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Cinco de Mayo Lessons with "La Vida"

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Cinco de Mayo lessons provide a way to teach students about history, art, music, and regional food.
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Flag Day

For Students 1st - 4th
In this reading activity worksheet, students read about Flag Day. The worksheet explains when the holiday is, why it is celebrated and how the flag should be displayed.
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Five Fat Turkeys

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students sing a Thanksgiving song called "Five Fat Turkeys." In this holiday lesson, students create a Turkey acrostic poem then memorize and sing a turkey song. Students will focus on singing on key, pitch , and seeping a steady beat ...
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Exploring Cultural Rituals

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students analyze images and music of common rituals in America with those of other countries. They use worksheets to compare and contrast the events.
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Wiggly Spiders

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create "wiggly spiders" using black paint, construction paper, yarn, and their hands in this fun, messy, art lesson for the early elementary classroom. An ideal lesson for the Halloween holiday or for a lesson/unit on spiders.
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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars research the importance of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. In this holiday lesson, students are introduced to the meaning behind these Jewish holidays and identify geography of Israel.
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Friendship Hearts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create friendship hearts for Valentine's Day. In this holiday lesson, students make paper hearts out of construction paper. They write compliments for other students and hang it on crepe paper above their desk. 
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Class Book: My Favorite Valentine

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a class book for Valentine's Day. In this holiday instructional activity, students draw a picture and write a few sentences about their favorite valentine. Students put their pictures together to create a class book.
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Fill-In Sentences About Christmas--Various 54

For Students 4th - 6th
In this holiday sentence completion worksheet, students choose the correct word to use in the ten fill-in sentences about Christmas. This is an interactive worksheet.
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Winter Waltz

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students pretend their room is an imaginary frozen pond. In this performing arts lesson, students create the illusion that they are skating on the pond by using wax paper on their feet. Finally, students get in the winter mood by...
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Fiesta

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students demonstrate an understanding of what a fiesta is by participating in various activities and conducting research.
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Valentine's Day Recipes

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students create a recipe using traditional Valentine's Day treats. In this recipe lesson, students brainstorm about Valentine's Day treats and choose one or two to create the recipe. Students list measurements and ingredients. Students...
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The Twelve Ways to Fitness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers work on their cardiovascular and muscular endurance by exercising to the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
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Bessie Smith

For Students 8th - 12th
In this jazz history worksheet, learners respond to 7 essay and short answer questions about the life and accomplishments of Bessie Smith.
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Courageous Voices that Shook the Nation to Action

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. In this Martin Luther King, Jr. day lesson, students learn about the holiday for Dr. King through literature and music. Students learn the lyrics to Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday' about...
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The Muffin Man!!!

For Teachers 1st
First graders distinguish between the musical terms crescendo, decrescendo, piano and forte. They interpret and analyze when music is getting louder and softer. Students sing "The Muffin Man" song. They are introduced to loud and soft...
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Christmas Fitness Adventure

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners complete a fitness challenge over the holiday break. In this physical fitness instructional activity, students receive a worksheet to track their physical activity while they are away from school.
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Fun with Phylogenetic Trees

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders differentiate angiosperms and gymnosperms. In this biology lesson, 10th graders construct a musical phylogenetic tree from information they gathered on resource websites. They present their project in class.
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Jingle Bells In Four Parts

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners perform for the class a four-part arrangement of the holiday song Jingle Bells (provided) with each student performing one part of the arrangement. This instructional activity requires the use of a networked keyboard lab.
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Pumpkin Carving for K-2 Students

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners engage in a variety of pumpkin activities. This lesson is especially rich for ESL students, who probably have little experience with this holiday and custom.
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Valentine Colors

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students celebrate Valentines day by creating an art project.  In this holiday lesson, students discuss Valentine's Day and it's meaning, then create a Valentine colored painting using red tissue paper and paint.
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Holidays Around The World

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the different holidays that are celebrated in cultures around the world. They identify the different symbols used in celebration and differentiate the interpretation. Students demonstrate in writing how the...
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Women in Jazz

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students watch a video: "VH1 Millennium Jazz Festival From The White House" to become familiar with prominent women in jazz. They discuss the vocally oriented nature of jazz and the contributions made by women on and off stage.
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Answering Carnival Questions with the Scientific Method

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Through the use of a Reading Rainbow episode, clever in-class games and activities, and an ITV Series video, second and third graders engage in a study of the scientific method; what it is, and how scientists use it. This well-designed...

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