Help your children to discover this fascinating period of History with our huge Ancient Maya resource pack! Includes a comprehensive guide to the topic with accompanying teaching, activity and display resources.
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Help students learn about Maya Angelou and analyze her poem, “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,” with this incredibly engaging “Doodle and Do” resource. Perfect to teach during Women's History Month! Designed with doodling, interaction, and creativity in mind, you’ll find a Doodle Article about Angelou, Doodle Notes to respond to the nonfiction passage, and an interactive poetry flip book in this resource. First, students read a nonfiction passage about Angelou that includes information on her childhood, early career, writing, and poetry. Then, they’ll complete a Doodle Notes page to show their understanding of the informational text. Next, students will analyze the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me.” They’ll participate in repeated readings of the poem as their analysis of the poem becomes more and more complex. They’ll use their understanding of the poet as a basis for aspects of their analysis. Students will record their poem interpretations in an interactive flip book. It’s fun, educational, and a perfect way to study poetry in the classroom! Great news! This fun resource is part of a bundle of 4 Poet and Poem Studies! You’ll find doodle articles, doodle notes, and poetry analysis flip books for Maya Angelou, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Langston Hughes in the bundle! Check it out HERE! Resource Overview: This resource is designed to help students learn about Maya Angelou, and then analyze one of her poems. Students will read a nonfiction passage about Angelou. The article is an incredibly unique DOODLE ARTICLE. While reading the doodle article, they’ll answer questions and sketch doodles directly in the passage to show their understanding of the text. Then, students will fill in a Doodle Notes page to creatively respond to the text about Angelou. Students will practice skills in sequencing, connecting to the text, questioning, evaluating, and synthesizing as they complete the Doodle Notes page. After building background information on the poet, students will analyze the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me.” As students analyze the poem, they'll complete a five-page interactive flip book. Students will complete repeated readings of the poem to develop deep interpretation and comprehension. This mini-unit will take at least 3 days to complete. Added Bonus: As part of the Doodle Article about Maya Angelou, students will color and cut out a bookmark with an inspirational quote from Angelou. Skills developed with this resource: Close reading of a nonfiction text Active reading and response strategies: sequencing, connecting, questioning, evaluating, and synthesizing Poetry analysis including interpretation of what the poem says explicitly and implicitly Identifying and analyzing critical elements of poetry including rhyme, rhyme scheme, near rhyme, and imagery Common Core State Standards: RI.1, RI.2, RI.3, RI.10 RL.1, RL.2, RL.4, RL.5, Rl.6, RL.10 W.9, W.10 L.1, L.3, L.4, L.5, L.6 SL.1, SL.6 This resource includes 3 engaging learning activities: Nonfiction Reading: Students will learn about Maya Angelou as they read a nonfiction passage about the writer. The passage is interactive. As students read, they’ll show their understanding of the text by answering questions, making connections, and evaluating the text. Students will showcase their learning through doodles and sketches. This makes the passage extremely engaging and meaningful. In addition, students will create a bookmark with a quote from Angelou. Doodle Notes Response: After students read the passage about Angelou, they’ll complete a doodle notes response page. Students will fill in the doodle page with information from the passage including Angelou’s struggles, triumphs, significant life events, and so on. The visual nature of the doodle notes response makes the poet study super fun. Poetry Analysis Flip Book: Once students have built background about Maya Angelou, they’ll analyze the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me.” Students will participate in repeated readings of the poem to deepen their analysis. The poetry analysis is made hands-on and interactive with a flip book. This Doodle and Do Resource includes: Poet Study and Poetry Analysis – Detailed Resource Overview (for teacher) Flip Book Assembly Directions Detailed Lesson Plans – Reading and Responding to the Doodle Article, Doodle Response, and Poetry Analysis (4 pages) Informational Text about Maya Angelou – Doodle Article (3 pages) Inspirational Quote Bookmark Doodle Notes – response to article Links to download “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” Analysis Flip Book – Overview, Rhyme Scheme, Imagery and Analysis Teacher Keys (poetry analysis) IMPORTANT: The poem, "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is NOT included in this resource. However, there are several links to make accessing the poem super quick and easy. There's even a styled page to print the poem on if you'd like! Art Integration Want to take this unit to the next level? Then, add this large poster of Maya Angelou created by Art with Jenny K to these lessons. Students can work together to make a large poster of Angelou along with the poem they study in the Doodle and Do resource! It would work perfectly as an anticipatory set or culminating activity. Click below to learn more about each Poet and Poem Study: Bundle of 4 Poet and Poem Studies! Maya Angelou Langston Hughes Robert Frost Emily Dickinson Other Doodle and Do Resources… Doodle and Do Reading Skills bundle! - Making Inferences, Finding the Main Idea, Fact & Opinion, Sequencing, and Summarizing 5 Nonfiction Text Structure Mini-Units - Problem/Solution, Compare and Contrast, Descriptive, Chronological Order, and Cause and Effect How to Study for a Test Doodle Notes and 5 Learning Stations Writing Responses with Text-Based Evidence Doodle Notes and 5 Learning Stations You may also like: Poetry Analysis Unit - 5 poems and 20 analysis tasks Poetry Writing Unit - 11-Day Poetry Study and Writing Unit 101 Writing Prompts - Students choose which creative prompt they would like to respond to. Following is Fun! Get the inside scoop on all store discounts, free products, and product launches. Just click the green “Follow Me” star under my store name on this page or click the green “Follow Me” star on my store homepage. Let’s Stay in Touch! 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Read Popol Vuh toDive into the rich mythology and history of the Quiché Maya — a cornerstone of Mesoamerican literature.
Dr Diane explains how the Maya calendar was made, how it works and how to read it. Also you can use the calendar converter to work out a Maya calendar date in our time. KS2 Maya teaching resource.
A long weekend in Campeche is a perfect opportunity to explore this beautiful and historic ocean-side town that is so full of culture and joy
Inside: Nazca Lines craft for kids learning about Peruvian culture and history. It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, 2017! At the end of this post, find our Multicultural Kid Blogs HHM giveaway for some fun prizes. Today I’m sharing an exploratory Nazca lines craft. The project gives hands-on feel for these marvels of Peru, and how they were
WILD FEATHER EDU//WATERCOLOUR LEARNING RESOURCES History Infographics - Pack of 8 Include: Norse (Vikings) Romans Mongol Empire Persian Empire Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Ancient Egyptians Maya Hellenes (Ancient Greeks) One infographic for each topic featuring hand-painted images. ***DIGITAL ONLY*** Please note that you are purchasing digital files only. All files are downloadable via your purchases. No printed copies or frames are included. For help with downloads on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/help/article/3949 ***PERSONAL USE ONLY/CLASSROOM USE*** Commercial use is not allowed Please do not reproduce, share or resell the artwork. Images may not be altered or used in any form. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Enjoy! x DISCLAIMER: Although, the author has made every effort to ensure that the information in this resource was correct at the time of publishing, the author does not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, injury, death, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident or any other cause. The author is providing these resources on an "as is" basis. The author does not represent or warrant that the information accessible via this book is accurate, complete or current.
En esta semana santa vamos a compartir, en tres partes, tres temas relacionados con el retablo de Isenheim, una obra emblemática en su contenido meditativo terapéutico.
These resources to teach kids about the Maya, Inca, and Aztec will help your family and mine learn about ancient civilizations that were here before us.
