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\n\"Books\n\n
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\nBooks for Teaching about Cultural Diversity Through Celebrations\n

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\nLearn about different holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, La Posada, by listening to stories. After reading about each holiday, they participate in a discussion and complete a fun activity.\n
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\n\"Kwanzaa\n\n
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\nKwanzaa Designs\n

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\nStudents examine designs. In this art lesson, students dribble rubber cement over paper and put paint on the rubber cement. When the rubber cement is dry, peel off cement and reveal designs which can be hung as decorations.\n
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\n\"Holidays\n\n
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\nHolidays Around the World\n

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\nCelebrate traditions and cultures around the world with a set of worksheets and printables. Fourth and fifth graders can create booklets or simply participate in individual studies of specific holidays in different countries. From lined...\n
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\n\"Researching\n\n
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\nResearching and Writing About Another Country's Holiday: Documenting and Communicating Information\n

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\nThis lesson plan is a culminating lesson plan which follows students researching, collecting citations, evaluating and selecting text, graphic materials and visual aids. In this concluding lesson plan, 5th graders discuss the assessment...\n
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\n\"Researching\n\n
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\nResearching Another country's Holiday: Organizing and Recording Information\n

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\nPrior to this lesson, 5th graders will have collected notes from several sources. Students extend their note taking to include at least one example each of summarizing and paraphrasing. They record bibliographic information for each...\n
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\n\"Everybody\n\n
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\nEverybody Fiesta: A Unit on Hispanic Celebrations\n

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\nStudents study Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and Three Kings Day. They research the holidays on the Internet and write compare/contrast essays. Using Microsoft Word to type their essays, they incorporate images that represent the holidays.\n
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\n\"Multicultural\n\n
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\nMulticultural Holidays\n

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\nStudents create a cube exploring different holiday traditions. In this multicultural appreciation lesson, students research Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Kwanzaa holiday traditions. This lesson encourages the use of an individual...\n
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\nCurled-Paper Winter Holiday Cards\n

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\nPupils research a winter holiday and create unique holiday greeting cards. After learning about their chosen holiday, they use the paper-folding technique called quilling to make one-of-a-kind cards.\n
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\n\"Folklife\n\n
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\nFolklife Around the Year and Around the State\n

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\nResearch how seasonal changes in Louisiana affect learners' lives and the folklife of their communities and the state. They investigate differences in the seasonal round in the regions of Louisiana, including celebrations, festivals,...\n
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\n\"Kwanza\n\n
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\nKwanza Kinaras\n

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\nFor this Kwanzaa worksheet, students color and cut out 8 kinaras and put them in the correct order. No information is provided on the page.\n
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\n\"December\n\n
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\nDecember holidays dotted handwriting worksheet\n

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\nIn this holiday vocabulary worksheet, students trace and write 3 words having to do with the holidays in regular printing. Students trace and write the words adapt, Kwanzaa, and ornaments.\n
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\n\"December\n\n
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\nDecember Holidays Cursive Practice\n

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\nIn this cursive practice activity, students practice tracing and writing 3 words: adapt, Kwanzaa and ornaments. A reference web site is given for additional activities.\n
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\nWelcome to the Class\n

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\nStudents read \"The Brand New Kid\" and identify the behaviors of a student who helps others with their work. In this conflict resolution instructional activity, students predict what will happen and how the problem will be resolved....\n
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\nKeep Heritage Alive\n

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\nYoungsters share ideas about cultural and/or spiritual rituals by participating in a fishbowl discussion, which explores the ways rituals have changed over time. They write reflective essays about their own cultural traditions.\n
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\n\"Christmas\n\n
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\nChristmas Spirit?\n

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\nPupils examine how they greet the holiday season and participate in a class discussion to explore the ongoing debate on how best to celebrate the holidays. They read and discuss an article, and write a personal essay.\n
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\nArithmetic Series\n

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\nFall for a series. Learners determine how to find out how far a skydiver falls in the first 20 seconds. The Algebra II lesson introduces the idea of adding up the terms of an arithmetic sequence. Pupils learn how to use Sigma notation to...\n
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\n\"Africa\n\n
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\nAfrica\n

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\nIn this Africa worksheet, students use each letter in the country Africa to represent a verb or phrase. Students create verbs or phrases for 6 letters in this verb chart.\n
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\n\"We're\n\n
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\nWe're On Display\n

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\nLearners create store displays to create an understanding of the importance of marketing in the world of business. The project is intended to be ongoing with the advertising scheme to be changed frequently.\n
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\n\"Time\n\n
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\nTime and Seasons\n

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\nHere is an engaging crossword puzzle which focuses on time and the seasons of the year. Learners determine the answers to 17 clues using words that are associated with time and seasons. They complete sentences about months, holidays,...\n
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\nWaking Up, Stepping Out\n

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\nStudents examine cultural differences. In this Peace Corps lesson, students compare their culture to Nepali culture as they read and discuss Waking Up, Stepping Out by Steve Iams.\n
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\nLight in Festivals\n

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\nStudents examine how five different countries use light in their celebrations and festivals. They locate countries on a map, conduct research and prepare a poster for a specific holiday, complete a worksheet, and create a tin lantern.\n
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\nHoliday Math Lesson Plans and Activities\n

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\nDecember is filled with holiday traditions using numbers. Here are some holiday math lesson plans that you can do with your students.\n
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\nDecember Celebrations\n

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\nStudents study customs of various winter holidays. In this holiday lesson, students read the book The Reasons for the Seasons and complete a winter glyph. Students use graphing software to create a chart of the holidays that are celebrated.\n
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\n\"Christmas\n\n
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\nChristmas Around the World\n

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\nStudents demonstrate an understanding of how different cultures celebrate Christmas by participating in artistic, musical, culinary and role play activities.\n
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