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Chinese New Year Bulletin Board Kit for Lunar New Year Library Bulletin Board
Spark your students’ interest in Chinese New Year 2023! This low-prep bulletin board will help your students learn about the Chinese Zodiac and an important new year celebration. And it works well with Lunar New Year too! Your entire school community will gather around your library bulletin board to find out which zodiac animal they are associated with. ⭐️ Save 20% on this Chinese New Year Bulletin Board kit when you purchase the Year Round Bulletin Board BUNDLE! ⭐️ This colorful Chinese New Yea
Grades:
K - 5th
Also included in: Winter Bulletin Board Kits BUNDLE | Library Bulletin Boards
African Folktales Read Aloud Activities with A Story A Story Anansi the Spider
Are you looking for the perfect February folktale lesson? This popular folktale from West Africa explains where all of the other Anansi folktales come from. This story retold by author Gail E. Haley makes a great introduction during African American History Month. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOOK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT.This product is also part of several BUNDLES that can be found here:20% savings Fables and Folktales BUNDLE30% savings Book Extension Activities #1 BUNDLE35% savings Book Extens
Grades:
K - 3rd
Holiday Traditions Around the World Research Dodecahedron Project
Traditions Around the World is a wonderful way for your students to explore and learn about other countries/cultures and compare and contrast them to their own.This can be used as a "Christmas Around the World" project (which is how I use it), OR, as a social studies project on current and/or ancient traditions and cultures.How It Works:Students work in groups of three to complete FOUR mini-assignments each relating to a chosen country/culture. Once completed, students turn their hard work into
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4th - 6th
Native American Folktale Read Aloud - Coyote Steals the Blanket -Readers Theater
Explore Utah Ute Native American Fables and Folktales with book extension activities for a fun-filled favorite Coyote Trickster Tale by Janet Stevens with Coyote not learning his lesson yet again. Retelling, sequencing, readers' theater, and vocabulary all provide a review of story elements in the library or classroom. THE BOOK IS NOT INCLUDED.After an initial reading of this great story (check your library), your students will LOVE retelling using the character puppets. And they will all join i
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Christmas Around the World Research Worksheets
These research worksheets are a perfect way to learn about Christmas all around the world! In this product you will receive 74 BLANK research worksheets. The sample on this product shows how these worksheets can be filled out. Each worksheet has a different country. There are 74 different countries provided. Students will color in that country’s flag and there is space to record information about Christmas in that country including traditions, decorations, food, other information, and how to say
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1st - 6th
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Read Aloud Book Activities - Heritage, Fables, Folktales, Holidays and More
Activities for 13 popular read aloud book extension lessons that your primary students will love are here in one HUGE 35% off BUNDLE. Reinforce basic ELA skills of sequencing, retelling, story elements and more with these colorful hands on resources. Great for library or classroom story times. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOOKS ARE NOT INCLUDED.Great for Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade Library lessons.Check your school library for these books that include folk tales, holiday stories, cultural topi
Grades:
K - 3rd
Comparación | Cultural | Comparison | Presentational Speaking AP Exam
Are you looking to provide your Pre & AP Spanish students effective presentational speaking practice in the most effective manner without the burden of having to read each submission? ¡Para Aquí!Click HERE to see the Video Preview! THE PERSPECTIVE: La Comparación Cultural in the AP Spanish Language & Culture Exam can seem daunting. There is an immense amount of verbal output required along with creating a rough draft of what to say and saying it within the required time constraints. Th
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9th - 12th
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Holiday Traditions from Around the World(Webquest)
Whenever different cultures meet, ideas are exchanged. Did you know that skiing was started by the people of Norway? Did you know that the kite and fireworks were invented by the people of China? The idea of Trial by Jury and the idea of Democracy come to us from the Ancient Greeks. Chocolate came from the Aztecs people and the ancient Mesopotamian people first came up with a number system based on 60.During the holidays is a great time to share with kids the many traditions which have been shar
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4th - 9th
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Fortune Cookie Fortunes Book Companion for Chinese Lunar New Year Activities
Fortune Cookie Fortunes by Grace Lin is a great picture book to read around Chinese New Year. Enliven your Lunar New Year lessons in the library or classroom with this fun read aloud picture book. Use the student activities for literacy centers or whole group activities.These Common Core aligned literacy activities will help your Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students identify the central message and use key details to describe the characters in the story.Included in this product:Lesson PlanI
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Picture Book Activities - Book Companion Bundle
Entire Curriculum for Las familias y las comunidades | Slides & ALL ACTIVITIES
*I've been teaching AP Spanish Language for 10 years as an AP Rater. Over 200 class slides + Links to EVERY SINGLE ACTIVITY THAT I Assign IN CLASS:*My paced slides are editable to increase or decrease rigot.*The slides included are for 21 days in 80 minute blocks with a Mix of Heritage Speakers and Non-Heritage Speaking Students.Product Includes:-Bellringers-Readings-Videos-Discussion Questions-Research Projects-Vocabulary Assessments and more-Images to help scaffold-AP Cultural Comparison Rubr
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
LEAP 2025 Test Prep Writing Prompt: (Ruby Bridges and Dr. Martin Luther King)
This writing prompt is designed based on the new common core standards and the transitional LEAP/PARCC format for the new 2013-2014 assessments.
It includes a literary story, My Brother Martin, and an informational article about the life of Ruby Bridges. Both passages discuss the Civil Rights Movement, and how Dr. Martin Luther King and Ruby Bridges stood up for their rights.
This writing prompt asks students to write a composition (narrative) of at least three well-organized paragraphs discus
Grades:
3rd - 5th
AP Reading: Lectura y Audio | Por qué Taco Bell fracasó en México| Globalización
Make the AP experience fun for your students with this cultural reading and video about the failure of Taco Bell in Mexico after multiple attempts of trying to globalize Tex Mex or American Mexican Fast Food. Includes 1 reading and 1 video with multiple choice questions written in AP Spanish Language and Culture styleActividad Interpretativa: Preguntas de discusión antes de leer. Lectura y video audio auténtico con preguntas opción múltiple estilo AP Spanish Language and CultureLos desafíos mun
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Culture Research Pack: Question Cards, Graphic Organizers, Report Paper
This is a fun way to have the kids pick a country and research its culture.
There are 27 cards with different countries, and each one lists 6 questions to jump-start the research. The cards are easy to take to the computer/iPad while researching.
There are also 3 choices of graphic organizers for note-taking:
1) space for writing & drawing
2) blank boxes for student choice of writing/drawing
3) lined boxes for neat note-taking
Finally, there is a lined report page to form a writte
Grades:
K - 5th
No-Prep | AP Spanish | Comparación Cultural Comparison | Tu Tierra y la Mía
Are you looking to provide your advanced Spanish L1 and L2 students an opportunity to prepare a cultural comparison? ¡Para Aquí! Click HERE to see a preview video! THE PERSPECTIVE: AP Spanish Language and Culture students and their ally instructors can be overwhelmed by the verbal cultural comparison required in the exam. We found that breaking down this task into visuals and manipulatives informed our students, boosted their confidence and readied them for the verbal and timed requirement. T
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Las Familias y las comunidades - unit - AP SPANISH
This full unit includes objectives, essential questions, vocabulary list, practice activities and an assessment for you to use in your AP Spanish classroom! What my students would say is the best part about this unit is the TV SHOW called "los Beltrán". Since youtube allowed me to put it on there, I have included the viewing guide with questions for the episode that I have selected to tie in with the theme of the unit. Other authentic materials are included as well. I am an AP Teacher and h
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Grades:
10th - 12th
Conversation Hearts - 6 colors, blanks, and 42 messages
Need conversation hearts for your classroom, your library, or for fun? These ones fit 6 to a page and come in 6 lovely pastel colors. Add your own text or use the 42 great slogans already on them!
I use them for our library around February. Put them on the wall, slap them on books, hide them even! There's no limit to the fun.
Or, use them as a social skills lesson, writing what you like about someone in the class and posting it on a class board.
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Comparación Cultural Trifold | Perspectivas | Prácticas | Productos | AP
UNA COMPARACIÓN CULTURAL DE PERSPECTIVAS, PRÁCTICAS Y PRODUCTOS EN UN TRÍPTICO was created in our classrooms to scaffold the skill of comparing cultures as required in the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam. Look for our other resources scaffolding each proficiency so ALL students are successful when comparing cultures and to promote greater understanding, tolerance and respect.UNA COMPARACIÓN CULTURAL DE PERSPECTIVAS, PRÁCTICAS Y PRODUCTOS EN UN TRÍPTICO para Salones Digitales has been for
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Australia Country Study | Elementary Social Studies Booklet
Australia country study using Instagram! What a cute way to teach your students facts about Australia and let them pretend they are using Instagram at the same time! Let your student color the image pertaining to important facts about Australia. The fact that they need to know is written under the picture. They can color in the heart if they "like" the picture, then they can add their very own hashtags below each picture! Once they have completed all 18 pages, you can staple it together to
Grades:
1st - 3rd
The Tooth Fairy Meets El Raton Perez Comparison Activity
If you have not added The Tooth Fairy Meets El Raton Perez by Rene Colato Lainez to your classroom or school library yet, do yourself and your students a favor by picking up a copy ASAP! My Kinders loved hearing me speak in a thick Spanish accent and I loved teaching them about the language and culture of many Hispanic families.
Before this story I didn't know that other countries had different traditions for lost teeth. But sure enough, just like Santa Claus, many cultures have their own vers
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
Reading with AP Style Questions | Como agua para chocolate “Tortas de Navidad”
The reading is written in Mexican Spanish and is followed by multiple choice AP Spanish style college board questions such as tone, purpose, and comprehension questions. Also includes a cultural comparison where students compare their family traditions to those of Tita and Mamá Elena in 1985.*I also included: Follow up visual activities to help aid comprehension for students and images to help scaffold for diverse learners.AP Spanish and Language & Culture reading practice using an authentic
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Christmas Lesson: "Shop the Library at Christmas"
Christmas is in the air, which means wish lists and shopping bags! Students will love using wish lists to "shop" the library while searching for call numbers and books! Prizes can be awarded to the students who have the most books in their shopping bag when the Christmas bells ring!
As always... it's a JOY to share!
© 2013 AJoy2Share
Coverpage graphics by www.mycutegraphics.com
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Colons/Semi Colons Quiz in ACT Style
This is an ACT-style quiz over Colon and Semi-Colon usage that I used with my Junior College Prep/ACT Prep course. I find it useful to quiz them in the format in which they will be tested. The subject of the reading is Kwanzaa, and is altered from Wikipedia in the style of a reading passage a la ACT. There are 8 questions on this quiz that should showcase the students' mastery of the skill of using colons and semi-colons.
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8th - 12th
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Fortune Cookies for Beginning and End of Year, Lunar New Year, and Test Days
Lunar (Chinese) New Year, beginning of new school year, end of school year, standardized test days - commemorate those special days with fortune cookies.
Fortune cookies are a fun and yummy way to share affirmations with your students. I have made these special treats when celebrating Lunar New Year with my students, but they can be used at different times to share special messages with students. Welcome students to their new class, say goodbye when summer break rolls around, or give encour
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Not Grade Specific
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Black History Month Storybook Lessons
Updated --4/9/23-- Included in this packet are 6 lessons to be used for Black History Month but can be used at any time throughout the school year. These lessons are geared for Kindergarten - 4th Grade but can be adapted for any grade. Included in this product is:--Old Mikimba Had A Farm by Rachel Isadora -- 1) Read Write & Color worksheet2) Let's Count Animals - with answers3) Match animals to animal sounds worksheet - with answers4) Circle the animals in the story worksheet - with answers5
Grades:
K - 4th
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