Arts & Music in 8th grade
T-Chart
Compare and contrast two concepts with a T-chart!
Download this template to start brainstorming with your class today.
Bubble Map | Large
Help students visualize concepts with a Bubble Map!
Start with a central concept or idea in the middle section, then assign a copy to each student so they can fill in the surrounding bubbles with relative concepts or definitions. Or, collaborate as a whole class with one master copy!
This template is our large version, here is a smaller one.
Frayer Model
Introduce a Frayer Model to your class with this fun template!
Frayer Models are great tools for students to better understand new and important concepts by listing examples, non-examples, facts, and definitions.
This activity can be assigned as an individual or group activity, or as a teacher model.
Venn Diagram | 2 Circles
Compare and contrast two concepts with a Venn Diagram!
Download this template to start brainstorming with your class today.
Main Idea & Supporting Details | Purple
Guide students as they learn to identify main ideas and supporting details with this simple template!
This type of identification process is a foundational skill for all learning. Using this template provides a helpful framework for students at the beginning of their reading and learning journey.
Included in this purple template is a blank space for any main idea, plus three featured details. Make use of this activity for independent reading or learning, and for class-wide collaboration.
Comic Strip | Blank
Get students exploring a new style of writing with a Comic Strip activity!
This blank comic strip template is great for getting creative with classroom assignments that require narrative structure, such as comic drawing and storyboard plotting.
Complete with five blank boxes for drawing, and speech and thought bubbles for dialogue; you'll be giving your students a fresh way to express their learning and understanding. Hello voice and choice!
Sequence Chart | Small
Assign Sequence Charts to students to help them visualise and simplify the steps in a complex process, or a timeline of events, etc.
It can also be used to plan lessons or to take down notes during a lesson!
This chart is our smaller version for more basic lessons; find our larger version here.
Comic Strip | Blue & Red
Get students exploring a new style of writing with a Comic Strip activity!
This red and blue comic strip template is great for getting creative with classroom assignments that require narrative structure, such as comic drawing and storyboard plotting.
Complete with six blank boxes for drawing, and speech and thought bubbles for dialogue; you'll be giving your students a fresh way to express their learning and understanding. Hello voice and choice!
SOAPStone
Want to give your students some support while deciphering literature or creating their own creative writing pieces? Try this SOAPSTone template!
With six sections covering Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, and Tone, students can use this prompted template to develop a greater sense of understanding for what the author of the text intended. Plus, through asking these questions, it also helps unlock and document how the audience might react, too.
Give it a try with your class!
Sequence Chart | Large
Assign Sequence Charts to students to help them visualise and simplify the steps in a complex process, or a timeline of events, etc.
It can also be used to plan lessons or to take down notes during a lesson!
This chart is our larger version for more detailed lessons; find our smaller version here.
Main Idea & Supporting Details | Blue
Guide students as they learn to identify main ideas and supporting details with this simple template!
This type of identification process is a foundational skill for all learning. Using this template provides a helpful framework for students at the beginning of their reading and learning journey.
Included in this blue template is a blank space for any main idea, plus three featured details. Make use of this activity for independent reading or learning, and for class-wide collaboration.
Bubble Map | Small
Help students visualize concepts with a Bubble Map!
Start with a central concept or idea in the middle section, then assign a copy to each student so they can fill in the surrounding bubbles with relative concepts or definitions. Or, collaborate as a whole class with one master copy!
This template is our small version, here is a larger one.
Cause & Effect | Bowling Theme
Get your students thinking more laterally with a Cause and Effect chart!
This template encourages students to explore all the potential causes of a problem before they start thinking up any solutions. This technique combines Brainstorming with a type of Mind Mapping to push students to consider all possible causes of a problem, rather than just the ones that are most obvious.
Identify your problem then assign this bowling-themed template to individuals, groups, or collaborate as a class.
Cornell Notes | Lined
Simple, practical, and easy to use - our Cornell Notes Lined template is going to help your students take their notes to the next level. Students often find it difficult to visualize structure while they are writing, so we have made this lined template available that includes a vertical line down the left side of the page. This allows your students to write their notes in conventional order and review their structure of them at any time.
Comic Strip | Blank with 3 Rectangles
Get students exploring a new style of writing with a Comic Strip activity!
This blank comic strip template is great for getting creative with classroom assignments that require narrative structure, such as comic drawing and storyboard plotting.
Complete with three blank boxes for drawing, and speech and thought bubbles for dialogue; you'll be giving your students a fresh way to express their learning and understanding. Hello voice and choice!
Cornell Notes | Blank
Simple, practical, and easy to use - our Cornell Notes Blank template is going to help your students take their notes to the next level. Students often find it difficult to visualize structure while they are writing, so we have made this blank template available that includes a vertical line down the left side of the page. This allows your students to write their notes in conventional order and review their structure of them at any time.
