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Middle school english language arts cultural activities for Microsoft PowerPoint
DAILY SLIDES: Black History Month Hero of the Day Morning Meeting/ Mini Lessons
This Black History Month Daily Slide Pack is a perfect way to celebrate the achievements of NOTABLE African Americans! Black History Month is celebrated during the month of February. Each day includes a Hero with a famous quote, illustration, video to watch, and mini Bio paragraph.This google slides activity is so easy to use! As seen in preview- It is organized so you are able to go day by day, or click at random!! The icons on the screen will take you to each activity for seamless and easy
Grades:
2nd - 12th
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
Grades:
PreK - 6th
DAILY SLIDES: Women's History Month Hero of the Day Morning Meeting/ Mini Lesson
This Women's History Month Daily Slide Pack is a perfect way to celebrate the achievements of NOTABLE, INFLUENTIAL, AND STRONG WOMEN IN HISTORY! Women's History Month is celebrated during the month of MARCH. Each day includes a Hero with a famous quote, illustration, video to watch, and mini Bio paragraph.This google slides activity is so easy to use! As seen in preview- It is organized so you are able to go day by day, or click at random!! The icons on the screen will take you to each activi
Grades:
2nd - 12th
World Mythology Unit
***Just recently updated as of February 2023 to include new activities, additional contextual videos and articles, and options for quizzes. I also re-formatted the PowerPoints and Word files to make them more visually appealing and user friendly, as well as organized and numbered all folders and activities for ease of use. Zip file includes PowerPoint files, Word documents, and PDFs.Introduction FolderContextual Background Powerpoint with Notes PageIdeas for Introduction Videos and ArticlesInter
Grades:
8th - 12th
India! Diwali Bundle Packet—Lesson, Story of Prince Rama, Worksheets, 3 Crafts
This is an all-encompassing BUNDLE that teaches young students how Indians authentically celebrate their country’s biggest festival of the year, Diwali, the Festival of Lights. Includes lessons, worksheets, and three crafts!INDIA! Diwali, Bundle Packet includes the following, all as Adobe files:Lesson - introduction to Diwali, history, background, and celebrations; provided in a slideshow format to show images to students (no need to print)Story of Prince Rama - abridged version of one of Hindu
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K - 6th
DAILY SLIDES: Asian American AAPI Hero of the Day Morning Meeting/ Mini Lessons
ThisAsian American & Pacific Islander Heritage AAPIDaily Slide Pack is a perfect way to celebrate the achievements of NOTABLE, INFLUENTIAL, AND STRONG Asian American And Pacific Islanders IN HISTORY! AAPI Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of MAY. Each day includes a Hero with a famous quote, illustration, video to watch, and mini Bio paragraph. This google slides activity is so easy to use! As seen in preview- It is organized so you are able to go day by day, or click at rand
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2nd - 12th
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
Grades:
6th - 10th
"Born on the Bayou" Louisiana Unit
A fun unit filled with Louisiana facts for your students! Perfect for Mardi Gras or Louisiana History for young learners. Louisiana Love Facts & History Power pointWrite the RoomReaderWriting- "What is one new thing you learned about Louisiana?" This is a compressed zip file
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PreK - 7th
Intersectionality Lesson - Start of Year - Identity & Diversity
My students loved this lesson, and I hope your students do too! We do this during the first week of school before talking about our syllabus and class culture. It’s a great way to learn a lot about your students at the start of the year while building a class culture that is affirming of all aspects of their identities. The structure of this Intersectionality Lesson:Informative slide about the social and personal aspects of identity.Informative slide and video about intersectionality with three
Grades:
7th - 12th
Idioms collection bundle ESL, EFL, ELL adult and kid conversation
This presentation contains SEVEN POWER POINT NO PREP LESSONS in editable PPT format, containing 46 slides each with 20 idioms, 3 worksheets and teacher's notes. This collection includes 140 of the funniest and most difficult idioms for a non-native speaker to comprehend.The origin of each idiom (if known) are explained in the note section of each slide, some are absolutely fascinating!I love teaching idioms, mostly because they make absolutely no logical sense and they get the class guessing and
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Earth on Turtle's Back & When Grizzlies Walked Upright Native American Myths
Bundle of 2-3 days worth of activities to introduce Native American Mythology, including an editable slide presentation in both PowerPoint and Google Slides, a link to an online game matching morals to children's stories, reading comprehension worksheets, a pre-reading fill in the blank cloze activity (printable or digital), a compare and contrast worksheet and a writing or class presentation assignment that has students creating their own origin myths about their least favorite school rules. U
Grades:
7th - 11th
Black History Month Morning Greeting Slides- With Daily Facts! (DIGITAL ALSO)
*UPDATED TO INCLUDE LEAP YEAR 2024*Black History Month can sometimes feel overwhelming. It is hard to know where to start the conversation. However, it is important to note that you each conversation is just that- a start. I have compiled an easy to use Powerpoint template to intentionally integrate Black History facts into your morning greetings/Powerpoint slides. Simply add a text box with the materials needed, other announcements etc. and have the students read the Black History Month fact of
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Martin Luther King Activities Argumentative Essay Writing Prompt, Black History
This 100% editable lesson for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day or for teaching argumentative essay writing with exemplars is no prep. Your high school students will be engaged and challenged as they work through the carefully paired texts and expertly written prompt. If your state has adopted Common Core testing, then this comparing and contrasting literary analysis is directly aligned with that format. If not, a task such as this one will definitely add a challenging component to your reading and
Grades:
8th - 11th
Idioms part one - ESL, EFL, ELL adult & kid PPT conversation lessons
Idioms, proverbs, and sayings, are extremely challenging for ESL students, but they are very important for spoken Language skills. This no-prep lesson requires students to guess the meaning of the idioms, give examples, and use them in conversation.This presentation contains a 46 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with 3 worksheets and teacher's notes that accompany the lesson. This PowerPoint presentation includes:- 3 Worksheets for the students- Teacher instructions- Idioms and th
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Idioms collection bundle ESL, EFL, ELL adult and kid conversation
TedTalk Choice Board with Reflective Writing via Google Slides
In this Google Slides activity, students will select three TedTalks from the choice board to view. They will then complete the prompts attached to each TedTalk and type their responses directly onto the slides in order to respond and reflect upon the content from the talk. Students will also apply these TedTalks to their lives and brainstorm new ideas to implement these concepts into their own lives.This choice board of TedTalks includes links to 21 TedTalks, and each one comes with its own un
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6th - 12th
English Spanish Picture Cards
200+ Word Cards in both English and SpanishCategories: Animals, Food, People and SchoolPlus a blank template to make your own cards! ***Use for English Learners ***Teaching Students a Second Language***Small Group *** Memory Game***Matching GamesAND so much more!
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Black Mathematicians
What kind of people do children see when they turn on the TV? Do kids see mathematicians and scientists? If they do, do they see Black and Brown and mathematicians and scientists? Do they know any Black mathematicians? This resource can help you teach Black History during Black History Month and beyond! These mini informational slides are the perfect edition to any classroom to motivate, encourage, inspire, and empower your scholars. Not only does these slides provide students with written text,
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
New Year Around the World PowerPoint
Happy New Year 2024! This is a New Year Around the World presentation is all about New Year’s traditions, which is fun to learn about after winter break. PowerPoint on traditions and customs of the New Year's holiday in 22 different countries: United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Wales, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, China, Vietnam, Australia, India, Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa. Good for first day back from break and will be one
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Geography PowerPoint Bundle with Christmas and New Year Around the World
Black History Month: Project List of Notable African-American Figures
-Are you looking to take your students learning and research skills past the surface? -Each year do you have multiple students competing for a small number of certain "famous firsts", leaders, and movers &shakers when studying about the many historical contributions of African-Americans? This was my story as a 3rd and 4th grade self-contained teacher, and I'm sure several of you teacher friends can relate... How many of our students know and learn about important African-American figures b
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2nd - 12th
Japanese - Manga and Anime Teaching Resource
This 18 slide PowerPoint presentation provides a background to Japanese Manga and Anime. Fully editable to print off the slides, and for you to assist your class through a step-by-step process to show the sequencing, features of anime/mange imagery, types of hairstyles, and visual representation of different faces and expressions. A great resource for students who read manga and want a lesson or two on manga and anime drawing. Hyperlinks are provided for step-by-step drawings. It is also a grea
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6th - 9th
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Feast Parent Letter Classroom
Have a fun and silly time with your kiddos, by having a mock Charlie Brown Thanksgiving feast in classroom. Send this letter home to solicit parent participation. It is editable. Have fun!
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PreK - 12th
The most annoying things - ESL adult and kid conversation classes
This presentation contains a GREAT 47 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with 2 work papers and a teacher’s note, for a 90 min. lesson. The goal of this lesson is to introduce and practice useful idiomatic phrases to express annoying situations.ESL students use a very ‘stiff’ and ‘grammatically academically structured’ language – with this lesson, I aim to pull them out of their comfort zone. Some of the sentences they are required to use, are deliberately ‘borderline’ slang, because
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
PICTURE OF THE DAY 1st Nine Weeks Critical Thinking, Writing Prompt All Subjects
I use this as a daily review of ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Science. 1st Nine Weeks Picture a Day. 45 pictures with discussion pages. I show the big picture first then go to the discussion page. This Power Point covers all subjects. 100% Editable Slides if you would like to change the picture, discussion topics, or writing prompt. The kids LOVE this activity!
Every Slide:
Observations
Inference
Predictions
Fact and Opinion
Cause and Effect
Some Slides:
Solid, Liquid, Gas
Ecosystems
Shape
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
12 Days of Christmas Middle School Finance / Math DIGITAL Project
If you're looking for something fun, educational, and personalized for the week of Christmas / Winter break, this 12 days of Christmas virtual project is great for all upper elementary and middle school! This 39-slide Google Slides (interactive) presentation requires students to calculate the costs of each of the 12 days of Christmas items. Students will:Use math to calculate the cost of each of the 12 days items. A chart is provided with the individual costs; students will multiply by the quan
Grades:
5th - 8th
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