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Create a Holiday: What Will it Be?
Young scholars study holidays and culture. For this customs and traditions lesson plan, students create their own holiday based on traditions and holidays that different cultures currently practice.
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McONE Hundredth Day
Students explore the components of a calendar and counting through the preparation and celebration of the "One Hundredth Day" of school. Badges are worn and McDonald fries are enjoyed in the celebration.
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Canada Day Fireworks
Students identify that the origins of Canada Day come from Dominion Day, which celebrated the British House of Commons decision allowing the Canadian provinces to unite and form a confederation. Then they identify the varied ways that...
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Participating in a Class Birthday Party
Students celebrate a fellow peer in class by having a party for him or her. In this foreign language lesson, students celebrate a classmate's birth using their target language to host a party. Students create a bulletin board using...
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Won't You Celebrate With Me: The Joy of Lucille Clifton
Students explore the concept of poetry through movement and song. They watch Lucille Clifton read her poem, and write their own poem.
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Strike Up the Band
Students create song lyrics celebrating the history of labor unions serving the entertainment industry, then create posters illustrating the importance of each union to the industry they represent.
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Heroes of Harlem
Students explore the artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Their research culminates in a Harlem Renaissance Fair celebrating the movement's cultural and artistic contributions to society.
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A Dickens Of A Party
Students are invited to a Victorian New Year's Day Party, honoring Ebenezer Scrooge, celebrating the changes that he has made to his life in response to the visits by the three spirits on Christmas Eve. This is a wonderful simulation...
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Story Quilt Project
Students investigate how quilt making was a family and community activity. They read and discuss books, complete various handouts, and create a paper quilt celebrating philanthropic activities.
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Feeding the Soul
Students share memories of a special meal. They research, write and peer edit a newspaper column about a favorite food associated with Thanksgiving (or other holiday or celebration).
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The Clay Marble
Students probe the story, "The Clay Marble" by Minfong Ho to identify examples of courage, quick thinking, and perseverance. The lesson creatively extends the plot of the story by celebrating the heroin's birthday many years after the...
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Hispanic Heritage - Culmination and Fiesta
Third graders learn the meaning of a Fiesta and the tradition of the Pinata. They eat authentic Mexican food. They participate in games and fun activities celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. They share one thing they learned about the...
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We Are the Champions
Can international sports events be indicative of a country's national pride? Learners consider how the Germany-hosted 2006 World Cup contributed to German cultural pride, and how the fundamentals of sports is celebrated around the world,...
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Ireland: the Emerald Isle
Third graders complete a unit of study that examines several perspectives of Ireland. They explore how climate shapes Irish culture, reference historical and political maps, compute exchange values for Irish money, complete worksheets,...
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Art Through the Eyes of Youth
Students take a field trip to an art gallery reflecting on the paintings they like the most. Individually, they use magazines to find pictures related to their personality. In pairs, they make a mask to represent their ethnic group and...
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A Box Of Crayons
Students draw self-portraits on die-cut crayon patterns after hearing the poem "A Box of Crayons" in this Art instructional activity for the elementary classroom. The instructional activity is ideal for celebrating Martin Luther King...
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A Day as President
Youngsters identify the President as the leader of the United States government, as well as learn about the jobs and responsibilities of the head of the executive branch. Including a simple printable and detailed instructional points,...
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Once Upon a Thank You
Students are encouraged to revisit their favorite books and recall just what it was about the author who wrote each book or the characters they created that made the story so special. They then celebrate their chosen authors and/or...
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Immigration Unit
Third graders develop an appreciate for the various cultures that are present in their local community. Through reading and research, they explain how various culture came to live in their area. At the conclusion of the unit, 3rd...
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Dancing Skeleton Puppets
Students experience, explore and study the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead. They assess the importance of having bones, identify the different bones that we have in our body and encounter how to make a skeleton and decorate it in...
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What Sharing Really Means
Students read the story "Sharing in Africa". As a class, they brainstorm a list of holidays and celebrations in various cultures and identify the Congo on a world map. To end the lesson, they focus on one paragraph of the story,...
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Greece
For this comprehension worksheet on Greece, students read the article presented and then answer the questions that follow. There are 12 short answer questions to complete about Greece, where it is located, the people, celebrations, and...
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Every Day Edit - Chuseok: Korea's "Thanksgiving"
In this everyday editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Korean celebration Chusok. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Design a Postage Stamp for Black History Month
Learners create a postage stamp for Black History Month. In this U.S. History instructional activity, students discuss the contributions of African-Americans and design a postage stamp to celebrate their impact.
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