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Black History Month informational text cultural activities for Easel
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Unit!
Celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month with this MLK Day unit! Your students will have the opportunity to explore this important historical figure with hands-on activities, crafts, writing pages, a mini book and much more! 1. Recommended Book List2. "A Great Leader" Class Book3. "A Great Leader" Student Mini Book4. Fact vs. Opinion 5. Word Cards6. ABC Order 7. MLK Symbols Spin & Graph 8. "What Does It Mean?" Vocabulary Printable 9. All About MLK post
Grades:
K - 2nd
Day of the Dead Reading Passage
Kick off your Day of the Dead lessons with this easy, print-and-go, one-page reading passage! It’s perfect for teaching your students the history of Day of the Dead. Help correct the misconception that Day of the Dead is “Mexican Halloween” and teach them the tru meaning behind the holiday. Your Hispanic students will love seeing elements that may reflect their culture. And non-Hispanic students will discover the beauty of another culture.This reading passage is great for supplementing your Día
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Hispanic Holidays 1-Page Reading Passages (BUNDLE)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day STEM Activity with Writing Extension
Martin Luther King Jr. (Integrated Math, Reading, and Writing Activities Included!)Students receive a letter from Martin Luther King Jr. giving facts about his life and instructing students to create a podium that he will use to deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. A fun and engaging MLK Day activity!Includes writing pages for students to write about their dreams. Math activities are included as well that cover geometry standards including 2D and 3D shapes, shape attributes (faces, edges,
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1st - 5th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Winter STEM Activities and Challenges Bundle
Kente Cloth Paper Weaving Art Project & Art Sub Plan for Black History Month
Ready to teach a Black History Month art activity that’ll keep elementary art kids engaged? This kente cloth art project will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will be excited to learn how to craft a paper weaving. Moreover, they’ll enjoy learning to decode symbolic kente cloth colors!And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on the history of Ghana. During this weaving art project, your class will learn the different ways men and women wear kente cloth. Us
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2nd - 5th
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Thanksgiving Activities Nonfiction Lesson on Hot Topics: Black Friday
This informational text lesson for Thanksgiving is ready-to-go to engage your high school students this November. With leveled texts, standards-based questions, creative activity, and a text-based writing prompt, your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate! Student Experience: The encroachment of Black Friday into Thanksgiving Thursday has been a trend years in the making. This mini unit is designed to get students not only thinking and questioning this topic, but also analyzi
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Activities for Teens, Mini Unit, BUNDLE
Black History Month Biographies & Reading Activities 4th & 5th Grade
These Black History Month biographies and activities showcase the lives of important men and women who have had a major impact on Black History. This set includes nonfiction reading passages with questions that help you teach 4th and 5th grade Black History in a meaningful way.Each biography also has graphic organizers and text-aligned life timelines that help your students dig deeper into the achievements of African-Americans. With these additions, you can use this activity set for ELA and Soci
Grades:
4th - 6th
Holidays Around the World Close Reading Unit with DIFFERENTIATED Texts!
This resource is a fabulous collection of 10 different holiday celebrations from all around the world in both a printable and digital Seesaw version... perfect for traditional classrooms and for distance learning! This close reading unit offers each article on 3 different levels of text and vocabulary complexity. The differentiation is done for you! You are able to provide all of your students with the same content while meeting each of their individual reading level needs. High resolution p
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Ain't I a Woman? by Sojourner Truth Rhetorical Device Annotation Activity
Whether you are using this speech to analyze rhetoric, tone, or diction, this annotating and highlighting activity will engage all learners. Print and digital options with optional rhetorical precis included. I recommend using paper and highlighters the "old-fashioned" way because it is far more kinesthetic, but the Google Slides file also allows for digital/paperless learning.This activity requires 5 different color highlighters. I recommend (1) blue (2) green (3) yellow (4) orange (5) pink to
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9th - 12th
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Black History Month Art Project: African Djembe Drum, Exit Slips, Art Sub Plans
Ready to teach a Black History Month art activity that’ll keep elementary art kids engaged? This African djembe drum art project will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will be intrigued by the community aspect of creating a single djembe drum. Moreover, they’ll enjoy painting their own drum!And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans that connect art and music. During this art project, your class will learn what’s required to create a drum, from cutting the logs to
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1st - 3rd
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Black History Month Differentiated Close Reading Unit
This Black History Month biography unit will introduce your students to 12 influential African Americans throughout different times in American history. This unit is designed to maximize student success since every article is offered in three levels of text and vocabulary complexity. The differentiation is done for you!
This is the perfect way to introduce your students to the contributions that African Americans have made in the areas of science, literature, politics, art, entertainment, educ
Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Black History Month Biography BUNDLE
Cultural Diversity Mini-Book
This print and go mini-book will teach your students all about cultural diversity! Your students will learn the definition of culture and what things help to create each culture. Each page has illustrations that will help your students better grasp the concepts. After reading the mini-book, your students will have the opportunity to add the final illustration which will depict their own personal culture.
To ensure that this product is appropriate for your grade level, please download the p
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Cultural Diversity Bundle
Ruby Bridges Craftivity and Writing Activity
Ruby Bridges Writing CraftivityThis Ruby Bridges writing craftivity is the perfect activity to use at the end of your Ruby Bridges unit. Have students reflect on what they have learned using one of the included writing prompts or create your own prompt. Once students are done they will complete the craft by coloring and gluing Ruby's head at the top of the page and her feet at the bottom of the page.This writing activity makes the perfect display for Black History Month!INCLUDED:Common Core Writ
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1st - 4th
Ndebele Houses Art Project, Worksheets, & Art Sub Plans for Black History Month
Ready to teach a Black History Month art activity that’ll keep elementary art kids engaged? This Ndebele Houses art project will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will be amazed by their painted house designs and hidden meaning of the chosen colors. Moreover, they’ll enjoy making their own Ndebele house craft!And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on the Southern Ndebele. During this art project, your class will discuss the Ndebele traditions including b
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3rd - 6th
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Día de los Reyes Magos Reading Passage
Introduce your students to a Christmastime tradition with this Día de los Reyes Magos Reading Passage! This concise resource is tailored for 6th-10th grade students, providing insights into the history of the Epiphany as it is celebrated in Latin America and Spain.Dive into the rich traditions of this holiday through a one-page informational text, available in vibrant full color or practical black-and-white. Engage your students with a detailed exploration of Día de los Reyes Magos, correcting m
Grades:
6th - 10th
Also included in: Hispanic Holidays 1-Page Reading Passages (BUNDLE)
Black History Month
This Black History Month unit introduces your students to the accomplishments of 28 different African Americans through "biography briefs". They make a fabulous Black History Month bulletin board display and are the perfect place to begin class discussions and/or student research. There are 28 cards included- one for each day in February!
This packet is designed to give your students an overview of the impact that African Americans have made in the areas of politics, civil rights, music, spor
Grades:
K - 10th
Also included in: Black History Month Biography BUNDLE
Canada! CANADIAN IDENTITY, History/Provinces and Territories PRINT and EASEL
Canada - Canadian Identity - 14 Informational Texts and Activities was created for teachers who have a component on Canadian identity in their social studies or language curriculum. This resource is probably best used for grades 5-7 students and with upper level ESL students (intermediate, high school, and adult). This resource would also be appropriate as a lead in to Canada Day at the end of the school year, but can be used at any time.Included are:Fourteen original passages (written by me)
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: Canada! CANADIAN IDENTITY BUNDLE 4 Resources PRINT and EASEL
Walter McAfee: Black History Month Math Activity (Ratios and Proportions)
Walter McAfee: Black History Month Math Activity (Ratios & Proportions)This is a math activity celebrating Black History Month. The activity gives a brief description of Walter McAfee. McAfee has been credited for calculating the distance from the earth to the moon using radar technology.Students will then answer 13 questions about outer space including the moon, and the planets in our solar system. Each question is aligned with the 6th grade common core standards about rates, ratios, ratio
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6th - 7th
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Also included in: Black History Month: Math Activities Bundle!
Black History Month Biographies List of 100 African Americans Research Project
This resource contains a ready-to-use printable list of 100 notable Black Americans who made contributions to American History. You get 1 list categorized by men/women, and another list categorized by profession. The same 100 names are on both lists. Use the organized and categorized lists to assign research projects, “wax museum” personalities, or Black History Month projects for the class. Create and share research to promote stories of American accomplishment, hope and inspiration through di
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
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Rosa Parks- Black History Month
This resource includes a biography of Rosa Parks written on 3 different reading levels, 1 page of text dependent questions (perfect for class discussion and/or writing prompts) and 1 page for students to complete independantly (using evidence from the article to support their answers).
This resource was was designed to maximize student success since it is offered on three different levels of text and vocabulary complexity. The differentiation is done for you! Students can be given their ind
Grades:
1st - 4th
Black History Month - African-American Scientists
This packet has 20 investigations of African-American scientists. Students search online for information about each scientist: when and where they were born, important events in their life, discoveries they are famous for, etc.:Neil deGrasse Tyson, George Washington Carver, Mae Jemison, Percy Lavon Julian, Ernest Everett Just, Marie Maynard Daly, Katherine Johnson, Edward Bouchet, Alice Ball, Roger Arliner Young, Lloyd Hall, J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr., Ronald McNair, Benjamin Banneker, Charles Drew
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - High School
Hawaiian Culture Timeline project Bundle for Hawaiian Studies SS 4.1.1
This is everything you need to teach the evolution of Hawaiian culture. Students synthesize informational text, organize information in chronological order, and display the information creatively. There are many opportunities for assessment throughout the project.This project includes a Hawaiian Culture Information Book with informational text AND a fill-in timeline and key on each of the following elements of Hawaiian culture through time:GovernmentReligionLand OwnershipLanguageHulaMusicSurfi
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3rd - 7th
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Jean-Michel Basquiat MIXED MEDIA and SCRATCH ART Lesson for KIDS
This project introduces students to the American poet, musician, and painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. Inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s ‘Versis Medici’ painting, students recreate their version using mixed media and scratch art. Great project for Halloween, Day of the Dead, Black history month, or just for fun. You will Receive55-page, non-editable PDFa single class (60 minute) duration art project (provide more time for younger students and extension activities)an introduction script to read alo
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1st - 10th, Adult Education
Emergency Sub Plan! Actor Denzel Washington Biography in Newspaper Format
Here’s a close reading lesson about Oscar and Tony award winner Denzel Washington to re-energize your class. This non-fiction biography about the performing artist Denzel Washington is suitable for middle and high school students and can be used as a stand alone lesson or with other biographies. Each lesson in the Places Please series is tailored to the strengths of that particular artist. No two lessons are alike!If the teacher uses the video clips included, you will need access to the inter
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Theater Class Emergency Sub Plan Bundle One Month in Length
Follow the Drinking Gourd by Winter the Underground Railroad Lesson
Follow the Drinking Gourd by Winter The Underground Railroad Lesson is perfect for teaching American history, African American history, main idea and details, cause and effect, new vocabulary, writing skills, and much MORE! This lesson plan includes: Learning Objectives Pre, during, and post reading activities, Background InformationExtension resourceKWL Chart, Word search New Vocabulary activities Reading Comprehension QuestionsCause & Effect activity Main idea and details activity Nearpod
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4th - 6th
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