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Short stories cultural activities for Microsoft PowerPoint
India! Diwali Bundle Packet—Lesson, Story of Prince Rama, Worksheets, 3 Crafts
This is an all-encompassing BUNDLE that teaches young students how Indians authentically celebrate their country’s biggest festival of the year, Diwali, the Festival of Lights. Includes lessons, worksheets, and three crafts!INDIA! Diwali, Bundle Packet includes the following, all as Adobe files:Lesson - introduction to Diwali, history, background, and celebrations; provided in a slideshow format to show images to students (no need to print)Story of Prince Rama - abridged version of one of Hindu
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K - 6th
Ancient Greece: Extensive MEGA bundle
An extensive bundle, which includes the following:A 6-week Greek Theatre scheme of work, exploring chorus, masks and myths. This scheme comes complete with detailed powerpoints and supporting resources, so no planning is needed and you are ready to go!4 short 2-page scripts, ideally for children aged 10-14 years old; Perseus and Medusa, Theseus and the Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus, The Labors of Hercules.8 short monologues that explore famous mythology characters15-question Ancient Greek Olympi
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5th - 12th
Greek Theatre: Extensive super bundle
An extensive bundle, which includes the following:A 6-week Greek Theatre scheme of work, exploring chorus, masks and myths. This scheme comes complete with detailed powerpoints and supporting resources, so no planning is needed and you are ready to go!4 short 2-page scripts, ideally for children aged 10-14 years old; Perseus and Medusa, Theseus and the Minotaur, Daedalu and Icarus, The Labours of Hercules.
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6th - 9th
Folklore Unit
Teach a fun, engaging unit on Folklore! It is multicultural and keeps the students' interest! In this bundle, you will receive ALL FOUR types of folklore. You will receive slides on fables, legends, fairy tales, and myths. In addition, you will have a slideshow of enrichment activities for any students that finish assignments early and need something else to work on. These slides are interactive and encourage students to answer questions or annotate before, during, and after reading. You will no
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5th - 8th
Snow by Julia Álvarez — Short Story Analysis
Snow by Julia Álvarez is a short story about a young immigrant girl named Yolanda experiencing New York snow for the first time. This story is a quick read, excerpted from the novel How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, only 435 words in length!Alvarez captures the emotional struggle of adapting to a new culture, especially during a time of great turmoil. As if learning a new culture isn’t a challenge enough, Alvarez highlights how the transition goes beyond the obvious elements of finding on
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8th - 12th
What, of this Goldfish Would You Wish Analysis
Engaging, fun PowerPoint to get kids excited about the story, understand difficult concepts, guide them through activities, and provide cultural background knowledge before reading.Multiple graphic organizers and worksheets with standards-based questions.Fun activities (without losing rigor)End-of-unit project in Spanish and EnglishThis full unit focuses on Israeli's Etgar Keret's wonderful short story, "What, of this Goldfish Would You Wish." This one-week unit helps students navigate through t
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8th - 12th
Harry Potter Reading Activity Bundle
Come along on the magical adventure of Harry Potter and his friends! Enjoy the magic and engage students in the world of Harry Potter! Read through passages and create different stem activities! Students will love this activity bundle and get excited about reading all about Harry Potter and his fantastic adventures!WHAT'S INCLUDED:4 Reading PassagesHarry Potter and Platform 9 and 3/4Harry Potter and The Secrets of GryffindorHarry Potter and The Magical PotionsHarry Potter and The Sorting Hat4 Re
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education
India! Diwali—Lesson, Story of Prince Rama, Worksheets, Independent Work Packet
Through a lesson, a famous story, and worksheets, teach young students about how Indians authentically celebrate India's Festival of Lights known as Diwali! This product provides the following, all as Adobe files:Introduction to Diwali Lesson - history, background, and celebrations (provided in a paperless slideshow format, no need to print)Story of Prince Rama and the evil ten-headed demon King Ravana - abridged version of one of Hinduism’s most important epics, the Ramayana, that is told duri
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K - 6th
Puerto Rico: Rhythm & Culture
Puerto Rico has been featured in our national spotlight (for better or worse) a lot lately.
and Sept 15 - Oct 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month.This amazing unit draws on current events as well as the rich history and culture of Puerto Rico.
We'll explore Puerto Rico & Plena music using accessible rhythms, as well as authentic sources from Los Pleneros 21 & Smithsonian Folkways. The unit covers the music of Latin America, traditional folktales, and current events. Whole class activities a
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3rd - 8th
No prep St. Patrick's day: la historia de San Patricio powerpoint
This no prep slideshow tells the story of Saint Patrick, there are highlighted vocabulary words accompanied with beautiful images to go along with the story. This is an easy story to introduce St. Patrick's day week! includes 8 questions about the story.
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9th - 12th
Also included in: la historia de San Patricio: The history of St. Patrick
Theme Tone and Mood Halloween High School ELA Literary Devices Lesson
Make learning theme, tone, and mood engaging and fun in this literary devices lesson. Students learn the history behind well-known monsters, and how horror writers use theme, tone, and mood in their writing.Students will learn about how theme, tone, and mood are used in horror to convey meaning, analyze common monster/horror tropes and learn the history behind them, and practice analyzing for theme, tone, and mood by reading a fun, spooky web comic. Great for Halloween or as an engaging, anytim
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Halloween Activity Bundle Halloween Lessons and Activities Bundle
12 codigos de qr cuentos de hada
12 QR codes that are safe to view of read aloud fairy and folk tales. Can be printed on card stock and double sided.
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PreK - 3rd
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Short story: ELEVEN, introduction and digital vocabulary study PowerPoint lesson
Purpose: "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros: this introductory lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. Fun facts, photo visuals, and video clips support the story details. The lesson also includes vocabulary study, practice, and assessment. GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension and aligned to standards AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learni
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4th - 8th
Leyendas mexicanas (editable)
Description:En esta presentación vas a encontrar diferentes leyendas mexicanas que podrás utilizar no solo para aprender un poco de cultura mexicana sino que también podrán practicar la comprensión lectora y la expresión escrita.Contenidos:Portada.Tabla de contenidos.Objetivos y definición de qué es una leyenda.Ejemplo de leyenda.Micro actividad.El origen de las leyendas poco famosas.Leyenda del Popocatépetl y el Iztaccíhuatl.Preguntas de comprensión lectora de la leyenda de El Popocatépetl y El
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Not Grade Specific
Detailed Overview of Nigeria
A complete lesson plan helping K-5th graders to have a detailed understanding of Nigeria. We include an introduction to etiquette to prepare them to work with other students and co-workers from Nigeria. No more cultural barriers to effective and efficient business and expat assignments.
Lesson Plan includes:
Country Overview
People
Transportation
Homes
Clothing
Snacks/ Food
Etiquette
Music
Dance
Language
Art
Stories
Games
Environment
Money
Detailed Overview of Nigeria by Tour-A-Culture is lice
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PreK - 5th
La Llama Mariana Audio Book in Spanish (Peru)
La Llama Mariana Audio Book in Spanish is a Powerpoint document that includes the audio of the song and 10 different slides of the song illustrated. Download it for use on Smartboard or projectors to teach about Peru, expressions with the verb TENER in Spanish or just to enjoy a beautiful Landó (Afroperuvian rhythm). La Llama Mariana is a song about a llama who has lots of wool and is hot. A boy tries to help her but at the end with a funny twist they end up helping each other.
For more songs vi
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PreK - 8th
African Fable (Storytelling) - The Spirit Tree
In this heartfelt and inspiring short story from Zaire, a girl is united with the angel that watches over and protects her. Perfect for the child suffering the loss of a parent or beloved family member, who needs a touch of magic!In African tradition, where storytelling is an art, stories are past along from one generation to the next and held in great esteem.This collection of African myths and fables are full of important life lessons and imagination. Children of all ages and cultures will en
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3rd - 6th
Back to school. Allegory study. The Golden Rule
This resource will have your students reflecting on their own actions and their impacts on others, it is a perfect Back-to-School resource for any classroom!This powerful resource introduces students to a Taoist story and prompts students to reflect on the hidden message.Students will draw the story to show their comprehension as well as dive deeper into its meaning.The Golden Rule 'treat others as you wish to be treated' is discussed in this and takes it to the next level introducing the Platin
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4th - 8th
Bastille Day (French Independence day)
This powerpoint is a kid-friendly retelling of Bastille Day. It is recommended to use with younger learners as an introduction to the topic.
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K - 10th
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky; a PowerPoint presentation
Attached is a PowerPoint Presentation is designed to correspond with children’s literature book, "Brother Eagle, Sister Sky" with illustrations by Susan Jeffers. It is a Guided Reading Level M book based on the plea made by Chief Seattle in the mid-1850s to the US government to care for the land as the Native American had cared for it.
There is an introduction activity that corresponds with the book, “Legends of the Iroquois” where students would read the short story about conservation as an
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4th - 7th
Folklore Unit - Fables (Part 1 of 4)
Engage your students with a fun, multicultural folklore unit!With this product you will receive: 20 beautiful, INTERACTIVE slides2 fables - Aesop's "Ant & Grasshopper" and the modern fable "The Richer, The Poorer"Journal writing promptsTheme analysisVocabulary practice for studentsIf you enjoy this product, make sure you check out the other products from this unit:Part 2: LegendsPart 3: Fairy TalesPart 4: MythsYou can also purchase Enrichment Activities, or you can buy the ENTIRE UNIT 20% of
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Folklore Unit
African Fable (Storytelling) - Nine Wild Dogs and One Lion
In this funny and entertaining short story, the King of the Wild has his own idea of fairness! In African tradition, where storytelling is an art, stories are past along from one generation to the next and held in great esteem. This collection of African myths and fables are full of important life lessons and imagination. Children of all ages and cultures will enjoy reading these short colorful stories. Colorful Powerpoint format allows for easy reading and guaranteed to draw children right int
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3rd - 6th
African Fable (Storytelling) - The Quarrel Between Earth and Sky
This delightful short story from Nigeria tells a tale of how the sky became separated from the earth, and offers a very imaginative explanation of why there are times of drought and famine in the land!In African tradition, where storytelling is an art, stories are past along from one generation to the next and held in great esteem.This collection of African myths and fables are full of important life lessons and imagination. Children of all ages and cultures will enjoy reading these short colorf
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3rd - 6th
Black history and character book list set 1
A collection of picture book that range in topics focusing on Black characters and history.
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Not Grade Specific
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