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Kwanzaa Flash Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students study Kwanzaa. In this art lesson, students compare Kwanzaa with the American holdiay known as Thanksgiving. Students decorate seven cards with the seven lessons of Kwanzaa written on them.
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Parent's Day

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars prepare for a parent's day. In this holiday activity, students write invitations to their parents inviting them to attend a Thanksgiving meal. They plan out what they will be serving and setting up for a colonial flag...
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Group Turkey Wreath

For Teachers All
Students practice the fine motor skills of cutting and rolling as they make a whole class Thanksgiving wreath. They cut strips of paper and roll them on a pencil to make curls to add to a turkey wreath.
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Tom Turkey

For Students 1st
For this Thanksgiving activity worksheet, 1st graders read the short directions to create a turkey with their hands and then color the turkey.
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Writing
Starfall

Silly Turkey

For Students K - 2nd
Scholars write a few sentences about their favorite book in this writing activity. Then, students can color the pictures of the turkey and trees at the top of the page.
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Worksheet
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Cornucopia Multiplication Facts To 49 (J)

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this cornucopia multiplication facts to forty nine worksheet, students complete sixty multiplication equations of whole numbers.
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Cornucopia Multiplication Facts To 49 (F)

For Students 4th - 7th
In this cornucopia multiplication facts to forty-nine activity, students problem solve sixty multiplication equations for mastery.
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Giving Thanks for Food and Farms

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Sarah Stewart’s The Gardener and Food from Farms by Nancy Dickmann display the importance of community farms. After reading these short picture books, class members draw connections between farms and the food we eat each day. As a...
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Cornucopia Multiplication Facts To 81 (G)

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this cornucopia multiplication facts to eighty one worksheet, students solve sixty multiplication equations for mastery.
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Count the pumpkins, peaches, and flowers

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting worksheet, students count the number or pumpkins, peaches, and flowers. Students count 12 items total and put the different items on the line.
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Interactive
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers - Exercise 3

For Students 4th - 7th
Are you looking for resources to supplement your grammar lesson? Use this lesson on misplaced and/or dangling modifiers in writing. Middle schoolers complete twenty multiple choice questions where they must find the sentence that has no...
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Worksheet
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Punctuation

For Students 3rd - 6th
Sharpen those punctuation skills with this multiple choice worksheet. There are 10 sentences to read, and learners make corrections where needed. Tip: Have your emerging editors go back to their own written work and edit where necessary.
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National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science

A Tale of Two Houses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Does it cost more per year to heat Bill's home in North Dakota or to cool Bubba's home in Georgia? Using heat transfer concepts, mathematical equations, and critical thinking skills, young engineers work in groups to determine who is...
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Lesson Planet Article
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Rituals, Scapegoats, and Mobs...Oh My!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
One way to teach "The Lottery," a suspenseful and rich short story by Shirley Jackson.
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Lesson Planet Article
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Homeschooling through the Holidays

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Use your unique flexibility to help your family explore the holiday traditions of various cultures.
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Lesson Planet Article
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New Picture Books to Complement Your Curriculum

For Teachers K - 8th
These picture books are for primary learners and older students alike.
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Printables
Calendar Labs

School Month Calendars (Jun 2014 - Sep 2015)

For Teachers K - 12th
At last! A template for an editable calendar that includes major holidays and permits users to easily design their own format. Key concepts to be covered can be indicated at the top of the template as can the course name and/or the...
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Writing
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Writing Using a Visual Prompt: Child with A,B,C

For Students K - 1st
As a way to encourage students to write, this short worksheet with a visual of a child saying the A,B,C's could be motivating. Learners write a short essay about their first day of school.
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PPT
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Pilgrims and Puritans

For Teachers 11th - 12th
With graphic organizers galore, learners will follow the changes of church and state in early colonial America. They look at the differences between the pilgrims and the puritans in terms of beliefs and life ways. Myths and...
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Music and Animation: 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Music has been used to convey thoughts, feelings, and the human condition for thousands of years. Your class will analyze several songs hear in the animated classic, "Charlie Brown." They will listen to several jazz pieces from the show,...
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He Said, She Said, So: What's the Point?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin! Upper graders and middle schoolers read the story The Three Little Pigs and other tales related to the story from various points of view. They use the Internet to find more stories from...
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Web of Interdependence

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the colonial era and the crafts practiced in each of the trades as an expression of the interdependence the colonists had on each other. The impact of emigration from an American colonial town is experienced as...
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Family Traditions, Customs and Beliefs

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss African childhood, explore family traditions, customs, and beliefs, examine African recipes, discuss differences or similarities in food preparation between the U.S. and Africa, and prepare a dish with adult supervision.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Lost Hero: Was John Hanson Actually the First President?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
The first president of the United States was ... John Hanson? Scholars investigate the notion that the initial leader of the nation was not George Washington. Using research, articles, and open discussion, individuals create a quest for...

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