Middle School Reading Activities
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.
Want to turn your child into an expert orator? Try this at-home activity to get your child thinking about voice modulation, inflection, tempo, enunciation, and eye contact.
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!
More reading activities for middle school:
The Cause and Effect Card Game
Looking for an indoor game with a lot of learning? Here's a fun card game that quizzes your child on cause-and-effect relationships, with a pinch of creative thinking thrown in!
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!
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
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!
Compare and Contrast! Diagram a Story
Comparing and contrasting elements in narrative texts involves identifying how story elements, situations, and plots are alike and different. Here's how you can get your middle schooler started.
Action! Make Movies as you Read
For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners. It's imaginative, artistic, and best of all, uses movie-making visualization to get your child a ticket to the theater of reading!
Beat the Middle School Mumbles
Want to turn your child into an expert orator? Try this at-home activity to get your child thinking about voice modulation, inflection, tempo, enunciation, and eye contact.
Skim First, Answer Later: A Textbook Study Strategy
Textbook studying doesn't have to be a slog. Here's a simple activity you can do at home before your middle-schooler begins those long end-of-the-chapter review questions.
Start a Kids' Book Club
For many kids, the notion of a parent/child book club could spell more flipping out than flipping through pages cover to cover. But kids' book clubs are springing up left and right, and book clubs are quickly evolving to fit every kind of kid, from the novel novice to the seasoned skimmer.
