Back to School informational text cultural activities

GATER Educator - Kris Prince

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

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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

1st Day of School Survey for High Schoolers

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English 10 Mother Hen

This two-sided survey asks some very specific questions that will give you great background information about your new students:- Name/Nickname/Class Period - Home Technology Access- After-School Job Schedules- Highlights of Summer Vacation- # of Books in the Home- Special Areas of Expertise- Positive Attributes / Self-Perception- Favorite Teacher Ever- Total # of Schools Attended- Career Plans- Interests/Hobbies/Passions- # of Pets- # of Siblings/Cousins/Nieces/Nephews in the Home- Sports and C

Subjects:

Back to School, English Language Arts, For All Subjects

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

Back to School Art Project : Kandi-Apples : In the Style of Kandinsky

Created by

Art with Creations Claudia Loubier

Here is the perfect project for the start of the school year: Kandi-Apples.This project will allow students to create a work of art in the Style of Kadinsky.When they are finished, you can make a colourful collective display. This project requires simple materials, and apple models are also included. A great way to discover a fundamental artist. Level:Kindergarten to Grade 6Technique:DrawingVisual Language:Thick linesThin linesCurved linesMaterials:White sheet or piece of cardboard (8.5 x 8.5 in

Subjects:

Autumn, Back to School, Visual Arts

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Art Lesson Plans Bundle : Grade 1 Visual Art

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

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

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

California Gold Rush Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth Exploration)

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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:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Holidays/Seasonal, Informational Text

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

Christmas Around the World DIGITAL Escape Room: Amazing Race Breakout

Created by

Katie Surly

Take your students on an adventure of a lifetime! Your students' applications have been selected to participate in the holiday edition of The Amazing Race! They will complete challenges in this completely PAPERLESS adventure to learn about holiday traditions around the world and reach the ultimate destination, the North Pole. {Click PREVIEW to see a new and improved video preview that walks you through features of this product!}If you are familiar with Breakout EDU, this is a digital escape r

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Cultural Activities

Also included in: BREAKOUT GROWING BUNDLE: All Digital Escape Rooms!

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

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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

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

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

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

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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

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

Cara's Creative Playground

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

Black History Month - The ABC's of Black History

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This is a product you'll be able to use year after year and you can use it in your classroom library too! Your students will love reading about the ABC's of Black History! It's perfect for Black History Month and can be used all month long.Included in this ABC Book you'll find a Teacher Big Book in full color. There is a student booklet (full page) in black and white, that matches the Teacher Book. Finally, you'll also have the option of using another copy of the student booklet that's a hal

Subjects:

Black History Month, Informational Text, Reading

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Back to School, Hispanic Heritage Month, Spanish

Spanish Bell Ringers for a Year of Para Empezar 2023 Warm Ups Class Starters

Created by

Mis Clases Locas

Ready to go, Editable Google Spanish class bell ringers, warm ups, or brain breaks for 1 year, every single day of Spanish class starters! This is the year of Para Empezar 2023 resource, with current Spanish culture songs & authentic resources to use as a classroom management routine class starter, or brain break in Spanish class every day of the school year, including Hispanic Heritage Month and mania musical 2024 Spanish class music bracket.WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH BRAND NEW PARA EMPEZAR 23-24

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1

, CCRA.SL.2

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:

Close Reading, Informational Text, U.S. History

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables, Cultural Activities

Silk Road: Virtual Field Trip with 8 Location Stops (Google Earth Exploration)

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Take your students on a virtual tour and make 8 stops along the Silk Road! Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, informational text, video, and visuals, your students will learn about, explore, and better understand the history, geography, and significance of the Silk Road trade network.The 8 Silk Road Stops Include::: Xi'an, China (Chang'an) (City Wall):: Dunhuang, China (fortification, Mogao Caves):: Tash Rabat, Kyrgyzstan (caravanserai):: Samarkand, Uzbekistan (Registan Squar

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

Martina Cahill - The Hungry Teacher

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

Back to School Beginning of the Year Activities for Social Studies Lessons

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These back to school and first week of school activities were designed with community, teamwork, and relationship-building in mind so that students can get to know each other while performing fun social studies activities in upper elementary and middle school. Also included in these bundles: This product is part of my Back to School Activities: HUGE BUNDLEThis resource is part of my Back to School Activities: Social Studies and Community BuildingThis resource includes: 30+ social studies activit

Subjects:

Back to School, Civics, Social Studies - History

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Back to School Beginning of Year Activities Community and Social Studies Bundle

Essential Spanish 1 Novice Middle School Spanish Curriculum MEGA BUNDLE present

Created by

Mis Clases Locas

This is a middle school Spanish bundle of resources to use in a novice Spanish class. Present Tense Spanish Mega Bundle would be perfect for Spanish 1, middle school Spanish, or exploratory Spanish. Try out some comprehensible input with ready-to-go, teacher-tested units focusing on Spanish Super 7 & Sweet 16 verbs, as well as diverse Spanish cultures.If you are just starting to teach Spanish or just starting to try and incorporate more comprehensible input, this novice Spanish present tense

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, Spanish

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Unit Plans, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1

, CCRA.SL.2

SELF PORTRAIT TEMPLATE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN PRE-K COLORING

Created by

Simply Educational Activities

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL SELF-PORTRAIT FOR KINDERGARTEN, PRESCHOOL, PRE-K, & FIRST GRADE (COULD ALSO BE USED FOR OLDER GRADES AND ALSO SPECIAL NEEDS): INCLUDES 2 EDITABLE TEMPLATESIf you are looking for 'First Day of School' activities for your little ones, you have come to the right place. This resource includes self-portrait templates which are perfect to accompany other back to school activities. The printables come in black and white only and there are two editable templates where you can ed

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Back to School, Occupational Therapy

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Inspiring Young Learners --- Beth Vaucher

Survival Words and Phrases for ESL Newcomers - ESL Visuals, ESL Picture Cards

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The best place to begin to support ELL Newcomers is through vocabulary and visuals. This set of survival flashcards will help you provide your students with exactly that type of support. These flashcards are great to print, laminate, and give to your newcomers to carry around with them to all classes. Each flashcard has a voiced over QR code so that the students can listen and practice the vocabulary on their own at home. Let's Connect!Looking for more support?Click here to sign up for a free ye

Subjects:

Back to School, EFL - ESL - ELD, Vocabulary

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities, For Principals & Administrators

Also included in: ESL Newcomers Beginning of the Year Activities - ESL Back to School First Week

Hispanic Heritage Month FOR GOOGLE SLIDES| One Person Each Day With Videos

Created by

Fresh Little Leaders

Hello and welcome to Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! This resource comes with 24 unique trailblazing Hispanic People to celebrate for the months of September and October. This resource is designed to be used in person OR digitally. 1. You can use this resource during morning class meeting to fit in relevant and diverse content. I share screen during our class meetings, and we discuss the slides/view the videos together2. This is a completely digital or in person way to celebrate Hispanic He

Subjects:

Hispanic Heritage Month, Holidays/Seasonal, Informational Text

Grades:

PreK - 12th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Hispanic Heritage Month SUPER RESEARCH BUNDLE

France Christmas Craft | Holidays Around The World | Reading & Comprehension

Created by

Tweet Resources

We are thrilled to introduce our Christmas In France Resource Packet from our best selling "Holidays Around the World" series, designed to bring the magic of Christmas in France into your classroom. This no prep holidays printables package is a fantastic opportunity for your students to embark on a cultural journey and learn about holiday traditions from around the world.Understanding and appreciating celebrations from different cultures is not only educational but also incredibly enriching. It

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Informational Text, Writing

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

Health, Informational Text

CCSS:

RI.K.1

, RI.1.1

, RI.1.4

, RI.3.1

, RI.3.4

...

Also included in: Christmas Crafts & Holidays Around The World Bundle + Flip Books + BONUS GIFT

Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #1

Created by

Julie Faulkner

Engage and motivate students with these informational, expository text close reading assignments. These easy-prep Hot Topics Info Text Lesson is the perfect ready-to-go resource to practice close reading skills and comprehension. This resource is not just questions and answers - you are getting a full lesson plan complete with a relevant video links, an argumentative writing prompt, and extension ideas! Plus, all the answers are here, too!Included:-Lesson Plans-Questions/Answers-Sub Plan-Prompts

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Worksheets, Cultural Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

...

Ancient Mesopotamia: Geography Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth)

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Take your students on a virtual field trip to learn about the geography of ancient Mesopotamia. Using a combination of Google Earth 360-degree views, informational text, video, and visuals, your students will learn about and explore 5 geographic locations of ancient Mesopotamia: the Black Sea, Persian Gulf, Tigris-Euphrates River System, Mediterranean Sea, and the Zagros Mountains.Your students will learn about::: geographic location of ancient Mesopotamia :: modern-day countries of the Middle E

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

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

NASA Space Centers Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth Exploration)

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Earth Sciences, Engineering, Informational Text

Take your students on a virtual field trip to three different NASA space centers across the United States. Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, informational text, video, and visuals, your students will learn about NASA, research and contributions, space travel, and significant events.This virtual field trip covers::: NASA Headquarters:: Mary W. Jackson :: Field Centers :: Langley Research Center:: Apollo Lunar Landing:: Landing on the Moon:: Margaret Hamilton:: Johnson Space C

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: End of Year Virtual Field Trip Bundle (Google Earth Exploration)

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

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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:

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

Amazon Rainforest Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth Exploration)

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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

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS: