Fall Activities Depth and Complexity Print and Go Autumn BUNDLE

This Fall Holliday Depth and Complexity Activity Pack Bundle is chock-full of print-and-go activities to help you celebrate Mexican Independence Day, Halloween, and Thanksgiving while addressing loads and loads of English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies standards. If you're looking for a way to celebrate fall holidays while still learning, this activity pack is perfect!

If you like celebrating holidays with quality activities and not filler fluff, you're going to love this. Students will gain an understanding of the holidays while they grow critical thinking skills.

What you get in the Mexican Independence Day Depth & Complexity Activity Pack:

⭐ A one-page introduction to Mexican Independence Day with lots of images so students can get a solid foundation in just a couple of minutes.
⭐ A reading comprehension activity to accompany the piece to check for understanding.
⭐ Six original biographies of the heroes of the Mexican War of Independence, including
→ Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

→ Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez

→ José Maria Morelos y Pavón

→ Ignacio Allende

→ Agustín de Iturbide

→ Vicente Guerrero

⭐ A choice menu with nine options students can choose from to apply what they learned from the biographies
⭐ A print-and-go activity to compare the heroes
⭐ Six short-answer writing prompts in color and black and white

⭐ One long-form writing prompt
⭐ Three Depth and Complexity frames about Mexican Independence Day. One of the frames asks students to create their own questions, and a fabulous instruction sheet for students is included
⭐ Two different map analysis activities that will have students analyzing the route of the revolutionary army and renaming states after heroes.
⭐ Two different images for image analysis
⭐ A fabulous project where students design their own memorial to the Mexican War of Independence
⭐ Rubrics for the writing and frames are included as well
⭐ Links to audio of the non-fiction pieces is included for accessibility
⭐ A link to copy all appropriate activities into your own Google Drive! All of the pages of text in the Google version have a link to a student friendly dictionary in case students don't know a word.

What you get in the Halloween Depth & Complexity Activity Pack:

⭐ Two fiction pieces that meet folk tales standards and allow for awesome compare and contrast possibilities
⭐Analysis questions for the fiction pieces that can be used for class discussion, written response, in small groups, or as task cards at centers
⭐ A compare and contrast activity for the two fiction pieces
⭐ Four original non-fiction pieces that explore multiple aspects of Halloween, including Dia de los Muertos
⭐Analysis questions for every non-fiction piece.
⭐Two image analysis options
⭐ Three levels of Halloween math, including
→ Divisibility Tables activity AND cool, reusable printable Divisibility Rules chart

→ Converting Units of weight

→ Division word problems

⭐ Halloween science activity about bats! Learn about the life cycle of the bat, as well as do a little research!
⭐ Literary Elements Halloween crosswords (two regular versions and one challenge version)
⭐ Six short-answer writing prompts in color and black and white

⭐ One long-form writing prompt
⭐ Two Depth and Complexity frames about Halloween
⭐ Rubrics for the writing and frames are included as well
⭐ Links to audio of the fiction and non-fiction pieces is included for accessibility
⭐ A link to copy all appropriate activities into your own Google Drive! All of the pages of text in the Google version have a link to a student friendly dictionary in case students don't know a word.

What you get in the Thanksgiving Activity Pack:
⭐ Four short-answer writing prompts

⭐ A short story about Thanksgiving to analyze with a list of Depth and Complexity questions
⭐ The short story questions in a printable task card format
⭐ A simple non-fiction piece about Thanksgiving with a graphic organizer to help student evaluate details
⭐ A longer, more difficult non-fiction piece with a three-circle Venn diagram to complete, as well as a page of Depth and Complexity questions. All of the non-fiction writing is original and written by Lisa Van Gemert.
⭐ Two different images for image analysis. One of the images has two options with different levels of questions.
⭐ Two Depth and Complexity frames about the Thanksgiving holiday
⭐ An article about the Wampanoag native people with an accompanying frame
⭐ A Thanksgiving math activity about percentages
⭐ A Thanksgiving science activity that asks students to take on the role of an ornithologist.
⭐ A link to copy the activities into your own Google Drive!

You may use any or all of the activities. Mix and match!

Ideas for using the Depth and Complexity Activity Packs

✨ Centers or learning stations
✨ Whole group class experiences
✨ Small group instruction or activities
✨ In-person or virtual learning (especially perfect for blended learning classrooms)

Loads more ideas are included in the resource!

NOTE: This product assumes familiarity with the Depth & Complexity framework, however, if your students are not familiar with it, they can simply ignore the Depth & Complexity prompts, as they are small.

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