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3rd grade library skills cultural activities for Gifted and Talented
Native American Project Based Choice Board for 4th and 5th grades!
NATIVE AMERICAN PROJECT BASED LEARNING CHOICE BOARD! Students will differentiate on their own and demonstrate active learning when they utilize this engaging choice board to compliment any Native American unit of study! Each project is given a point value and students will select activities that will help them reach this goal while at the same time showcasing their knowledge on this social studies topic in a variety of creative ways. All 9 activities are high interest, multi-modality projects
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Passport To Family Heritage Project
Focusing on cultural awareness? Studying immigration? Looking for a research project that connects to students' lives? Well, then this Passport to Family Heritage Project has exactly what you need. This project will help students discover their family's journey to America, research facts about their family's native country, and explore their family's heritage.
This 15 page product includes the following items:
1. Project Cover Page
2. Student "Passport" Information Page
3. My Family Portrait Pa
Grades:
1st - 5th
Chinese New Year Bulletin Board Kit for Lunar New Year Library Bulletin Board
Spark your students’ interest in Chinese New Year 2023! This low-prep bulletin board will help your students learn about the Chinese Zodiac and an important new year celebration. And it works well with Lunar New Year too! Your entire school community will gather around your library bulletin board to find out which zodiac animal they are associated with. ⭐️ Save 20% on this Chinese New Year Bulletin Board kit when you purchase the Year Round Bulletin Board BUNDLE! ⭐️ This colorful Chinese New Yea
Grades:
K - 5th
Also included in: Winter Bulletin Board Kits BUNDLE | Library Bulletin Boards
African Folktales Read Aloud Activities with A Story A Story Anansi the Spider
Are you looking for the perfect February folktale lesson? This popular folktale from West Africa explains where all of the other Anansi folktales come from. This story retold by author Gail E. Haley makes a great introduction during African American History Month. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOOK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT.This product is also part of several BUNDLES that can be found here:20% savings Fables and Folktales BUNDLE30% savings Book Extension Activities #1 BUNDLE35% savings Book Extens
Grades:
K - 3rd
Hieroglyphic Printable Worksheet Set of Three
Use these three Pun-tastic joke pages to engage students in the decoding of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics.
Pages each consist of a full Hieroglyphic alphabet guide, the lead of a joke written in English, and then the punchline written in well spaced, easy to read Egyptian Hieroglyphics. Above each Hieroglyphic character involved in the punchline is a line for writing the English character represented.
These sheets are great if students need a filler activity/extra credit sheet to complete a
Grades:
3rd - 9th
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord/CCSS Novel Study
This is a close reading guide to the book In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. In Bette Bao Lord's beautiful story of immigration and assimilation, Shirley Temple Wong must learn to make friends and find her way in a country that, at first, does not make much sense to her. Once she finds the perfect role model, life gets a little easier.As close reading is such an important part of the Common Core, students need to be taught to be analytic as they read texts. This unit includes close rea
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Native American Folktale Read Aloud - Coyote Steals the Blanket -Readers Theater
Explore Utah Ute Native American Fables and Folktales with book extension activities for a fun-filled favorite Coyote Trickster Tale by Janet Stevens with Coyote not learning his lesson yet again. Retelling, sequencing, readers' theater, and vocabulary all provide a review of story elements in the library or classroom. THE BOOK IS NOT INCLUDED.After an initial reading of this great story (check your library), your students will LOVE retelling using the character puppets. And they will all join i
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Christmas Around the World Research Worksheets
These research worksheets are a perfect way to learn about Christmas all around the world! In this product you will receive 74 BLANK research worksheets. The sample on this product shows how these worksheets can be filled out. Each worksheet has a different country. There are 74 different countries provided. Students will color in that country’s flag and there is space to record information about Christmas in that country including traditions, decorations, food, other information, and how to say
Grades:
1st - 6th
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Read Aloud Book Activities - Heritage, Fables, Folktales, Holidays and More
Activities for 13 popular read aloud book extension lessons that your primary students will love are here in one HUGE 35% off BUNDLE. Reinforce basic ELA skills of sequencing, retelling, story elements and more with these colorful hands on resources. Great for library or classroom story times. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOOKS ARE NOT INCLUDED.Great for Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade Library lessons.Check your school library for these books that include folk tales, holiday stories, cultural topi
Grades:
K - 3rd
Chinese New Year Reading Comprehension | Writing | Logic Puzzles
Are You Ready for Chinese New Year? THIS RESOURCE WORKS EVERY YEAR!Chinese New Year is a wonderful opportunity to teach an important part of Chinese culture to students in GRADES 4 - 6!Students will utilize higher-level thinking activities in order to explore and think critically about the Chinese Zodiac. Students will:ASK | What is the Story of the Chinese Zodiac? UNDERSTAND | Complete a Depth and Complexity ChartAPPLY | Complete Chinese Zodiac Logic PuzzleCOMPILE INFORMATION | Read Fun Facts a
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Around the World in 80 Days Classic Starts Unit for Grades 3-4
This literature unit adapts the original Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne for younger children. It provides an excellent platform to introduce students to their own heritage while exploring various lands and cultures in this wonderful story. Students can have opportunities to develop map skills, increase vocabulary knowledge, build writing skills, and conduct project based learning activities such as choosing a heritage country to research and present as a culmination to the unit. The
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3rd - 4th
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Research Guide Pick a Country from Around the World
This file can be printed to make into a booklet for kids who are interested in studying cultures from around the world! This is a perfect way to incorporate differentiation and research into your classroom! I have used this booklet in classrooms with third, fourth, and fifth grade students. They loved having a guide to aid in their research!
Kids can work independently or in cooperative groups!
There is space for kids to draw the flag, notate the proper way to write and pronounce common w
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Ohio's 4th Grade Natural Resource PBL Activity: Make a Blueberry Pie & See Ohio
Engage 4th grade Ohio students in this hands-on, project based learning activity that will strengthen their knowledge of Ohio’s natural resources and map skills. Based on the popular book, How to Make a Cherry Pie and see the USA, students will be presented with the challenge of making blueberry pancakes using only ingredients found in the Buckeye state! They will utilize higher level thinking skills as they identify the natural resources needed, the location in the state where they are found in
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: 4th Grade Social Studies Projects Bundle
deBono's Six Thinking Hats and Fairytales
This unit is a differentiated instruction unit that is NYS CCSS aligned (standards are listed both in the unit outline and in each lesson) which provides students with the opportunity to think both critically and creatively. Students explore deBono's Six Thinking Hats while reading different fairytales and apply what they have learned through mini projects and one final project. This unit is both culturally diverse (students learn about different points of view and their world while reading the
Grades:
2nd - 4th
The game of chess - crossword puzzle
Here's a simple crossword puzzle with 22 chess terms and trivia. Easy to have on hand for a chess club activity, an extra classwork extension, or a companion to Asian studies (since chess probably originated in India!). An answer key for the puzzle is included.
This resource is created by Stephen Campbell.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Hispanic Folktales Readers Theater (Grades 1–3) Guatemala–Mexico–Fables
Hispanic Folktales Readers Theater with Flexi-Curric™ (Grades 1–3)By Carol Montgomery(For older grades or gifted students see our alternative product “Hispanic Folktales Readers Theater,” Grades 3–6+)Wouldn’t your students love MORE Readers Theater? “Hispanic Folktales Readers Theater” provides plenty of opportunities for delightful character-building nature studies, cultural studies, and more with these two folktales (or fables) for primary level readers–each script includes TWO choices of read
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Hieroglyphics Printable Worksheet
Engage your students into Ancient Egypt with this Pun-tastic Worksheet!
Included on the page is a full Hieroglyphic Alphabet to reference, the lead of a joke written in English ("Why did the Mummy go to the doctor??"), and the punchline of the joke written out in easy to read, well spaced Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Above each Hieroglyphic symbol involved in the punchline is a line to write the equivalent English character.
Note- the Egyptians did not differentiate between many sounds that Eng
Grades:
3rd - 9th
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
Elementary One Act Play Ojisan And The Grateful Statues Japanese Tale
This charming one act play with unit was created for the creative dramatics class level and shares the themes of multiculturalism, winter, kindness, forgiveness and the new year. It is excellent for cooperative learning, studies of other cultures, and very suitable for a Vocal Music, Social Studies class as well as a Drama. In addition, a teacher could assign this unit a students distance learning. #DistanceLearningTPTBased on the beloved Japanese folk tale by the same name, students will have
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Multicultural Drama Play Scripts and Units
Logic Puzzles Human Geography
Extend your geography lesson plans with these 5 table logic puzzles geared for 5th to 7th grade students. Use these deductive reasoning logic puzzles as a jumping off point for extension ideas that explore:Factory Wage EarningsLiteracy RatesLife Expectancy and Population Densities. We've taken critical thinking activities to a whole new level by integrating content-area facts with fun brain teasers. Whether you need a time filler, a homework assignment, an activity for an early finisher, or an e
Grades:
3rd - 8th
History of Written Language - Three/Four Part Cards and Informational Sheets
This is a set of three part cards to teach the history of written language. Included with the cards are informational sheets. All content should be printed onto card stock and laminated for classroom use. Topics covered are: Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics, Indus Valley Seals, Chinese Characters, Phoenician Alphabet, Ancient Greeks, Latin, and finally culminating with Gutenberg's invention of the Printing Press.
Grades:
1st - 6th
Siyahamba - South African Folk Song Boomwhacker & Orff Unit
Head to Souh Africa to sing & play 'Siyahamba!" Sung in Zulu, the lyrics translate to "We are marching in the light of God" or "We are standing in the light of peace" for a secular setting. I have used this with my experienced upper elementary students and middle schoolers, though this would work for a choir as well as a general music class.In this download you will find:A map to identify South Africa within the African continentInformation about South Africa & this songLyrics & tr
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Year Long Music Lessons & Curriculum for 4th Grade Bundle 30% off
8 Ancient India, Art Sub Plan, Diwali Craft, Gift Basket Coloring Pages
Has 8 templates of gift baskets with beautiful ornamental patterns.Just print, color/paint, embellish, cut, fold and stick to make a beautiful Diwali craft.Don’t forget to display these colourful baskets in your classroom before letting the kids take it home with some goodies.In india we usually gift mithai, sweets, kheel, batasha, laiya, cheeni khilona, dry fruits, cookies, chocolates, diyas, clothes, torans or Diwali banners for doorways and other Diwali décor.
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Adult Education
Hispanic Folktales Readers Theater (Grades 3-6+) Guatemala–Mexico–Fables
Hispanic Folktales Readers Theater (Grades 3–6+) Guatemala–Mexico–Fables–Fluency–Crickets–AntsBy Carol Montgomery(For younger grades or struggling readers see our alternative product “Hispanic Folktales Readers Theater”, Grades 1–3 )“Hispanic Folktales Readers Theater” provides plenty of opportunities for delightful character-building, nature studies, cultural studies, and more with these two folktales (or fables) for elementary and even middle school readers–each script includes TWO choices of
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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