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Cinco de Mayo - Newsela
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5 to 12
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Newsela's Cinco de Mayo features lesson ideas in Social Studies and ELA. Lessons aligned with Social Studies include learning the history of the holiday, how it is celebrated in the...more
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Newsela's Cinco de Mayo features lesson ideas in Social Studies and ELA. Lessons aligned with Social Studies include learning the history of the holiday, how it is celebrated in the United States and Mexico, and the journey to and from Mexico. For ELA, lessons include using a three-column worksheet to write down information from three sources and learning about storytelling.
tag(s): artists (95), cinco de mayo (17), cultures (279), holidays (255), mexico (60)
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Students can use the NotebookLM, reviewed here to write down the information from the three sources. Students can use Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here to compare and contrast how the holiday is celebrated in the United States and Mexico. Students can use Storyboard That, reviewed here to create a story to share about Cinco de Mayo.
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Cinco de Mayo Activities - The Teacher's Corner
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K to 5
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The Teacher's Corner features Cinco de Mayo activities to help learn and celebrate the holiday. Activities include crafts, mini units, and lesson plans. Some featured activities are:...more
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The Teacher's Corner features Cinco de Mayo activities to help learn and celebrate the holiday. Activities include crafts, mini units, and lesson plans. Some featured activities are: a tissue paper flower, word searches, how to make a star pinata, and a link to a website for lesson plans.
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tag(s): cinco de mayo (17), crafts (94), cultures (279), holidays (255), mexico (60)
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Students can use ScreenPal, reviewed here sharing how they created their star pinata. Students can create a dictionary with definitions of the words from the word searches and puzzles using Book Creator, reviewed here. Students can create their own game about the holiday using Baamboozle, reviewed here.
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A Cinco de Mayo Video Lesson - EdPuzzle
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3 to 12
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EdPuzzle features a video with pause points and questions for students to learn the history of how Cinco de Mayo became a holiday, what it celebrates, and how the holiday ...more
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EdPuzzle features a video with pause points and questions for students to learn the history of how Cinco de Mayo became a holiday, what it celebrates, and how the holiday spread from Mexico to the United States. The blog post also features a summary of the holiday and the video. The questions can be adapted for as young as grade 3, all the way to high school. Note that the answers to the questions cannot be saved since this is a preview link.
tag(s): cinco de mayo (17), cultures (279), holidays (255), mexico (60)
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Students can answer the questions in EdPuzzle, reviewed here when the teacher creates an account and copies the activity. Students can also answer the questions in a Google Form, reviewed here. Students can finally share what they learned in a presentation using Presentations AI, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cinco de Mayo- 10 Fun Facts for Kids! - Mi Camino SpanishTM
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K to 4
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"Cinco de Mayo 10 Fun Facts for Kids!" is a 3-minute-19-second YouTube video. Some of the facts explained in the video include that Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence ...more
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"Cinco de Mayo 10 Fun Facts for Kids!" is a 3-minute-19-second YouTube video. Some of the facts explained in the video include that Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day, that it is more popular in the United States, the colors of the Mexican flag and their meanings, and more. The video gives a brief explanation of each of the 10 fun facts.
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tag(s): cinco de mayo (17), cultures (279), holidays (255), mexico (60)
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Students can use the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here to compare and contrast how the holiday is celebrated in Mexico v. the United States. Students can create a pinata and share the step by step directions using Timeline Infographic Templates by Venngage, reviewed here. Students can create a comic explaining the holiday using Comic Strip Templates by Canva, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cinco de Mayo - Teacher Planet
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K to 6
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Teacher Planet's Cinco de Mayo features Clip Art, Lesson Plans, Worksheets, Units, Activities and Printables. At the time of this review, the Coloring Pages do not work. Some examples...more
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Teacher Planet's Cinco de Mayo features Clip Art, Lesson Plans, Worksheets, Units, Activities and Printables. At the time of this review, the Coloring Pages do not work. Some examples of the activities on the site include: word searches, crossword puzzles, labeling a map of Mexico, the Battle on the 5th of May and much more. When on the site, be careful of all the advertisements.
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tag(s): cinco de mayo (17), clip art (12), cultures (279), holidays (255), maps (223), mexico (60), puzzles (159)
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Students can use the resources available on the website. Students can use Turbo Timeline Generator, reviewed here to create a timeline for the Battle on the 5th of May. Students can use the 2 and 3 Circle Interactive Venn Diagrams by Class Tools, reviewed here to compare and contrast how the holiday is celebrated in Mexico v. the United States.
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8 Kid-Friendly Cinco de Mayo Activities - Kid World Citizen
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K to 5
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8 Kid-Friendly Cinco de Mayo Activities features activities and crafts for students to learn about the holiday. Some of the activities and crafts include: Watching Animated Shorts in...more
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8 Kid-Friendly Cinco de Mayo Activities features activities and crafts for students to learn about the holiday. Some of the activities and crafts include: Watching Animated Shorts in Mexico's Indigenous Languages, Reading about Frida Kahlo and Drawing a Self-Portrait, Exploring the Geography of Mexico Through Landforms, and more. Each activity or craft comes with brief descriptions.
tag(s): artists (95), cinco de mayo (17), cultures (279), holidays (255), landforms (37), mexico (60)
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Students can take a virtual field trip to Mexico using Google My Maps, reviewed here. Students can upload their Frida Kahlo self-portraits to Padlet, reviewed here. Students can learn more about the holiday by searching on Kiddle, reviewed here.
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Cinco de Mayo | 5 Tips to Share Cultural Appreciation with your Students - Deep Space Sparkle
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3 to 8
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Deep Space Sparkle features 5 Tips to Share Cultural Appreciation with your Students about Cinco de Mayo. The tips include: Learn the History; Celebrate and value different cultures...more
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Deep Space Sparkle features 5 Tips to Share Cultural Appreciation with your Students about Cinco de Mayo. The tips include: Learn the History; Celebrate and value different cultures throughout the year rather than in a specific month; Interview and include voices from the culture represented; Encourage art-making with personal choice; and Celebrate diversity. Within each of the five tips is a brief summary of how to apply it. The site also includes artwork projects that you can complete with your class.
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tag(s): cinco de mayo (17), crafts (94), cultures (279), holidays (255), mexico (60)
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Students can create presentations to share about Cinco de Mayo using Google Slides, reviewed here. Students can virtually interview people who celebrate Cinco de Mayo to learn more about their culture and the holiday. Finally, students can use the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here to compare and contrast Cinco de Mayo to another holiday.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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24 Festive Cinco de Mayo Crafts For Kids - Simple Everyday Mom
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K to 5
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24 Festive Cinco de Mayo Crafts For Kids features 24 fun and engaging crafts to celebrate and learn about Cinco de Mayo. Some of the featured crafts include Paper Bag ...more
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24 Festive Cinco de Mayo Crafts For Kids features 24 fun and engaging crafts to celebrate and learn about Cinco de Mayo. Some of the featured crafts include Paper Bag Cactus Craft, Cinco de Mayo Name Craft, Huichol-Style Yarn Art, Mexican Folk Art, and more. Each craft comes with directions and visuals for you and your students. When downloading from the site, be careful not to click on advertisements.
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tag(s): cinco de mayo (17), crafts (94), cultures (279), holidays (255), mexico (60)
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Students can make the various crafts featured on the site. Students can share their crafts during a gallery walk with classmates and other students at the school. Students can use Seesaw, reviewed here to share information that they learn about Cinco de Mayo while completing their craft.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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5 Fun Cinco De Mayo Inspired Music Party Crafts for Kids - Kix Creativity Lab
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K to 5
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5 Fun Cinco De Mayo-Inspired Music Party Crafts for Kids features five musical instruments to create. The instruments include: Paper Plate Tambourines, Tin Can Drumset, Plastic Spoon...more
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5 Fun Cinco De Mayo-Inspired Music Party Crafts for Kids features five musical instruments to create. The instruments include: Paper Plate Tambourines, Tin Can Drumset, Plastic Spoon Maracas, Paper Cup Shakers, and Cereal Box Guitar. To create these instruments, the site features step-by-step directions with visuals.
tag(s): cinco de mayo (17), crafts (94), cultures (279), holidays (255), mexico (60), musical instruments (60)
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Students can create the musical instruments that are featured on the site. Students can use ScreenPal, reviewed here to share the steps that they used to create their instruments and share the sounds that they make. Students can learn more about the origins of the instruments and their association with Cinco de Mayo by searching on Kidrex, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cinco de Mayo Word Search - 24/7 Games LLC
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2 to 6
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24/7 Word Search offers an interactive Cinco de Mayo word search with four difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert, each containing multiple sub-levels for added challenge....more
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24/7 Word Search offers an interactive Cinco de Mayo word search with four difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert, each containing multiple sub-levels for added challenge. When students select a level, they see a list of words displayed on both sides of the puzzle grid and can click and drag to highlight each word, which disappears once found. A built-in timer tracks progress, making it a fun and engaging way to build vocabulary and focus skills.
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tag(s): cinco de mayo (17), game based learning (291), holidays (255), mexico (60)
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Students can complete the word search online. Students can use Kiddle, reviewed here to learn the definitions of the words that they are searching for. Students can create a Cinco de Mayo book with the words that they have learned using Book Creator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Exam Wrappers and Test Analyses - Virginia Tech
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K to 12
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"Exam Wrappers and Test Analyses" is an article from Virginia Tech that discusses exam wrappers. The article features an overview, implementation, and example wrappers and test analyses....more
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"Exam Wrappers and Test Analyses" is an article from Virginia Tech that discusses exam wrappers. The article features an overview, implementation, and example wrappers and test analyses. In addition, it gives adaptations and questions to consider for an exam wrapper.
tag(s): thinking skills (86)
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Students can use Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here to create a top five list as to why and how to use exam wrappers. Students can track their progress using Google Sheets. Students can use Google Keep, reviewed here to track exam dates.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Growth Mindset - Class Dojo
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K to 6
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Imagine opening a door for your students that invites them to view challenges as stepping stones rather than roadblocks. On the ClassDojo Growth Mindset page, you'll find a lively five-episode...more
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Imagine opening a door for your students that invites them to view challenges as stepping stones rather than roadblocks. On the ClassDojo Growth Mindset page, you'll find a lively five-episode video series (created in collaboration with Stanford University PERTS Research Center) alongside a collection of classroom-ready activities that empower learners to reflect on effort, embrace mistakes, and say "yet" instead of "can't." The videos cover topics such as The Magic of Mistakes, The Incredible Power of Yet, and Becoming a Goal Setter. At the same time, the accompanying activities guide students through reflection, goal setting, and mindset-shifting language. If you are a teacher who wants to encourage perseverance and growth, this resource can help you make your lessons more fun and engaging.
tag(s): learning styles (20), social and emotional learning (145), thinking skills (86)
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Play one of the Growth Mindset videos, such as The Power of Yet, and have students turn and talk about a time they struggled to learn something new. Create a classroom display where students can anonymously post notes about mistakes they learned from that week. Have students design posters in DesignCap Poster Creator, reviewed here or on paper showing their before and after mindset when learning something difficult.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Let's Go Luna - PBS Kids
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K to 2
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PBS Kids' Let's Go Luna is an animated show featuring three friends- Carmen, the butterfly, Leo, the wombat, and Andy, the frog. The friends travel with Luna, the Moon, to ...more
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PBS Kids' Let's Go Luna is an animated show featuring three friends- Carmen, the butterfly, Leo, the wombat, and Andy, the frog. The friends travel with Luna, the Moon, to learn about the language, culture, music, and customs of different countries. Games featured on the site include: Seek and Find, Postcards Around the World, World Packages, Creative Kitchen, World Orchestra, Fantastic Flight, and Art Studio. Videos are twenty-five minutes in length.
tag(s): cultures (279), game based learning (291), preK (303)
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Students can use Google My Maps, reviewed here to visit the different countries from the episodes. Students can use Seesaw, reviewed here to share the information that they learned from the episode. Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to write down facts about all the places that Luna and her friends visit.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Kids Mystery League - PBS Kids
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K to 2
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PBS Kids Mystery League is a live-action series that teaches students in grades kindergarten through second grade. Each episode features three fifth-grade detectives solving a never-ending...more
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PBS Kids Mystery League is a live-action series that teaches students in grades kindergarten through second grade. Each episode features three fifth-grade detectives solving a never-ending mystery in Mulberry Springs. Each episode showcases relevant storylines that encourage problem-solving, friendship, civics, economics, leadership, and geography. Episodes are 11 to 15 minutes long. In addition to the episodes, the PBS Mystery League homepage contains two-minute videos from Dancing Detective and Mystery Tube.
tag(s): mysteries (27), problem solving (266)
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Students can use Padlet, reviewed here to post their favorite episodes. Students can create their own mystery using Online Escape Room Templates, reviewed here. Students can use ScreenPal, reviewed here to record themselves creating and solving a mystery.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ghost Writer - Tony Vincent
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2 to 12
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This deceptively simple-looking site offers an easy way to encourage continuous, non-stop writing. Users set a goal of either words or time and choose start. If you stop typing for...more
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This deceptively simple-looking site offers an easy way to encourage continuous, non-stop writing. Users set a goal of either words or time and choose start. If you stop typing for too long, all your words vanish, creating pressure to keep moving and preventing over-editing or getting stuck. This exercise serves as a tool to encourage brainstorming, freewriting, overcoming writer's block, and practicing flow state writing.
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Use this tool to help students develop writing fluency so they can focus on ideas rather than grammar and spelling rules. Ghost Writer is also an excellent tool for activating schema when starting a new unit. Ask students to set the timer and write nonstop about what they know about the upcoming unit's content or what they don't know. In science class, use Ghost Writer as a hypothesis brain dump, or use it as part of reading lessons for students to share all they know about characters from a novel you are reading. Extend learning by asking students to take their ideas and develop them further in Google Docs or Microsoft Word.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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LogicBalls - LogicBalls
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K to 12
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LogicBalls is an AI tool that integrates over 200 apps for writing, image, and voice generation, among other features. Registration isn't required, but it allows users to save their...more
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LogicBalls is an AI tool that integrates over 200 apps for writing, image, and voice generation, among other features. Registration isn't required, but it allows users to save their history and access an easier-to-use interface. After creating an account, use the site's dashboard to choose an AI tool and follow the prompts to generate your requested results. Free accounts include access to over 200 tools, a chat assistant, 14,000 AI words per month, and five monthly image generations. Earn extra credits by sharing referrals.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (258), chat (39), images (263), search strategies (18)
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Utilize LogicBalls for various classroom applications, including lesson planning, creating images, and generating text. This site also analyzes YouTube videos, saving time by allowing users to paste the video URL into the chat and get a summary of the content without watching the entire video. Use the AI prompt generator as a tool to guide you through writing a prompt that achieves your desired results by adding information in a step-by-step manner.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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FlipAnim - Tomasz Witkowski
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4 to 12
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FlipAnim is a tool for creating and sharing animated drawings similar to flipbook-style animation (drawn one frame at a time). Registration isn't required to begin using FlipAnim. Use...more
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FlipAnim is a tool for creating and sharing animated drawings similar to flipbook-style animation (drawn one frame at a time). Registration isn't required to begin using FlipAnim. Use the icons on the dashboard to draw items, change colors, add frames, and more. Save and download the completed animations as GIFs. This site doesn't offer a tutorial; however, you can search YouTube for helpful ones.
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Share this site with students and give them time to explore and experiment. When working with troubled students, use this site to help them share their thoughts and emotions through animation. This is an excellent site for students who love art and enjoy sharing their learning through creative expression. Take a look at the images created by other users in the gallery as inspiration for how to use animations. Ask students to create animations that demonstrate science concepts such as erosion, weathering, or chemical reactions. Use this site to have students create animations that demonstrate events from stories, share their thought processes in math, or animate historical events. Have students include their animations when creating multimedia projects in an online tool like Sway reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Historical Witness Lesson Plans - J. Paul Getty Museum
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4 to 12
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Step into the stories behind powerful works of art and discover how pictures can convey just as much meaning as words. The Historical Witness, Social Messaging curriculum from...more
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Step into the stories behind powerful works of art and discover how pictures can convey just as much meaning as words. The Historical Witness, Social Messaging curriculum from the J. Paul Getty Museum enables students to investigate how artists respond to real historical events, from struggles for human rights to changes in communities and cultures. With lessons organized into beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels, teachers can easily adapt the content for use in upper elementary through high school. This resource encourages critical thinking, discussion, and meaningful connections between the past and issues students see in the world today.
tag(s): 1900s (82), civil rights (219), communities (38), critical thinking (166), cultures (279), women (184)
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Present a powerful artwork from the resource and have students silently observe before sharing what they see, what they think is happening, and what they wonder. Students infer the person represented in the artwork and what message the artist wants viewers to understand. Have them write a short "artist statement" or a mini-narrative from the perspective of someone in the image. After discussing how art can influence social change, students can create posters with positive messages that support fairness, kindness, or community issues. They should explain their design choices and connect their posters to themes found in the original artwork. Make posters digitally using DesignCap Poster Creator, reviewed here.
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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - PBS Kids
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K to 4
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PBS Kids Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum brings history to life by letting students learn alongside Xavier, Yadina, and Brad as they travel through time to meet real heroes ...more
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PBS Kids Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum brings history to life by letting students learn alongside Xavier, Yadina, and Brad as they travel through time to meet real heroes from the past. Kids can dive into the Secret Museum for exciting missions, watch animated adventures, and even practice beginner-friendly coding activities that boost problem-solving and creativity. With each visit, students discover how ordinary people grew up to do extraordinary things, making this site a great way to spark curiosity about literacy, social studies, and STEM.
tag(s): coding (96), game based learning (291), problem solving (266), STEM (344)
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Have students complete one of the site's coding-inspired activities, then apply those skills to create a simple animated timeline or interactive hero card using a beginner coding tool like Scratch, reviewed here. Before exploring the site, give students a few clues about a historical figure featured in Xavier Riddle. Students can make predictions about who the person might be, then watch a related episode to confirm their guesses. After exploring a hero's story, students create a digital or paper exhibit that includes key facts, an important object from the person's life, and a short caption explaining why the person is a hero. Google Slides, reviewed here, can be used to create a collection of the classes' exhibits.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Brief Summary of Kwanzaa - Schoolhouse.world
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3 to 8
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This blog post from Schoolhouse.world offers a clear, student-friendly overview of the holiday Kwanzaa, including its origins, cultural significance, and the seven core principles known...more
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This blog post from Schoolhouse.world offers a clear, student-friendly overview of the holiday Kwanzaa, including its origins, cultural significance, and the seven core principles known as the Nguzo Saba. The article explains the holiday's purpose of honoring African heritage, strengthening community, and encouraging positive values such as unity, responsibility, and creativity. Teachers can use this page to introduce Kwanzaa in an accessible way, spark discussion about cultural traditions, and support lessons on history, identity, and community values.
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Students can use Canva for Education, reviewed here to create an infographic teaching about Kwanzaa. Students can use Padlet, reviewed here to share how they celebrate Kwanzaa. Students can create a game about Kwanzaa using Gimkit, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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