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Cats and Superstition: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 2nd - 6th
Answers to this quiz are very well cited, so if your class is studying Halloween, symbols, superstition, world cultures, or cats, it could spark spirited discussion about comparative traditions.
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International Folklore

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Folklore is composed of stories that convey cultural heritage and traditions. Many types of tales are listed as well as what they portray in various contexts and situations. Give your learners a brief description or definition of...
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PPT
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The Age of Reason and Enlightenment

For Teachers 10th - 12th
A presentation that truly covers the age of reason and enlightenment. Nearly every facet, event, and key player in 18th Century Age of Enlightenment is covered. The information is clear, easy to follow, and lends itself well to note...
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The Use of Myths in Science

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are told stories, myths and legend to explain their world. After telling the tales and discussion them, students are assigned to write a myth that describes a familiar situation, such as why the school garbage cans are always...
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Folktales Reflect Daoist and Buddhist Traditions

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders compare three Chinese folktales for their "messages" and literary techniques to see how they reflect Chinese Confucian and Taoist values. They discuss how folktales share certain subjects, characters, plots and themes.
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Aloha, Hawaii!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read the Hawaiian version of The Three Little Pigs, to study cultures and traditions of the island. They gather and study resources about the culture, people, and endangered species of Hawaii.
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Voices of Louisiana Worksheet

For Students 7th - 8th
In this voices of Louisiana worksheet, students choose at least three quotations from the Voices of Louisiana webpage and look for clues about each person's folk groups and the genres they mention; for example, oral tradition, folk...
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Facts, Feats and Folklore: Spiders

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students review and discuss a variety of sayings, folklore and superstitions about spiders. They discuss this information and choose either an interesting fact or appealing foklore tradition to illustrate.
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The Meaning of Food

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners gain an understanding of the many roles that food plays in people's lives. They explore about different cultures and groups through food. Students use a range of research and presentation skills.
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Reading Comprehension 2: Level 10

For Students 9th - 11th
Are you a friggatriskaidekaphobic? An excerpt from an article about the fear of Friday the 13th is used as the basis of a reading comprehension exercise. The five questions require readers to employ several strategies (drawing...
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Groundhog's Day Graphing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This Groundhog's Day, challenge scholars to predict, estimate, tally, and graph in a weather-themed lesson in which class members play the role of the groundhog to forecast the weather come February second. 
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Chinese New Year—ESL Lesson

For Students 9th - 12th
Language learners read a passage about Chinese New Year celebrations and then complete a series of reading comprehension and grammar exercises based on the passage.
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Beyond Good and Evil

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Beyond Good and Evil by Nietzsche. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive learning exercise. 
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The Life Of a Sailor

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students gain information on how sailors, and to a larger extent how people in general, lived in the 18th Century. They are shown how the life of the sailor is different from their life, so they can see how different people live.
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Enlightenment Notes

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this Enlightenment study guide worksheet, students read over notes and create Cornell questions to accompany them. Students also respond to 3 short answer questions.
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The Great Explorers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine the importance of culture and economy changes that occurred due to the great explorations. In this explorations lesson, students create a list of major explorers. Students focus on one main exploration and give an oral...
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Interactive
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SAT Sentence Completion Practice Test 01

For Students 5th - 7th
In this sentence completion practice test worksheet, learners choose the answer that best completes the sentences.  Students have 10 minutes to answer 12 questions  in this SAT practice worksheet.
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The History of Christmas Trees, Part One

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students read an article about Winter Solstice celebrations. They consider the symbolism of evergreens in winter and how different cultures have used evergreens in winter celebrations throughout history.
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Living History - Civil War

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders, after researching antebellum North Carolina and the role of North Carolina in the Civil War, write, edit, publish, and produce their own plays.
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The Chinese Zodiac And The Western Zodiac

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners create individual horoscopes that contrast and compare Western and Chinese views of their futures using poster boards and magic markers. In-class discussion is used to evaluate the use of the Zodiac in different cultures.
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Legal Definitions of Childhood

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how various cultures define childhood. Using the internet, they research how countries around the world determine who is a child. They identify the sources they most relate with as a child.
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Breaking News English: Have an Exam? Have a Kit-Kat

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "Have an Exam? Have a Kit-Kat," and then respond to 10 multiple choice, 30 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.