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Writing-expository cultural activities under $5
Country Report Lapbook Activity and Writing Report | Graphic Organizers
This is a fun project for upper grades researching country for reports! It is time to take a journey around the world. Turn your research into a lapbook to present all of your findings. Included:Title pageCountries of the world listinstructions on how I use this in my classroomTitle pages: people and placeshistorylifestylesocietyculture and fast factsbibliography6 graphic organizersPage for hand-drawn mappage for hand-drawn flagCountry contrast pagebrochure templatepage to write a recipeediting
Grades:
3rd - 6th
History of Halloween Passage & Dia de los Muertos Reading Comprehension October
Halloween and Día de los Muertos (or Day of the Dead) are two holidays with rich histories. This resource includes everything you need to teach your students about the history of these important traditions. The two reading passages provide information on the origins of each holiday, and the accompanying activities help reinforce key concepts. ***New -- Audio support now available for both reading passages ***Students will love using the vocabulary cards to learn keywords, and the links and QR co
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Veterans Day Smiley Face Craft and Writing | Military Hats | Thank You
Veterans Day Smiley Face Craft and Writing | Military Hats | Thank YouGive your students the opportunity to learn and reflect on the many services and sacrifices that are made by our military members. Write veterans a thank you letter, describe the brave service men who make up the many branches, or draw pictures of the kind acts that they perform. Students can enjoy this meaningful writing opportunity and create a super cute craft!This resource includes:- a black and white smiley craft option-
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Not Grade Specific
High School Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages and questions, plus writing
This Christmas Informational Text lesson for high school students includes an engaging 3 page text passage: "Anti-Claus? Confessions of a Santa Dissenter" A one page handout that can be printed or projected includes: --discussion starters/free write prompts about students' background and opinions on the cultural impact of Santa or "The Santa Myth." --reading and vocabulary questions that lead students to identify the author's claim and reasoning for his stance on Christmas. A fully printable wri
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Native American Unit | Native American Regions
Ready to learn about the different regions of Native Americans? This Unit has many hands-on & visual activities to engage your students.Native American Regions Included:►The Southwest► Plains► Eastern Woodlands► Pacific West Coast ►California You will find motivating lesson plan ideas & templates for informational text and expository writing lessons. This download also includes activities to go along with Native American myths/legends/fables. This unit contains up to 4 weeks' worth o
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Country Report Research Template
This is a comprehensive template for students to use while researching a country.
Includes:
- Glossary of important geography terms
- Blank dictionary to fill in while researching
- Research covers: food, clothing, transportation, shelter, celebrations, traditions, religion, animals, interesting facts
If you like are studying countries around the world, be sure to check out:
Postcards from Around the World
Countries Around the World: Find and Correct the Mistakes
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Country Research Template
This is a clear and simple way for students to record information about a country.
Categories Include:
- Country Name
- Country Flag
- Currency
- Capital City
- Language
- Food
- Clothing
- Animals
- Shelter
- Interesting Facts
Ideally, this should be printed on 11*17 paper, but can be printed on 8.5*11 as well.
If you want something more detailed for the students to complete their research report, check out my
COUNTRY RESEARCH REPORT TEMPLATE
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Grades:
K - 4th
Coat of Arms Project
After reading a brief history of coat of arms, students will create their own personalized coat of arms with a creatively designed shield, illuminated letters, motto with a banner, and a one page written report. Students may also research their own family coat of arms. This is a great project for expressing artistic and writing skills.
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Grades:
6th - 7th
Family History Project - Heritage Research - Family Tree - Social Studies
Students enjoy learning about their own PERSONAL HISTORY as they learn the history of people around the world. Personalize learning of your Social Studies curriculum with a look at where your students are from. This quick and engaging Family Heritage project will help them learn how their ancestors (or they) got to the country they currently live in.Students will:Research the meaning of their nameInterview family membersCreate a family treeIdentify the countries and continents they're fromDraw
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Winter Holidays Around the World Research RAFT Writing Task
Have your students research winter holidays from around the world with this RAFT writing task. This task can be used in 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, or 7th grade. This RAFT writing task has students selecting 1 or 2 countries to research its winter holiday. When students have finished, they can either create a brochure, poster, or a webpage to show their learning. If students choose 2 countries, they will be comparing/contrasting the countries holidays. If students choose 1 countr
Grades:
4th - 7th
Family Values Bundle - 20 Questions, Defining Roles, Parent-Teenager Assessment
Family Values. This is a combination package that combines three activities regarding families and family values. Activity #1: 20 Questions About FamilyAre you looking for a way for your students to open up about life in their family and how they fit into their family structure? This activity has always been helpful for me to start the discussion with students about the institution of family in either an Writing class, a Psychology Unit, or a Sociology Unit. Geared toward middle school or high
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Grades:
7th - 12th
First Day of School Ice Breaker for Creative Writing Classes Activity
Have your Creative Writing students do this fun Back to School Ice Breaker activity on the first day of school, and you’ll hook them for the whole year! Using terms that teens can relate to, this visually appealing “selfie” allows students to share some info about themselves in a way that they’ll truly enjoy. It also provides you a succinct snapshot of your new students without sentencing yourself to hours of reading lengthy answers to standard inventory questions (that can be overwhelming for s
Grades:
9th - 12th
Country Report Complete Primary Packet!
This fun primary country report packet includes all the pages for students to make a country report, in addition to learning the seven continents! This packet includes black and white and color copies for most pages for easy printing, continent maps and quizzes, and many 'report' pages for teachers to choose and pick from, including:
Name of Country
Capital
Continent
Using a Compass Rose
Language Spoken
Favorite Foods
Favorite Past Times
Flag
Country Snapshots
Writing Prompts
Currency
Country F
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Research and Write: Holidays Around the World
Are you looking for a no prep way to help your students learn about holidays around the world? “Research and Write: Holidays Around the World” is a research and writing project focused on holiday traditions. It is perfect for some researching, reading, and writing during the holiday season! It was designed with third grade students in mind, but could be used or adapted for other grades, too. Teachers have been successful using this product with 2nd - 8th graders.
Students will research the h
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Immigration Projects
This set includes 2 different projects on immigration. Students will have the opportunity to pretend to be an immigrant from a country and research. Students will also have the opportunity to research a famous immigrant from a list that is provided for the teacher. This set includes directions, materials needed and rubrics.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Be an UPSTANDER, not a bystander: Writing Assignment
As teachers, we always encourage our students to stand up for what they believe in. Use this writing assignment to take that lesson to the next level! Students will write an explanatory response about an issue/cause they stand for or against.
In this resource you will find:
- A step-by-step outline of the assignment directions
- A guided writing outline
- Printable silhouettes for designing a poster to go along with the writing assignment
- Printable headers for easy bulletin board display
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Traditional Family Recipe Project
This is a fun way for students to share their culture when studying about long ago and now. I have included this project as part of an ancestor unit for many years, and families have loved it every time. I even had one parent bring a crepe maker on the day of the tasting party one year to make fresh strawberry crepes for the kids. It is a good way to get children to try new foods. I do not make them eat something that they do not want to, but I highly encourage them to be brave and try as ma
Grades:
K - 6th
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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
canada National Indigenous Peoples Day slideshow with Reflection questions
Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day with our educational slideshow and accompanying reflection questions. This comprehensive resource provides an engaging way to learn about and honor the rich culture and contributions of Indigenous peoples in Canada.The National Indigenous Peoples Day Slideshow includes the following components:Slideshow Presentation: A visually captivating slideshow that explores the history, traditions, and achievements of Indigenous peoples in Canada. It highlights the
Grades:
1st - 5th
Country Research Project for Use With Google Classroom™ | Distance Learning
Make learning about other countries exciting with this easy to use, online research writing unit for little learners. Learn all about other cultures around the world with these open-ended research pages. This unit covers: geography timelinesthe flag important placesfoodfast factsjobsimportant holidays and traditionsgoods and servicesThis is a great prep tool for your school or classroom's multicultural or diversity night, too!Why use Google Classroom/Digital Resources:It's paperless.Students wor
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Holiday Research Project: Informational/Explanatory Writing: Graphic Organizers
The perfect writing assignment for the month of December. This holiday informational/explanatory writing assignment gives students the opportunity to learn about different holidays around the world. Students will be assigned or choose a holiday to research and then write their own informative essay. One page gives different holidays to research, but you can also write your own holidays in if you would like. Students can use the graphic organizer to help organize their ideas before writing their
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Negro League Baseball Card
This is a research project that allows students to research and design their own negro league baseball card. The fact sheet gives the students a great start on what to research. The baseball card template is designed to allow the students to draw or print a picture of their baseball player and then on the back of the template they may design the way they would like to present their information.
*File includes-directions, template, and rubric
*I allowed students to google how information is
Grades:
4th - 8th
Multicultural Research Project
This project bundle includes research guides for students to find information about geography, general information, and culture and people in any country they choose! An information text organizer and rough draft layout forms will help guide them through the organization of their writing piece. A project choice board is also included with graphic organizers to help students create a unique and authentic product! 32 pages total.
Please leave comments and rate! I would love some feedback!
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Mae Jemison Research Reading Passages + Report Template- Women's History Month
This is a informational newsletter AND research report about Mae Jemison as an African American leader and a Black Changemaker. Students can use this as a jumping off point for a research project or for Black History Month or Women's History Month.INCLUDED- Reading Comprehension Questions! Differentiated and can be used with any reading passage about an influential female leader. Perfect for close reading!Colored and black-line versionReading comprehension questions for early elementary (1-3) an
Grades:
1st - 6th
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