I have taught at both the elementary and high school levels. I also homeschooled my own children for seven years. I have taught high school English and SAT/ACT prep courses. I have also taught English as a Second Language for several years at schools in France, Hungary, and Slovakia.
I have taught at both the elementary and high school levels. I also homeschooled my own children for seven years. I have taught high school English and SAT/ACT prep courses. I have also taught English as a Second Language for several years at schools in France, Hungary, and Slovakia.
This booklet focuses on the country of Ireland. Your students will learn facts about Ireland while practicing their manuscript and cursive handwriting and engaging in fun activities. Your students will begin this booklet by cutting out a passport stamp and pasting it on a passport that you can receive by emailing me.
This booklet is a great resource for fast finishers or a quiet-time project.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
This product is also included in Countries of the World - Bundle. With this bundle you receive a 7% discount. Check out this bundle here.
Thanks for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Total Pages 44
Answer Key N/A
Teaching Duration N/A
Wales This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different country, compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Rhys who lives in Wales.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Wales
2. A 2 page letter from Rhys that describes his life in Wales
3. Facts about Wales and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Create a Welsh Dragon Mask
7. Make a Welsh Sheep
8. Postcard Writing Activity
9. Wales Writing Activity
10. Welsh Phrases
11. Crossword Puzzle about Wales
12. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Belgium This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different country, compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a girl named Jana who lives in Belgium.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Belgium
2. A 2 page letter from Jana that describes her life in Belgium
3. Facts about Belgium and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Create a Belgian windmill
7. Make a Belgian Doll
8. Postcard Writing Activity
9. Belgium Writing Activity
10. Flemish Phrases
11. Crossword Puzzle about Belgium
12. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Ancient Maya, This Kid's Life in History is a booklet that focuses on how a child lived daily life in a different time and country. This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Aapo who lived in Ancient Maya and speaks the Mayan language.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Ancient Maya
2. A 2 page letter from Aapo that describes his life in Ancient Maya
3. Facts about Ancient Maya and discussion questions
4. Ancient Maya Word Search Puzzle
5. Ancient Maya Secret Code Puzzle
6. Make an Ancient Maya Mask
7. Create an Ancient Maya Mobile
8. All about Ancient Maya
9. Postcard Writing Activity
10. Ancient Maya Writing Activity
11. Ancient Mayan Characters
12. Crossword Puzzle about Ancient Maya
13. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
14. Create an Ancient Maya Doll
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
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This booklet focuses on the country of India. Your students will learn facts about India while practicing their manuscript and cursive handwriting and engaging in fun activities. Your students will begin this booklet by cutting out a passport stamp and pasting it on a passport that you can receive by emailing me.
This booklet is a great resource for fast finishers or a quiet-time project.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thanks for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Total Pages 45
Answer Key N/A
Teaching Duration N/A
Around the World Puzzles is an endless packet where you will find three types of puzzles for currently 23 countries. Students can use these puzzles to practice what they've learned in about various countries or use them as a basis for the start of research of other countries. There are crossword puzzles, word search puzzles and secret word puzzles.
Please note these puzzles are included in my Around the World Bundle Endless along with activities, stories, facts and more about each country.
Countries explored include: Italy, France, Mexico, Russia, Ireland, New Zealand, USA, Canada, England, Germany, Norway, Brazil, Japan, China, India, Australia, South Korea, Greece, Spain, Scotland, Israel, Antarctica, and Egypt.
This can be used as a standalone unit on cultures around the world or it can be used to supplement your social studies curriculum.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thanks for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Around the World Bundle, has 5 booklets that focus on how different countries around the world like France, United Kingdom, Mexico and more! There are over 30 countries covered in this packet!
Books included:
Christmas Around the World
Around the World
Around the World 2
Valentine's Day Around the World
Easter Around the World
Each country has a poster, an information and drawing page and a fun craftivity to really bring the country to your classroom.
This can be used as a standalone unit on cultures around the world or it can be used to supplement your social studies curriculum.
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
This booklet focuses on the country of Thailand. Your students will learn facts about Thailand while practicing their manuscript and cursive handwriting and engaging in fun activities. Your students will begin this booklet by cutting out a passport stamp and pasting it on a passport that you can receive by emailing me.
This booklet is a great resource for fast finishers or a quiet-time project.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
This product is also included in Countries of the World - Bundle. With this bundle you receive a 7% discount. Check out this bundle here.
Thanks for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Total Pages 46
Answer Key N/A
Teaching Duration N/A
Egypt This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in Egypt compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Ahmed who lives in present day Egypt.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Egypt
2. A 2 page letter from Ahmed that describes his life in Egypt
3. Facts about Israel and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Make an Egyptian Cobra
7. Create Egyptian Bookmarks
8. Postcard Writing Activity
9. Egypt Writing Activity
10. Arabic Phrases
11. Crossword Puzzle about Egypt
12. Create a Pyramid
13. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Israel This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different country, compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a girl named Sarah who lives in Jerusalem in Israel.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Israel
2. A 2 page letter from Sarah that describes her life in Israel
3. Facts about Israel and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Make a Star of David
7. Create a Fruit Box
8. Postcard Writing Activity
9. Kibbutz Writing Activity
10. Hebrew Phrases
11. Crossword Puzzle about Israel
12. Color an Israeli girl
13. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Texas, This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different state. This particular book tracks the life of a girl named Emily who lives in the state of Texas.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Texas
2. A 2 page letter from Emily that describes his life in Texas
3. Facts about Texas and discussion questions
4. Texas Word Search Puzzle
5. Texas Secret Code Puzzle
6. Make a Texan Horse
7. Design Cowboy Boots
8. Texas Bluebonnet Craft
9. Life on a Ranch Writing Activity
10. Texan Phrases
11. Crossword Puzzle about Texas
12. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Texas Writing Activity
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
New Zealand, This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in New Zealand compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a girl named Charlotte who lives in the country of New Zealand.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about New Zealand
2. A 2 page letter from Charlotte that describes her life in New Zealand
3. Facts about New Zealand and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Make a Kiwi
7. Create a Maori Tattoo Mask
8. Color a New Zealand Girl
9. Postcard Writing Activity
10. New Zealand Life Writing Activity
11. New Zealand Slang Phrases
12. Crossword Puzzle about New Zealand
13. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Argentina, This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in Argentina compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Santiago who lives in the country of Argentina.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Argentina
2. A 2 page letter from Santiago that describes his life in Argentina
3. Facts about Argentina and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Make a La Boca Collage
7. Create an Argentinian Butterfly
8. Create a Flag Activity
9. Postcard Writing Activity
10. Bilingual Life Writing Activity
11. Basic Spanish Phrases
12. Crossword Puzzle about Argentina
13. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Netherlands, This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in Netherlands compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a girl named Lieke who lives in the country of the Netherlands.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about the Netherlands
2. A 2 page letter from Lieke that describes his life in the Netherlands
3. Facts about the Netherlands and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Make a Windmill
7. Create a Tulip Garden
8. Color a Windmill
9. Postcard Writing Activity
10. Tulip Writing Activity
11. Basic Dutch Phrases
12. Crossword Puzzle about the Netherlands
13. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
14. All About the Netherlands
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Around the World Literacy and Craftivity book
Your students will learn about 15 different countries. They will learn about traditions, holidays, customs and language while they take a trip around the world. As they complete each unit, they can track their progress in both the passport and the Around the World booklet found in the back of this packet.
Countries covered:
Mexico
Japan
Brazil
Germary
Australia
India
USA
Norway
South Africa
Thailand
China
France
Russia
England
Canada
Each country has a poster, an information and drawing page and a fun craftivity to really bring the country to your classroom.
This can be used as a standalone unit on cultures around the world or it can be used to supplement your social studies curriculum.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thanks for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Pakistan This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different country, compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Hammad who lives in Pakistan.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Pakistan
2. A 2 page letter from Hammad that describes his life in Pakistan
3. Facts about Pakistan and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Create a Pakistani Portrait
7. Design Pakistani Pottery
8. Postcard Writing Activity
9. Pakistan Writing Activity
10. Urdu Phrases
11. Crossword Puzzle about Pakistan
12. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Ireland, This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in Ireland compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a girl named Sarah who lives in the country of Ireland.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Ireland
2. A 2 page letter from Sarah that describes her life in Ireland
3. Facts about Ireland and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Irish Flag Activity
7. Make a 3D Shamrock Activity
8. Design Your Own Irish Dance Costume
9. Postcard Writing Activity
10. How Can I Help?... Writing Activity
11. Basic Gaelic Phrases
12. Crossword Puzzle about Ireland
13. Shamrock Potato Stamps
14. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
You can also use this packet for St. Patrick's Day!
Check out these other countries from the same series of This Kid's Life:
Bundle of all Countries - includes a big discount!
China
France
Germany
Japan
Mexico
Italy
India
Canada
Norway
Russia
Ireland
Brazil
England
Australia
Saudi Arabia
Spain
South Korea
Thailand
Morocco
New Zealand
Netherlands
Argentina
Peru
Ukraine
Portugal
Finland
Tunisia
Kenya
Puerto Rico
Israel
Greece
Scotland
Chile
Antarctica
Egypt
United States
Switzerland
Hungary
Colombia
Belgium
Wales
Venezuela
Turkey
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Cuba
Sweden
Tanzania
Madagascar
Ethiopia
Poland
Pakistan
Slovakia
Iceland
Austria
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Dominican Republic This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different country, compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a girl named Lola who lives in the Dominican Republic.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about the Dominican Republic
2. A 2 page letter from Lola that describes her life in the Dominican Republic
3. Facts about the Dominican Republic and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Create Dominican Decorative Plate
7. Make a Baseball Pennant
8. Postcard Writing Activity
9. The Dominican Republic Writing Activity
10. Spanish Phrases
11. Crossword Puzzle about the Dominican Republic
12. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Ethiopia This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different country, compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a girl named Beza who lives in Ethiopia.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Ethiopia
2. A 3 page letter from Beza that describes his life in Ethiopia
3. Facts about Ethiopia and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Design Ethiopian Pottery
7. Ethiopian Weaving
8. Postcard Writing Activity
9. Ethiopia Writing Activity
10. Amharic Phrases
11. Crossword Puzzle about Ethiopia
12. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
In this packet you will find reading passages and interactive activities for 30 countries. Students can learn a little bit about each country, then expand upon their learning through discussions and further research. They will learn about the different ways that people live. In the back of the packet there are flag cards and country names that you can use in your interactive notebook or as a game with the class. Also included is a passport so that students can write which countries they have visited as you teach about each country and an Around the World booklet.
Countries explored include: Italy, France, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, New Zealand, USA, Canada, England, Germany, Norway, Brazil, Japan, China, India, South Africa, Australia, Thailand, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Portugal, Turkey, Albania, South Korea, Ukraine, Tunisia, Finland, Morocco, and the Netherlands.
This can be used as a standalone unit on cultures around the world or it can be used to supplement your social studies curriculum.
For the Christmas Around the World Literacy and Craftivities, click here .
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thanks for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford