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Autumn U.S. History cultural activities
Back to School Art Project : Kandi-Apples : In the Style of Kandinsky
Here is the perfect project for the start of the school year: Kandi-Apples.This project will allow students to create a work of art in the Style of Kadinsky.When they are finished, you can make a colourful collective display. This project requires simple materials, and apple models are also included. A great way to discover a fundamental artist. Level:Kindergarten to Grade 6Technique:DrawingVisual Language:Thick linesThin linesCurved linesMaterials:White sheet or piece of cardboard (8.5 x 8.5 in
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K - 6th
Also included in:Â Art Lesson Plans Bundle : Grade 1 Visual Art
Oregon Trail Virtual Field Trip | 13 Stops Along Route | Google Earth
Take your students on a virtual field trip and make 13 stops along the Oregon Trail. Using a combination of Google Earthâ„¢ 360-degree views, video, informational text, and visuals, your students will view geographic locations and reconstructed sites along the trail as they learn about the history and significance of the Oregon Trail from multiple perspectives.This virtual field trip covers::: Native lands recognition :: What was the Oregon Trail?:: Why move west?:: Routes traveled:: Disruption of
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5th - 7th
Also included in:Â Westward Movement Virtual Field Trip Bundle (Google Earth Exploration)
Starry Night Pumpkins : Art Lesson Plan - Halloween - Fall - Autumn
Here is an art project that highlights the arrival of autumn while also discovering Vincent Van Gogh and other impressionist painters. Your students will create artwork with pumpkins/squash while using superimposition. They will work in the manner of the impressionists to colour their projects. The technique of using oil pastels and tempera paint gives an incredible result. Level:Grades One and upTechniques:DrawingPainting Visual Language:Warm and cool coloursDifferent kinds of lines : (curved
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1st - 8th
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Hispanic Heritage Month Teaching Slides
Hispanic Heritage Month Teaching SlidesThis unit is what I wish I learned about as a Mexican-American kid to feel represented. Make a difference for this generation, and help your students learn about the contributions Hispanics have made to better our culture, quality of life, appreciation for the arts, politics, and travel. Even if you’re distance learning, you can still teach tolerance and embrace multiculturalism by using these Google teaching slides during Hispanic Heritage Month. Share t
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2nd - 5th
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California Gold Rush Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth Exploration)
Take your students on a virtual field trip to learn about the California Gold Rush. Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, video, informational text, and visuals, your students will travel to 4 boom towns to learn about the gold rush from multiple perspectives.This virtual field trip covers::: Sutter's Mill:: James Marshall:: Prospecting for Gold:: President Polk:: Mixed Feelings:: Impact on Indigenous Peoples:: African Americans and the Gold Rush:: San Francisco:: Forty-Niners::
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4th - 6th
Also included in:Â Westward Movement Virtual Field Trip Bundle (Google Earth Exploration)
(Black/ White) American Flag Lantern Craft for Memorial Day, Flag Day, 4th July
A collaboration with the fabulous Mrs Mactivity (do follow her store!) to bring to you these lovely American Flag Lanterns for Memorial Day, Flag Day or 4th July. For Memorial Day, we also have a set of Poppy Lanterns for you to look at. Paper lantern designs focus Stars and Stripes and icon Red, White and Blue. Perfect for U.S. Patriotic celebrations. These are a great alternative to "traditional" coloring pages!A COLOR version is also available in this store. Alternatively, you may like these
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PreK - 3rd
Also included in:Â U.S. Flag Lanterns - both Full Color & B&W sets
Immigration: Ellis Island Activities - Immigration Project
This Ellis Island & Immigration unit includes 44 pages of printables to engage your students while learning about immigration in the early 1900s. No fluff or filler here: this unit provides solid, high-quality content that will deepen students' understanding and simplify complex concepts, while taking them on a steamship journey across the Atlantic to New York Harbor and through Ellis Island. You’ll find these printables to be thoughtfully designed, easy to use, thorough, and engaging for
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3rd - 6th
Autumn: Aboriginal Art: Falling for Fall
Fall has arrived! Why not highlight it with an Aboriginal Art project? The Aboriginal people often paint kangaroos, snakes, lizards and lots of symbols. Our theme will be a Fall Leaf. This is a great way to work with warm and cool colours.This very complete project helps you to initiate your students into Aboriginal Art. The students will be proud of all of their dots and surprised at their results. Level:Grade 3 and up.Technique:Painting, pointillismVisual Language:RepetitionWarm ColoursCool Co
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3rd - 8th
Also included in:Â Art Lesson Plans Bundle : Grade 6 Visual Art
California Social Studies Grade 3
New in 2024- Link to editable files on Google docs!This pack was created by special request. I have a generic Social Studies bundle which covers a lot, but it doesn't cover a state's individual standards. So when a third grade teacher asked me to make a pack to cover the California standards, I agreed. This pack makes Social Studies interesting and engaging. Instead of just reading about history, you are acting it out, creating projects, performing a mock trial, along with many more activiti
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3rd
Also included in:Â California Social Studies Grades 2 and 3
Covered Wagon Craft
This craft includes templates to create the covered wagon pictured in the photo as well as alternative templates that allow you to add your own wood-grain finish to the wagon body, fabric look to the bonnet, and a choice of wheels for a unique result.
This covered wagon craft is a nice addition to a unit on Pioneers, Early America, Westward Expansion, Wild West, Native American Studies, Transportation, or US History.
Skills include scissoring, coloring, gluing, and small motor (inserting the
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1st - 4th
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Design your Own 3/D Welcome Totem Poles. Native American Art and History Craft
Great project for students to create after a unit on Native American history/ Northwest Coast First Nations Art and Culture. Easy to create 3/D paper tube Welcome Totems. Students will enjoy creating their very own Welcome Totem, or they can cut and glue the images I designed onto their own art. Several options for teachers to accommodate students of all abilities. 10 Northwestern animal images are included for inspiration. Both patterns makes a 6 inch tall design. The project can be made with
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PreK - 3rd
Also included in:Â 3 Native American Totem Style Welcome Pole Bundle, Student CHOICE Lessons!
Ohio Social Studies Pack Grade 5
New for Fall 2023: All four units are editable on Google docs.This pack is full of nonfiction articles, student projects, and fun to make your Ohio fifth grade Social Studies class more interesting for students!Geography (Over 150 pages total)Map-making and map skills (centers included)Latitude and Longitude and how it affects climateRegions of the United States -- my full regions pack that I sell separately is included! (NEW-- digital activities to teach about Mexico, the USA, Dominican Repub
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5th
Also included in:Â Ohio Social Studies Pack BUNDLE for Grades 3-5
Biography Research Historical Figures using QR Codes Videos & Websites Template
Are your students struggling to find information on famous historical figures for their biography reports? Do you have technology in your classroom to help in their research, but aren't sure if they will find the right websites? The QR Codes for Biography Research Reports are what you need. No longer will students struggle with finding enough information, or writing their biography report, on their chosen historical figure.Included in this Biography Research Resource:â–º 25 colorful pages of his
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2nd - 4th
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Thanksgiving Placemats
This Thanksgiving Placemat is a print and go craft and writing that doubles as a timeless holiday keepsake! Complete, cut, paste, laminate, and roll it up with a bow to send home for Thanksgiving! Students, parents, and teachers will all LOVE the festive ease of this product!
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PreK - 3rd
Assimilation of Native Americans: Indian Boarding Schools (STATIONS)
Through these primary source analysis stations, your students will gain an understanding of the assimilation of Native Americans in the United States following the Civil War, due to the use of Indian boarding schools. Through readings, photographs, and interviews, your students will analyze primary sources to learn the laws and history surrounding the schools in the United States, as well understand the negative impact these government instituted school experiences have had on Native American ch
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5th - 8th
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
Jamestown Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth Exploration)
Take your students on a virtual field trip to learn about Jamestown. Using a combination of Google Earthâ„¢ 360-degree views, video, informational text, and visuals, your students will visit reconstructed sites as they learn about the history and significance of this colony from multiple perspectives.This virtual field trip covers::: Indigenous peoples:: Native lands recognition:: Jamestown geographic location:: Wahunsenachawh (Chief Powhatan):: Tsenacommacah reconstructed village:: Virginia Compa
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5th - 7th
Halloween Art Lesson Plan : Zentalloween ! Zentangle Art
Have you heard of the art of Zentangle? It’s a way of relaxing while scribbling.It was created by two American artists. Discover this art form with your students, while also exploring the Halloween theme. In this project, you will be working with thick lines and patterns. Students are asked to create a Halloween object by themselves. Many drawings are provided and could help inspire the students. Specific drawings include: Pumpkin, ghost, fall leaf, skull and other Halloween themed drawings! L
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in:Â Art Lesson Plans Bundle : Grade 5 Visual Art
Day of the Dead Dia de los Muertos BILINGUAL Activity Pack
Day of the Dead (DĂa de los Muertos), for Dual Language/Immersion programs, Spanish classes, English-only elementary classrooms, and homeschooling families, this BILINGUAL activity pack introduces children to the exciting and intriguing holiday of ¡DĂa de los Muertos!Includes books, mini-books, and activity pages:♦ 10-page DĂa de los Muertos bilingual book, in color, on full sized pagesGives a basic look at the history of the holiday, as well as lots about the traditional and current practices.E
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1st - 5th
1950s Culture vs 1960s Counterculture: 15 Image Gallery Walk & Research Project!
In this engaging 1950s and 1960s (culture and counterculture) gallery walk project, students learn the characteristics of 1950s culture and the 1960s counterculture, complete a classroom organizer, and conduct research further about leaders of the 1960s counterculture movement (Jack Kerouac, Jane Fonda, Bob Dylan, Betty Friedan, and Timothy Leary). Students navigate 7 different image sets, each with a different focus, to learn about how the 1950s and 1960s viewed authority, patriotism, music, wo
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6th - 10th
California Social Studies Grade 5
New for Fall 2023: All four units are editable on Google docs!I love writing about history and making history fun for kids. After someone requested I work on a California Social Studies pack, I was hooked. California history is one of my favorites. This zip file includes four units with six packs. Each pack contains assessments, projects, and rubrics to make history come alive for your fifth graders. There is also a digital USA book template for reviewing important topics.Unit 1Native Americ
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5th
Also included in:Â California Social Studies Grades 4 and 5 Bundle
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month AAPI Activities & Passages
This unit is a great way to introduce Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. It includes information about Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. It also includes reading passages about the history of AAPI and 5 influential leaders and their contributions to the world.What's Inside:What is AAPI Heritage Month?Why do we celebrate AAPI?Information about 5 Influential LeadersReference Map of AsiaMap of Asia Scavenger HuntWorld Map ActivityComprehension QuestionsAnswe
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3rd - 5th
Diwali Craft and Coloring Pages | Diwali Paper Lantern Craft | Diwali Activities
Celebrate Diwali with these no-prep Diwali paper lanterns and coloring pages! These are perfect classroom activities to begin learning about the Indian holiday of Diwali. The set includes 16 lanterns in color and black-and-white, 7 coloring pages, and 2 rangoli color-by numbers.Diwali is the Indian Festival of Lights that is a celebration of good over evil, happiness over despair, and light over darkness. It is celebrated during the autumn harvest (October or November) and is India's most imp
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PreK - 1st
Plymouth Colony Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth Exploration)
Take your students on a virtual field trip to Plymouth this Thanksgiving. Using a combination of Google Earthâ„¢ 360-degree views, video, informational text, and visuals, your students will visit historical and reconstructed sites as they learn about the history and significance of this location from multiple perspectives.This virtual field trip covers::: Indigenous peoples:: Native lands recognition:: Plymouth geographic location:: Wampanoag (reconstructed wigwam):: Separating Puritans:: Mayflowe
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5th - 7th
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