers and is suitable for students starting the IGCSE ESL course. The worksheet has a reading about strange foods which also introduces food adjectives and methods of cooking for vocabulary development. There is a comprehension task based on the reading as well as a vocabulary categorisation task. These are followed by 2 more personalised tasks where students need to use the vocabulary in their own way by 1) Creating their own sentences; 2) Describing a strange food from their home country by drawing and labelling.
A resource that is perfect for pairwork. Student interview and record each other’s responses. This resource also gives students the opportunity to practice cohesive devises. There are two surveys on each A4 sheet.
This is a resource which could be used over 2-3 lessons. It focuses on the topic food and travel and specifically practices reading comprehension skills as well as introduces adjectives for food and cooking methods in context. There is a lot of opportunities for personalisation and this resource can be adapted to be used over more lessons. I used it with an IGCSE ESL class, but would suit any English Language Learning class.
This is a pack which consists of the following:
A PTT complete with:
learning objectives
Teacher notes in trainers notes section of the slides
Speaking, Reading and text analysis activity.
Mini-project using the vocabulary and keywords learned in the lesson complete with the success criteria needed.
The accompanying worksheets has:
A reading about strange foods
Comprehension questions
A vocabulary categorisation activity
Sentences writing practice with new vocabulary
Space for drawing and labelling a students own example of a dish using the vocabulary.
Answer key