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South Africa! Ndebele Community—Lesson, “Painted” House Craft w Geometry
Introduce students to the Ndebele community of South Africa, and learn how this small community is famous for its beadwork, attire, and painted houses! This product includes the following, all as Adobe files:An images file in a slideshow format with embedded lessons on each slide. Lessons explore the Ndebele community and the heritage they display in their arts and crafts. There is no printout needed.An art project with step-by-step instructions for making an Ndebele painted house, full of color
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K - 8th
Also included in: South Africa! The BIG Bundle Grades 3 to 5—Crafts, Lessons & Activities
Navajo Rug Design
The lesson plan for Grades 1-8 includes a PowerPoint with examples of Navajo Rugs and a brief history of Navajo weaving. The lesson is based on National Core Art Standards essential for all grade levels. It also includes math standards for each grade level and a reference to Navajo math skills used in weaving. Audio literature for younger students is another resource for introducing the art of weaving Navajo style. Students are guided to create a design for a Navajo style rug that includes both
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Tongan Language Week Bundle - Reading, Maths, Art and Writing
This is a bundle based around the Tongan text “Ngatu: Keeping the Tradition Alive” from School Journal, level 2, June 2018.ReadingThis resource includes a digital version of the text including comprehension questions (literal and inferential) on each page.MathsThe maths section of this bundle is based around geometry and transformations. It teaches reflection, rotation and translation and looks at traditional patterns and how they've been made. The students get the chance to create their own nga
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2nd - 6th
Similarity + Scale factor Project: Designing public space with Zillow
In this project, students will look at the top 10 "neediest" cities in America. They will use Zillow / Realtor.com to find an empty lot and then design a public space to the city council that will help alleviate one or more social / economic pressures in the community. Students are challenged to think about how spaces and public access to resources can help change a community. Generally, this project takes 1 week to complete.I have done this project a few times, always astounded by students' cre
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Astro angles with Australia's first astronomers
An engaging maths lesson entwined with authentic Indigenous Australian perspectives. Product includes:Presentation to introduce your students to the topic3x varying versions of the main activity (constellation diagram and accompanying worksheet)Colour and black and white copyNESA 2012 SyllabusMathematics - Measurement & Geometry MA3-16MG "A student measures and constructs angles, and applies angle relationships to find unknown angles"MA3-1WM "A student describes and represents mathematical s
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5th - 6th
Population Density Activity
I do this activity with my Geometry class during a unit of Volume as a fun and interesting research activity to show how population density (population/area) and density (mass/volume) are related. I use Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the United States in the activity, but it could be easily adapted to your home town and state. To pique their interest, I also show this video beforehand:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc4HxPxNrZ0We generally have some discussion after watching it to talk about what i
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7th - 12th
The Wizard of Tessellations: Drama That's "Out of This World"!
"The Wizard of Tessellations" is a play for 7th-12th graders that can be performed on stage, in the classroom, for summer theater, or as a radio play. The story is about a 16 year-old boy who uses a computer game he has designed to take him, along with his friends to a parallel universe. The history of tessellations and the creation and use of tessellations, made by students who are in the production, makes this a STEM category play. Includes a few instrumentals and dance. .. a really fun and ea
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7th - 10th
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MS-ETS1-4
Triangles in World Flags Google Slides Presentation
This activity is so much fun and serves as the perfect blend of math and other subjects; in this case countries around the world! In this project, students choose country that has at least one triangle in it. The Google Slides template guides them through identifying their triangle based on both angles and sides, and also learning about their country. I upload this slide to Google Classroom, and assign it to each student. Then, students teach each other about the new country they learned about (
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Coordinate Picture--Hebrew Names
Most Jewish children are given a Hebrew name in addition to their English name. If the student has a Hebrew name and knows what it is, that student is all set. Students who have a Hebrew name but don’t know it, should ask their parents prior to this activity. Students who do not have a Hebrew name can phonetically spell their English names.This activity has the students practicing to plot points on a coordinate graph while learning or reinforcing the Hebrew alef-bet and being creative. The kids
Grades:
6th - 9th
The Divine Me, A Culturally Responsive Lesson on Identity
This lesson is designed to help students express their identity through math and artwork. Identity is a key component of culturally responsive education. Use this lesson to connect to math or as a stand alone learning experience.
Concepts covered: Math/Ratios, Composition, Golden Ratio, Divine Proportion/Rule of Thirds
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6th - 12th
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