High school english language arts cultural activities under $5

Spanish Restaurant Menu Project

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This is a restaurant menu project for Spanish I. Students will design a restaurant menu that serves traditional Spanish dishes from a Spanish-speaking country of their choice. This project includes an introduction page with all the project requirements, 2 restaurant menu examples, a 2-page project planner/graphic organizer, and a grading rubric for student presentations. Project Requirements: * A menu cover with the restaurant name in Spanish, the days and hours of operation, address, and phon

Subjects:

Projects, Graphic Organizers, Cultural Activities

Grades:

6th - 12th

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The Book of Life (2014): Complete Movie Guide

Created by

Will Pulgarin

"Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears." - IMDbThis movie guide comes with a complete character reference sheet and 23-questions that will help keep your students focused throughout the video. The questions range from T/F to comprehension. Help your students get the most out of this culturally rich movie! This product includes a comp

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Spanish

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Movie Guides, Cultural Activities

Flags of Spanish-Speaking Countries Coloring Sheets

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This is a 2 page coloring activity with the 21 flags of the Spanish-speaking world. Students follow a color by number key to color in each section of the flags. Only five colors are needed: rojo, amarillo, verde, azul cielo, and azul (red, yellow, green, sky blue, and blue). This is a great activity when reviewing Spanish-speaking countries, Hispanic culture, holidays, colors, or as an emergency substitute activity. Can be printed 2 sided or separately. Makes a great classroom decoration. Exampl

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Grades:

K - 10th

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A Classroom for All Seasons

Also included in: Spanish Countries and Capitals Geography Bundle

ESL Activities: Conversation Cards

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These are 72 conversation cards for your ESL classroom. They can be used as a warm up activity and are a great way to get students settled in at the beginning of class. In addition, they can also be used as writing prompts. Each topic is color coded. The topics include• “Getting to Know You”• “Food”• “Your Neighborhood/ Housing”• “Free Time”• “Feelings/Emotions”• “The Past”• “Holidays”• “The Future”• “If…” (Conditional)ESL Conversation Cards Set 2 is available here ESL Activities: Conversatio

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

6th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Cultural Activities

Also included in: ESL Speaking Activities: Bundle

Hispanic Heritage Month: Digital Choice Board Activity {7-12}

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Mud and Ink Teaching

Whether you're celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month in September or incorporating more LatinX voices to diversify your curriculum, this digital choice board activity will help students gain exposure to 25 different articles, videos, poems, and stories.The goal of a choice board is to primarily provide choice to students - an opportunity to self-navigate their interests and explore new ideas. This activity can be used as a bell ringer, a weekly activity, or a 1-2 day lesson plan with rea

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Spanish

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: Digital Choice Board Activity Bundle: Monthly Celebrations

Papel Picado Tissue Banners

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This is a set of 5 papel picado templates for making a colorful tissue paper banner. This is a fun craft for secondary students to make and display when celebrating Hispanic holidays such as Cinco de Mayo, Hispanic Heritage Month, or Mexico's Independence Day. You may choose to have younger students simply color in the templates and display them on the walls. These templates are available in both color and blackline. They make a great festive decoration as a boarder around your classroom walls.

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Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Informational Text, Literature, Writing

Also included in: Hispanic Heritage Month Projects and Activities Bundle

Zootopia Movie Guide & Stereotypes Discussion

Created by

Jessica Fletcher Fierro

Zootopia is not only a great movie, but also has important ideas about stereotyping and how we treat each other in a diverse society. Thus, it's a perfect film to show students as a springboard to deeper content and thinking. So, I created this product to use in the middle school classroom, based on the film. This product is broken up into three parts: Part 1-Movie guide: students answer questions as they watch the movie, about the plot of the film. Part 2-Critical thinking: Students answer que

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Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Study Guides, Movie Guides, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RL.7.2

, RL.7.3

, RL.7.6

Spanish Quinceañeras: Reading and Substitute Plan

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EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading, Spanish

This reading a good emergency substitute plan to keep handy. It includes three articles on Quinceañeras as well as comprehension questions following each article. The articles are written in English, so any level of Spanish can use it. Also included is a crossword puzzle featuring some of the terms from the articles and a key.Also check out my Quinceañera planning project:My Dream Quinceañera Planning ProjectAnd my Quinceañera Puzzles Pack here with additional puzzles: Quinceañera Puzzles PackKe

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Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Cultural Activities

Thanksgiving Activities Nonfiction Lesson on Hot Topics: Black Friday

Created by

Julie Faulkner

This informational text lesson for Thanksgiving is ready-to-go to engage your high school students this November. With leveled texts, standards-based questions, creative activity, and a text-based writing prompt, your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate! Student Experience: The encroachment of Black Friday into Thanksgiving Thursday has been a trend years in the making. This mini unit is designed to get students not only thinking and questioning this topic, but also analyzi

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Thanksgiving

Grades:

9th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Cultural Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

, CCRA.W.1

Also included in: Thanksgiving Activities for Teens, Mini Unit, BUNDLE

First Day of School Back to School Ice Breaker Activity with Writing Prompt

Created by

Secondary Strategies

Here it is: the PERFECT Ice Breaker to start the school year. Don't know what to do to get to know your students? Print out this fun Back to School All About Me Ice Breaker Activity for the first day or week of school, or share the Google Slides™️ with your students. Ideal for use in Every type of classroom and grades 6 - 12. Comes with complete instructions for students AND complete, easy-to-follow "How to Post to Google Classroom" instructions for you. Using terms that teens can relate to, thi

Subjects:

Classroom Community, For All Subject Areas, Writing

Grades:

6th - 12th

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CCSS:

W.6.10

, W.7.10

, W.8.10

, W.9-10.10

, W.11-12.10

Also included in: Ice Breaker Bundle English and Spanish | Back to School | New Year

La Navidad: Christmas in Spanish-speaking Countries Reading & Sub Plan

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Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Reading, Spanish

This packet includes information and activities about Christmas in Spanish-speaking countries from around the world that can be used anytime during November or December. It is also a good emergency substitute plan for Spanish teachers to keep handy.Included in the packet:-Three articles written in English related to Christmas in Spain and Latin American countries- Comprehension questions that follow follow each article- A Venn diagram to compare and contrast Christmas celebrations- A crossword p

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Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Homework, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Holidays Around the World Research Project, Upper Elementary & Middle School

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L Digital Designs

This 3-part project for upper elementary and middle school students is a great teaching and learning tool for students to research and share information about cultures, holidays, and traditions around the world! Students may research a holiday listed on the provided topic list or choose a holiday that is celebrated in a country of their choice. The holidays on the topic list (28 listed) are not limited to winter months, but are a variety of celebrations throughout the year. This file contains

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Specialty

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Cultural Activities

History of Halloween: Presentation and Trivia Game (Google Slides)

Created by

Lessons in Humanities

Looking for an engaging and informative way to teach your students about the history of Halloween? Look no further than our Halloween History Google Slides presentation and trivia game! This comprehensive educational resource covers the ancient origins of the spooktacular holiday, from Celtic customs to Christian festivities, and includes fascinating facts about jack-o'-lanterns, trick-or-treating, and bobbing for apples.As a busy and dedicated teacher, it can be challenging to create quality le

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Social Studies - History

Grades:

6th - 11th

Types:

Games, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Fall & Winter Festivals Bundle: Presentation and Trivia Game (Google Slides)

The Pedestrian Mini Unit by Ray Bradbury, Lesson Plan

Created by

Julie Faulkner

In this unit for Bradbury's "The Pedestrian," you will find classroom-tested strategies, activities, and high-order thinking questions. The easy-prep structure of this unit is designed to guide students through the texts, and as they go, the questions and thinking build. The overarching questions are present and addressed in every segment, and the work prepares students for the culminating task. A unit plan such as this one gives the teacher ultimate flexibility in instruction, assessment, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

9th - 11th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

, CCRA.W.1

Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans

Dystopian Literature: Digital Choice Board Activity

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Mud and Ink Teaching

Whether you're studying a classic dystopian novel like Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm, 1984, ro Brave New World or you're exploring some of the most amazing YA dystopian texts in literature circles, this digital choice board activity will help students gain exposure to 25 different supplementary resources across the categories: stories, poetry, art, books and film, all within the genre of dystopia.This choice board is designed with inquiry-driven learning in mind: the title of the board is an ess

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Literature

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Drama, Literature, Spanish

Also included in: Dystopian Literature: Mega Bundle of All Resources

Spanish Reader's Theater--Caperucita Roja (Little Red Riding Hood)

Created by

Senora Dominguez

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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Grades:

K - 12th

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San Fermin Running of the Bulls Reading

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Worksheets, Cultural Activities, Lesson

This packet includes reading passages and activities about the history and facts about the San Fermin festival (Running of the Bulls) in Spain. The reading includes three articles with questions for each, and a crossword puzzle that follows. This is a great reading to keep in your emergency sub plan file for your Spanish class. It can be used with any level of Spanish. The reading is in English and includes a key. Also check out my Running of the Bulls Puzzles Pack for only $1! Running of

Subjects:

Reading, Spanish

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

El Año Nuevo: New Year's in Spanish-speaking Countries Reading & Substitute Plan

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Reading, Spanish, The New Year

This is a reading activity about La Nochevieja and El Año Nuevo (New Year's) in Spanish-speaking countries that can be used anytime during December or January. It is also a good emergency substitute plan for Spanish class to keep handy. It includes three articles related to New Year's in Spain and Latin American countries. The articles are in English, so this can be used at any level and with a sub. A key is included. Comprehension questions follow each article. After reading the articles and a

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Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers, Cultural Activities

Spanish-Speaking Countries (Cultural Facts) Interactive Notebook Activity

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This is a 3 page interactive notebook activity over the 21 countries of the Spanish-speaking world. Students will color, cut, and paste the flags of the 21 Spanish-speaking countries to their notebooks. Next, students will flip up each flag and write one or two cultural facts about each country. Cultural facts may include information about the countries holidays, celebrations, traditions, beliefs, sports, music, and food. Instructions are given on the first page. This activity was designed to b

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Grades:

6th - 12th

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Also included in: Spanish Countries and Capitals Vocabulary Bundle

Three Kings' Day / El Día de los Reyes Magos: Reading & Substitute Plan

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Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Reading, Spanish

This is a short reading passage about Three Kings' Day in Spanish-speaking countries. It is great to keep handy in December and January as an emergency substitute plan. The reading is a page and a half, and there are eight questions and a crossword puzzle that follow. A key is included and the reading passage is in English, so it will work for any level of your Spanish class.

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Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Cultural Activities

La Tomatina: Reading, Activities & Substitute Plan for Spanish Class

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