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4th grade english language arts cultural activities for Microsoft Word
Potato Olympics
The Potato Olympics are a great way to get students excited about the Olympics while doing fantastic writing and mathematics tasks.
Students decorate and create a potato athlete. The potatoes compete in 5 different challenges and students record and evaluate the results.
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3rd - 7th
Spanish Reader's Theater--Caperucita Roja (Little Red Riding Hood)
Reader's Theater is a great tool for building fluency in reading. As a bilingual educator I have found that Spanish reader's theater is a valuable tool to get Spanish language learners to practice their oral development. Although I have used these scripts in my First grade classroom, they would also work well for secondary Spanish classes.
Little Red Riding Hood is easy to follow with its repetitive phrases and familiar storyline. This reader's theater is an excellent way for students who are
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K - 12th
Spanish Reader's Theater-Ricitos de Oro y los Tres Osos (The Three Bears)
Reader's Theater is a great tool for building fluency in reading. As a bilingual educator I have found that Spanish reader's theater is a valuable tool to get Spanish language learners to practice their oral development. Although I have used these scripts in my First grade classroom, they would also work well for secondary Spanish classes.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears is easy to follow with its repetitive phrases and familiar storyline. This reader's theater is an excellent way for students
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K - 12th, Adult Education
"We Love You, California" Fourth Grade History Play
A fourth grade history play written to include our school's entire fourth grade (94 students). You can adjust the groups (miners, railroad workers, etc.) to fit your student population.Four children need to work on a final California history exam. A time traveler "Zeit Reisander" appears to take them back through time to learn about the amazing history of CA. Songs, humor, and history all rolled into one! European explorers, missions, miners, railroad workers, 1904 San Francisco Earthquake, Ros
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4th
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Thanksgiving Reading in Spanish | Lectura Día de Acción de Gracias
Reading 100% in Spanish on the importance of Thanksgiving in the United States, and I combined it with another short article on how latinos celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States.The product includes:2 short readings combined into 1 reading.Multiple choice reading comprehension questions written in AP style formatA creative writing activity where students write what they are thankful for this year.Written 100% in Spanish.Editable to make changes.Images to scaffold and make the reading more
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
AP Spanish Reading: Carolina Herrera | Apropiación cultural, ¿plagio u homenaje?
Reading, AP format written questions & Email Reply Writing Activity for the unit Beauty and Aesthetics or any lesson on fashion, clothing, indigenous communities, plagiarism, equality, respect, cultural appropriation, beauty, author rights, marginalized communities, indigenous people's rights, Carolina Herrera, Venezuela, Mexico and more.For this reading, I included an authentic article from a renown Mexican newspaper that explains why the Mexican government is placing a law into effect to p
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Totem Pole Writing and Project
Students can explore totem poles and create their own custom totem poles. Students poles become 3-d representations connected to a writing assignment. Sure to impress parents at parent teacher conferences. Power Point that goes along with this lesson is available. Fun for Thanksgiving/ Native American lesson!
Includes:
Totem Pole project sheet
Totem Pole writing sheet
Totem Pole rough draft template
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1st - 5th
Ten Superstitions
Students will learn the history behind 10 common superstitions including: Friday the 13th, itchy palms, ladders, umbrellas, mirrors, horseshoes, tossing salt, knocking on wood, saying "Bless you" and black cats.
Students can take a quick assessment to test their comprehension.
This could be used to jump-start research on Superstitions as well.
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4th - 5th
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Dear Basketball Poem Questions (Poem Included) by Kobe Bryant
The sudden loss of Kobe Bryant has sent shock-waves throughout our children. I wanted to cover him in class for those that loved him. After looking and looking for a good set of questions and not finding any to suit my needs, I took his "Dear Basketball" poem and created 15 common core style questions to encourage analytical skills, knowledge of the structural elements of poetry, and comprehension. Even though you can find copies of the poem online, I included it as a convenience. You are pa
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4th - 12th
Orange Shirt Day Reading Comprehension- Canadian Indigenous Recognition
**A PORTION OF PROCEEDS FROM THIS RESOURCE IS DONATED TO AN AGENCY THAT SERVES AND SUPPORTS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.** So far, we have donated $400 (updated monthly)!!English Reading Package on Orange Shirt Day. Includes:☆ reading text about Orange Shirt Day☆ Reading comprehension questions (short answer format)☆ Reading comprehension questions (multiple choice format)☆ Class Pre and Post Discussion Questions☆ Cross Word☆ Word Search☆ Answer Keys to all activitiesIf you enjoyed this resource, please
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3rd - 9th
Winter Holidays Around the World - Project
This is a research report about winter holidays celebrated around the world. I have included the directions to the project, as well as a list of appropriate holidays for your students to research. These directions are very clear and are perfectly suited for 5th grade, but they can easily be adapted for 3rd grade and all the way up to high school. You can choose to make this project homework, or it can be completed in class. I gave my class approximately 4-5 class periods to work on it, and that
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3rd - 12th
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In the Heights 2021 Movie Guide Questions in English | Lin Manuel Miranda
31 Movie Guide Questions for the movie "In the Heights" that includes pre-listening questions, questions to answer during the movie, and reflection/analysis questions that can also serve as discussion questions after the movie. Includes movie images to help scaffold for diverse learners. Questions are spaced out to give students enough time to write answers down. Perfect way to hold your students accountable for watching the film, test their interpretive listening skills and engaging in class di
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
"No Stuff" by Eloise Greenfield - Harriet Tubman Poem and Questions
Evidence Based Selected Response (EBSR) questions to use with the poem "No Stuff" by Eloise Greenfield. "No Stuff" shares Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and her heroic acts to help over 300 other enslaved people escape to the North on the Underground Railroad.
No Stuff Poem and Questions by Shana Sterkin is licensed under a
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3rd - 5th
Black History Month Project with rubric
This is a project that can be done during black history month. Students are to research a famous African American and create a poster. Included in your purchase is the project explanation sheet and the grading rubric (UPDATED 2-19-16).
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3rd - 12th
Family Cultural Project - Editable
This is an educational and fun assignment for your students to learn more about their own culture! If you wish, edit the previously created cultural project guidelines and rubric in this Word document. Perfect for Back to School time or the holiday season. Or use it any time of year to have students learn more about their families and each other! There is also an optional classroom cookbook portion of the assignment for you to create as a gift to your families. Included are a sample cookbook
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4th - 8th
"Selma, Lord, Selma" Movie Comprehension
Need a great resource for Black History Month or your history units? Look no further! Here you'll find simple movie comprehension questions for Disney's "Selma, Lord, Selma." The film focuses on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and the events leading up to the day known as "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama in 1965. Most of the questions are multiple choice, with two short answer questions. Movie and document best suited for Upper Elementary. Please view the preview to
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3rd - 6th
Family Interview Questions
Students may use these questions to interview a family member for a heritage or culture project in literature or social studies.
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3rd - 12th
Toni Morrison The pieces I am | Movie Guide Questions | Documentary
24 Movie Guide Questions for the Documentary titled Toni Morrison: The pieces of me, written in ENGLISH and in chronological order that include pre-listening questions, questions to answer during the movie, and reflection/analysis questions that can also serve as discussion questions after the movie. Includes movie images to help scaffold for diverse learners. Questions are spaced out to give students enough time to write answers down.Synopsis:This artful and intimate meditation on the legendary
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
6 songs in the Spanish subjunctive Canciones que usan el presente de subjuntivo
Have your students practice the Spanish present sunjunctive by using these fun activities, which require filling out song lyrics in the subjuntive while learning about culture. Includes Answer Key!Haga que sus estudiantes practiquen el presente de subjuntivo en español usando estas divertidas actividades, que requieren completar la letra de las canciones en el subjuntivo mientras aprenden sobre cultura hispanoamericana. Incluye clave de respuestas!Product includes links, images and lyric activit
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Pre-reading The Breadwinner Afghanistan Taliban Info
Information sheet on Afghanistan to prepare your students for The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis.
Includes a brief history of the country and the Taliban, followed by 8 concrete comprehension questions to solidify students' knowledge of the topic.
Key terms in this activity will be useful for students to know as they read The Breadwinner.
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4th - 7th
The Red Balloon- Movie Guide- English Version
Video guide for the film The Red Balloon includes: Story line List of characters 20 questions based on film.1 short creative writing question. Answer Key **This film is available through Netflix and Youtube**Enjoy and please leave a review for this item. Thanks!!!!
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2nd - 8th, Staff
Precious Knowledge Documentary Questions in English & Spanish
Includes link to documentary for free and 17 listening comprehension questions with answer key for teachers and students. Includes 2 movie guides. 1 is 100% in English and 1 is 100% in Spanish.Precious Knowledge is a 2011 educational and political documentary that centers on the banning of the Mexican-American Studies (MAS) Program in the Tucson Unified School District of Arizona. More about the film:The documentary was directed by Ari Luis Palos and produced by Eren Isabel McGinnis, the founder
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Spanish question and answer cards
These cards contain Spanish questions and answers about favorite things, (for example: "¿Cuál es tu animal favorito?" with the other card reading, "Mi animal favorito es____.") I use these cards in a bilingual elementary classroom.
I am always looking for more ways to get my students practicing speaking in Spanish and conversing in full sentences. I use this activity at Morning Meeting and my students beg for it almost every day!
For the oral language activity, I pass them out, and then have t
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K - 12th
SPANISH Interpretive Listening Activity. Sandra Cisneros La casa en Mango Street
Audio Activity and great way to introduce Sandra Cisneros to your class! Comprensión Auditiva: Sandra Cisneros, una autora de Chicago galardonada.Producto incluye: Video link and MP4 (video sin internet) en español con 10 preguntas de compresión opción múltiple (en espanol y en ingles) y 2 preguntas de inferencia y comparación cultural. Incluye clave de respuestas.TAMBIÉN: También incluí una versión en inglés de las preguntas e instrucciones para los cursos de español de nivel bajo.Acerca del vi
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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