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2nd grade Thanksgiving science cultural activities
Family Heritage and Culture Lapbook Project
This is a great project to motivate and engage students while learning about their family heritage and culture! The project contains a Family Heritage Interview and parent letter. Using the information from home (8 questions on heritage and culture), students are able to assemble and complete this cute lapbook at school.
Includes all foldable templates and clipart for assembly.
The lapbook contains:
✺Family Heritage Interview questions
✺Family Heritage Project parent letter and questions
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Seven Natural Wonders of the World Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth)
Take your elementary students on a virtual field trip to the 7 Natural Wonders of the World! Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, informational text, video, and visuals, your students will learn about each of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World from various perspectives.Students will learn about and virtually explore the following:Mount EverestGreat Barrier ReefParicutinRio de JaneiroNorthern LightsGrand CanyonVictoria FallsThis low prep activity includes::: Digital Google S
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2nd - 4th
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Thanksgiving Placemats
This Thanksgiving Placemat is a print and go craft and writing that doubles as a timeless holiday keepsake! Complete, cut, paste, laminate, and roll it up with a bow to send home for Thanksgiving! Students, parents, and teachers will all LOVE the festive ease of this product!
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PreK - 3rd
Thanksgiving Bible Lessons for November, Complete Unit
This set of three Thanksgiving Bible Lessons is perfect for kids' church, Sunday School, home school, Christian schools, and more. This no prep themed teaching pack will show children - through the use of Bible stories and Bible characters - that with God and because of God, we are to be thankful in everything. It ties perfectly in with Thanksgiving! The coloring pages are kid-friendly with a touch of Thanksgiving fun! Student Experience: With each carefully written, kid-friendly story from th
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Bible Curriculum, Year-Long BUNDLE of Holiday-Themed Lessons for Kids
Martin Luther King Jr. Day STEM Activity with Writing Extension
Martin Luther King Jr. (Integrated Math, Reading, and Writing Activities Included!)Students receive a letter from Martin Luther King Jr. giving facts about his life and instructing students to create a podium that he will use to deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. A fun and engaging MLK Day activity!Includes writing pages for students to write about their dreams. Math activities are included as well that cover geometry standards including 2D and 3D shapes, shape attributes (faces, edges,
Grades:
1st - 5th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Winter STEM Activities and Challenges Bundle
Thanksgiving Activities Lapbook - Thanksgiving Compare and Contrast Activities
This fun Thanksgiving Activity Lapbook is high interest for any elementary grade level. Lapbooks can be used in every subject area, and they are perfect for differentiation in the classroom as students compare the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags. This product, with 11 different templates, incorporates common core skills compare and contrast, vocabulary, and writing. Templates include updated clipart. (TPT Featured Product)Templates for the lapbook include photographs to act as a guide. Students can
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: November Bundle - Informational Text and Math Activities
Galápagos Islands Virtual Field Trip
The Galápagos Islands of Ecuador are home to some of the most unique animals in the WORLD! Take your students on an engaging virtual field trip to these beautiful islands. Learn all about Charles Darwin, the islands, and the many animals that live there.INCLUDED IN THE EXPERIENCE:Photographs from the Galápagos IslandsDiscuss the cardinal directionsGalápagos Fun FactsGreen Sea TurtlesGiant TortoisesSea LionsMarine IguanasVideo about Charles DarwinVideos of each animal in their habitatTHIS RESOURC
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1st - 5th
November Daily Oral Language Thanksgiving Morning Work for Editing
Morning work for your students. ☀️ This resource teaches reading, editing, and writing skills.✍ Students are engaged in learning right away while you take attendance or lunch count. It can also be used during your morning meeting❗Your students will be anxious to get to your classroom every morning! ❤️This monthly activity is part of a package -Morning Message for the Whole School YearSave by purchasing the bundle!Your students will learn crucial editing skills while correcting the messages writt
Grades:
1st - 4th
Landfill Harmonic Movie Guide Questions in ENGLISH & SPANISH | Paraguay 2016
2 Movie Guides.1 in English and 1 completely in Spanish. 29 Movie Guide Questions in chronological order that include pre-listening questions, questions to answer during the movie, and reflection/analysis questions that can also serve as discussion questions after the movie. Rated G and perfect for any classroom! Includes Answer Key. and is EDITABLE! Great for units on the environment, music, recycling, Paraguay, disparity, families and communities, nonprofits and more.Synopsis: The world genera
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Native American Studies Craft: Woodlands Indian Birchbark Canoe
Great way to support your Native American unit! The canoe is very realistic looking! Materials Needed: cardstock, scissors, glue
The 3-Dimensional Canoe Craft includes:
3 different canoe templates
Easy-to-copy pictographs
The craft is flexible enough to allow you to adjust the difficulty level to the abilities of your students. Great craft to use with various themes such as Thanksgiving, Pilgrims, Native Americans, Westward Expansion, boats. Have fun with it!
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: Woodland Indian Wigwam and Canoe Craft Pack
Thanksgiving Play or Readers Theater and Songs with Literacy Activities
Make your November and Thanksgiving literacy activities memorable this year with integrated Reading, Writing and Drama and Music activities. These are the most excellent ways to include all students and offer diverse learning activities, while developing reading, writing, speaking and creativity skills. Use the Readers Theater or Play about the Native Americans and the Pilgrims to help children learn how to become friends and celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Integrate READING, WRITING, MUSIC and DRAM
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K - 3rd
Dreamcatcher Craft for Native American Heritage Month
Native American Heritage Month is in November and what better way to learn about their culture than by making a differentiated craft and practicing mindfulness and social-emotional learning?!Dreamcatchers are a fun and interactive way to keep the kiddos engaged while learning about Native Americans. The Ojibwe tribe first created dreamcatchers and it is believed that the dreamcatcher catches the bad dreams while letting the good dreams through.***Save money and grab the Dreamcatcher Craft and Dr
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Native American Dreamcatcher Craft and Flipbook Bundle
Over the River and Through the Woods - Thanksgiving Song with Orff Accompaniment
"Over the River and Through the Woods" is a beloved, classic Thanksgiving song, with words by Lydia Maria Child. Background information is included on the author and history of the song. You will receive slides for each of the four non-pitched percussion instrument ostinatos and two melodic instrument parts. "Over the River and Through the Woods" is definitely a holiday favorite to sing, but now your students can enjoy adding instruments to accompany the song. Arrangement includes a variety
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Black History Month Scientist- Hands-On STEM Activities for elementary students
Celebrate Black History Month in your Science classroom with a Hands- On Science Activity BUNDLE that includes FAMOUS African American Scientists and Inventors and a corresponding STEM lab. Featured Scientists: Alexa Canady: Neurosurgeon Mae Jemison: Astronaut Lewis Latimer: Inventor & Engineer Elijah McCoy: Inventor Marie Daly: Chemist This activity pack can be done in class as a lab or hands on activity or as a brain break! It can be sent home as a spring break or summer vacation package
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K - 6th
The Mayflower (PPT)
This started out as a simple sharing of some photos I took while touring Plymouth Plantation. Before long it developed into an exciting project --- 22 informative slides, with fun facts and researched information.
I experienced new learning along the way,and had a blast creating it !
I hope you and your students will find this presentation informative, as well as engaging. Each slide has a 'bounce in' Fun Fact, too, for some added fun and learning.
The personal photographs I used have
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Grades:
K - 3rd
St Patrick's Day STEAM Craft Activity (Lesson Plan & Printable)
Fun Paper Leprechaun Puppet for St Patrick's Day!Have some classroom fun with these articulated paper puppets for St Patrick's Day. These dancing leprechaun puppets are a great way to explore very basic mechanics (cause and effect) and are fun to decorate the classroom with or take home as a paper toy. Choose from the "color your own" version if you have more time or the "ready colored version" if short on time. You can even make a whole set and string them up as St Patrick's Day garland. In thi
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1st - 6th
Noongar Australian Aboriginal Seasons Calendar & Worksheet - Nyoongar
✏️ Celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Noongar Indigenous Aboriginal Australians with our Seasons Calendar & Worksheet! This comprehensive resource includes 7 display posters (with an alternate spelling of Nyoongar) and a worksheet to help students learn about the traditional Noongar seasons. With a link to the Indigenous Weather Map, this resource is an excellent tool to support teaching and learning about Indigenous culture and weather patterns. What's Included?7 Display Posters (+
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PreK - 12th
Also included in: Noongar Vocabulary Bundle | Aboriginal Language Resource
The First Thanksgiving Unit | Pilgrims | Wampanoag | Native Americans
Teach your class the history of The First Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims, and the Wampanoag, a tribe of Native Americans, with this historically accurate PRINTABLE BOOK. Your students will love reading and illustrating the book as they learn. They’ll gain experience in presentation skills and public speaking as they practice in class or at home and present it at their own Thanksgiving dinner! Writing prompts, writing papers, book suggestions, and resources for research are included.Click here to sav
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Thanksgiving Activities | Reading Writing and Craft BUNDLE
Arizona Indian Tribes Mini Book - Now DIGITAL too!
Arizona Tribes Mini-Book – Now with FULL-Size, Mini-book and Google Slide versions!Find the Google link in the PDF.Please see the preview. Meet the new Arizona Social Studies Standards by getting to know about all the Federally Recognized Tribes in Arizona. Please note – the names used on each page were taken from the sovereign nations, some call themselves ‘tribes,’ some ‘nations,’ and others 'Indian communities." This minibook includes· All 22 tribes (2 pages for Navajo – one of the largest
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2nd - 4th
Elemental Movie Guide in English | Chronological Questions | Pixar 2023 Film
34 Movie Guide Questions in chronological order 100% in ENGLISH. Includes pre-listening, during listening and post listening questions. Rated PG and perfect for any classroom! Includes Answer Key and Images to help scaffold for diverse learners. *Editable to increase or decrease rigor!Perfect for any Unit on: Immigrants, Perseverance, Generational Trauma, Diversity, City Life, Emotions, Family, Traditions, and more!Synopsis:Disney and Pixar's "Elemental," an all-new, original feature film set in
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Global Awareness STEM Challenges | STEM Activities
Expose your students to the world around them through these STEM challenges These STEM activities will teach students about diverse people doing every day jobs such as artists and architects from around the world. These STEM activities are perfect preschool centers or Kindergarten centers. The art center resource is great way to add rigor to your art projects. Students will be challenged to build famous landmarks and homes around the world. We will also teach them about different cultures and
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PreK - 6th
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The First Thanksgiving Story Mini Book Reader & Anchor Chart Posters
Your students will learn about the events leading up to the "first Thanksgiving" and will come away with an understanding that Native Americans are the first and longest people to live on the land, and that the Pilgrims relied on the help of the Wampanoag people. Your students will also learn that this holiday is seen as a day of sadness for Native Americans as it was the start of many broken promises. This is written in kid-friendly language with images that are more realistic to give students
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2nd - 4th
First Nations Salmon Cycle: West Coast Design
The Aboriginal Salmon Cycle in West Coast Native Design. These designs are all original and follow the basic design styles of the native westcoast peoples.The design elements of Ovoids, U-forms, and S-forms are explained. I have included 3D models, so teacher's can hang them on the ceiling. All 6 stages of the salmon life cycle are included with an explaination of their features. Topics include Importance of salmon to the Westcoast People, Aboriginal art, Life cycles, Salmon, Environment, Indi
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PreK - 7th
Antarctica: An Introduction to the Animals, Environment, and Explorers
Students will learn about animals, plants, the weather, environmental concerns, and famous explorers of Antarctica in this slideshow. You can use this slideshow at the beginning of a unit on Antarctica. You can also print it out and use it as a book for student research. This slideshow also has 4 questions at the end of the slideshow to review what students have learned. This download comes as a PDF file and is NOT editable as a PDF. However, you can open this slideshow in the TPT EASEL program
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1st - 6th
Also included in: Mega Country Bundle: Introductions to the Art, Culture, Sights, and Food
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