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Everybody Celebrates

For Teachers K - 1st
Examine the holidays of La Posada in Mexico, Hanukkah in Israel, and Kwanzaa in the United States. Learners identify the countries on a world map, listen to stories, create art projects for each holiday, and make recipes celebrating...
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Kids Collect LEGOs for New Orleans

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students read and discuss a news article about children that collected 1.5 million LEGO bricks for kids in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. They complete a fill-in-the blank activity, answer article comprehension questions, solve...
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Folklife Around the Year and Around the State

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Research how seasonal changes in Louisiana affect learners' lives and the folklife of their communities and the state. They investigate differences in the seasonal round in the regions of Louisiana, including celebrations, festivals,...
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Joyeux Noel From France

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this French Christmas reading comprehension instructional activity, students read a page long story about holiday customs in France. This is written in the form of a letter from a French child. The students then answer 5 questions...
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Thanksgiving: Simple Present Tense Review

For Students 1st - Higher Ed
This Thanksgiving-themed activity provides learners a way to practice using the correct verb. With 8 fill-in-the-blank questions students have to identify the meaning of the sentence in order to choose the correct verb form.
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Gingerbread Architecture

For Teachers K - 5th
Students build a gingerbread house. In this holiday lesson, students bake the gingerbread, create the frosting, and decorate their house with candy. They measure the sides of the house to make sure that it is stable.
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Breaking News English: Beijing Olympics

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Beijing Olympics worksheet, learners read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...
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Seasons--Spring

For Students 4th - Higher Ed
Learning about the seasons, and the vocabulary associated with it, are important for both elementary and ESL students. Using an attractive and varied format, this 20 question activity has students identify words related to spring, and...
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Sing a Song of Christmas

For Students 3rd - 12th
In this Christmas activity worksheet, learners use the 48 clues to identify the words missing from the Christmas song titles. The missing words complete a crossword puzzle.
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What Do Halloween Costumes Say?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
  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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Martin Luther King Day

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Invite your advanced ESL learners to explore the US national holiday Martin Luther King day. Play the attached mp3 which is a description of this important holiday and facilitate the phrase match and listening gap activities...
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I Really Love This More

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young language arts learners choose between two activities and then attempt to convince their classmates of their choice as a way of practicing persuasive speech. This particular lesson uses Valentine's Day as a theme; learners chose...
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World Tuberculosis Day

For Students 5th - 8th
March 24th is annually recognized as World Tuberculosis Day. In this World Tuberculosis Day learning exercise, students complete activities such as word scramble, numbering passages, scrambled sentences, think=pair-share, and peer...
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JAPANESE CULTURE

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore what life in Japan is like including, home and daily life, food and eating customs, school life, games and sports, holiday customs, and religion.
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Keeping Students Focused During the Holiday Season

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
There are easy ways to make the day before a school break fun, exciting, and productive.
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Santa Clause Shape

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this holiday worksheet, students color in the drawing of Santa Clause while creating their own designs. An extension to the activity could be creating a cut out.
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Christmas Theme

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this holiday worksheet, students take part in a variety of activities that are part of the theme of Christmas. They solve word searches and other puzzles.
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December Holidays Word Chop #2

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this holiday word puzzle worksheet, students put words back together that have been "chopped" in half, writing each on a line beneath the puzzle. A reference web site is included for additional activities. 
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Easter Quiz

For Students 2nd
In this Easter activity worksheet, 2nd graders answer 10 questions related to Easter to illustrate their knowledge of the holiday.
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Valentine's Day Word Scramble

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this Valentines Day worksheet, students unscramble six words related to this holiday. Words include heart, gift, card, candy, rose, and cupid.
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Christmas Symbols

For Students 1st - 2nd
In these Christmas symbols worksheets, students study and cut out the various pictures of the Christmas symbols. Students may paste the pictures up for the holiday.
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Seven Symbols of Kwanzaa

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create Kwanzaa symbols. In this Kwanzaa lesson, students make 7 symbols to remind them of the purpose of the holiday. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Why do we Dream of a White Christmas?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine a reading selection on how the idea of a white Christmas was developed. In this ESL lesson, students share a class discussion about the article then complete several assignments to reinforce what they learned, including...
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Mixed Practice with Fractions

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Help young mathematicians see how fractions are used every day in the world around them with a series of problem solving exercises. Offering eight different word problems, this worksheet challenges children to apply their...

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