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Free 8th grade world history cultural activities
Winter Holidays Around the World Fact Sheet
The Winter Holidays Around the World Fact sheet is a handy reference for planning your winter lessons, learning centers, and activities. It includes 6 holidays... Bodhi Day, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwaanza, El Día De Los Reyes or Three Kings Day, and Chinese New Year. Each has dates, information, traditions, colors, foods, and symbols. It comes in both color and black and white.
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Hieroglyphics Printable Worksheet
Engage your students into Ancient Egypt with this Pun-tastic Worksheet!
Included on the page is a full Hieroglyphic Alphabet to reference, the lead of a joke written in English ("Why did the Mummy go to the doctor??"), and the punchline of the joke written out in easy to read, well spaced Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Above each Hieroglyphic symbol involved in the punchline is a line to write the equivalent English character.
Note- the Egyptians did not differentiate between many sounds that Eng
Grades:
3rd - 9th
World Geography Bell Ringer: FREE WEEK (Print & Digital)
This resource contains a one week sample (with answer key!) of the World Geography Bell Ringer. Your students will use the internet to research and fill in facts about a new country each day of the week. This resource is designed to be used as a daily warm-up or for early finishers. However, this could also be used as a station activity and completed in one sitting. This sample also includes a research tip sheet with website links for your students to access facts and data. Your students will us
Grades:
7th - 10th
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FREE - Francophone Country Project (Completely Editable)
This freebie consists of a 5-page project outline to help your students research and present a Francophone Country.
Included:
-Completely editable project outline, asking your students to research information about climate, clothing, celebrations/festivals, pastimes, food, music, and sports of their chosen country.
-suggested marking rubric
-2 scaffolded notes pages
-a sign up list of suggested countries
**This project fits in with the new BC Curriculum for Grade 7 and Grade 8 Core French.**
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Beginner French Bundle - FULL YEAR of Activities!! (Gr 4-7)
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD: Germany – O Christmas Tree FREEBIE
*** FREE ***Overview: This product is a curriculum integration tool incorporating music, history and cultural traditions. The lesson is built around students learning some facts about Christmas Around the World as is found in Germany, singing a famous German Christmas carol, O Christmas Tree and playing a recorder and/or Easy Tone Chimes & Bells arrangement of the song. Materials:• Teaching Suggestions• Fact Sheet• Song Sheet: O Christmas Tree• Music for Recorder• Music & Instructions
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Viking Runes Worksheet
This is a one page (double sided) work sheet that shows students what type of alphabet Vikings used. The "futhark" alphabet it shown with the corresponding english sound below it. There is a riddle to solve, a few Viking words to translate, and then has students answer a few questions about themselves in runes as well. I've used this in World History talking about the Norse people, Mythology, in a unit on Beowulf, and I'm sure it can be used for many other subjects as well.
In case you do
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Code Crackers #1 - Caesar Cipher
Help your students develop critical thinking skills, learn a bit about Ancient Rome, and have some fun at the same time with this Code Cracker activity! Students will be introduced to the Caesar cipher and learn how it works, then they will have an opportunity to crack some codes themselves. There is also a space for them to create their own codes for each other to decipher.This activity comes with a cipher wheel that students can make to help them with their code cracking (they will need a bras
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Code Crackers - Ultimate Bundle
African Mask Power Point Lesson
This African Mask Power Point introduces students to the characteristics of African Masks. This Power Point presentation has examples of African Masks, closure/review questioning slides and video links . It includes a compare and contrast activity (common core) with a reproducible handout. Step by step project instructions are included to make an African Mask using milk jugs. Examples of each step, examples of completed projects and a reproducible rubric are included. I have done this project i
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Around the World in 80 Days - A Multicultural Fair
Looking for a fun and creative way for students to learn about the countries of the world? Organize a Multicultural Fair!This booklet outlines everything you need to guide students in their independent study of countries around the world. Each student is assigned a country and researches the following information to be compiled into a report:1. Geography2. History/Government3. Culture/Traditions4. Education System5. Language6. Current EventsStudents then create a tri-board outlining the informat
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Countries & Cultures Fun Fact Research Project Planning Sheet
Use this planning sheet to ease your upper elementary and middle school students into research based learning! Students will be able to organize information and facts on any country into four categories as part of a research project.
Categories include:
-Geography & Physical Features
-Food & Farming
-Celebrations & Holidays
-Arts & Entertainment
Thank you + enjoy!
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Hispanic Heritage Month
This video shows the richness and diversity of the Hispanic-Latino heritage. The video is full of colorful images and music to engage students. A free cultural enrichment activity sheet is also provided.
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
Map of Ancient Israel
A blank map of the land of the Ancient Israelite's that spans from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. This map is great for students to practice identifying key places that shaped the lives of the Ancient Israelite's. These particular questions were created with a 7th grade Ancient Israelite unit in mind.
Grades:
6th - 9th
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World War I: Reading Passage on Chemical Warfare
This reading passage will provide your students with a general overview of the use of chemical warfare (chlorine and phosgene gas) during World War One. This FREE resource includes comprehension questions as well as a listening comprehension sheet.Looking for more World War I Resources?World War I: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Causes of WWI)World War I: Russian Revolution: Close Reading PassageWorld War I: Gallery Walk (Stations)World War I: Station ActivitiesWorld War I: COMPLETE
Grades:
6th - 8th
Japanese Instrument Listening Unit
Use these resources to introduce students to musical instruments from Japan! This is a great unit to tie into other world music studies, instruments of the orchestra, or the science of sound. Students see pictures of instruments and use their knowledge of instruments to describe the instrument and predict what it will sound like. After listening to the instrument, they describe the actual sound and compare it to other instruments, seeing if their predictions were accurate.You can get the resourc
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
Geography Interesting Foods of The World Logic Puzzle Brain Break (Free)
Our brains get tired! Sometimes, they simply need a quick break!This geography "Interesting Foods Around The World Logic Puzzle" Brain Break may be just what you need. ➡ ➡ Follow our page here for more brain breaks and free resources. ⬅⬅Brain breaks can be used as transitions, breaks in the middle of an activity, something to raise or lower the energy of the group, team-building activities, and more! It is helpful to use these before fatigue, boredom, distraction, and inattention set in!Researc
Grades:
5th - 12th
Christmas Around the World - Prep Free Christmas Activity
Christmas Around the World is a wonderful holiday activity for any middle school or high school history class. It was created to be fun while also giving students the opportunity to grow their curiosity for cultures around the world. This is a prep free activity with detailed instructions making it a great sub-plan as well. Learning about new cultural Christmas traditions while mingling with classmates is the perfect way to prepare for the holiday break!If you are interested in other intentio
Grades:
7th - 12th
Cultures of the World Webquest
This webquest serves as an introduction to lessons on culture. With the use of technology, students explore important terms pertaining to the interpretations of culture and also analyze photos to learn more about different cultures from around the world.
Grades:
6th - 12th
12 World Holidays - Slideshow with pictures, descriptions and activity sheets
In this product, teachers can present 13 World Holidays to students using this slideshow with pictures and descriptions of each holiday. Included are:DiwaliNowruzOrthodox ChristmasKwanzaaEasterDay of the DeadLunar New YearBodhi DayHanukkahRamadanWinter SolsticeNew Year's EveCarnivalThere are also 5 pages of activity sheets for students to choose from which will help them explore a country and compare holidays.Studies have shown that learning about different cultures at an early age expands our h
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Rosetta Stone Translation Activity for Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics
This activity helps students understand the concept of the Rosetta Stone and how it was used to translate hieroglyphics. This activity is best done in small groups of 2-3 students but could be done solo. The activity takes about 3-5 minutes of explanation and 3-5 minutes to complete, plus 5-10 minutes of further discussion about the difficulties of translating an unknown language. Appropriate for 5th-12th grades.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
FREE KIDS PASSPORT
Are you in need of a passport for your students for a social studies project? Here is one I created for my students as they learned about countries around the world. ENJOY! Please don't forget to rate this product for points towards future purchases!
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Halloween Around the World QR Quest
Find out how Halloween is celebrated in countries around the world through this fun QR code quest! Students will love using tablets or smartphones to travel around the classroom or school and use the QR codes to explore Halloween celebrations in other countries. Find out all different ways this holiday is celebrated while the students have fun with technology!Countries featured are: Ireland, Germany, Spain, France, China, Japan, Mexico, and Italy. Included are the QR codes for printing as well a
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Comida Latina - Cocina Virtual (Spanish Class Food Lesson)
This is a great resource to teach your students about Comida Latina. This Virtual Kitchen resource includes a main cocina (kitchen) or dashboard with clickable features that are linked to explanations of the different types of food and ingredients that you see.You can have your students explore the main page and click around to learn about Latin food. The slides are mostly in English but also make use of some basic Spanish food vocabulary.The full resource includes a main page that serves as the
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Video Activity: Panama Canal with Google Forms | Distance Learning
Students learn about the history of the Panama Canal by watching a short video and then answer 10 video comprehension questions in Google Forms. This activity is a great addition to Spanish-speaking countries curricula!*****************************************************************************Similar Products•Spanish I Binder Handout: Spanish-Speaking Countries•Passport Activity for Spanish-Speaking Countries•Video Activity: Copán with Google Forms**********************************************
Grades:
4th - 12th
Snakes and Ladders, Hinduism and Buddhism Review
I adapted this from a high school leveled source on the study of Hinduism. Here students get to play snakes and ladders to explore dharma, karma, reincarnation-- and then contrast these ideas with Buddhist believes.
Students liked this activity because it is a fun game day, and it allows them to apply principals that they have already learned. My sixth graders loved it.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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