6th Grade Holidays/Seasonal Cultural Activities

Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year and Spring Festival, is an annual 15-day Chinese festival that begins with the new moon that occurs between January 21 and February 20. It is an important part of Asian history and is considered the most important celebration for families and includes a week of official public holidays. The history of the Chinese New Year festival can be traced back to about 3,500 years ago.

Have your geography students explore the Chinese zodiac and learn about how the Lunar calendar culturally influences Asia and its people through this fun and thorough lesson. This geography Asia Lesson includes an introduction, a group cooperative interactive reading activity, a carousel activity, and a wrap-up activity.

All Geography & Math Made Easy lessons can be modified to meet the needs of the students and time restraints. Your student will enjoy the interaction while learning.

OBJECTIVE:

o The learner will become familiar with the purpose of the Chinese New Year.

o The learner will understand how China’s Chinese New Year influences Southeast Asia.

o The learner will understand the importance of the Lunar Calendar within various countries in the eastern

hemisphere.

o The learner will understand how the Lunar Calendar influences Asian culture.

o The learner will recognize the differences between the Gregorian calendar and the lunar calendar.

MATERIALS:

o A type of projector to display any charts or documents that students need to view as a class. i.e. Chinese Zodiac Chart & Phases of the Moon Chart

o Phases of the Moon Chart (Included)

o Chinese New Year Student Introduction Reading Activity (Included)

o Chinese Carousel Travel Activity (Included)

o Colored pencils and highlighters for each team member

o Timer for reading activity

☑ For secondary — middle school and high school students

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This Thanksgiving puzzle packet is a cornucopia of good times and sound lessons for children. This packet includes:

• Activity Set: crossword puzzle about history of the holiday; second crossword about family traditions for Thanksgiving; color-in about the holiday's nickname.
• Words to Know: word search puzzle that reinforces key vocabulary from the Activity Set.
• Thanksgiving Day Parades: Crossword that discusses the history of major Thanksgiving parades in the U.S., with special emphasis on the evolution of the Macy's parade in NYC.
• Harvesting Cranberries: Crossword puzzle that explains how the popular Thanksgiving treat is grown, harvested and brought to America's dinner tables.
• FREE – Puzzling Bookmarks: Children complete a small word search and maze relating to Thanksgiving, and then cut out the puzzles to use them as bookmarks in their favorite books.

Do you want to engage your students in learning about Diwali? Do you want to support diversity in your classroom? Then downland this Bundle Diwali Bulletin Board Set and Reading Comprehension Activity!

DIWALI READING ACTIVITY - allows students to explore the history, facts, legends, traditions, and more of this Indian holiday.

➟ Fully Editable & No Prep!

➟ Easy to differentiate instruction as it comes with 3 levels of reading!

➟ Includes:

• 3 short reading passages (Grades 7/8, 9/10, and 11/12)
• Vocabulary & Cultural References handout
• Comprehension and reflection questions
• !!FULLY EDITABLE!!

BULLETIN BOARD

The mini-posters cover the history, significance, people, and facts along with decorative rangoli (stunning circular designs) and lanterns.

Low prep - just cut and hang! Includes 12 mini-posters (8.5 X 11), 1 poster with rangoli (an Indian decorative art form), and 1 poster of lanterns. Print as many of the rangoli and lantern posters needed to ensure your bulletin board looks festive!

➟Why this resource?

• Demonstrate to your students that you celebrate the diversity in your class/school
• Learn more about a holiday celebrated by over one billion people

➟This resource includes the following mini-posters:

• Happy
• Diwali
• Shubh (Shubh means “Happy”)
• 3 types of lanterns
• 4 types of rangoli
• Brief description of the meaning of the holiday
• Historical reasons as to why this holiday is celebrated
• Definition of the word “Diwali”
• Explanation of holiday -
• Explanation of date - 2 pages (same information, different format)
• Who celebrates this holiday
• Description of the symbolism of the lights
• “Our Bad Thoughts and Desires” pictograph of the thoughts/desires we strive to overcome

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Do you want to make learning about Día de los Muertos FUN? Do you want to foster diversity and an inclusive classroom? Then download this Bundle Day of the Dead Activity with a Research WebQuest and Trivia Games! Your students will improve their research skills and be engaged and motivated with these activities! Your students will learn this holiday's history and traditions as well as contemporary and local topics. A handout of the trivia questions is included to be used as quiet seat work, as homework, or as emergency sub plans.

WEBQUEST: The research questions provide scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more with this high-quality, no-prep resource!

TRIVIA GAMES: This resource comes with 35+ multiple-choice questions and instructions for three different games. Games can be played moving around the classroom or sitting in seats or on the floor.

➟This resource includes:

• Multi-step WebQuest/scavenger hunt
• Answer Key
• Live links on last page
• Website evaluation form
• 35+ unique multiple-choice trivia questions
• Instructions on how to play 3 different trivia games.
• A handout of the trivia questions
• Terms of Use

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Are you looking for Halloween activities that are educational and fun? Do you want to motivate your students to learn? Do you need some team building activities? Then download this Bundle Halloween Activities a Research WebQuest and Trivia Game!

WEBQUEST

Students will learn about this holiday's history, facts, statistics, witches, ghosts, and more with this no prep WebQuest! Some questions students will locate easily while others they will have to explore deeper to find the correct answers. This WebQuest comes in both digital and in-person form and can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. Your students are guaranteed to learn more about Halloween with this fun activity!

TRIVIA GAMES

Well suited for the language arts or history classroom, your students will be having so much fun they will forget they are learning! This resource can be used for an engaging opener, a classroom party, or as a full lesson. Games can be played by moving around the classroom or sitting in their seats. A handout of questions is provided to be used as a quiet-seat activity. Great for sub plans or a party!

➟This resource includes:

• WebQuest/scavenger hunt
• 40+ unique multiple-choice trivia questions
• Instructions (with several variations)
• Answer Key with links
• A handout of questions is provided to be used as a quiet seat activity
• Live links are provided on the last page of the resource
• Website evaluation form (to assess the appropriateness of websites as a few of the questions direct students to locate their own website).
• Terms of Use

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Are you looking for engaging activities to celebrate New Years with your secondary ESL students? These New Years activities will be great for your students to complete after winter break. The activities provide plenty of opportunities to work on writing and reading.

Your Students Will:

• Work on vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Complete research
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Have the opportunity to work independently or in a group.

This unit has A LOT of ready to use activities for your ESL students. You will have everything you need to have an AMAZING unit.

What’s Included:

• 38 Interactive Pear Deck/Google Slides with writing and reading supports
• Language supports like sentence frames and stems
• TONS of visuals
• Superlative grammar focus with objectives and grammar rules
• 12 vocabulary cards for EXTRA superlative writing or speaking practice in small group
• Superlatives worksheets for extra practice
• Embedded engaging videos
• Superlatives writing
• Student note catcher while you present
• Secondary graphics and topics 
• Supports for ALL levels of multilingual learners

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jess D. wrote, “My students loved this resource. They were very engaged! I recommend this resource.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Matthew T. wrote, “This was a great Pear Deck for my secondary ELLs. The graphic organizer and videos were a great bonus. Thanks.” 

This New Years unit will make for an exciting return to school! You don’t want to miss out on this ENGAGING bundle. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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ELL Newcomer Accommodations & Modification Checklist

Do you want to give your secondary ESL newcomer students an engaging resource to get them writing, reading, presenting and researching this spring_?_ This ESL ELD Spring Newcomer slide deck is everything you need to teach your secondary Newcomers (Entering and Emerging levels) about spring clothes, weather, food, holidays and traditions in a FUN and engaging way! 

You can teach these slides over a few days OR use them as daily activities over a few weeks.

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Complete research
• Have the opportunity to expand grammar skills.

This unit is PACKED with activities to engage your ESL students. You will have everything you need to have an AMAZING unit.

What’s Included:

• 92 Interactive Google Slides/Pear Deck for spring weather, clothes, traditions, holidays and food
• Organized, professional slides with engaging graphics and images
• Six engaging videos to practice listening
• Focus on the Past Simple Tense
• Virtual field trip to the Arlington Cemetery
• Spring holiday "Snapshots" to teach all the spring holidays (Holi, Ramadan, Easter, Memorial Day & Cinco de Mayo)
• 15 slides for writing practice with language supports for Newcomers
• Vocabulary supports throughout
• Two formative writing assessment slides
• Bonus Activity: Spring holiday Google Doc Note Catcher
• Bonus Activity: PDF Past Simple Tense Practice
• Bonus Activity: PDF Past Simple Irregular Verbs
• Bonus Activity: Student Project---My Summer Dream Board---complete with templated student presentation Google Slides
• Tons of interactive slides to drag, draw, etc.
• Engaging visuals for secondary Newcomers!!
• And more!!!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cait B. wrote, “My students loved this resource! Thanks so much for creating this resource!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rosa G. wrote, “My 9th and 10th grade Newcomers LOVED these slides! They were so creative and well done and looked so professional plus had tons of writing support. The videos were fantastic and I loved all the holidays that were included, especially about Ramadan and Holi. The student project was SO FUN and students were able to do it independently other than quick conferences to check in. Presenting their Summer Boards was a blast!”

This unit will bring some fun and engagement to your classroom! You don’t want to miss out on the INFORMATIVE project. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing

Newcomer Professional Development

Are struggling to find secondary resources that challenge and engage your secondary Newcomers? This ESL ELD Fall Newcomer slide deck is everything you need to teach your secondary Newcomers (Entering and Emerging levels) about fall clothes, weather, food, holidays and traditions in a FUN and engaging way!

This product has TONS of bonus activities, vocabulary, engaging videos, supported writing, and a fun student project!

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Complete research
• Have the opportunity to expand grammar skills.

This resource is PACKED with activities to engage your ESL students. You will have everything you need to have an AMAZING fall lesson.

What’s Included:

• 100 Interactive Google Slides/Pear Deck for fall weather, clothes, traditions, holidays and food
• Organized, professional slides with engaging graphics and images
• Five engaging videos to practice listening
• Focus on the Present Simple Tense
• Virtual field trip to the Macy's Day Parade in NYC
• Fall holiday "Snapshots" to teach all the spring holidays (Mexican Independence Day, Diwali, Halloween, Day of the Dead, Veteran's Day & Thanksgiving)
• 20 slides for writing practice with language supports for Newcomers
• Vocabulary supports throughout
• Two formative writing assessment slides
• Bonus Activity: Fall holiday Google Doc Note Catcher
• Bonus Activity: PDF Present Simple Tense Practice
• Bonus Activity: Transition word anchor chart 
• Bonus Activity: PDF Student Project checklist
• Bonus Activity: Student Project---How To Project---complete with templated student presentation Google Slides so students can teach how to do something to the class!
• Tons of interactive slides to drag, draw, etc.
• Engaging visuals for secondary Newcomers!!
• And more!!!

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This fall resource will bring some fun and engagement to your classroom! You don’t want to miss out on these EXCITING activities. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing

Newcomer Professional Development

Want to give your ESL ELL Newcomers a fun project to work on writing and speaking by presenting to their peers? This resource has everything your secondary ESL ELL Newcomers need to share and write about their OLD school and their NEW (current) school! 

This project should take 1-2 weeks of teaching time

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Complete research
• Have the opportunity to expand grammar skills.

This project is PACKED with activities to engage your ESL students. You will have everything you need to have an AMAZING unit.

What’s Included:

• 47 teacher slides to teach grammar, vocabulary, and to go through EACH slide with students to help them do the project
• 12 Student Google Slides that are TEMPLATED with visuals, sentence frames and LINKED PDF vocabulary to support them EVERY step of the way
• Project rubric PDF
• A fun project that students will use to write about their old school and new school and food, students, teachers, school building, things they miss, things they like, classes and more!
• TONS of PDF Vocabulary printables
• Grammar handouts for the verb TO BE and TO HAVE in present simple tense
• Slides to help students present!
• Everything you need for OVER A WEEK of lessons!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Justin H. wrote, “This project was awesome! I a great way to get my 8th grade Newcomers sharing about school and using school vocabulary. They had so much fun making the slides and I learned a ton about them. This project took us about two weeks.”

This newcomer project will bring some fun and engagement to your classroom! You don’t want to miss out on the EXCITING project. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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ESL Newcomer Bundle - Back to School

Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing

Are you struggling to find secondary resources that challenge and engage your secondary Newcomers? This ESL Winter Newcomer slide deck is everything you need to teach your Newcomers about winter clothes, weather, food, holidays and traditions in a FUN and engaging way!

This product has TONS of bonus activities, vocabulary, engaging videos, supported writing, and a fun student project! As a teacher, all you have to do is click to the next slide! You can teach these slides over a few days OR use them as daily activities over a few weeks.

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Complete research
• Have the opportunity to expand grammar skills.

This unit is PACKED with activities to engage your ESL students. You will have everything you need to have an AMAZING winter unit.

What’s Included:

• 75+ Interactive Google Slides/Pear Deck for winter weather, clothes, traditions, holidays and food
• Organized, professional slides with engaging graphics and images
• Three engaging videos to practice listening
• Virtual field trip to the MLK Memorial in Washington, DC
• Winter holiday "Snapshots" to teach all the winter holidays
• 15 slides for writing practice with language supports for Newcomers
• Vocabulary supports throughout
• Two formative writing assessment slides
• Bonus Activity: Winter holiday Google Doc Note Catcher
• Bonus Activity: PDF Vocabulary cards
• Bonus Activity: PDF Student Project checklist
• Bonus Activity: Student Project---Create a Winter Holiday---complete with templated student presentation Google Slides
• Tons of interactive slides to drag, draw, etc.
• Engaging visuals for secondary Newcomers!!
• And more!!!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Megan A. wrote, “This is a great resource for newcomers - SO many activities to choose from and this has saved me so much time during our last week of classes leading up to the holiday break. THANK YOU! ”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Katie N.. wrote, “My high school Newcomers loved these interactive slides! Thank you for making great secondary Newcomer resources! The visuals and supports are AMAZING!” 

This winter bundle will bring some fun and engagement to your classroom! You don’t want to miss out on the HUGE unit. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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Multilingual Classroom Monthly Newsletter - Editable

Are you searching for an engaging resource for your secondary students to teach them about Native American Heritage Month? This engaging Google Slides/Pear Deck has everything you need for secondary students to learn all about Indigenous peoples and Native American Heritage from authentic indigenous voices and resources_._

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Have the opportunity to expand grammar skills.

This resource is READY-TO-USE with plenty of activities to engage your secondary students. You will have everything you need to have an AMAZING unit.

What’s Included:

• 72 interactive Pear Deck/Google Slides
• The history and background, causes for change, youth impact, resources, world highlights and more
• Language supports for ELL ESL students and Special Education students
• Vocabulary slides and supports throughout
• G.O.A.T Note Catcher to highlight influential Native Americans
• 11 Writing Slides with sentence frames to support all learners
• 6 Engaging embedded videos that showcase indigenous voices and experiences 
• Link to find what tribal land you are living on
• Tons of maps, graphs, and numbers 
• A Virtual Field Trip to learn more about Native American heritage that has a Ed Puzzle link with questions throughout
• An article link and directions for a group research project
• NO PREP slides template for the group project that students will work together to create and present to classmates
• PDF Printable template for the group project if you prefer not to use computers
• Engaging secondary visuals that celebrate indigenous culture

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hanna Spencer (TeachShare Seller) wrote, “This resource was INCREDIBLE. We have a large population of Native American students at our school, and they said this was the first time that they had been celebrated in their education. It was great discussion topics for all of my students. I will use this again!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jenn A. wrote, “I honestly have not done a good job teaching Native American Heritage Month and I am so glad I bought this. It took us a few days and my students absolutely loved the videos and project. Thank you so much for making this!”

This lesson will bring some fun and engagement to your classroom! You don’t want to miss out on this INFORMATIVE unit. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing

Some classes work better in groups than others. With this bundle, you can customize which classes receive different versions of the same project. This also works great when you have assigned the group project but inevitably have students who are absent for an extended period. Don't stress about sending work with them. Just print out the individual project and send them on their merry way!

Have your students ever heard of La Chandeleur, La Fête des Rois, Jour des Aieux, Carnaval, or dozens of other holidays celebrated throughout the Francophone world from December through February? The Francophone Winter Holiday Project goes beyond the big name holidays your students are already familiar with. Not only does it review geography, but also incorporates history, culture, music, and more. And even better - Once you assign this project, your students will take on the work of teaching EACH OTHER!

Both Projects Include:

-Notes to teacher with pacing suggestions

-Detailed Project Directions and Easy grading rubric

-29 Francophone Country cards

-Graphic Organizer

-Presentation Notes

-Materials available in English and French to make this work for all levels!

Perfect for giving yourself a break before Winter Break by letting students teach each other! This is also a great project for those long, slow winter days that tend to drag in January and February.

Need other seasonal ideas?

Explore my comprehensive French Noël/Christmas Vocabulary Activities/Practice/Enrichment/Emergency Sub for more vocab fun! With 10 pages of engaging written practice (featuring word searches, short answers, jumbles, and more) there is something for everyone! These activities not only utilize the same core vocabulary here but also introduce 8 additional seasonal words!

Or let them play a little with Noël Vocabulary Dominoes, Noël Vocabulary Cut & Paste Bingo, or Noël Vocabulary Dice.

Looking for something a little more secular? Try my Winter Vocabulary and Emergency Sub Plan. This one is good all season long!

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Some classes work better in groups than others. With this bundle, you can customize which classes receive different versions of the same project. This also works great when you have assigned the group project but inevitably have students who are absent for an extended period. Don't stress about sending work with them. Just print out the individual project and send them on their merry way!

Have your students ever heard of Fiesta de la Candelaria, Constitution Day, Día de Las Velitas, Carnaval, or dozens of other holidays celebrated throughout the Spanish-speaking world from December through February? The Spanish-speaking Winter Holiday Project goes beyond the big name holidays your students are already familiar with. Not only does it review geography, but also incorporates history, culture, music, and more. And even better - Once you assign this project, your students will take on the work of teaching EACH OTHER!

Need other seasonal ideas or looking for something to do for the early finishers?

Explore my comprehensive Spanish Navidad/Christmas Vocabulary Practice/Worksheets/Emergency Sub! for more vocab fun! With 10 pages of engaging written practice (featuring word searches, short answers, jumbles, and more) there is something for everyone!

Or let them play a little with Navidad Vocabulary Dominos, Navidad Vocabulary Dice, or Navidad Vocabulary Cut & Paste Bingo.

Looking for something a little more secular? Try my Winter Vocabulary and Emergency Sub Plan. This one is good all season long!

Earn TeachShare credits for your next purchase by leaving a review! Reviews play a crucial role in helping me improve and create better resources. They also provide valuable insights for other educators who are considering this product. Thank you so much for your support!

Looking for a simple and powerful way to celebrate diversity in your classroom? Do you struggle to find ways to teach about global cultures? Then download this Bundle Diwali Activity Research WebQuest and Bulletin Board Set! With a research WebQuest and decorative bulletin board, this is all you need to educate your students on Diwali.

WebQuest

This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the history, facts, legends, traditions, and more of this Indian holiday. This WebQuest is perfect for learning about India, small groups or individuals, substitute plans, homework, extra credit, and more! You'll receive the activity in print and digital formats when you purchase this scavenger hunt resource. The research questions provide scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more with this high-quality, no-prep resource!

Bulletin Board

Also called Divali or Deepavali, this brightly colored bulletin board will teach your students about this important Hindu holiday. The posters cover the history, date, significance, meanings, and map along with decorative rangoli (stunning circular designs) and lanterns. Little prep - just cut and hang! Includes 14 mini-posters and 2 posters of rangoli (decorative Indian art form) and lanterns.

➟This resource includes the following mini-posters:

• Happy
• Diwali
• Shubh (Shubh means “Happy”)
• 3 types of lanterns
• 4 types of rangoli
• Brief description of the meaning of the holiday
• Historical reasons as to why this holiday is celebrated
• Definition of the word “Diwali”
• Explanation of holiday -
• Explanation of date - 2 pages (same information, different format)
• Who celebrates this holiday
• Description of the symbolism of the lights
• “Our Bad Thoughts and Desires” pictograph of the thoughts/desires we strive to overcome

➟ Also included:

• Multi-step Question WebQuest (Print + Digital Formats)
• Reflection Questions
• Instructions & Answer Key
• Live links are provided on the last page of the resource
• Website evaluation form (to assess the appropriateness of websites as a few of the questions direct students to locate their own website).
• Terms of Use

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• Diwali Activity Research WebQuest Holidays in India
• DIWALI Bulletin Board Set Holidays in India
• Hinduism Activity Research WebQuest
• Holidays in India Activity Research WebQuest with Diwali and Holi
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• Bundle Diwali and Hinduism Activity Research WebQuests - India!
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• Bundle Holidays of India and Hinduism Activity WebQuests of Ancient India
• Bundle Holi and Hinduism Activity WebQuests of Ancient India
• Bundle Holi, Diwali and Hinduism Activity WebQuests of Ancient India

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• Arab American Heritage Activity WebQuest
• Asian American and Pacific Islander Activity WEBQUEST
• Juneteenth Activity
• Hispanic Flag Posters
• Natural Disasters Activity a no prep WEBQUEST
• Natural Disasters Trivia for Middle and High School
• Natural Disasters Activity Bundle WebQuest & 3 Trivia Games
• Endangered Animal WebQuest

This bundle is a comprehensive and low-prep way to teach and practice basic spring-related vocabulary. Included in this bundle are: Primavera Vocab PowerPoint Primavera Domino Game Primavera Flyswatter Game Primavera Word Puzzles Save 20% by purchasing these activities as a bundle! © 2015 Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa®) All Rights Reserved

This bundle is a comprehensive and low-prep way to teach and practice basic weather and seasons vocabulary. Included in this bundle are: Tiempo y Estaciones Vocab PowerPoint Tiempo y Estaciones Flyswatter Game Tiempo y Estaciones Vocab Puzzles (Crossword and Wordsearch) Tiempo y Estaciones Domino Game Save 20% by purchasing these activities as a bundle! © 2015 Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa®) All Rights Reserved

Do you want to make learning about Día de los Muertos engaging? Do you want to foster diversity and create a more inclusive classroom? Then download this Bundle Day of the Dead Activities and a Día de los Muertos Bulletin Board Set! Your students will improve their research skills and be engaged and motivated with these activities! Your students will learn this holiday's history and traditions as well as contemporary and local topics. Additionally, your classroom will look festive with these no-prep print-and-hang posters!

A handout of the trivia questions is included to be used as quiet seat work, as homework, or as emergency sub plans.

WEBQUEST: The research questions provide scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more with this high-quality, no-prep resource!

TRIVIA GAMES: This resource comes with 35+ multiple-choice questions and instructions for three different games. Games can be played moving around the classroom or sitting in seats or on the floor.

BULLETIN BOARD: Great for middle and high school, these no-prep, print-and-hang posters will be the perfect touch to your festivities.

➟Quotes included:

• The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity. ~Seneca
• On this holiday, light a candle to remember the memories of all the wonderful people in your life. ~Unknown
• The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
• And many MORE!

➟This resource includes:

• Multi-step WebQuest/scavenger hunt
• Answer Key with links
• Website evaluation form
• 35+ unique multiple-choice trivia questions
• Instructions on how to play 3 different trivia games
• A handout of the trivia questions
• 11 8.5 X 11 posters - Each poster has a unique quote celebrating this holiday
• Terms of Use

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• Day of the Dead 3 Trivia Activities
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• Day of the Dead Trivia Games & WebQuest Bundle

Do you want to make learning about Thanksgiving fun? Do you want to engage and motivate your students to learn? Do you struggle to find appropriate decorations? Then download this Bundle Thanksgiving Activities with a Research WebQuest, Games, & Bulletin Board resource!

Your students are guaranteed to learn this holiday's history and traditions as well as contemporary and local topics!

TRIVIA ACTIVITIES

This resource comes with 40+ multiple-choice questions and instructions for three different games. Games can be played while moving around the classroom or sitting in their seats or on the floor. A handout is included to be used as quiet seat work - also great for emergency sub plans!

WEBQUEST

Students will learn about Thanksgiving's history, culture, turkeys, lore, and more as well as contemporary and local topics in this engaging WebQuest scavenger hunt! When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more about Thanksgiving with this high-quality, no-prep resource!

BULLETIN BOARD SET

This Thanksgiving interactive bulletin board will encourage your student to reflect on what they have in their lives to be thankful for. With several relevant quotes and thought-provoking prompts on being thankful, this is all you need for your holiday decorations!

How to Use:

• Hang the mini-posters and encourage students to write their answers directly on the mini-poster. 
• Several students can write their responses on each poster.
• You can print out 2-3 copies of each prompt to ensure the students have an adequate space in which to write.

To Print: Print on regular 8.5 X 11 paper. No prep!

Resources included in this purchase:

• 40+ unique multiple-choice trivia questions
• Instructions on how to play 3 different trivia games.
• WebQuest/scavenger hunt with relevant questions (including a reflection question)
• Website evaluation form
• Five 8.5 X 11 quotes about gratitude & being thankful
• Five 8.5 X 11 prompts on things to be grateful for. The prompt is at the top of the page with a cute border.
• One 8.5 X 11 “Happy Thanksgiving” mini-poster
• Terms of Use

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• Thanksgiving WebQuest
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Do you want to give your Secondary ESL students an engaging resource to get them

writing, reading, presenting and researching about Women's History Month and International Women's Day_?_ The Google Slides Pear Deck celebrates current and past women who have inspired the world.

The research project has guided, scaffolded resources so students can research, create a Google Slides presentation (using templated slides), and present to their peers!

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Complete research
• Have the opportunity to expand grammar skills.

This unit is PACKED with activities to engage your ESL students. You will have everything you need to have an AMAZING unit.

What’s Included:

• 68 interactive Pear Deck Google Slides that teach and celebrate Women's History/Important moments and current female leaders and artists
• A brief history of important moments for women (voting, driving, equal pay, etc)
• Built in scaffolds, language frames, vocabulary support, and visuals
• Engaging secondary visuals and themes for secondary ELLs/MLs
• Research project slides to help students with their project
• Student note catcher for their research "Memorable Woman"
• PDF Printable "Memorable Women" (16 memorable women for students to choose from)
• A templated, ready to go, Google Slides presentation for students (16 slides) to use to create presentations about the memorable woman students are researching
• A G.O.A.T.s of Representation activity with a student note catcher
• Tons of slides for writing and interacting!
• Engaging videos and interviews to showcase incredible women!
• And more!

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sebastian P. wrote, “My favorite resource yet from this shop! Loved the graphics and engaging slides. My ELLs loved the research project as well! Thank you so much for making this.”

This unit will bring some fun and engagement to your classroom! You don’t want to miss out on the INFORMATIVE project. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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Looking for a simple and powerful way to celebrate diversity in your classroom? Do you want to motivate your students to learn about the world? Then download my Winter Holidays Around the World Bulletin Board Set! This unique winter bulletin board features 12 different festivals and winter holidays. Included are 6 interactive mini-posters so students can share their cultures, customs, and traditions while reading about popular holidays worldwide. It's the perfect way to celebrate the season inclusively!

These attractive posters create a beautiful bulletin board with minimal prep. Just print on standard 8.5 x 11" paper, laminate, and hang! You can add the student-created posters whenever they are complete. This set has everything you need to decorate from the beginning of December to the end of February!

✔ Featured Holidays:

• Carnival (South & Central America, Caribbean)
• Chaharshanbe Suri (Iranian)
• Christmas (Global)
• Dong Zhi (Chinese/Asia)
• Epiphany (European)
• Hanukkah (Jewish)
• Krampusnacht (German)
• Kwanzaa (African America)
• Omisoka (Japanese)
• Pancha Ganapati (India)
• St Lucia Day (N. Europe)
• Timkat (Ethiopia)
• Interactive Mini-Posters

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• Winter Holidays Around the World WEBQUEST
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• Winter Holidays Around the World 3 Trivia Games with Handout
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• New Years Celebrations Around the World Bulletin Board Set
• New Year Celebrations Around the World

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