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Writing-essays cultural activities for Gifted and Talented
Art Detectives: Mystery of the Stolen Mona Lisa
Follow the clues of the stolen Mona Lisa and see if you can determine who the real culprit was. Students will examine the top suspects in the greatest art theft in history and write about who they think took the painting.This lesson has been carefully researched for historical accuracy. The facts, suspects, and evidence are true and have been simplified so students can learn about a real crime as well as art history. Photos of the real suspects, criminal, and crime scene will bring this historic
Grades:
5th - 12th
The Pedestrian Mini Unit by Ray Bradbury, Lesson Plan
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
Grades:
9th - 11th
Also included in:Â American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
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
5th Grade Math Project | Math Around the World | 5th Grade Decimals & Fractions
5th Grade Math Project! Project based learning! Differentiated math enrichment project! Learn about geography and countries around the world while solving math problems aligned to the standards! Great for distance learning! Digital version included compatible with Google Drive!Math Around the World is a great way to keep your students engaged as they practice and apply their fifth-grade math skills and strategies! This project is a great end-of-the-year cumulative project! It also works well as
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5th - 6th
Synthesis and Argument Writing: Is it ever okay to fail?
Every English teacher needs new ways to teach argument, rhetoric, and analytical writing. The Inquiry-Based Synthesis Essay is here to save the day!This argument essay is designed to help you out in a quick fix OR to teach in-depth rhetorical analysis. The essay can be scaffolded up or down, from highly difficult and challenging to ELL and SpEd friendly. In a nutshell: The essay question asks students to develop an argument about the question: is it ever okay to fail? Their job is to read t
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in:Â The Synthesis Essay {A Growing Bundle of Argumentative, Analytical Writing}
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
Martin Luther King Activities Argumentative Essay Writing Prompt, Black History
This 100% editable lesson for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day or for teaching argumentative essay writing with exemplars is no prep. Your high school students will be engaged and challenged as they work through the carefully paired texts and expertly written prompt. If your state has adopted Common Core testing, then this comparing and contrasting literary analysis is directly aligned with that format. If not, a task such as this one will definitely add a challenging component to your reading and
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in:Â Writing Curriculum, Narrative, Explanatory, Argumentative, Research BUNDLE
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
Heidelberg House Collage Art Lesson
Young students will be fascinated by seeing some of the brightly decorated Heidelberg Houses in inner-city Detroit created by artist, Tyree Guyton. Students will make their own house collage using wood shapes, paint, and other easy-to-find materials. Step-by-step instructions make this lesson simple for students to understand and easy for the teacher to prepare for. This is also a great lesson for Black History Month!Additional elementary art lessons geared for kindergarten through second grade
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PreK - 2nd
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
**UPDATED for 2024!** Solar Eclipse Memory Pages
Print signs, decorate, observe, and write about the Total Eclipse of 2024!
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PreK - 8th
What Problem Will You Solve: A Critical Thinking and Writing Activity
So often, we ask students what they want to be when they grow up but let's shift the mindset. Instead, pose the question of, "What problem will you solve?" This project encourages students to think both critically and globally to help solve issues in our world today. Included in this product are multiple ways for students to brainstorm problems, vocabulary, and processes. There is also draft and final publishing paper that can be used to write a culminating essay.This is a great beginning OR
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in:Â Bundle: Monthly Writing Projects for Upper Elementary
My Favorite Chaperone - Alternative Assignments: Creative Writing, Vocab, & more
Thank you for stopping by and looking at my product! If you purchase it and find it useful, please consider leaving me a review, or just a quick 4 star rating at the top of the page! Remember to click on the FOLLOW button, so you'll be notified of my sales.These are alternative assignments that you can do with your students during or after reading the short story, "My Favorite Chaperone," by Jean Davies Okimoto from the 8th Grade English Language Arts Collections book by Houghton Mifflin Harcou
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Grimms Fairy Tale One Act Play & Unit | The Brave Little Tailor With Large Cast!
Talk about funny! This fifteen minute comical play (moderate or large cast depending on your needs) is suitable whether studying fantasy and fairy tales, the German culture or in a drama class. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. The central themes include fate, ingenuity and cleverness. Based on the Grimms fairy tale by the same name, students will have an opportunity to: learn about "the director
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5th - 8th
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Holidays/ Christmas Around the World Distance Learning PowerPoint & Activities
This product is perfect for virtual lessons or can be completed in the classroom. Whether you are doing Christmas Around the World or Holidays Around the World these interactive lessons will thrill and excite your children. Go on a trip around the world to different countries to learn how they celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza in the month of December. These PowerPoint presentations include video clips to make them fun and engaging. Classroom management is built into the presentation s
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
AROUND THE WORLD RESEARCH UNIT MEGA BUNDLE Writing Skills Report Present Theme
***BUNDLE & SAVE 40%!*** Teach informative research writing in a way that is engaging and memorable with this no-prep 568-page Around the World Research Unit MEGA BUNDLE-Writing Skills Lessons, Research Report, Presentation Project, Party, and Theme Day. Use this thematic unit to celebrate diversity, and culture, while students practice research skills, report writing, technology skills, manners, presentation, speaking, and listening skills! First, students will learn and practice a variety
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3rd - 8th
"Happiest" Country Social Studies Research and Math Project for Middle School
Math and Social Studies Project Using Critical Thinking and Higher Order Thinking SkillsEnrichment Social Studies and Math ProjectDuring this project, students read and discuss a New York Times Articles that discuss the results of a Quality of Life Survey from around the world.Then students brainstorm and research quality of life indicators in 10 countries of their choice and then rank those 10 countries from happiest to least happy. Students will think critically about factors that would impact
Grades:
5th - 8th
Prairie Covered Wagon Craft and Writing- Kansas Day
Students can build the covered wagon and write about life on the prairie.
Grades:
1st - 4th
Who Was? Themed Famous Person Biography Research Project BUNDLE
Use this BUNDLE as a starter for Social Studies Standard 2.5: Students understand the importance of individual action and character and explain how heroes from long ago and the recent past have made a difference in others’ lives (e.g., from biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Louis Pasteur, Sitting Bull, George Washington Carver, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Golda Meir, Jackie Robinson, Sally Ride). 95 Famous Faces included! Students can use these items to help them navigate through their own rese
Grades:
2nd
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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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
Readers Theater It Could Always Be Worse Jewish Folk Tale Grades 5 to 8
Part of a Bundle It Could Always Be Worse provides a sweet reminder that things are not always as bad as they seem. This comical reader's theater script is complete with roles for 20 + students. Reading literature standards are met while engaging your students with a high-interest reader's theater script and unit. Students LOVE the chance to perform as they practice fluency, comprehension, use context clues, and strengthen their listening skills. This piece could be a one or three-day study depe
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Folk and Fairy Tales Readers Theater Scripts and Units Grades 4 to 7
Readers Theater Little Girl and Winter Whirlwinds Bulgaria Folktale
Part of a Bundle Need something for after winter break? Something to celebrate spring? Low prep and easy to read or present! This Bulgarian folktale adapted into a reader's theater script with roles for 25+ students is suitable for upper elementary gifted or middle school students studying fairy tales, L. Arts or Drama class. This piece could be a one or three-day study depending upon how much effort a teacher wants to expend. Need something for a substitute that lasts several days? Pick up
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Drama Units Christmas Folk Tales Design Sound Effects Readers Theater Plays
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