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How to Celebrate Kwanzaa on Your Campus
An article details everything you need to know about celebrating Kwanzaa at your school. An opening-day ceremony starts the seven-day holiday celebration followed a daily routine that includes a greeting, candle lighting, reciting an...
College Board
AP® Psychology: Teaching Statistics and Research Methodology
Psychologists use statistics? Scholars investigate the research behind the methodology of statistical analysis. Using hands-on practice, case-studies, and scatterplots, they complete various tasks to understand the very roots of high...
Intersectional Black Panther Party History Project, IPHP
Teaching the History of the Black Panther Party: 5 Essential FAQ’s
What are the facts about the Black Panther Party? Was it, as J. Edgar Hoover contended, a terrorist organization and a threat to national security? Or a group of indviduals bound together by a desire to protect and nurture their...
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Irish Christmas Facts Traditions of the Celtic Holiday Season
Many short stories relating to Irish Christmas traditions.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Traditions: Book of Wisdom Project [Pdf]
This is a one-page PDF outling a Book of Wisdom project which requires students to write two 300-500 word original fables with all of the characteristics of a fable including a moral or lesson. The second part requires students to find...
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Milwaukee Public Museum: Indian Country: Oral Tradition
The Milwaukee Public Museum provides this introduction to the Native American oral tradition and oral literature of the Great Lakes region. Describes common themes and characters, including trickster characters and windingo (ice...
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Australian Traditions
A look at some Australian traditions, including Australia Day, St. Patrick's Day, Christmas, ANZAC Day, the Melbourne Cup, and how some of these traditions are different in Australia than in other nations.
Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial: The Anzac Day Tradition
A summary of the ANZAC (Australia New Zealand Army Corps) Day traditions, and why it is such a special day in Australia.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Allusions to Mythological, Classical, and Traditional Texts
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson focuses on allusions to mythological, classical, and traditional texts and understanding what allusion is, its importance and use as a literary device, and how to...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Jews & African Americans Built Tradition
Read about the history of the Freedom Seder, a Jewish and African-American tradition. Includes an audio version of the story and a video.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Summer Camp: Fill Each Day With Possibilities! Making Family Traditions Packet: Pre K and K
Use these family traditions-themed activity sheets to allow children to choose their own learning adventures.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Family Traditions Bingo: Pre K and K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week, we are learning about how sharing our family traditions helps us to respect and contribute to the diversity...
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Your Irish: Christmas Traditions in Ireland
A description of Christmas traditions in Ireland, including decorations, church services, meals, and the day after Christmas (St. Stephen's Day).
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Your Irish: Celebrating Easter Traditions in Ireland
A short description of the traditions of Easter in Ireland.
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Strasbourg L'europeenne: Christmas in Europe: Christmas Traditions in Europe
A look at Christmas customs and traditions in different countries of Europe, and the names given to Santa Claus.
Ireland Information
Irish Christmas Traditions
A brief summary of many Christmas traditions in Ireland.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Christmas Traditions in France and Canada
This resource describes the differences and similarities between French and Canadian Christmas traditions. The best information can be found by clicking on the embedded links. Link to the French version is at bottom of page.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Mexican Music: A Christmas Tradition
Learn about the Mexican Christmas tradition La Posada in this activity. Provided is the music and lyrics to a traditional posada song. The lyrics are available in both Spanish and English.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Lesson Plan: Celebrating Family Traditions
This lesson helps students explore the traditions that their families have. Students discuss that there are many types of families, complete questionnaires about their families' traditions with a parent or guardian, and create a family...
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California State University: Folklore: The Traditional Ballad Index
The traditional ballad index is an extensive bibliography of folk ballads. There is some summary information.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Traditions: Book of Wisdom Project Rubric [Pdf]
This one-page PDF is a rubric for the "Book of Wisdom Project," which requires students to write two original fables and locate and compile a list of proverbs/sayings, catagorize and illustrate them, and write about the authors. Search...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Access Islam: A Window Into Islamic Holidays, Traditions, and Cultures
Explore the holidays, traditions, and culture of the Islam religion through the use of great classroom tools such as digital videos, lesson plans, an interactive timeline, and links to many educational internet resources.
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Traditions of Mexico: El Dia De Los Muertos
The story of "El Dia de los Muertos" (The Day of the Dead) in Mexico, with emphasis on the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, the blending of Spanish and native Mexican cultures, and even American influence upon this Mexican tradition.
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