6th Grade For All Subjects Cultural Activities
Ring in New Year 2024: Thematic Middle School Classroom Bundle
By TooBookedUp
Bundle together five dynamic New Year's resources for an enriching learning experience in your middle school classroom. Here's a brief overview of each component in this comprehensive package:
New Year's Informational Text Set: Structure, Central Idea, Author's Purpose!
A collection of five diverse articles, each exemplifying a different text structure like Description, Chronological, Problem and Solution, Compare and Contrast, and Cause and Effect. This set focuses on Times Square New Year’s celebrations and includes STAAR-aligned questions on the central idea, author's purpose, vocabulary, and text structure.
Classroom Synergy: Resetting Expectations in the New Year – 4 Engaging Activities!
Kick off the new year with four activities designed to reinforce classroom expectations and promote a positive learning environment. This resource includes expectation role-playing, creating expectations posters, and connecting expectations to SEL with reflective writing prompts.
Global Bites: New Year’s Celebrations and Food Traditions – Inquiry Based Learning
Explore New Year's traditions and food customs from around the world with this inquiry-based learning project. This resource encourages research and presentation skills as students delve into diverse cultural celebrations and their unique culinary traditions.
Cheers to A New Year: How to Write A Toast Workshop
Enhance public speaking skills with this engaging workshop on crafting toasts. Perfect for New Year celebrations, this resource guides students through the process of writing and delivering a meaningful toast, fostering both creativity and confidence in public speaking.
Spill the Tea: 2023 Year in Review – Google Slides Photo Project
A fun and engaging Google Slides project that allows students to reflect on the year 2023. Students create a photo-based presentation, capturing key moments, trends, and personal experiences from the year, making it an excellent activity for New Year reflections.
This bundle is perfect for middle school teachers looking to add a mix of educational and engaging activities to their New Year curriculum. Each resource is designed to be cross-curricular, supporting skills in reading, writing, research, public speaking, and social-emotional learning.
Orange Shirt Day Activities & Indigenous Peoples Day - Indigenous Ed Bundle
By West Coast Indigenous Teacher
This Indigenous Education beginners bundle is perfect for Orange Shirt Day, Indigenous Peoples Day activities or any day of the school year. Write land acknowledgements, learn about the Medicine Wheel, discover the Indigenous story of Turtle Island and learn about Canada's Indigenous communities. These Indigenous Education lessons can be used as Orange Shirt Day activities as well as Indigenous Peoples Day activities.
Resource 1: Indigenous People in Canada
Two NO prep Indigenous Education activities to help students learn about Indigenous people in Canada. Use for social studies, history, Indigenous education, Orange Shirt Day or Indigenous Peoples Day. Every teacher in Canada should have this resource.
Resource 2: Land Acknowledgement Package
Write Land Acknowledgements with my land acknowledgement lesson. Learn and recognize the land you live and play on, understand the parts of a land acknowledgement and learn to write your own Land Acknowledgement activity.
Resource 3: Indigenous Medicine Wheel Lesson
Social-Emotional Learning using the Indigenous Medicine Wheel. Students will learn about the 4 types of well-being and connect it to their life. Students will create a Medicine Wheel that is individualized to them. Goal setting activity using the Medicine Wheel. 2 activities included.
Resource 4: The Legend of Turtle Island
This resource includes the Indigenous creation story of Turtle Island, an illustration of the land, reflection questions and a drawing activity.
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Orange Shirt Day Bundle (primary)
Residential School Reading Response (intermediate)
First Nations in British Columbia (lesson and research project)
First Nations Connection to Salmon (life cycle and culture)
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Indigenous Peoples Day Bundle - Activities and Lessons - Indigenous Education
By West Coast Indigenous Teacher
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day with this bundle that honours Indigenous communities and Indigenous people in Canada. Explore the Medicine Wheel, 7 Sacred Teachings, Indigenous groups in Canada and have students complete a project on an Indigenous hero of their choosing.
Indigenous Peoples Day Bundle Includes:
Indigenous Heroes in Canada Research Project: A comprehensive project celebrating Indigenous heroes with handouts, reflection sheets, and guidance.
Indigenous People in Canada (English): Engaging, no-prep activities designed to deepen students' understanding of Indigenous peoples in Canada. French and English copies included.
Indigenous People in Canada (French) Engaging, no-prep activities designed to deepen students' understanding of Indigenous peoples in Canada. French and English copies included.
Indigenous Medicine Wheel - SEL & Goalsetting: Explore the Indigenous Medicine Wheel's holistic approach to well-being and goal-setting through two interactive activities.
Seven Sacred Teachings: Dive into the Seven Sacred Teachings! Students will create a 7 Sacred Teachings booklet and learn the lessons from bear, wolf, beaver, eagle, buffalo, turtle and sasquatch!
National Indigenous Peoples Day Handout: A bonus file to commemorate this important day.
This Indigenous Peoples Day bundle provides educators with essential resources for promoting cultural understanding and appreciation on Indigenous Peoples Day, making it a must-have for classrooms across Canada.
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Land Acknowledgements (primary)
Indigenous Education Beginners Bundle
Orange Shirt Day Bundle (primary)
Orange Shirt Day Bundle (intermediate)
Residential School Reading Response (intermediate)
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All About Canada's Indian Act
Canada's Residential Schools
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