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Some American Holidays

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this online interactive American holidays worksheet, students respond to 14 fill in the blank questions. Students may check their answers with the click of the mouse.
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Social Studies: St. Patrick - Symbol of Irishness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine the history of St. Patrick's Day by creating characters and dialog reflecting Irish culture. A major part of the lesson is the construction of a float for a St. Patrick's Day parade. Also, students research and answer...
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Holidays Around the World

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use the internet to gather information about holidays around the world. They create a calendar with all of the holidays outlined and calculate the percentages of countries who celebrate each one. They design a greeting card to...
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New Year's Resolutions -Lesson plan

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the origins of New Year's Resolutions while practicing taking dictation and identifying interesting points in a piece that is read to them. They investigate the types of things that people resolve on the first day of the...
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Happy Birthday

For Teachers K - 1st
Students engage in a creative project of making a birthday card for the school principal. The cards are to be presented to the principal as part of a celebration in the classroom with cake and ice cream. Students brainstorm in order to...
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Hero Holiday and Portfolio Completed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers summarize the unit on heroes and present picture books to younger students.  In this hero instructional activity, middle schoolers compile their portfolios, in which they have presented heroic characteristics of...
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You Either Know it or You Don't 6

For Students 6th - 10th
In this Internet research skills worksheet, student respond to 15 short answer trivia questions. Students may use reference sources if they don't know the answers.
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Shamrock Fun

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create small shamrock replicas using green and white paints, paper, bubble wrap, and gold glitter. This lesson intended for the early-elementary classroom is ideal for celebrating St. Patrick's Day or spring-time in general.
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Verb Tenses

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this verb tense worksheet, students complete a total of 18 multiple choice questions, selecting the correct verb to complete sentences. Students may click an "answer" button for immediate feedback, worksheet is labeled ESL, but is not...
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English Exercises: Cloze Exercise

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this online interactive English worksheet, students respond to 29 fill in the blank questions where they complete a cloze activity. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Cultures Around the World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the types of celebrations around the world. They create pictures of animals speaking another language than their own and draw flags of countries around the world. They also retell a folktale to their classmates.
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Chinese Dragons

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students use texture, line, shape, pattern and color to create their own dragons to celebrate Chinese New Year.
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Fabric Poncho

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create a fabric poncho to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. They sample food and drink from Mexico and follow instructions to make the ponhco. They also discover the history of the holiday.
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Valentine Science Blood Types

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore blood types. In this science investigation lesson, students participate in a classroom simulation that replicates a blood transfusion so that students may note how the 4 blood types interact.
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Nasreddin's Visitors

For Students 5th - 8th
In this online interactive reading comprehension quiz worksheet, learners respond to 5 multiple choice questions regarding the article "Nasreddin's Visitors." Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Kokeshi Dolls

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create Kokeshi Dolls using paints, dowel ends and glue. They research the traditions and history of Hina Matsuri, or girls' day in Japan.
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Questions About a Place

For Students 6th - 9th
In this classroom applications of fieldwork basics worksheet, students survey a list of questions that may be used when they conduct interviews with people about a place.
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How was the Constitution Used to Organize the New Government?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
How did the United States Congress determine how the new president and vice president would be named when the nation was first established? Who would provide money for the government, and how would the executive branch be organized? 
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Breath of Fresh Air

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students consider the historical and social aspects of smoking. In this current events lesson, students research passive smoking, smoking legislation, and smoking history in the United Kingdom as they visit the listed websites.
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Metis

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the Metis culture.  In this Metis living lesson plan, 4th graders read Things I did Last Summer by Martin Shulman and discuss the life of the main character, Bonnie.  Students recreate their favorite...
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Some British Festivals and Holidays

For Students 6th - 7th
In this British holidays activity, students complete a 15 question on-line interactive exercise about festivals and holidays in Great Britain. Students read a date and tell what holiday is celebrated on that day.
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Some Japanese Holidays

For Students 6th - 7th
For this Japanese calendar worksheet, learners complete a 14 question on-line interactive exercise about holidays celebrated in Japan. Students read fourteen dates and tell what holiday is celebrated on that day in Japan.
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Shamrock Puppy

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Students create small "Shamrock Puppies" using colored construction paper, crayons, and glue in this pre-Kindergarten lesson celebrating St. Patrick's Day. The lesson includes a resource link where printable patterns can be found.
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Bank On It! Worksheet Cinco de Mayo

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Cinco de May worksheet, students read a passage about the celebration of Cinco de Mayo in the United States. Students fill in ten missing words to make the text understandable. The words will be of the student's own choice; there...