The Big Book of Holidays and Cultural Celebrations Levels 3-5 ebook

The Big Book of Holidays and Cultural Celebrations Levels 3-5 ebook
Author: Suzanne I. Barchers
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1425896359

Enrich your students' backgrounds of holidays and cultural celebrations with fun and engaging hands-on activities. The Big Book of Holidays and Cultural Celebrations makes learning about these events fun and easy with a plethora of fun facts, puzzles, crafts, and brainteasers as well as sparks students' creativity. Each activity in this book can be completed in school or at home.

Celebrations Around the World

Celebrations Around the World
Author: Katy Halford
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-08-27
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 146548390X

It's time to celebrate! From Christmas and Thanksgiving, to Diwali and Halloween, kids won't want to miss out on all the festivities. Embark on an exciting journey through the most interesting and important festivals, celebrations, and holidays enjoyed by people around the world. Stunning original illustrations and fascinating facts will inspire and inform children about cultures and religions from the countries of the world. Witness a camel marathon in a celebration of the Sahara Desert, and devour some delicious dumplings to celebrate Chinese New Year. Discover why skeletons dance at the Day of the Dead in Mexico, and get messy at Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors. Children will love poring over artist Katy Halford's beautiful illustrations, which showcase every celebration in absorbing detail. Engaging factual writing introduce young readers to the most interesting aspects of each celebration, from the costumes worn to the food eaten, and encourage an understanding of other cultures and religions.

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year
Author: Judith Jango-Cohen
Publisher: First Avenue Editions
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1575057638

Chinese New Year

What Do You Celebrate?

What Do You Celebrate?
Author: Whitney Stewart
Publisher: Union Square Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-09-26
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781454950639

Fourteen holidays celebrated around the world come alive in this kid-friendly guide of how to celebrate each holiday. The wide-ranging collection of holidays includes Holi, Purim, Halloween, and more!

Celebrate!

Celebrate!
Author: Jan Reynolds
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2006-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781600604522

Photos that explores the similarities among celebration rituals in several indigenous cultures around the world and compares them with celebrations in the United States. Includes a map and an author's note.

Assessing Comprehension Thinking Strategies

Assessing Comprehension Thinking Strategies
Author: Ellin Keene
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2006-06-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1425892620

Developed by renowned author Ellin Keene, Assessing Comprehension Thinking Strategies is an ideal tool for assessing students' reading comprehension. This book offers a unique way of assessing how students use thinking strategies to comprehend text. The book contains four reading passages for each grade level (1-8) that offer high-interest fiction and nonfiction text. Each assessment is accompanied by a rubric that allows you to document students' thinking and then score and monitor their growth. Strategies assessed include thinking aloud, using schema, inferring, asking questions, determining.

The Big Book of Holidays and Cultural Celebrations Levels 3-5

The Big Book of Holidays and Cultural Celebrations Levels 3-5
Author: Suzanne I. Barchers
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1425810489

Enrich your students' backgrounds of holidays and cultural celebrations with fun and engaging hands-on activities. The Big Book of Holidays and Cultural Celebrations makes learning about these events fun and easy with a plethora of fun facts, puzzles, crafts, and brainteasers as well as sparks students' creativity. Each activity in this book can be completed in school or at home.

Every Month is a New Year

Every Month is a New Year
Author: Marilyn Singer
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781620141625

Happy New Year ... in July! This versatile collection of engaging original poems showcases New Year celebrations throughout the year and around the world.

Tales of Holidays

Tales of Holidays
Author: Pleasant DeSpain
Publisher: august house
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780874836677

Contains a collection of folktales from around the world that depicts how various holidays are celebrated.

Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Author: Grace Lin
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2012-09-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307983285

This simple, young, and satisfying story follows a Chinese American family as they celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Each member of the family lends a hand as they prepare a moonlit picnic with mooncakes, pomelos, cups of tea, and colorful lanterns. And everyone sends thanks and a secret wish up to the moon. Grace Lin’s luminous and gloriously patterned artwork is perfect for this holiday tale. Her story is simple—tailor-made for reading aloud to young children. And she includes an informative author’s note with further details on the customs and traditions of the Moon Festival for parents and teachers. The Moon Festival is one of the most important holidays of the year along with the Lunar New Year, so this book makes an excellent companion to Grace Lin’s Bringing In the New Year, which features the same family.