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6th grade english language arts cultural activities under $5
Coco Movie Guide | Day of the Dead Activities | Questions | Differentiated
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
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1st - 6th
Also included in: 2 Pack Day of the Dead Movie Guide Bundle | Questions | Activities
Day of the Dead Reading Passage
Kick off your Day of the Dead lessons with this easy, print-and-go, one-page reading passage! It’s perfect for teaching your students the history of Day of the Dead. Help correct the misconception that Day of the Dead is “Mexican Halloween” and teach them the tru meaning behind the holiday. Your Hispanic students will love seeing elements that may reflect their culture. And non-Hispanic students will discover the beauty of another culture.This reading passage is great for supplementing your Día
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Hispanic Holidays 1-Page Reading Passages (BUNDLE)
Spanish Restaurant Menu Project
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
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6th - 12th
Flags of Spanish-Speaking Countries Coloring Sheets
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
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K - 10th
Also included in: Spanish Countries and Capitals Geography Bundle
ESL Activities: Conversation Cards
These are 72 conversation cards for your ESL classroom. They can be used as a warm up activity and are a great way to get students settled in at the beginning of class. In addition, they can also be used as writing prompts. Each topic is color coded. The topics include• “Getting to Know You”• “Food”• “Your Neighborhood/ Housing”• “Free Time”• “Feelings/Emotions”• “The Past”• “Holidays”• “The Future”• “If…” (Conditional)ESL Conversation Cards Set 2 is available here ESL Activities: Conversatio
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: ESL Speaking Activities: Bundle
Hispanic Culture Lesson: The Story of Mexican Artist Frida Kahlo & Activity ~Eng
This amazing Frida Kahlo lesson includes an authentic biography in English plus comprehension questions, a unique guided self-portrait lesson, and a beautiful coloring sheet of one of her most famous paintings.
The self-portrait activity leads the students through all of the symbolism in Frida's paintings, discussing emotions, settings, and why she has chosen certain objects. Students dive deep into her artwork and attempt to create a self-portrait that tells their own story. When they are fin
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3rd - 6th
Class Recipe Book (Christmas, Holidays, Mothers / Fathers Day, Thanksgiving)
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
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PreK - 6th
Native American Heritage Month Totem Pole Indigenous Writing Craft & Activities
❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about totem poles and how they were used in Native American cultures, while making beautiful writing craft projects and worksheets!.................................................................................................................................................✏️Use the cultural guide and symbols guide to teach (social studies &
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K - 6th
Papel Picado Tissue Banners
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.
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Hispanic Heritage Month Projects and Activities Bundle
Summer BINGO with Riddles & Call Cards!
Summer BINGO with Riddles!It's Summer Vacation! Treat you and your students to a fun game of BINGO. Each item is paired with a riddle, and your students must find out which item matches the riddle that you read. You can pair this lesson with comprehension, poetry, and vocabulary skills. In this download, you will receive a PDF with a link to a Google Drive folder, which contains paper saver formats for BINGO Boards and Riddle Call Cards.This set includes:30 unique BINGO Boards (2 printing modes)
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PreK - 8th
Also included in: Bingo Bundle - Rest of the School Year (December to June)
My Vacation Student Travel Journal
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
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K - 6th
Columbus vs. Indigenous People's Day: Reading, Summary, Opinion Writing Activity
In light of the debate over Columbus Day, use this resource to get your students thinking about their side on the issue of whether Columbus Day should be changed to Indigenous People's Day or not. Included in this product is an article to introduce students to this argument, a summarizing activity and opinion writing activity. Both sides of the argument are presented in the article, with reasons supporting each side. In the first activity, students will identify 3 reasons for each side of the
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4th - 6th
Zootopia Movie Guide & Stereotypes Discussion
Zootopia is not only a great movie, but also has important ideas about stereotyping and how we treat each other in a diverse society. Thus, it's a perfect film to show students as a springboard to deeper content and thinking. So, I created this product to use in the middle school classroom, based on the film.
This product is broken up into three parts:
Part 1-Movie guide: students answer questions as they watch the movie, about the plot of the film.
Part 2-Critical thinking: Students answer que
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Grades:
6th - 9th
The History of Valentine's Day Reading, Questions, Color-by-Code
Have your students learn about the History of Valentine's Day with this Reading Passage, Comprehension Questions, & Color by Code Mystery Pictures. There's no better way to blend Valentines and Academics into your classroom than by having your students complete this fun, informative Valentine Activity. Students will read a 2-page article examining the History of Valentine's Day and then answer 8 comprehension questions. Students will then use their answers to complete the Color-by-Number Mys
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Valentine's Day Activity BUNDLE
Le Carnaval de Québec (Bonhomme Carnaval) - French Vocab Activities and Quiz
This pack includes 23 pages of vocabulary lists and activities to help your Beginner French students talk about the Québec Winter Carnival (Bonhomme Carnaval).You'll get:-What is the Québec Winter Carnival? Background information sheet-Vocabulary list with 27 words-Create Your Own Flashcards activity-Vocabulary Wordsearch Puzzle (with answer key)-Loto! (Bingo) game-Crossword Puzzle (with answer key)-Scrambled Words Puzzle (With answer key)-Match the English and French Vocab Puzzle-Fill in the Bl
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Beginner French Bundle - FULL YEAR of Activities!! (Gr 4-7)
ESL Getting to Know You Activities for Back to School - ESL Games - First day
These "getting to know you" activities were created with ELL Newcomers in mind to lower the affective filter, take off any pressure to have to speak and to allow connections to be made amongst the teacher and peers. 5 different activities are included with a quick direction sheet and the materials needed to complete the activity. The best part is how much you will be able to learn about your newcomer students without them even having to say a word!Let's Connect!Looking for more support?Click her
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K - 6th
Country Report Lapbook Activity and Writing Report | Graphic Organizers
This is a fun project for upper grades researching country for reports! It is time to take a journey around the world. Turn your research into a lapbook to present all of your findings. Included:Title pageCountries of the world listinstructions on how I use this in my classroomTitle pages: people and placeshistorylifestylesocietyculture and fast factsbibliography6 graphic organizersPage for hand-drawn mappage for hand-drawn flagCountry contrast pagebrochure templatepage to write a recipeediting
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3rd - 6th
First Day of School Back to School Ice Breaker Activity with Writing Prompt
Here it is: the PERFECT Ice Breaker to start the school year. Don't know what to do to get to know your students? Print out this fun Back to School All About Me Ice Breaker Activity for the first day or week of school, or share the Google Slides™️ with your students. Ideal for use in Every type of classroom and grades 6 - 12. Comes with complete instructions for students AND complete, easy-to-follow "How to Post to Google Classroom" instructions for you. Using terms that teens can relate to, thi
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Ice Breaker Bundle English and Spanish | Back to School | New Year
Orange Shirt Day and Residential Schools - Truth and Reconciliation Activities
Orange Shirt Day and Residential Schools in Canada Close Reading Activities and Resources - This resource contains 4 reading passages related to Orange Shirt Day and Truth and Reconciliation, as well as Orange Shirt Day close reading activities, comprehension questions, and Orange Shirt Day activities. These meaningful resources will help you teach this important piece of history as we continue to move towards the path of truth and reconciliation. ✅Be sure to click on the preview above to see
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5th - 8th
Holidays Around the World Research Project, Upper Elementary & Middle School
This 3-part project for upper elementary and middle school students is a great teaching and learning tool for students to research and share information about cultures, holidays, and traditions around the world! Students may research a holiday listed on the provided topic list or choose a holiday that is celebrated in a country of their choice. The holidays on the topic list (28 listed) are not limited to winter months, but are a variety of celebrations throughout the year. This file contains
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4th - 9th
History of Halloween: Presentation and Trivia Game (Google Slides)
Looking for an engaging and informative way to teach your students about the history of Halloween? Look no further than our Halloween History Google Slides presentation and trivia game! This comprehensive educational resource covers the ancient origins of the spooktacular holiday, from Celtic customs to Christian festivities, and includes fascinating facts about jack-o'-lanterns, trick-or-treating, and bobbing for apples.As a busy and dedicated teacher, it can be challenging to create quality le
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6th - 11th
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Remembrance Day Canada | Drama Circle Activity
This drama circle talks about Canada's involvement in World War One, World War Two, the Korean War and Afghanistan War. It teaches students about the sacrifices our Canadian soldiers have made to protect the rights and freedoms of Canadians. This is why Remembrance Day is so important.Drama circles are similar to readers' theatre activities where students read small sections of text. They encourage listening and reading fluency. Best of all, they require only moments to prepare, but students are
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4th - 6th
Potato Olympics
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.
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3rd - 7th
Black History Month Activities - Biographies, Calendar, Black History Project
This resource is designed to celebrate Black History Month in the classroom. Students will learn about over 20 important and influential African Americans to fill every school day of the month. As they learn about each person, they’ll create a calendar fact card that they can glue to their February calendar. The end result is an interactive and meaningful calendar that celebrates Black History Month. This resource includes everything students will need to make the interactive calendar, a prof
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3rd - 8th
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
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- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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