NEW! Geography Antarctica Scavenger Hunt
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This lesson is easy enough for 5th graders to understand yet works well with students up to grade 12. Modifications can be made as needed.
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Students will find this Antarctica Scavenger Hunt activity fun and motivating, and it will encourage students to examine the physical, political, economic, and cultural characteristics of Antarctica. This is the perfect activity to introduce and begin your Antarctica unit.
For this Antarctica activity, provide each student with a student activity sheet. Students will work in cooperative groups of two to four, depending on your class and ability and experience in working in cooperative groups.
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Transcending: Voices of Triumph - LGBTQ+
By Mark Holmes
"Transcending: Voices of Triumph" is a groundbreaking collection of narratives that shines a light on the lives of 20 extraordinary transgender individuals who have risen above challenges to excel in various fields. From artists to activists, scientists to politicians, each story is a testament to the strength, resilience, and brilliance of the transgender community.
This book takes you on an inspiring journey through diverse experiences and backgrounds, showcasing how each individual has not only navigated their personal transitions but also made significant contributions to society. Their stories are ones of courage, determination, and triumph over adversity, offering powerful insights into the human spirit.
These are the 20:
Elliot Page - An Oscar-nominated actor known for roles in films like "Juno" and "Inception." He came out as transgender in 2020 and has since been an outspoken advocate for transgender rights.
Dr. Rachel Levine - A physician and professor of pediatrics and psychiatry, Dr. Levine is the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate in the United States. She serves as the Assistant Secretary for Health.
Sarah McBride - An American politician and activist, Sarah McBride is the first openly transgender state senator in the United States, serving in the Delaware Senate.
Lana Wachowski - Co-director of the "Matrix" trilogy and "Cloud Atlas," Lana Wachowski is a film director, writer, and producer. She transitioned in the early 2010s and has been open about her experiences as a transgender woman.
Martine Rothblatt - She is a lawyer, author, and entrepreneur, best known for her role in founding several biotechnology companies, including United Therapeutics, and for her earlier work in satellite communications.
Saskia Wieringa (Uganda) - A prominent academic and activist, Saskia Wieringa has worked extensively on gender and sexuality issues, particularly focusing on the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals in African societies.
Kalki Subramaniam (India) - An activist, artist, and actor, Kalki Subramaniam is a transgender rights activist and founder of Sahodari Foundation, an organization that supports transgender people in India.
Aderet (Israel) - A pop singer known for her unique voice and style, Aderet is a transgender woman who has gained popularity in Israel's music scene.
Tiara Mack (Zimbabwe) - Born in Zimbabwe and raised in the United States, Tiara Mack is a politician and activist. She is known for being the first openly queer Black woman in the Rhode Island Senate.
Ricki Kgositau (Botswana) - A transgender activist, Ricki Kgositau has been instrumental in advocating for transgender rights in Botswana, including a landmark case that allowed for the legal recognition of gender identity.
Lea T (Brazil) - Born in Brazil, Lea T is a well-known fashion model. She has been a muse for Givenchy and has been featured in numerous high-profile fashion campaigns and magazines.
Nisha Ayub - Nisha Ayub is a prominent Malaysian transgender rights activist. She has been a vocal advocate for the transgender community in Malaysia, a country where LGBTQ+ rights are still very much a contentious issue. Nisha co-founded SEED Malaysia, the country's first transgender-led organization, and has worked tirelessly to support the health and legal rights of transgender people in Malaysia.
Vladimir Luxuria (Italy) - A politician, actress, and television host, Vladimir Luxuria was the first openly transgender member of Parliament in Europe, representing the Communist Refoundation Party in Italy.
Jordan Raskopoulos (Australia) - A comedian, actor, and lead singer of the comedy rock band The Axis of Awesome, Jordan Raskopoulos came out as a transgender woman in 2016 and has been an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights.
Eddie Izzard (United Kingdom) - A stand-up comedian, actor, and writer, Eddie Izzard has had a successful career in comedy and film. Izzard identifies as gender fluid and transgender and has been a vocal advocate for transgender rights.
Jin Xing is a highly celebrated figure, not only as an entrepreneur but also as a dancer, choreographer, and television personality. She is often hailed as one of the first publicly recognized transgender individuals in China.
Kim Petras (Germany) - A pop singer and songwriter, Kim Petras has gained international recognition for her music. She underwent gender transition at a young age and has been open about her experiences as a transgender woman.
Valentina Sampaio (Brazil) - Although primarily known as a model, Valentina Sampaio has also made strides in acting. She is notable for being the first openly transgender model to work for Victoria's Secret and has been a vocal advocate for transgender rights.
Jake Zyrus (Philippines) - Formerly known as Charice Pempengco, Jake Zyrus is a singer who gained international fame through YouTube. He came out as a transgender man in 2017 and has continued his successful music career.
Cleopatra Kambugu (Uganda) - A biochemist and transgender rights activist, Cleopatra Kambugu has been featured in documentaries and has been a vocal advocate for transgender rights in Uganda.
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THE INCAS INTERACTIVE LESSON, AND QUIZ
By ARIANA PEREZ
Learn about the INCAS in a super cool way.
A LESSON ABOUT THE INCAS
An interactive lesson that will hook every student!
Students will self-navigate through the lesson
There is a draggable activity and a quiz at the end.
Students can go back to the slides at any moment.
This lesson is 100% in English.
Includes a short video with guided questions.
Attached are the responses to the questions for teachers to see.
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Students receive automatic answers when submitting quiz.
Aprende sobre los INCAS de una manera súper genial. ¡Una lección interactiva que enganchará a cada estudiante! Los estudiantes se autonavegarán a través de la lección.
Hay una actividad de arrastrar y soltar y un cuestionario al final. Los estudiantes pueden regresar a las diapositivas en cualquier momento. Esta lección está 100% en inglés. Incluye un video corto con preguntas guiadas. Adjuntas están las respuestas a las preguntas para que los maestros las vean.
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Thanksgiving INTERDISCIPLINARY Unit: PreReading, Writing, History PowerPoint
By Kiwious About Vocab
Thanksgiving INTERDISCIPLINARY POWERPOINT Bundle includes
3 cross-curricular lessons for the holiday:
..............................HISTORY MINI-LESSON-...................
What is Thanksgiving? -
This 10 slide digital PowerPoint Lesson answers basic questions about the holiday. Created in a question/answer format, the historical information is clear and concise; perfect for a brief reminder of the original story. The historical information is brought to life with bold photos and an embedded video link for the visual learner.
.......................................READING LESSON...............................
PREREADING SHORT STORY INTRODUCTION provides digital pre-reading resources, historical background info, vocabulary word study, practice, and assessment for the short story, *The Thanksgiving Visitor, by Truman Capote.
* Audio Link to text included
PDF FILE. Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 8 printable worksheets to be used with the PPT lesson! These printables include Connotation and Grammar sort, Word Study, Vocabulary Organizer, and Vocabulary Quiz with optional word bank and answer key.
POWERPOINT PREREADING INTRODUCTION
1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.
2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.
3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text.
Vocabulary Words: shiftless, surly, goad, menagerie, quibble, mirth, sacrilegious, skitter, suffuse, relegated
4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.
5.**Parts of Speech:** Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.
6. **Grammar Review & Sort** Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.
7. **Connotation Review & Sort** Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.
8.**Context Clues Sentences:** Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.
9.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.
10. **Fun Facts** photos and video links are inserted throughout to bring important elements of the story into context and aid comprehension
......................................WRITING LESSON-................................
This Google Slide Lesson in Gratitude Writing Prompts package provides 15 notable quotations for students to ponder, analyze and critique in a written paragraph format. The quotes express thankfulness and gratitude; perfect for Thanksgiving.
This month-long collection of higher-level thinking quotes will provide a catalyst for summarizing, paraphrasing, using synonyms, antonyms and thesaurus words in an organized sequence of complete sentences using the templates provided.
PRODUCT CONTAINS:
*PDF FILE: daily directions, teacher suggestions, hints and tips to improve written responses, printable writing templates for student support.
*GOOGLE SLIDE LESSON: 15 soothing, aesthetic quotation slides to be used daily or printed for the classroom selected specifically for student analysis
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Land Acknowledgements for Intermediate Grades
By West Coast Indigenous Teacher
Ideal for your truth and reconciliation journey with Indigenous peoples in Canada, featuring five student activities and a comprehensive checklist for crafting a land acknowledgement. Through these Indigenous Education activities, students will establish connections with the land they inhabit, identify the Indigenous territories they reside in, and independently compose their own land acknowledgements, fostering understanding and respect for Indigenous lands and peoples.
Page 1: Land Acknowledgement Lesson Plan
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Page 4: Land Acknowledgement reflection questions (worksheet)
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Page 8: I live on ______ lands colouring sheet
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Bundle Women's History Month Activities and Games for ELA and Social Studies
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Do you want your students to be engaged while learning about women in history? Do you struggle to keep them motivated? Then download this Women's History Month Activity Bundle! Your students will enjoy learning about women with this research WebQuest and three interactive trivia games.
WEBQUEST
This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the history of many women - modern and historical - as well as learn about this heritage month. This research activity is perfect for the month of March, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more!
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 winter holidays with this high-quality, no-prep resource!
TRIVIA GAMES
These comprehensive activities allow students to explore women's activism, achievements, speeches, and more! This no prep resource comes with 50+ multiple-choice questions and instructions for three different games. Games can be played in small groups or with the full class.
The trivia games are perfect for the month of March, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more! A handout is included for quiet seatwork, homework, or emergency sub plans!
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Geography: Understanding Culture and Subculture
By Geography & Math Made Easy
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The student will gain an understanding of not only the concepts of culture and subculture but an understanding of the importance of respecting individual differences. Students will be asked to participate in the lecture as well as a cooperative-group activity and short presentation. Includes activity sheet and grading rubric.
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Thanksgiving INTERDISCIPLINARY Unit: PreReading, Writing, History Google Slide
By Kiwious About Vocab
Thanksgiving INTERDISCIPLINARY GOOGLE SLIDE Bundle includes
3 cross-curricular lessons for the holiday:
..............................HISTORY MINI-LESSON-GOOGLE SLIDE....................
What is Thanksgiving? -
This 10 slide digital PowerPoint Lesson answers basic questions about the holiday. Created in a question/answer format, the historical information is clear and concise; perfect for a brief reminder of the original story. The historical information is brought to life with bold photos and an embedded video link for the visual learner.
.......................................READING LESSON-GOOGLE SLIDES................................
PREREADING SHORT STORY INTRODUCTION provides digital pre-reading resources, historical background info, vocabulary word study, practice, and assessment for the short story, *The Thanksgiving Visitor, by Truman Capote.
* Audio Link to text included
PDF FILE. Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 8 printable worksheets to be used with the PPT lesson! These printables include Connotation and Grammar sort, Word Study, Vocabulary Organizer, and Vocabulary Quiz with optional word bank and answer key.
POWERPOINT PREREADING INTRODUCTION
1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.
2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.
3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text.
Vocabulary Words: shiftless, surly, goad, menagerie, quibble, mirth, sacrilegious, skitter, suffuse, relegated
4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.
5.**Parts of Speech:** Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.
6. **Grammar Review & Sort** Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.
7. **Connotation Review & Sort** Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.
8.**Context Clues Sentences:** Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.
9.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.
10. **Fun Facts** photos and video links are inserted throughout to bring important elements of the story into context and aid comprehension
......................................WRITING LESSON-GOOGLE SLIDES.................................
This Google Slide Lesson in Gratitude Writing Prompts package provides 15 notable quotations for students to ponder, analyze and critique in a written paragraph format. The quotes express thankfulness and gratitude; perfect for Thanksgiving.
This month-long collection of higher-level thinking quotes will provide a catalyst for summarizing, paraphrasing, using synonyms, antonyms and thesaurus words in an organized sequence of complete sentences using the templates provided.
PRODUCT CONTAINS:
*PDF FILE: daily directions, teacher suggestions, hints and tips to improve written responses, printable writing templates for student support.
*GOOGLE SLIDE LESSON: 15 soothing, aesthetic quotation slides to be used daily or printed for the classroom selected specifically for student analysis
SEE what teachers are saying...
“What a wonderful and relaxing way to start each morning! I love the quotes!! This resource set my kids up for success and gave me a very specific method to improve their writing.“
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Bundle Winter Holidays Around the World Activities with Bulletin Board Set
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Do you want to make learning about winter holidays around the world engaging? Do you want to celebrate diversity and create a festive atmosphere in your classroom? Then download this Bundle Winter Holidays Around the World Activities with Bulletin Board Set! From Krampusnacht to Kwanzaa and Christmas to Chahar Sanbeh Suri, your students will surely learn more about global winter holidays!
WEBQUEST
This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the history and traditions of 12 winter holidays and festivals in different countries. (See below for the full list.) This research activity is perfect for the day before or after winter break, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more!
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 winter holidays with this high-quality, no-prep resource!
BULLETIN BOARD
The perfect way to celebrate the diversity in your classroom is with this stunning interactive bulletin board featuring 12 different festivals and holidays! From India and Iran to African American and European cultures, students will find at least one holiday that resonates with them. This bulletin board also comes with interactive mini-posters to encourage students to share about their own cultures, customs, and traditions.
➟ No prep - print on 8.5 X 11 paper and hang!
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Geography, Ancient History Geopardice Game: Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia
By Geography & Math Made Easy
A fun and exciting way to motivate students to review the content prior to an assessment. This game is specifically written for "Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia", however; it is easy to modify in order to use in social studies, science, math, language arts, and many other content areas. Save the game sheet to word, and use it over and over again throughout the year simply by changing the questions to the content you are studying. Students will not realize that they are reviewing because it is fun for all. Encourages all students to be engaged. Modification of this activity will require typing and teacher-made study questions but can be used for years and years to come.
INCLUDES EDITABLE WORD VERSION
Not to be duplicated, reproduced, or sold in any form. This is a teacher-created produced under the copyright of Geography & Math Made Easy
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Permissions are given to the purchaser to make modifications to the game board using the Word document provided in the zip file. No other modifications may be made to this document.
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Thanksgiving History Lesson plus 2 Thanksgiving story vocab introductions PPT
By Kiwious About Vocab
Thanksgiving ELA POWERPOINT Bundle: 2 Prereading Introductions *plus* Thanksgiving History Mini-lesson
A HISTORY MINI-LESSON-POWERPOINT
What is Thanksgiving? -
This 10 slide digital PowerPoint Lesson answers basic questions about the holiday. Created in a question/answer format, the historical information is clear and concise; perfect for a brief reminder of the original story. The historical information is brought to life with bold photos and an embedded video link for the visual learner.
.............................................PLUS..............................................................
2 PowerPoint PREREADING SHORT STORY INRODUCTIONS provide digital pre-reading resources, historical background info, vocabulary word study, practice, and assessment for the 2 GRATITUDE THEMED short stories; perfect for Thanksgiving:
**TWO THANKSGIVING DAY GENTLEMEN by O. Henry
**THANK YOU MA’AM by Langston Hughes
* PDF LINKS to texts are included
PDF FILE. Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 8 printable worksheets to be used with the PPT lesson! These printables include Connotation and Grammar sort, Word Study, Vocabulary Organizer, and Vocabulary Quiz with optional word bank and answer key.
POWERPOINT PREREADING INTRODUCTIONS
1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.
2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.
3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text.
4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.
5.**Parts of Speech:** Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.
6. **Grammar Review & Sort** Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.
7. **Connotation Review & Sort** Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.
8.**Context Clues Sentences:** Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.
9.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.
10. **Fun Facts** photos and video links are inserted throughout to bring important elements of the story into context and aid comprehension
DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:
· Introduce new story
· Provide backstory to text
· Stimulate group discussion/prediction
· Create predictions about text7
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage for review
· Add to electronic notebooks
· Provide test review
· Prompt Writing or Research assignments
· Grammar study / parts of speech
· Discuss Word Connotation
PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks
These lessons are also available in Google Slides.
Bundle Spring Holidays Around the World Activities
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Are you looking for spring activities that are engaging and fun? Do you want to motivate your students to learn about traditions and holidays around the world? Then download this Bundle Spring Holidays Around the World Activities!
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These comprehensive activities allow students to explore the customs and traditions in Germany, Bulgaria, India, Persia, and other countries. The games are perfect for the week before or after spring break, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more! This engaging NO PREP resource comes with 45+ multiple-choice questions and instructions for three different games. Games can be played in small groups or with the full class. A handout is included for quiet seatwork, homework, or emergency sub plans!
WEBQUEST
This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the history and traditions of numerous holidays and festivals in different countries. From Germany and Mexico to Bulgaria, India, Persia, this activity is perfect for the day before or after break, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more!
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 spring holidays with this high-quality, no-prep resource!
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Geography: Understanding Culture and Subculture Cooperative Learning
By Geography & Math Made Easy
In our global society, it is important for our students to understand how cultures are developed, and how they adapt to and adopt other practices and beliefs through diffusion.
Your students will have a great time working in cooperative groups to create a collage depicting American subcultures. This will require students to implement high-order thinking skills as they analyze, compare, and evaluate the American culture and subcultures.
In addition, students will have a short preliminary assignment and will interpret a political cartoon! This reaches visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners, grades 5th-12th grade. Yes, even the older ones will enjoy this one!
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Thanksgiving History Lesson plus 2 Thanksgiving short story vocab intro, GOOGLE
By Kiwious About Vocab
Thanksgiving ELA GOOGLE SLIDE Bundle: 2 Prereading Introductions *plus* Thanksgiving History Mini-lesson
A HISTORY MINI-LESSON-GOOGLE SLIDE
What is Thanksgiving? -
This 10 slide digital PowerPoint Lesson answers basic questions about the holiday. Created in a question/answer format, the historical information is clear and concise; perfect for a brief reminder of the original story. The historical information is brought to life with bold photos and an embedded video link for the visual learner.
.............................................PLUS..............................................................
2 GOOGLE SLIDE PREREADING SHORT STORY INTRODUCTIONS provide digital pre-reading resources, historical background info, vocabulary word study, practice, and assessment for the 2 GRATITUDE THEMED short stories; perfect for Thanksgiving:
**TWO THANKSGIVING DAY GENTLEMEN by O. Henry
**THANK YOU MA’AM by Langston Hughes
* PDF LINKS to texts are included
PDF FILE. Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 8 printable worksheets to be used with the PPT lesson! These printables include Connotation and Grammar sort, Word Study, Vocabulary Organizer, and Vocabulary Quiz with optional word bank and answer key.
POWERPOINT PREREADING INTRODUCTIONS
1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.
2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.
3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text.
4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.
5.**Parts of Speech:** Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.
6. **Grammar Review & Sort** Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.
7. **Connotation Review & Sort** Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.
8.**Context Clues Sentences:** Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.
9.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.
10. **Fun Facts** photos and video links are inserted throughout to bring important elements of the story into context and aid comprehension
DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:
· Introduce new story
· Provide backstory to text
· Stimulate group discussion/prediction
· Create predictions about text7
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage for review
· Add to electronic notebooks
· Provide test review
· Prompt Writing or Research assignments
· Grammar study / parts of speech
· Discuss Word Connotation
PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks
These lessons are also available in Google Slides.
Bundle Valentine's Day Around the World Activities and a Bulletin Board Set
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Do you want your students to be engaged and have fun learning about Valentine's Day? Do you want to brighten your room with a fun bulletin board? Then download this Bundle Valentine's Day Around the World Activities and a Bulletin Board Set!
These fun, engaging, and team-building trivia games and editable WebQuest and an interactive bulletin board are perfect for any classroom celebration! Focusing on Valentine's Day around the world, students will learn how this holiday is celebrated in Asia, Europe, Africa, and North and South America while having FUN team building and collaborating. You'll love this NO PREP bundle!
TRIVIA GAMES
These comprehensive activities allow students to explore the history and traditions of Valentine's Day in over 15 countries worldwide. These games are perfect for the week of Valentine's Day, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more! This engaging NO PREP resource comes with multiple-choice questions and instructions for three different games. Games can be played in small groups or with the full class. A handout is included for quiet seatwork, homework, or emergency sub plans!
WEBQUEST - editable
This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the history and traditions of this holiday in Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America! This research activity is perfect for the week before or after Valentine's Day, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more! When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in print and digital formats as well as a fully editable copy. 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 winter holidays with this high-quality, no-prep resource!
BULLETIN BOARD
This unique winter bulletin board features 18 unique low-ink posters with quotes, facts, and traditions. Included are interactive posters so students can share their cultures and traditions as well. Students will learn how this holiday is celebrated in Asia, Europe, Africa, and North and South America. It's the perfect way to celebrate the holiday inclusively!
These attractive posters create a beautiful bulletin board with minimal prep. Just print on standard 8.5 x 11" paper, laminate, and hang! This set has everything you need to decorate for the month of February!
No prep - print on 8.5 X 11 paper and hang!
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Central & South America Geography of Latin America Carousel Graffiti Activity
By Geography & Math Made Easy
This is a great way to get students moving, collaborating and learning about Latin America Geography! This lesson/activity encourage students to develop higher-level thinking skills. The more they practice, the better their thinking strategies will become.
Students will complete a K-W-L Chart prior to the lesson while watching a suggested Intro video to peak their interest.
Students will work in teams and will rotate around (like a carousel) from one picture to another, spending 1-2 minutes at each and brainstorming the answers to the questions on each. Students will write their ideas on the chart paper at each station. Allow students add additional knowledge/terms to the chart if they wish. This will act as an extension of their learning.
Students will develop a one sentence summary of the main ideas and present it to the class. Students will be given blank maps to fill in the ideas presented as a listening/comprehension activity.
This lesson includes:
°Printable K-W-L Chart
°Teacher Instruction and Assessment Guide
°12 pages of printable photos for stations
°Suggested articles and videos
°23 pages of instruction, printables, assessment guide, suggested
additional resources.
°Includes introductory activity, class activity, whole class instruction
activity, and closure activity.
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Bundle Winter Holidays and Autumn Holidays Around the World Bulletin Board Sets
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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 and other cultures? Then download my Bundle Winter Holidays and Autumn Holidays Around the World Bullet Board Sets! These unique bulletin board sets feature 24 different festivals and holidays. Included are 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 these seasons!
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 September to the end of February!
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Geography, Social Studies, Easter Around the World
By Geography & Math Made Easy
This fun, captivating and informative Easter geography lesson includes 36 cards focusing on Everything Easter from religion to historical and present-day traditions to fun facts about how Easter beliefs and traditions are related to various countries and cultures. Students will have a great time interacting and learning about how Easter came about.
The lesson begins with a cooperative learning activity where students receive reading packets and participate in a reading circle activity within their team passing along a candy-filled Easter egg!
Students will work in their cooperative teams, competing against other teams by answering question cards and filling in their informational charts. Through this process, students will choose a card, answer it, write it in their group chart, and move on to the next card until all squares are answered or time is up! They will have a blast while learning about how Easter is viewed and celebrated around the world**.**
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°Detailed teacher instructions: Introduction, procedure & closure
°Everything Easter Game with 36 aesthetic cards and a game chart.
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°Articles in PDF form for print.
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BUNDLE Valentine's Day Around the World Activities Independent Work Sub Plans
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Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to celebrate diversity in your classroom? Do you want to motivate your students to learn about Valentine's Day? Then download this BUNDLE Valentine's Day Around the World Activities! With a choice of 3 trivia games and a research WebQuest, your students will be motivated to learn about Valentine's Day in South America, Europe, Africa, and North and South America!
TRIVIA GAMES
These comprehensive activities allow students to explore the history and traditions of Valentine's Day in over 15 countries worldwide. These games are perfect for the week of Valentine's Day, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more!
This engaging NO PREP resource comes with 30+ multiple-choice questions and instructions for three different games. Games can be played in small groups or with the full class. A handout is included for quiet seatwork, homework, or emergency sub plans!
WEBQUEST - Editable
This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the history, customs, and traditions of Valentine's Day in countries around the world. This research activity is perfect for the week of Valentine's Day, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more! 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.
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Bundle Holi, Diwali and Hinduism Activity WebQuests of Ancient India
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Looking for a powerful way to celebrate diversity in your classroom? Do you struggle to find ways to teach about ancient India? Then download this Bundle Holi, Diwali and Hinduism Activity WebQuests of Ancient India!
These WebQuests are 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!
Hinduism WebQuest
This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the history, facts, legends, texts & tenets, deities, beliefs, holidays, & more of Hinduism. Students will also learn about Brahma, Vishnu, & Shiva!
Holi WebQuest
This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the history, legends, customs, colors, food, and fun of Holi.
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This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the history, facts, legends, traditions, diyas, rangoli, and more of this Indian holiday.
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