Middle School Activities

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Middle school is all about getting hands-on learning. From math games and science activities to fun study strategies and homework help, we've got it all! Go shopping for variables, make a mind-bending illusion, and make movies as you read. Try these fun activities for some hands-on learning at home.

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Play Mood Charades!

Play Mood Charades!

Not only is this game a fun family activity, it also helps with identifying emotion – a very important skill when it comes to reading comprehension!

Host a Founding Fathers Feast

Host a Founding Fathers Feast

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures and assigning each character to a dinner guest.

Take Notes to Win the Word Count War

Take Notes to Win the Word Count War

If your child is still writing too much in his class notes, help him with this fun activity. Challenge your child to a word count war, and get in a screening of his favorite movie at the same time!

Explore Genetics by Finding Family Traits!

Explore Genetics by Finding Family Traits!

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

Go on a Citation Hunt

Go on a Citation Hunt

Want to help your child learn to find quotations from books and articles that will support an argument? Here's a fun game that will have him hustling to find quotes to back up written assertions.

The Power of the Pen: Write a Persuasive Letter

The Power of the Pen: Write a Persuasive Letter

Letter-writing is a powerful way to express concerns. Show your child that the pen really is mightier than the sword with this fun writing exercise!

Get the Scoop! Create a Family Newspaper

Get the Scoop! Create a Family Newspaper

Creating a family newspaper is a great way to teach your child the characteristics of a newspaper article, give him or her some excellent writing practice, and produce a delightful document of a day in the life of your family.

Get Metaphor and Simile Savvy Through Writing

Get Metaphor and Simile Savvy Through Writing

How do literary devices work? Here's a review of simile, metaphor, and personification, and a fun, creative writing activity to make things like metaphor a piece of cake!

Use Music as a Muse for Poetry

Use Music as a Muse for Poetry

Here's a fun way to learn about rhyme in songs and poetry, and to get your middle schooler writing some poetry of his own!

Disappearing Crystals: A Refraction Experiment

Disappearing Crystals: A Refraction Experiment

Illustrate the idea of light refraction with this exciting and mystifying experiment. (Hint: it's not magic, it's science!)


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