4th grade critical thinking math cultural activities

Critical Thinking, Geography, Social Studies - History

CCSS:

RI.3.10

, RI.4.1

, RI.4.2

, RI.4.3

, RI.4.4

...

My Place in the World Project: "Me on the Map" Geography for Kids

Created by

Kid World Citizen

This hands-on geography project "My Place in the World" has kids create a visual representation of how we fit into the world. Teachers often use it with the kids' geography book "Me on the Map," by Joan Sweeney. Ideal for integrated Social Studies, ELA, Geography, Literacy, and Map Skills.Using a series of nesting circles to show the relative sizes of different geographic places, this simple but effective geography lesson helps kids sort out their relation to one another. This activity includes

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Geography for Kids Bundle: Three Essential Hands-on Activities

Diwali Craft - Rangoli Diya

Created by

Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

A fun craft activity when celebrating Diwali / Deepavali (The Hindu Festival of Lights). This activity incorporates two aspects of Diwali: the rangoli and the diya.Design a pattern (use the grid lines to help keep your shapes consistent).Write a fact about Diwali, or a message (or use the template with the pre-printed message).Add colour.Cut.Glue the two flames together and insert into the diya. Glue together.Hang.Alternatively, you could make this into a greeting card and write a message ins

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Geometry, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

Freedom Quilts - MINI UNIT

Created by

Pocketful of Primary

This freedom quilts mini unit is the perfect addition to your social studies curriculum with 4 different math connections! This freedom quilts mini unit includes information pages to give students background knowledge on the underground railroad and the use of freedom quilts, printable of quilt patterns, and 4 different math connection printables. There are also book ideas to read aloud to your class on the topic! The following are included in this product: - 16 information pages (these can be

Subjects:

African History, Black History Month, Math

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Geography, Social Studies - History

CCSS:

...

First Nations People in Early Canada, Six People Groups: Gr. 3 NEW BC Curriculum

Created by

Teaching With Bonnie

Learn about the 6 different groups of early First Nations People in Canada according to their geographic location. Learn how the environment influenced food, home, community, travel, trade, government, traditions and celebrations. Graphic organizers help students to sort information visually and compare similarities and differences. A wide range of thinking activities are include throughout.Created for Grade 3 BC's NEW Curriculum.Contents Curricular and Content Competencies AddressedIntroduction

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Grade 3 Social Studies Bundle: Indigenous People Groups: Goverance: NEW BC

3/D Tipi, Circle and Welcome Pole Craft, EASY Native American Art Fall Activity

Created by

The Art Lady's Store

This bundle includes 3 Native American themed craft projects made for students using circles (Mandela) cones (3/D tipi), and cylinders (welcome poles) These crafts are a great way to integrate the arts with your Native American curriculum. This is three of my students favorites put together in a money saving bundle! See descriptions for each project, and check out the teacher reviews of individual items! Crafts include a 3/D tipi, mandella, and 3/D welcome pole. Great for Bulletin boards, door

Subjects:

Art History, Critical Thinking, Native Americans

Grades:

1st - 7th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities, Centers

Day of the Dead Multiplication and Addition Math Craft

Created by

A Cool Teacher

Celebrate El Dìa De Los Muertos with this beautiful multiplication craft! This project includes a sugar skull which students can decorate. Students will be able to apply their knowledge of multiplication strategies or addition/subtraction fact families to complete this festive craft. Multiplication Strategies included: arrayfact familiesnumber lineequal groupsrepeated additionmultiplication wheel Addition Strategies included: number bondfact familiesnumber lineten frameaddition wheel Included is

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Halloween, Math

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

1.NBT.B.2b

, 1.NBT.C.4

, 3.NBT.A.3

Potato Olympics

Created by

Amy Murray

The Potato Olympics are a great way to get students excited about the Olympics while doing fantastic writing and mathematics tasks. Students decorate and create a potato athlete. The potatoes compete in 5 different challenges and students record and evaluate the results.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

End of the Year Teacher Roast

Created by

Miss S Teaching with ADHD

Looking for the perfect way to end the year? Let your students roast you!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Science

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Activities, Games, Cultural Activities

Ancient History STEM Challenge Bundle

Created by

Get Caught Engineering - STEM for Kids

STEM and Ancient History: Greece, Rome, and EgyptColumns, Domes, and PyramidsA Bundle of STEM Engineering Challenges for Ancient History!Integrate STEM Engineering Challenges and Ancient History? Yes!Teachers are saying:"Great resource to engage students in STEM! My students were excited and took time to work on projects in small groups. Very engaging :)" "This was SO much fun! It was a great way for us to integrate science/social studies/ and literature. The kids were laughing and engaged the

Subjects:

Ancient History, Engineering, Measurement

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Projects, Cultural Activities

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Mardi Gras Mini Pack (Informational Booklet, Craft, Puzzles)

Created by

Classroom Compulsion

This Mardi Gras Mini Pack would be a great way to introduce the holiday in your classroom. It's designed with grades 2-5 in mind. This download includes: *Mini Informational Booklet that covers the history of Mardi Gras and how it is celebrated *Design your own Mardi Gras mask templates *Color by Numbers page (2 versions: 1 is two-digit addition/subtraction and 1 is multiplication/division) *Vocabulary Word Search *Creating Words Page How I use this product in my Classroom: I use the booklet

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Holidays/Seasonal, Informational Text

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

3d Printable Paper Houses Coloring Pages - STEAM Activity for Geometry & Maths

Created by

Red Ted Art

Set of 9- 3d Paper House Printable Coloring Pages - STEAM Activity & MindfulnessNOTE: this is a duplicate product, as was unable to highlight the freebie otherwise. Please only purchase once!This is the full set of our 9 Printable Paper House Templates. They are a quirky little STEAM project looking at 3d shapes. Lots of fun to be had with coloring and design the details of these paper houses.Designed to stimulate imagination (e.g. see our student creating little paper dolls to go with it!).

Subjects:

Geometry, Holidays/Seasonal, Math

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Country Research Project - A Country Study About Kenya with Reading Passages

Created by

Engage your students in geography by learning about the world around them with this fun country study of Kenya. Your students will create a 18-page mini book all about Kenya. They will read the included reading material about Kenya and use that, together with other books or online resources, to complete each page in their own Kenyan mini-book.Your students will complete the following tasks about Kenya:Identify Kenya on a world mapLabel the major Kenyan citiesDevelop general knowledge of Kenyan f

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Geography, Problem Solving

Also included in: Country Research Project Bundle - 21 Country Studies with Reading Passages

Games Around the World

Created by

Globe Trottin' Kids

Connect children to their peers around the world through versions of traditional games like tag, hopscotch, tic-tac-toe, and dominoes. This fun and engaging product includes 35 games from 23 different countries* for students to explore and compare all year long. Each game card includes clear instructions to prepare and play the game, its country of origin, and printables when necessary.Also included...a world map for locating the country of the game they will be playinga summary list for the ma

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Games, Cultural Activities

South Africa! Ndebele Community—Lesson, “Painted” House Craft w Geometry

Created by

My Cool World Crafts and Activities

Introduce students to the Ndebele community of South Africa, and learn how this small community is famous for its beadwork, attire, and painted houses! This product includes the following, all as Adobe files:An images file in a slideshow format with embedded lessons on each slide. Lessons explore the Ndebele community and the heritage they display in their arts and crafts. There is no printout needed.An art project with step-by-step instructions for making an Ndebele painted house, full of color

Subjects:

African History, Geometry, Visual Arts

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

Also included in: South Africa! The BIG Bundle Grades 3 to 5—Crafts, Lessons & Activities

Picasso Pumpkins: Hispanic Heritage Month, EASY Fall or Halloween Craft Cut&Glue

Created by

The Art Lady's Store

A fun Fall art activity for Hispanic Heritage Month. Learn about Spains most famous artist while creating a cubist style pumpkin in the likeness of Picasso’s famous paintings. Several pumpkin images and sizes are included for student choice, including one created after Picasso's "Girl in the Mirror" painting. There are 2 pages of facial features drawn from Picasso’s most popular paintings including “Skull with Leeks. Students of all ages and abilities will have fun mixing up the face features

Subjects:

Art History, Critical Thinking, Hispanic Heritage Month

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Projects, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Fall Crafts Picasso Style: Pumpkin, Turkey, Portraits. Thanksgiving Art Bundle

Chinese New Year 2024 - Digital Escape Room Activity - Lunar New Year 2024

Created by

Sweet Integrations - Sandy Cangelosi

Chinese New Year 2024 is a holiday observed each year in China. Your students will love learning about this exciting celebration in this Chinese Lunar New Year Digital Escape Room. Teachers, you will love using technology to teach them about this holiday and other facts about Chinese culture!In the intro scenario, it is New Year's Eve, and Linh's parents have given her a red envelope filled with money. At the end of the celebration, she reaches into her pocket to open her envelope, and it isn't

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Informational Text, Place Value

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Cultural Activities

Also included in: DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM BUNDLE #2: Cooperative Learning | Distance Learning

Morning Meeting Sharing Questions- 200 Fun Discussion Questions

Created by

Rachelle McCracken

Do you participate in morning meetings? Do you ever get to the sharing time and find yourself asking the same types of questions or simply having trouble thinking of new questions to promote a safe and fun classroom community? This download contains 180 unique morning meeting sharing questions--one for each day of the school year. It is a great addition to any morning meeting space. You can choose to print out the master copy of the questions if you have a way of organizing the questions on your

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

SL.K.1

, SL.K.1a

, SL.K.1b

, SL.K.3

, SL.K.4

...

Also included in: Morning Meeting BUNDLE: Greetings, Sharing Questions, and Activities

Country Research Project - A Country Study About Mexico with Reading Passages

Created by

Engage your students in geography by learning about the world around them with this fun country study of Mexico. Your students will create a 18-page mini book all about Mexico. They will read the included reading material about Mexico and use that, together with other books or online resources, to complete each page in their own Mexican mini-book.Your students will complete the following tasks about Mexico:Identify Mexico on a world mapLabel the major Mexican citiesDevelop general knowledge of M

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Also included in: Country Research Project Bundle - 21 Country Studies with Reading Passages

Country Research Project - A Country Study About Japan with Reading Passages

Created by

Engage your students in geography by learning about the world around them with this fun country study of Japan. Your students will create a 18-page mini book all about Japan. They will read the included reading material about Japan and use that, together with other books or online resources, to complete each page in their own Japanese mini-book.Your students will complete the following tasks about Japan:Identify Japan on a world mapLabel the major Japanese citiesDevelop general knowledge of Japa

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Also included in: Country Research Project Bundle - 21 Country Studies with Reading Passages

Country Research Project - A Country Study About Italy with Reading Passages

Created by

Engage your students in geography by learning about the world around them with this fun country study about Italy. In this country research project, your students will create an 18-page mini book all about Italy. They will read the included reading passages about Italy and use that, together with other books or online resources, to complete each page in their own Italian mini-book. This country study about Italy is designed for students in grades 3-5,and is the perfect addition to your social st

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Also included in: Country Research Project Bundle - 21 Country Studies with Reading Passages

Country Research Project - A Country Study About Brazil with Reading Passages

Created by

Engage your students in geography by learning about the world around them with this fun country study of Brazil. Your students will create a 18-page mini book all about Brazil. They will read the included reading material about Brazil and use that, together with other books or online resources, to complete each page in their own Brazil mini-book.Your students will complete the following tasks about Brazil:Identify Brazil on a world mapLabel the major Brazilian citiesDevelop general knowledge of

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types: