Contributor’s Name (Your Name): Matt Volk
This is mostly English/Language material for middle schoolers, but it also includes some interdisciplinary stuff (and thematic content, and classroom management materials…).
I group teach a large number of students, so some of these activities are created with those size issues in mind.
Some of the activities are also thematically tied to my school (Rogers Park Montessori School), or my classroom (“Aspen”). Substitute your school’s info as needed to fit with any shared themes there.
-Matt Volk
Theme: Connections
Geared toward ages: 7th/8th grade
Kick off
: Character constellations
Seminar Title
: Iktomi and the Coyote
Group Initiative: On the Spot
Project: Modern Myths
Outside Opportunity: Art Institute of Chicago