FREE Groundhog Day Activities

 

Predicting whether the groundhog will or will not see his shadow is fun for everyone! 

One of the best places for learning about the holiday is the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club website. There's a trivia game and updates, as well as a survey for predicting whether the groundhog will/will not see his shadow. There's a great teacher section with lesson plans for all ages! 

Another great place to learn about groundhogs is The Old Farmer's Almanac groundhog website! There's history and fun facts about the animals, along with lore and songs. 

Try some of these fun FREE Groundhog Day activities:

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Here's hoping the groundhog brings an end to winter...

Happy Groundhog Day!
Beth, Educator Helper

FREE Chinese New Year Activities & Lesson Plan

Help students visualize the cultural importance and beauty of the Chinese New Year of the Tiger for 2022:

Link: https://youtu.be/Mm9LJC_5g2o

Learn some historical facts about the Lunar New Year:

Link: https://youtu.be/asluM20g6rk 

Share new knowledge of Chinese New Year as students complete the FREE activities:

Get the complete packet at Amped Up Learning or TpT:

Happy Chinese New Year!
Beth, Educator Helper

Mardi Gras FREEBIES

It's almost Mardi Gras time! It's a holiday steeped in history and tradition. This year's Mardi Gras packet has four new additional handouts. 

Build prior knowledge with students with these Mardi Gras activities:

Mardi Gras for Kids by National Geographic:

Learn about Fat Tuesday:

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Introduce the sounds of Mardi Gras:

Experience a family, kid friendly Mardi Gras parade:

Learn more about Mardi Gras and complete some fun activities to celebrate the holiday:

Enjoy Mardi Gras however you decide to celebrate! 

Pick up the full Mardi Gras packet at Amped Up Learning or TpT:

Famous People Who Plagiarized--You Be The Judge!

 Did Joe Biden plagiarize his speech? 

Did J.K. Rowling plagiarize her famous Harry Potter novel?

Students get the opportunity to review evidence from cases then use facts to uncover the truth about famous people accused of plagiarizing. 

Famous people and plagiarism cases include:

MLK, Jr.
Barack Obama
Joe Biden
Ray Parker
Michael Bolton
John Fogerty
George Harrison
T.S. Eliot
Melania Trump
Vanilla Ice
J.K. Rowling
Robin Thicke
Jane Goodall
Johnny Cash
Helen Keller

Get the complete packet at AUL & TpT!

Help students understand the importance of plagiarism and the consequences it brings with Famous People Who Plagiarize.

MLK and Comic Book FREEBIES

 "Just the facts..." can make history boring, so spice up learning with unique and fun basic facts about the life of the great Civil Rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr.: 

Then, let students re-tell the story and make their own comic books:

Get the packet at AUL 

 
Basic facts can become more engaging when students are asked to re-tell historical moments. Then, students will be ready to take learning to the next level. 

Make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a memorable learning and teaching moment!

Beth, Educator Helper