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2nd grade literature cultural activities
Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola Christmas Book Study Activities
Engage your learners with this exciting holiday book activity. The Legend of the Poinsettia, as retold by Tomie dePaola, is a delightful book. In this activity, students will learn about legends and the rich Mexican culture. Included in this resource are comprehension questions and skills-based graphic organizers for the book study.IN THIS ACTIVITY...Legend PosterMap of Mexico and Facts (Students list the facts from the Google Site provided)Poinsettia Facts (Information resources from the Google
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2nd - 4th
Also included in:Â December Bundle - Project Based Learning - Christmas and December Activities
Spanish Reader's Theater--Caperucita Roja (Little Red Riding Hood)
Reader's Theater is a great tool for building fluency in reading. As a bilingual educator I have found that Spanish reader's theater is a valuable tool to get Spanish language learners to practice their oral development. Although I have used these scripts in my First grade classroom, they would also work well for secondary Spanish classes.
Little Red Riding Hood is easy to follow with its repetitive phrases and familiar storyline. This reader's theater is an excellent way for students who are
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Grades:
K - 12th
Spanish Reader's Theater-Ricitos de Oro y los Tres Osos (The Three Bears)
Reader's Theater is a great tool for building fluency in reading. As a bilingual educator I have found that Spanish reader's theater is a valuable tool to get Spanish language learners to practice their oral development. Although I have used these scripts in my First grade classroom, they would also work well for secondary Spanish classes.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears is easy to follow with its repetitive phrases and familiar storyline. This reader's theater is an excellent way for students
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K - 12th, Adult Education
African Folktales Read Aloud Activities with A Story A Story Anansi the Spider
Are you looking for the perfect February folktale lesson? This popular folktale from West Africa explains where all of the other Anansi folktales come from. This story retold by author Gail E. Haley makes a great introduction during African American History Month. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOOK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT.This product is also part of several BUNDLES that can be found here:20% savings Fables and Folktales BUNDLE30% savings Book Extension Activities #1 BUNDLE35% savings Book Extens
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in:Â Read Aloud Book Activities - Folktales, Fables, Seasonal #1 - Story Elements
Everybody Cooks Rice: A Book Companion
This product includes several activities for the book Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley. This book is great for the culturally responsive classroom! It takes a journey through a very diverse neighborhood and takes a look at culture through food. It incorporates lots of thinking maps and integrates several social studies skills.
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- Before Reading Questions: Activating prior knowledge and setting purpose for reading
- Bubble Map: Character traits of Carrie
- Vocabulary: 6 vocabula
Grades:
K - 5th
Malala's Magic Pencil 16 Book Extension Activities PLUS Mini Book
This book provides an opportunity to discuss the wider world with your elementary aged students. It is Malala's first picture book. The message of the book inspires hope.As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in:Â Fourth & Fifth Grade Story Time 10 Book Bundle
Dragons Love Tacos Activities by Adam Rubin Reading and Writing Activities
Did you know that "DRAGONS LOVE TACOS"? Pour the dragon heat on by throwing a taco party as you share this fun read-aloud book. These engaging activities go along with the precious book "Dragons Love Tacos" by Adam Rubin. The book companion activities include writing, comprehension, a flipbook craft, and higher-level thinking. These lessons can be used as whole group activities or for differentiation.IN THIS UNIT:Writing activity – Why Do Dragons Love Tacos?Taco Graphic Organizer – Steps in mak
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Tall Tales Lap Book
Tall Tale Lap Book
{editable version}
*Make sure to download the preview to get a better look!
As you learn about the tales of America, use this interactive lap book as an accompaniment to any tall tale unit. This lap book comes complete with:
Foldable Story
Have students create their own tall tale
Character Flap
Students can research characters from different tall tales. Customize your own characters with the editable version.
United States Map
Pinpoint the different locations of the
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Too Many Tamales Read Aloud Christmas Cultural Activities Procedural Writing
Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto, a great example of Christmas Latino or Hispanic Heritage, is a warm and funny holiday story about a family tradition with a surprising twist. Story elements, sequencing, procedural writing and even cooking provide multi-level enrichment activities for this great read-aloud. Book is NOT included. You will receive these activities:Recipe, Materials List, Procedural Steps for making tamales in the classroomHow-To Procedural Writing to write about how to make tamalesS
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Red Riding Hood and Lon Po Po
Little Red Riding Hood and Lon Po Po Comparing and Contrasting and much more.
Cinderella stories around the world are so much fun to teach, so why not take it further. This unit focuses on Little Red Riding Hood stories such as Lon Po Po, a story from China, and Honestly, Red Riding Hood was Rotten. This unit includes posters with guiding questions for each Common Core skill and activities to practice the skill or for assessment. This year, we were asked to use Red Riding Hood as an extension
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2nd - 3rd
Native American Folktale Read Aloud - Coyote Steals the Blanket -Readers Theater
Explore Utah Ute Native American Fables and Folktales with book extension activities for a fun-filled favorite Coyote Trickster Tale by Janet Stevens with Coyote not learning his lesson yet again. Retelling, sequencing, readers' theater, and vocabulary all provide a review of story elements in the library or classroom. THE BOOK IS NOT INCLUDED.After an initial reading of this great story (check your library), your students will LOVE retelling using the character puppets. And they will all join i
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K - 3rd
Also included in:Â Read Aloud Book Activities - Folktales, Fables, Seasonal #1 - Story Elements
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Read Aloud Digital Library
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month with these beautiful read alouds. Slide comes with safe links to read alouds read by, in most cases, the author and/or the illustrator. The perfect way to bring new titles to your students!
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PreK - 8th
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Cinderella Around the World Traveler's Guide
Aligned with ELA Common core standard RL.2.9. 2.RL.9 Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.These BLANK reproducible workbook pages are perfect for students to record story elements (story title, setting, characters, problem, and solution) for Cinderella stories from other countries. Simply choose a few or choose them all and create a custom Cinderella Traveler’s Guide for your students. Just copy
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2nd
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Pretty Salma Lesson Plan and Foldable Book
Travel to Ghana and meet the delightful Pretty Salma in this African version of Little Red Riding Hood! This set includes everything that you need to dive deep into this charming fairy tale with your students and create a fun foldable book that they can take home with them and retell.
Whether you are studying fairy tales around the world, decision making, or looking to inject diversity and multiculturalism into your classroom - this Pretty Salma kit is one that you can not miss.
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Tall Tales Unit (Features reading passages & comprehension pages)
This Tall Tale unit is geared towards second and third grades, and is full of useful resources. It contains vocabulary cards and definitions, five reading passages and matching comprehension pages, six interactive booklet pages plus a cover, six mini-posters featuring elements of tall tales, and more! Here is the itemized list of what’s included:Pg. 2-3: Vocabulary DefinitionsPg. 4-8: Vocabulary CardsPg. 5-18: Reading passages with accompanying
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival | Lesson | Real-Life Pictures
*updated 7/6/19*Check out my new easy reader that goes along with this powerpoint!This presentation was inspired by the book What Do You Celebrate: Holidays and Festivals Around the World by Whitney Stewart! The author teaches about different holidays from different countries. It's a great book to add to your classroom if you want to add some diversity.This powerpoint presentation is 31 pages and contains links to informational videos and a link to a Japanese song, poems for your students to ana
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
Funny Bones Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras 22 Extension Activities
Look back at the life of Jose Guadalupe Posada. Learn about his childhood and what inspired him to create art. Follow him as grows and learns to be an independent artist and create his world famous Calaveras. Beautifully written and illustrated book created by Duncan Tonatiuh. I have created 22 book extension activities for this title. Activities Include:Cover PageCover Story Pre-Reading ActivityMaking Connections Before ReadingLet’s Take a Picture WalkI Wonder… Formulating QuestionsComprehensio
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in:Â Celebrate Art and Artists 15 Book Companion Bundle NO PREP
We Are Grateful Lessons - Indigenous Perspectives - Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning in Elementary Classrooms This Indigenous resource supports primary elementary students using reading strategies: connection, main idea, visualization, and theme PLUS a sensory writing extension.This unit is developed to support a single read aloud copy and has 8 different activities to support the story.There are multi-leveled lessons to accommodate differentiated learning levels and templates to use in a bulletin board display.We are Grate
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Grades:
K - 4th
Reindeer Caribou Animal Fact Activity Packet - Life Cycle Mini Book Printables
This reindeer caribou animal fact activity packet is packed with age-appropriate information and activities for students ranging from Pre-K to 2nd Grade. Including over 40 pages, this reindeer fact packet includes fact pages, picture cards, mini book templates, sorting activities, a Venn diagram printable, labeling worksheets and more. Featuring both clip art and real photos, this informative and engaging reindeer fact activity pack is bound to interest learners of all abilities.Included in this
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Music Unit: Pictures at an Exhibition Mussorgsky Unit
This is a full unit of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, for use in K-6 music classrooms OR in a classroom for a teacher that loves music! This unit includes not only a 25 slide Powerpoint for use with your students, but also a 17 page Teacher's Guide to this unit, full of activities that include movement, singing, writing rhythms and creating melodies, playing instruments, creating art, suggestions for literature connections and core connections, and much more.
This carefully designed un
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Grades:
K - 6th
Mi Nombre - Sandra Cisneros: Cuento, Preguntas, Proyecto, Pear Deck Google Slide
Lesson bundled activities for Mi Nombre by Sandra Cisneros 100% in Spanish. This short story is from the infamous book that takes place in Chicago, The House on Mango Street translated to Spanish by Elena Poniatowska. Great way to introduce students to latino literature without overwhelming them!Included in this product is:- Authentic Reading in Spanish- Reading Comprehension Questions in Spanish- Reading Comprehension Questions in English (For lower levels)- Paper Version and Digital Google Sli
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â La casa en Mango Street Bundle: Questions for chapters & other activities
Federico and the Wolf by Lucky Diaz (English)
Federico and the Wolf sequencing activity. This also includes characters, setting, beginning, middle, and end activity sheet.
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PreK - 5th
13 Moons on Turtles Back- Picture Book Extension: Easy Paper Batik Grades 2-6
Art Science Literature Integration!This art lesson was inspired by the picture book Thirteen Moons on a Turtles Back by Joseph Bruchac and Jonathan London. Use the book to include Native American authored literature in your art program. However, the lesson is complete without it too! Students will learn about Batik, an art form created on cloth in Indonesia using hot wax and dye on cloth. Explain to your students they will use wax crayons, paper and watercolor paints! This makes this art
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Cinco de Mouse-o! Literature Guide and Cinco de Mayo Activities
Looking for a fun and engaging way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with your students? Look no further than Cinco de Mouse-O! This jam-packed print-and-go picture book literature guide is not only low prep, it will have your class buzzing with excitement reading all about a fun little mouse at a Cinco de Mayo festival. With tons of activities to choose from, including reader response and language arts tasks, you can tailor your teaching to the interests and abilities of your students. From comprehen
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in:Â Cinco de Mayo Activities Bundle: Pairing Fiction With Nonfiction
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