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Veterans Day Program Script School Assembly or Class Activity to Honor Veterans
Are you planning a Veterans Day celebration for your school this year? This Veterans Day program script will help you get started as you plan your Veterans Day program.Our school's Veterans Day program has been my absolute favorite event of the year for over fifteen years!I have found that a program that celebrates Veterans is one of our favorite activities to bring together community members of all ages and students in our school. I have used this script at our school-wide Veterans Day progra
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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USA Citizenship Test
Need a relevant activity for teaching Government or Contemporary Issues? This is a 40 question test compiled with need-to-know knowledge for the actual US Citizenship test. Use this multiple-choice activity as an introduction for Government class to see if your students would even qualify to be American citizens! Or, use it to show how difficult it is for foreigners to become citizens in your Contemporary Issues class. Fun and eye-opening for students as they experience a real-life activity! C
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8th - 12th
Human Rights for Kids
A colourful, well-structured PowerPoint that contains meaningful activities to teach children about Human Rights. It also provides links to relevant and age-appropriate YouTube clips.
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5th - 7th
Global Issues Awareness Project(s)
This comprehensive project challenges students to inform, raise awareness, and advocate on a global issue of their choice. Students research and plan an awareness campaign to deliver to their community, school, and/or student body. Turn students from passive learners into advocates as they assume the role of teacher as they are challenged to inform and educate their peers about their topic. The project requires students to be creative, innovative and use 21st century skills as they complete
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9th - 12th
What is racism and how can we safely challenge it?
What is racism and how can we safely challenge it?In this introductory lesson, the students will explore the meaning of racism, why it is wrong, and how it impacts individuals and wider society. Through a selection of case studies, we will discuss ways that we can challenge racism safely, and reflect on the way that the individuals in the case studies might be feeling. The lesson touches upon issues such as xenophobic comments relating to foreign languages, discrimination and prejudice, Islamoph
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Healthy Relationships & Social Skills
Cultural Diversity Powerpoint
This 19 slide interactive powerpoint teaches students (or even adults) about culture and ethnicity. This lesson contains information regarding the current view of America as a tossed salad as opposed to a melting pot. Several slides contain discussion questions and images.
Here is a detailed list of what the powerpoint contains:
- cover slide
- culture discussion question
- culture: defined
- what is ethnicity?
- map of US with question
- culture adventure slide
- traditions
- diverse world
- m
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Types of Government Posters
I created these posters for my social studies classes last year. Each poster features a different type of government and contains easy-to-understand definitions of each form. Posters also include images representing each of the following eight forms of government:*Oligarchy*Monarchy*Republic*Theocracy*Autocracy*Direct Democracy*Representative Democracy*AnarchyEngaging Activity Idea: I laminated mine, hung them around the room, and had students move to each of them in 2-minute increments (station
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5th - 12th
Dia de los Muertos Virtual Altar
Let your students create a virtual altar using this template. The slide bundle includes a blank altar to DIY with over 50 images to create a unique altar. It also includes an already complete altar that just needs an image of a deceased one to be honored.Have your students make an altar for someone they miss or turn it into a research project and ask them to learn about a famous Latinx person who passed away. This is a great virtual learning, hybrid learning, or even in-school project!
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5th - 12th
Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativity
This is a great introductory lesson for students to understand how we naturally react to cultures that are different from our own. Will open a great dialogue about accepting other cultures, and avoiding judgements.
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7th - 12th
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Culture, Diversity, Equality, Prejudice and Tolerance
This lesson, developed by Shawneen Morrison, is designed to increase student awareness of cultural influences, ethnocentrism, and modern prejudice. The lesson begins with a cultural identity survey. After building a personal cultural profile with the survey, primary source documents are used to illustrate one “scientific” biological justification for discrimination that was commonly accepted through the 19th and early 20th centuries (phrenology). Next, a guided discussion leads students to c
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9th - 12th
National Anthems - ESL adult conversation lesson in PowerPoint format
National Anthem is an ESL conversation lesson in editable PPT format, with a quiz, a worksheet, and teacher’s notes.Anthems are interesting because they offer us insight into the self-image or the self-conceptualization of the country’s history. National anthems are designed to “unite the population around shared values”, but they sometimes do the exact opposite. In this lesson, students discuss the importance (or lack of importance) of national anthems. We talk about the validity of using the a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Stereotypes In the Mass Media Group Project with product and presentation rubric
This project is intended to get students thinking about the prolific amount of stereotypes that are presented to them on a daily basis. Students will use the rubric and guidelines attached to develop a thoughtful and creative project about historic and recent stereotypes in the movies, television, newspapers and programs and magazines. Though I use it for my sociology classes, it could be used for many more disciplines.
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11th - 12th
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1930s Pop Culture Icons, Celebrities, Fashion, Movies, Technology, Slang, Music
This presentation takes the learners in a journey through time back to the 1930s to give the students of culture a glimpse of what that period of time was like.This presentation introduces the readers to the icons, the music, the movies, the fashions, the celebrities, the technology and the slang language of that time. This presentation is an enjoyable journey into the past and a very informative resource for all the students of culture and the history of pop art.
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9th - 12th
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Summary/Essay/Test/Answers
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
This lesson has everything you need to address multiple standards and 2 weeks worth of material! The lesson includes a character list, text summary, analysis, essay questions, multiple choice test, AND ANSWER KEY! all in an editable Microsoft Word Document for your own editing preference. Just print once and make copies at your printer for each section. Enjoy!
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4th - 12th
Urban American 1865-1896 American Vision Modern Times Chapter 6
This 58 slide presentation deals with the industrialization phase of the United States in the decades following the Civil War. The topics discussed in this presentation discusses the following topics:I - ImmigrationII - UrbanizationIII - The Gilded AgeIV - PopulismV - The Rise of SegregationThis presentation follows Chapter 6 of The American Vision by GlencoeThis is a presentation that always draws a great response from my high school students.The use of the text book cover in this description i
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
I Am Canadian Assignment
An assignment to complete during your unit on Human Geography and Immigration patterns. The assignment is based on the popular Molson Beer Advertising campaign used in the mid 1990s to promote Canadian Patriotism and the Canadian identity. With Canada's changing demographics, the reality of what it means to be a "real" Canadian is very different from that being portrayed in the advertising campaign. Assignment comes with evaluation rubric.
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8th - 11th
Crip Camp (2020) Documentary Viewing Guide: Summary/Vocabulary/Questions/KEY
"Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution" is a 2020 documentary film directed by Nicole Newnham and James LeBrecht. The film follows the story of a summer camp in the 1970s called Camp Jened, located in the Catskill Mountains of New York. The camp became a haven for young people with disabilities, offering a unique and empowering experience that encouraged self-expression, camaraderie, and activism.The documentary focuses on the campers' experiences and how their time at Camp Jened inspired them to b
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Visualizing a Citizen Assignment
What does a citizen look like? What do citizens do? What do citizens think about or feel? Have your students answer these questions by using their creativity to color what a citizen looks like to them.Students will color in the outline of the person as a citizen and add words or images around the outside that also relate to citizenship. Students will also explain their choices on the outside around their drawing. On the back of the page is a set of reflection questions for students to use to ref
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8th - 12th
Caricatures – The right to express an opinion ESL, EFL, ELL adult conversation
This presentation contains a 44 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT formatIn Europe, the satirical French magazine ‘Charlie Hebdo’ has been on the news along with the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten and their ‘Muhammad cartoons controversy’ in 2005. In sep. 2nd 2016, they published two caricatures that literally turned our stomachs. These caricatures sparked a debate about caricatures and the freedom of expression. It Includes:- The origin of caricatures- the difference between a cartoon a
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
What was Life Like in the 1980's
Those of us that grew up in the 80's, especially those of us that graduated in the early to mid 80's were really in-between generations. We are too young to be in the baby boomer/yuppie generations and too old to be in the gen-x generation. Our generation was more than seeing the end of the cold war, the invention of the Rubix cube, Swatch Watches and Super Mario Brothers. What made our generation more distinct from other generations was the music, the movies and most importantly the social (
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Famous African Americans - #1
This first unit introduces students to quick biographies of famous people who have made significant contributions. I made these for hallway bulletin boards I was responsible for in my school. I strategically set them up near the cafeteria and gym, places where students stood in line for a few minutes. And they read them!Everyone needs heroes, people to look up to and aspire to be like. As an ESL teacher, I wanted my students to recognize themselves in highly accomplished musicians, scientists, d
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K - 5th
Global Citizenship Introduction
This Google Slide Presentation allows students to engage in their learning on Global Citizenship. (Note - if you do not have laptop access, a printed copy of the slides would work as well.)Contains:-Word Web for "Global Citizen"-Reading / Images-Comparison Chart : Similarities and Differences between them and a child from Japan
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3rd - 6th
Amend: The Fight for America: Episode 2: Resistance Guided Video Questions
This 10-question video guide follows along with EPISODE 2 (Resistance) of the Netflix series Amend: The Fight for America to your classes. The documentary is rated TV-MA and was released in 2021. Will Smith hosts. Each episode investigates the path toward equal rights for all in America by way of the 14th Amendment. Below is a breakdown of the topics of this episode.Episode 2 Resistance: (52 min) Explores the topics of Reconstruction, the Lost Cause ideology, resistance to the ratificatio
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7th - 12th
Museums - Debate - ESL, EFL, ELL adult and kid conversation & debate lesson
Museums – do we still need them? an ESL adult conversation PPT lessonThis is a two-hour PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format and a quiz activity. It's a wonderful lesson to give before or after a weekend or a vacation.Museums are changing fast to fit and adjust to modern times. Some museums manage to incorporate the newest technology into their exhibitions and some fall behind. In this lesson, we discuss the place of museums in communities and their social and educational responsibilities in
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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