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Presidents' Day cultural activities for Gifted and Talented
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Art Detectives: Mystery of the Stolen Mona Lisa
Follow the clues of the stolen Mona Lisa and see if you can determine who the real culprit was. Students will examine the top suspects in the greatest art theft in history and write about who they think took the painting.This lesson has been carefully researched for historical accuracy. The facts, suspects, and evidence are true and have been simplified so students can learn about a real crime as well as art history. Photos of the real suspects, criminal, and crime scene will bring this historic
Grades:
5th - 12th
Presidents Day Activities Abraham Lincoln American Presidents Biography Packet
Why is Abraham Lincoln such an important figure in American history? This President's Day biography set helps answer that question and more! It also includes fun extras like a Presidents' Day word search for early finishers. This Abraham Lincoln biography set works great for Presidents' Day activities, but can be used at any time of the year in your classroom.Students learn details about his early life, his political views, his leadership during The Civil War, and about The Gettysburg Address.An
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4th - 5th
Native American Project Based Choice Board for 4th and 5th grades!
NATIVE AMERICAN PROJECT BASED LEARNING CHOICE BOARD! Students will differentiate on their own and demonstrate active learning when they utilize this engaging choice board to compliment any Native American unit of study! Each project is given a point value and students will select activities that will help them reach this goal while at the same time showcasing their knowledge on this social studies topic in a variety of creative ways. All 9 activities are high interest, multi-modality projects
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3rd - 6th
Passport To Family Heritage Project
Focusing on cultural awareness? Studying immigration? Looking for a research project that connects to students' lives? Well, then this Passport to Family Heritage Project has exactly what you need. This project will help students discover their family's journey to America, research facts about their family's native country, and explore their family's heritage.
This 15 page product includes the following items:
1. Project Cover Page
2. Student "Passport" Information Page
3. My Family Portrait Pa
Grades:
1st - 5th
5th Grade Math Project | Math Around the World | 5th Grade Decimals & Fractions
5th Grade Math Project! Project based learning! Differentiated math enrichment project! Learn about geography and countries around the world while solving math problems aligned to the standards! Great for distance learning! Digital version included compatible with Google Drive!Math Around the World is a great way to keep your students engaged as they practice and apply their fifth-grade math skills and strategies! This project is a great end-of-the-year cumulative project! It also works well as
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5th - 6th
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
Presidents Day Differentiated Biographies for Close Reading
This Presidents Day informational text resource is the perfect way to introduce elementary students to the lives and contributions of six different US presidents. This resource is fully differentiated and includes text dependent questions & writing prompts.
This unit is closely aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Informational Text. It is packed full of informational text articles (biographies), text dependent questions, graphic organizers, and "fun fact" posters .
Every art
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1st - 3rd
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord/CCSS Novel Study
This is a close reading guide to the book In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. In Bette Bao Lord's beautiful story of immigration and assimilation, Shirley Temple Wong must learn to make friends and find her way in a country that, at first, does not make much sense to her. Once she finds the perfect role model, life gets a little easier.As close reading is such an important part of the Common Core, students need to be taught to be analytic as they read texts. This unit includes close rea
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3rd - 7th
Heidelberg House Collage Art Lesson
Young students will be fascinated by seeing some of the brightly decorated Heidelberg Houses in inner-city Detroit created by artist, Tyree Guyton. Students will make their own house collage using wood shapes, paint, and other easy-to-find materials. Step-by-step instructions make this lesson simple for students to understand and easy for the teacher to prepare for. This is also a great lesson for Black History Month!Additional elementary art lessons geared for kindergarten through second grade
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PreK - 2nd
Depth and Complexity Frames for Every Month of the Year | Print-and-Go
This set of Depth and Complexity frames offers one frame for each month of the year. If you are looking for a quality print and go activity for your students, this is the perfect resource for you. There are twelve Depth & Complexity frames tied to holidays and month themes (such as Black History Month). They've got great graphics and strong, high-level thinking questions. There's even a rubric you can use to evaluate your students' completed frames.No need to be a Depth and Complexity expert
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4th - 10th
Patriotic Music Program Bundle: Script, Familiar and Original Songs, Video, Mp3
Distance Learning Friendly resource with Teaching Videos.Prepare for your Veterans Day, and Presidents Day music programs with this original music and script. Students will love this patriotic Music program with script and songs to celebrate and remember what it means to be an American and honor veterans and heroes using the sing-a-long videos, sheet music and lyrics posters. Hand actions, Mp3 Vocal and Accompaniment tracks included.Please note that the audio files in the preview have been modif
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2nd - 8th
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"Happiest" Country Social Studies Research and Math Project for Middle School
Math and Social Studies Project Using Critical Thinking and Higher Order Thinking SkillsEnrichment Social Studies and Math ProjectDuring this project, students read and discuss a New York Times Articles that discuss the results of a Quality of Life Survey from around the world.Then students brainstorm and research quality of life indicators in 10 countries of their choice and then rank those 10 countries from happiest to least happy. Students will think critically about factors that would impact
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5th - 8th
Holidays/ Christmas Around the World Distance Learning PowerPoint & Activities
This product is perfect for virtual lessons or can be completed in the classroom. Whether you are doing Christmas Around the World or Holidays Around the World these interactive lessons will thrill and excite your children. Go on a trip around the world to different countries to learn how they celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza in the month of December. These PowerPoint presentations include video clips to make them fun and engaging. Classroom management is built into the presentation s
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PreK - 2nd
Grimms Fairy Tale One Act Play & Unit | The Brave Little Tailor With Large Cast!
Talk about funny! This fifteen minute comical play (moderate or large cast depending on your needs) is suitable whether studying fantasy and fairy tales, the German culture or in a drama class. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. The central themes include fate, ingenuity and cleverness. Based on the Grimms fairy tale by the same name, students will have an opportunity to: learn about "the director
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5th - 8th
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Presidents Day Double-Sided Art Project
Party it up for Presidents' Day with this super-fun art project! Your kids will create unique presidential portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Also(!), turn your art into an informative writing mini-book and learn about the presidents with an emergent reader.
This Presidents' Day activity can be easily differentiated to engage students with a variety of skills as well as in multiple grade levels!
Included in this download:
-George & Abe craft templates, directions, sample p
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PreK - 6th
Presidents' Day Freebie | Differentiated Biography of Abraham Lincoln
This part of myPresidents' Day Close Read Unit . It is closely aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Informational Text. Included is a biography of Abraham Lincoln, and text dependent questions. The article is offered on three different levels of text and vocabulary complexity. The differentiation is done for you! Perfect for increasing exposure to rigorous texts, whole group instruction, small group instruction, homework, individual reading and responding and much more!The larger Pres
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1st - 4th
Around the World in 80 Days Classic Starts Unit for Grades 3-4
This literature unit adapts the original Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne for younger children. It provides an excellent platform to introduce students to their own heritage while exploring various lands and cultures in this wonderful story. Students can have opportunities to develop map skills, increase vocabulary knowledge, build writing skills, and conduct project based learning activities such as choosing a heritage country to research and present as a culmination to the unit. The
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3rd - 4th
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Chinese New Year Reading Comprehension | Writing | Logic Puzzles
Are You Ready for Chinese New Year? THIS RESOURCE WORKS EVERY YEAR!Chinese New Year is a wonderful opportunity to teach an important part of Chinese culture to students in GRADES 4 - 6!Students will utilize higher-level thinking activities in order to explore and think critically about the Chinese Zodiac. Students will:ASK | What is the Story of the Chinese Zodiac? UNDERSTAND | Complete a Depth and Complexity ChartAPPLY | Complete Chinese Zodiac Logic PuzzleCOMPILE INFORMATION | Read Fun Facts a
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2nd - 4th
Statue of Liberty Crown Craft and Activities | American Symbols
✏️ Engage students with this teacher-friendly resource pack featuring a Statue of Liberty Crown (color & B&W), flame & tablet visuals, a word search, a labeling activity, and a coloring page. Ideal for exploring American symbols, the 4th of July, or Presidents Day, this comprehensive bundle effortlessly enhances classroom celebrations while making learning fun.What's included?Statue of Liberty Crown (color & B&W)Statue of Liberty flame & tabletWordsearchLabel the Statue o
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K - 4th
President's Day Songs,Readers Theater, Game and Literacy Activities
Read, Sing and Write about the Presidents using the 7 songs (sung to familiar tunes), the Presidents Day Reader's Theater and the Writing activities. Writing activities are in 2 different levels.Script comes in 3 versions- 1 page, color coded, script with songs/poemsCelebrate President's Day through Music and Literacy. K-3rd Grade Applications.RESOURCE INCLUDES:Reader's Theater-(About the Presidents-25 speaking parts).Readers Theater in large print with songs.Script on Cards with parts marked in
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PreK - 4th
Ohio's 4th Grade Natural Resource PBL Activity: Make a Blueberry Pie & See Ohio
Engage 4th grade Ohio students in this hands-on, project based learning activity that will strengthen their knowledge of Ohio’s natural resources and map skills. Based on the popular book, How to Make a Cherry Pie and see the USA, students will be presented with the challenge of making blueberry pancakes using only ingredients found in the Buckeye state! They will utilize higher level thinking skills as they identify the natural resources needed, the location in the state where they are found in
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: 4th Grade Social Studies Projects Bundle
Greek and Roman Mythology: Gods, Goddesses, Heroes and Amazing Creatures
This 87-slide PowerPoint presentation is intended to introduce students to the world of classical mythology through colorful slides and descriptions. Beginning with Chaos, the Titans, Olympians, Lesser Gods and Goddesses and on to Legendary Heroes and Amazing Beasts, this slideshow provides students with a detailed overview of Greek and Roman mythology. Due to its length, it is suggested that the presentation be given over a period of days, which the divisions will allow. It can also be used a
Grades:
6th - 12th, Not Grade Specific
Readers Theater It Could Always Be Worse Jewish Folk Tale Grades 5 to 8
Part of a Bundle It Could Always Be Worse provides a sweet reminder that things are not always as bad as they seem. This comical reader's theater script is complete with roles for 20 + students. Reading literature standards are met while engaging your students with a high-interest reader's theater script and unit. Students LOVE the chance to perform as they practice fluency, comprehension, use context clues, and strengthen their listening skills. This piece could be a one or three-day study depe
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Folk and Fairy Tales Readers Theater Scripts and Units Grades 4 to 7
Comedy Play Script Acting Unit It Could Always Be Worse Jewish Folk Tale
Part of a Bundle This delightful comical play, fifteen minutes in length (moderate or large cast depending on your needs) is suitable whether studying the Jewish culture or multicultural folk plays or a drama class. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. Based on the beloved Jewish folk tale by the same name, students will have an opportunity to: Yiddish wordsdramatize a folk tale with dancingdesign a
Grades:
6th - 8th
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