Middle school english language arts cultural activities

This is a restaurant menu project for Spanish I. Students will design a restaurant menu that serves traditional Spanish dishes from a Spanish-speaking country of their choice. This project includes an introduction page with all the project requirements, 2 restaurant menu examples, a 2-page project planner/graphic organizer, and a grading rubric for student presentations. Project Requirements: * A menu cover with the restaurant name in Spanish, the days and hours of operation, address, and phon

Subjects:

Projects, Graphic Organizers, Cultural Activities

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

First Day of School - I Am Unique Fingerprint Writing Activity

Created by

Try-Angle Math

Prepare yourself for back to school with these "all about me" fingerprints! Each student can showcase how unique and wonderful they are!Choose 1 of the 3 fingerprint templates. (loop, whorl, arch). Students write about themselves on the lines of the fingerprint.This is perfect for the first week of school. This can be used in English, Art, Science, or any other subject. Students can share their fingerprints to find out how awesome their peers are.Bonus: includes 8 writing prompts!UPDATE! Ther

Subjects:

Back to School, Forensics, Writing

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Cultural Activities

Ancient China Geography: Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth Exploration)

Created by

Ancient History, Geography, Informational Text

Take your students on a virtual field trip to learn the geography of ancient China! Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, informational text, video, and visuals, your students will learn about and explore the geography of ancient China including: the Gobi Desert, Himalaya Mountains, Tibetan Plateau, Yangtze River, and Huang He River (Yellow River).Your students will learn about::: geographic location of China:: modern-day borders (map skills included):: Gobi Desert (Mongols &amp

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Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: Ancient China Virtual Field Trip Bundle (Google Earth Exploration)

Oregon Trail Virtual Field Trip | 13 Stops Along Route | Google Earth

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Informational Text, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Take your students on a virtual field trip and make 13 stops along the Oregon Trail. Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, video, informational text, and visuals, your students will view geographic locations and reconstructed sites along the trail as they learn about the history and significance of the Oregon Trail from multiple perspectives.This virtual field trip covers::: Native lands recognition :: What was the Oregon Trail?:: Why move west?:: Routes traveled:: Disruption of

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Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

Teaching With a Mountain View

Also included in: Westward Movement Virtual Field Trip Bundle (Google Earth Exploration)

Holidays Around the World | Christmas Around the World

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Engage your students in the ultimate Holidays Around the World Activity with these super engaging, high-interest math and literacy activities!This Holidays Around the World Bundle Includes:Holidays Around the World Literacy Activities & Paired TextsHolidays Around the World Math Budgeting Math ProjectChristmas Around the World Task Cards (GREAT for fluency practice!)The Math and Literacy Activities have been designed to work together. As your students plan their trip with the math project, t

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Math, Reading

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RI.3.10

, RI.4.1

, RI.4.2

, RI.4.3

, RI.4.4

...

Coco Movie Guide | Day of the Dead Activities | Questions | Differentiated

Created by

Mr Hull's Movie Guides

This 16 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Coco (2017)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★Great to watch to learn more about Mexican culture and Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.Steeped in Mexican culture and folklore, the movie follows young Miguel whose dreams of becoming a musician are hampered by his family's ban on music. Magically entering the Land of the Dead, Miguel embarks on an ex

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Halloween

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Movie Guides, Cultural Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.4.7

, SL.2.2

, SL.3.2

, SL.4.2

, CCRA.SL.2

Also included in: 2 Pack Day of the Dead Movie Guide Bundle | Questions | Activities

ESL Vocabulary Picture Dictionary & ESL Newcomer Activities

Created by

Inspiring Young Learners --- Beth Vaucher

One of the most useful tools for ELL newcomers to have is a picture dictionary to begin to build vocabulary in English. This growing bundle includes 3 picture dictionaries that all support newcomers in foundational English skills. This Bilingual Picture Dictionary is the perfect resource to provide your newcomers with so that they can have a tool to use in all classes and work on vocabulary independently.This Bilingual Picture Dictionary will also help give students the confidence to start speak

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Phonics, Vocabulary

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Cultural Activities

Class Recipe Book (Christmas, Holidays, Mothers / Fathers Day, Thanksgiving)

Created by

J'adore Kinder

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

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

California Gold Rush Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth Exploration)

Created by

Informational Text, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Take your students on a virtual field trip to learn about the California Gold Rush. Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, video, informational text, and visuals, your students will travel to 4 boom towns to learn about the gold rush from multiple perspectives.This virtual field trip covers::: Sutter's Mill:: James Marshall:: Prospecting for Gold:: President Polk:: Mixed Feelings:: Impact on Indigenous Peoples:: African Americans and the Gold Rush:: San Francisco:: Forty-Niners::

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

SrtaEstrella Emergency Spanish Sub Plans

Also included in: Westward Movement Virtual Field Trip Bundle (Google Earth Exploration)

Bundle: Emergency Sub Plans for Spanish Teachers

Created by

Are you a Spanish teacher in a hurry? Often, it can be very difficult to make substitute plans for a foreign language class. We want our students to be able to answer the questions without feeling the need to translate. These are packets ready for you to print and go when you are in need of an emergency sub plan.Included in this bundle are four of my non-holiday specific emergency Spanish sub plans. You get four for the price of three. Each packet includes cultural readings in English and includ

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading, Spanish

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Cultural Activities

DAILY SLIDES: Black History Month Hero of the Day Morning Meeting/ Mini Lessons

Created by

Teachin' in the Sun

This Black History Month Daily Slide Pack is a perfect way to celebrate the achievements of NOTABLE African Americans! Black History Month is celebrated during the month of February. Each day includes a Hero with a famous quote, illustration, video to watch, and mini Bio paragraph.This google slides activity is so easy to use! As seen in preview- It is organized so you are able to go day by day, or click at random!! The icons on the screen will take you to each activity for seamless and easy

Subjects:

Black History Month, Classroom Community, Reading

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Cultural Activities

Also included in: DAILY SLIDES: Hero of the Day Morning Meeting/ Mini Lessons YEAR LONG BUNDLE

Flags of Spanish-Speaking Countries Coloring Sheets

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This is a 2 page coloring activity with the 21 flags of the Spanish-speaking world. Students follow a color by number key to color in each section of the 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, colors, or as an emergency substitute activity. Can be printed 2 sided or separately. Makes a great classroom decoration. Exampl

Subjects:

Printables, Cultural Activities

Grades:

K - 10th

Types:

Also included in: Spanish Countries and Capitals Geography Bundle

Christmas Around the World Reading Comprehension Passages,Questions, and Videos

Created by

Mia McDaniel

Teach and practice numerous reading comprehension skills using these fascinating passages and corresponding questions all about Christmas around the world. These 22 irresistible non-fiction passages are for your ELA lessons or speech/language therapy sessions! This resource can easily last you the entire month of December!As a bonus, 7 videos expand learning and facilitate discussion! For non-readers, use this resource as a listening comprehension activity! Passages can be used with individual s

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, English Language Arts, Speech Therapy

Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Christmas Speech & Language BUNDLE

Ancient Rome: Geography Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth Exploration)

Created by

Ancient History, Geography, Informational Text

Take your students on a virtual tour to learn about the geography of ancient Rome. Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, informational text, video, and visuals, your students will learn about and explore 5 geographical locations. This trip includes: the Tiber River, Italian Peninsula, Italian Alps, Rome, Constantinople This virtual field trip covers::: geographic location of the Roman Empire :: map skills (drag and drop & fill in the blank):: Tiber River:: Porta Portese (anc

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

Close Reading, Informational Text, U.S. History

Also included in: Ancient Rome Virtual Field Trip Bundle: Architecture, Geography (Google Earth)

Immigration: Ellis Island Activities - Immigration Project

Created by

Kiki's Classroom

This Ellis Island & Immigration unit includes 44 pages of printables to engage your students while learning about immigration in the early 1900s. No fluff or filler here: this unit provides solid, high-quality content that will deepen students' understanding and simplify complex concepts, while taking them on a steamship journey across the Atlantic to New York Harbor and through Ellis Island. You’ll find these printables to be thoughtfully designed, easy to use, thorough, and engaging for

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables, Cultural Activities

I Never Saw another Butterfly: Exploring the Holocaust through Terezin Poetry

Created by

Miss Fairchild Creates

Teachers, use this lesson to teach the Holocaust through analysis of children's poetry from the camp-ghetto of Terezin. The lesson brings the humanity of the Holocaust to the front of student's minds and allows them to study language arts skills while studying a watershed moment in history.Starting with a short presentation over the camp-ghetto of Terezin, students will be able to contextualize the history and learn about the circumstances that led to the poetry being produced they will be readi

Subjects:

Arts & Music, English Language Arts

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

...

The ULTIMATE Beowulf Bundle with Answer Keys, Assessments, and Creative Projects

Created by

Bespoke ELA

In this mega Beowulf Bundle, you will find 36 lessons and activities that include thorough answer keys with textual evidence where applicable to take your Beowulf unit to the next level. You will also find creative activities, quizzes, and an EDITABLE multiple-choice test to use at the end of your unit. There are MORE than enough resources here to create an engaging Beowulf unit for your students.This bundle is organized by pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading activities and includes

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Lunar New Year 2024 | Year of the DRAGON Reading Comprehension | Spring Festival

Created by

GATER Educator - Kris Prince

Chinese New Year in 2024 starts on Saturday, February 10th!It’s the Year of the DRAGON!Did you know that the Chinese believe that people born in the Year of the DRAGON are strong, tenacious, and ambitious? Do you know what the lucky colors and numbers are for people born during the Year of the DRAGON?Find out more by close-reading interesting text all about the Year of the DRAGON.Create a Cool DRAGON Collage, perfect for a 2024 Year of the DRAGON Bulletin Board!*** This resource has been updated

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Informational Text, The New Year

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

GATE, Cultural Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RI.4.1

, RI.5.1

, RI.6.1

, RI.7.1

Also included in: Chinese New Year 2024 | Year of the DRAGON Reading Comprehension | Art BUNDLE

Ancient Greece: Geography Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth Exploration)

Created by

Ancient History, Geography, Informational Text

Take your students on a virtual tour to learn about the geography of ancient Greece. Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, informational text, video, and visuals, your students will learn about and explore 6 geographical locations. This trip includes Mount Olympus, the Mediterranean Sea, the Peloponnesian Peninsula, Sparta, Macedonia, and Athens.This virtual field trip covers::: geographic location of Greece:: climate:: physical geography:: Mount Olympus (significance & Myti

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Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: Ancient Greece Virtual Field Trip Bundle | Geography | Acropolis of Athens

Spanish-Speaking Countries, Capitals, and Nationalities Bundle

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This is a bundle of 15 resources over the 21 Spanish-Speaking Countries, Capitals, and Nationalities. In this bundle you will receive a Spanish-speaking country profile project, 2 map labeling activities, a matching quiz activity, 2 internet scavenger hunt activities, a 2 page coloring activity and a windsock craftivity with the 21 flags of the Spanish-speaking world, a passport mini booklet activity, an interactive notebook activity, 7 vocabulary activities, 3 vocabulary games, 2 grammar activi

Subjects:

Projects, Cultural Activities

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Papel Picado Tissue Banners

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This is a set of 5 papel picado templates for making a colorful tissue paper banner. This is a fun craft for secondary students to make and display when celebrating Hispanic holidays such as Cinco de Mayo, Hispanic Heritage Month, or Mexico's Independence Day. You may choose to have younger students simply color in the templates and display them on the walls. These templates are available in both color and blackline. They make a great festive decoration as a boarder around your classroom walls.

Subjects:

Printables, Cultural Activities

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: Hispanic Heritage Month Projects and Activities Bundle

My Vacation Student Travel Journal

Created by

Miss Clark's Spoonful

This NO-PREP journal was created for your students to take with them as a homework assignment (or just for FUN!) while they are on vacation.Your students will be able to practice their writing while they are away by recording their vacation experiences.INCLUDED PAGES:- Customizable Journal Cover- Introduction Letter- All About My Trip: I am traveling by... (transportation) I am traveling with... (family and friends) I will be there for ___ days (calendar skills)- Differentiated Daily Journal

Subjects:

For All Subjects, Geography, Writing

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Homework, Printables, Cultural Activities

Amazon Rainforest Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth Exploration)

Created by

Geography, Informational Text, Social Studies - History

Take your students on a virtual tour to Brazil to learn about the Amazon rainforest. Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, informational text, video, and visuals, your students will learn about the Amazon rainforest from multiple perspectives. This virtual field trip covers::: geographic location of the Amazon rainforest:: physical features :: climate:: deforestation:: canopy layers:: plant growth:: economic issues:: indigenous people:: mammals:: birds:: reptiles & amphibian

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Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS: