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Make Mine Turkey
Young scholars compare foods available for the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving with contemporary Thanksgiving foods. After reading information about the first Thanksgiving, pupils create a menu and compute the cost of a turkey dinner, using...
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South American Cultures
Students examine South American festivals. In this cultural diversity lesson plan, students research Spanish cultural festivals and determine their purpose. Students write and conduct a survey about cultural festivals.
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The 50 States and its Holidays
Though the format of this ELL activity is confusing (the standards listed are for plate tectonics, yet the objectives are for American geography and holidays), a teacher could glean some ideas from the main idea. Here, pupils complete a...
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Holiday Poetry and Music
Students discuss Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and family traditions. After brainstorming how holidays are celebrated, students write a poem about a chosen holiday and create their own hand-made instrument. They share their poems...
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Kindergarteners Study the Four Seasons
Examine the weather of the four seasons, look at seasonal activities, and tell which months are part of each season with this lesson. Your class will play a game, sing a song, and write additional stanzas to seasonal poetry.
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Government and Community Resources
Adult learners, with the assistance of flash/picture cards, explore a variety of United States holidays and social customs: Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and more. In addition, they draw pictures illustrating...
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The Constitution.
Second graders study the Constitution. They examine the meaning and fundamentals of the Preamble of The Constitution of USA. They assess the importance of having a Supreme Law that states the rights and obligations of the citizens. They...
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Making Christmas Cards
Young scholars construct Christmas cards for loved ones. In this holiday lesson, students use various art materials such as construction paper, sequins, buttons, cotton balls, and felt to decorate a Christmas card.
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Developing Tactile Skills
Students use their tactile abilities to determine items. In this tactile lesson plan, the teacher gathers small, recognizable items and places them in a box. The teacher reviews the items with the class. The students take turns...
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The Game of Persuasion
Students study vocabulary words and explore persuasive speaking. In groups, they support a given argument and generate ideas for a a persuasive speech. They discuss powerful words and strategies for persuasion. Students write a...
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Mexican Holidays
Young scholars celebrate Mexican holidays. For this global studies lesson, students collaborate to research the Day of the Dead and Cinco de Mayo. Young scholars present their findings about the holidays and host classroom celebrations.
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Countries, Food, and Culture
Students examine foods from other countries. In this multicultural lesson plan, students write down names of different restaurants and categorize pictures of foods according to the specific restaurant. For example, Won Ton Soup would be...
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #1
Students approach media with a phenomenological criticism. They recongize biases that they have and where they have come from. They also identify biases in professional work.
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Additional Folklife Information
Use a packet packed with ideas for how to celebrate the traditions of your country, state, community, and pupils's families. Suggestions for how to draw on oral and material traditions, customs, beliefs, music, and stories all find...
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Comparison between Wampanoag and Pilgrims
Second graders compare and contrast the lives of Pilgrims and Wampanoag. Students conduct research using an interactive website and collect information about each group. Students then decide which they would rather be, a Pilgrim or a...
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Minnie and Moo and the Thanksgiving Tree
Third graders practice retelling stories. They read a story and work with a partner to discuss the key elements: characters, setting, events, beginning, and end. They assess one another as they retell the story. They rewrite the story in...
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Volunteering Our Time
Students participate in a service learning project. In this philanthropy lesson, students volunteer their time at a local soup kitchen and reflect upon the experience in a journal.
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A Pilgrim Conversation
Students place quotation marks in the correct place in a conversation. They review correct placement with students copying down sentences from the board. They write their own conversation between two pilgrims to complete the lesson.
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Caring and Gratitude
Students understand the importance of being grateful for what they have. In this philanthropic lesson, students respond to a quote by Matthew McConaughey about gratitude. Students brainstorm a list of important things in their lives and...
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Presentations
Students give presentations. In this unit culmination lesson plan, students present their bridge projects to parents. Students test their bridges and are evaluated using a rubric.
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Home Sweet Home Activity Plan
Learners examine the uniqueness of their family. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop social awareness, creative thinking, and fine-motor skills as they complete an activity regarding their families.
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Introduce Vocabulary: I Love You the Purplest
Students read I Love You the Purplest with the intent of recognizing vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students preview three 2-tier words, listening for each as the story is read, defining each and practicing recognizing...
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Thankful List
Students practice using free association as a pre-writing technique as they list things that they are thankful for. They share the lists of words and apply them when they write a descriptive essay or poem after identifying commonalities...
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Forest Animals
Students explore forest animals and their habitats. In this animal habitat instructional activity, students draw a forest on white paper and glue pictures of animals that roam in the forest