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Thanksgiving Web Quest
Students review the reasons why Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States. Using the internet, they research the history of the holiday and discover what the first Thanksgiving was like. They also examine a typical menu for a...
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Easter Eggs-travaganza
In this Easter fun activity worksheet, students use the 24 clues to identify the words needed to complete the crossword puzzle.
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Kwanzaa Crossword
In this Kwanzaa crossword puzzle, students read and solve 18 clues and put the answers in the puzzle. This crossword, with no word bank, pertains to the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa.
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Black History Month
In this holiday worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are associated with Black History Month and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Students research the importance of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. For this holiday lesson, students are introduced to the meaning behind these Jewish holidays and identify geography of Israel.
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English: Vocabulary Development
In these vocabulary acquisition worksheets, students use the definitions to help them spell the words. Students spell 50 words and write the letters on the lines.
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Seeing Green Crossword Puzzle
In this seeing green activity worksheet, students use the 25 clues and word bank to identify the words needed to complete the crossword puzzle.
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Canadian Crossword
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read 8 clues about Canadian locations on the map and the culture of Canadian people. This would be difficult for U.S. students, as there is no word bank.
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Family Traditions
For this holiday worksheet, students write an essay about their family's Christmas traditions. Students color a picture of a plate of cookies for Santa.
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George Washington
Second graders brainstorm what they already know about George Washington and complete a KWL chart as a class. They create a list of words that describe him and write a poem with other classmates. To end the lesson, they make a Washington...
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December Holidays-Secret Decoder Activity
In this December holiday worksheet, students use a letter key given at the top of the page to determine the "coded" words about holidays in December. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Earth Day
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students identify the words that relate to Earth Day by reading the 14 clues. Students complete the crossword puzzle with the clues.
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The Art and Politics of Arthur Szyk
Have you ever listened to a song that had a deeper political meaning to it? Every examined a work of art with layers of meaning? Pupils analyze the drawings of Arthur Szyk. They research the deeper meaning of several artistic cartoons...
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Cloud Watcher
Students predict weather by watching the clouds, and identify different types of clouds.
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At the North Pole
In this crossword instructional activity about Santa and the North Pole, students read clues across and down and fill in the squares. Students solve 15 clues.
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My Brother Sam is Dead: A study of the Revolutionary War
Fifth graders complete an analysis of the Revolutionary War through literature. After "My Brother Sam Is Dead," students create a time capsule containing items that would be relevant during the Revolutionary War. They identify key...
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Open Your Eyes To Art!
Young scholars help create a colorful bulletin board for classroom art displays in this short lesson plan for the early elementary classroom. The lesson plan, which can use a variety of items, includes product ideas and resource links...
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Flawed Democracies, Human Rights
Students create drawing that tell a story about a young girl's life in an internment camp. In this internment camp lesson plan, students hear stories and analyze photographs of internment camps and then create their own drawings.