Middle School Writing Cultural Activities

❤️Looking for a creative and culturally appropriate way to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about the meaning of bears in Native American cultures, while making a beautiful Pacific Northwest-inspired craft and writing projects!

*This is a sample of the full resource. Get all 27 Indigenous animal crafts HERE!

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✏️Use the teaching materials to educate your students about traditional Pacific Northwest art, and the meaning of bears in Indigenous cultures.

✏️Works great as a social-emotional learning (SEL) activity!

✏️Craft is differentiated! There are several ways to make it including, coloring, drawing, painting, or decorating (cut and paste).

✏️Students can also choose from a variety of writing prompts, and writing project options (dotted vs. single lines etc.)

✏️Use these projects to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, classroom, or hallway, while displaying your students' creativity!

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⭐️Great for centers (literacy, writing, art, social studies), whole group lessons, independent work, partner work, indoor recess, sub tub, intervention programs, and more!

⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!

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✅ Includes: (22 pages)

Teaching Materials: (3 pages)

☑ Cultural information guide (2 pages)

☑ Bear meaning (1 page)

Craft Projects: (9 pages)

☑ Craft directions (3 pages)

☑ Craft pieces (3 pages)

☑ Craft example (1 page)

☑ Craft body templates (1 page)

☑ Craft body art pieces (1 page)

Writing Projects: (10 pages)

☑ Informative writing - brainstorming sheet (1 page)

☑ "Bear" tracing - dotted lines (1 page)

☑ "Bear" or trait - blank dotted lines (2 pages)

☑ "Bear" or trait - blank solid lines (2 pages)

☑ "My Animal Symbol" - dotted lines & solid lines (2 pages)

☑ Full blank page - dotted lines & solid lines (2 pages)

✅ Bonus: (24 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

☑ Table of contents (1 page)

☑ Black and white set (22 pages)

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An engaging prompt that sets the stage for a hilarious Thanksgiving adventure! The star of the show? A turkey determined to escape its fate! Students will use their creativity to craft a narrative about the turkey's daring escape, the chaos it leaves behind, and the potential consequences (or maybe even a happy ending!)

Make it interesting!

• How did the turkey manage to escape the Thanksgiving dinner table?
• Describe the turkey's journey after escaping. Did it encounter any obstacles or helpful allies?
• What happens to the characters back at the Thanksgiving table? Are they surprised, disappointed, or perhaps secretly relieved?
• Will the turkey reach freedom, or will it be captured (with a twist, perhaps)?

What to do in class?

1. Set the Scene: Introduce the "The Great Gobbler Getaway" prompt and discuss the elements of a strong narrative, such as plot, characters, setting, and a clear beginning, middle, and end.
2. Brainstorming Bonanza: Encourage students to brainstorm ideas for their narratives. They can sketch scenes, jot down character details, and plan the escape route for their feathery friend.
3. Gobble Gobble Write! Students put pen to paper and craft their Thanksgiving escape stories.
4. Sharing Time! Students can share their hilarious and creative narratives with the class, sparking laughter and imagination.

⭐Math Thanksgiving: Equivalent Fractions Turkey**⭐**

⭐Journey to the center of the Earth narrative/descriptive: Earth Layers**⭐**

⭐Christmas narrative writing: Trapped in a Snow Globe**⭐**

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History, patterns, repetition, and slang make Scat writing fun and educational for students. Learn about the history and great artists of the genre of Blues and Jazz then write Scat and perform for peers! This 18 page presentation uses: History and culture of Blues and Jazz Patterns/Repetition Slang Song Lyrics Rhythm and Rhyme Blues and Jazz Greats focusing on Ray Charles Sing-along example Writing process Peer reviewing/workshopping Overview of the Blues and Jazz era Elements of Blues and Jazz Research component Critical Thinking activities Extra Resources Lesson Plan Learning about Jazz and Blues, its history and culture, and patterns and rhythms will get students up and moving with Scat. Fun, interactive, and educational with links and visuals for all learning styles. Be sure to share and perform your Scat Blues and Jazz songs!

Engage students in a meaningful truth and reconciliation exercise with this no-prep writing activity. Encourage them to compose letters to residential school survivors in Canada, fostering empathy and understanding. Perfect for Orange Shirt Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, or general Indigenous Education, the resource includes two examples, a checklist, and both half-page and full-page letter templates. Empower students to connect with history and promote healing through heartfelt expressions of empathy and support.

Page 1: Lesson plan / Notes for teachers

Page 2: Letter checklist

Page 3: Example letter #1

Page 4: Example letter #2

Page 5: Letter template full page

Page 6: Letter template half page

Page 7: Residential school books written by Indigenous people

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Are you on the hunt for a back to school activity for your ESL Newcomer secondary students that jumpstarts the first week of school? This ESL ELL Back to School writing resource is everything your secondary Newcomer (Entering and Emerging/Level 1 and 2) students need to improve their writing. Your students will love the engaging prompts and secondary visuals!

This unit focuses on getting your Newcomers writing using back to school vocabulary, including food, emotions, holidays, clothes, activities, and school. As a teacher, you will have the option of an editable Google Doc or using the PDF printable version.

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 has A LOT of ready to use activities for your students. You have the ability to start the school year off with an engaging activity.

What’s Included:

• An editable Google Doc
• 16 pages of writing activities
• Tons of practice with the Present Simple Tense
• Vocabulary visuals on each page for spring foods, clothes, holidays (Labor day, Hispanic Heritage Month, Mexican Independence Day & 9/11) activities
• Engaging secondary prompts and visuals
• Entering AND Emerging writing level scaffolds
• Language supports for each activity
• 5 Senses visuals
• 6 Writing Task Cards
• Vocabulary Print Page
• PDF Link to print

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Back to school does not mean you have to be stressed out about planning and creating resources. You can have the first week checked off for your students with this fun and engaging activity! You don’t want to miss out on this EXCITING activity. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about teepee dwellings and how they were used in Native American culture, while making beautiful 3D writing craft projects! (3 crafts included)

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✏️Use the cultural guide, symbols guide, vocabulary definitions, and discussion questions to teach about the history of tipis and how they were used in Native American tribes.

✏️3 teepee crafts included! Use the templates as a stencil to create your craft on colored paper, or decorate directly on craft worksheets!

✏️Students can choose from 25 symbols, called pictographs, to create their personalized tepee art project.

✏️Students can use the symbols to tell stories (real or fictional), create scenes, or simply choose ones that represent their qualities or the traits of family members.

✏️Crafts are differentiated! Students can color, draw, or decorate their teepee, choose from a variety of writing prompts, and writing sheet options (dotted vs. single lines etc.)

✏️Use the arts and craft writing projects to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, classroom, or hallway, while displaying your students' creativity!

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⭐️Great for centers (literacy, writing, art), whole group lessons, independent work, partner work, indoor recess, sub tub, intervention programs and more!

⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!

⭐️Create a writing bulletin board, door, or hallway by displaying craftivities!

⭐️Check out the preview and video for a more detailed look at what's inside!

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✅ Includes: (61 pages)

Informational guides: (6 pages)

☑ Teepee information (1 page)

☑ Pictograph symbols guide (2 pages)

☑ Vocabulary guide (3 pages)

Craft components: (29 pages)

☑ Craft directions (4 pages)

☑ Craft templates (3 pages)

☑ Craft worksheets (6 pages)

☑ Black & white symbols (3 pages)

☑ Color symbols (13 pages)

Writing projects (optional): (26 pages)

☑ Writing prompts, research ideas, or discussion questions (1 page)

☑ Brainstorming sheets - informative, narrative, personal narrative, persuasive (4 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - tracing symbol names (5 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - blank, mini blocks, dotted lines (2 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - blank, mini blocks, solid lines (2 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - sequencing (first, next, then, etc.) - blank dotted lines (2 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - sequencing (first, next, then, etc.) - blank solid lines (2 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - "All About Teepees" - full page, dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - "All About Teepees" - full page, solid lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - "All About Pictographs" - full page, dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - "All About Pictographs" - full page, solid lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - "My Teepee Story" - full page, dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - "My Teepee Story" - full page, solid lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - blank (additional sheet) - full page, dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - blank (additional sheet) - full page, solid lines (1 page)

✅ Bonus: (65 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

☑ Table of contents (3 pages)

☑ Black and white set (61 pages)

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✅ Pictograph symbols included: (25)

☑ badger tracks (summer)

☑ bear (strength)

☑ bear paw (good omen)

☑ buffalo eye (alertness)

☑ big mountain (abundance)

☑ bird (carefree)

☑ brothers (loyalty)

☑ buffalo horns (success)

☑ butterfly (renewal)

☑ cactus (desert)

☑ coyote tracks (trickster)

☑ deer tracks (safety)

☑ drying rack (plenty of meat)

☑ eagle (freedom)

☑ eagle feather (chief)

☑ hogan (permanent home)

☑ horse (journey)

☑ lightning (power)

☑ Medicine Man's eye (wisdom)

☑ mountain range (destination)

☑ spider (good luck)

☑ sun (happiness)

☑ tipi (temporary home)

☑ turtle (protection)

☑ wolf paw (courage)

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FREE!!! 21 journal prompts and/or discussion starters with Thanksgiving themed prompts and visuals for ELA and history/social studies. .

3 activities in response to "When We Were Alone" by David A Robertson. This resource features three response activities, including questions, a writing task, and a reflection activity. No prep; just read the book and print out the activities!

Page 1: When We Were Alone Lesson Plan
Page 2: When We Were Alone Reading Response questions
Page 3: Reading Response writing activity (half page size)
Page 4: Reading Response writing activity (full page size)
Page 5: Reading Response reflection activity

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Need a fun and engaging way to get your secondary Newcomers writing sentences about St. Patrick's Day? This resource gives a color coded way for you to explicitly teach students how to format sentences using structures, visuals and vocabulary. Perfect for SLIFE, Level 1 and Level 2 students!

This resource includes:

1. 3 pages of formatting and graphic organizers to isolate subjects, verbs, nouns and adjectives

2. 3 pages of different writing activities for them to practice their sentence structures

3. Secondary visuals of themed adjectives for St. Patrick's Day

4. Secondary themes and professional formatting and graphics

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❤️Looking for a creative and culturally appropriate way to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about the meanings of animals and creatures in Native American cultures, while making beautiful Pacific Northwest-inspired crafts and writing projects!

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✏️Use the teaching materials to educate your students about traditional Pacific Northwest art, various creatures, and their meanings in Indigenous cultures.

✏️Students can choose from 27 creatures and the traits they represent. Works great as a social-emotional learning (SEL) activity!

✏️Crafts are differentiated! There are several ways make them including, coloring, drawing, painting, or decorating (cut and paste).

✏️Students can also choose from a variety of writing prompts, and writing project options (dotted vs. single lines etc.)

✏️Use these projects to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, classroom, or hallway, while displaying your students' creativity!

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⭐️Great for centers (literacy, writing, art, social studies), whole group lessons, independent work, partner work, indoor recess, sub tub, intervention programs, and more!

⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!

⭐️Check out the preview and video for more details!

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✅ Includes: (122 pages)

Teaching Materials: (5 pages)

☑ Cultural information guide (2 pages)

☑ Creature Meanings guide (3 pages)

Craft Projects: (92 pages)

☑ Craft directions (3 pages)

☑ Craft pieces (8 pages)

☑ Craft examples (27 pages)

☑ Craft body templates (27 pages)

☑ Craft body art pieces (27 pages)

Writing Projects: (25 pages)

☑ Informative writing - brainstorming sheet (1 page)

☑ Creature name tracing - dotted lines (6 pages)

☑ Creature name or trait - blank dotted lines (2 pages)

☑ Creature name or trait - blank solid lines (2 pages)

☑ "I chose the _______" - blank dotted lines (3 pages)

☑ "I chose the _______ because" - blank solid lines (3 pages)

☑ "My Animal Symbol" - dotted lines & solid lines (2 pages)

☑ "All About Animal Symbols" - dotted lines & solid lines (2 pages)

☑ "Animals in Native American Cultures" - dotted lines & solid lines (2 pages)

☑ Full blank page - dotted lines & solid lines (2 pages)

✅ Bonus: (124 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

☑ Table of contents (1 page)

☑ Black and white set (122 pages)

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✅ Creatures included: (27 animals)

☑ bear

☑ beaver

☑ bee

☑ blue jay

☑ buffalo

☑ coyote

☑ crab

☑ deer

☑ eagle

☑ fox

☑ frog

☑ heron

☑ hummingbird

☑ kingfisher

☑ loon

☑ moose

☑ otter

☑ owl

☑ rabbit

☑ raven

☑ sabe

☑ salmon

☑ seal

☑ thunderbird

☑ turtle

☑ whale

☑ wolf

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Who is Mary Fisher, and what is her impact on society? 20 active learning, engaging activities to help students learn about and understand the life and times of Mary Fisher, known as Te Ata, a Chickasaw storyteller, performer, and artist. Includes: Black and white coloring images on pages Who is Mary Fisher (synonyms)? Timeline of Life (blank timeline to retell and fill in) Compare & Contrast School Days (1900s vs. Today) Become a Journalist (Interview) "Bearer of the Morning" Bumper Sticker Storytelling a Family Tradition The Royal Speech Crossword Puzzle & Answer Sheet (Answers on Timeline for students) Mary's FakeBook Broadway Marquee Poem Pictograph Point of View Treasure of Oklahoma (State Focused) Legend of the White Wolf Te Ata, the Movie (Design ad) Te Ata, the Cast (Cast the Parts)

❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about buffalo hide art and how it was used in Native American culture, while making beautiful writing craft projects!

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✏️Use the cultural guide, symbols guide, vocabulary definitions, and discussion questions to teach about the history of buffalo hide art and how it was used in Native American tribes.

✏️Students can choose from 25 symbols, called pictographs, to create their personalized buffalo hide art project.

✏️Students can use the symbols to tell stories (real or fictional), create scenes, or simply choose ones that represent their qualities or the traits of family members.

✏️Crafts are differentiated! Students can color, draw, or decorate their craft, choose from a variety of writing prompts, and writing sheet options (dotted vs. single lines etc.)

✏️Use the arts and craft writing projects to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, classroom, or hallway, while displaying your students' creativity!

.................................................................................................................................................

⭐️Great for centers (literacy, writing, art), whole group lessons, independent work, partner work, indoor recess, sub tub, intervention programs and more!

⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!

⭐️Create a writing bulletin board, door, or hallway by displaying craftivities!

⭐️Check out the preview for a more detailed look at what's inside!

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✅ Includes: (64 pages)

Informational guides: (6 pages)

☑ Buffalo hide art information (1 page)

☑ Pictograph symbols guide (2 pages)

☑ Vocabulary guide (3 pages)

Craft components: (32 pages)

☑ Craft directions (3 pages)

☑ Craft example (1 page)

☑ Craft templates (4 pages)

☑ Craft worksheets (8 pages)

☑ Black & white symbols (3 pages)

☑ Color symbols (13 pages)

Writing projects (optional): (26 pages)

☑ Writing prompts, research ideas, or discussion questions (1 page)

☑ Brainstorming sheets - informative, narrative, personal narrative, persuasive (4 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - tracing symbol names (5 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - blank, mini blocks, dotted lines (2 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - blank, mini blocks, solid lines (2 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - sequencing (first, next, then, etc.) - blank dotted lines (2 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - sequencing (first, next, then, etc.) - blank solid lines (2 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - "All About Buffalo Hide Art" - full page, dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - "All About Buffalo Hide Art" - full page, solid lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - "All About Buffalo" - full page, dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - "All About Buffalo" - full page, solid lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - "My Buffalo Hide Story" - full page, dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - "My Buffalo Hide Story" - full page, solid lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - blank (additional sheet) - full page, dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - blank (additional sheet) - full page, solid lines (1 page)

✅ Bonus: (68 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

☑ Table of contents (3 pages)

☑ Black and white set (64 pages)

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✅ Pictograph symbols included: (25)

☑ badger tracks (summer)

☑ bear (strength)

☑ bear paw (good omen)

☑ buffalo eye (alertness)

☑ big mountain (abundance)

☑ bird (carefree)

☑ brothers (loyalty)

☑ buffalo horns (success)

☑ butterfly (renewal)

☑ cactus (desert)

☑ coyote tracks (trickster)

☑ deer tracks (safety)

☑ drying rack (plenty of meat)

☑ eagle (freedom)

☑ eagle feather (chief)

☑ hogan (permanent home)

☑ horse (journey)

☑ lightning (power)

☑ Medicine Man's eye (wisdom)

☑ mountain range (destination)

☑ spider (good luck)

☑ sun (happiness)

☑ tipi (temporary home)

☑ turtle (protection)

☑ wolf paw (courage)

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❤️Looking for a hands-on, creative way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month or Day of the Dead in your classroom? Your students will love learning about alebrijes and how they were used in Latin American cultures, while making beautiful writing craft projects and completing fun extension activities!

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✏️Use the cultural guide to teach about alebrijes and Mexican folk art.

✏️Students can choose from an endless combination of creature body parts to create their personalized alebrije!

✏️Craft pieces come in 3 different sizes (small, medium, large) and can be used in combination with a variety of writing projects (included).

✏️Use the alebrije crafts as a toppers, glue onto writing sheets (included), or glue onto pieces of construction paper.

✏️Writing projects are differentiated! Students can choose from a variety of writing topics, and writing sheet options (dotted vs. single lines etc.)

✏️A great way for students to practice informative or narrative writing.

✏️Students can:

• option 1: cut out and assemble
• option 2: cut out, color, and assemble
• option 3: cut out, color, assemble, and add traditional patterns/designs
• option 4: complete craft and add a writing project
• option 5: complete craft and add extension worksheets
• option 6: complete craft, add a writing project, and add extension worksheets

✏️Dive deeper with reading comprehension, true or false, vocabulary, and sentence-fixing extension worksheets!

✏️Use the arts and craft writing projects to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, Spanish classroom, or hallway, while displaying your students' creativity!

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⭐️Great for centers (literacy, writing, art), whole group lessons, independent work, partner work, indoor recess, sub tub, intervention programs, and more!

⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!

⭐️Create a writing bulletin board, door, or hallway by displaying craftivities!

⭐️Check out the preview for more details!

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✅ Includes: (225 pages)

Teaching Materials: (1 page)

☑ Informational guide (1 page)

Craft Projects: (186 pages)

☑ Craft materials and directions (1 page)

☑ Craft pieces - small (26 pages)

☑ Craft pieces - medium (45 pages)

☑ Craft pieces - large (114 pages)

Writing Projects: (26 pages)

☑ Graphic organizers (2 pages)

☑ "My alebrije's name is" - dotted lines (2 pages)

☑ "My alebrije's name is" - solid lines (2 pages)

☑ "All About My Alebrije"- dotted lines (2 pages)

☑ "All About My Alebrijes" - solid lines (2 pages)

☑ "All About My Alebrijes"- dotted lines (2 pages)

☑ "All About My Alebrije" - solid lines (2 pages)

☑ "An Alebrije Story"- dotted lines (2 pages)

☑ "An Alebrije Story" - solid lines (2 pages)

☑ Draw or paste and alebrije writing sheets (8 pages)

Worksheets: (12 pages)

☑ Reading comprehension (3 pages)

☑ True or False (3 pages)

☑ Vocabulary words (3 pages)

☑ Fix the sentences (3 pages)

✅ Bonus: (228 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

☑ Table of contents (2 pages)

☑ Black and white set (225 pages)

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✅ Animals included:

☑ mammals

☑ reptiles

☑ birds

☑ amphibians

☑ fish

☑ invertebrates

Also:

☑ dragons

☑ dinosaurs

☑ unicorns

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❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month? Your students will love learning about Tiki poles and how they were used in Hawaiian cultures, while creating beautiful writing craft projects!

*NEW: Child size tiki pole craft added! (May 2024)

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✏️Use the informational guides to teach (social studies & history) about Tiki poles and how they were used in Polynesian cultures.

✏️Students can draw or choose from 8 Tiki faces to create their personalized Tiki pole based on traits that they, or their family members have. Works great as a social-emotional learning (SEL) activity!

✏️Writing crafts are differentiated! Students can color or decorate their craft, choose from a variety of writing prompts, and writing sheet options (dotted vs. single lines etc.)

✏️Create crafts using construction paper or paper towel rolls.

✏️Use the arts and craft writing projects to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, classroom, or hallway, while displaying your students' creativity!

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⭐️Great for centers (literacy, writing, art, social studies), whole group lessons, independent work, partner work, indoor recess, sub tub, social-emotional projects, intervention programs and more!

⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!

⭐️Create a writing bulletin board, door, or hallway by displaying craftivities!

⭐️Check out the preview and video for a sneak peek!

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✅ Includes: (61 pages)

Informational Guides: (3 pages)

☑ Tiki pole cultural information (2 pages)

☑ Hawaiian Tiki gods & goddesses guide (1 page)

Craft: (14 pages)

☑ Craft directions (1 page)

☑ Craft example (1 page)

☑ Craft pieces (12 pages)

Brainstorming Worksheets: (4 pages)

☑ Brainstorm sheet for informative writing (1 page)

☑ Brainstorm sheet for narrative writing (1 page)

☑ Brainstorm sheet for personal narrative writing (1 page)

☑ Brainstorm sheet for persuasive writing (1 page)

Differentiated Writing Assignments (optional): (40 pages)

☑ Tracing qualities of gods or goddesses (6 pages)

☑ Blank boxes - large & small sizes (8 pages)

☑ Sequencing (first, next, then, etc.) - large & small sizes (8 pages)

☑ Writing project - full page, “All About Tiki Poles” (2 pages)

☑ Writing project - full page, “All About Tiki Gods” (2 pages)

☑ Writing project - full page, “All About Hawaii” (2 pages)

☑ Writing project - full page, “A Tropical Nightmare” (2 pages)

☑ Writing project- full page, “My Tiki Pole” (2 pages)

☑ Writing project- full page, “My Hawaiian Island” (2 pages)

☑ Writing project- full page, “My Summer Vacation” (2 pages)

☑ Writing project- full page, “Why I Deserve a Hawaiian Vacation” (2 pages)

☑ Writing project- full page, “The Best Hawaiian Animal” (2 pages)

✅ Bonus: (59 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

☑ Table of contents (4 pages)

☑ Black and white set (54 pages)

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Writing Craft Growing Bundle

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❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about totem poles and how they were used in Native American cultures, while making beautiful writing craft projects and worksheets!

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✏️Use the cultural guide and symbols guide to teach (social studies & history) about totem poles and how they were used in Native American cultures.

✏️Students can choose from 13 animals to create their personalized totem pole based on traits that they or their family members have. Works great as a social-emotional learning (SEL) activity!

✏️Crafts are differentiated! Students can color or decorate their craft, choose from a variety of writing prompts, and writing sheet options (dotted vs. single lines etc.)

✏️Dive deeper with reading comprehension, true or false, vocabulary, and sentence-fixing worksheets!

✏️Use the arts and craft writing projects to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, classroom, or hallway, while displaying your students' creativity!

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⭐️Great for centers (literacy, writing, art), whole group lessons, independent work, partner work, indoor recess, sub tub, intervention programs, and more!

⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!

⭐️Create a writing bulletin board, door, or hallway by displaying craftivities!

⭐️Check out the preview and video for more details!

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✅ Includes: (35 pages)

Teaching Materials: (5 pages)

☑ Totem pole information (2 pages)

☑ Animal symbols guide (3 pages)

Craft Project: (5 pages)

☑ Craft directions (1 page)

☑ Craft example (1 page)

☑ Craft pieces (3 pages)

Writing Projects: (13 pages)

☑ Animal name tracing - dotted lines (3 pages)

☑ Animal name / trait - blank dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Animal name / trait - blank solid lines (1 page)

☑ Sequencing (first, next, then, etc.) - blank dotted lines (2 pages)

☑ Sequencing (first, next, then, etc.) - blank solid lines (2 pages)

☑ "My Totem Pole" - dotted lines (1 page)

☑ "All About Totem Poles" - dotted lines (1 page)

☑ "My Totem Pole" - solid lines (1 page)

☑ "All About Totem Poles" - solid lines (1 page)

Worksheets: (12 pages)

☑ Reading comprehension (3 pages)

☑ True or False (3 pages)

☑ Vocabulary words (3 pages)

☑ Fix the sentences (3 pages)

✅ Bonus: (39 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

☑ Table of contents (3 pages)

☑ Black and white set (35 pages)

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✏️Writing prompt ideas:

☑ animal symbol names

☑ animal symbol traits

☑ all about totem poles in Native American cultures

☑ all about the students' personalized totem pole

✅ Animal symbols included: (13 animals)

☑ badger

☑ bear

☑ beaver

☑ deer

☑ fox

☑ frog

☑ moose

☑ otter

☑ owl

☑ rabbit

☑ squirrel

☑ thunderbird

☑ wolf

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⭐️Looking for more Native American activities?

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⭐️Looking for more Native American crafts?

Native American Writing Crafts Bundle

⭐️Looking for more writing crafts?

Writing Craft Bundle

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❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and Hispanic Heritage in your classroom this October? Your students will love learning about this important holiday and how it is celebrated, while making beautiful alebrije (calavera, sugar skull) writing craft projects!

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✏️Great to use in Spanish classrooms! Writing projects can be written in English or Spanish.

✏️Day of the Dead writing prompts allow your student to choose from a variety of topics and writing types (expository, descriptive, persuasive, narrative, poetry etc.)!

✏️Graphic organizers encourage students to brainstorm their ideas before writing!

✏️Use the cultural guide (included) to teach (social studies / history) about Día de los Muertos and the activities traditionally practiced during the celebration.

✏️Crafts are differentiated! Students can color or decorate their craft, choose from a variety of writing prompts, and writing sheet options (dotted vs. single lines etc.)

✏️Use the arts and craft writing projects (sugar skull, cat, or dog) to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, classroom, or hallway, while displaying your students' festive creativity!

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⭐️Great for centers (literacy, writing, art), Day of the Dead parties, whole group lessons, independent work, partner work, indoor recess, sub tub, intervention programs and more!

⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!

⭐️Create a writing bulletin board, door, or hallway by displaying craftivities!

⭐️Check out the preview and video preview for a sneak peek!

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✅ Includes: (31 pages)

☑ Teaching materials (1 page)

☑ Craft directions (1 page)

☑ Writing prompts (1 page)

☑ Graphic organizers (6 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - dotted lines (2 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - single lines - thick (2 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - dotted lines - thin (2 pages)

☑ Sugar skull writing craft pieces - (8 pages)

☑ Cat skull writing craft pieces - (4 pages)

☑ Dog skull writing craft pieces - (4 pages)

✅ Bonus: (3 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

☑ Table of contents (2 pages)

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⭐️Looking for more Day of the Dead activities?

Day of the Dead Growing Bundle

⭐️Looking for Hispanic Heritage activities?

Hispanic Heritage Month Growing Bundle

⭐️Looking for more writing crafts?

Writing Craft Growing Bundle

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❤️ Teacher Tips:

⭐️Don't forget, you can earn TeachShare credits towards future purchases by leaving a review of this resource! Thank you for your valuable time and feedback!

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Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. Wishing you a wonderful school year!

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