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Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, AND New Year's Day LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, & RESOURCES!
DECEMBER 2019
Celebrate the holiday season and learn how others celebrate with these lessons and resources for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day.

(K-5) (6-8) (9-12)
(CLICK YOUR GRADE ABOVE FOR RESOURCES/Lesson Plans)

Christmas
PBS Kids
(K-5)

Hanukkah
PBS Kids
(K-5)

Kwanzaa
PBS Kids
(K-12)

Bet You Didn't Know: New Year's
History Channel
(K-12)

Origins of Christmas:
History Channel
(6-12)

History of the Holidays: Hanukkah
History Channel
(6-12)

Kwanzaa
PBS Kids
(K-12)

Bet You Didn't Know: New Year's
History Channel
(K-12)

Kids History: The First Thanksgiving
History Channel
(K-5)

History of Thanksgiving History Channel
(6-12)

(K-5) (6-8) (9-12)
(CLICK YOUR GRADE ABOVE FOR RESOURCES/Lesson Plans)

THANKSGIVING LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, & RESOURCES!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia. It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Similarly named festival holidays occur in Germany and Japan.

COLUMBUS DAY!
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2019
Columbus Day is celebrated in the United States, Spain, and many countries in Latin America. Whether Christopher Columbus is thought of positively or negatively depends on point-of-view.

(K-5) (6-8) (9-12)
(CLICK YOUR GRADE ABOVE FOR RESOURCES/Lesson Plans)

Hispanic Heritage month!
Sept.15-Oct.15
(K-5) (6-8) (9-12)
(CLICK YOUR GRADE ABOVE FOR RESOURCES/Lesson Plans)

Hispanic Heritage Month
Nickelodeon
(K-5)

Hispanic Heritage Month
Telemundo
(6-12)

81 Back-to-School Bulletin Board Ideas - We Are Techers

Using DBQ Online
for assessments

DBQ Online Essay
builder instructions

DBQ Online "Times"
February 2019

Submission Instructions
The reporting format this year is NOT through School City. Instead, each site has a Google Spreadsheet assigned to their teachers to submit their scores. To access your school's spreadsheet - you will need to be logged in using your district Google Credentials - these will allow you to access ONLY your site's spreadsheet. On the school specific spreadsheet - here is the reporting process:

Click on the appropriate school at right;
Each H/SS teacher has a separate tab at the bottom of the screen to report their scores:
- (all classes the teacher has should be reported on that one tab)
Columns A-D are required to be filled-in for each student -
- Column A = Student ID
- Column B = Student LAST/FIRST name
- Column C = Grade level of assessment student completed
- Column D = Rubric score according to the Holistic Rubric adopted (May 2018)
Column E is an OPTIONAL COLUMN for Student Period (it may help in organizing your reporting and keep track of which students have completed scores and those that don't)
Column F is an OPTIONAL COLUMN to include any notes you feel are important to share about a student (i.e. - 504/SPED student who use special accommodations completing assessment; new student enroll as the assessment started; etc.)

Please contact your department lead teacher or (reves@psusd.us) if you have any questions or challenges about giving the assessment or reporting the scores. We are here to assist you in this process. Please do not hesitate to reach out.

Report Scores Here
(must be logged in with Google Drive Credentials)

DSMS

JWMS

NCMS

PHMS

RCMS

CCHS

DLA

DHSHS

MSJHS

PSHS

RMHS