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May Day Activities

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
May Day activities can help students learn about the history of this holiday, and the traditions associated with it.
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A New Twist on Father's Day Activities

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Father's Day activities can give students a way to find out about their ancestry and learn more about special people in their lives.
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Creating a Memorial Day Poster Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Does your class know about the meaning of Memorial Day? Discuss the history of the holiday in this lesson, which prompts elementary and middle schoolers to create word webs of ideas about the holiday. Additionally, they create poems...
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ELL/ESL Reading and Reasoning Selection- Memorial Day

For Students 8th - 12th
In this ELL/ESL reading and reasoning worksheet, learners read a short selection about Memorial Day. They answer 5 true or false questions before they write about their Memorial Day plans.
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Mother's Day Celebration

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL Mother's Day reading comprehension activity, students read a short text about two children who celebrate the day in an affordable way. There are 5 questions to answer and a short essay about Mother's Day.
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A Flower for Mom

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this mother appreciation worksheet, students color a large flower. In each petal, students write something about their mothers. Detailed directions and examples are given.
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Mother's Day Carnations

For Teachers K - 6th
Students make a carnation craft wtih a carnation, food dye, ribbon, dixie cup, and more. In this carnation lesson plan, students make this craft for Mother's Day.
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The Joy of a Garden-Earth Day

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the purpose of a garden. In this Earth Day lesson plan, students read the story The Gardener and complete a Venn diagram comparing life in a city to farm life. Students discuss Earth Day and plant flowers in a garden .
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Valentine's Day Word Scramble

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Valentine's Day vocabulary skills worksheet, students examine 14 sets of letters and unscramble them to reveal 14 holiday-related words.
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Valentine's Day

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Valentine's Day reading worksheet, learners read facts about Valentine's Day and an example poem. Students then answer 5 questions about the text.
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Mother's Day Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this Mother's Day crossword puzzle worksheet, students determine the answers to 11 clues. They complete the puzzle across and down using the answers to the questions which are related to the Mother's Day holiday.
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Flowers and a Beautiful World: Earth Day (1st)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students consider caring for their environment. For this environmental stewardship lesson, students read Miss Rumphius and discuss how sharing their time, talent, and treasure through volunteering makes the world better.
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Memorial Day

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Memorial Day worksheet, students fill in a crossword puzzle as they figure out the answers to ten facts about Memorial Day.
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Valentine's Day Crossword Fun

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this crossword puzzle activity, students read the 20 clues that relate to Valentine's Day. Students use the clues to complete the 20 word crossword puzzle.
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Creating A Memorial Day Poster Poem

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this activity, students create a Memorial Day word web and use it to create a poem about Memorial Day. They can write the poem and illustrate it as a poster.
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Valentines Day Lesson

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this Valentine's Day worksheet, students will learn about Valentine's Day traditions in America. Students will learn Valentine's Day vocabulary and then practice a dialogue about Valentine's Day. Students will write a letter to a...
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Valentine's Day Crossword Challenge

For Students 5th - 6th
In this crossword puzzle learning exercise, students read the 20 clues that relate to Valentine's Day. Students then use the clues to complete the crossword puzzle.
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Mother's Day Lesson Plans

For Teachers K - 5th
Mother's Day lessons provide students a way to learn about art, music, and history.
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Flowers and a Beautiful World: Earth Day (1st)

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss Earth Day and making the world more beautiful. For this world beautification lesson, 1st graders participate in an interactive read aloud of Barbara Clooney's, Miss Rumphius. They talk about how making the world a...
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Mother's Day: History

For Teachers 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, 6th graders read a 7-paragraph essay about the history of Mother's Day. Students then answer 7 multiple choice questions about the passage.
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Cinco de Mayo - What is it?

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners, after examining why the fiesta Cinco de Mayo is celebrated, plan a fiesta that includes invitations, games, music, paper flowers, flags and a menu of authentic foods. By completing this assignment, they enhance their education...
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Title: "Pygmalion" - Topics: Drama/England; World/England

For Teachers 7th - 12th
“What do you mean that my language is improper?” Prior to My Fair Lady was Pygmalion. Fair Eliza’s struggles with English, which according to George Bernard Shaw “is not accessible even to Englishmen,” come alive in the 1938 film version...
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Making Rose Petal Beads

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners make homemade beads from flower petals while exploring Native American history, culture, and art.
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Easter Sunday

For Students 5th - 10th
All questions in this Easter Sunday worksheet involve the religious significance of the holiday. Students complete twelve activities such as phrase matching, fill in the blanks, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing...