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The School Holiday Calendar

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Various Muslim holidays and their meanings are researched and your students will predict whether or not they should be recognized on the New York City school calendar.  An extension could be to write a letter to the Mayor about...
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Penguin Calendar Numbers

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Add a bit of winter flair to your calendar routine with a set of cards ranging from 0-31, each equipped with a festive image of a penguin wearing a scarf. 
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Using a Calendar and Using a Time Line

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math/social studies worksheet, students examine 2 calendar pages and answer 12 questions about them. Students then investigate a time line of important math inventions and discoveries and answer 8 questions.
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What Year Is It?

For Students 7th - 12th
This page includes a space to write in the date, but what does the date even mean? And where does it come from? Inform your class about the various calendars and how the Western calendar came into widespread use with an informational...
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Japanese Festivals and Holidays

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
Bring the excitement and beauty of Japanese festivals into your classroom. Kids with special needs create calendars that reflect special festivals and holidays common to Japanese culture. They start the project by creating a list of...
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Happy Birthday!: Internet Research and Historic Events

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Talk about intrinsic motivation! Begin where your learners' natural interests lie  -- with themselves -- and launch a variety of projects with this activity. Class members research important events that took place on their...
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365 Days of African American History

For Teachers K - 12th
Students use a calendar template to create a daily calendar of African American historical events. They put one event on each day of the calendar.
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Mexican Moments

For Teachers 4th - 8th
For this Aztec calendar worksheet, young scholars create an Aztec scroll calendar to record the itinerary of a virtual trip to Mexico. They research the symbols used in Aztec calendars and use the internet to find the places in Mexico...
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Calendar clues

For Students 3rd
In this calendar worksheet, 3rd graders complete a crossword puzzle of weekdays and months by unscrambling the words as the clue. 
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Good Deeds Calendar

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars brainstorm a list of good deeds they could do for their families, communities, country and the world. They study the role of charity in various countries and then fabricate a calendar to facilitate timely good-deed doing...
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Months and Seasons: Calendars

For Students 6th - 9th
For this months and seasons worksheet, students fill in a crossword puzzle as they figure out the answers to fifteen clues associated with a calendar.
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Unit 2: The Middle Ages

For Teachers 4th Standards
Over four weeks, fourth graders read and discuss texts about the Middle Ages. They practice vocabulary, spelling, and grammar, such as nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Writing opportunities allow learners to boost their note-taking skills...
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US Citizenship and Immigration Services

Thanksgiving 3—Traditions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Thanksgiving is a treasured national holiday, but it can look different from table to table. Through a reading passage, real-world images, and class discussion, scholars take a look into Thanksgiving's importance to the...
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My Favorite Holiday

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create a My Favorite Holiday Calendar Page. They recall the months of the year and identify the various components of a calendar. Students also apply their learning about holiday customs to consider their own favorite holiday...
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Cultural Rituals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore cultural rituals. In this cultural rituals lesson, 5th graders discover different cultures way of celebrating rice. Students gain information about festivals in the US, Indonesia,  Thailand, and Japan. Students...
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Core Knowledge Foundation

Third Grade Skills Unit 10: Living in Colonial America

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Over three weeks, third graders participate in lessons designed to boost spelling and grammar skills—adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns—and prefixes. Readings are themed to share stories about Colonial America.
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19th Century Lessons for 21st Century Lives

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
The words of Henry David Thoreau on Civil Disobedience seem particularly relevant today, as are his writings and those of other transcendental thinkers who ask what it mean to live deliberately and what are the responsibilities of...
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The Lunar Calendar

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine the Chinese calendar and Zodiac signs in this early elementary lesson on calendars and culture. Discussions on cultural beliefs and values are emphasized and could be controversial.
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Calendar Creations About the Civil War

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research key events in the Civil War and create a calendar with illustrations and key events listed throughout the year.
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Kids Create Calendars for Kids

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create calendars for hospitalized children in their area. They research different holidays and work with an artist. They share their calendars with the community as well.
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Calendars - Teaching Kids Economics

For Teachers K - 6th
Students study economic terms and create a calendar using digital cameras. They advertise the calendar to the whole student population by making posters and singing an advertising jingle.
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Wisconsin Historical Events Calendar

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a calendar of historical events and people in Wisconsin. They select a month of the year and research events and people using the Internet and other resources. They collect their research and create a reencactment...
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Geo-Magazine

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Divide your geography class into groups and have each research an assigned region. The result of this project is a regional magazine that addresses the five themes of geography. Many valuable resource links are embedded into the...
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A Year in Arizona

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a calendar about their state. In this state calendar instructional activity, 4th graders select a state theme and create a calendar based on that theme. Students write paragraphs for each month related to the theme...

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