6-8 Middle School

The best closing activities use social and emotional practices to reinforce the day’s lessons, so students leave feeling confident—and competent—on their learning journey.

These tips on supporting emotion regulation and building strong relationships will help students next year and beyond.

There’s a lot of talk about learning loss, but teachers can guide students to reflect on all the ways they’ve grown during the pandemic.

When students learn about each other’s identities, it helps them understand their own biases and prejudices, as well as build a space of respect and tolerance for all.

Rather than settling disagreements and conflicts for students, aiding them in resolving their own problems can bolster a foundation of crucial conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.

Using commercials with storylines in the target language is a fun way to immerse students in the culture they’re studying.

A few phrases middle and high school teachers can use to cultivate conversation while celebrating student achievements.

Asking middle and high school students to sketch something they’re learning can give teachers a clear sense of what they do and don’t understand.

Teacher collaboration across disciplines provides middle school students with work that reinforces learning and develops their research and writing skills.

When students lead the conversation in their parent-teacher conferences, they take ownership of their learning and growth.

Disability should have a place in schools’ anti-bias work along with race, gender, sexual orientation, and religion.

Teachers can merge social and emotional learning and student choice to guide students to better understand themselves.