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Thanksgiving
Random facts about Thanksgiving are noted in this PowerPoint. Tip: Assign a research project to your own class, where students create a slideshow about Thanksgiving--its history, as well as how their family celebrates the holiday.
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Starting the New Year on the Right Foot
Jump start the second half of the school year with these activities.
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Native American Heritage Month
An exploration of Native American culture can lead to art, literature, and poetry activities.
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Celebrating Thanksgiving in the Classroom
A Thanksgiving themed project can be a fun and educational way to celebrate the holiday season.
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Molly's Pilgrim and Thanksgiving Activities
The tender story of Molly's Pilgrim, coupled with a history mini-lesson, is a great way to discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving.
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Day of the Dead Lesson Plans
Day of the Dead lesson plans can provide a meaningful exploration of the holiday and its importance.
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Thanksgiving Math Lessons: Count Your Blessings!
Thanksgiving math can be a way to delve into the true meaning of the holiday.
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Thanksgiving Lessons and Activities
Thanksgiving lessons and activities can lead to writing, art, and research projects.
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Thanksgiving Writing Activities
The holiday season is an opportunity for students to create meaningful Thanksgiving writing activities.
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Reader's Theater Lesson Plans
Reader's Theater lesson plans get students reading in a fun and motivating way.
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Christmas Music Lesson Plans
Christmas music lesson plans add a little spice to the season.
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Holiday Math Lesson Plans and Activities
December is filled with holiday traditions using numbers. Here are some holiday math lesson plans that you can do with your students.
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Presidents' Day Activities
President's Day activities can provide a variety of ways to help students learn about the presidents.
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Getting to the Heart of Valentine's Day With Art Lessons
Valentine's day inspires not just love, but art too! Teachers can find ideas for Valentine's Day activities for all grade levels.
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A New Twist on Father's Day Activities
Father's Day activities can give students a way to find out about their ancestry and learn more about special people in their lives.
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Mexico's Day of the Dead
Students explore global culture by researching a Mexican holiday. In this Day of the Dead lesson, students read assigned text which discusses the view of death in several different cultures including the U.S. and Mexico. Students write a...
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Valentine's Day Fun
Learners choose various shapes and colors to create a Valentine's 'person'. In this Valentine's Day instructional activity, students design collages, make prints and mosaic pictures. More advanced learners create a...
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Halloween Costume
In this Halloween activity, students write or draw to respond to three different prompts. Students write/draw about their Halloween costume, what it would look like and their Halloween gift. This is a great activity since you can make it...
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Father Knows Best, Write a Father's Day Letter
Students write a Father's Day letter. In this friendly letter writing lesson, students brainstorm a list of parent responsibilities, then write three specific ways their fathers care for them. Students share learning experiences they...
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Guided Reading: Chicken Sunday
Students write about giving a gift. In this writing lesson students read the book Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco. Students read silently and discuss the story with their classmates. Students write about wanting to buy a gift for...
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Predicting a Solution to a Problem
Students explore story structure. In this story structure literacy lesson, students listen to the story Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges, stopping at points to identify a problem and predict possible solutions which are then written on...
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What Do Halloween Costumes Say?
Students analyze Halloween costumes they find in magazines to categorize their findings. In this holiday lesson, students discuss their findings about the costumes based on four different elements.
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Easter Word Scramble Worksheet
In this Easter worksheet, students unscramble Easter words. Students are given a picture of the word that they are to unscramble.