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Elementary creative writing cultural activity microsofts
Class Recipe Book (Christmas, Holidays, Mothers / Fathers Day, Thanksgiving)
DIY Class Recipe Book
Perfect for special holidays, like Christmas, Thanksgiving, Hannukah, Fathers' Day, Mothers' Day!
Create your own class recipe book by interviewing your students on their favourite special dish to eat with their families! OR, have students complete the recipe pages themselves! See the product photos and preview for more!
For younger students, this often results in hilarious recipes (see below!)
For older students, this is a good activity on writing clear instructions a
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Totem Pole Writing and Project
Students can explore totem poles and create their own custom totem poles. Students poles become 3-d representations connected to a writing assignment. Sure to impress parents at parent teacher conferences. Power Point that goes along with this lesson is available. Fun for Thanksgiving/ Native American lesson!
Includes:
Totem Pole project sheet
Totem Pole writing sheet
Totem Pole rough draft template
Grades:
1st - 5th
The Pony Express And You
How much space does your textbook devote to The Pony Express - maybe a couple of paragraphs? This exciting time in U.S. history deserves better than that, and with “The Pony Express And You,” your students will readily identify with the young men who rode for the service and the dangers they faced. The 26-page slide show I’ve created is full of colorful illustrations (more than 100 pictures) and offers students four opportunities to write a journal entry as though they were a rider on The Pony
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Grades:
4th - 8th
A Normal Pig: *A Normal Me* Lunchbox Craftivity and Read Aloud
What does is mean to be *normal?* This is the perfect craftivity to encourage accepting differences and celebrating diversity! Paired with a FREE MaiStoryBook interactive read aloud of *A Normal Pig* by K-Fai Steele, this craft will help students explore the meaning of diversity, what it means to be *normal*, and learn to understand the concept that what is *normal for me* is different than what's *normal for you.*Perfect craft/activity to accompany the children's book, "A Normal Pig* by K-Fai S
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Reading Craft Themed Bundle: How to Be a Good Friend
Fairytale Mini-Unit (Multicultural Reading and Creative Writing!)
Includes presentation, linked texts, and SIX engaging reading and writing activities! Fairytales the most commonly shared stories across cultures and centuries. In this one week mini-unit, students will learn about the structure of a fairytale, participate in read-aloud story-time, read cross-cultural versions of a beloved classic (Cinderella), and reflect on the way cultural values appear in the stories people share. They will also create and share their very own fairytale in a student showcase
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Day of the Dead Activities Día de los Muertos Slideshow and Google Slides™
If you're studying different cultural celebrations, I highly recommend introducing your students to The Day of the Dead or Día de Los Muertos. This beautiful Mexican celebration honors those who have passed on. This holiday festival is held on November 1 and 2. This product includes fun activities while learning about Mexican culture. It's so important for our students to learn more about our neighbors.IN THIS UNIT:Day of the Dead SlideshowDay of the Dead FlipbookRoll the Dice Sugar SkullSugar S
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Father's Day Toolbelt Craft (Editable)
This is an adorable Father's Day craft for K-3rd grades. This writing activity and craft creates a toolbelt containing what we love about Dad! This activity is 100% editable through Google Docs and Google Drawings! Change the prompts within each tool as you like or the size of the tools or belt themselves. Fathers will love receiving these from their kids, and they can easily hang these on the refrigerator or frame them at home.The activity includes 6 different tools with simple prompts for stud
Grades:
K - 4th
CINCO DE MAYO Math & Writing MENU PLANNING Lesson Grades 3-5
NEW!CINCO DE MAYO Fun & Engaging Cultural Lesson Plan with Accompanying PPT and Menu Planning printable template for studentsEngage students in a fun math & writing lesson or unit (you decide whether to use for 1 day or 1-2 weeks) and then display the end product of Cinco de Mayo menus for all to see. I am sure you and your students will have a celebration of a time learning about Cinco de Mayo and using math and writing skills to create a Cinco de Mayo menu. If you're a teacher looking
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Make Your own Macy's Thanksgiving Parade!
This is an excellent activity for the teacher slump before break! It helps students practice everything from creative writing to budgeting and counting money while educating them on a United States tradition- The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade!!!
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
ST. PATRICK'S DAY WRITING PROMPT & FREE WORD SEARCH ACTIVITY, GRS.4-7, ELA & ESL
This is a 2- page set of activities. One is a creative writing prompt, and the other is word search with pertinent vocabulary about this celebration. Many cities across America have parades on this day, or close to this day. It is a day of fun and cultural festivities. Happy St. Patrick's Day to all! Wear some green!
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Grades:
4th - 7th, Staff
Salva Dut - TED TALK (Extra Credit)
Salva Dut - TED TALK (Extra Credit)1. Student's will watch Salva's TED Talk available on YouTube.2. Students will complete attached handout. They will answer three open-ended questions that make connections to the real world, the book, and themselves.Suggestion: Offer this as an extra credit assignment AFTER finishing the book- A Long Walk to Water
Grades:
5th - 7th
THE BUNNY WHO COULD SPEAK SEVERAL LANGUAGES: A CREATIVE PROMPT: GRS.4-6
This is a creative writing holiday prompt that includes a wee bit of research. The bunny involved is a bit of a polymath. He greets others in several languages. Students decipher the languages. They can use google translate. Moreover, students complete the prompt. Use this for a bulletin board, holiday activity, and for gifted and talented pupils. Use it for a supplemental activity in a unit on spring. Use it for a homework assignment. Happy Easter to all! Thank you ever so much for visiti
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Grades:
4th - 6th, Staff
February Writing Prompts Sentence Frame Illustration Support
Simple February Writing Pages, Morning Work, Writing Support, and Sentence Frames for Kindergarten and First Grade Students Add these writing pages to your writing center, morning work, or writing routine. Enjoy watching your students write without having to stand behind them to help create sentences. This product includes 27 writing pages with simple sentence starters on each page! All of the clipart includes a heart SOMEWHERE in the picture, but these do not have to be Valentine's Day themed.
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Thanksgiving Thankful Writing
This month is the best time to take advantage of various upcoming holidays and focus on students expository and narrative writing skills. This activity is best suited for students in grades K-5. This activity is very meaningful and provides a writing activity for your students to share with their family. Students will need to think about the things they are thankful for first and write them on a separate piece of paper. When done jotting down ideas they will fill in their words next to the appr
Grades:
K - 5th
Writing Lesson Plan: A How-to Paper Rubric included
This is a plan about learning how to.... The Steck-Vaughn resource book, WRITE TO THE TOP, is credited with the rubric.The image is from Vector photographs and the definition is from dictionary.com.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Teaching Political Cartoons: An Illustrated Interpretive Study Guide
(**Please note. On some computers, it takes more than 10 minutes to download this book because it has over 60 color political cartoons. ALSO, you can download the book from your computer to a flash key, then transfer it to any computer, projector, lap top etc. ALSO, this unit is based on the 2020 presidential election (Biden and Trump), but it is still very useful today as a classroom unit on political cartoons particularly considering the political situation today of the upcoming 2024 presiden
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Martin Luther King: Fill-in-the-blank nonfiction teaching book
This Martin Luther King: Fill-in-the-blank nonfiction teaching book is designed for students who are low, behind or disengaged in writing. I have used this with my first grade class during the teaching book unit of Writers Workshop. This can be used in a guided writing setting or 1-1. Students will fill in the blanks to complete the sentences. * Teacher instructions are included* Suggestions for bold/key words & glossary are listed at the end.
Grades:
K - 2nd
{Thanksgiving Craft} Turkey Trouble Morning Work Activities
Are you needing fun Morning Work for Thanksgiving? This Thanksgiving craft includes Thanksgiving writing prompts and crafts.Money-Saving Bundles!January Mega-Bundle (10 Book Companions + 1 Virtual Field Trip)February Mega-Bundle (Valentines + Black History Month 13 Book Companions)Women's History Month Mega-BundleRead Across America BundleBest-Selling Book Companions & SEL LessonsChrysanthemum SEL Lesson - Broken Heart ActivityThe Wonky DonkeyThe Interrupting ChickenLook into these Big Money
Grades:
PreK - 2nd, Not Grade Specific
St. Patrick's Day Rainbow Pot of Gold Writing Craft
Your search for a cute St. Patty's Day activity is done, you're welcome.Your students will LOVE to celebrate March, Spring, and St. Patrick's Day with this adorable rainbow / pot of gold writing activity! Now, go celebrate with your favorite little leprechauns! Write on the cloud, link the strips to make a rainbow, and then attach your favorite pot of gold at the end! This is a great activity for any elementary classroom and I even used it with my toddler at home (we just write in her answers to
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Grades:
K - 4th
The Oregon Trail And You
The Oregon Trail is one of the most exciting units in U.S. history taught in middle school and junior high. All the information you’ll need to teach this unit plus 60 colorful illustrations are provided in the accompanying slide show and narrative script in “The Oregon Trail and You.” You can also make this era in American history an interactive one for your students by giving them a chance to write “I Was There” journal entries as though they were a traveler on the Oregon Trail, or a chance to
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Saskatchewan Role Play
Here is a Role-Play guide for any SK teachers out there! You may want to do some background on the artist Allen Sapp, but you don't need to in order to do this mini-unit. You can use any artist you choose. Rubric included!
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Autobiography Study and Share Using Google MyMaps
In this cross-curricular mini-unit, students will study the book genre of "autobiography." Teachers are encouraged to accompany this project with a book study of a specific autobiography, as available within your school.The magic of this project is that students will be able to dabble with a new Google Suite App called Google MyMaps, so that your students can get creative and begin their quest with GIS. Students will create an autobiography by creating points on a map. Within each point, you c
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Certificates | Free Editable Award Certificates
Your students will love these 12 editable award certificates. Use them at any time of the year and modify the text according to your needs. Simply type in the text boxes to change content.
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Not Grade Specific
A Sweet Smell of Roses cultural relevant teaching
GET THEM THINKING!
The Sweet Smell of Roses is a gentle, inspirational story that captures the heart of the Civil Rights movement through the eyes of two young sisters. The girls sneak out of their house down to Charlotte Street to join the march. There is a “sweet smell of roses in the air” as the sisters wait to hear Dr. King speak. The sisters start to march, holding hands with strangers who are all marching for freedom. The Sweet Smell of Roses is written as a tribute to the many young chil
Grades:
4th - 7th
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