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5 Engaging Autumn Classroom Activities for Middle School ELA

Season #3

Autumn is the perfect season to bring fresh energy into your middle school ELA classroom. With cooler weather, colorful leaves, and plenty of seasonal inspiration, it’s an ideal time to spark creativity and keep students engaged in reading and writing. 

In this post, we’ll explore five engaging autumn classroom activities for middle school ELA. Each activity is designed to be flexible, fun, and easy to adapt for your students, so you can bring the spirit of the season into your curriculum without adding extra stress to your planning.

We will discuss:

  1. Games
  2. Creative Writing
  3. Short Stories
  4. Poetry
  5. Art/ELA Crossover Activities

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Companion Blog Post for this Episode

Autumn Vocabulary Escape Room

October Write Around the Room

One-on-One Coaching for Observations and Lessons 

Teaching Writing Workshop Course

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