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Common Core RI.5.7 cultural activities
Winter Holidays Around the World Virtual Scavenger Hunt (Google Earth)
Take your students on a winter holidays adventure around the world! Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, informational text, video, and visuals, your students will learn about and explore 8 different winter holiday events and traditions around the world. This low-prep, interactive activity is fully digital and is set up in Google Slides. This activity has been updated for the 2023 season!*CLICK THE PREVIEW BUTTON TO VIEW MOREStudents will visit and learn about the following:Nat
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5th - 7th
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Assimilation of Native Americans: Indian Boarding Schools (STATIONS)
Through these primary source analysis stations, your students will gain an understanding of the assimilation of Native Americans in the United States following the Civil War, due to the use of Indian boarding schools. Through readings, photographs, and interviews, your students will analyze primary sources to learn the laws and history surrounding the schools in the United States, as well understand the negative impact these government instituted school experiences have had on Native American ch
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5th - 8th
Columbus vs. Indigenous People's Day: Reading, Summary, Opinion Writing Activity
In light of the debate over Columbus Day, use this resource to get your students thinking about their side on the issue of whether Columbus Day should be changed to Indigenous People's Day or not. Included in this product is an article to introduce students to this argument, a summarizing activity and opinion writing activity. Both sides of the argument are presented in the article, with reasons supporting each side. In the first activity, students will identify 3 reasons for each side of the
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4th - 6th
Holidays Around the World Activities Reading | Christmas Around the World
Your students will absolutely LOVE this Holidays Around the World Paired Text Resource! I have taken great care to include a diverse set of holidays that pair well together and give your students a glimpse into celebrations around the globe. Students will embark on a journey around the globe by way of pen pals! As the pen pals write to each other detailing their celebrations, students learn about the beautiful traditions and holidays celebrated around the world in an incredibly fun and engaging
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Holidays Around the World | Christmas Around the World
Native American Pictograph Activity | Reading, Writing & Drawing Lessons
Native American Pictograph Unit - Looking for engaging hands-on learning for your Native American Heritage lessons? This resource provides informational text reading passages along with writing and drawing activities about the importance of Pictographs used by early Native American People, such as the Plains Indians. Your students will learn how pictographs were used by the Plains Native Americans for communication, storytelling, to record history and even decorate their tepees. Students will ga
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3rd - 7th
Halloween Depth and Complexity Frames and Print-and-Go Activities
This Depth and Complexity Halloween Activity Pack is chock-full of print-and-go activities to help you celebrate Halloween while addressing loads and loads of English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies standards. If you're looking for a way to celebrate Halloween while still learning, this activity pack is perfect!You'll find Depth and Complexity Halloween fiction, writing prompts, original non-fiction pieces to read, Depth and Complexity frames to complete, image analysis, three l
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Fall Activities Depth and Complexity Print and Go Autumn BUNDLE
Informational Unit: Crazy Horse Close Reading Passage and Toolkit
This unit gives students a deeper, standards-based understanding of the famous American Indian warrior Crazy Horse! I've included a variety of common-core aligned activities and texts that will certainly assess your students' comprehension! A wonderful addition to any Social Studies/ELA curriculum!FEATURES• Two page reading passage (Lexile Level: 840) on Crazy Horse's life and role in the Indian Wars. • Passage Assessment- Students will find evidence from the text and practice skills like cause
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3rd - 6th
Native American Reading & Writing | Three Sisters Legend Activities Posters
Looking for an activity for your Native American Heritage lessons? This Reading & Social Studies resource teaches your students about a popular Iroquois Native American Legend, The Three Sisters. Your students will read the legend and learn about the rich cultural heritage of Native American legends. Follow-up reading questions (and answer keys) check for comprehension. Organizers and follow-up writing activities create a high level of engagement and appreciation for Native American storyte
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4th - 7th
Country Research Project Bundle - 21 Country Studies with Reading Passages
This Country Research Project Bundle will engage your students in social studies by learning about various countries around the world. Your students will create their own 18-page mini book about the countries listed below. They will read the included reading material about the countries, and use that, together with other books or online resources, to complete each page in their own mini-book.What's included in this Country Research Project Bundle:Teacher Notes including assembly information an
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3rd - 5th
Native American Reading & Writing | The Dreamcatcher Legend Activities Posters
Looking for an activity for your Native American Heritage lessons? This Reading & Social Studies resource teaches your students about a popular Ojibwa Native American Legend, The Dreamcatchers. Your students will read the legend and learn about the rich cultural heritage of Native American legends. Follow-up reading questions (and answer keys) check for comprehension. Organizers and follow-up writing activities create a high level of engagement and appreciation for Native American storytell
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4th - 6th
Let's Explore the SEVEN CONTINENTS PPT BUNDLE
WOW your students with the LET’S EXPLORE THE CONTINENTS BUNDLE, a set of seven interactive PowerPoints that will bring your studies of continents and cultures to life. They’ll love the animated slides, video and music clips, and amazing photographs; and you’ll love the comprehensive content and 25% savings. Each presentation contains 32 slides (plus image credits) with multiple layers of text and photos that cover everything from ancient cultures and biomes to cities, landmarks, and languages. H
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2nd - 5th
Native American Leaders Nonfiction Reading Passages w/ Assessment
This NO-PREP resource comes with FIVE reading passages on some of the most famous Native American Leaders! FEATURES• Five short reading passages on famous Lakota Sioux Chiefs!• Students will read about famous leaders like Sitting Bull and Black Elk, as well as lesser-known but important leaders like Gall, Touch the Clouds and Spotted Elk!• Each passage comes with 6-8 short assessment questions. • Questions are common core aligned. Students will compare and contrast, identify text structure, look
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3rd - 6th
Cinderella and Culture Bundle: A Multicultural Fairytale Reading Unit
What better way for your students to learn about CULTURE and DIVERSITY than through the fairy tale genre, particularly Cinderella. This unit gives you everything you need to integrate READING, (Fiction and Non-fiction) WRITING, SPEAKING AND LISTENING, GEOGRAPHY, and WORLD CULTURE. The projects, activities, graphic organizers and close reading questions work well with FAIRY TALES AROUND THE WORLD. It offers a large variety of student opportunities for every learning style, differentiation, and
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3rd - 5th
Scientists of Color - 14 Posters & Activity: Grades 2-5 Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month with this engaging resource!These 14 posters and activity may give students more heightened awareness and perspective around how diverse and inclusive we can become around our image/notion of what a scientist is/can be.These feature pioneers in Science in the Black Community. Many students know about George Washington Carver, but there are so many more Black Scientists/Inventors to learn about.Hanging these posters in the classroom can show students that any person
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2nd - 5th
Native American Heritage Month Bundle of Activities | Reading Writing Games
Looking for hands-on learning activities to celebrate Native American Heritage? Look no further! This Value Bundle of 8 resources will provide your students with engaging learning activities for Native American Heritage Month or anytime during the year to supplement your lessons!What's included?Native American Plants Flipbook: Students will learn how Native Americans used plants for survival.Bison Virtual Field Trip: Students will explore the importance of the bison in Native American culture th
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3rd - 7th
Native American Games Bundle Reading Create a Game Activities Posters Research
Looking for an activity for your Native American Heritage lessons? This resource bundle teaches your students about 5 Native American Games. Each game includes informational text reading passages along with hands-on activities and posters. Activities such as Create a Game, Tabletop Game STEM Challenge & Create a Native American Blanket drawing provide hands-on learning and engagement! Your students will learn about a variety of Native American games and the Native American tribes that played
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3rd - 7th
Cinco de Mayo Reading Comprehension & Activities Spanish | Lectura y Actividades
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with this packet that helps your students learn more about this holiday and how it is celebrated in Mexico and the United States. This packet includes a reading comprehension passage in SPANISH about Cinco de Mayo and the Battle of Puebla, text-dependent questions, a research question and a comic strip for students to complete. It can be used any time during April or June and it also works great as a sub plan. It includes an answer key and it has a teaching duration of 1
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Cinco de Mayo READING COMPREHENSION AND ACTIVITIES English and Spanish
Food Culture and Cultural Geography - Sorting Mats & Activities!
Explore the rich tapestry of global food culture and cultural geography with "Food Culture and Cultural Geography," a captivating unit study designed to foster hands-on learning and deepen students' understanding of diverse cultures around the world. Perfect for diverse learners, this comprehensive resource offers a variety of activities tailored to accommodate different learning styles and abilities.Key Features:Sorting mats provide hands-on learning opportunities for students of all ages and a
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PreK - 12th
Also included in: Wings of Fire Book 1 Novel Study and Food Geography Bundle
Host Your Veterans' Day Assembly
Host Your Veterans' Day AssemblyIntermediate grades lend themselves well to organizing assemblies where students can be the leaders in the school and shine. Organize your grade level or intermediate grades levels to make a strong community connection. The scripts once practiced will come off without a hitch with lots of opportunity for student participation. See the tips pages to get your ducks in a row.Features:Two Assembly Ideas and ScriptsStudent Leadership Opportunities1 Art ProjectHistory w
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4th - 6th
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Native American Athletes: Jim Thorpe Close Reading Passage
This freebie on the great Native American multi-sport athlete Jim Thorpe is sure to wow your students! Students will read an engaging, Lexile-analyzed passage and answer Common-Core aligned questions!FEATURES• Reading passage on Jim Thorpe. • Common-Core Aligned Assessment• A wide variety of questions for students to practice the following skills: Sequencing, Problem and Solution, Text Structure, Context Clues, Gathering Evidence, and more! Like this passage? Get the whole set, including a diffe
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3rd - 6th
Skeleton Creek Ghost Town Research Project
SKELETON CREEK by Patrick Carman - Ghost Town Research Project
This is a project-based activity to be used as an activity in conjunction with SKELETON CREEK. This project is designed to help students to understand what makes a ghost town and gives students an opportunity to look at examples of real life ghost towns from around the world to share with the class.
Culminating activity involves students creating a presentation on a particular ghost town using Powerpoint, Google Slides, Prezi, etc
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5th - 8th
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Let's Explore the Continent of NORTH AMERICA PPT
WOW your students with LET’S EXPLORE NORTH AMERICA, the interactive PowerPoint that introduces them to the sights and sounds of the North American continent. They’ll love the 32 animated slides (plus image credits), 7 video and music clips, and 50+ amazing photographs; and you’ll love the comprehensive content. Each slide in Let’s Explore North America contains multiple layers of text and photos, and it covers everything from ancient cultures and biomes to cities, landmarks, and languages. Check
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: Let's Explore the SEVEN CONTINENTS PPT BUNDLE
Let's Explore the Continent of AFRICA PPT
WOW your students with LET’S EXPLORE AFRICA, the interactive PowerPoint that introduces them to the sights and sounds of Africa. They’ll love the 32 animated slides (plus image credits), 8 video and music clips, and 60+ amazing photographs; and you’ll love the comprehensive content. Each slide in Let’s Explore Africa contains multiple layers of text and photos, and it covers everything from ancient cultures and biomes to cities, landmarks, and languages. Check out this outline of the 32 slides i
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: Let's Explore the SEVEN CONTINENTS PPT BUNDLE
Native American Reading & Activity | How the Bear Lost Its Tail Iroquois Legend
Looking for an activity for your Native American Heritage lessons? This Reading & Social Studies resource teaches your students about a popular Iroquois Native American Legend, How the Bear Lost Its Tail. Your students will read the legend and learn about the rich cultural heritage and lessons taught by Native American legends. Follow-up reading questions (and answer keys) check for comprehension. Organizers and follow-up writing activities create a high level of engagement and appreciation
Grades:
4th - 7th
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