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High school precalculus cultural activities for Gifted and Talented
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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
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
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
Greek and Roman Mythology: Gods, Goddesses, Heroes and Amazing Creatures
This 87-slide PowerPoint presentation is intended to introduce students to the world of classical mythology through colorful slides and descriptions. Beginning with Chaos, the Titans, Olympians, Lesser Gods and Goddesses and on to Legendary Heroes and Amazing Beasts, this slideshow provides students with a detailed overview of Greek and Roman mythology. Due to its length, it is suggested that the presentation be given over a period of days, which the divisions will allow. It can also be used a
Grades:
6th - 12th, Not Grade Specific
End of Year Internet Research Projects (Grades 5-8)
This packet has 101 different internet research projects for middle school students. Students search for interesting facts about Canada, Ireland, Egypt, Madagascar, North Korea, Greece, Panama, Kenya, China, Germany, Israel, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Russia. Students locate postage stamps from foreign countries and illustrate them. Students explore the wild animals and people of Hawaii, Alaska, Pennsylvania, Texas, California and New York. Students find and describe coins from foreign countrie
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in: End of Year BUNDLE
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
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
Grades:
5th - 9th
Greek Mythology Bundle grades 6-8 - Intro, Stories, Quizzes, Movie, Project Idea
Five Greek myths with quizzes and key, introduction, movie link, Test, Project idea -- Students everywhere - especially middle school students -- have rediscovered the magic and wonder of Greek and Roman mythology. In addition, teachers and parents have realized anew that a familiarity with Greek and Roman myths helps students on standardized tests because they understand allusions and metaphors that so often rely on mythological references. It also help students write richer and more intere
Grades:
5th - 9th
Interpreting Maps (Physical, Topographic, Thematic, and Political)
My 6th-grade Geography students always enjoyed this fun, critical thinking, and discussion-sparking Map interpretation activity! Activity Includes:16 slides, each featuring a different mapThought-provoking question prompts to accompany each map An additional slide with links to geography games for your early-finishersHow to ImplementI recommend having students work with a partner to discuss each map before coming to an answer, although this could also be a whole-group or small-group activity if
Grades:
6th - 10th
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
Clay Mask Project Bundle 4 Videos and Powerpoint
This PowerPoint includes masks from a variety of cultures all over the world. The videos show step by step instructions to completing a clay mask using a mask mold. This is a fun projects students enjoy.
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Classical Mythology: Chaos, Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Fantastical Creatures
Classical Mythology is a 313-slide PowerPoint presentation that is a combination of the five parts of the series previously uploaded onto the site: In the Beginning-Chaos and the Primordial Gods; Titans & Olympians, Minor Deities, Demigods, and Legendary Figures; Mythological Groups, and Fantastical Creatures. The presentation is filled with artwork to bring the myths to life.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
LANGSTON HUGHES DREAMS
Langston Hughes Dreams
Langston Hughes poem DREAMS seems like a simple poem, yet it teaches wonderful lessons. Your students will relate to this poem as they discuss its meaning and connect their dreams and goals to the poem. Included are activities that motivate students to "follow their dreams" and to write dream poems.These are great activities for Black History Month and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday.
This is a brand new updated version of my Langston Hughes "Dream" resource as of Ja
Grades:
5th - 12th
Author Posters For the Entire Year - Growing Bundle Writer Posters
Feature great writers with these author poster all year long! Looking for awesome resources to help your students learn new authors and celebrate diversity in literature? This growing bundle helps you start the year ready to celebrate diverse literature and groundbreaking authors all year long! Each poster set includes 10+ amazing writers and is committed to helping your students learn new authors and become acquainted with a diverse body of literature: poems, novels, short stories, speeches, an
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
COUNTRY PRESENTATION PARTY Around the World Cultural Food Manners LOW PREP
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, 73-page/slide Countries Research Project Presentation Party! It includes everything you need to have a Presentation Party Day for students to present their country reports, presentations, or projects. Letter to parents, Rubric, Presentation question cards, Presentation BINGO, Decorative banners (“It’s a Small World” and ”Around the World”), 8 Center signs, PowerPoint and editable agenda slides (“Arou
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
"Party Through the Decades" Research Project
This is a great cooperative group or even independent research project for Social Studies! What a great way to wrap up the school year or just challenge some Gifted and Talented Students throughout the year. All the while learning about history, pop culture, economics, and trends of our history. They end with a fun party incorporating historical events and people of the decade, as well as, trends in fashion, music, foods, and the entire culture of the decade!
Grades:
4th - 12th
Drama Education: Famous Actor/Actress Report Project
Just print and go with this simple, drama history based activity that I use frequently with my Saskatchewan students, 6-12. Adaptable to many levels, the students are instructed to create a research PowerPoint presentation of one of the actors/actress listed. Information required in the report is clearly paired with the evaluation criteria (included). Updated and expanded for 2018.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Gifted and Talented Back to School Getting to Know You Activity WebQuest
Do you need an engaging activity to support your classroom community? Are you struggling to find an activity that isn't boring?? Do you want your students to have fun? Then download this Gifted and Talented Back to School Getting to Know You Activity WebQuest!This fun and engaging WebQuest is a unique twist on the typical getting to know you activity. It combines the two things teenagers love, using technology and talking about themselves! Students are provided with 15 prompts that they must fir
Grades:
7th - 10th
Banned Books Research and Oral Presentation Project
<< PERFECT for Banned Book Month in September, or ANYTIME >>Following a close reading of Fahrenheit 451 and assorted supplemental articles on recent attempts at censoring some creative works, students will now-- in small groups-- select one book from the ALA's "Most Banned or Challenged Books List" and investigate the controversies surrounding the work via news reports and academic articles. Utilizing these materials, the groups will develop a lesson/oral presentation that they will
Grades:
9th - 12th
Roman Names PowerPoint
This PowerPoint presentation introduces students to the Roman system of names and includes information on the dies lustricus, the two- and three-name systems, names of men, women, freedmen and slaves, etc. All the slides include pictures and the Latin terminology regarding Roman names. It works well during the first weeks of Latin class, especially if the teacher wishes to give students Latin names. Tried and well loved suggestion: 1) Show the Names PowerPoint and give the students a list of Lat
Grades:
6th - 12th, Not Grade Specific
Frank Herbert's DUNE-Individualized Research Projects
Frank Herbert's novel Dune explores rich themes across a broad range of disciplines including environmental change, religious zealotry, the benefits and dangers of technology, man's relationship to and with nature, and far more.These individualized research options allow the students to choose one and personalize it to investigate an area of greatest interest to themselves, engages them in meaningful and extended academic research and synthesis of ideas, and culminates in a final major research
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education
The Roman Calendar
This 47-slide PowerPoint presentation introduces students to the Roman calendar with all its complexities, as well as the Latin names of the days and months, Roman methods of keeping time, the nine-day week, and many important Roman holidays. It is appropriate for students of all levels. Great as a change of pace mini-lesson or for an enrichment activity for gifted and talented.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Not Grade Specific
Jason and the Argonauts PowerPoint
This 32-slide PowerPoint presentation introduces the mythological tale of Jason and the Argonauts to students through a series of colorful slides and accompanying narrative. After finishing the PowerPoint slideshow, teachers might want to show one or more YouTube clips of the Jason tale. There are some fun ones out there of the 1963 movie, as well as some Disney movie clips. Works well as a change of pace minilesson, as an addition to a mythology unit, and as enrichment for the gifted and talent
Grades:
6th - 12th, Not Grade Specific
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