5th Grade Holidays/Seasonal Webquests

New Year's Eve: Webquest on its history and customs/Extension Activities

By Gail Hennessey

If you'd like a student version, contact me and I will be happy to send it along.

Learn about the history of New Year's with this fun/informative web quest. There are nine questions, lots of interesting customs of how people celebrate New Year's around the world, comprehension questions, extension activities and the key. Great activity for reading for information and research/computer skills.

Included are also other holiday New Year's celebrations including Diwali, Chinese New Year, Songkran and Rosh Hashanah. The resources also mentions how April Fool's Day originated over when to celebrate New Year's!

$4.50

South Korea: A Webquest

By Gail Hennessey

South Korea is in the News. This would be a great opportunity to introduce students to the county of South Korea. In 2018, South Korea, also hosted the Winter Olympics.There are 11 web questions, lots of Did You Know? facts, comprehension questions and a teacher page with 7 extension activities. There is also a key for both the web quest and comprehension questions and additional links for teachers. Although the activity could be done in one class period, if you decide to do some of the extension activities, this resource could be used over several days.

Please consider following my TeachShare store. Thanks. Click the green star by my photograph in the upper right hand corner. Thanks!

Check out these additional resources:

1. North Korea: Founded in 1948 by Kim II-Sung, North Korea is officially called the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. About the size of the state of Pennsylvania, it has been nicknamed the Hermit Kingdom because it is a country that few from the outside world have visited. With North Korea being in the news a lot lately, this might be a great opportunity to introduce students to the "Hermit Kingdom". Let's Learn about North Korea!A Webquest

Check out all my resources including Reader’s Theater Scripts on Famous people in history and science, web quests on lots of different topics, Interactive Notebook Activities and units of study in Social Studies(world History) Gail's TeachShare Store

Check out my website for teachers/kids: Gail's Website for Teachers/Kids Lots of geographic activities, short reads, news, bell ringers, factoids on different topics, career surveys and more.

$4.25

Asian American and Pacific Islander(AAPI) Heritage Month: A Webquest

By Gail Hennessey

There is a Black History Month, Native Americans Heritage Month, a Hispanic American Month and a Woman’s History Month. Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month is a time to highlight the contributions of these groups of people to the culture of the United States. It is celebrated in the month of May but could be used throughout a school year whenever you are wishing to highlight contributions of famous people to our world.

Other resources of Interest:

1. Native Americans Heritage Month:(Webquest) https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Native-AmericansA-WebquestExtension-Activities--2121792?st=87de16ed878f6eae9122e422c8cca261

2. Black History Month:(Webquest)https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Black-History-Month-A-Webquest-6198003?st=7783d53944c8fdf7be600272ffcff917

3. Hispanic Heritage Month: A Webquest https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Hispanic-Heritage-Month-A-WebquestExtension-Activities-2095906?st=8c34446b2e3caecc2aad18b89f8eb497

4. Women's History Month: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Womens-History-Month-A-Webquest-501023?st=c56e35ade1cf1cbf33b7e188b16f70b5

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Elizabeth Blackwell

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

$4.50

American Flag: A Webquest /Extension Activities

By Gail Hennessey

Use Our American Flag webquest of 12 informative questions to learn about Flag Day,Fourth of July and flag history. In addition to the webquest there are 7 extension activities.I always try to include a multi-curricular idea such as writing in the content area with my activities. There are also 16 fun facts about the American flag, flags of the world and the Fourth of July.

Use on Flag Day or any day you have an opportunity to discuss the American Flag with your students!

If you would like a student version, just contact me and I would be happy to send it along.

Other resources you may find of interest:

1.Use this informative webquest with your students to learn about the Statue of Liberty, one of the most famous landmarks in the United States.Grades 4 and up.

There are 7 webquestions and several extension activities. Statue of Liberty: A Webquest

2. Happy 200th Birthday to The Star Spangled Banner! Two hundred years ago, on September 14, 2014, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem which became our national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner. Use this web quest to learn about Francis Scott Key, the national anthem and the war of 1812. There are nine web questions, 9 comprehension/thought questions, fun facts and extension activities.Francis Scott Key and the Star Spangled Banner: A Webquest

3. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities.White House: A Webquest

President Andrew Johnson had a pet white mouse. President William McKinley had a pet parrot who was trained to whistle, "Yankee Doodle". President James Garfield was the first president to be left- handed AND could write with both hands(and different languages at the same time-Greek and Latin). George H W Bush liked eating pork rinds as a snack. President George Washington was a spelunker, a person that likes searching in caves. John F. Kennedy said, “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Use this presidential webquest to learn more about our presidents!

Presidents: A Webquest

5. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Did you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest. First Ladies of the USA, A Webquest

$4.00

New Year's Eve: Webquest on its history and customs/Extension Activities

By Gail Hennessey

If you'd like a student version, contact me and I will be happy to send it along.

Learn about the history of New Year's with this fun/informative web quest. There are nine questions, lots of interesting customs of how people celebrate New Year's around the world, comprehension questions, extension activities and the key. Great activity for reading for information and research/computer skills.

Included are also other holiday New Year's celebrations including Diwali, Chinese New Year, Songkran and Rosh Hashanah. The resources also mentions how April Fool's Day originated over when to celebrate New Year's!

$4.50

South Korea: A Webquest

By Gail Hennessey

South Korea is in the News. This would be a great opportunity to introduce students to the county of South Korea. In 2018, South Korea, also hosted the Winter Olympics.There are 11 web questions, lots of Did You Know? facts, comprehension questions and a teacher page with 7 extension activities. There is also a key for both the web quest and comprehension questions and additional links for teachers. Although the activity could be done in one class period, if you decide to do some of the extension activities, this resource could be used over several days.

Please consider following my TeachShare store. Thanks. Click the green star by my photograph in the upper right hand corner. Thanks!

Check out these additional resources:

1. North Korea: Founded in 1948 by Kim II-Sung, North Korea is officially called the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. About the size of the state of Pennsylvania, it has been nicknamed the Hermit Kingdom because it is a country that few from the outside world have visited. With North Korea being in the news a lot lately, this might be a great opportunity to introduce students to the "Hermit Kingdom". Let's Learn about North Korea!A Webquest

Check out all my resources including Reader’s Theater Scripts on Famous people in history and science, web quests on lots of different topics, Interactive Notebook Activities and units of study in Social Studies(world History) Gail's TeachShare Store

Check out my website for teachers/kids: Gail's Website for Teachers/Kids Lots of geographic activities, short reads, news, bell ringers, factoids on different topics, career surveys and more.

$4.25

Asian American and Pacific Islander(AAPI) Heritage Month: A Webquest

By Gail Hennessey

There is a Black History Month, Native Americans Heritage Month, a Hispanic American Month and a Woman’s History Month. Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month is a time to highlight the contributions of these groups of people to the culture of the United States. It is celebrated in the month of May but could be used throughout a school year whenever you are wishing to highlight contributions of famous people to our world.

Other resources of Interest:

1. Native Americans Heritage Month:(Webquest) https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Native-AmericansA-WebquestExtension-Activities--2121792?st=87de16ed878f6eae9122e422c8cca261

2. Black History Month:(Webquest)https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Black-History-Month-A-Webquest-6198003?st=7783d53944c8fdf7be600272ffcff917

3. Hispanic Heritage Month: A Webquest https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Hispanic-Heritage-Month-A-WebquestExtension-Activities-2095906?st=8c34446b2e3caecc2aad18b89f8eb497

4. Women's History Month: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Womens-History-Month-A-Webquest-501023?st=c56e35ade1cf1cbf33b7e188b16f70b5

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Elizabeth Blackwell

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

$4.50

American Flag: A Webquest /Extension Activities

By Gail Hennessey

Use Our American Flag webquest of 12 informative questions to learn about Flag Day,Fourth of July and flag history. In addition to the webquest there are 7 extension activities.I always try to include a multi-curricular idea such as writing in the content area with my activities. There are also 16 fun facts about the American flag, flags of the world and the Fourth of July.

Use on Flag Day or any day you have an opportunity to discuss the American Flag with your students!

If you would like a student version, just contact me and I would be happy to send it along.

Other resources you may find of interest:

1.Use this informative webquest with your students to learn about the Statue of Liberty, one of the most famous landmarks in the United States.Grades 4 and up.

There are 7 webquestions and several extension activities. Statue of Liberty: A Webquest

2. Happy 200th Birthday to The Star Spangled Banner! Two hundred years ago, on September 14, 2014, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem which became our national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner. Use this web quest to learn about Francis Scott Key, the national anthem and the war of 1812. There are nine web questions, 9 comprehension/thought questions, fun facts and extension activities.Francis Scott Key and the Star Spangled Banner: A Webquest

3. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities.White House: A Webquest

President Andrew Johnson had a pet white mouse. President William McKinley had a pet parrot who was trained to whistle, "Yankee Doodle". President James Garfield was the first president to be left- handed AND could write with both hands(and different languages at the same time-Greek and Latin). George H W Bush liked eating pork rinds as a snack. President George Washington was a spelunker, a person that likes searching in caves. John F. Kennedy said, “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Use this presidential webquest to learn more about our presidents!

Presidents: A Webquest

5. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Did you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest. First Ladies of the USA, A Webquest

$4.00