Juneteenth LINKtivity® | Digital Activity for Kids, Worksheet, Lesson Plan
Get ready to learn about and celebrate Juneteenth with your students! This simple, NO-PREP digital activity is perfect for engaging your third, fourth, or fifth grade students! Discover our Juneteenth LINKtivity, an engaging digital activity for upper elementary students! Explore the meaning of the holiday, the role of Abraham Lincoln, the history of the holiday from 1863 to present, traditions and celebrations over the years, and more!
Get ready to learn about and celebrate Juneteenth with your students! This simple, NO-PREP digital activity is perfect for engaging your third, fourth, or fifth grade students! Discover our Juneteenth LINKtivity, an engaging digital activity for upper elementary students! Explore the meaning of the holiday, the role of Abraham Lincoln, the history of the holiday from 1863 to present, traditions and celebrations over the years, and more!
Get ready to learn about and celebrate Juneteenth with your students! This simple, NO-PREP digital activity is perfect for engaging your third, fourth, or fifth grade students! Discover our Juneteenth LINKtivity, an engaging digital activity for upper elementary students! Explore the meaning of the holiday, the role of Abraham Lincoln, the history of the holiday from 1863 to present, traditions and celebrations over the years, and more!
Get ready to learn about and celebrate Juneteenth with your students! This simple, NO-PREP digital activity is perfect for engaging your third, fourth, or fifth grade students!
Discover our Juneteenth LINKtivity, an engaging digital activity for upper elementary students! Explore the meaning of the holiday, the role of Abraham Lincoln, the history of the holiday from 1863 to present, traditions and celebrations over the years, and more!
Tired of depending on uninspiring and outdated textbooks and worksheets to teach your upper elementary students? I get it. I’ve been there. However, let's be honest—planning captivating and interactive lessons requires hours of effort, not to mention the energy drain! You deserve to feel like the exceptional teacher you already are without sacrificing your nights and weekends!
INTRODUCING: LINKtivities - your solution to easy engagement and learning that feels more like exploring! Through LINKtivities, students are put in the driver’s seat. They learn at their own pace as they click their way through a kid-friendly digital learning guide showcasing images, videos, kid-friendly websites, and digital interactive features - a multimedia EDU-venture!
Our Juneteenth digital LINKtivity® is designed with diverse learners in mind, featuring user-friendly navigation and audio support that reads text to students, making it perfect for struggling readers and English language learners. Get ready for a fun and interactive learning experience!
CONCEPTS COVERED:
What is Juneteenth? Students learn about the significance of the holiday and are provided with historical context from which the holiday came to be. Students will be introduced to important vocabulary and concepts such as Union, Confederacy, Civil War, and Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln & The Emancipation Proclamation: Students will be given important information about Lincoln and the impact that the Emancipation Proclamation had as a significant step towards abolition of slavery in the United States.
History of the Juneteenth: Students will explore an interactive timeline showcasing significant milestones throughout history beginning with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 through 2021 when Juneteenth was declared a federal holiday
Juneteenth Fast Facts: Students will learn some interesting details about Juneteenth include facts about early celebrations of the holiday, the creation of the Juneteenth flag, and more!
Traditions & Celebrations: Students explore how people around the country celebrate Juneteenth with their communities.
HOW TO USE THIS LINKtivity:
LINKtivities work great in a variety of settings! Teachers loving using them for:
WHOLE CLASS: Explore the Olympics together as your navigate through the LINKtivity together!
INDIVIDUAL EXPLORATION: Let students loose on their own to discover the amazing facts about Juneteenth. The LINKtivity is kid-friendly, simple to navigate, and offers audio support so all students to work confidently on their own!
SMALL GROUPS OR CENTERS: Have students work in pairs, or groups of 3-5 students, exploring the historical significance of Juneteenth!
SUB-PLANS: Feeling sick? Need a personal day? Attending a conference? Let LINKtivities seamlessly take your place! Just pre-assign a LINKtivity® inside your learning platform or create a QR code for easy access and let LINKtivities take it from there!
AT-HOME PRACTICE: It's easy to provide students with the link for a LINKtivity® to access at home - perfect for keeping students engaged over the weekend or even during school breaks.
FAST-FINISHER ACTIVITIES: When students complete work early and need something to do, These bite-sized LINKtivities save the day! Have a few LINKtivities in your back pocket and pull them out whenever students need to fill some extra time with a meaningful activity!
INDOOR RECESS: Don’t let a rainy day ruin all the fun! These fun LINKtivities are perfect for students to explore during indoor recess - no background knowledge required! It’s learning that feels more like playing!
MORNING WORK: This LINKtivity is the perfect, no-prep activity for your students' morning/bell work.
While using the LINKtivity®, students will complete a recording sheet (printable or digital) to highlight the information that they learned in the LINKtivity®.
To view the LINKtivity®, you will only need access to the internet (no fancy software or programs needed!)
The LINKtivity® can be used as a whole class by projecting the digital guide on a SMARTBoard or white board, in small groups gathered around a single device or even as individuals by using personal tablets, iPads, chrome books...etc.
HERE'S WHAT IS INCLUDED:
A user-friendly teacher guide with all links and downloads accessible directly from the guide + step-by-step lesson plan to introduce the Summer Olympics
Graphic Organizer: Olympics Athletes Can-Have-Are
An easy-to-use LINKtivity® Interactive Learning Guide (accessible in any internet browser)
A student flipbook - (printable & digital versions available!) to authentically showcase learning
An answer key
A kid-friendly rubric for student guidance and easy assessment
WHAT OTHER TEACHERS ARE SAYING:
LINKtivities are a unique 21st century learning tool that will engage your learners and leave them wanting more! But, you don’t have to take my word for it! Here’s what other teachers are saying about LINKtivities:
Erin C. says...
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I cannot say enough great things about this product. My kids loved it! They learned so much and were very engaged!
TEACH in the HEART of the PEACH says...
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was one of my favorite purchases last school year! It allowed my students an opportunity to work on independence, especially my struggling readers. This resource kept my students engaged the entire time!
Charlene M. says...
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best purchase I made this year! It was so engaging with the readings, videos, and fun facts. It even read aloud the passages for my DL and ELL students! Worth every penny.
THERE’S A WHOLE LOT MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM!
Did you know that for about the same price as a single LINKtivity, you can get access to our ENTIRE library of LINKtivities in an all-inclusive subscription option?
INTRODUCING: LINKtivity Learning – your all-access pass to endless engagement. Inside the LINKtivity Learning subscription library, you’ll have instant access to each and every LINKtivity we create PLUS immediate access to all future LINKtivites. We add new LINKtivities each month and our members get them ALL!
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