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Middle school short stories cultural activities for parents
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
Boogers, Farts, and Burps Keep Friends Away- Social Story
Do you have a student who always burps, passes gas or picks their nose? If yes, this story is perfect for them! Whether they do it on purpose or just don't know proper etiquette, "Boogers, Farts, and Burps Keep Friends Away" teaches the appropriate choices to make when mother nature hits, and it explains how one's actions affect whether someone will want to be their friend or not.The Spanish version is available here.NOTE: This story is part of a bundle. If you are interested in visuals, task ca
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PreK - 12th
Also included in: Friendship- Social Story Bundle (set 1)
Tell-Tale Heart by Poe. Adapted Close Read Halloween Fun. ESL Beginner Unit.
This bright, colorful and fun adapted text version of The Tell-Tale Heart makes Poe's classic accessible to ESL and ENL beginners and newcomers. The unit includes 5-days of lesson plans, based around an initial and then close read of the text. Please open up the preview for details to make sure the text is right for your classroom -- it will be a challenge for your ELLs, but hopefully worth it.It is easily set up for DISTANCE LEARNING on TPT Digital, shared via Google Classroom. The PDF also pri
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Dreaming in Spanish Mega Book Bundle: Spanish Level 1-3: 17 stories+Activities
Dreaming in Spanish Mega Book Bundles features 16 resources spanning from Spanish 1 (Novice) to Spanish 3 (Intermediate). These resources can be used as part of curriculum as the themes are rich and varied, or they can be used to supplement a Free Voluntary Reading Program. Each resource listed below has a preview! Spanish 1 Stories (Some of these stories are also a part of the "School Unit Bundle" click here for details). El bolígrafo (Relationships/ school supplies)En la cafetería (Having cour
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7th - 12th
The Scholarship Jacket Mini-Unit (Great for Distance Learning)
Engage your middle schoolers with a short story about fairness, integrity, and overcoming prejudices. "The Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas is a great story to teach character analysis, theme, and critical thinking skills. Everything you need to support student comprehension, foster text-to-self connections, and assess learning throughout is included. This unit is the ultimate resource for differentiated learning and text analysis anchored in a central text.As part of the mini-unit, you will
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6th - 10th
Character Traits: Identify + Show the Evidence Reading Passages
Need UNIQUE short reading activities? NO-PREP comprehension assessment? Look no further than this set of three worksheets with a Native American flair!Get this set of worksheets and all others in the ELA series as part of this bundle and save big! ELA Identify Complete BundleFEATURES• Three worksheets with four short (and leveled) passages on each. Each passage features one character trait.• Students must match each character trait from the word bank to a passage.• Student will also underline se
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Identify and Show Evidence Reading Passages - ELA COMPLETE BUNDLE
Interactive Social Stories
17 simple and very visual social stories are included in this product:-Recess-Bathroom (diaper & toilet)-School Bus-Fire Drill-Lunch-Waiting-Safety -Listening-Cleaning Up-Talking (AAC device)10/11/19 Social Stories Added:-Spitting-Keeping Shoes On12/26/19 Social Stories Added:-Nice Hands (hitting)-Quiet Mouth (screaming)-Running Away6/8/20 Social Stories Added:-Face Mask-Space (social distancing)Each story has 6 pages including the cover page, with the exception of the Bathroom social story.
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PreK - 6th
Social Story: I Will Not Hit
**Updated**
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-new front cover for students, choose pink or green!
Social stories are a great way to help teach kids important rules and expectations. This social story focuses on helping kids understand the importance of why we don't hit, and what they can do instead of hitting. It is a quick story that can be read as a reminder to help kids make the best choice when they are upset or angry.
If you are in need of a specific social story, please send me a message and I would be
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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World Folklore & Mythology Close Reading Unit: (6-9) Weeks Bundled Unit
This is a COMPLETE and comprehensive unit!
(12 Tests, 100+ slides, 18 stories, 30-page student activity packet)
It focuses on folklore from all around the world. It Includes folklore from North America, South Pacific (Samoa), Europe, Greece and Rome, Africa, and Asia.
This Unit is designed for grades 6-10 with attached CCSS standards for grades 9-10..
This an ideal unit for the early parts of your year as students are just beginning to understand literary elements. The readings are short enou
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6th - 10th
On the Trapline Lessons - Indigenous Resource - Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning in Elementary SchoolsTEN different comprehension activities support the story, On the Trapline, written by David A. Robertson and illustrated by Julie Flett.Reading Response activities include:Summary, Meaning, Connection, Question, Visualization, Sequential and Sensory Writing, and Swampy Cree Word Focus and Extension CrosswordThis unit is developed to support a single read aloud copy. There is zero prep needed (other than photocopying.)***
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1st - 7th
Also included in: Julie Flett Lesson BUNDLE - Inclusive Learning for Primary Students
Theme: Identify + Show the Evidence Reading Passages
Need UNIQUE short reading activities? NO-PREP comprehension assessment? Look no further than this set of three worksheets with a Native American flair!Get this set of worksheets and all others in the ELA series as part of this bundle and save big! ELA Identify Complete BundleFEATURES• Three worksheets with four short (and leveled) passages on each. Each passage features one theme.• Students must match each theme from the word bank to a passage.• Student will also underline sentences that helped
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Identify and Show Evidence Reading Passages - ELA COMPLETE BUNDLE
New Year's Spanish 2 Activity: Reading and Goal Setting!
New Year's Goal-setting activity & Reading!About this resourceNo te metas con mis metas is a New Year goal-setting activity for level 2 or beyond. In addition to providing step-by-step goal-writing prompts, students will learn about the importance of making goals with a good dose of interesting compelling input and graphics to keep them engaged. What’s included in this resource? 1. Article #1: No te metas con mis metas is a short reading about the origin of the expression “Borrón y cuenta nu
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7th - 12th
Social Story - Good words vs. Bad words
I created this social story for a new friend who was using some...sentence enhancers with his friends and teachers. It touches upon what are some good words to use and how using bad words may make others feel. Parents and teachers feel free to customize what you'd like "bad words" to mean so it fits your needs!The portrait format of this PowerPoint allows for educators to print it out, cut each page in half, and put them on a ring for easy reading with students!
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PreK - 8th
Story Comprehension, Wh Questions, Short Story, Listening, Auditory Processing
This unit includes 20 short stories about everyday childhood activities. Each story is one paragraph long followed by 5 questions. Each story includes a Who, What, When, Where, Why question to help students listen for details and practice answering questions. These short stories may be used with students with WH questions goals, auditory processing goals, listening goals, comprehension goals, or responding with complete sentence goals. Print out the pages and use them as story cards or use t
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K - 6th
Spanish 1/2 La Noche de las velitas/ Little Candles Day- Colombian Tradition
*PDF resolution is clear!December 7th is "Día de las velitas/ La noche de las velitas in Colombia, and this resource prepares you and your class to learn about this amazing Winter tradition. *Contributors Carlos Quintero (Barranquilla) and Sandra Prieto (Bogotá). ThemesWhat is La noche de las velitas? How do families celebrate? What are the typical foods? How do they celebrate on the Coast of Colombia? What's included in this resource? 1. Color PDF to use with students detailing the important el
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6th - 10th
Identify and Show Evidence Reading Passages - ELA COMPLETE BUNDLE
Need UNIQUE short reading activities? NO-PREP comprehension assessment? Look no further than this COMPLETE ELA BUNDLE with a Native American flair!FEATURES• Twenty-four different worksheets aligned to Common Core Standards. Three worksheets per skill. Each worksheet has four short stories on it. A total of 96 leveled short stories to help students understand setting, theme, author's purpose, and more!• Student will also underline sentences that helped him or her find the answer. This will allow
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3rd - 6th
Drama Reader’s Theater Inca Short Story The Magic Lake Folktale Peru Moral Story
Part of a Readers Theater Bundle The Inca folktale The Magic Lake is a dramatization of a Native American short story with roles for 20+ students and suitable for Social Studies studying indigenous people or South America, a Drama, Language Arts or reading classes. Students have fun while they strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This product was created specifically for the classroom. This folk tale is ver
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Folk and Fairy Tales Readers Theater Scripts and Units Grades 4 to 7
Geraldo No Last Name by Sandra Cisneros Short Story Unit
Sandra Cisneros’ “Geraldo No Last Name,” a vignette from her novel, The House on Mango Street, is an excellent choice for exploring multi-cultural perspectives, theme, author’s craft and more. Created for high school and advanced middle school students, this comprehensive, 30+ page short story unit on "Geraldo No Last Name" includes TONS of activities and handouts to help students analyze and appreciate the story, including:Pre-Reading “Connections” Activity—to build interest, activate prior k
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7th - 12th
Le Chandail de Hockey Lesson Sequence
This sequence of four lessons focuses on pre-, during- and post-reading strategies in the Core French classroom. It also incorporates French culture and history in an engaging way with a focus on oral communication, listening skills, reading skills, and teamwork.This ready to use package includes: - A powerpoint presentation- Outline of lessons and learning goals- Vocabulary match-up activity (printable)- Sequencing activity (printable)- Reading strategies visuals
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4th - 8th
Reader’s Theater Script Legend of the Sunflower Greek Mythology Folktale
Looking for an adaptation of a Greek myth? Low prep and ready to go! The Legend of the Sunflower is a dramatization of a Greek myth, a short story, with roles for 10 students and suitable for any one studying mythology in a Drama, Language Arts, Social Studies or reading classes. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This product was created specifically for the classroom. The story: The ancien
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5th - 7th
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Chinese Reader: Dragon Boat Festival with AUDIO support (Simplified Ch)
Bilingual story book in English-Simplified Chinese-Pinyin with audio. ((English-Traditional Chinese-Pinyin) edition is also available. I would appreciate your kind and positive feedback upon download and review. The two beautiful dragon boat and dragon artworks are created by artist, Matt Cox for Miss Panda Chinese. Hundreds of children have enjoyed his dragon boat festival coloring pages at my school and I know that your students will enjoy it as well.Print out the story book, listen to the
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PreK - 8th
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Spanish Short Story- Ar verbs, school supplies, classes, Infographic, Activities
Looking for a creative way to teach basic -ar verbs and school supplies? Check out this resource! This resource contains: 1. A short story about two- Colombian boy-crazed teens who go shopping for school supplies at a local papelería (the infographic of the Papelería and sales is included). While they discuss common topics about school, boys, and ditching class (Raquel), they stumble upon an all too common situation in the local store. They'll have the chance to look beyond their privilege and
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7th - 10th
Reader’s Theater Script The Fall of the Spider Man Canada Folk Tale Moral Lesson
The Fall of the Spider Man is a dramatization of an Aboriginal creation myth, a short story, with roles for 20+ students and suitable for any one studying folk tales in a Drama, Language Arts, Social Studies ( re: Canada) or reading classes. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This product was created specifically for the classroom. The Fall of the Spider Man tells the story of a Star man who l
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6th - 8th
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"My Name" Sandra Cisneros Excerpt with Questions & Reflection
"My Name" is a great excerpt from The House on Mango Street. It talks about the importance of names and the meanings behind them. It is a great story to read with students to get to know them better. It is an excellent resource to use at the start of a new school year or just to further develop your student-teacher relationships. This resource provides teachers with:Pre-reading questionsThe excerpt "My Name"Space beside the story for students to annotateDirections for the first & second tim
Grades:
5th - 8th
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