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Glyph: The Year of the Tiger
In this Chinese calendar worksheet, students read about the Year of the Tiger and the common attributes of people born in those years. Following 12 directions, students color the tiger picture in different colors depending on their own...
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Chinese New Year Lesson Plans
Celebrate with food, activities, and learn the traditions of the Chinese culture while enjoying the Chinese New Year.
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Chinese New Year – Reading Comprehension
Traditions surrounding the celebration of the Chinese New Year are the focus of a reading comprehension worksheet designed for intermediate level language learners.
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Chinese New Year
Students complete a variety of activities as they study Chinese New Year and the Chinese Zodiac. They act out a story of the Chinese Zodiac. They make several crafts including Chinese lanterns and paper fortune cookies.
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Chinese New Year
Students investigate the celebration of Chinese New Year. In this Chinese New Year lesson, students discuss their favorite holiday before listening to a read aloud about Chinese New Year. They make red envelopes that are filled with play...
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The Treaty of Versailles: June 1919
There were four key players involved with the Treaty of Versailles. Present information and critical thinking questions regarding Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd-George, Georges Clemenceau, and Vittorio Orlando. Included also are lists of...
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Animals of the Chinese Zodiac
In this Chinese zodiac worksheet, learners unscramble the letters in 12 words to spell the names of Chinese animals in the zodiac. There is a word bank.
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Sherpas on Everest
Every successful climb of Mount Everest can be attributed to the assistance of the local Sherpas. A short, informative article explains the history behind the Sherpa's involvement in Mount Everest expeditions, the physiological reasons...
Smithsonian Institution
Black Diamond
Score a home run with this packet of information on the very first player of the Negro League to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame — cultural groundbreaker and sports legend Satchel Paige. These worksheets include a...
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A Victory for Tiger Woods
What's up with Tiger Woods? Find out by reading a sports article describing an upswing in Tiger's career. Interested readers will scan the article to answer nine comprehension questions. Note: A secondary related article and blog post...
Time Warp Trio
The Caveman Catastrophe
Young archaeologists study the development of human history, and work in groups to create a timeline that traces the development of humans. Additionally, the groups utilize a very clever graphic organizer embedded in the plan in order to...
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Breaking News English: Hopes Fading for Future of Indian Tigers
In this English worksheet, students read "Hopes Fading for Future of Indian Tigers," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Making Use of Fieldwork
Students transcribe, analyze, and archive fieldwork and create a team project drawn from fieldwork. They brainstorm a list of reasons why preservation of collected materials is important and explore the online archives of the American...
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Tiger Woods
For this famous people worksheet, students read a passage about Tiger Woods and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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The Coffee and Conservation Connection
Learners explore the connection between low cost coffee and wildlife conservation. Students working in groups devise a marketing campaign for a new brand of coffee, grown in a less environmentally damaging way.
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The Symbolic Importance of Animals
Students create individual examples of the Chinese Zodiac using pizza boards, pictures of zodiac animals, and art supplies. Evaluation of student progress is done through full-class and small group discussions.
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The Rulers of Sky And Earth
Students investigate how symbols of power, the dragon and the tiger, are portrayed in the art of China and Japan and compare and contrast this with the Western conception and portrayal of the dragon.
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Telling Time Through the Zodiac
Students compare the Chinese and Western zodiacs, their symbols, their meanings, and their calendars through a in-class discussion and a small group project. This lesson includes vocabulary and extensions.
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Scientific Advances Could Bring Back the Dodo & Mammoth
Students reflect on the possibility of bringing extinct species back to life. For this ESL lesson, students debate the pros and cons of extinction reversal then complete several activities centered around the topic.
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The Lunar Calendar
Students examine the Chinese calendar and Zodiac signs in this early elementary lesson plan on calendars and culture. Discussions on cultural beliefs and values are emphasized and could be controversial.
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Breaking News English: $10 Million for Golf's 15-Year-Old Wie
In this English worksheet, students read "$10 Million for Golf's 15-Year-Old Wie," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Luisa Diogo
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Luisa Diogo and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Zhang Ziyi
For this famous person worksheet, learners read a passage about Zhang Ziyi and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Breaking News English: Internet Trade Threatens Exotic Animals
In this English worksheet, students read "Internet Trade Threatens Exotic Animals," and then respond to 1 role playing, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the...