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8th grade world history cultural activities under $5
Flags of the World: 2740 World Flags - All 197 countries - Incl. Coloring Pages
Flags of the World: All 197 countries - 2740 graphics - Clip-art Set and Bonus PDF Document. Includes 197 colored flags that are identical in dimension to allow you to create uniform, clean looking resources!This clip art set contains 197 flags from around the world in both color, gray-scale and black and white outlined coloring pages. (A total of 2740 graphics!). A PDF document with the country name and large format flag is also included for easy printing and displaying.Every world flag is her
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Reading & Substitute Plan for Spanish Class
Updated! This is the most popular resource on my store. I have updated this packet on 9/6/2019 with extended questions, a new True/False section, an answer key, and fixed the formatting errors. Please update your files!This is a sub plan that can be used anytime during National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15). It is also a good emergency substitute plan to keep handy. It includes three articles related to Hispanic Heritage month, how other countries celebrate their independen
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8th - 12th
Ancient China Confucianism Daoism Legalism Philosophies - Talk Show Activity
In this Ancient China Philosophies Activity, students will work in groups of four to present a talk show focusing on Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism. This talk show activity will allow students to further develop their teamwork and presenting skills along with demonstrating their knowledge of these ancient Chinese philosophies. When planning and performing the talk show, students will take on the role of either the host or as a guest. The host will be responsible for asking the deep and engagi
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Ancient China Unit Bundle
Chinese Zodiac Reading Passage and Activity | Lunar New Year Activity
This Lunar New Year and Chinese Zodiac resource is a great way to connect Chinese history with the holiday of Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year! This no-prep reading passage and activity can be incorporated as part of your Ancient China unit or as a stand-alone activity to help your students celebrate Lunar New Year.With this resource, your students can read about the history the Chinese zodiac and how it connects to Lunar New Year in a two-page reading passage. Then, students can learn about t
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in:Â Ancient China Unit Bundle | Activities, Projects, Notes, Timeline, Test
World Instrument Listening Unit: Set 1
Use these resources to introduce students to musical instruments from six different countries! 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 from one of the countries, 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 pred
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3rd - 12th
Machu Picchu Lesson: Teach about the Incas in Peru! Reading, Crossword, Coloring
Fantastic multicultural, non-fiction, informational text in English! Teach your students about Machu Picchu, and the Incas in Peru with this outstanding lesson. These activities are perfect for a multicultural Social Studies or ELA lesson, or for Spanish classes looking to incorporate cultural awareness. They can also be used as sub plans.Informational Reading ~ This reading is an excellent way to introduce students to Machu Picchu. It contains valuable background information about the site.Comp
Grades:
5th - 8th
Virtual Field Trip through East & Southeast Asia
Take your students through a virtual field trip through East and Southeast Asia!This includes 36 editable Google Slides that allow students to explore the culture, people, wildlife, and geography of Mongolia, China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia. The virtual field trip includes lots of photos, fun facts, embedded videos, and embedded questions for students to answer. My students LOVE taking these virtual tours and always beg for more! It's a great way to help instill a greater apprec
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in:Â Virtual Field Trips Around the World BUNDLE
"Night" By Elie Wiesel: A Group Research Project
Engage your students with this "Night" Group Research Project! This collaborative project is the perfect way to introduce students to the novel, and it requires requires to work together to create a research project. The final project includes a five-paragraph research paper written and cited in MLA format and a class presentation.Assigning this group research project is a great introduction to the Holocaust and Nazi Germany before students read the novel. This project can also be an extension a
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in:Â Night by Elie Wiesel - Complete Teaching Unit - Activities, Quizzes, & More
Nationalism Project: Create your own country.
I use this project for my Nationalism unit. In the unit the students learn about the unification of Italy and Germany. As they create their country and write their nations history, they are instructed to follow the same basic historical foundation as either Italy or Germany. If your students don't learn the specifics of these two countries, it's okay! It can be edited and they can creatively write their nation's history however you'd like.
These are the directions to the project: "Nationalism i
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6th - 9th
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World Religions Card Sort Activity with Graphic Organizer
Major World Religions Card Sort Activity with Graphic Organizer by Miss Middle School TeacherThis is a great introductory activity to the 5 major world religions. Students complete an anticipatory set card sort (trying to correctly place different characteristics of each of the 5 religions under the correct category) and finish by checking their work through the completion of a graphic organizer that correctly identifies those characteristics. We always have a discussion regarding observations w
Grades:
6th - 11th
Spanish - Informative CINCO DE MAYO Webquest! - ENGLISH version
This two page Webquest takes Spanish (or Social Studies!) students on a journey to research information about "Cinco de mayo." It is geared toward middle or high school students.
Students will find out the true story about "Cinco de mayo," including what it's actually about, who truly celebrates it, and why Mexican-Americans in the United States usually celebrate it more than people in Mexico!
The Webquest is in English, but of course students can fill it out in Spanish if you want. It sho
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Spanish - Informative CINCO DE MAYO Bundle - Webquests and Crossword
West Africa Empires Griot Battle : African Fable Interactive Lesson ELA & CCSS
This is a super fun Common Core ELA and Social Science Lesson! Students read the primary source Epic of Sundiata which is an excellent way to teach about geography, leadership, economy, and achievements of the African Empire of Mali under Sundata. Students use a plot diagram to dissect the key elements of the story (an answer key is included). Students get to read one of six African fables as a group while using a storyboard graphic organizer to take it down to five key scenes.Students practice
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6th - 10th
Ancient Egyptian Art and Egypt Geography Nile River Primary Source DBQ Activity
Enrich your study of Ancient Egypt Geography and Agriculture with SIX Primary Source DBQ Analysis Activities – plus two bonus DBQs!Read and analyze an excerpt from the Hymn to the Nile. Then, examine 5 separate tomb paintings depicting agriculture and fishing in Ancient Egypt. Finally, compare paintings for 2 BONUS analyses! Complete Answer Keys included! Mix and Match each DBQ to meet your needs. Use in stations, as part of a gallery walk, or for extra credit. Ready to Go, with no additional re
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6th - 9th
An Introduction to Folklore - Editable Presentation, Activity, Folktale Quiz
For many reasons, including the popular modern movies that have come to pervade theaters, students LOVE to learn about and read folktales! Why not satisfy the multicultural literature standards by providing students with an opportunity to read what they can so easily connect and relate to? Introduce students to one of their favorite genres with this folklore introductory lesson and engaging presentation that provides relevant discussion opportunities and real-world examples!Looking for a more ve
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6th - 10th
Virtual Field Trip through South Asia
Take your students through a virtual field trip through South Asia!This includes 37 editable PowerPoint Slides that allow students to explore the culture, people, wildlife, and geography of India, Pakistan, Nepal, and the Maldives.The virtual field trip includes lots of photos, fun facts, embedded videos, and embedded questions for students to answer.This includes a student worksheet to complete before, during, and after the virtual field trip.My students LOVE taking these virtual tours and alwa
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6th - 12th
Also included in:Â Virtual Field Trips Around the World BUNDLE
Hieroglyphic Printable Worksheet Set of Three
Use these three Pun-tastic joke pages to engage students in the decoding of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics.
Pages each consist of a full Hieroglyphic alphabet guide, the lead of a joke written in English, and then the punchline written in well spaced, easy to read Egyptian Hieroglyphics. Above each Hieroglyphic character involved in the punchline is a line for writing the English character represented.
These sheets are great if students need a filler activity/extra credit sheet to complete a
Grades:
3rd - 9th
World Cultures Research Project with Choice Board and Research Topic Ideas
This student-centered project allows students to choose a culture and a research direction that interests them. Perfect for use in a middle or high school Social Studies, Geography, or World Cultures class!This resource includes a choice board with 9 project options, allowing students to research specific cultures within the guidelines of the prompt they choose. Prompts include:how climate affects culturetraditional garmentsworld languageslesser-visited countriesmoving to a new countryworld reli
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6th - 12th
Fahrenheit 451 Group Research Project
This "Fahrenheit 451" Group Research Project is aligned with the common core standards and requires students to work together to create a research project. The final project includes a five paragraph research paper written and cited in MLA format and a PowerPoint presentation that is presented to class.Assigning this group research project is a great introduction to the historical context of the story before students read the novel. Some of the research topics include Senator Joe McCarthy, the R
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in:Â Fahrenheit 451 Teaching Unit and Novel Study
World Instrument Listening Unit: Set 2
Use these resources to introduce students to musical instruments from six different countries! 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 from one of the countries, 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 pred
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
Culture Social Studies Slides Interactive Editable Pear Deck
Here's your one stop shop for all things culture and cultural diffusion! This engaging and fun Pear Deck lesson asks students to answer the essential question of what is culture? Students will explore this question through an interactive, immersive, fully editable Pear Deck presentation where they will be asked to drag and drop, draw, or write out their answers to questions. With narrative explanatory audio embedded that can be edited/changed or used as-is, students will first complete the PearD
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â World History Google Slides Pear Deck Growing Bundle
A to Z WebQuest: Food Around the World
A to Z WebQuest: Foods Around the World is a fun scavenger hunt that will introduce you to some very cool facts about foods eaten all over the world. Some will be familiar, while others will be new and interesting. You may even find new foods to try.I have researched and created a list of clues that you can follow to find the name of each food. You may know a dish just from reading the clue or you might need to do a little internet research.You can use this as an educational activity, as a suppl
Grades:
1st - 9th
Music History: Timeline, Composers, and World Events
Includes Baroque Period-Modern Day. Each era has a time line of World Events, a brief description of what society and culture was like during that time, and a featured composers' biography list with 5-6 highlighted big-picture facts for each composer.
This could be used as a quick overview, a review, or as a starting point to a more in-depth composer research project. Students could review the highlights before selecting a composer to research.
Composers featured: Bach, Handel, Vivaldi,
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6th - 10th
Ancient Egypt Mythology and Gods Book of the Dead Primary Source DBQ Activity
Discover the Egyptian Mythology Book of the Dead and Afterlife, including the Weighing of the Heart Ceremony, with this fun Primary Source DBQ. Enrich students' knowledge of Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, Mythology, and Religion as they analyze artwork and magic spells from 5 Key Episodes of the Book of the Dead. Mix and Match each DBQ to meet your needs. Use in stations, as part of a gallery walk, or for extra credit. Ready to Go, with no additional resources required. Files are provided
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Jojo Rabbit Movie Guide Questions in English | Chronological order
Best movie guide out there! 31 Movie Guide Questions in chronological order for this Oscar Academy Winning Film written in ENGLISH that include pre-listening questions, questions to answer during the movie, and reflection/analysis questions that can also serve as discussion questions after the movie. Includes movie images to help scaffold for diverse learners. Questions are spaced out to give students enough time to write answers down. Includes Answer Key!This film highlights the importance them
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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