102 results
Common Core RL.3.2 cultural activities
Native American Unit | Native American Regions
Ready to learn about the different regions of Native Americans? This Unit has many hands-on & visual activities to engage your students.Native American Regions Included:►The Southwest► Plains► Eastern Woodlands► Pacific West Coast ►California You will find motivating lesson plan ideas & templates for informational text and expository writing lessons. This download also includes activities to go along with Native American myths/legends/fables. This unit contains up to 4 weeks' worth o
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales Read Aloud Book & Activities Lesson Plans Theme Writing
Back to school Dreamers by YuYi Morales read aloud book & activities focuses on theme (theme graphic organizer), compare/contrast (graphic organizer), lesson plans, writing prompt, read aloud discussion cards (editable cards included), vocabulary graphic organizers and other unique activities that are perfect for back to school or any time of the year!It's also a terrific classroom community building activity, as well as a terrific representation of multicultural literature. The unit focuses
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Also included in: Back to School Read Aloud Books & Activities BUNDLE Multicultural Theme
Pourquoi Activity * Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky (W/Answer Key)
Pourquoi tales are so much fun to teach! They are folktales that tell how or why an animal or object in nature came to be the way that it is. Kids are naturally curious so they love these type stories. Includes activity to write and publish student written pourquoi tales online, as well as writing planning sheet.This resource includes the following formats:· Printable PDF· Answer boxes for students to complete the activity on a device
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Back to School Read Aloud Books & Activities BUNDLE Multicultural Theme
Are you searching for an interactive read aloud bundle for Back to School that includes Multicultural Literature? This resource focuses on classroom community building activities, theme graphic organizers, lesson plans, unique writing prompts, read aloud discussion cards and other engaging activities that are perfect for back to school or any time of the year! This Back to School Read Aloud Books & Activities Bundle include the following read alouds: The Day You Begin, Dreamers, Each Kindne
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
Thanksgiving on Thursday by Osborne The First Thanksgiving Novel Guide
Thanksgiving On Thursday by Osborne Novel Guide is perfect for teaching about the First Thanksgiving, American history, Wampanoag Squanto, Mayflower Compact, Winslow's Letter, comparison of the present American traditions and customs and those of the Pilgrims. Perfect for making history alive for elementary students and ideal for teaching about cooperation, teamwork, and perseverance. Themes: American History, Thanksgiving, Cooperation & Teamwork The lesson includes: BenchmarksPre, during an
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Iroquois Folk Tales
Native Americans are great story tellers and each of these 33 Iroquois folk tales is an ideal 2-3 pages in length...perfect to use as a class read-aloud or as authentic text in guided reading groups. Additionally, these Iroquois folk tales are rich in figurative language such as similes, metaphors and personification. Several are origin stories (or pourquois tales) which tell how or why things came to be. These Iroquois folk tales were originally published in 1917 by a white woman named Mabe
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Character's Feeling: Identify + Show the Evidence Reading Passages
Need UNIQUE short reading activities? NO-PREP comprehension assessment? Look no further than this set of three worksheets with a Native American flair!Get this set of worksheets and all others in the ELA series as part of this bundle and save big! ELA Identify Complete BundleFEATURES• Three worksheets with four short (and leveled) passages on each. Each passage features one character feeling. • Students must match each character feeling from the word bank to a passage.• Student will also underli
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Identify and Show Evidence Reading Passages - ELA COMPLETE BUNDLE
Chinese Dragon Kite - DIY Stem/Steam
Gracefully riding in the wind, this colorful dragon kite rules the sky. In China, dragons are symbols of good luck, power, wisdom and wealth. These dragon kites are super easy to make and fly. Join this good luck Chinese tradition, celebrated by young and old alike. Colorful kite tales and stories about dragon boat races, dragon dances, and Chinese dragon lore. Great literature links to "The Water Dragon" and "Henry and the Kite Dragon" Experience the science of balanced and unbalanced forc
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 8th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-2
...
Festival Kite from Guatemala - Day of the Dead DIY Stem/Steam Activity
The festival kite, also known as a hexagon kite, is a kite flown during religious holidays throughout the world. From Day of the Dead festivals in Guatemala (el festival de los barriletes gigantes), to Easter kite festivities in the Caribbean and Greece (Clean Monday), and Golden Week celebrations in Japan, hexagon kites are part of the festivities. In Palestine, the hexagon kite made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. The hexagon kite even helped build a big bridge and launch the wirel
Grades:
3rd - 7th
NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-PS2-2
...
Storylineonline: As Fast As Words Could Fly: Reading Comprehension Activity
This NO-PREP reading comprehension activity is ready-made for you! Students simply follow the link to each book read-aloud, listen to the story, then complete the worksheet- which is filled with standards that students need to succeed! Easy to use as a daily language lesson. Perfect for Summer School and Special Education.
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Bundle #1: Storylineonline: Reading Comprehension Activities
Folktales, Myths, & Legends: The Real Maui
Ever wondered where the real Maui from the movie Moana came from?This lesson would make a great introduction or addition to a unit on folktales/myths. It can be used/modified to suit multiple grade/ability levels. Please note I used this lesson for middle school special education, so some of it may need to be modified for younger grades/the needs of your students!Included in your purchase:Slides - includes objectives, vocab, discussion, videos, and more!Jigsaw Character Activity - can also be us
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Film Study / Ponyo - Storytelling Around the World: The Little Mermaid
Topics: Film Study, Venn Diagram, Compare & Contrast, Culture, Discussion
This film study includes materials for the film Ponyo, a Japanese animated film based on Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid. Perfect for extra instructional days or for a more complex unit on how own cultural lens impacts storytelling!
Lesson Components:
1) Interactive PowerPoint introduces the film and its source material, The Little Mermaid
2) Show students how to use a three-way Venn diagram to develop t
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 12th
LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE
Product Description
This is a supplemental activity pack that can be used with the book “The Legend of the Candy Cane.”
Items that are included in this packet are:
1] History of the Candy Cane
2] Game Board that can be played along with game cards, spinner, and answer key
3] Journal Prompts
4] Task Cards along with answer key
5] Acrostic Poem Template
6] Inference Activity
7] Onomatopoeia Activity
8] AND MORE!!!!
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Beautiful Blackbird Reading, Writing, and Art Unit
In a Beautiful Blackbird, by Ashley Bryan, "black is beautiful, uh-huh." This reading, writing, and art unit combines a variety of standards to showcase the beautiful message in this story.This download includes:A short reading comprehension passage on the Ila people of Zambia (with vocabulary words)Read and Respond QuestionsBeautiful Blackbird before, during, and after reading comprehension questionsArt project teacher lesson planKid-friendly instructions to display while students are creating
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
Anishinaabe Cultural Resources | Storytelling & Teachings of the 7 Grandfathers
Students will love these Native American stories, which include seven stories from the Anishinaabe culture, representing the teachings of the Seven Grandfathers.These stories can be learned and told orally by a storyteller, literacy coach, reading specialist, or classroom teacher. I have selected each of these stories to correlate with the teachings of the seven grandfathers, the values of Bravery, Honesty, Humility, Wisdom, Respect, Love, and Truth. The bundle includes two kinds of story maps,
Grades:
3rd - 5th
White Socks Only Interactive Read Aloud with Lesson Plan + Extension Activity
Use this culturally diverse read aloud resource to enrich your reading instruction. It can be done in one day or separated into 2 or 3 blocks. This resource is recommended for grades 1-5 due to age-appropriate coverage of the sensitive topic of segregation and racism in the US. The lesson plan and provided activities are differentiated per grade level groups: 1-2 and 3-5,
Grades:
1st - 5th
"The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses" by Paul Goble - Question Bank - Assessment
The attached PDF contains 30 multiple choice questions for the Native American, Caldecott Award Winning children's book, "The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses", by Paul Goble. The book is a Guided Reading Level N. There are 15 "Right There" type questions and 15 "Inferential" type questions. The questions have four possible choices with the correct answer highlighted for each in the answer key. Reading literature and/or informational text and being able to answer questions based from text is centra
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Hair Love Comprehension Questions
Comprehension questions to pose while watching the Academy Award winner, Hair Love, a 7 minute animated short film. The Hair Love Picture book hit stores on 5/14/19 and made the New York Times best seller list.I personally fell in love with this short film, and I wanted to bring it to the students at my school. I created a list of questions that cover many standards: making inferences, personification, text evidence, theme, and conclusion.
Grades:
K - 6th
Social Justice Book Study and Activities FREEBIE
In this lesson, students will embark on an exciting journey to explore the concept of identity. Identity is explained as “the story of who we are”. Who we are is made up of the things we think, say and do, but it is also influenced by more abstract notions such as race (skin color). This lesson will approach the topic of race (skin color) as an important piece of our identity that should be acknowledged and celebrated. It is designed to present students with opportunities to reflect on their ind
Grades:
K - 3rd
The Legend of the Poinsettia Book Companion
This holiday book companion is a great way to incorporate the holidays into your already packed lesson plans! It combines holiday fun and academic standards. Students will learn about how the poinsettia came to represent the Christmas season in America. Included in this book companion:Suggested Lesson GuideDuring Reading Questions to help guide discussionPre-reading ActivitiesVocabulary Cards with VisualsPonder It! Building Background QuestionsPicture Analysis Terms to KnowPost Reading Activi
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 4th
January 8 - 14 Themed Literacy Bundle
This product contains activities for each day in the second week of January.January 8 - National Gluten Free Day - Based on the book, Gluten Free is Part of Me by Laurie K. Oestreich. The first activity requires students to identify the main purpose of the text. The second activity has students research in order to discover examples of foods that are Gluten Free.January 9 - National Law Enforcement Day - Based on the book, I’m Afraid Your Teddy is in Trouble Today by Jancee Dunn. The first activ
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 3rd
The Gift of Ramadan Activities | Plot, Illustrations, Main Topic and Key Details
This product contains activities based on The Gift of Ramadan by Rabiah York Lumbard. The first activity has students identify the plot of the story (characters, setting, and events). The second activity has students analyze the illustrations to understand the text. Finally, students will read an informational article about Ramadan and identify the main topic with key details. A great book and activity for Ramadan or any day with an easy to follow guide to make sub plans easy.The students will h
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Watercress by Andrea Wang Immigrant Lesson Plan
Watercress by Andrea Wang Lesson Plan on tradition, family, immigration and cultural values.This resource includes: Learning ObjectivesPre-Reading ActivityReading Comprehension QuestionsText-to-Self QuestionsNew Vocabulary ActivitiesWord SearchThis resource is great for:Teaching about tradition, family, and cultural valuesCultural diversitySocial Emotional Learning Teaching in multicultural classroom Independent Work
Distance learning, eLearning
At home learning, homework
***********************
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Native American Realistic Fiction Close Reading Passages
Look no further for authentic Native American reading passages from the Native American perspective! These five, scaffolded realistic fiction reading passages give a glimpse into modern day Native American life through the lens of different careers common on Indian Reservations. Each passage contains a short, Common Core-aligned assessment. Leveled, Tiered Reading Passages:• Each career reading passage comes in two, Lexile-analyzed versions: a lower (660-720) reading passage and higher (840-900)
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Showing 1-24 of 102 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands