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7th grade writing-expository cultural activities under $5
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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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
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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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7th - 12th
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
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
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
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3rd - 7th
COUNTRY RESEARCH GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS | Cause Effect Descriptive Sequence Problem
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with these FOUR no-prep Countries Online Research Graphic Organizers. Descriptive, problem/solution, cause/effect, and sequence graphic organizers are included, as well as a list of suggested internet sources (separate file to easily load to your school LMS) and a list of countries to choose from. This provides a QUICK and EASY way to keep students engaged, develop cultural understanding, practice research skills, thin
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3rd - 12th
COUNTRY ONE DAY RESEARCH BUNDLE | Compare Contrast Art Analysis NO PREP
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with these THREE no-prep Countries Compare & Contrast One Day Online Research & Art Analysis. The THREE options are: compare/contrast two countries; research about one country; art from two different countries compare/contrast and art analysis. A list of suggested internet sources (separate file to easily load to your school LMS) and a list of countries to choose from are also included. This provides a QUICK an
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3rd - 12th
Civil Rights Movement Project (Research Essay)
This civil rights movement lapbook allows students to explore the causes and effects of the civil rights movement. Students will investigate key events as well as key figures that moved the movement forward. They will also be examining the legislative gains of the movement and how the movement impacts our society today. The whole unit is meant to last 2-3 weeks in order to allow students enough time to research the causes and effects of the civil rights movement. All activities were created with
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5th - 8th
Middle-school research project - student guidelines
This comprehensive packet provides everything you need to guide your middle-school students as they complete a research project for international studies. Although designed for the study of a country of the world, the packet can easily be adapted for use with any other research topic. If you purchase this resource, I will gladly send you the original Word document free of charge so you can modify it to suit your needs. Just send e-mail to campub91 (at) gmail.com.With clearly written student h
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5th - 8th
Thanksgiving Readings Compare Contrast Canada & U.S. 4-9
A variety of activities to compare/contrast Thanksgiving in Canada and the U.S. CCSS aligned for 4-8 informational reading and writing standards, providing tiered support for multi-level students. This product is INCLUDED in my Thanksgiving bundle!Thanksgiving Writing Bundle: I Am Poem, Creative Prompts, Canada vs U.S. Thanksgiving* Two readings of 2 paragraphs each, one on Canada and one on Thanksgiving in the U.S., covering historical background and current customs. All activities are base
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in:Â Thanksgiving U.S. and Canada Writing Bundle: Prompts, I Am, Compare/Contrast
Letter to Teacher Writing Project - Start of the Year Activity | Middle School
Do you like to hit two birds with one stone? Use this no-prep assignment to get to know more about your students AND see an authentic sample of their writing abilities. This Letter to the Teacher assignment will give your students the opportunity to share important information with their teacher as well as show their current writing skills. Use it as a formative assessment or as a get to know each other classroom activity. Either way, be certain that your classroom community will be strong and t
Grades:
5th - 8th
Upper Elementary Country Research Project Flipbook
Students can use this guided research project to learn about a specific country. Feel free to target the research to your learning goals (i.e. a country involved in World War 2, for instance). The children will be guided to research basic facts (currency, bordering countries, languages spoken), the prominent religions and customs of the country, the government, history, and geographic features. When finished, the students can cut along the dotted lines on each page for a "flipbook," or you may c
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4th - 7th
"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost - Test / Quiz
This is a test about Robert Frost's poem, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", including true / false, multiple choice, and short answer essay questions. An ANSWER KEY is included. Possible key points for short answer essay prompts are also included. I use the essay prompts and the possible key points for essay choice questions and for my assessment of their expository essay as well.This comprehensive test delves into the poem's intricate themes, characters, and societal critiques, offering a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Long Walk to Water Informational Essay
A Long Walk to Water lends itself to a wide variety of research opportunities. Students will research the Nuer and Dinka tribes to complete an informational/expository essay. A venn diagram, note taking template, and complete informational essay template will guide your students to a successful finished essay.Included:1 Research Cover Page1 Venn Diagram2 Note Taking Templates5 Essay Template Pages1 Teacher Notes
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â A Long Walk to Water Bundle
Seasonal/Holiday Writing Pages
Seasonal and Holiday writing pages. 26 different pages covering winter, spring, summer, fall and most holidays in-between! These are smaller spacings, so ideal for older grade levels with students who can write small. Check out my similar posting that has wide ruled spacing if you're looking for something for younger students!
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4th - 7th
Persuasive Mentor Text WAGOLL- Cultural Differences Should Be Celebrated
This is a persuasive text about embracing and celebrating diversity in a classroom/school. This is good if you are teaching about diversity OR you are wanting something for Harmony Day or cultural diversity week (MARCH) or something that is related to racism.You can use this as a mentor text or to deconstruct the text as a class, independently or students in pairs.
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Grades:
4th - 9th
JOURNALISM ELEMENTS: WORD SEARCH
If you are creating a classroom newspaper, this word search will reinforce the vocabulary for the elements of journalism. Thanks for visiting the House of the Three Dinosaurs! Have a wonderful school year.
Grades:
4th - 7th
6th Grade Ancient China Invention Research Project
This is a project where students choose an Ancient Chinese invention that is still used today, research, and present their findings to the class. (Can be worked individually or in small groups)
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Latinx Heritage Month Circular 3D Globe Project
This product includes:*Hispanic Heritage Month Introduction Page*Hispanic Heritage Month Bulletin Board Header*Hispanic Heritage Month Bookmarks*Hispanic Heritage Month Research Template*Hispanic Heritage Month Circular Publishing Template for Classroom Display(Selena, Roberto Clemente, Laurie Hernandez, Diego Rivera, Cesar Chavez, Gary Soto, Carlos Santana, Sonia Sotomayor, Frida Kahlo, Ellen Ochoa, Blank template to add)*Hispanic Heritage Month Website List for Student ResearchWhat a great way
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3rd - 7th
Italian Fashion Lesson Plan - Vocabulary + Listening Comprehension + Project
Italian Teaching Resource Lesson Plan on Fashion in ItalyThis Italian Teaching Resource is a lesson plan on Fashion in Italy. This PDF digital resource (20 slides) can be ideal for Italian Language and Culture Learners Abroad, be it High Schoolers, Cultural Institues/Centers' Students, Higher Education learners or any Italian Language student.This Italian Lesson Plan on Fashion can be ideal for Intermediate-advanced LearnersWith this Italian Teaching Resource on Fashion in Italy, it is offered:
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â Brand New Italian Bundle on Life in Italy! 5 in 1! -50% OFF
Italian Picture Description Lesson + the Best Italian Art Works ever from Italy!
Italian Language Picture Description Activity + the Best Italian Art Works from ItalyThis Digital Product is Ideal for High Schoolers, Higher Education Students and most of all Italian Language Homeschool Learners. This Activity can also be Great for Italian Language Cultural Institutes' Learners and Lectorate Students Abroad!This Linguistic Activity is Perfect to help Foreign Students improve their Speaking Skills. To 9 Famous Art Worksfrom Italy, there are given 9 Prompts to Stimulate Picture
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â New Italian Bundle with 5 Teaching Resources to Discover Italy - 50% OFF
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