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Cinco De Mayo

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the historical background of the holiday of Cinco de Mayo. They complete a word search, explore various websites, and create a pinata that is papered with facts about the holiday.
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Spooky Notes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders move to, sing, compose, and interpret various musical techniques through the use of "America", Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Flowers", and a song called "Skin and Bones". Emphasis is placed upon identifying names and values...
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A Taste of the Caribbean

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils are introduced to the foods and traditions of the Caribbean. In groups, they brainstorm their own definition of culture and review the physical and political geography of the Caribbean. They spend time sampling different foods...
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Building a Nation

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify the main ideas of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. They read and discuss text, read and summarize a section of the Declaration of Independence in small groups, and write a paper on why the colonists felt it...
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Flag Day Spelling Worksheet

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Flag Day activity worksheet, students examine 14 sets of 4 words each. Students identify the words in each set that are spelled correctly.
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Flag Day Group Creative Writing

For Students 4th - 8th
In this Flag Day creative writing worksheet, students collaborate to write a piece pertaining to the holiday using the 12 words listed.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Mosque Debate

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the New York City Mosque Debate and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Nationalism and the Olympics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the topic of nationalism in the Olympics. After viewing video segments, they discuss how politics and nationalism have influenced the Olympic Games in various ways. They also examine the main reasons why a country...
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First Grade American Civilization: February

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine and discuss the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere, Redcoats, Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence. They conduct an experiment done by Benjamin Franklin, solve a word puzzle written in code by Ben...
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Breaking News English: Japanese Emperor and Anthem

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Japanese Emperor and Anthem," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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The Berlin Wall

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students enter the classroom and observe a wall that is set up with desks, bookshelves, or anything else available. to create a barrier that they cannot cross during the class. The class then is divided into East and West Berlin with the...
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Primary Sources by and about Mexicans and Californios

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers access many pages of unique and interesting people of Mexican/Californios decent/heritage. After reading an insert on one, they can future research that person on the Internet. Students share their findings on a power...
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Holidays; Canada Day

For Teachers 8th - 9th
In this foreign language worksheet, young scholars fill in the blanks with the most natural sounding of two choices given for the blank in each of 10 sentences. Each of the sentence has to do with Canada Day.

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