Curated OER
PAINTING COLORFUL STORIES INFLUENCED BY JACOB LAWRENCE
Students research the background of Jacob Lawrence and study the music, poetry, and spirit of the Harlem Community that was present during Jacob Lawrence's formative and subsequent art productions. They create a piece of artwork...
Curated OER
Creating and Preserving a Tradition
Young scholars explore folk art and tradition. They work in small groups and produce an essay about folk art or traditions practiced in their community. Students discuss the creation and preservation of a tradition. They discuss various...
Curated OER
Valley Forge
Learners describe how location, weather, and physical environment affect the way people live, including the effects on their food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and recreation. They also describe the lives of American heroes who...
Curated OER
Christmas Songs
In this word puzzle instructional activity, students complete a crossword puzzle by solving clues about Christmas. For example, "One thing to do on Christmas day."
Curated OER
Go Fly a Kite!
Students study kites. In this social studies lesson, students discover the history of kites and what kites are made of. Students create their own kites to fly.
Curated OER
Shays’ Rebellion: A Massachusetts Farmer’s Account
Students analyze the effects of Shays' Rebellion. In this Shays' Rebellion lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of the rebellion and the events that led to it. Students respond to discussion...
Curated OER
Punxsetawney Phil
Students read books, learn about the letter g, and complete coloring pages all to learn about Groundhog Day. In this Groundhog Day lesson plan, students also sing songs, and discuss the history of Punxsetawney Phil.
Curated OER
Halloween
In this holiday activity, learners read about Halloween. Students answer 10 questions about the reading and 3 questions about their own related experiences.
Curated OER
Eat and Be Merry - Planning a Mexican Posada
Pupils plan their own fiesta. They study information about a "posada"
and explain the significance of a pi??ata. Afterwards, they construct a pi??ata to be used for end-of-unit party. in addition, they read a story and answer questions...
Curated OER
The Egg and Symbolism with the Christian Easter
In this language arts and religion learning exercise, learners read an informative page about the symbolism of the egg in the Christian Easter. Students answer 6 questions. This page is from the UK.
Curated OER
OLYMPIC SHADOW BOXES
High schoolers, in groups, use library reference materials to research an Olympic sport and create a visual display/shadow box to represent it.
Curated OER
Multicultural Multimedia Holiday Project
Twelfth graders investigate a holiday of a major religion. They conduct research, develop a timeline of the origin of the holiday to the present, and create a Powerpoint presentation of their research.
Curated OER
Tanabata: The Japanese "Wish Upon a Star"Festival
Students research the legend of Tanabata in order to explain some of the astronomical findings in the night sky. The Japanese tell the story in order to explain the origin of celestial bodies.
Curated OER
Steps To An Inquiry Process
Fourth graders investigate the research process. The finding of information about the indian tribes of Montana provides the context for student practice. They identify the problem and generate questions to find answers. The main...
Curated OER
The First Thanksgiving: Crossword
In this Thanksgiving worksheet, students use a set of 11 clues about Thanksgiving to complete a crossword puzzle; answers are given on page 2.
Curated OER
Why do we Dream of a White Christmas?
Students examine a reading selection on how the idea of a white Christmas was developed. For this ESL lesson, students share a class discussion about the article then complete several assignments to reinforce what they learned, including...
Curated OER
Japanese Tanka Poetry
Students discover the techniques of creating Japanese Tanka poetry through in-class discussions and a fun group competition. This lesson is an excellent introduction to Japanese literature and/or poetry.
Curated OER
Robots! Robots! Robots!
In this compare and contrast activity, students study the four different sets of robots. Students circle the robot that is different from the other three.
Curated OER
Pond Animals During The Seasons
Students interact with a CD Rom to examine pond life. In this pond life lesson, students access a CD Rom entitled "Sammy's Science House CD Rom" in order to see pond life during the different season of the year. They study the associated...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Celebrating Winter Bingo: Pre K and K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week (December 7th), celebrate winter.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Celebrating Winter
Turn your classroom into a winter wonderland with these festive activities, videos, and interactive games for grades PreK-12. Explore different winter holidays, investigate snowflakes using math and science, create winter-themed crafts,...
PBS
Pbs.org: 5 Ways to Learn, Explore and Celebrate Winter All Year
Winter is here along with the sights, sounds, and unique elements of the season. Here are 5 ways to celebrate the winter season in your classroom.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Winter Holidays
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive & printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is Winter Holidays.
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reader: Winter Holiday Images From Around the World
This e-book takes a tour around the world highlighting the ways different nations celebrate the winter holidays.
Other popular searches
- Winter Celebrations Poems
- Winter Celebrations Math
- Moslem Winter Celebrations
- Mosley Winter Celebrations
- Music Winter Celebrations
- Winter Celebrations Writing