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Lunar New Year 2024 | Year of the DRAGON Reading Comprehension | Spring Festival
Chinese New Year in 2024 starts on Saturday, February 10th!It’s the Year of the DRAGON!Did you know that the Chinese believe that people born in the Year of the DRAGON are strong, tenacious, and ambitious? Do you know what the lucky colors and numbers are for people born during the Year of the DRAGON?Find out more by close-reading interesting text all about the Year of the DRAGON.Create a Cool DRAGON Collage, perfect for a 2024 Year of the DRAGON Bulletin Board!*** This resource has been updated
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4th - 7th
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Canadian CANADA BLACK HISTORY Reading Passages, Activities PRINT and EASEL
Included in this set of 3 informational texts and 4 activities are:-- 3 one-page texts: “A Short History of Black Canadians”, “Mary Ann Shadd, Activist” and “Richard Pierpoint, Hero of the War of 1812”. -- 4 activities that complement the texts, the first a "True/False" activity to go with the first passage, and two for Mary Ann Shadd and Richard Pierpoint which require use of the internet (two YouTube videos); the fourth about the U.S. Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 (this can be done without intern
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: Canadian Black History BUNDLE #1 of 3 Resources PRINT and EASEL
3/D Tipi, Circle and Welcome Pole Craft, EASY Native American Art Fall Activity
This bundle includes 3 Native American themed craft projects made for students using circles (Mandela) cones (3/D tipi), and cylinders (welcome poles) These crafts are a great way to integrate the arts with your Native American curriculum. This is three of my students favorites put together in a money saving bundle! See descriptions for each project, and check out the teacher reviews of individual items! Crafts include a 3/D tipi, mandella, and 3/D welcome pole. Great for Bulletin boards, door
Grades:
1st - 7th
Medieval Japan Activities Feudal Japan Projects STEM Reading Passages Writing
Bundle DescriptionFeudal Japan Activities Resource Bundle!This bundled product contains the following 6 StudentSavvy resources!Medieval Japan Interactive NotebookMedieval Japan Reading PassagesMedieval Japan Interactive PowerPointMedieval Japan STEM ChallengesMedieval Japan Google Classroom Student ProjectsMedieval Japan Assessments / Exam / Test_________________________________________________________________More information on each resource:-Interactive NotebookThis product contains interactiv
Grades:
5th - 9th
Celtic Knot Drawing using Symmetry and Grids • Elementary Art Lesson
This Celtic knot art lesson for kids teaches how to draw 3 Celtic knot designs. Use symmetry and grid drawing to make a Celtic knot drawing. Learn about the Celtic culture and where the Celtic knot originated with the Celtic Culture presentation. Use my differentiated learning approach to help students master this drawing lesson with warm-up and practice lessons.Your students will:✤ Learn about the Celtic culture.✤ Do some warm-up exercises to build confidence (and allow you to pre-assess).✤
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Medieval & Fairytale Drawing Bundle • Knights • Castles • Roll & Draw
Samurai Medieval Feudal Japan Project Help Wanted Advertisement
To set the scene, your students are Japanese scribes who live in medieval (feudal) Japan and have been chosen to design a help wanted advertisement to recruit highly qualified people to become samurai. The task of your students is to create a help wanted ad describing the role of the samurai. Additionally, an optional extension project is included in the resource in which students apply for the job by creating a career portfolio.This samurai project includes a detailed introduction for students
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Medieval Feudal Japan Bundle Unit Activities
Islam Activities Resource Bundle - Islamic World
Bundle DescriptionIslam Activities Resource Bundle!This bundled product contains the following 6 StudentSavvy resources!Islam Interactive NotebookIslam Reading PassagesIslam Interactive PowerPointIslam STEM ChallengesIslam Google Classroom Student ProjectsIslam Assessments / Exam / Test_________________________________________________________________More information on each resource:-Interactive NotebookThis product contains interactive cut and paste learning material for students to create an o
Grades:
5th - 9th
Medieval China Activities Resource Bundle
Bundle DescriptionMedieval China Activities Resource Bundle!This bundled product contains the following 6 StudentSavvy resources!Medieval China Interactive NotebookMedieval China Reading PassagesMedieval China Interactive PowerPointMedieval China STEM ChallengesMedieval China Google Classroom Student ProjectsMedieval China Assessments / Exam / Test_________________________________________________________________More information on each resource:-Interactive NotebookThis product contains interact
Grades:
5th - 9th
Depth and Complexity Frames for Every Month of the Year | Print-and-Go
This set of Depth and Complexity frames offers one frame for each month of the year. If you are looking for a quality print and go activity for your students, this is the perfect resource for you. There are twelve Depth & Complexity frames tied to holidays and month themes (such as Black History Month). They've got great graphics and strong, high-level thinking questions. There's even a rubric you can use to evaluate your students' completed frames.No need to be a Depth and Complexity expert
Grades:
4th - 10th
Code Crackers #2 - Pigpen Cipher
Help your students develop critical thinking skills, learn a bit about secret societies, and have some fun at the same time with this Code Cracker activity! Students will be introduced to the Pigpen cipher and learn how it works, then they will have an opportunity to crack some codes themselves. There is also a space for them to create their own codes for each other to decipher.This is the second activity in my Code Crackers series. You can now get this resource as part of a bundle! Have a look
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Code Crackers - Ultimate Bundle
The Rose that Grew From the Concrete - Tupac Shakur Poem Analysis
Short analysis of Tupac Shakur's famous poem, "The Rose that Grew from the Concrete." Three discussion questions follow the poem by Tupac. Used during Black History Month in a 6th grade classroom in Oakland, CA.
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4th - 12th
What's in a Song Bundle! Combining History and the Arts
This product and other - What’s in a Song? – lessons are a great way to combine history and the arts. I use these in my U.S. History class as well in my advisory period as a way to create discussion and provoke thoughts about the environment, social justice, and activism. My students are able to connect the themes of the song with current events of today. I begin each of these by playing the song for my students and ask what they think the message is in the lyrics. We then read through the histo
Grades:
7th - 12th
Disney Pixar's Coco Movie Guide Packet + Activities + Sub Plan + Best Value
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This packet includes, among two other teaching aids, a peer-reviewed handout of 15 essay questions designed to promote self-reflection, family history, character development, and a greater appreciation for others' cultures. This movie guide, while rigorous and pertinent to the film, goes beyond the scope of questions like "what's the setting and time period" and helps students put into practice character building ideas and concepts based on themes from the movie. A mod
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7th - 12th
Gobierno Estudiantil - Emprendiendo Juntos (Planeación Didáctica + Recursos)
¡"Gobierno Estudiantil - Emprendiendo Juntos", un proyecto educativo interactivo diseñado para transformar el salón de clases en un laboratorio de aprendizaje práctico! Este proyecto innovador aborda múltiples campos formativos, fomentando habilidades cruciales como liderazgo, emprendimiento, pensamiento crítico y trabajo en equipo.Características Destacadas:Simulación de Gobierno del Aula: Los estudiantes asumen roles de secretarios de gobierno, cada uno liderando una secretaría (Cultura, Econo
Grades:
4th - 12th
Also included in: BUNDLE: Todos los Recursos (Español)
Words of Wisdom - Celebrate Black History Month with 34 Inspirational Quotes
Celebrate Black History Month with 34 inspirational quote posters from influential African American people.This resource is a powerful tool to use in your classrooms, and can stimulate many interesting and inspiring topics and discussions with students about the challenges of people of color through history, including modern day heroes. They can make a striking bulletin board or hallway display and can also be used as writing prompts and will help promote critical thinking, diversity awareness,
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Black History Bundle
Medieval - Middle Ages: Heraldry / Family Crest - Coat of Arms Assignment
A creative and fun way to teach about Heraldry in the Medieval Era. This resource begins with an overview of common Heraldry symbols, and four family crests for students to interpret based on the symbol codes provided. This gives students a chance to interpret the symbols and gain a sense of how every aspect of the crest holds meaning. Second aspect provides a brief overview as to how Heraldry has extended beyond the Eurocentric world, with a few examples from India, Nigeria, Japan, and closer t
Grades:
5th - 9th
Design Your Own Home - Architecture Unit
Students learn the basic stages of designing a house, from planning to final design, in this two week unit. Critical thinking plays a large role in this activity. The unit has a strong emphasis on the preliminary planning stages of designing a home: spaces that are necessary vs. those that are amenities; defining public vs. private spaces; room locations and relationships; and working within a square footage budget. Just as an architect does, students will develop a preliminary floor plan, refin
Grades:
6th - 12th
ENCANTO Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Slides | Movie Day
Check out the latest favorite movie, ENCANTO!Teachers, are you looking to support your student's social-emotional needs?What better way to engage them than with MOVIE DAY? ... ENCANTO has some great life lessons!This resource includes a printable AND digital version to use with Google Classroom™Looking for more MOVIE GUIDES? Click HERE-Movie Guide for INSIDE, OUT (digital and printable)-Movie Guide for How to Train a Dragon (digital and printable)-Movie Guide for Wreck-it Ralph (digital and prin
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5th - 9th
Code Crackers #3 - Morse Code
Help your students develop critical thinking skills, learn a bit about morse code and have some fun at the same time with this Code Cracker activity! Students will be introduced to Morse Code and learn how it works, then they will have an opportunity to crack some codes themselves. There is also a space for them to create their own codes for each other to decipher.This is the third activity in my Code Crackers series. You can now get this resource as part of a bundle! Have a look at the Code Cra
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Code Crackers - Ultimate Bundle
Fake news and false facts – ESL, EFL, ELL adult and kids conversation
This presentation contains a 60 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with a work papers and teachers’ notes.There’s no need to explain the necessity of discussing this topic in this particular period. While preparing this lesson, I have tried as best I could to steer clear of politics and even personal specific examples and stuck to facts and study results.The activity at the end is there to show that “false facts” are not a new phenomenon and that science also gets it wrong (a lot…).T
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Zodiac Activities (Astrology and Chinese) Bundle
Astrology Zodiac CardsPurpose of Activity: The purpose of this activity is to engage your students and to help them learn more about the zodiac symbols, astrology, constellations, and some mythological history. Included in this resource: Teacher Tips (1-page) Astrology Zodiac Cards* (7-pages; 14 cards) *Included is an Astrology Zodiac Cover Card & Activities Card Teacher Tips: You can use these cards any way that you wish. Below are some suggestions.Station Work: Use these cards as a statio
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5th - 7th
Medieval Illuminated Letter/Manuscript Project
This is a great art enrichment project to use with a unit on the European Middle Ages. It is also wonderful in an art classroom that explores art from around the world during different time periods. Included in this bundle is a detailed lesson plan, detailed assignment sheet and rubric (which includes student self-assessment), Power Point Presentation on illuminated manuscripts and an intro to the project, plus four beautiful student examples. I have had great success with this project and stude
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Grades:
4th - 10th
Disney's Moana (2016) Movie Guide + Activities + Sub Plan + Best Value
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This packet includes, among five other teaching aids, a peer-reviewed handout of 15 essay questions designed to promote empathy, goal setting, kindness, and debate among students. This resource, while rigorous and pertinent to the film, goes beyond the scope of questions like "what's the setting and time period" and helps students put into practice character building ideas and concepts based on themes from the movie. A modified black-and-white printer ink-saving vers
Grades:
7th - 12th
A Little History Of The World
This is a reading guide for those who choose to use the EH Gombrich book "A Little History of the World" for a Social Studies or Language Arts middle school learning environment.
Grades:
6th - 9th
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