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Birthday Customs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students are introduced to the customs and origins of a variety of common birthday celebrations. They work in groups to research common birthday customs and history and then make individual books highlighting a custom that has meaning to...
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Korean Children's Day

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils celebrate the Korean celebration of Children's Day. They research, prepare and present a summary of a topic on Korea, create a poem about a personal celebration, sample Korean food and create a class mural depicting what they have...
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Happy Birthday to You

For Teachers K - 6th
Students explore how people celebrate traditional holidays in various cultures. They participate in activities that are used to celebrate birthdays in different cultures. Students analyze the celebrations.
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Family Celebrations

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students brainstorm a list of family celebrations. They also share what celebrations they share with their own families. They draw a picture of their family during one of the celebrations and share with a partner.
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Chinese New Year

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the culture and celebrations associated with Chinese New Year in this unit of lessons
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Exploring Cultural Rituals

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Young scholars analyze images and music of common rituals in America with those of other countries. They use worksheets to compare and contrast the events.
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RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND DIVERSITY

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the similarities and differences between religious festivals in December and/or January. They research the different holidays and make their comparisons.
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Family Celebrations

For Teachers K - 5th
Students discuss and illustrate family celebrations.
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Kwanzaa

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice reading while examining aspects of Kwazaa.
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Ancient Civilizations: China

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read about the daily life, history, dynasties, and ancient celebration of ancient China.
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Create a Holiday: What Will it Be?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study holidays and culture. For this customs and traditions lesson plan, students create their own holiday based on traditions and holidays that different cultures currently practice.
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Celebrations

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this celebration worksheet, students complete the graphic organizer for a celebration they've participated in. Students write about the guests, food/drink, games, special clothing, music and other features.
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Birthday Word Search

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary acquisition worksheet, learners find thirteen words related to a birthday celebration in a word search. The word search is a fifteen by fifteen letter square. Words written left to right, up and down, and diagonally.
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Two Major Feasts of Islam

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore two major feasts of Islam. They discuss the day of Idul-al-fitr. Students discuss the importance of the festivals to Muslims. They discuss the ways in which Muslims celebrate on these occasions. Students discuss what...
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Writing About Holidays

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners research a holiday celebrated by their family and write a studenT story in which they explain the history of the holiday and describe ways in which it is celebrated.
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The First Americans Today

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify at least one similarity and at least one difference in the following categories: celebrations, daily activities, values and beliefs, other.