Middle School Holidays/Seasonal Cultural Activities (by date, oldest first)

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.

Make learning about Mardi Gras interesting with this no-prep Mardi Gras digital escape game.  The game includes access to a website where your students will hunt for the keys to unlock a set of locks.  Students will need to read the clues very carefully and watch videos, visit websites, and read texts to find the information they need to win the game.  Very easy to use - just send your students to the website and let them work!  Students can play individually or in teams. 

Mardi Gras is here! Your friend has sent you some beads, but you can't open the box they're in without figuring out the codes to the locks. Learn about Mardi Gras and open the box to get your prize in this Mardi Gras digital escape game. This is a challenging activity that students will need to work together and think critically in order to complete. All readings are in English

Digital escape games are a fun way to start a unit, or to review at the end of a unit.  They can also be used to learn about a cultural or historical event.  This game will have your students reading carefully and paying attention to the smallest details in order to complete the challenge and unlock the locks.  

This item includes:

• Access to a website where your students can play the game
• Complete teacher's guide to playing the game
• Answer key so you can help students if they get stuck!

Your students will enjoy learning without even realizing that they are learning!  The challenging game format will get them excited about finding the code to unlock each lock - and the format of the clues for each lock will have them paying close attention - there's no way to solve the puzzles  without being 100% focused! 

Topics in this game include:

• Krewes
• Throws
• The Cajuns
• King's Cake
• Calculating the Date of Mardi Gras (note that the game is updated each year, so be sure to download the updated teacher guide so you'll have the correct answer key!)

Prep is very easy - you just need to share the website URL with your students.  You may want to test the site before you use it, just to make sure nothing is blocked by your district.  As some of the clues can be challenging to unlock, you may choose to help your students with the trickier ones.  With the teacher guide, you will have the answer key - so you can help guide students towards the correct answer by giving them hints, or if you have limited time, you can adjust the game by reducing the number of locks they need to unlock - just give them the answer(s) to help the activity fit your time constraints.

Get a full year's worth lessons and activities for first year French. These French units and resources include everything you need to teach and practice the typical things taught in a level one French course.

Teaching from a textbook can get boring, and sometimes textbooks simply don't give enough practice to learn vocabulary and grammar. Maybe you would rather focus on communication, and you plan to use a comprehensible input approach, but your textbook doesn't really work for that. This French curriculum bundle will give you everything you need to have structure, variety, and practice in your level one French classes.

This level 1 French curriculum Bundle Includes:

• 8 full units using comprehensible input - cover the same material as most first year French textbooks but using the language with repetition and context.
• 36 Digital games to practice vocabulary and grammar
• 19 Digital escape games to learn about the culture of the Francophone world
• 12 Non-fiction CI lessons - learn about interesting topics using sheltered language and grammar, with lots of repetition and a focus on comprehensibility
• 12 CI short story lessons - cute stories with very limited vocabulary - each story includes story retell and comprehension activities.
• 3 Interactive notebook pages for some of the biggest grammar points in first year.
• 5 grammar lessons with PowerPoints to teach some of the most basic French grammar - subject pronouns, adjectives, ER, IR and RE verbs

Use the full units as the backbone of your instruction, and the digital games will give students extra practice with the vocabulary and grammar points. For fun, you can spice it up a bit with an escape game, short story, or non-fiction lesson every so often.

The French bundle includes the following items:

Digital escape games:

L’Armistice/Le jour du Souvenir

Cathedrals of France

France

French Holidays

Mardi Gras

Paris

Joyeux Noel

La Recette perdue

La Toussaint

Le cinq mai

Loire valley châteaux

Mbappé is Missing!

Mont Saint Michel

Save Notre-Dame

The French-speaking world

Trouvez l’espion

Belgium

Quebec Province

Valentine’s Day

Non-Fiction CI lessons - each lesson includes a PowerPoint, story script, and comprehension activities to do after you've gone over the content.

La ville de Paris

Lafayette

Thomas Pesquet

French Food

Le lycée

Le TGV

La Martinique

Francophone Africa

D-Day

The Eiffel Tower

Notre Dame

Joan of Arc

CI Short stories - each story has specific targeted structures/vocabulary that is used over and over again to build acquisition. Includes post-reading activities and links to video version of the story.

J’ai mal!

Le Grand Chien

Le pantalon moche

Tu sens mauvais!

L’homme invisible

Le mauvais chef

Marc a faim

Le Cadeau parfait

La pomme de terre seule

Le Président Américain

Le Monstre sous le lit

Tu conduis mal!

Foldable interactive notebook pages

Big 4 irregular verbs

Foldable regular verbs

Foldable vocabulary pages

Digital games

Digital games can be played in PowerPoint or Google slides. Play together as a class using projection on a smartboard, or individually! Games are self-correcting.

Present tense irregular verbs

Present tense regular verbs

Adjective agreements

Ce and quel

ER verb conjugation

Être

IR verbs

Irregular verbs

Possessive adjectives

RE verbs

Vouloir, pouvoir, devoir

Numbers

Irregular adjectives

Clothing

Food

Adjectives

School supplies

House and furniture vocabulary

Question words

Body parts

Fruits

Vegetables

Professions and jobs

Ce, cet, cette, ces

Quel, quelle, quels, quelles

Connaitre and savoir

Un une des de d’

Telling time

Avoir conjugations and expressions

Halloween vocabulary

Thanksgiving vocabulary

Christmas vocabulary

Fruits and vegetables

Clothing

Mardi Gras

Valentine’s Day

Comprehensive CI units

Each unit includes a PowerPoint, printable activities, teacher planning guide, assessments, and a video version of the unit story.

Unit 1 : Bonjour !

Unit 2 : J’aime

Unit 3 : Le lycée

Unit 4 : On va sortir

Unit 5 : Ma famille et mes amis

Unit 6 : Les achats

Unit 7 : Bon appétit !

Unit 8 : J’habite ici…

Grammar lessons

Each targeted grammar lesson includes a PowerPoint, printable activities, reading based on the grammar lesson and answer key.

subject pronouns

regular adjectives

ER verbs

IR verbs

RE verbs

Make learning about French culture and history interesting with this no-prep French digital escape game bundle.  The games include access to a website where your students will hunt for the keys to unlock a set of locks.  Students will need to read the clues very carefully and watch videos, visit websites, and read texts to find the information they need to win the game.  Very easy to use - just send your students to the website and let them work!  Students can play individually or in teams.

Digital escape games are a fun way to start a unit, or to review at the end of a unit.  They can also be used to learn about a cultural or historical event.  This game will have your students reading carefully and paying attention to the smallest details in order to complete the challenge and unlock the locks.  

This item includes:

• Access to a website where your students can play the games
• Complete teacher's guide to playing the games
• Answer keys so you can help students if they get stuck!

Your students will enjoy learning without even realizing that they are learning!  The challenging game format will get them excited about finding the code to unlock each lock - and the format of the clues for each lock will have them paying close attention - there's no way to solve the puzzles without being 100% focused! 

Prep is very easy - you just need to share the website URL with your students.  You may want to test the site before you use it, just to make sure nothing is blocked by your district.  As some of the clues can be challenging to unlock, you may choose to help your students with the trickier ones.  With the teacher guide, you will have the answer key - so you can help guide students towards the correct answer by giving them hints, or if you have limited time, you can adjust the game by reducing the number of locks they need to unlock - just give them the answer(s) to help the activity fit your time constraints.

Make learning about French culture and history interesting with this no-prep digital escape game bundle.  The games include access to a website where your students will hunt for the keys to unlock a set of locks.  Students will need to read the clues very carefully and watch videos, visit websites, and read texts to find the information they need to win the game.  Very easy to use - just send your students to the website and let them work!  Students can play individually or in teams.

Digital escape games are a fun way to start a unit, or to review at the end of a unit.  They can also be used to learn about a cultural or historical event.  This game will have your students reading carefully and paying attention to the smallest details in order to complete the challenge and unlock the locks.  

This item includes:

• Access to a website where your students can play the game
• Complete teacher's guide to playing the game
• Answer key so you can help students if they get stuck!

Your students will enjoy learning without even realizing that they are learning!  The challenging game format will get them excited about finding the code to unlock each lock - and the format of the clues for each lock will have them paying close attention - there's no way to solve the puzzles without being 100% focused! 

Prep is very easy - you just need to share the website URL with your students.  You may want to test the site before you use it, just to make sure nothing is blocked by your district.  As some of the clues can be challenging to unlock, you may choose to help your students with the trickier ones.  With the teacher guide, you will have the answer key - so you can help guide students towards the correct answer by giving them hints, or if you have limited time, you can adjust the game by reducing the number of locks they need to unlock - just give them the answer(s) to help the activity fit your time constraints.

Mardi Gras in your French classes will be more fun with this useful French Mardi Gras bundle of activities! A variety of activities and tools is included, so you will have something for all levels - especially useful if you have multiple preps throughout the day!

What's included?

Mardi Gras trivia game - an easy, no-prep game. Questions are in English, so students of all levels can play - use as an intro to a lesson on Mardi Gras or as a review. Students choose the correct answer and work their way through the path to collect beads.

French Mardi Gras digital escape game - this can be used in multiple levels, depending on the amount of support you give your students. Learn about the different customs and the history of Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras digital agenda slides - These editable daily agenda templates will keep your class organized with a Mardi Gras theme.  You can project these templates using a projector a smartboard as a way to focus your class while celebrating Mardi Gras. 

French Mardi Gras digital stickers - No matter what digital platform you are using, digital stickers can make things a little more fun for students! This set of 12 digital stickers featuring French words and a Mardi Gras theme will be a cute addition to your digital toolbox. Just copy and paste the image onto your student pages!

Mardi Gras digital escape for Boom - this game teaches about the customs and practices of the holiday, but with a focus on using French. Listening, reading and vocabulary games are included for students to work through the game.

Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year and Spring Festival, is an annual 15-day Chinese festival that begins with the new moon that occurs between January 21 and February 20. It is an important part of Asian history and is considered the most important celebration for families and includes a week of official public holidays. The history of the Chinese New Year festival can be traced back to about 3,500 years ago.

Have your geography students explore the Chinese zodiac and learn about how the Lunar calendar culturally influences Asia and its people through this fun and thorough lesson. This geography Asia Lesson includes an introduction, a group cooperative interactive reading activity, a carousel activity, and a wrap-up activity.

All Geography & Math Made Easy lessons can be modified to meet the needs of the students and time restraints. Your student will enjoy the interaction while learning.

OBJECTIVE:

o The learner will become familiar with the purpose of the Chinese New Year.

o The learner will understand how China’s Chinese New Year influences Southeast Asia.

o The learner will understand the importance of the Lunar Calendar within various countries in the eastern

hemisphere.

o The learner will understand how the Lunar Calendar influences Asian culture.

o The learner will recognize the differences between the Gregorian calendar and the lunar calendar.

MATERIALS:

o A type of projector to display any charts or documents that students need to view as a class. i.e. Chinese Zodiac Chart & Phases of the Moon Chart

o Phases of the Moon Chart (Included)

o Chinese New Year Student Introduction Reading Activity (Included)

o Chinese Carousel Travel Activity (Included)

o Colored pencils and highlighters for each team member

o Timer for reading activity

☑ For secondary — middle school and high school students

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The purpose of World Postcard Day is to promote awareness of the role of the postal sector in people’s and businesses’ everyday lives and its contribution to the social and economic development of countries. The current template has the 2022 postcard design. But new designs for future years can be found on the World Postcard Day Website.

Using the resources on the World Postcard Day Website, this is a free template that you can print off to have your students create their own postcards without having to spend money on one.

Using all the resources on the World Postcard Day Website, find activities and lessons that your students and you will enjoy.

All credits are given to World Postcard Day. No design or other information is claimed as property of G&M Made Easy. This resource is to make prep a little easier and to direct educators to use the World Postcard Day Website to obtain activities, information, and lesson plans in different languages.

Looking for a fun and engaging Halloween activity for your students? This Spooky Halloween Word Search is the perfect way to celebrate the season while building vocabulary and problem-solving skills!

What’s Included:

• 78 Pages of Halloween-themed word searches for Grade K to 6th.
• Words ranging from 3 to 12 letters to suit different age groups.
• Fun themes like: Witches, Ghosts, Monsters, Spooky Animals, Haunted Houses, and more!
• Answer keys included for every word search for easy correction.

Skills Covered:

• Vocabulary building
• Word recognition
• Spelling practice
• Critical thinking and focus

Perfect For:

• Halloween class parties
• Morning work
• Early finishers
• Homework or extra practice
• Fun break-time activities

Why You’ll Love It:

• Engaging & Fun: These word searches keep students entertained while practicing essential literacy skills.
• Flexible Use: Suitable for individual work, group activities, or as a holiday-themed center activity.
• No Prep!: Just print and go—perfect for busy teachers!

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Looking for a fun and festive activity for your students this Halloween? This Halloween Food & Candy Word Search bundle is the perfect way to celebrate the spooky season while improving vocabulary and spelling skills!

What’s Included:

• 5 Pages of Halloween-themed word searches centered around popular foods and candies with Answer.
• Words ranging from 3 to 12 letters for different difficulty levels, ideal for Grades K-6.
• Themes include Spooky Treats, Haunted Desserts, Creepy Concoctions, and More!
• Answer keys included for all word searches for easy checking.

Skills Covered:

• Vocabulary development
• Word recognition
• Spelling practice
• Problem-solving and focus

Perfect For:

• Halloween classroom parties
• Morning work
• Early finishers
• Homework or extra practice
• Fun seasonal activities

Why You’ll Love It:

• Engaging & Educational: This activity keeps students entertained while practicing essential literacy skills.
• Varied Difficulty: Word searches designed for all levels from kindergarten to 6th grade, with a mix of easy and challenging words.
• No Prep Needed: Just print and go—perfect for busy teachers.

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• Fall Word Search Bundle - 50 Puzzles with Answer Keys
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Add Some Laughter to Your Halloween with Our Funny Word Search Pack!

Make this Halloween extra fun with 5 humorous and lighthearted word search resources! Perfect for students to enjoy while practicing their spelling and vocabulary skills, these playful puzzles will keep them smiling all season.

What’s Included:

• 5 Funny Halloween-Themed Word Searches: Filled with silly, spooky words guaranteed to bring laughter!
• Great for all ages: Easy and fun, ensuring kids stay engaged while learning.
• Answer keys included for hassle-free checking.

Download and share the Halloween fun with your students!

Bring the Fun of Halloween to Your Classroom with Our Halloween Puzzles Pack!

This exciting Halloween Puzzles Pack includes 5 themed resources—each packed with 10 engaging puzzles and answer keys! Whether you're looking for fun fall activities or Halloween-themed learning, this bundle has everything you need to keep your students entertained and learning!

What's Inside:

1. Pumpkin Patch Puzzles – Explore the festive fun with word searches and activities.
2. Pumpkin Patch Adventure – Go on an exciting Halloween adventure with these puzzles!
3. Amazing Halloween – Spooky and thrilling puzzles to enhance word recognition.
4. Halloween Food & Candy – A sweet set of puzzles centered around everyone’s favorite treats!
5. Halloween October Fun – The perfect way to celebrate all month long with 10 themed puzzles.

Each puzzle is perfect for boosting vocabulary, improving spelling, and celebrating the spirit of Halloween!

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Download the entire pack now and make learning exciting this spooky season!

Are you looking for an easy and low-prep way to review Día de los Muertos vocabulary with your Spanish students? Then look no further! These fun word puzzles (in pdf form) are a great way to practice or review Day of the Dead vocab with your students. There are 25 Día de los Muertos-related terms included in the five puzzles.

This file includes:

• one crossword (with clues in English)
• one word search (with clues in English)
• one mystery word puzzle, also known as "crack the code" (with pictures, no English)
• one word jumble puzzle (without clues)
• one vocab matching (match Spanish to English)
• answer keys for each puzzle
• a table of contents
• teacher tips page

Make sure to check out the preview for a complete list of included terms in Spanish!

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These fun word puzzles (in pdf form) are a great way to practice or review spring-related vocabulary with your elementary or secondary class. There are 22 terms included in the crossword and 23 included in the wordsearch. The terms included are perfect for describing the weather and seasons. Make sure to check out the thumbnails! This file includes a crossword, wordsearch, and an answer key for each.

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Are you looking for a fun way to introduce or review winter vocabulary in Spanish with your students? Look no further! Included in this PowerPoint are 30 terms represented on 32 slides (with a title page, a teacher tips page, and terms of use). The terms represented include:

• weather (snow, it's cold, snowball)
• winter activities (snowboarding, skiing, snowman)
• winter clothing (coat, scarf, mittens)
• other related terms (hot chocolate, polar bear, fireplace)

Each slide is animated so that the picture appears first, followed by the Spanish term, and finally the English term.

**Please note that the pictures are covered by white boxes that are animated to disappear when in presentation mode. When viewing the presentation in any mode other than “presentation mode”, it looks like there aren’t any pictures.**

My students really enjoy when we use this as a review with whiteboards. Make sure to check out the preview for a complete list of terms. Please note that the terms in the presentation are NOT editable, although slides may be deleted or rearranged. I have also included a blank slide at the end so that you can add your own terms and images.

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These fun word puzzles (in pdf form) are a great way to practice or review weather and seasons vocabulary with your elementary or secondary class. There are 26 terms included in the crossword and 27 included in the wordsearch. The terms included are perfect for describing the weather and seasons. Make sure to check out the preview! This file includes a crossword, wordsearch, and an answer key for each.

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Are you looking for a fun way to introduce or review Día de los Muertos vocabulary in Spanish with your students? Look no further! Included in this PowerPoint are 27 terms represented on 28 slides (with a title page, a teacher tips page, and terms of use).

The terms represented include:

• el Día de los Angelitos
• limpiar la tumba
• el cempasúchil
• el alfeñique
• los golletes
• and more!

Each slide is animated so that the picture appears first, followed by the Spanish term, and finally the English term.

**Please note that the pictures are covered by white boxes that are animated to disappear when in presentation mode. When viewing the presentation in any mode other than “presentation mode”, it looks like there aren’t any pictures.**

My students really enjoy when we use this as a review with whiteboards. Make sure to check out the preview for a complete list of terms. Please note that the terms in the presentation are NOT editable, although slides may be deleted or rearranged. I have also included a blank slide at the end so that you can add your own terms and images.

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Are you looking for a low-prep and highly engaging game for your Spanish students? Play Matamoscas! All you need is enough copies of the game board and two different colored writing utensils per pair. You call out terms from the Call List included with the game board and each person scrambles to find and mark it before their partner. At the end of the game, the player with the most terms marked wins! The Call List includes all terms from the game board in the opposite language (if it's in Spanish on the board, then the English term is on the list). This special Weather-themed Flyswatter game includes 25 terms for talking about the weather and seasons. © 2015 Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa®) All Rights Reserved

This fun powerpoint is a great way to introduce or review Weather and Seasons vocabulary with your elementary or secondary class. There are 27 terms represented on 27 slides (plus a title page, student vocabulary list, teacher vocabulary list, teacher tips page, and credits page). Each slide is animated so that the picture is first, followed by the picture and Spanish term, and then the Spanish term, the picture, and the English translation. My students really enjoy when we use this as a review with whiteboards. The terms represented are perfect for describing the weather and seasons. Make sure to check out the thumbnails for a complete list of terms in Spanish! © 2015 Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa®) All Rights Reserved

Are you looking for an easy and low-prep way to review winter vocabulary with your Spanish students? Then look no further! In this resource, students will match the Spanish term to the picture or English translation. Print enough for your whole class to play in small groups, or use this as a learning center. There are 30 pairs of winter-related words included in this domino game.

This file includes:

• four pages of eight dominoes (30 dominoes total)
• teacher tips page

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