Elementary School Cultural Activities (by date, oldest first)

This resource only works on the newest versions of PowerPoint, these are PowerPoint 365, PowerPoint 19, or higher. It doesn't work on Google Slides.

Do you have extra time in class and you don't know what to do? Do you want to show the students books in a fun way? This is your tool.

It is editable. You can change the bitmoji and the titles of the books, changing their pictures for covers of other books, and changing their links for their corresponding links. You can even create your own reading-aloud videos and link them to the pictures.

How it works

Play the PowerPoint file in presentation mode. You will see a bitmoji (you can put yours) and a text that says "What book are we going to read today? (This question is also editable)

1. Click on the roulette and it will start spinning

2. Click again to stop the roulette. It will show a number from 1 to 12 and 12 book covers.

3. Click on the book that corresponds with the number shown in the roulette

4. Enjoy the read aloud

Books in this set:

- Squids will be squids (21' 36'')

- Actual size (5' 05'')

- Exclamation mark (3'20'')

- The dot (4' 19'')

- Pancho rabbit and the coyote (8' 33'')

- Firefly July (4'31'')

- The kid who changed the world (10' 22'')

- Grandfather Gandhi (8' 16'')

- Double trouble (7' 39'')

- Bat kitty (9' 44'')

- The haunted library (8' 04'')

- Where the sidewalk ends (11' 59'')

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Interactive Read-Aloud Roulette for PowerPoint 365, PowerPoint 19, or higher (Not compatible with Google Slides)

Looking for an engaging and fun activity to fill extra time in class? Want to introduce books to your students in an interactive way? Look no further! Our Interactive Read-Aloud Roulette is the perfect tool for you.

This resource is fully editable, giving you the freedom to customize it according to your preferences. You can change the bitmoji character, modify the book titles, replace book covers with those of other books, and even link your own reading-aloud videos to the book images.

How it Works:

1. Launch the PowerPoint file in presentation mode. You'll see a bitmoji character (you can use your own) and a text that asks, "¿Qué libro vamos a escuchar hoy?" (This question can be edited as well).
2. Click on the roulette to set it spinning.
3. Click again to stop the roulette, revealing a number from 1 to 12. Twelve book covers will be displayed on the screen.
4. Click on the book corresponding to the number shown on the roulette.
5. Enjoy the captivating read-aloud session with your students!

Books Included (all in Spanish):

• Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿Qué ves ahí? (2'41'')
• Tamaño real (12'44'')
• Owen (5'00'')
• El punto (5'36'')
• Boris- Un nuevo compañero en la escuela (9'17'')
• El monstruo de colores (4'28'')
• Stelaluna (10'09'')
• Olivia (5'15'')
• La llama llama rojo pijama (3'15'')
• Huevos verdes con jamón (5'39'')
• El pez arcoiris (6'34'')
• La asombrosa Graciela (9'10'')

Note for Editing:

To make edits, please follow these steps:

1. Open PowerPoint first, then open the file from there.
2. Once you've made the desired changes, save your personalized version as a .ppsx document copy for seamless future use.

Don't miss out on this interactive and educational resource that brings joy and excitement to your read-aloud sessions! Your students will eagerly anticipate each spin of the roulette to discover the next captivating story. We value your feedback and satisfaction, so feel free to rate the product and share your experiences with us. Happy reading!

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This resource only works on the newest versions of PowerPoint, these are PowerPoint 365, PowerPoint 19, or higher. It doesn't work on Google Slides.

Do you have extra time in class and you don't know what to do? Do you want to show the students the books in a fun way? This is your tool.

It is totally editable. You can change the bitmoji and the titles of the books, changing their pictures for covers of other books, and changing their links for their corresponding links. You can even create your own reading-aloud videos and link them to the pictures.

How it works

Play the PowerPoint file in presentation mode. You will see a bitmoji (you can put yours) and a text that says "What book are we going to read today? (This question is also editable)

1. Click on the roulette and it will start spinning

2. Click again to stop the roulette. It will show a number from 1 to 12, and 12 book covers will be shown.

3. Click on the book that corresponds with the number shown in the roulette

4. Enjoy the read aloud

Books in this set:

- Squids will be squids (21' 15'')

- Actual size (5' 05'')

- Exclamation mark (4'58'')

- The dot (3' 45'')

- Pancho rabbit and the coyote (8' 33'')

- Firefly July (9' 12'')

- The kid who changed the world (10' 22'')

- Grandfather Gandhi (8' 16'')

- Double trouble (7' 39'')

- Bat kitty (9' 44'')

- The haunted library (8' 04'')

- Where the sidewalk ends (11' 59'')

Books in this set (all of them in Spanish):

- Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿Qué ves ahí? (2'41'')

- Tamaño real (12'44'')

- Owen (5'00'')

- El punto (5'36'')

- Boris- Un nuevo compañero en la escuela (9'17'')

- El monstruo de colores (2'38'')

- Stelaluna (14'39'')

- Olivia (5'15'')

- La llama llama rojo pijama (3'15'')

- Huevos verdes con jamón (5'39'')

- El pez arcoiris (6'34'')

- La asombrosa Graciela (9'10'')

If you need to edit this file...

Don't open the file by clicking on it. Open PowerPoint and open it from there.

When you finish, save your copy as a .ppsx document.

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Looking for fun, no-prep activities to add to your classroom or homeschool? These cut, sort, and paste activity worksheets are perfect for practicing scissor skills, for sorting centers, as morning work or for early finishers, or as a fun supplement to holiday learning!

Part of the "What Belongs?" Series, the Holiday unit covers 15 holidays for full year learning. Each holiday comes with a full color sorting worksheet, two versions of the worksheet in black and white, plus a "what is missing" worksheet where students complete a holiday picture. This set also includes multiple holiday sorting worksheets so students can compare two or four holidays at once. Please see the preview above for a look at all the included worksheets!

Includes activities for the following holidays: Halloween, Remembrance Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Earth Day, Ramadan, Independence Day, and Canada Day.

Includes:

• 15 "What Belongs in..." cut and paste sorting worksheets (one for each holiday)
• 15 "What is missing in..." complete the picture cut and paste worksheets (one for each holiday)
• 9 multiple holiday cut and paste sorting worksheets for students to compare two or four holidays (i.e. Halloween or Thanksgiving, St. Patrick's Day or Easter, etc.)
• Two black and white versions of each "What Belongs in..." and multiple holiday worksheet for easier printing. One version instructs students to color pictures before cutting and pasting.

*Total of 39 different worksheets, plus black and white versions*

This unit is part of the What Belongs? Series. Find all of the units in the series below or check out the all inclusive bundle to save 20%!

What Belongs? Holidays

What Belongs? Places/Habitats

What Belongs? Seasons

What Belongs? Rooms of the House

What Belongs? BUNDLE

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This is a free sampler of my What Belongs? Series and includes pages from each of the four What Belongs? resources: Holidays, Places and Habitats, Rooms of the House, and Seasons. This is a great way to try out these cut, sort, and paste worksheets to see if they're a good fit for your classroom or homeschool!

Included with this sampler are several of the Thanksgiving, Forest, Laundry Room, and Summer worksheets. I've included examples of all three types of worksheets that come in the full versions. On "What belongs in..." worksheets, students cut out the pictures and glue the ones that fit the theme in the box. On "What is missing in..." worksheets, students cut out and glue the missing pieces on the picture to create a scene that matches the theme. And on the comparison worksheets, students have to decide which theme the pictures match and glue them in the correct box.

*Please note: I've included black and white versions of the comparison and "What belongs in..." worksheets in the freebie, but both color and black and white are included in the full versions.*

The full versions of the What Belongs? units include fall, winter, spring, and summer, year long holidays like Halloween, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ramadan, Easter, and more, plus habitats/places such as the Arctic, the ocean, the farm, and the rooms of the house such as the bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and more.

These are great for preschool or kindergarten, in special education classrooms, and in homeschools teaching various ages! I have even used the comparison worksheets for my middle elementary aged child in our homeschool as a fun holiday reprieve from his regular work!

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These no-prep printables are perfect for writing centers and feature vocabulary words for St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Earth Day, Ramadan, Spring (lion & lamb), and Mother's Day. Students trace the word, color the word, and then cut and paste to build the word. Included: 4 pages of half-page activities for St. Patrick's Day - 7 activities/words total 4 pages of half-page activities for Easter - 7 activities/words total 6 pages of half-page activities for Earth Day - 12 activities/words total 4 pages of half-page activities for Ramadan - 8 activities/words total 1 page of half-page activities for Spring - 2 activities/words total 1 page of half-page activities for Mother's Day - 2 activities/words total *Also includes a full page, full color, poster for each holiday* Want to introduce the vocabulary words before beginning this unit? Check out my Spring Holiday Vocabulary Cards. They feature the same words used in this activity! Looking for more holiday fun? St. Patrick's Day Bookmarks Label the Parts - Spring & Holidays Writing Center Activities What Belongs-Holiday Edition Four Seasons Vocabulary Word Wall Cards Winter Holiday Trace, Color & Build Writing Center Activities ***************************************************************************** Before you go... Follow me to be the first to know about discounts, sales, and new products! Get credit to use on your next purchase • Leave feedback for any purchases you've made and TeachShare will give you a credit toward your next purchase! Plus, feedback helps me make better products tailored to what my customers are looking for. *****************************************************************************

These no-prep printables are perfect for writing centers and feature vocabulary words for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, and Chinese New Year. Students trace the word, color the word, and then cut and paste to build the word. Fits right in with a holidays around the world unit! Included: 12 pages of half-page activities for Christmas - 24 activities/words total 4 pages of half-page activities for Hanukkah - 8 activities/words total 4 pages of half-page activities for Kwanzaa - 8 activities/words total 4 pages of half-page activities for New Year's Eve - 8 activities/words total 4 pages of half-page activities for Valentine's Day - 8 activities/words total 6 pages of half-page activities for Chinese New Year - 11 activities/words total *Also includes a full page, full color, poster for each holiday* Want to introduce the vocabulary words before beginning this unit? Check out my Winter Holiday Vocabulary Cards. They feature the same words used in this activity! Looking for more holiday fun? Pair these with my other products! This writing center activity is designed to accompany my other winter holidays products and can be used in conjunction with them to bring more winter holiday fun into the classroom! Find those products below... New Year's Eve Tracing - Prewriting & Writing Centers Valentine's Day Tracing - Prewriting & Writing Centers Chinese New Year Tracing - Prewriting & Writing Centers Kwanzaa Tracing - Prewriting & Writing Centers Hanukkah Tracing - Prewriting & Writing Centers Christmas Tracing - Prewriting & Writing Centers Christmas Tracing - FREEBIE Preview **Try before you buy!** What Belongs-Holiday Edition Label the Parts - Winter and Holidays ***************************************************************************** Before you go... Follow me to be the first to know about discounts, sales, and new products! Get credit to use on your next purchase • Leave feedback for any purchases you've made and TeachShare will give you a credit toward your next purchase! Plus, feedback helps me make better products tailored to what my customers are looking for. *****************************************************************************

Looking for fun, no-prep activities to add to your classroom or homeschool? These cut, sort, and paste activity worksheets are perfect for practicing scissor skills, for sorting centers, as morning work or for early finishers or for special education classrooms!

This bundle includes all What Belongs? units: Rooms of the House, Seasons, Places and Habitats, and Holidays. Each one of these units comes with full color sorting worksheets, black and white versions of the sorting worksheets for easier printing, "What is missing" worksheets where students complete a picture, and comparison sorting worksheets in full color and black and white. Please see below for full descriptions of each unit, and check the preview above for a look at all included worksheets!

This bundle is priced at 20% below the list price of each individual unit...purchase the bundle to save!

Included in the bundle:

What Belongs? Holidays Unit:

• Includes activities for the following holidays: Halloween, Remembrance Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Earth Day, Ramadan, Independence Day, and Canada Day.
• 15 "What Belongs in..." cut and paste sorting worksheets (one for each holiday)
• 15 "What is missing in..." complete the picture cut and paste worksheets (one for each holiday)
• 9 multiple holiday cut and paste sorting worksheets for students to compare two or four holidays (i.e. Halloween or Thanksgiving, St. Patrick's Day or Easter, etc.)
• Two black and white versions of each "What Belongs in..." and multiple holiday worksheet for easier printing. One version instructs students to color pictures before cutting and pasting.

*Total of 39 different worksheets, plus black and white versions*

What Belongs? Places/Habitats Unit:

• Includes activities for the following places or habitats: forest, ocean, Arctic, farm, beach, and pumpkin patch.
• 6 "What Belongs in..." cut and paste sorting worksheets (one for each place)
• 6 "What is missing in..." complete the picture cut and paste worksheets (one for each place)
• 5 multiple place/habitat cut and paste sorting worksheets for students to compare two or four places (i.e. forest or ocean, farm or beach, etc.)
• Two black and white versions of each "What Belongs in..." and multiple place/habitat worksheet for easier printing. One version instructs students to color pictures before cutting and pasting.

*Total of 17 different worksheets, plus black and white versions*

What Belongs? Seasons Unit:

• Includes activities for fall, winter, spring, and summer
• 4 "What Belongs in..." cut and paste sorting worksheets (one for each season)
• 4 "How do we dress in..." cut and paste sorting worksheets (one for each season)
• 4 "What is missing in..." complete the picture cut and paste worksheet (one for each season)
• 5 multiple season cut and paste sorting worksheets for students to compare all four seasons at once
• Two black and white versions of each "What Belongs in...", "How do we dress in..." and multiple season worksheet for easier printing. One version instructs students to color pictures before cutting and pasting.

*Total of 17 different worksheets, plus black and white versions*

What Belongs? Rooms of the House Unit:

• Includes activities for the following rooms: kitchen, living room, bathroom, dining room, bedroom, office, laundry room, baby nursery, garage, and backyard.
• 10 "What Belongs in..." cut and paste sorting worksheets (one for each room)
• 10 "What is missing in..." complete the picture cut and paste worksheets (one for each room)
• 10 multiple room cut and paste sorting worksheets for students to compare two or four rooms (i.e. bedroom or bathroom, laundry room or backyard, etc.)
• Two black and white versions of each "What Belongs in..." and multiple room worksheet for easier printing. One version instructs students to color pictures before cutting and pasting.

*Total of 30 different worksheets, plus black and white versions*

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Make your students feel like royalty with these Eid crowns! There are 4 crowns to choose from AND free BONUS Eid cards included in this product.

You can turn this into an Eid activity by using the black & white versions and letting your students color the crowns on their own!

✨Take a peek at the preview to get a closer look.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

• 5-page PDF file
• 4 crown templates, each with fun sayings and cute Eid clipart
• Bonus Eid cards

HOW IT WORKS

1. Easily print the resource from your computer.

2. Your students can cut out the crowns.

3. Use tape or staples to make the circular shape of the crown.

4. Distribute the Eid cards.

5. Students can fill out the cards for their friends and family!

WHO IS IT FOR?

• Elementary School Teachers: You'll love this as a resource for your students on Eid!
• Homeschooling Parents: Your child can have their choice of crowns and make Eid cards for everyone in the family!

FEATURES

• Each page is 8.5" x 11", but you can adjust this in your printer settings.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

In addition to printing out this resource, you'll need scissors, tape, and a pencil.

Make your students feel like royalty with these Passover crowns! There are 4 crowns to choose from AND free BONUS Passover cards included in this product. This can also be a fun Passover when you use the black & white versions and have your students color the crowns exactly how they want!

✨Take a peek at the preview to get a closer look.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

• 6-page PDF file
• 4 crown templates, each with fun sayings and cute clipart
• Bonus Passover cards

HOW IT WORKS

1. Easily print the resource from your computer.

2. Your students can cut out the crowns.

3. Use tape or staples to make the circular shape of the crown.

4. Distribute the Passover cards.

5. Students can fill out the cards for their friends and family!

WHO IS IT FOR?

• Elementary and Pre-School Teachers: You'll love this as a resource for your students during Passover!
• Homeschooling Parents: Your child can have their choice of crowns and make Passover cards for everyone in the family!

FEATURES

• Each page is 8.5" x 11", but you can adjust this in your printer settings.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

In addition to printing out this resource, you'll need scissors, tape, and a pencil.

Make your students feel like royalty with these Easter crowns! There are 4 crowns to choose from AND free BONUS Easter cards included in this product. You can turn this into an Easter activity by using the black & white versions and letting your students color the crowns on their own!

✨Take a peek at the preview to get a closer look.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

• 5-page PDF file
• 4 crown templates, each with fun sayings and cute Easter clipart
• Bonus Easter cards

HOW IT WORKS

1. Easily print the resource from your computer.

2. Your students can cut out the crowns.

3. Use tape or staples to make the circular shape of the crown.

4. Distribute the Easter cards.

5. Students can fill out the cards for their friends and family!

WHO IS IT FOR?

• Elementary School Teachers: You'll love this as a resource for your students on Easter!
• Homeschooling Parents: Your child can have their choice of crowns and make Easter cards for everyone in the family!

FEATURES

• Each page is 8.5" x 11", but you can adjust this in your printer settings.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

In addition to printing out this resource, you'll need scissors, tape, and a pencil.

This Chinese New Year (also known as the Lunar New Year) activity teaches students about the animals in the Chinese zodiac and the years for each one. It's great for young elementary students to see the cycle of the zodiac and also great for young learners to practice their fine motor skills.

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WHAT IS INCLUDED?

• PDF file
• Zodiac wheel template (it's already started for you with the year of the dragon!)
• Cut & paste zodiac animals with their name and year.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Easily print the resource from your computer.

2. Have the students color each zodiac animal.

3. Students can cut out each triangle.

3. Students glue each zodiac animal in order going backwards after the year of the dragon (2024, 2023, 2022, etc.)

4. Students share their wheel and talk about which zodiac animal they are

WHO IS IT FOR?

• Elementary School Teachers: You'll love this as a resource for your students to practice their fine motor skills while having fun!
• Homeschooling Parents: No need to do worksheet after worksheet. Use this resource to help your child strengthen their fine motor skills.

FEATURES

• Each page is 8.5" x 11", but you can adjust this in your printer settings.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

In addition to printing out this resource, you'll need scissors, crayons, and glue.

This Thanksgiving puzzle packet is a cornucopia of good times and sound lessons for children. This packet includes:

• Activity Set: crossword puzzle about history of the holiday; second crossword about family traditions for Thanksgiving; color-in about the holiday's nickname.
• Words to Know: word search puzzle that reinforces key vocabulary from the Activity Set.
• Thanksgiving Day Parades: Crossword that discusses the history of major Thanksgiving parades in the U.S., with special emphasis on the evolution of the Macy's parade in NYC.
• Harvesting Cranberries: Crossword puzzle that explains how the popular Thanksgiving treat is grown, harvested and brought to America's dinner tables.
• FREE – Puzzling Bookmarks: Children complete a small word search and maze relating to Thanksgiving, and then cut out the puzzles to use them as bookmarks in their favorite books.

Thanksgiving is here. We're thankful for, and show gratitude for, many people, places and things in our lives. Students will find and circle the people and things that they are thankful for in their lives with this Thanksgiving-themed Word Search Puzzle! A great way to start a discussion with your students.

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Keywords: thankful | family | community

Election Day Presidential Election 2024. Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris are candidates for election to the office of President of the United States in the 2024 national vote (Republican and Democratic parties only).

This resource has two biographical crossword puzzles, telling the two presidential candidates' stories from childhood to the present:

• Who is Donald Trump? Former President of the United States
• Who is Kamala Harris? Current Vice President of the United States

Students will LOVE this resource!

Thanksgiving then and now. Learn about Thanksgiving traditions with this word search puzzle that features 50 key vocabulary words.

SAVE – Buy our Thanksgiving Then & Now Set with extra puzzles and bonuses!

Vocabulary Words:

America carrots celebrate contests corn cornucopia cranberry sauce decoration dessert dessert dinner England family feast food football freedom friends fruit grapes gravy green beans hiking ice cream march mashed potatoes Massachusetts Mayflower ninety November nuts parade Patuxet pie Pilgrims Plymouth Pokanoket pumpkin shopping Squanto stuffing table thankful Thanksgiving travel tribe turkey visit walks winter

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In "Photo Finish", introduce your kids to some great music from indigenous instruments from Africa! Using your classroom Djembe or Tubanos (along with tambourines), learn the music by rote by taking it one rehearsal section at a time (with rehearsal markings [A], [B], [C], and so forth). This is terrific practice with your older students who want to work on alternating hands and adding different timbres in with the tambourine

Included is the key for tubano and tambourine notation

At the end, wrap it up and put on a show! Want to layer it?

• Have shakers play 16th notes all the way throughout or in specific sections
• Have half the class play 1st and 3rd measures, the other half play 2nd and 4th measures
• Do it in a round! :)

Use this in class, a concert, a parent showcase, admin, faculty and staff, whatever you wish!

Have a terrific time with this one :)

In "Take it to Mali", introduce your kids to some great music from indigenous instruments from Africa! Using your classroom Djembe or Tubanos, learn the music by rote by taking it one rehearsal section at a time (with rehearsal markings [A], [B], [C], and so forth). This is terrific practice with your older students who want to work on alternating hands

The notation on the first space F is a bass (middle of the drum) and the x notation on the third space C is a tone (four fingers near the rim of the drum, pitched a bit higher)

At the end, wrap it up and put on a show! Want to layer it?

• Have tambourines or shakers play on specified beats (try 2 and 4)
• Have shakers play 16th notes all the way throughout or in specific sections
• Have half the class play 1st and 3rd measures, the other half play 2nd and 4th measures
• Do it in a round! :)

Have a terrific time with this one... and take it to Mali!

In the Tubano MEGAPACK! you get 14 great Tubano drumming arrangements all prices at 20% off when purchase here together!

These range from easy to difficult and are great for all ages, either taught by rote or taught by reading.

With 14 different arrangements from 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8 at various tempi you prescribe, the fun never ends! :)

In TOTALLY TUBANOS, you will receive 6 great tubano arrangements you can do with your Tubano drums @ 20% OFF when purchased all together! For all arrangements, here are some notes about the drumming:

The notation on the first space F is a bass (middle of the drum) and the notation on the third space C is a tone (four fingers near the rim of the drum, pitched a bit higher)

At the end, wrap it up and put on a show! Want to layer it?

• Have tambourines or shakers play on specified beats (try 2 and 4)
• Have shakers play 16th notes all the way throughout or in specific sections
• Have half the class play 1st and 3rd measures, the other half play 2nd and 4th measures
• Do it in a round! :)

Use this in class, a concert, a parent showcase, admin, faculty and staff, whatever you wish!