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3rd grade literature cultural activities
Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola Christmas Book Study Activities
Engage your learners with this exciting holiday book activity. The Legend of the Poinsettia, as retold by Tomie dePaola, is a delightful book. In this activity, students will learn about legends and the rich Mexican culture. Included in this resource are comprehension questions and skills-based graphic organizers for the book study.IN THIS ACTIVITY...Legend PosterMap of Mexico and Facts (Students list the facts from the Google Site provided)Poinsettia Facts (Information resources from the Google
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2nd - 4th
Spanish Reader's Theater--Caperucita Roja (Little Red Riding Hood)
Reader's Theater is a great tool for building fluency in reading. As a bilingual educator I have found that Spanish reader's theater is a valuable tool to get Spanish language learners to practice their oral development. Although I have used these scripts in my First grade classroom, they would also work well for secondary Spanish classes.
Little Red Riding Hood is easy to follow with its repetitive phrases and familiar storyline. This reader's theater is an excellent way for students who are
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K - 12th
Spanish Reader's Theater-Ricitos de Oro y los Tres Osos (The Three Bears)
Reader's Theater is a great tool for building fluency in reading. As a bilingual educator I have found that Spanish reader's theater is a valuable tool to get Spanish language learners to practice their oral development. Although I have used these scripts in my First grade classroom, they would also work well for secondary Spanish classes.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears is easy to follow with its repetitive phrases and familiar storyline. This reader's theater is an excellent way for students
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K - 12th, Adult Education
Everybody Cooks Rice: A Book Companion
This product includes several activities for the book Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley. This book is great for the culturally responsive classroom! It takes a journey through a very diverse neighborhood and takes a look at culture through food. It incorporates lots of thinking maps and integrates several social studies skills.
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- Before Reading Questions: Activating prior knowledge and setting purpose for reading
- Bubble Map: Character traits of Carrie
- Vocabulary: 6 vocabula
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K - 5th
African Folktales Read Aloud Activities with A Story A Story Anansi the Spider
Are you looking for the perfect February folktale lesson? This popular folktale from West Africa explains where all of the other Anansi folktales come from. This story retold by author Gail E. Haley makes a great introduction during African American History Month. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOOK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT.This product is also part of several BUNDLES that can be found here:20% savings Fables and Folktales BUNDLE30% savings Book Extension Activities #1 BUNDLE35% savings Book Extens
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K - 3rd
Character Traits: Identify + Show the Evidence Reading Passages
Need UNIQUE short reading activities? NO-PREP comprehension assessment? Look no further than this set of three worksheets with a Native American flair!Get this set of worksheets and all others in the ELA series as part of this bundle and save big! ELA Identify Complete BundleFEATURES• Three worksheets with four short (and leveled) passages on each. Each passage features one character trait.• Students must match each character trait from the word bank to a passage.• Student will also underline se
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Identify and Show Evidence Reading Passages - ELA COMPLETE BUNDLE
Malala's Magic Pencil 16 Book Extension Activities PLUS Mini Book
This book provides an opportunity to discuss the wider world with your elementary aged students. It is Malala's first picture book. The message of the book inspires hope.As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never
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1st - 4th
Also included in: Fourth & Fifth Grade Story Time 10 Book Bundle
Dragons Love Tacos Activities by Adam Rubin Reading and Writing Activities
Did you know that "DRAGONS LOVE TACOS"? Pour the dragon heat on by throwing a taco party as you share this fun read-aloud book. These engaging activities go along with the precious book "Dragons Love Tacos" by Adam Rubin. The book companion activities include writing, comprehension, a flipbook craft, and higher-level thinking. These lessons can be used as whole group activities or for differentiation.IN THIS UNIT:Writing activity – Why Do Dragons Love Tacos?Taco Graphic Organizer – Steps in mak
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1st - 3rd
"Mad Magpie" by Gregg Dreise - Reading Comprehension Resources
58 pages!!"Mad Magpie" is a wonderful picture book by Australian Indigenous author and illustrator, Gregg Dreise, with strong anti-bullying messages told through an engaging narrative story.Free teacher notes and details about how to purchase the book are available via the Magabala Books website.This resource can be used for the following cross-curricula purposes and also for NAIDOC Week studies.Curriculum Integration:- Australian Indigenous Perspectives- Australian animals research (birds)- Soc
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3rd - 8th
Native American Art Project: Horse Nations- Art & Literature Lesson
This Native American project is inspired by the book The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses and Tashunka. Basic art supplies are all you will need. These lessons were a favorite in my classroom and teach how illustration artists use repetition to create unity in art. Included in the bundle:Literature and art Q & A2 art project lesson directionsart exampleshow to draw handout2 assessments I can Statements K-8National Core Standards list. **Books not includedCheck out my store for more engaging Nat
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3rd - 8th
Tall Tales Lap Book
Tall Tale Lap Book
{editable version}
*Make sure to download the preview to get a better look!
As you learn about the tales of America, use this interactive lap book as an accompaniment to any tall tale unit. This lap book comes complete with:
Foldable Story
Have students create their own tall tale
Character Flap
Students can research characters from different tall tales. Customize your own characters with the editable version.
United States Map
Pinpoint the different locations of the
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2nd - 5th
Too Many Tamales Read Aloud Christmas Cultural Activities Procedural Writing
Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto, a great example of Christmas Latino or Hispanic Heritage, is a warm and funny holiday story about a family tradition with a surprising twist. Story elements, sequencing, procedural writing and even cooking provide multi-level enrichment activities for this great read-aloud. Book is NOT included. You will receive these activities:Recipe, Materials List, Procedural Steps for making tamales in the classroomHow-To Procedural Writing to write about how to make tamalesS
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2nd - 3rd
Red Riding Hood and Lon Po Po
Little Red Riding Hood and Lon Po Po Comparing and Contrasting and much more.
Cinderella stories around the world are so much fun to teach, so why not take it further. This unit focuses on Little Red Riding Hood stories such as Lon Po Po, a story from China, and Honestly, Red Riding Hood was Rotten. This unit includes posters with guiding questions for each Common Core skill and activities to practice the skill or for assessment. This year, we were asked to use Red Riding Hood as an extension
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2nd - 3rd
Native American Folktale Read Aloud - Coyote Steals the Blanket -Readers Theater
Explore Utah Ute Native American Fables and Folktales with book extension activities for a fun-filled favorite Coyote Trickster Tale by Janet Stevens with Coyote not learning his lesson yet again. Retelling, sequencing, readers' theater, and vocabulary all provide a review of story elements in the library or classroom. THE BOOK IS NOT INCLUDED.After an initial reading of this great story (check your library), your students will LOVE retelling using the character puppets. And they will all join i
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K - 3rd
Native American Art Project: Raven Legends of the Northwest- 3 Art & Lit. Ideas
This Native American North West Raven packet combines the love of a great book with a hands on art lesson! 3 Books (not included) inspire these easy art lessons:*Explore COLOR inspired by A Man Called Raven illustrated by Plains Cree artist George Littlechild.*Design a 3D BOX inspired by How Raven Stole the Sun illustrated by Apache/Jenex Pueblo artist Felix Vigil.*Explore PATTERN and REPETITION inspired by The Raven and Loon, Innuit author Rachel Qitsualik-TinsleyIncluded: Material istQ & A
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3rd - 8th
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Read Aloud Digital Library
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month with these beautiful read alouds. Slide comes with safe links to read alouds read by, in most cases, the author and/or the illustrator. The perfect way to bring new titles to your students!
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PreK - 8th
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Pretty Salma Lesson Plan and Foldable Book
Travel to Ghana and meet the delightful Pretty Salma in this African version of Little Red Riding Hood! This set includes everything that you need to dive deep into this charming fairy tale with your students and create a fun foldable book that they can take home with them and retell.
Whether you are studying fairy tales around the world, decision making, or looking to inject diversity and multiculturalism into your classroom - this Pretty Salma kit is one that you can not miss.
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival | Lesson | Real-Life Pictures
*updated 7/6/19*Check out my new easy reader that goes along with this powerpoint!This presentation was inspired by the book What Do You Celebrate: Holidays and Festivals Around the World by Whitney Stewart! The author teaches about different holidays from different countries. It's a great book to add to your classroom if you want to add some diversity.This powerpoint presentation is 31 pages and contains links to informational videos and a link to a Japanese song, poems for your students to ana
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PreK - 3rd
Back to School Read Aloud Books & Activities BUNDLE Multicultural Theme
Are you searching for an interactive read aloud bundle for Back to School that includes Multicultural Literature? This resource focuses on classroom community building activities, theme graphic organizers, lesson plans, unique writing prompts, read aloud discussion cards and other engaging activities that are perfect for back to school or any time of the year! This Back to School Read Aloud Books & Activities Bundle include the following read alouds: The Day You Begin, Dreamers, Each Kindne
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3rd - 6th
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Funny Bones Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras 22 Extension Activities
Look back at the life of Jose Guadalupe Posada. Learn about his childhood and what inspired him to create art. Follow him as grows and learns to be an independent artist and create his world famous Calaveras. Beautifully written and illustrated book created by Duncan Tonatiuh. I have created 22 book extension activities for this title. Activities Include:Cover PageCover Story Pre-Reading ActivityMaking Connections Before ReadingLet’s Take a Picture WalkI Wonder… Formulating QuestionsComprehensio
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: Celebrate Art and Artists 15 Book Companion Bundle NO PREP
We Are Grateful Lessons - Indigenous Perspectives - Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning in Elementary Classrooms This Indigenous resource supports primary elementary students using reading strategies: connection, main idea, visualization, and theme PLUS a sensory writing extension.This unit is developed to support a single read aloud copy and has 8 different activities to support the story.There are multi-leveled lessons to accommodate differentiated learning levels and templates to use in a bulletin board display.We are Grate
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K - 4th
Tall Tales Unit (Features reading passages & comprehension pages)
This Tall Tale unit is geared towards second and third grades, and is full of useful resources. It contains vocabulary cards and definitions, five reading passages and matching comprehension pages, six interactive booklet pages plus a cover, six mini-posters featuring elements of tall tales, and more! Here is the itemized list of what’s included:Pg. 2-3: Vocabulary DefinitionsPg. 4-8: Vocabulary CardsPg. 5-18: Reading passages with accompanying
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2nd - 3rd
Music Unit: Pictures at an Exhibition Mussorgsky Unit
This is a full unit of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, for use in K-6 music classrooms OR in a classroom for a teacher that loves music! This unit includes not only a 25 slide Powerpoint for use with your students, but also a 17 page Teacher's Guide to this unit, full of activities that include movement, singing, writing rhythms and creating melodies, playing instruments, creating art, suggestions for literature connections and core connections, and much more.
This carefully designed un
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K - 6th
Around the World in 80 Days Classic Starts Unit for Grades 3-4
This literature unit adapts the original Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne for younger children. It provides an excellent platform to introduce students to their own heritage while exploring various lands and cultures in this wonderful story. Students can have opportunities to develop map skills, increase vocabulary knowledge, build writing skills, and conduct project based learning activities such as choosing a heritage country to research and present as a culmination to the unit. The
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3rd - 4th
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