Quality Educational Resources
for Middle School Teachers
Exploring topics from history to science with teaching resources created by a
primary school teacher and a graphic designer.
Topics
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient China
Aztec Empire
Women of Ancient History
Viking Age
The Five Senses
Mesopotamia
Grade Range: 4 - 6
Resource Type: PDF Download (compressed in a zip file)
Grades 4–8 | Ages 9–13
Pages: 16
The story continues with this illustrated, classroom-ready retelling of Beowulf. Part Two tells the story of Beowulf's final battle, his fight with the dragon, carefully adapted for upper elementary and middle school students. Decades after defeating Grendel and his mother, an aging Beowulf must face one last threat to protect his people, a fitting and moving conclusion to his story. This resource includes a vocabulary list to support close reading. It can be used on its own or alongside Part One to explore the complete story of Beowulf from beginning to end.
What's Included
An illustrated 4-page retelling of Part Two of Beowulf
Vocabulary page (with cheat sheet of names)
Comprehension questions (true or false, multiple choice)
Explore and interpret questions (could be done individually or as a class discussion)
Sutton Hoo explanation and activity
Classroom Discussion
Character Portrait art activity
The Slave's Story writing activity
The Dragon's Hoard Inventory activity
A Warrior's Letter writing activity
Make a Comic art activity
Answer sheets (including model answers for Explore & Interpret)
Grades 4–8 | Ages 9–13
Pages: 15
Bring the oldest story in the English language to life with this illustrated, classroom-ready retelling of Beowulf. Part One (Beowulf and the Monster Grendel) covers the monster Grendel, the great hall of Heorot, and Beowulf's legendary descent into the mere, told with the atmosphere and language of the original epic, carefully adapted for upper elementary and middle school students. This resource can be used on its own or alongside Part Two (Beowulf and the Dragon) to explore the complete story of Beowulf.
What's Included
An illustrated 4-page retelling of Beowulf
Vocabulary page (with cheat sheet of names)
Comprehension questions (true or false, multiple choice)
Explore and interpret questions (could be done individually or as a class discussion)
Kennings explanation and activities
Illuminated Letter activity (differentiated)
Wanted poster activity
Storyboard activity
Matching activity (match the original translation to the modern English)
Answer sheets (including model answers for Explore & Interpret)
Grade Range: 5-7
Resource Type: zip file of 6 PDFs
Pages: 89
Grade Level: 4 - 6
Resource Type: Zip file of 10 PDFs
ADDED MAY 2024 - ANCIENT GREEK ART
Grade Range: 4 - 6
Resource Type: Zip file of 8 PDFs
This bundle includes 60 pages of information handouts, activities and worksheets.
Grade Range: 4-6
Resource Type: Zip file of 14 PDFs
Pages: Over 200
Pages: 74
Grade: 3-6
Resource Type: ZIP Download (including 5 PDFs)
Pages: 60+
Grade: 6 - 8
Resource Type: ZIP Download (including 6 PDFs)
Bring the complete story of Beowulf into your classroom with this illustrated, two-part bundle, carefully adapted for upper elementary and middle school students. Part One follows the young warrior Beowulf as he crosses the sea to free King Hrothgar's kingdom from the monster Grendel and his vengeful mother. Part Two picks up decades later, as an aging King Beowulf faces his final battle, a fight against a dragon, in a fitting and moving conclusion to his story. Together, the two parts trace Beowulf's full arc from bold young hero to wise old king who gives everything to protect his people to the end. Each part includes comprehension questions in true/false, multiple-choice, and written-response formats, along with a supporting vocabulary list, making this bundle ready for close reading, classroom discussion, or independent study. Purchasing the bundle offers better value than buying each part separately, and part files are kept separate for easy updating and flexible use.