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Free elementary reading cultural activities
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THE NAME JAR FREEBIE ACTIVITY [GOOGLE SLIDES]
This freebie is a great addition to The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi. After reading the story together, students can use this activity sheet to make a connection to their own name and how special it is. Google Slides link included!Questions Include:NameNumber of letters, syllables, vowels, and consonantsDoes your name have special meaning? Were you named after anyone or anything?What does your name mean to you? Give 3 characteristics.How will people remember your name in the future?Product Include
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1st - 5th
Black History Month | Civil Rights Leaders | Sample Only
This is a sample version of the full product. There are two civil rights leaders included in this packet - there are fifteen in the full product.
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♥ 1 informational passage for Rosa Parks & MLK, Jr., with
» vocabulary expansion, meaning I have bolded important words in the passages and placed a "definition key" on the right hand side
» timeline
» 2 questions encouraging comprehension and text-to-self relationships
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH | CIVIL RIGHTS LE
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1st - 3rd
Reader’s Theater Script Legend of the Sunflower Greek Mythology Folktale
Looking for an adaptation of a Greek myth? Low prep and ready to go! The Legend of the Sunflower is a dramatization of a Greek myth, a short story, with roles for 10 students and suitable for any one studying mythology in a Drama, Language Arts, Social Studies or reading classes. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This product was created specifically for the classroom. The story: The ancien
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Theater Arts Native American First People Folk Tales Readers Theater
Spanish Culture: El Carnaval / Carnival in Spanish Speaking Countries
If you download this resource, please leave feedback....even if it's just two words...thank you. I would really appreciate that. Thanks! ♡Teach your students more about El Carnaval with this reading in English. This product comes with general information about El Carnaval celebrations, its origin and how it is celebrated in Spanish speaking countries. It also comes with 5 comprehension questions about the reading and its answer key. I am from Ensenada, Mexico where El Carnaval is celebrated ever
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4th - 12th
United States Culture: A Story and Mapping Activity
United States Culture. What exactly does "American" mean? This United States Culture: Story and Mapping Activity has students read a one-page story about a day in the life of an American teenager and the 20 items they use throughout their day. The items may seem "American,” but many have their origins elsewhere. Students plot the location of the 20 places, draw arrows from that location back to the city they live in, and complete an organizational table as well as come up with a short answer
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4th - 10th
Bell-Ringer Reading Comprehension Passage: Rosa Parks & Montgomery Bus Boycotts
Included is a reading passage regarding Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycotts and the Harlem Hell Fighters as a bonus along with comprehension and context clue questions from the articles. It's a great way to begin any class to promote history, social justice, reading-comprehension, and vocabulary.
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3rd - 12th
FREE Virtual Women's History Month Library (Elementary)
Wanting to celebrate Women's History Month?This 25 book (linked to read-aloud videos on YouTube) product is a one-stop Women's History Month resource that can be used for online and in-person learning. Simply share the link with your students, have them go into "Present" mode, and you're done! Product Includes: 1 Google Slides presentation (1 side total) virtual library with 25 diverse women's history books
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2nd - 5th
Fact and Opinion Christmas Around the World FREEBIE
Fact and Opinion Christmas Around the World
Engage your students as they discover Christmas traditions from Germany! This is a ONE page activity offered for free and is included in a larger activity that can be found in my store. Students will learn about Germany and some of their Christmas traditions as they practice the reading skill Fact and Opinion. Easy to implement, just print, assign activity, and grade!
Activity Details
* 1 worksheet is provided. (Germany)
* Worksheet provides a brief
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2nd - 5th
"The Proudest Blue" 3rd Grade Lesson Plan on Diversity and Multimedia
How can students use their knowledge of multimedia mediums to enhance their reading of texts and make personal connections to different cultures? Using The Proudest Blue, a story of a pair of Muslim sisters who are extremely excited to go to school who are laughed at and belittled by peers because of their tradition of the hijab. These connections will allow students to learn more efficiently, as they learn through the “mirror” (learning from seeing themselves in the lessons) and “window” (learn
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3rd - 4th
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**FREEBIE** Christmas Around the World - Reading Comprehension Packet
This packet has all of the information you need about Christmas traditions in a variety of countries around the world. Use it to get your Christmas Around the World Unit started or just as a fun way to practice reading comprehension during the holiday season.
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1st - 3rd
Holidays Coloring Sheets - Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa
Best time of the year! Holidays season. Celebrate with your students with 4 pages of coloring sheets, with Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Chanukah cute pictures to color. Great for morning work, fast finishers, or for supplementing your social studies lesson. Find me on @kinderncoffee on Instagram Please follow me and leave a review. Thank you for visiting my store.Love, Mrs. Appleman
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PreK - 5th
FREEBIE: Patriotic Literacy Songs, Readers Theater, Writing Activities
Elementary and Music Teachers love this Patriotic songs, readers theater or music program script for any PATRIOTIC holiday. Easy to use and flexible script choices. Comes with Lyrics for 7 songs (sung to familiar tunes), 2 writing activities and various script options. An essential resource for grades 3-6.Product DescriptionPower Point and Pdf files for easy printing and projecting. Please open the READ ME file first for more details upon purchase.SCRIPT with 19 parts. Choose 1 student for each
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3rd - 6th
Black History Month: Jackie Robinson Mini Book
Celebrate Black History Month with WonderGrove! This book is a biographical mini-book of Jackie Robinson. To see all of our Black History Month episodes, including one covering Jackie Robinson, visit our website!WonderGrove Social Skills is a program of 250+ instructional animations and 2000+ extension lessons teaching social, life, and social-emotional skills as well as health, science, vocabulary, and more. WonderGrove SOAR also addresses the needs of students with exceptionalities.
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PreK - 2nd
Black History Month: Martin Luther King Activities
These Black History Month printables will be a blast for your class! These activities can be used in a number of ways, students can work on a different person each day as they fill in the graphic organizer while reading. Two leveled readers to help with differentiated teaching. There is no prep involved. Use as whole class or in centers! Just print and go! Great for Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd!This Martin Luther King Jr. Unit Includes:* 2 Leveled Readers* Comprehension Questions* Graphic
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PreK - 5th
Christmas Traditions from Around the World!
These Comprehension Readings are a great way to improve your students' knowledge of Christmas traditions around the world. Create understanding, open-mindedness and cultural sensitivity amongst your students by introducing them to how different countries celebrate this holiday.The Resource includes:- Detailed information about Christmas traditions from 8 different countries.- Word Box with each reading to explain difficult or troublesome vocabulary.- Comprehension questions with each reading to
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
World Cultures: What is Culture?
Teaching Tool for teaching world cultures for social studies. Gives examples, prompts students to create a concept/mind map of the aspects of their cultures. It makes connections to an online travel site for kids (optional), and ends with a critical thinking question about cultures. This is a great way to integrate social studies and literacy common core standards.
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2nd - 12th
The King of Kindergarten! First Day Activity
This is a great first day of school activity to go along with The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes! You can purchase the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/556838/the-king-of-kindergarten-by-derrick-barnes-illustrated-by-vanessa-brantley-newton/In this activity, students can get a ROYAL introduction and make their own king and queen faces. Talk about their uniqueness and be sure to make skin tone crayon colors available. Students can choose from multiple different hair sty
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K
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Nelson Mandela Main Idea Reading Passage and Comprehension Assessment
This passage is a short biographical account of the highlights of Nelson Mandela's life. It can be used to teach main idea to whole or small groups of middle grade students. There is a corresponding assessment consists of ten multiple choice questions that contain both literal and main idea questions.As a Ph.D. research student, I created this passage for a study I was to run during this past Spring semester. However, due to COVID-19, I was unable to run the study. Therefore, I wanted to share t
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5th - 8th
Reading Companion for "We Are Water Protectors" (Zero Prep, Read-Along Packet)
Looking for a fun and engaging way to reinforce the important themes of "We are water protectors" by Carole Lindstrom? Look no further than this packet of worksheets! Featuring a variety of different activities, this packet is perfect for both in-class and at-home learning. Inside, you'll find a challenging word search and crossword puzzle, both of which are designed to help students familiarize themselves with key vocabulary related to the book. Whether you're studying the importance of water
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1st - 7th
Reading Companion for "Mae Among the Stars" (Zero Prep, Read-Along Packet)
Introducing our versatile and engaging worksheet packet based on the inspiring children's book "Mae Among the Stars"! Perfect for a companion lesson based on Mae Jemison, the first African American women to go to outer space! This multicultural lesson is specially designed to captivate and educate young learners with its entertaining and educational approach to reading and social studies. Our worksheet pack includes a variety of dynamic activities that will lure your students deeper into the in
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K - 5th
¡Hazlo Ahora! Spanish Reading: Biografía: Selena Quintanilla- Pérez
This is a biography reading practice activity about singer and business owner, Selena Quintanilla- Pérez. This is a WARM UP, but can also be used as homework or in stations. This activity is in SPANISH and is beneficial not only for students testing for the STAAR, but also can be used for upper grades to practice comprehension skills.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
One Crazy Summer Novel Unit Free
This novel unit uses proven strategies that hold students accountable for high levels of engagement in rigorous, high-interest, complex text. One Crazy Summer is a highly acclaimed historical fiction novel that is based in 1960's Oakland, CA. It is rapidly becoming a must-read novel for any 4-9th grader especially in studies of civil rights. This unit helps to scaffold reading comprehension for many types of readers in numerous formats. It can be used for intervention groups, book groups, an
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4th - 9th
Each Kindness Worksheet
Worksheet to accompany the book Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson.
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1st - 5th
Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Text
Included is the article "Aztec School Days" and an activity I wrote to go with it. Students are asked to compare and contrast within the article, the article with their own experiences, and to locate the main idea in each section of the text. There is also a math connection using Mesoamerica glyphs and multiplication.
Grades:
4th - 5th
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Word Hunts
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Comparative Analysis
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