Principal: Leonard Rhoads
rhoadsl@georgetownisd.org

Asst. Principal: Vicki Barbosa

barbosav@georgetownisd.org

Asst. Principal: Stan Mauldin
mauldins@georgetownisd.org

Phone: 512-943-5150
Fax: 512-943-5159
Address:
1911 Northeast Inner Loop
Georgetown, TX 78626 

 

Holidays
 

Christmas
Thanksgiving
Halloween
Valentine's Day
Kwanza
Cinco de Mayo
New Years
Martin Luther King Day/Black History Month
Presidents Day
Veteran's Day
Hanukkah


Christmas
 

 

 

http://freechristmasgames.com/


A CHRISTMAS CAROL TRIVIA & PICTURE SCRAMBLE:
[Link2]
Most students know the story of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, but do they know that the Cratchit family is based on Dickens' own childhood life? When students have reviewed the trivia, try the 2nd link above for a Dickens picture scramble.

http://www.brownielocks.com/CHRISTMAS.html
Christmas fun and games

A GLOBAL MERRY CHRISTMAS:
[Link2] [Link3]
Print out these colorful Christmas worksheets for a Global Christmas project for your students, where they will each research a different country, region, or custom for a cultural Christmas recipe, along with notes about the country's celebrations or about the recipe itself. Students should also feel free to include a family traditional recipe, particularly if it's from another country. Collect all of your students' entries and create a Christmas Celebrations class book. Use the 2nd link above for a look at different food traditions around the world, and use the 3rd link to learn how to say "Merry Christmas" in the language for each country included in this project.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN REAL AUDIO:
Listen to Dickens' famous tale about Scrooge online, with this Real Audio presentation of A Christmas Carol.

CHRISTMAS WORKSHEET COLLECTION:
Download numerous pages of worksheets here, perfect for upper elementary through middle school classes and all with a Christmas theme. Included are Decoders, Missing Consonants, Missing Letters, Word Jumbles, and Vocabulary.

CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD:
This online advent calendar was created in 2005, but is still relevant today for learning about Christmas customs in different lands.

A COLONIAL CHRISTMAS IN WILLIAMSBURG:
[Link2] [Link3]
Use the 2nd link above for a printable worksheet for students to compare and contrast Christmas Then and Now (and if you thought we had feasts now, you should see what was for Christmas dinner in 1771, or 1796, for example). Learn about how the Christmas season used to run through till Twelfth Night (January 6th), and students will plan a Twelfth Night party. Use the 3rd link above for Christmas customs practiced in Colonial Virginia.

A VIRTUAL TOUR OF JERUSALEM:
Take a virtual tour of Jerusalem with this online exhibit. Visit the gates of Jerusalem, its holy sites, the Chagall Windows, and learn much of the history of Jerusalem at the Jerusalem Mosaic, with a timeline of daily life in Jerusalem throughout the ages, including water systems, clothing, people, and food.

THE 12 DAYS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL:
http://teach.fcps.net/trt10/Documents/12days.pdf
Here is the Twelve Days of Christmas, with a twist... Your students might appreciate these lyrics, with hallway passes, calculators, new textbooks, and sharpened pencils instead of
all those birds. However, they will have to find out just how much money they will all cost (with a chart included for individual item costs), and set up an Excel spreadsheet so that
it will calculate the cost for them. Step-by-step directions are included for this middle to high school holiday lesson plan.

HOLIDAY VOCABULARY GAMES:
http://www.vocabulary.com/VUholidaytrad16.html
From Fill-in-the-Blanks, to holiday crosswords, wordsearches, or story and vocabulary comprehension, this site offers several holiday-themed learning games and puzzles for middle to high school students.

A DICKENS OF A PARTY WEBQUEST:
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=238
Students will be attending their own Christmas party, 19th century style, dressed up and role-playing a character from Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", but only after they have com-pleted all the research in this excellent webquest on Victorian times. Teams will use online resources and student guides to explore social conditions, fashions, etiquette and behavioral expectations, and pastimes of the era. This webquest supplies a great extension activity for Dickens' timeless classic. (As always, please ensure all current links are appropriate before allowing student access.)

CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD SCAVENGER HUNT:
http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/pges/projects/around.htm
Which kind of fruit do Canadian children find in their stockings on Christmas mornings? What traditional dishes do Jamaicans make to celebrate the holiday? Students are guided through a series of questions, each with an accompanying link, to learn about Christmas traditions around the world.

PASCAL'S TRIANGLE & THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS:
http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/~judyann/LP/lessons/12.days.pascal.html
What did philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal have to do with the Twelve Days of Christmas? He might have been quite surprised to find out... Your students will use this lesson plan to discover, using Pascal's triangle, exactly how many gifts were given on each day for the duration of the Twelve Days of Christmas. A template and background in-formation is included for this unique holiday lesson plan.

A GLOBAL CHRISTMAS:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/et_hd_christmas/article/0,,FOOD_9832_1753612,00.html
Celebrate Christmas this year by learning all about global traditions, with recipes included. Visit Christmas in England, France, Italy, Mexico, Russia, and Scandinavia.

WORKSHEET ASSIGNMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD:
http://www.soon.org.uk/country/christmas.htm
Find guided student worksheet questions for researching the traditions and customs of Christmas celebrations around the world. Students will be investigating the physical geography of their assigned country as well as the festive traditions, and presenting their findings by means of an informative poster to the class. Use the 2nd URL above for a link to world holiday traditions.

POLYHEDRA ORNAMENTS:
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/math/geometry/solids/
Combine holiday festivities with math in action, where your class will be studying geometric solids and then learning how to create those solids as Christmas ornaments.

HOLIDAYS FROM AROUND THE WORLD:
http://www.zuzu.org/daze.html
Take a virtual visit to Japan, India, Mexico, New Zealand, Denmark, Hungary, France, or...? You and your students can visit this site to learn holiday traditions from a-round the world, including Chanukah and the Crowning of a Chief in Sierra Leone.

EXPLORING DECEMBER HOLIDAYS:
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson151.shtml
Take a whirlwind tour through various December holidays and celebrations this season with this interactive lesson plan. Students will use online resources (included) to visit with the Nutcracker, learn about Beethoven on his birthday, investigate winter solstice celebrations, join in the National Tree Lighting, learn about St. Nicholas Day or Poinsettia Day, and of course, celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.

DECEMBER CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_lp2255_tf.shtml
Here is an online student exercise with resources included, where your class will research different December holidays around the globe and then fill in this worksheet.

GIVING TREE LESSONS:
http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/givingtree.htm
What gift would your students most like to give? After reading "The Giving Tree", students will create their own version of a giving tree with gift wrap and well-thought out writing projects.

INTERACTIVE CLASSROOM CALENDAR:
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/calendars/december.htm
Click on various days during the month of December to access interactive activities, for grades K through 12. Students will learn about slinkies, snowflakes, winter solstice, neon lights, Sir Isaac Newton, and, just when was that National Noodle Ring Day scheduled for?

CHRISTMAS CLIPART:
http://www.myfreeclipart.com/christmas.html
Find some beautifully done Christmas images here for celebrating the season with your classes.

DECEMBER PRINTABLES FOR 5 MINUTE FILLERS:
http://www.createdbyteachers.com/interactivitydec.html
Print out these holiday-themed student worksheets and mind bender pages to use as fillers during the month of December.

MINERALS MAKE CHRISTMAS:
http://www.mii.org/pdfs/xmastree.pdf
So what do minerals have to do with Christmas and the holiday season? Quite a lot, as it turns out, and most of them surround the Christmas tree and the gifts found underneath it. Find out more with this download, complete with a student worksheet.

CHRISTMAS FONTS:
http://members.fortunecity.com/flindgren/page04mchristmas.html
Here is a huge collection of all kinds of festive fonts to help celebrate the Christmas season. Try cookie fonts, elves, Christmas lights, the Grinch, holly and ivy, gingerbread men, and many more.

CHRISTMAS CLIPART:
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/clip1.html
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/clip2.html
Brighten up your student worksheets this holiday season by adding some of these wonderful graphics. Use the 2nd URL above for Santa clipart images.

HOLIDAY MAKERS:
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSOHolidaymakersTrips47.htm
Here are some unique and creative exercises for your middle and high school students to complete as you lead up to the holidays. Students will be compiling a best-value holiday brochure, packing for different professionals for a trip to the north pole, and considering the origins of various souvenirs.

INVENT A HOLIDAY LESSON PLAN:
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/lang/lang85.txt
What exactly defines a holiday for your students? Which are their favorite holidays, and what traditions have their families established? They will complete a worksheet on a chosen holiday, and then create their own holiday, using similar elements for an ideal celebration. Extension activities include murals to illustrate their holidays, poems and songs to create new traditions, and a vote to see which invented holiday is the class favorite.

SANTA CLAUS ADJECTIVES WORKSHEET:
http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/christmas/adj/3/
Practice those adjectives this holiday season. Students will use an illustrated graphic organizer to write several descriptive adjectives, and then use those words once again in sentences with this Christmas worksheet.

CHRISTMAS ALLITERATIONS:
http://www.abcteach.com/Christmas/alliterations.htm
Print out copies of this worksheet to have your students create their own holiday alliterations--or even better-tongue twisters just for Christmas.

CHRISTMAS WRITING PAPER:
http://www.dltk-cards.com/writingpaper/cpaper4-xmas.asp
Select from a wide variety of images, choose color or black and white, select your line according to skill levels, and generate your own printable Christmas stationery.

CHRISTMAS WRITING PROMPTS:
http://www.creativity-portal.com/howto/writing/winter.writing.prompts.html
Here are a wide variety of winter-themed writing prompts to use with your classes. Some include visual prompts, some use a word bank to increase vocabulary, while others require poems and other writing formats. Use the stationery generator above to match your writing assignments with themed writing paper.

AN ONLINE CHRISTMAS SONGBOOK:
http://christmassongbook.net/
Find an extensive collection of Christmas music here, complete with sheet music, lyrics, and midi files.

A TEACHER'S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS:
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/christmas/twastchr.htm
"The teacher half-frantic, and almost in tears..."Hang on--the holidays are just around the corner!

'TWAS A COMPUTER CHRISTMAS:
http://www.netcore.ca/~gkillops/twas1.html
Uh-oh, the programmer is locked out of the computer room.

A TEX-MEX VERSION:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/761.html
"Not a creature was stirring--Carumba! Que pasa?"

FOR STAR TREKKIES:
http://www.netcore.ca/~gkillops/twas2.html
Christmas at Warp 6 (isn't it always?)...

'TWAS A FLORIDA CHRISTMAS:
http://www.netcore.ca/~gkillops/twas6.html
Santa arrive in a sleigh? No way! An S-L 300 will pull Santa today...

CHRISTMAS LEGENDS:
http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/christmas.asp
So how much do you really know about Christmas traditions? Help clarify the history of much-loved holiday customs and discover both Christmas myths and facts at this site.

CHRISTMAS:
http://www.soon.org.uk/christma.htm
At this site you can learn how different countries celebrate Christmas, or read the religious significance to Christians the world over who consider this event a holy day.

 

Thanksgiving

 

DISCOVERING THE PILGRIMS:
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/thanksgiving/lesson-plan/793.html?detoured=1
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/discovery/american-colonies/785.html?detoured=1
Seven lesson plans comprise this Thanksgiving unit on the Pilgrims, adaptable for grades three through eight.Students will examine reasons why Pilgrims came to the New World, what a voyage on the Mayflower may have been like, what Pilgrims experienced that first winter in Plymouth, and what the origins are for American Thanksgiving traditions. Pilgrim Fact Cards are available at the 2nd link, above.

INVESTIGATING THE FIRST THANKSGIVING:
http://www.history.com/minisites/thanksgiving/viewPage?pageId=872
 http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1996/thanksgiving/food.history/
 http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/1127/p13s02-lign.html
 http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/thanksgiving.php
http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/Thanksgiving/Recipes.php
We may have a good deal of misguided ideas about what was featured at the first American Thanksgiving table.Investigate what was available, read the primary documents from the 17th century, and then try creating your own menu with the 17th century recipes at the 5th link above.
 

THANKSGIVING ONLINE WORD SCRAMBLE:
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9704/af-sw-thanks.html
What kinds of foods did the Pilgrims and the Natives share during their first Thanksgiving dinner? See if your students can unscramble these words for the answers in this interactive online quiz.

INTERACTIVE THANKSGIVING CROSSWORD:
http://iteslj.org/cw/1/af-thanks.html
One down: a popular Thanksgiving dessert, three letters across... That one was easy. Try filling in all definitions in this online Thanksgiving crossword puzzle.

ONLINE THANKSGIVING QUIZ:
http://www.familyeducation.com/quiz/0,1399,1-3700,00.html
How well do you know your Thanksgiving history? Have your students try this interactive quiz, with great follow-ups to each answer giving a bit of trivia on the Pilgrims.

TALKING TURKEY:
http://www.familyeducation.com/quiz/0,1399,22-3733,00.html
How much did the biggest turkey actually weigh? (You may well be astounded...) How fast is the wild turkey? Find these and other turkey trivia to test your students for the Thanksgiving holiday in this interactive holiday quiz.

INTERACTIVE PILGRIM PUZZLE:
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/thanksgiving/jigsaw-puzzles/pilgrim-indian.html
What did Squanto give to the Pilgrim in this online Thanksgiving puzzle? Find out by correctly completing the puzzle; choose from Easy, Medium, or Hard.

CHALLENGING THANKSGIVING WORDSEARCH:
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/thanksgiving/wordfinds/thanksgiving-challenge.html
The timer is on with this online, interactive wordsearch, and it is a wee bit difficult to find all of the Thanksgiving-themed words within the allotted minutes.

THANKSGIVING WEBQUEST:
http://www.buddyproject.org/thematic/thanksgiving.asp
Explore timelines to understand the events of how Thanksgiving developed and began to be celebrated in the United States. Go on an interactive tour of the Mayflower, learn what life was like at Plymouth, and compare the life of a Wampanoag in 1621 to yours today.

INTERACTIVE THANKSGIVING:
http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index_js2.html
 Take a trip back in time to 1621, when the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people came together to celebrate Thanksgiving. Your students will be the historians along with student representative guides, as they discover what is myth and what is fact about that first Thanksgiving.

THANKSGIVING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL:
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/thanksgiving/ideas.htm

Four different projects are outlined here for the middle school classroom, each with a Thanksgiving theme and including journaling, mini reports, word processing, and Mayflower math.

WHO WERE THE PILGRIMS?
http://www.pilgrimhall.org/whopilg.htm
Follow along with this online exhibit to discover just exactly who the Pilgrims were, with a discussion of their religious tenets, their background in Holland, their voyage, and their possessions they brought on their journey. Primary documents are included whenever possible on this inter-active journey. (As always, please ensure all current links are appropriate before allowing student access.)

THE HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING:
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/thanksgiving/main.html
Visit this site, complete with video clips, Pilgrim "interviews", Mayflower myths, and meal facts on the first Thanksgiving in the new land, as well as some need-to-know seventeenth century table manners.

THANKSGIVING MATH PROJECT:
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/thanksgiving/dinner.htm
First give your student groups a budget, then ask them to shop at different grocery stores, using ads and newspaper inserts, and to create a Thanksgiving menu staying within the allotted budget.

THANKSGIVING WORD SEARCH:
http://www.abcteach.com/Thanksgiving/wordsearch.htm
Pass the gravy, throw the football, celebrate freedom, and don't forget the cranberries... They're all here on this printable word search with a Thanksgiving theme.

THANKSGIVING CLIPART:
http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/drive/426/thanks.html
Fresh for the holidays, here is a wide selection of Thanksgiving themed clipart, graphics, backgrounds, animations, headers, and sets.

THANKSGIVING FONTS:
http://www.jeannepasero.com/thanksfonts.html http://www.renaesroom.com/Fonts/Available/Holidays/Thanksgiving/ThanksgivingDay.html

 

Halloween

 

 

AN ESL HALLOWEEN:
Depending upon your ESL students' learning level, find printable worksheets here including word scrambles, Halloween vocabulary, crosswords, reading comprehension worksheets, prepositions, conversations, and more, all with a Halloween theme.

HALLOWEEN MAKE A WORD:
How many words can your students make from the words, "Happy Halloween"? You can use this printable worksheet as a sponge activity, or have students work in teams, with a timer, to see which team can come up with the most responses - no dictionary allowed.

HALLOWEEN POINT PLOT:
Students will be plotting coordinated pairs on a printable graph for this Halloween math exercise. When they have plotted all of their points, they can connect the dots to find a Halloween picture.

HALLOWEEN WORD SCRAMBLE:
What on Earth do these words say? They are all familiar Halloween terms and your students will have to put on their thinking caps - or was that witches' caps - to figure them out. (Answers: goblin, haunted, skeleton, costumes, monster, dracula, vampire, witches, Frankenstein)

HALLOWEEN WORDSEARCH:
Print out this nicely illustrated wordsearch for a Halloween sponge activity for your upper elementary to middle school classes.

HALLOWEEN WRITING WEB:
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/halloween/writingweb.htm
Here's a crafty way to get your students writing this season. You can pick up an inexpensive Halloween "spider web", or make your own with yarn or string. Then follow the instructions here to attach a wide variety of themed writing card prompts.

HALLOWEEN COORDINATE GRAPHING:
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/halloween/graphing.htm
Integrate a mathematics lesson with your Halloween plans this year. If these instructions are followed correctly, students will wind up with their own jack-o-lanterns.

 

Valentines Day

 

MOSAIC HEART:
http://www.thefamilycorner.com/family/kids/crafts/mosaic_valentine.shtml
This is a beautiful craft... Make it a large mural-type project, or create  a more intimate, miniature
heart. The colors can be individualized. I have seen this done with great detail, including a hidden message, or using images of hearts only (or your chosen subject) for each individual mosaic tile.

 BROKEN HEART:
http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/val2.shtml
How do you mend a broken heart? With a little bit of
white glue, in this case. You can make this art project more elaborate with older students, creating puzzle pieces, using different kinds and textures of paper, or including "broken" messages as well.

HEART BLOTTOS:
http://www.kinderart.com/painting/heartb.shtml
Have a heart, or half a heart... With this art lesson,
students will only be painting a half of a heart, and then folding their paper and "blotting" it on to the other half. Incorporate a lesson in symmetry at the same time (much like butterfly symmetry lessons), or create intricate designs on the one side and see how well they transfer to the other half.

BE MINE, VALENTINE:
http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2002/02/021102_valentines.jhtml
Discover the history of Valentine's Day, explore myths and legends surrounding love, learn all kinds of Valentine trivia, and determine just why the heart is a symbol of love.

 

Kwanza

 

KWANZAA WORSEARCH:
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/word-finds/kwanzaa-wordsearch.html
Learn all about the symbols and vocabulary associated with Kwanzaa in this online wordsearch. A random word puzzle is formulated each time you click, with a word bank to review unfamiliar terms.

 

Cinco de Mayo

 

CINCO DE MAYO BINGO:
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/bingo-cinco.html
BINGO takes on a whole new look and an awful lot of fun when it becomes CINCO instead. Don't forget to announce the numbers in Spanish.

CINCO DE MAYO:
http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2002/04/042902_cinco.jhtml
Learn about the Battle of Puebla and Mexico's victory over Napoleon's French troops, as well as related geographical features in Mexico with this Riverdeep resource.

 

New Years

 

NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATIONS:
http://www.buddyproject.org/lessons/info.asp?id=41
Hold a class discussion of what your students traditionally do, and what they plan to do for New Year's celebrations, comparing and contrasting celebrations. Which kinds of foods do they prepare? How do they mark the New Year? Go beyond Auld Lang Syne this year and learn about New Year's traditions the world over with this technology-integrated lesson plan for upper elementary students.

 

Martin Luther King Day/Black History Month

 

Black History
http://www.thehistorymakers.com
In celebration of Black History Month invite your students to The HistoryMakers, an archive of multimedia-filled biographies of African Americans who have contributed in some form or another to American history and the black community since 1900.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH WHO'S WHO INTERNET EXERCISE:
http://www.everydayteaching.com/Treks/black.history.html
This internet exercise for the computer lab or classroom uses the Biography.com site for student activities on Black History Month. They will be reading through a selection of African American fast facts, then using the worksheet to answer the questions, learning about firsts
in history, sports heroes, inventors, women in African American history, and more.

THE BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM:
http://www.afro.com/history/history.html
This site includes several entries for students to explore topics in Black American history. Issues include Slavery in the United States, The Tuskegee Airmen, an exhibit on baseball great Jackie Robinson, and African American war correspondence from WWII.

KULTURE KIDS BLACK HISTORY MONTH:
http://www.aakulturezone.com/kidz/index.html?16632300
http://www.aakulturezone.com/kidz/kool/wordsearch/inventions.html
Try "Back in Time" for an interactive quiz on Black American inventors or African American women, or Black History from A to Z for a list of important contributions made by African Americans. An interactive invent-or wordsearch is available at the 2nd link above.

INTERNET HUNT ON BLACK HISTORY:
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_hunt_quiz.html
Excellent primary sources highlight this internet treasure hunt on African American history. Students must visit the various online resources, answer the quiz, and then check the resource to find out if their answer was correct. They will then consider their online
research in light of creating a thesis statement, with guided questions supporting the effort.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH . . .
http://www.history.com/minisites/blackhistory/
Black History Month begins annually on February 1st and was first organized in 1926, largely due to the extraordinary efforts of historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Consider having your students create a timeline for Black History Month, entering events and all the great African Americans who have influenced the course of history. Try this site for resources:

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
http://www.georgetownisd.org/ccorner/socstudies/BlackHistoryMonth.asp
webquests and links to valuable resources which will enrich your teaching of African American culture and history. Topics include: Black History Past to Present, Death of Emmett Till, Civil Rights Photos and Time Line, Tuskegee Tragedy, Little Rock Nine, Harlem Renaissance, African American Women and more.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/educators_lesson2.html
This lesson is put out by the folks at PBS as a companion to the documentary "African-American Lives", showing this month. Students chart  events from their own lives on a timeline and then consider howmajor events affected the African-American subjects in portions of the documentary. Students research the experiences of African-Americans
during various periods of history and then, focusing on a smaller scale, research how the experiences of their own families and communities connect to the larger world.
 

BLACK HISTORY MONTH FREE RESOURCE SITE
http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/
This site is full of historical facts and figures, biographies, web links and teaching tools for celebrating Black History Month.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CROSSWORD:
http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Crossword.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Tourmenu.htm

Print out copies of this crossword puzzle to celebrate accomplished Black Americans and mark important historical events in Black History. You can explore the site for answers, using the 2nd link above.

FAMOUS BLACK AMERICANS PRINTABLE REPORT FORM:
http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/February/blhisreport.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/serchclu.htm

Students can use this printable report form to create a written or oral presentation on a famous Black American of their own choosing. Use the 2nd link above for biographical information on African Americans; for upper elementary students.

ART-BASED PROJECTS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH:
http://www.theholidayzone.com/black/blkart.html
Exploring several themes in Black American history, students will be making a black and white collage, creating a poster on an African American hero, collaborating on a biography quilt, and more.

AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST TOUR:
http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/ggafamer/ggafamer-main1.html
The National Gallery of Art offers an online tour through several prominent African American artists' works. Exhibition histories, full screen images, background text, and details are all available.

WERE MY DREAMS REALIZED?
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17451_18670_18793-53757--,00.html
Students will be learning about the civil rights leaders of the 1960's, and then choosing one to "return" to present times and assess whether or not their dreams were accomplished. They will also be required to write their own speech.

EXPLORING DR. KING IN THE CLASSROOM:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/9087/mlk/
From creating a black and white collage, to language activities, and discussion topics, find several learning exercises to help you explore the life and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Power of Nonviolence:

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=326
This lesson introduces students to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolence and the teachings of Mohandas K. Gandhi, a great influence in Dr. King's life. Students review primary sources, explore websites and identify the relevance of these philosophies in their own lives. With standards, links, and extensions this is a lesson we can't afford not to teach.

MLK CLIPART:
http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/open/preschool/worksheets/tpl-themematch.cfm?id=14
Find a great selection of clipart here, all themed to celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

A CLOTHESLINE TIMELINE FOR MLK:
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/02/lp248-03.shtml
Use this unique idea to explore the major events in the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Students will create artistic representations of those events, then sequence their depictions on a classroom clothesline timeline.

CHARACTER EDUCATION PORTFOLIO PROJECT:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/nccep/lp/lp99ab.html
Students will create their own character traits portfolio, collecting prose, poetry, and the students' own works to illustrate a topic in character education. Try using this project to complement your studies on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., or as a leadership investigation for Presidents' Day. Songs, magazine articles, cartoons, and television pro-grams can all be used. Rubrics are included.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY WORDSEARCH:
Here's a quick and easy printable worksheet for your students, to review concepts and issues involved in celebrating the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

MLK JR. BIRTH HOME VIRTUAL TOUR:
Take a visual tour through the birth home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through this online exhibit. As students explore each room, a bit of history is revealed about this civil rights leader.

INTERACTIVE TOUR OF MLK:
Audio and visuals accentuate this excellent online resource on the life and times of Martin Luther King, Jr., from Stanford University. A biography, interactive timeline, history, and papers are all included for middle and high school students.

INTERACTIVE MLK CROSSWORD:
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This interactive crossword celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and work, and is appropriate for middle to high school students. Use the 2nd link above for an even more challenging crossword.

 

Presidents Day


PRESIDENTS' DAY PUZZLE AND VOCABULARY:
http://www.vocabulary.com/presidentsday.html
http://www.vocabulary.com/presidentsday.pdf
For each letter of the alphabet, have your students brainstorm appropriate words to suit the qualities an American President should possess, then compare your lists with the 379 words listed here. Also available is a word puzzle; use the 2nd link above for a printable version.

 

Veteran's Day

 

VETERANS' DAY BOOK FOR MIDDLE TO HIGH SCHOOL:
With background information and history of Veteran's Day, a page of fact cards on wars Americans have participated in, scholarship info, writing contests, and American flag instructions, this reference book on Veteran's Day is geared toward middle and high school students.

VETERANS' DAY TEACHERS' GUIDE:
Numerous activities are suggested to get your students and classes involved in recognizing and honoring Veterans' Day.

 

Hanukkah

STAR OF DAVID:
Learn the importance of the Star of David, and then play this online puzzle at Easy, Medium, or Challenging levels to reassemble the stars.

HANUKKAH CRAFTS:
Celebrate Hanukkah or learn more about the celebration with these crafts, including a milk carton dreidel, a craft stick Star of David, craft spoon menorahs, or window sparklers.

PRINTABLE HANUKKAH WORKSHEETS:
All of these worksheets have a Hanukkah theme, and include crosswords, alphabetical order, match-ups, missing letters, word links, and more.
 

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