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In this United Nations Day worksheet, students complete activities such as read the passage, match the phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice fill in, correct the spelling, put text in correct order, unscramble the sentences, take a survey, and write all about United Nations Day. Students complete 12 activities.
In this language skills worksheet, students read an article about Labor Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short answer questions, 1 graphic organizer question, and 1 essay question regarding the content of the article.
For this language skills worksheet, students read an article about Good Friday. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short answer questions, 1 graphic organizer question, and 1 essay question regarding the content of the article.
High schoolers explore two major feasts of Islam. They discuss the day of Idul-al-fitr. Students discuss the importance of the festivals to Muslims. They discuss the ways in which Muslims celebrate on these occasions. High schoolers discuss what they know about Muslim celebrations.
In this ESL Halloween worksheet, students read a passage, answer 10 comprehension questions and find information in the text about Halloween's origin and its traditions.
Learn about St. Patrick's Day traditions while filling in the blanks with prepositions, articles, and conjunctions in a one-page cloze activity. Grammarians can get a score and see correct answers in this online interactive exercise. For ESL/ELD: good practice with those pesky English prepositions and conjunctions!
Students study all about George Washington: Farmer, Soldier, and First President of the United States of America on the internet.
Learners who love the United Kingdom can hone their research skills by employing the Internet to find the answers to theses trivia questions. These questions all have to do with the United Kingdom. There are 25 questions in all.
Young scholars explore their family history. In this series of roots lessons, students participate in a variety of activities to learn about families. Young scholars compare and contrast, discuss, read stories, and create art projects to help them learn and share about their family.
Students research world geography by reading assigned text. In this cultural tradition lesson, students read information regarding American Indians, Buddhists, Hindu and other collections of people around the world. Students discuss their holiday celebrations and histories before completing several worksheets regarding favorite student activities.