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Japan: A Pacific Rim Neighbor
Students descirbe everyday events typical in the lives of contemporary, young, Japanese school-age children and understand some of the underlying reasons for various practices. They see that Japan and the state of Washington have many...
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"Where's Waldo" About Me Drawing - Self "Portrait"
Learners identify the cultural clues found within art forms by producing a work of art based on their personal experiences and create a work of art about themself. They recognize how technical elements affect art and how to implement...
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Color My World
Pupils examine colors and describe how colors contribute to the way a person may feel after listening to several books. Students also survey class for favorite colors and graph results, as well as discover how different colors are made...
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Squanto's Science Lesson
Students explore Squanto's contribution to the settlers. They plant seeds and follow instructions for water and fertilization. Students keep a record of the growth of the seeds. They write a paragraph that tells what they learned from...
Curated OER
Articles: Mixed Articles Exercise #3
In this articles and mixed articles worksheet, students choose for each blank space in ten sentences the proper article that makes each sentence grammatically sound and correct.
Curated OER
Total English: ELL Language Activity
In this ELL language activity, students fill in gaps in a conversation with words from a word bank and complete a role-play with another student.
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Countries, Food, and Culture
Students examine foods from other countries. In this multicultural lesson, students write down names of different restaurants and categorize pictures of foods according to the specific restaurant. For example, Won Ton Soup would be...
Curated OER
Cultural Representation of Skeletons and Bones
Eighth graders study cultures and beliefs about the final life cycle. In this culture lesson students complete several activities on the origins of Halloween.
Curated OER
Bluebirds Project - Life Cycles
In this bluebirds worksheet, students complete a table and answer short answer questions about the life cycle of bluebirds. Students complete 1 chart and answer 5 questions.
Curated OER
Peurto Rico and its People
Students engage in discussion and activities to help them explain Peurto Rican people, their language (and how it differs from the spanish spoken in other countries), regional differences, and the different stereotypes that they are...
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A Brief History of Los Angeles
Students study the diverse cultures that make up the population of Los Angeles.
Curated OER
Rethinking Time, Age, And the Calendar
Students creat personal timelines, marking key events in their lives. They discuss the different events with a small group. They analyze how Western Civilization influenced their timeline in comparison to Eastern Asia.
Curated OER
The Christmas Train to Ft. Lincoln
Students solve the mysteries of why Karl Vogt and Erich Braemer were on the Christmas Train. They review the definitions of the terms constitutional, human rights, due process, discovery, and the writ of habeas corpus. They review the...
A&E Television
History.com: 7 Latin American Holiday Traditions
Holidays in Latin America celebrate faith, family and community in a festive, sometimes whimsical, style. Traditions range from waking people up with Christmas songs in the middle of the night to sculpting massive radishes to burning...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Holidays
Fun module on American holidays provides students with one or more videos for special holidays in each month of the year and offers links to related resources, such as Veterans Museum and Memorial Center, Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic...
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Holidays
Inquiry-based resource for teachers of kindergarten students encourages students to deepen their understanding of the role of traditions, holidays and symbols in establishing cultural identity and unity, and asks children to think about...
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Union for Reform Judaism: Jewish Holidays
Explore and learn about the Jewish holidays and their traditions from the point of view of Reform Judaism. Includes a holiday calendar.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: The American Jewish Experience Through the Nineteenth Century
Essay discussing immigration and acculturation of American Jews through the Nineteenth Century. Includes questions for guiding student discussion, historian debate and links to online resources.
Other
Native American Heritage Month (November)
Learn about the special events that take place during this celebration of Native American culture.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: All About the Holidays
We celebrate many holidays but have you ever wondered how the tradition began? Find out through a collection of short, fun and informative videos about Christmas, Columbus Day, Halloween, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, President's Day, Ramadan,...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: List of Themes for Holidays & Celebrations
This is a list of interactive vocabulary puzzles and activities for holidays and celebrations.
Library of Congress
Loc: For Teachers: Holidays: Themed Resources
A rich resource page with links to primary source information about a number of holidays and special days, such as presidential inaugurations.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Vocabulary Word List for Holidays, Celebrations
This page offers links to word lists with over 9,000 words pertaining to holidays and celebrations.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Burmese Americans
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Burmese Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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