Elementary oral communication math cultural activities for Microsoft Word

Potato Olympics

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The Potato Olympics are a great way to get students excited about the Olympics while doing fantastic writing and mathematics tasks. Students decorate and create a potato athlete. The potatoes compete in 5 different challenges and students record and evaluate the results.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

Travel Agency Role-play Activity (ESL A2/B1 Levels)

Created by

ESL Activities by EnglishCurrent

ESL Level: Lower-Intermediate to Intermediate (A2-B1)No. of Students: 6-40Class time: three to four 45-minute classesFile Type: Word .DOCX (editable)Product Description If your students want to learn about travel destinations/other cities in the world, this activity will keep them engaged. (Note: I designed this for a Japanese junior high school class and it worked quite well.) In the activity, students first complete a worksheet about a travel destination. In the next class, they interview ea

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Oral Communication

Grades:

4th - 11th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Cultural Activities

Celebrate Diversity - Where Are We From? Bulletin Board Map/Activity.

Created by

MrWeber

Where Are We From? This fun activity plots locations on a bulletin board map for the whole class to see. It is great for representing cultural diversity in the classroom. Ask students about their culture and ancestors and then plot data for all to see in a unique way. This product includes a material list, directions, tips, and a sample worksheet. The activity and the corresponding bulletin board decoration can be used in a variety of ways. It can be an opening of the year icebreaker and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Geography, Math

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

Make a Mandala a Radial Design Art Lesson Plan

Created by

Shawna Poage

This is an art project to teach students how to create a radial design / Mandala. This lesson plan includes a picture of a mandala that I created as an example for my class. It contains a list of materials needed, TEKS covered, student objectives, instructions, student handout (with directions questions and a notes page) and a suggested rubric for grading the project. You can use it to focus on culture, art, mathematics, or just for fun.Thank you,Shawna Poage =)

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Fractions, Math

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Cultural Activities, Lesson

Superbowl Activities - 15 Football Themed Lessons

Created by

ms teachershelper

15 Superbowl/Football Themed ideas such as: SuperBowl Commercial Review, Superbowl History Presentations, and SuperBowl Snack Contest, and so much more! Curriculum related ideas too.. math & statistics, oral speaking, etc!

Subjects:

Informational Text, Math, Science

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Cultural Activities

I Spy Activity: Describing People with Defining Relative Clauses (Adult ESL)

Created by

The English Hub

ESL/English learners can have fun practicing defining relative clauses like WHO and THAT with this I spy activity. Along with grammar practice, students will get the chance to exercise describing people. They can use descriptors such as: -height -build -age -complexion -face shape -hair color -hair styles + more ************************************************************************* Don't forget to follow us on Facebook !!

Subjects:

Oral Communication, Vocabulary

Grades:

3rd - 5th, Adult Education

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Cultural Activities

Make Your own Macy's Thanksgiving Parade!

Created by

Karli Robinson

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!!!

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Math, Thanksgiving

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

2.MD.C.8

, W.4.2

, W.4.3

, W.4.2d

, W.4.3a

...

Day of the Dead Math Activity 5.OA.1 5.OA.2

Created by

Momma Math

Students will read about sugar skulls then design a sugar skull using different symbols that are assigned point values. After students design and color their sugar skull, they will write an expression that represents their sugar skull and it's value. (5.OA.1, 5.OA.2)

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Halloween, Order of Operations

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Centers

ES1 Forming Groups 2022 NSW Syllabus 12 lessons, 5 with Aboriginal Connections

Created by

Lollean

These 12 lessons focus on Geometric Measure for Early Stage One students, aligned with the 2022 NSW K-2 Syllabus. This series has been designed to assist busy teachers, including casual teachers, in delivering engaging and accessible instruction to their students.They cover content including:- creating patterns- continuing patterns- exploring patterns in Aboriginal art- investigating equal groups- sharing and counting with Aboriginal gamesAll lessons are hands on, using equipment already in and

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Math, Numbers

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Games, Cultural Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

...

Food Desert

Created by

In the Math and Science Lab

Discuss the food desert and its implications using reading comprehension checklists. Great for teaching research skills, teaching students how to use guiding questions, and how to brainstorm. Length of article makes it perfect for modeling, group completion, and individual completion to take place without changing articles or topics.

Subjects:

Close Reading, Economics , Other (Math)

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Research, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Mathematics - Word Problems Multi-step

Created by

The Sankofa Institute

These word problems cover various mathematical concepts, including multiplication, division, subtraction, and rounding, and can be used to reinforce mathematical skills for students while addressing real-life scenarios.

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Math, Word Problems

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

...

Hello cards pack in 45 languages

Created by

Rosegarden

Are you teaching Countries of the world? Maybe celebrating Day of Languages or probably want to make studying other cultures fun? It is a great opportunity to learn different languages spoken around the world while playing with these cards. Nowadays there are more than 7000 languages around the world. This file includes a set of 45 cards of the most popular spoken languages. Each card shows the country flag, the name of the country and 3 expressions in the language of that country. Cards will mo

Subjects:

Oral Communication, Other (World Language), Vocabulary

Grades:

K - 5th, Staff

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards, Cultural Activities

Pumpkin Exploration Center

Created by

Ms. U

I used this 8 page book to do a cross-curricular activity the last few days before Thanksgiving Break. This would also make a great Halloween activity, that doesn't focus on ghosts and goblins!

Subjects:

Math, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

2nd - 9th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

The Art of Rangoli: A Diwali Tradition

Created by

Neelam Wadhwani

Rangoli is a traditional Hindu folk art in which patterns are created on the ground in front of homes, temples, and businesses, with materials such as rice powder and colored chalk powder. It is usually practiced during Diwali (Hindu New Year), Pongal and other religious occasions throughout the year. In this lesson, students will be introduced to this unique art form and then they will be given a chance to create their own. Follow-up and Extension activities are suggested to make this lesson re

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Holidays/Seasonal, Math

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Cultural Activities, Lesson

Thanksgiving; Turkey Math

Created by

Sheryl Klotz

Finding and plotting coordinates is a 2nd grade math skill that can be linked to the new Common Core Learning Standards, as the student will be dealing with data. Students color the grid according to the matching coordinates. As the grid is filled in, it will reveal a Native American. A fun activity to add to your Thanksgiving and/or U.S. History study of the American Indian worksheets.

Subjects:

Graphing, Math, Thanksgiving

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Cultural Activities

The Trek to Mount Olympus

Created by

TeachLearnBloom

The Trek to Mount Olympus is a math mini-unit requiring students to plan a trip to Mount Olympus. Students will need to find flights, convert dollars to Euros, calculate the cost of gas, locate various cities in Greece, etc. There are five missions that students will need to complete: Mission #1 - Background Information Mission #2 - Travel to Athens Mission #3 - Fun in Athens Mission #4 - Trip to Mount Olympus Mission #5 - Exploring Greece

Subjects:

Applied Math, Geography, Other (Math)

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Cultural Activities

Everybody Cooks: Recipe Unit by Beverly Nelson

Created by

Successful Lessons I Have Taught

Beverly Nelson Goal: Students will publish a 6-10 page recipe card book or an 81/2x 11 printed recipe books. This is easily used by 3rd - 7th graders. Objectives: • Students will read realistic fiction books and non-fiction books about cooking and food from their own and other cultures. • Students will discuss how the recipes are similar and different to build appreciation for all cultural food traditions. • Students will identify the non-fiction text features found in each book. • Students

Subjects:

Cooking, Life Skills, Measurement

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Projects, Cultural Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

4.MD.A.1

Communication Support Aide Malay or Indonesian

Created by

MedSpeechie

I have made this communication aide for a client who had difficulty being understood. You can use this as a tool for learning malay/indonesian in particular body parts, feelings and activities of daily living. It comes with instructions on how to use the aide and you can edit it to suit your population

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Oral Communication, Other (World Language)

Grades:

1st - 8th, Adult Education

Types:

Printables, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Chocolate Assembly

Created by

Teacher Lemons

An assembly all the world's best snack. This class assembly looks at the cocoa bean's journey to chocolate. It introduces the idea of fair trade benefiting farmers and communities. It includes some acting and one song with a youtube link to lyrics and dance moves. Appropriate for a capable y2 class and up. Enjoy :)

Subjects:

Drama, Geography, Word Problems

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Scripts, Cultural Activities

Also included in: A years worth of assemblies

Presidents and Money Book

Created by

Jess Lovelace

1/2 size book pages Each president that is on a piece of money. Each page has a picture of the president the money the are on, the presidents birthday, what president they are. * The pages look out of wack on the preview but you should be able to fix them once you purchase and download the book.

Subjects:

Other (Math), Presidents' Day, U.S. History

Grades:

PreK - 8th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Multiplying Fractions Task Cards

Created by

Jamie Blumas

12 task cards including multiplication of fractions and whole numbers, and fractions and mixed numbers. This activity is great in small groups, stations, or as a tutoring/extra help activity during football and Super Bowl season.

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Fractions, Word Problems

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

Games, Cultural Activities

"This Is Me" Suitcase Sculpture

Created by

Creative Junction

This open-ended art project has students use sculpted objects to represent important parts of themselves after reading the book This Is Me by Jamie Lee Curtis. This product includes a reflection writing page for students after they complete their suitcase sculpture. This project is geared towards elementary students, but can easily be adapted for older students.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Oral Communication, Visual Arts

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Number Preffix and Spanish Prefijo Cognates Match

Created by

Sandia Watermelon

Bilingual matching cards of numeral prefixes with pictures included great for math and literacy! English and Spanish cognates from 1-10 1-uni 2-bi 3-tri 4-quad 5-pent 6-hex 7-sept 8-oct 9-nov 10-dec

Subjects:

Numbers, Spanish, Vocabulary

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

Native American Biography Poster Report

Created by

Jan Ayotte's Academic Alley

The report unit includes an information letter to students/parents with instructions needed to complete the poster report. Along with the letter is a rubric students/parents can use to determine the grade they will earn. I send as copy of the rubric home with the letter so there are no surprises as to how the report will be graded. I have also included a list of famous Native Americans. This is set up to be completed as a home project. You could modify it to be completed at school.Click the lin

Subjects:

Native Americans, Oral Communication, Reading

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Research, Bibliographies, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

W.2.7

, W.3.7

, W.4.7

, SL.2.3

, SL.2.4