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8th grade social studies cultural activities

Preview of Passport Stamp Bundle - OVER 140 COUNTRIES!

Passport Stamp Bundle - OVER 140 COUNTRIES!

Created by
NuttGeo
Thanks for checking out my store!This updated product now contains stamps from over 140 countries!!! Let your students cut out their own and glue it into their passport, or print the stamps on sticker paper and hand them out as rewards for reaching certain goals. Whatever your methodology may be, I’m positive your kids will love it! Altogether this product contains over 300 PNG files, one color and one black & white for each country. This product comes with a LIFETIME update guarantee. As I
Preview of Ferdinand Movie Guide Spanish Questions English & Spanish Sub Plans end of year

Ferdinand Movie Guide Spanish Questions English & Spanish Sub Plans end of year

This Ferdinand movie guide is designed for Spanish students while watching the film Ferdinand - ¡Olé! El viaje de Ferdinand in Spanish class. This Ferdinand film guide would be perfect for a bullfighting corrida del toros or Spain unit in Spanish class.The differentiated options mean you could use variations of this one editable Google Ferdinand movie guide with all levels of Spanish you teach. Use this Ferdinand film guide in Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, Spanish 4, exploratory Spanish, or a
Preview of Veterans Day Program Script School Assembly or Class Activity to Honor Veterans

Veterans Day Program Script School Assembly or Class Activity to Honor Veterans

Are you planning a Veterans Day celebration for your school this year? This Veterans Day program script will help you get started as you plan your Veterans Day program.Our school's Veterans Day program has been my absolute favorite event of the year for over fifteen years!I have found that a program that celebrates Veterans is one of our favorite activities to bring together community members of all ages and students in our school. I have used this script at our school-wide Veterans Day progra
Preview of Compare World Religions Chart --Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism

Compare World Religions Chart --Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism

This is a chart I use with my students to compare five major world religions-- Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. It is meant to have the students learn the basics and be able to know the major aspects of all the religions. I included a blank copy and a completed version. In my social studies textbooks, there is quite a bit of info about each of these religions. This can also be done this as a group jigsaw activity. Feel free to edit it to suits your needs. Let me know if
Preview of Passport Booklet & Stamps Growing Bundle: Around the World Unit, Geography Fair

Passport Booklet & Stamps Growing Bundle: Around the World Unit, Geography Fair

These passport stamps and passport booklet are absolutely amazing!!! Perfect for an around the world unit, introduction to country studies, a Geography Fair, International Night, Social Studies Units, "Read Around the World" Passports, or Christmas Around the World (or Holidays Around the World). Save now by getting in early on this GROWING BUNDLE as we will be adding country stamps in the near future!The passport booklet is authentic, appropriate for students in any country ("Citizen of the Wor
Preview of Flags of the World: 2740 World Flags - All 197 countries -  Incl. Coloring Pages

Flags of the World: 2740 World Flags - All 197 countries - Incl. Coloring Pages

Flags of the World: All 197 countries - 2740 graphics - Clip-art Set and Bonus PDF Document. Includes 197 colored flags that are identical in dimension to allow you to create uniform, clean looking resources!This clip art set contains 197 flags from around the world in both color, gray-scale and black and white outlined coloring pages. (A total of 2740 graphics!). A PDF document with the country name and large format flag is also included for easy printing and displaying.Every world flag is her
Preview of Spanish 1 Sub Plans Project Spanish End of the Year Activities Final Assessment

Spanish 1 Sub Plans Project Spanish End of the Year Activities Final Assessment

Do you need a Spanish class final project? This is an editable Google Spanish class culture project. This basic Spanish class final project has students investigating and then presenting a cultural aspect of the Spanish-speaking world. It would make a great sub plan, exploratory middle school Spanish culture class final, Spanish 1 final, or Spanish 2 final project, or Hispanic Heritage Month project for Spanish class. Actividades para fin de año.This Spanish class final project includes✅ 5 Edita
Preview of A Million Miles Away Movie Guide Questions in English & Spanish Worksheets

A Million Miles Away Movie Guide Questions in English & Spanish Worksheets

This editable A Million Miles Away movie guide is designed for Spanish students while watching the new Amazon Prime Video film A millones de kilómetros in Spanish class. These A Million Miles Away movie questions would be the perfect complement to Hispanic Heritage Month or the study of migrant farming, the Mexican-American experience, with a cross-curricular STEM connection to space and eclipse solar 2024. A Mexican-American migrant farm worker becomes a NASA astronaut in an appropriate PG film
Preview of Passport Template & Bundle - Now Over 140 Countries

Passport Template & Bundle - Now Over 140 Countries

Created by
NuttGeo
Thanks for checking out my store!This product contains stamps from over 140 countries as well as a printable U.S. Passport template (three different styles)!!! Let your students cut out their own and glue it into their passport, or print the stamps on sticker paper and hand them out as rewards for reaching certain goals. Whatever your methodology may be, I’m positive your kids will love it! Altogether this product contains over 300 PNG files, one color and one black & white for each country
Preview of Editable Encanto Movie Guide Spanish Sub Plans Encanto Movie Questions Worksheet

Editable Encanto Movie Guide Spanish Sub Plans Encanto Movie Questions Worksheet

This Encanto movie guide is designed for Spanish students while watching the film Encanto in Spanish class. The differentiated options mean you could use variations of this one editable Google Encanto movie guide with all levels of Spanish you teach. This editable Encanto movie worksheet would be perfect for Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, Spanish 4, exploratory Spanish, or a Latin American culture class focusing on Colombia. This would make a great Spanish class sub plan too, especially during
Preview of Spanish Movie Guide CHUPA English & Spanish 5 de mayo cinco de mayo Sub Plans

Spanish Movie Guide CHUPA English & Spanish 5 de mayo cinco de mayo Sub Plans

This editable Chupa movie guide is designed for Spanish students while watching the new Netflix film Chupa in Spanish class. These Chupa movie questions would be the perfect complement to 5 de mayo in Spanish class, or the study of Mexico, legends, or lucha libre. There are 2 separate Chupa movie guides, 1 in Spanish, and 1 in English for a Spanish class sub plan for any level. What's Included in this Editable Chupa Movie GuideEnglish Chupa Movie Guide - 3 pages all Google Editable✅ Page 1 - ch
Preview of Silk Road Trade Routes FUN Game Activity | Cultural Diffusion and Geography

Silk Road Trade Routes FUN Game Activity | Cultural Diffusion and Geography

Play a FUN “Travels on the Silk Road” game that students LOVE! They must identify goods & ideas spread on the trade routes while competing to amass the greatest fortune along the way! Print & interactive, digital versions of the materials are included. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Includes:Explain Slides: Game DirectionsFill-in Scorecard & ChartGame Task CardsGame BoardAnswer KeyTeacher Reference GuideVocabulary:Sil
Preview of Flags of Spanish-Speaking Countries Windsock Craftivity

Flags of Spanish-Speaking Countries Windsock Craftivity

This is a coloring activity and windsock craft with the 21 flags of the Spanish-speaking world. Students will follow four simple steps to color, cut and glue these colorful windsock flags. Only five colors are needed: rojo, amarillo, verde, azul cielo, and azul (red, yellow, green, sky blue, and blue). This is a great activity when reviewing Spanish-speaking countries, Hispanic culture, holidays or colors. These windsock templates are available in both color and blackline. Makes a great decorati
Preview of Capibara y Ecuador Google Stations Spanish Culture Cabybara Spanish 1 sub plans

Capibara y Ecuador Google Stations Spanish Culture Cabybara Spanish 1 sub plans

This editable Google Doc activity was designed for novice Spanish students to introduce to Capybaras & Ecuador. It could work well before reading the novel El capibara con botas. It was created for Spanish 1, middle school Spanish, or Exploratory Spanish as a general cultural exploration of Ecuador and capybaras. It would make a great one-day sub-plan for Spanish one as well.What's Included in this Spanish 1 activity?✅ Instructions for teacher✅ 2 pages in Editable Google Doc in Google Drive
Preview of FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES FRENCH SPEAKING COUNTRIES ⭐ Videos PPT Google Maps Quizzes

FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES FRENCH SPEAKING COUNTRIES ⭐ Videos PPT Google Maps Quizzes

Do you struggle to make Francophone countries culture come alive? Want to bring your students on virtual field trips to all the major French speaking countries without ever leaving your classroom? Want to convince even your most reluctant learners to speak French so they can visit all these beautiful places? This is a whole year of Francophone culture. Hours of lesson plans including 101 Francophone countries video clips, colorful photos, facts, nationality practice, flashcards, a research pr
Preview of NEW Hispanic Heritage Month Spanish Music Bracket #8 NEW for 2023 bell ringers

NEW Hispanic Heritage Month Spanish Music Bracket #8 NEW for 2023 bell ringers

The original and newest Hispanic Heritage Month Spanish music bracket for 2023! These BRAND NEW Editable Google Slides music bell ringers or brain breaks for Spanish class are perfect for Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 (latinx heritage month, el mes de la herencia hispana o mes de la hispanidad). These are the original 1 song from every Spanish-speaking country that can be adapted for all levels including Spanish I, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, or Spanish 4 as a fun Spanish class routine with Spanish cul
Preview of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month:  Digital Choice Board Activity

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Digital Choice Board Activity

Whether you're celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May or are incorporating more poetry and poets to diversify your curriculum, this digital choice board activity will help students gain exposure to 25 different resources across the categories of: stories, poetry, art & music, books and culture.The goal of a choice board is to primarily provide choice to students - an opportunity to self-navigate their interests and explore new ideas. This activity can be us
Preview of Spanish Speaking Countries Flags Worksheets Spanish Colors Coloring Pages

Spanish Speaking Countries Flags Worksheets Spanish Colors Coloring Pages

Created by
Sra Cruz
These coloring pages practice Spanish colors using flags of Spanish-speaking countries. Line versions of each flag have the color in Spanish for each section of the flag (rojo, blanco, azul, etc.) It also includes a mystery phrase activity in basic Spanish using clues about each flag. Ex. La bandera de Colombia es ___, azul, y roja. The answers help solve the secret phrase which is a quote about travel. The answer key for the mystery phrase page is included.These can be copied front and bac
Preview of Chinese New Year 2024 Craft. Year of the Dragon Lantern Craft. Lunar New Year.

Chinese New Year 2024 Craft. Year of the Dragon Lantern Craft. Lunar New Year.

2024 Chinese New Year of the Dragon Also includes Year of the Rabbit and Tiger Lantern patterns. This is a growing file, with new images to eventually include all the animals of the Chinese calendar.Images include The Year of the Dragon, Year of the Rabbit, Year of the Tiger.Celebrate the Chinese Year with an easy to make paper lantern craft. To make the lantern you will need one sheet of 8.5x11 card stock or heavy copy paper for the inside of the lantern, and one 9x11 sheet of red construction
Preview of Assimilation of Native Americans: Indian Boarding Schools (STATIONS)

Assimilation of Native Americans: Indian Boarding Schools (STATIONS)

Through these primary source analysis stations, your students will gain an understanding of the assimilation of Native Americans in the United States following the Civil War, due to the use of Indian boarding schools. Through readings, photographs, and interviews, your students will analyze primary sources to learn the laws and history surrounding the schools in the United States, as well understand the negative impact these government instituted school experiences have had on Native American ch
Preview of Spanish Reading Comprehension Ecuador, Geography y La selva tropical - Earth Day

Spanish Reading Comprehension Ecuador, Geography y La selva tropical - Earth Day

This cultural reading was designed for NOVICE Spanish students to give them a basic overview of Ecuador while staying in Spanish. It includes sections on Geography, Culture & the Amazon. It would work well for students who are about to read the novel El Capibara con botas by Mira Canion. It was designed for interpretive reading practice for Spanish 1, middle school Spanish, or Exploratory Spanish. It would work well for a basic environment or Earth day reading activity as well. What's Includ
Preview of 1950s Culture vs 1960s Counterculture: 15 Image Gallery Walk & Research Project!

1950s Culture vs 1960s Counterculture: 15 Image Gallery Walk & Research Project!

In this engaging 1950s and 1960s (culture and counterculture) gallery walk project, students learn the characteristics of 1950s culture and the 1960s counterculture, complete a classroom organizer, and conduct research further about leaders of the 1960s counterculture movement (Jack Kerouac, Jane Fonda, Bob Dylan, Betty Friedan, and Timothy Leary). Students navigate 7 different image sets, each with a different focus, to learn about how the 1950s and 1960s viewed authority, patriotism, music, wo
Preview of National Hispanic Heritage Month: Reading & Substitute Plan for Spanish Class

National Hispanic Heritage Month: Reading & Substitute Plan for Spanish Class

Updated! This is the most popular resource on my store. I have updated this packet on 9/6/2019 with extended questions, a new True/False section, an answer key, and fixed the formatting errors. Please update your files!This is a sub plan that can be used anytime during National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15). It is also a good emergency substitute plan to keep handy. It includes three articles related to Hispanic Heritage month, how other countries celebrate their independen
Preview of Maps: North America Native American Cultural Regions {Messare Clips and Design}

Maps: North America Native American Cultural Regions {Messare Clips and Design}

This North America, Native American Cultural Regions Map set contains 34 individual high resolution graphics/maps. The set contains eight black and white maps with identified regions. Both the color maps and the black & white maps include a version with and without labels, additionally each map comes with and without depicted USA borders. **By request I've added 11 new map images that depict the cultural regions scaled in to the USA borders only. - 12 March 16 Regions Identified in the
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