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ESL Holiday Lessons: National Ice Cream Day

For Students 5th - 6th
In this reading comprehension and vocabulary instructional activity, students read a text about the history of National Ice Cream Day. Students work alone or in partners to complete 144 questions. There are vocabulary matching problems,...
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Curated OER

Flag Day

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this national day holiday learning exercise, students fill in 3 boxes with important information about Flag Day. Students include the year 1777, traditions and the events that happened in August 1949.
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Super Bowl Sunday Word Jumble

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this interactive worksheet, learners solve printable word jumbles of NFL teams; there are links to similar word searches and matching activities based on NFL teams.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Election Day-Alphabetical Order

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Election Day worksheet, students alphabetize a set of 16 related words found in a word box at the bottom of the page. Worksheet has links to additional activities.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: America on Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
Features an extensive collection of lithographs that portrays everyday life in the 19th century and attitudes about race and ethnicity. These prints play a major role in helping us understand America's past. Subjects covered include...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Martin Luther King Day Came Out of Legislative Struggle

For Students 9th - 10th
Now a national call to service day, Martin Luther King Day actually began as a day of commemoration for King despite some opposition from various states and representatives. Also of interest, be sure to click: "How does a bill become a...