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Green Food Graph

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore graph making by investigating St. Patrick's day food. In this holiday food instructional activity, students discuss their favorite green foods in honor of St. Patrick's day. Students create a graph based on the data of...
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English Exercises: Past Simple Exercises - Best Holiday

For Students 4th - 5th
In this past simple verb form interactive worksheet, students fill in 7 blanks in a paragraph about a trip to Arizona. They use the proper verb form before submitting their answers using the "Done" button.
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A Study of the Principles of Kwanzaa

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Discover the seven principles of Kwanzaa and the ways they apply to everyday life. High schoolers use the Internet to research two examples of the principles of Kwanzaa, and share their findings with their peers.
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Kwanzaa: Invitations and Menus

For Teachers 5th - 9th
It's time to celebrate Kwanzaa in the classroom! After studying the traditions of the holiday, learners design a menu decorated in the colors and symbols associated with Kwanzaa.
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Cinco de Mayo Facts and Myths

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this Cinco de Mayo worksheet, students view a specific website on the computer and determine whether four statements are myths or facts. Students, if the statements are a myth, they write a sentence related to Thanksgiving on the...
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Cinco De Mayo

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners make a graph identifying the immigration of Mexicans to the US. In this algebra lesson, students practice graphing as they review different trends in immigration over the past 100 years. They interpret and analyze their graphs.
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The History of the First Thanksgiving

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete a project about the first Thanksgiving.  In this history lesson plan, 1st graders read The Pilgrim's First Thanksgiving, answer comprehension questions, and complete a booklet about the first Thanksgiving.
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Spanish Culture Lesson - Cinco de Mayo

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students role play the characters and events which led to the holiday of Cinco de Mayo. In this Cinco de Mayo lesson, students dance the "La Raspa" dance. Students complete a Cinco de Mayo word search.
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Decaying Pumpkins

For Teachers 1st
First graders discover life and death even in vegetables as they examine a dead pumpkin.  In this plant life lesson, 1st graders collect pumpkins after Halloween and examine the differences between a fresh pumpkin and a very old,...
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Halloween Exercises - "A Ghost Story"

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this online Halloween reading comprehension activity, students read "A Ghost Story." They use drop down menus to choose the correct answers to 11 reading comprehension questions. They hit the "Done" button when they are finished.
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Colonization and American Indian Perspectives

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate the colonization of the United States by researching Thanksgiving.  In this U.S. history lesson plan, students discuss the concept of Thanksgiving, who created it and what it was intended to do.  Students...
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The Thanksgiving Meal

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners make a Thanksgiving meal based on the nutrition of the colony they were assigned. In this nutrition lesson plan, students' parents come in to taste the food after the learners explain their colony to them.
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Interdisciplinary Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study Thanksgiving. In this physical education and spelling lesson, 3rd graders play a race game by being the first group who can spell the word Thanksgiving first.
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Light the Kwanzaa Candles

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Create Kwanzaa candles with an engaging art activity. Learners use toilet paper rolls to make Kwanzaa candles before discussing the meaning of Kwanzaa and acting out lighting the candles.
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Matching Pairs: Easter Eggs

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this matching pairs learning exercise, students find the Easter eggs that are matching pairs. Students find 2 matching pairs out of 16 eggs total.
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Trick or Treat

For Students 9th - 12th
For this problem solving worksheet, high schoolers solve 1 word puzzle.  Students replace 10 different letters with the correct digits 0-9 to get the correct sum.
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Father's Day Hug

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Children create a Father's Day card. In this art lesson, students paint and decorate a card. Students make their hand print on paper, let it dry and decorate.
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Valentine's Day Quiz

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Is Valentine's Day about more than hearts and candy? Learners answer ten multiple choice questions based on their knowledge of Valentine's Day in an interactive worksheet.
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What Does Thanksgiving Mean to Me?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write an essay.  In this Thanksgiving lesson, students discuss what Thanksgiving means to them.  Students write an essay about Thanksgiving, things they are thankful for and the importance of Thanksgiving in their lives.
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Heaven or Ground Hog Day?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discover the ideas of enlightenment by reading historical poetry. In this philosophical lesson, students read poems by Sir Walter Scott and Sergeant Joyce Kilmer while discussing the themes of the writing with classmates....
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Cultural Rituals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore cultural rituals. In this cultural rituals lesson, 5th graders discover different cultures way of celebrating rice. Students gain information about festivals in the US, Indonesia,  Thailand, and Japan. Students...
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Christmas Missing Digits

For Students 4th - 6th
In this addition and subtraction worksheet, students complete the problems by solving for the missing digits in the problems and answers. Students complete 22 problems and view Christmas pictures.
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Christmas Addition

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this holiday math lesson, students color Christmas symbols and complete twelve two-digit addition problems. There are no regrouping problems. This worksheet has five pages with 12 problems on each page.
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What is el Dia de los Muertos?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the Mexican celebration el Dia de los Muertos. In this Mexican celebration lesson, students discuss ways people in the US honor the dead. Students compare and contrast Mexican holidays and American holidays. Students...