Middle School English Language Arts Cultural Activities

❤️Looking for fun, hands-on craft activities to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous People? This bundle, with differentiated Indigenous craft activities (totem pole writing craft, teepee writing craft, buffalo hide art writing craft, animal craft), is the perfect way for your students to learn about, discuss, and celebrate Native American culture, while developing social studies knowledge, literacy, fine motor, and art skills!

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✏️Use these crafts to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, classroom, or hallway! Your students will be proud to take them home and show them off to their families!

✏️These resources are low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!

✏️Great for centers, sub tub, early finishers, independent work, partner work, or small group work for your elementary school learners!

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☑ Totem pole writing craft

☑ Teepee 3D writing crafts

☑ Buffalo hide writing crafts

☑ Animals writing crafts

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Engage and Inspire Your Middle School ELA Students!

Dive into the festive season with our Christmas Hip Hop Lyrics Analysis resource, exclusively designed for grades 6-8 ELA classrooms. This unique, print-and-go package on TeachShare brings the vibrant world of hip hop into your classroom, featuring iconic tracks "Christmas Rappin'" by Kurtis Blow and "Christmas in Hollis" by Run DMC.

What's Inside:

• Comprehensive Lyrics Annotation Guide: Students will delve into the lyrics, identifying key elements like setting, rhyme scheme, imagery, connotation, and repetition.
• Figurative Language Classification: A step-by-step guide to help students classify different types of figurative language used in the songs.
• Critical Thinking through Discourse: Utilize the innovative Agree, Disagree, Modify method for stimulating classroom discussions.
• Thematic and Plot Analysis: Students will explore the themes and plot elements, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
• Multiple Choice Quiz: Test their understanding with a 6-question multiple-choice quiz, tailored to middle school comprehension levels.

Why Choose This Resource?

• Culturally Relevant: Connects with students using the universal language of music, particularly hip hop.
• High Engagement: Keeps students interested and involved with contemporary and relatable content.
• Rigorously Designed: Meets educational standards while challenging students' critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Ready to Use: No prep needed, just print and you're ready to teach!

Bring authentic Indigenous knowledge into your classroom with this thoughtful, respectful, and engaging literacy and cultural assignment on Anishinaabek Medicine Bags. Perfect for middle or high school classrooms, this activity introduces students to the cultural and spiritual significance of medicine bags in Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) tradition, while encouraging personal reflection and creative expression.

What’s Included:

• A clear and concise explanation of the origin and significance of medicine bags in Anishinaabe culture
• Examples of traditional medicines and their spiritual uses
• Guided reflection questions that promote critical thinking and personal connections
• A design component where students sketch and plan their own symbolic medicine bag
• Culturally appropriate prompts emphasizing respect and understanding
• Embedded video links for supplemental learning

Learning Goals:

• Build cultural awareness and sensitivity around Indigenous practices
• Foster self-reflection and identity-building
• Integrate literacy skills through reading comprehension, written responses, and personal expression
• Support Truth and Reconciliation education in a meaningful and respectful way

Ideal for:

• Grade 7–10 English, Social Studies, Indigenous Studies, or Character Education
• Teachers seeking a culturally responsive resource that honours Indigenous voices
• Classrooms working toward meeting FNMI (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) curriculum expectations or Calls to Action

This resource was created with cultural sensitivity and educational integrity in mind. It encourages students to approach Indigenous traditions with the respect they deserve and deepens their understanding of spiritual and natural connections in Anishinaabe life.

This story is also available as part of an eight story ebook, "Young Voices: Eight Short Stories of Courage & Resilience."

Amid the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, young girls Mykhala and Daniela, refugees, bond over a shared vision of a peaceful Donbas. Inspired by Mykhala's love for birds and Daniela's artistry, they create a bird sanctuary, drawing in various species, notably the Hoopoe, a symbol of peace. Their sanctuary becomes a beacon of hope amidst war, earning local admiration and global recognition. Despite success, they remain committed to their homeland, furthering their education to serve their community. Their enduring friendship and their shared dream leaves a lasting legacy - the thriving Hoopoe Haven of Donbas, a testament to resilience and hope.

There are thought provoking questions (and possible answers) at the end of the story.

Learning Objectives:

Understanding Conflict: The material offers insights into the dynamics of territorial conflicts and their ramifications for those caught in the crossfire.

Effects of War or Conflict on Youth: The content underlines the deep-seated impact of hostilities on the mental and physical health of children and adolescents.

Resilience and Hope: Through character experiences, the narrative highlights the human capacity for endurance and the quest for collective healing amidst adversity.

Cultural Insight: The text provides a window into the complexities of a region's culture and the intense obstacles its inhabitants endure.

Human Rights: The narrative serves as a primer for dialogues concerning the safeguarding of civilians and the enforcement of human rights in times of strife.

Peacebuilding: The book promotes an investigation into the adoption of nonviolent strategies for mitigating disputes and fostering reconciliation at the community level.

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Make Reading Fun with these Reading Challenges.

Cultural Topics in the classroom are important, but let's make them more interesting with an awesome Secret Code or Message.

All activities can be done on Google Slides.

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This resource includes two sets of 35 I'd rather cards. You get a total of 70 cards for the price of one set. One set is for primary and the other set is for secondary. A few of the cards are the same as they can appeal to different age groups. You may want to mix them all up and use all of the cards as a big set for secondary (taking out the doubles).

These sets of cards will strike up some interesting conversations, and they can be used year after year. These cards are a fun way to get students talking to each other during the holidays, and they're great fun at a Christmas party. This resource is part of my Christmas, Winter, and New Year's Resource Bundle which will save you TONS and provide you with lots of resources to use over and over again. Merry Christmas!!

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

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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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Do you want to support diversity in our classroom? Do you need an inclusive and engaging activity? Then downland this Holi a Holiday of India Activity Research WebQuest! This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the history, facts, legends, traditions, and more of Holi. This WebQuest is perfect for learning about India, small groups or individuals, substitute plans, homework, extra credit, and more!

You'll receive the activity in print and digital formats when you purchase this scavenger hunt resource. The research questions provide scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more with this high-quality, no-prep resource!

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• Full Class Activity
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• Extra Credit
• Substitute Plan
• ... and more!

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• Multi-step Question WebQuest (Print + Digital Formats)
• Reflection Questions
• Instructions & Answer Key
• Live links are provided on the last page of the resource
• Website evaluation form (to assess the appropriateness of websites as a few of the questions direct students to locate their own website).
• Terms of Use

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The Thanksgiving Recipe Remix is a creative and engaging classroom activity that brings Thanksgiving-themed fun into a standards-aligned lesson.

Students get to craft their own unique twist on classic Thanksgiving dishes by combining traditional recipes with unexpected "twist" ingredients. Then, they’ll plan and present a persuasive commercial to “sell” their dish to the class.

This project is perfect for winding down before Thanksgiving break while keeping students’ reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills sharp. With recipe cards, twist ingredient cards, detailed worksheets for different grade levels, and a commercial planning sheet, this ready-to-go activity saves teachers planning time and provides students with an experience that blends creativity with academic rigor.

Bring some festive fun to your classroom—your students will love it!

❤️Looking for engaging activities to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples? This growing bundle with differentiated activities is the perfect way for your students to learn about, discuss, and celebrate Native American culture, while developing social studies knowledge, practicing math, literacy, fine motor, and art skills!

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✏️Great for early elementary students!

⭐️This is a growing bundle and the price will increase as new resources are added!

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Worksheets

☑ Animal Symbols - Worksheets

☑ Native American Symbols - Worksheets

☑ Native American Homes - Worksheets

☑ Native American Leaders - Worksheets

Reading Comprehension

☑ Native American Leaders - Reading Comprehension

☑ Native American Tribes - Reading Comprehension

☑ Native American Culture - Reading Comprehension

Coloring Pages

☑ Animal Symbols - Coloring Pages

☑ Native American Symbols - Coloring Pages

☑ Totem Pole - Coloring Pages

☑ Native American Leaders - Coloring Pages

☑ Northwest Pacific Coast - Animal Art - Coloring Pages

Writing Crafts

☑ Totem Pole - Writing Craft

☑ Teepee - Writing Crafts

☑ Buffalo Hide Art - Writing Crafts

☑ Animal - Writing Crafts

Activities

☑ The Seven Grandfather Teachings - Activities

Classroom Decor

☑ Native American Leaders - Posters

☑ Native American Heritage Month - Bulletin Board Kit

☑ National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Pennants

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• 10 Winter Holiday Narrative Essay Picture Prompts & Planner: Engage students in narrative writing with holiday-themed picture prompts and a structured planner to develop plot, character, and setting in alignment with creative writing standards.
• Christmas Hip Hop Lyrics Analysis: Teach figurative language, rhyme schemes, and tone through an engaging analysis of hip hop lyrics, blending music and ELA standards for Grades 6-8.
• St. Nick: Informational Text Structures: Explore main ideas, text structures, and author’s purpose with this winter-themed set of informational texts designed to strengthen critical reading skills.
• Unraveling Krampus: Text Structures and Critical Analysis: Develop students’ ability to identify text structures and analyze information critically with this high-interest resource focused on the Krampus folklore.
• Informational Text Structure Coloring Sort: Combine creativity and learning as students sort and color-code winter-themed informational texts to practice identifying text structures.
• Winter Wonders: Exploring Text Features Through Snow-Themed Articles: Strengthen comprehension and analysis skills by examining text features in engaging snow-themed articles, perfect for enhancing nonfiction literacy.
• Christmas Winter Holiday Characters from Around the World Research PBL: Dive into global holiday traditions with this project-based learning activity that encourages research, critical thinking, and presentation skills.
• Holiday Figurative Language & Movie Clip Standard-Based Learning Activities: Analyze figurative language through fun, holiday-themed movie clips that align with ELA figurative language standards for middle schoolers.
• Virtual Winter Sports Exploration: Engage students in a digital exploration of winter sports, focusing on informational text comprehension and analysis for Grades 4-6.
• Analyzing Narrative Point of View Winter-Themed: Develop higher-order thinking with winter-themed narrative texts that challenge students to analyze and compare points of view using Bloom’s Taxonomy.
• Winter Vacation PBL: Inspire creativity and practical application with this low-prep, project-based learning activity where stude

This story is also available as part of an eight story ebook, "Young Voices: Eight Short Stories of Courage & Resilience."

"Echoes of Hope: The Children of Sarajevo" is an inspiring story of resilience and creativity amidst the devastating siege of Sarajevo. A group of children, led by Luka, Maja, Amir, and Zlata, transform a war-ravaged hideout into "The Nook," a sanctuary of learning, art, and music. They preserve the city’s spirit through storytelling, makeshift classes, and concerts, becoming a symbol of hope. Post-siege, "The Nook" evolves into a community center, its mural a poignant reminder of courage. The children, now adults, impart lessons of unity and creativity to future generations, showcasing the enduring power of the human spirit.

There are thought provoking questions (and suggested answers) at the end of the story.

General Learning Objectives for Deep by Design stories:

Understanding Conflict: The material offers insights into the dynamics of territorial conflicts and their ramifications for those caught in the crossfire.

Effects of War or Conflict on Youth: The content underlines the deep-seated impact of hostilities on the mental and physical health of children and adolescents.

Resilience and Hope: Through character experiences, the narrative highlights the human capacity for endurance and the quest for collective healing amidst adversity.

Cultural Insight: The text provides a window into the complexities of a region's culture and the intense obstacles its inhabitants endure.

Human Rights: The narrative serves as a primer for dialogues concerning the safeguarding of civilians and the enforcement of human rights in times of strife.

Peacebuilding: The book promotes an investigation into the adoption of nonviolent strategies for mitigating disputes and fostering reconciliation at the community level.

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This reading is completely in English to expose students about the beauty of this Mexican celebration. I kept it short and to the point in order for students to completely understand this holiday. I provide visuals to help them picture what they are reading.

• Students Read the text.
• Then they answer reading questions.
• If answers to questions are correct the Puzzle shows up in the correct format.
• Then students must decipher the secret word or message.

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Are you looking for an engaging activity for Memorial Day? Are you struggling to find something fun for a classroom party? Then download these Memorial Day Activities! These trivia games cover the history, people, places, traditions, fun, and more of Memorial Day. These small group or full class activities can be used as an engaging opener, brain break, or built into your lesson plans.

This resource comes with 40+ multiple-choice questions and instructions for three different games. Games can be played while moving around the classroom or sitting in seats or on the floor. Also included is a handout of the trivia for students to use as a quiet activity at their desks.

➟ How this resource helps you:

• Students will learn a lot about Memorial Day
• The 3 engaging games keep students interested and motivated
• The additional hand-out is great for a sub-plan
• NO PREP and very few resources needed (whiteboard, printouts, marker, possibly dice)

➟ This resource includes:

• 40+ unique multiple-choice trivia questions
• Instructions on how to play 3 different trivia games
• Answers (answers to each question are in BOLD)
• Extra handout without answers
• Terms of Use

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• To learn about this holiday
• For a classroom party
• For sub plans
• When your students need a 'brain break'
• And more!

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❤️Looking for fun, hands-on craft activities to keep your learners engaged? Students will love using their fine motor skills and creativity to color, cut, paste, and craft while learning!

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✏️Use these crafts to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, classroom, or hallway! Your students will be proud to take them home and show them off to their families!

✏️This is a GROWING bundle and the price will increase as new resources are added.

✏️Great for centers, sub tub, early finishers, independent work, partner work, or small group work for your preschool, kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd grade learners!

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☑ Black History

☑ Christmas

☑ Community Helpers

☑ Day of the Dead

☑ Earth Day

☑ Feliz Navidad

☑ Hanukkah

☑ Hispanic Heritage

☑ Kwanzaa

☑ Martin Luther King Jr.

☑ Native American Heritage

☑ Pacific Islander Heritage

☑ Pumpkins

☑ Thanksgiving

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This story is also available as part of an eight story ebook, "Young Voices: Eight Short Stories of Courage & Resilience."

Set during the Kashmir conflict, "Iqbal and Yasmin: A Story of Childhood in Kashmir" tells the poignant story of two siblings experiencing the harrowing realities of war. Iqbal, an eight-year-old boy, and his sister Yasmin face the loss of innocence as their village is engulfed by violence with Indian and Pakistani forces in constant contention. Yasmin suffers a traumatic assault by a soldier, while Iqbal strives to restore normalcy by organizing cricket games. Their childhood is a stark contrast of fear and a courageous attempt to find joy and unity in a time of despair.

There are thought provoking questions (and possible answers) at the end of the story.

Learning Objectives

Understanding Conflict: The book provides a lens to view the Kashmir conflict and its effects on the local population.

Effects of War on Children: It emphasizes the profound impact of conflict on the mental and physical well-being of young people.

Resilience and Hope: Iqbal's actions illustrate the capacity for resilience and the pursuit of communal healing even in the darkest times.

Cultural Insight: Readers learn about Kashmir's rich culture and the severe challenges its people face.

Human Rights: The story is a gateway to discussions about protecting civilians and upholding human rights during conflict.

Peacebuilding: It encourages the exploration of non-violent methods for conflict resolution and peacebuilding within communities.

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Do you want to make learning about Veterans Day engaging? Do you want to motivate your students to learn? Do you struggle to find patriotic resources? Then download this Veterans Day Activities resource!

Your students will learn about the history, people, and events of Veterans Day with these three trivia games! These individual or team building activities are well suited for the Language Arts or Social Studies classroom and can be used as an engaging opener, sub plans, or built into your lesson plans. This resource comes with 40 multiple-choice questions and instructions for three different games. Games can be played moving around the classroom, sitting in seats, or on the floor.

➟Also included is a handout of the trivia for students to use as a quiet activity at their desks.

➟Question Examples:

• What was Veterans Day originally called? (Armistice Day)
• What types of flowers are used as symbols for this holiday? (poppies)
• What percent of veterans are women? (11%)

➟This resource includes:

• 40 unique multiple-choice trivia questions
• Instructions on how to play 3 different trivia games
• Answers (answers to each question are in BOLD)
• Extra handout without answers
• Terms of Use

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• Labor Day WebQuest
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❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about buffalo hide art and how it was used in Native American culture, while making beautiful writing craft projects!

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✏️Use the cultural guide, symbols guide, vocabulary definitions, and discussion questions to teach about the history of buffalo hide art and how it was used in Native American tribes.

✏️Students can choose from 25 symbols, called pictographs, to create their personalized buffalo hide art project.

✏️Students can use the symbols to tell stories (real or fictional), create scenes, or simply choose ones that represent their qualities or the traits of family members.

✏️Crafts are differentiated! Students can color, draw, or decorate their craft, choose from a variety of writing prompts, and writing sheet options (dotted vs. single lines etc.)

✏️Use the arts and craft writing projects to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, classroom, or hallway, while displaying your students' creativity!

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⭐️Great for centers (literacy, writing, art), whole group lessons, independent work, partner work, indoor recess, sub tub, intervention programs and more!

⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!

⭐️Create a writing bulletin board, door, or hallway by displaying craftivities!

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✅ Includes: (64 pages)

Informational guides: (6 pages)

☑ Buffalo hide art information (1 page)

☑ Pictograph symbols guide (2 pages)

☑ Vocabulary guide (3 pages)

Craft components: (32 pages)

☑ Craft directions (3 pages)

☑ Craft example (1 page)

☑ Craft templates (4 pages)

☑ Craft worksheets (8 pages)

☑ Black & white symbols (3 pages)

☑ Color symbols (13 pages)

Writing projects (optional): (26 pages)

☑ Writing prompts, research ideas, or discussion questions (1 page)

☑ Brainstorming sheets - informative, narrative, personal narrative, persuasive (4 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - tracing symbol names (5 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - blank, mini blocks, dotted lines (2 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - blank, mini blocks, solid lines (2 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - sequencing (first, next, then, etc.) - blank dotted lines (2 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - sequencing (first, next, then, etc.) - blank solid lines (2 pages)

☑ Writing sheets - "All About Buffalo Hide Art" - full page, dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - "All About Buffalo Hide Art" - full page, solid lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - "All About Buffalo" - full page, dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - "All About Buffalo" - full page, solid lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - "My Buffalo Hide Story" - full page, dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - "My Buffalo Hide Story" - full page, solid lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - blank (additional sheet) - full page, dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Writing sheets - blank (additional sheet) - full page, solid lines (1 page)

✅ Bonus: (68 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

☑ Table of contents (3 pages)

☑ Black and white set (64 pages)

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✅ Pictograph symbols included: (25)

☑ badger tracks (summer)

☑ bear (strength)

☑ bear paw (good omen)

☑ buffalo eye (alertness)

☑ big mountain (abundance)

☑ bird (carefree)

☑ brothers (loyalty)

☑ buffalo horns (success)

☑ butterfly (renewal)

☑ cactus (desert)

☑ coyote tracks (trickster)

☑ deer tracks (safety)

☑ drying rack (plenty of meat)

☑ eagle (freedom)

☑ eagle feather (chief)

☑ hogan (permanent home)

☑ horse (journey)

☑ lightning (power)

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