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Holidays Around the World Research Project: Research & Informational Writing
By E•Fish•ient Teaching
The perfect writing assignment for the month of December or any month of the year! This holiday informational/explanatory writing assignment gives students the opportunity to learn about different holidays around the world. Students will be assigned or choose a holiday to research and then write their own informative essay. There are two pages giving different holidays to research, but you can also write your own holidays in if you would like. Students can use the graphic organizer to help organize their ideas before writing their explanatory essay. Engage your students in a festive exploration of holidays around the world with this comprehensive research and writing activity. It includes everything your students will need to conduct thorough research, organize their findings, and craft a well-structured essay.
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Why use it in your classroom?
This resources is perfect for the month of December. Students can learn about all the different ways people around the world celebrate around Christmas or holidays around December. Or use it throughout the year to explore different holidays during each month. Whether used in a classroom or for homeschooling, this product promises to inspire curiosity & celebrate diversity in a meaningful way. Start exploring the world of holidays today!
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100 Days of School Digital Memory Book Resource Grades 4-6 Fun Activity!
By TooBookedUp
Celebrate the 100th Day of School with this enriching and interactive digital resource, meticulously crafted for upper elementary and lower middle school students, notably those in 4th and 5th grades. This vibrant memory book, featuring 30 engaging slides, is not just a tool for reflection but a multifaceted activity that fosters classroom community, encourages cross-curricular learning, and serves as a seamless, assign-and-go resource for busy teachers.
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Ideal for both in-class engagement and take-home projects, this digital memory
book is more than just an activity; it's a comprehensive tool that celebrates progress, nurtures community, and inspires a multifaceted approach to learning. Perfect for upper elementary and lower middle school teachers looking to commemorate the 100th day of school in a meaningful, educational, and interactive way.
Francophone Country Winter Holiday GROUP French Project
By Churros and Croissants
Looking for a collaborative project this Winter that focuses on cultural traditions? Most of your students are probably already pretty familiar with Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years, and Valentine's Day. But have they ever heard of La Chandeleur, La Fête des Rois, Jour des Aieux, Carnaval, or dozens of other holidays celebrated throughout the Francophone world from December through February?
This flexible group project is a great way to expose your students to a wide variety of cultural traditions and practices in a short amount of time with minimal effort on your part!
Students will work in groups of 2-4 to research Winter holidays in a given francophone country. Each member will focus on one holiday in their country, conduct research, and create a group slide presentation to teach the rest of the class what they have learned. Optional graphic organizers are perfect for diverse learners and guided notes for students to use during presentations keep everyone engaged and learning!
Includes:
-Notes to teacher with pacing suggestions
-Detailed Project Directions and Easy grading rubric
-29 Francophone Country cards
-Graphic Organizer
-Presentation Notes
-Materials available in English and French to make this work for all levels!
Perfect for giving yourself a break before Winter Break by focusing on teamwork and letting students teach each other! This is also a great project for those long, slow winter days that tend to drag in January and February.
Do your students work better alone? There is an Individual Version of this project! Are you looking for both options? These projects are also sold together as the Francophone Country Winter Holiday Project Bundle.
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Biography on a Beach Ball – End of Year, Spring Break, Summer - Research Project
By The Classroom Globetrotter
Celebrate the End of the Year with This Fun and Creative Biography Activity!
Biography on a Beach Ball is the perfect end-of-year, spring break, or summer activity to keep students engaged while celebrating historical figures or personal heroes. This exciting, hands-on project lets students combine research with creativity by designing a biography beach ball that highlights the life, achievements, and impact of notable individuals.
This activity is great for wrapping up the school year with a fun, relaxed approach to biographical research, all while promoting teamwork and classroom interaction. It works just as well for a spring break or summer project to keep students’ research skills sharp!
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This fun and engaging resource is perfect for middle school and high school history, social studies, or ELA classrooms, providing a creative twist on traditional research projects. Your students will love researching and presenting their biographies on a beach ball!
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Create a booklet in class for Mother's Day.
This booklet includes writing template and graphics that will motivate students
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Easy Project with NO-Prep required.
Halloween Door Decorations I Halloween Classroom Door Decorations
By Learn smartly
Add a spooky yet fun touch to your classroom with this Halloween Door Decoration! Designed to make your door stand out, this product is perfect for teachers looking to create a festive and inviting environment for their students. Easy to use and customizable, this decoration features a variety of Halloween-themed elements that are simple to assemble and will instantly transform your door into a Halloween masterpiece. Whether you're aiming for spooky or sweet, this decoration will bring the perfect seasonal vibe to your classroom!
This Halloween Door Decoration is a straightforward activity: Allow the students to do the cutting and pasting. With plenty of Halloween-themed items available, simply provide each student with a sheet of cut-out designs to attach to the door or bulletin board.
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Fun Facts about St. Patrick's Day - WebQuest & Word Search Puzzle
By Innovations in Technology
In this lesson, students learn fun facts about St. Patrick’s Day as they complete a WebQuest (Internet Scavenger Hunt) to answer questions about the topic. A complete answer key is provided for easy grading, along with resources for both teachers and students. Two versions of the WebQuest are included to let teachers print the questions or to provide them digitally as an interactive page in an editable Microsoft PowerPoint file. Additionally, a word search puzzle (with answer key) is included to use for early finishers or as a part of the lesson.
This lesson was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in upper elementary as well.
Materials Required:
· Computers with Internet access for each student (or pair of students)
· Software such as Microsoft Word or Google Docs
Files included:
· Teacher & Student Resources
· WebQuest questions for students - print and digital versions (editable)
· WebQuest Answer Key (non-editable, .pdf)
· Word Search Puzzle (non-editable, .pdf)
· Word Search Puzzle Answer Key (non-editable, .pdf)
Approximate Lesson Duration:
· 1 (50 minute) class period
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Haunted House Story Example, Graphic Organizer, and Template
By Sign with me TOD
Writing a story about a haunted house can be a fun and interesting project for your students especially around Halloween. This product provides students with the opportunity to use creativity while writing their story about a haunted house and share it with their peers! Students can also write their story with a peer which encourages students to communicate and work with one another.
This product includes information to share with your students about what a story is, why we write a story, who is your audience when writing a story, what is your purpose when writing a story, how will the story about a haunted house be published, and rules to follow when writing a story about a haunted house.
An example of a story about a haunted house is included in this product. After the example is read, students will be provided with a template that includes an area for 3 haunted house story ideas, and once they choose which story about a haunted house they will write about, they can add onto their story using the idea chart.
Following the example, templates are provided rough draft template, 1 template that allows for students to write down three story ideas that include what happened in the story, who are the characters, and how does the story end. One the 2nd template, students can write down three brief summaries about haunted house story ideas. On the 3rd template, students can write down two brief summaries about haunted house story ideas if the template that includes 3 story ideas is too overwhelming for students. Students will then have a rough draft template that can be filled in. This includes the title of their haunted house story, the characters, the setting, and the plot. Students can then use the rough draft template to write their rough draft. Once students have edited their rough draft, they can use the final draft template that is included or they can type it. A reminder checklist is provided after the rough draft and final draft to remind students to reread their work to check for any mistakes.
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Thanksgiving I Spy Search & Find Activities Math
By The Emergency Sub
I Spy Thanksgiving Worksheets
Celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving with these fun and festive I Spy Thanksgiving Worksheets! Designed to engage students in a creative and educational activity, these worksheets feature a variety of Thanksgiving-themed hidden objects. From turkeys and pumpkins to stuffing and acorns, each I Spy puzzle encourages students to carefully observe and find the items.
Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or as a Thanksgiving activity for kids, these worksheets help improve focus, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills. With colorful, seasonal images, they offer a fun way for young learners to celebrate the holiday while also honing their visual recognition abilities.
End of Year Activity & Year End Memory Autograph Yearbook | Last Day of School
By Mrs Wates Teaching Creations
Celebrate the end of the school year with this fun and engaging Sign & Shine Yearbook! This engaging activity book is designed to help your students capture their favorite memories, dreams and friendships in a keepsake they will cherish forever. This yearbook is perfect for classroom activities during the last week of school, providing your students with a meaningful and enjoyable way to celebrate their year. It’s a great keepsake that they will love looking back on in the years to come.
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Print all 8 pages and then stick the following pages back to back:
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Coloring Christmas Cards Template | Happy Holidays Cards | Christmas Service
By Crafting Curiosity
Looking for NO PREP Christmas Cards or Holiday Cards to print off for your students to color and write in?
These printable Christmas/Holiday Cards are the perfect service project to do with your class this holiday season. Students will color their holiday card and write a message inside. Students can gift this to their families or to a local community center in need of some holiday cheer!
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Wrap up the holiday season with this heartfelt, engaging activity.
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Are you looking for a fun online activity for Earth Day? Do you want to keep your students engaged and motivated to learn? Then download this FREEBIE Earth Day Activities! Your students will enjoy learning about Earth Day with any of these 35 fun activities for middle school students. This resource is a list of online activities to be used for Earth Day.
This handout - either in class or virtual - contains a wide variety of activities. Something for everyone! Fully editable and interactive your students can choose from activities including things to make, places to explore, things to read and write, quotes to learn, practice some fun trick shots....even learn how to walk like different types of animals! Some activities are to be done together, others you can simply send your students the link and watch as they have fun learning about our wonderful Earth! Happy Earth Day!
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Mother's Day Pre-Made Coupon Book
By Abigail J McClellan
This fun and easy Mother's Day craft includes 12 pre-made Mother's Day coupons in a coupon book as well as 12 blank coupons for students to fill in themselves! This activity is cute, quick, and a perfect gift for Mother's Day! It also includes a cover page for their coupon book that includes four options, including a choice for students who may not have a mother in their life.
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Happy Pi Day Collaborative Poster, Bulletin Board Craft Art, Coloring Activity
By Lia
Let's Celebrate Pi Day Together!
Get ready to join in the excitement of Pi Day with our awesome collaborative poster! Pi Day is all about celebrating the amazing mathematical constant π (pi), and we're thrilled to have you contribute to our special creation. Our poster features the iconic symbol for pi, surrounded by the cheerful phrase "Happy Pi Day!"
In this delightful activity, each student will receive a unique coloring page. These coloring pages are sure to captivate the imagination of every student. What makes this activity truly special is that each individual coloring page is a piece of a larger puzzle, contributing to the creation of a collaborative masterpiece.
The collaborative poster is in a 37.5 × 30-inch size, divided into 20 squares (one for each student).
The design features very clean edges, without any crisp lines.
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Spanish-Speaking Country Winter Holiday INDIVIDUAL Spanish Project
By Churros and Croissants
Tired of the same Spanish Christmas Projects and looking for something a little more inclusive? Most of your students are probably already pretty familiar with how we celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years, and Valentine's Day in the United States. But have they ever heard of Fiesta de la Candelaria, Constitution Day, Día de Las Velitas, Carnaval, or dozens of other holidays celebrated throughout the Spanish-speaking world from December through February?
This flexible project is a great way to expose your students to a wide variety of cultural traditions and practices in a short amount of time with minimal effort on your part!
Each student will pick a Spanish-speaking country from a set of preprinted cards, select 2 winter holidays to research, and create a slide presentation to teach the rest of the class what they have learned. Optional graphic organizers are perfect for diverse learners and guided notes keep students engaged and learning during presentations!
Includes:
-Notes to teacher with pacing suggestions
-Detailed Project Directions and Easy grading rubric
-21 Spanish Speaking Country cards
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-Materials available in English and Spanish to make this work for all levels!
Perfect for giving yourself a break before Winter Break by letting your students teach each other! This is also a great project for those long, slow winter days that tend to drag in January and February.
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Feasting with Famous Figures - Thanksgiving Holiday - Social Studies Project
By The Classroom Globetrotter
A fun and engaging Thanksgiving (or anytime!) project for any social studies class!
Thanksgiving is finally here, and as your students are about to find out, this Turkey Day will be unlike any other. For this year’s feast, you’re inviting three special guests who will travel through time to join you! In this Thanksgiving-themed biography project, students will research the lives of three historical figures, plan out the perfect Thanksgiving dinner, and reflect on what each of their famous guests would be thankful for this holiday season!
Students will create a poster or digital presentation to discuss their historical figures and their Thanksgiving feast!
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Inventions Inspired by the 9/11 Disaster - Research & Presentation Project
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This lesson focuses on the innovations and inventions that are borne from tragedy, specifically as it relates to 9/11. This is perfect for technology class or for use in a Social Studies or History classroom that wants to incorporate technology with a lesson for Patriot Day, September 11th.
Students work in pairs or small groups to create a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint (or Google Slides) about some of the things that were invented because of the disaster that occurred on 9/11 after researching them. They use the information gained from their research to create a finished presentation that explains a few of the inventions inspired by that disaster and add their own opinions and insights to it.
The project was created for grades 7-8 but could easily be used with upper elementary or high school students.
This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.
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Veterans Day I Spy and Word Search & Find Military Remembrance Day Activities
By The Emergency Sub
Veterans Day Word Search and I Spy Worksheets
Celebrate and honor our veterans with this engaging set of worksheets designed to inspire learning and appreciation for Veterans Day! The Veterans Day Word Search includes a collection of meaningful words related to military service, patriotism, and remembrance, allowing students to discover terms like "honor," "freedom," "patriot" and "peace."
The I Spy Worksheet challenges participants to find hidden objects based on four US Armed Forces, Navy, Marines, Army and Air Force. These activities are a fun and educational way to engage students or families in reflecting on the significance of Veterans Day, while also boosting vocabulary, observation skills, and critical thinking.
Perfect for classrooms, homeschooling, or community events, these worksheets make learning about veterans both fun and meaningful.
EARTH DAY Activity Choice Board for Environment and Sustainability Lessons
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Do you want to make learning about Earth Day fun? Do you have innovative and creative students? Are you looking to engage them in self-directed projects? Then download this Earth Day Activity Choice Board! This little to no prep choice board comes with a variety of engaging activities that will make learning about and celebrating this day entertaining and fun! From writing a letter to the principal and creating an acrostic poem to creating a board game or writing a song, your students will surely find something they enjoy learning about. Choice boards are great for differentiating instruction and classroom engagement. Guaranteed that your students will find a project they will enjoy doing all while learning about the environment!
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Back to School Candy Treat | First Day Gift Tags | Meet the Teacher Night Tags
By Lia
Brighten the First Day of School with Sweet Treats & Charming Tags!
Welcome your students or fellow teachers back to school in style with these adorable Back-to-School Gift Treat Tags!
This versatile set includes 40 unique designs in both vibrant colors and black & white, making them perfect for any treat or gift.
Here's what you'll receive:
40 Unique Designs: Find the perfect tag to match your treat or gift, with messages like
Colorful & Ink-Friendly Options: Choose from eye-catching pre-colored tags or print on colorful paper for an ink-saving alternative.
Easy to Use: Simply print, cut, and attach to your favorite treat or gift!
These charming tags are sure to add a touch of personality and fun to the first day of school. Get ready for smiles and a year of learning!
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