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Curated OER

Harvest Festivals Around the World

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students examine and compare/contrast various harvest festivals from around the world. They read books, sing songs, and create various art projects about the harvest festivals from Ghana, China, Korea, Vietnam, and India.
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Curated OER

Harvest Celebrations Around the World

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students, working in groups as cultural anthropologists, research harvest festival around the world. They design a Harvest web page based on their research.
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Curated OER

Harvest Wreath

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners research the traditions of harvest celebrations and festivities. They choose one country and explore what fruits and vegetables grow there. Afterward, students paint coffee filters in fall leaf colors and then design paintings...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Harvest 2

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this harvest worksheet, students sequence the pictures of harvesting. Students cut out and sequence 6 pictures total for the harvest.
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Curated OER

Dig In

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore harvest festivals. In this harvesting lesson, students view photos of Christian harvest festivals and Jewish harvest festivals. Students plan a harvest festival within their own school.
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Curated OER

Asian and Other Cultures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers view and discuss a video showing different festivals celebrated in Asian cultures. They participate in a class survey of the different festivals celebrated in their own families and brainstorm the purposes for...
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Curated OER

Green Corn Festival

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Pupils reflect in journals how the Green Corn Festival compares to present day holidays and look for ways that the tribes celebrate it differently.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Louisiana Festival Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this seasonal round worksheet, student match the 24 Louisiana cities or town to the 24 festivals listed on the Louisiana Calendar of Events.
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Curated OER

Food Dictionary - Harvest Festival

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore healthy foods and dictionary organization. Students create a list of healthy foods. They construct their own food dictionary, with illustrations. Learners model how a dictionary page should be filled with a picture,...
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Curated OER

South American Cultures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine South American festivals. In this cultural diversity lesson, students research Spanish cultural festivals and determine their purpose. Students write and conduct a survey about cultural festivals.
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Curated OER

Bison Gone: Appreciating Natural Resources

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students examine the effects of the loss of the bison after the Europeans arrived in North America. They conduct a demonstration using beans to demonstrate the difference between the number of bison before and after the arrival of the...
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Curated OER

How Safe is that Fresh Autumn Cider?

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Corn stalks and pumpkins, caramel apples and cider, falling leaves and brisk nights. There are a few of autumn's favorite things. But how safe is that unpasteurized cider bought at the roadside stand? Young researchers investigate the...
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Scholastic

The First Thanksgiving Feast

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Following an online activity, scholars listen to a read-aloud of If You Were at the First Thanksgiving by Anne Kamma. Pupils discuss their family traditions and complete a T-chart comparing the holiday then and now. Collages are made to...
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Curated OER

Holi-Days

For Teachers K - 4th
Students research an event, celebration, or observance from a culture with which they are not familiar and present their information to the class in this cross-curricular look at festivals and celebrations. The instructional activity...
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Curated OER

Harvest 1

For Students K - 3rd
For this God worksheet, students draw a thank you picture to God thanking God for things God does. Students draw 4 pictures total.
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Curated OER

Cultural Rituals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore cultural rituals. In this cultural rituals lesson plan, 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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Curated OER

Give Thanksgiving Art Lessons a Festive Focus

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Take a step away from handprint turkeys with thanksgiving art lesson plans that explore gratitude, celebrations, and traditions.
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Diane Venzera

Kwanzaa Celebration: Celebrating Family, Community, and Culture

For Teachers K - 3rd
Kwanzaa is the focus of a three-part lesson plan that celebrates the history and traditions of the holiday. Before lighting the Kinara, scholars listen to a read-aloud of Seven Candles of Kwanzaa by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Learners express...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

December 26th Writing Prompt

For Students 5th - 8th
In this daily writing prompt worksheet, students learn about Kwanza as they use resources in the classroom to learn 5 facts about the festival and summarize them in their own words.
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Curated OER

Strawberry Thanksgiving

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify what a harvest celebration is and its purpose. They demonstrate their understanding of a legend. They identify a relationship in which they need to apologize or forgive another person.
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Curated OER

Day of the Dead

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore Day of the Dead, also called "Dia de los Muertos," which is a holiday (or festival) celebrated in Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala, and other areas in Central and South America populated with the Latino ethnic background.
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Curated OER

Christmas Tree Farming in Ontario

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students realize that Christmas trees produced in Ontario are a field crop that is harvested annually. They find out that Christmas tree farming is important to the economy and the environment of our province.
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ESL Library

Beginner Level Thanksgiving ESL Lesson Plan

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Thanksgiving is a cherished tradition in the United States and Canada. Introduce the beginnings of the Thanksgiving celebration with a resource that features reading comprehension activities, vocabulary exercises, and a short writing...
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Macmillan Education

Webquest: Thanksgiving

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Class members use the Internet to research the history of Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada, as well as the traditions surrounding the Thanksgiving-style celebrations of the Hebrews, the Chinese, and in Ancient Greece and Rome.

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