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  • Badge: Nowruz - Persian New Year
    Twelve small badges per page that celebrate the ancient Persian New Year, Nowruz. Print your choice from one page illustrated in color or one in black and white.
  • Easy Reading Comprehension: Nowruz - Persian New Year (K-1)
    A very easy reading comprehension text about the ancient Persian New Year event, Nowruz. Three questions are included on the same page as the text.
  • Candy Wrapper: Nowruz - Persian New Year
    A color candy wrapper celebrating the ancient Persian New Year, Nowruz.
  • Poster: Nowruz - Persian New Year
    Two classroom signs or posters acknowledging the ancient Persian new year and equinox event, Nowruz. Choose to print the color or the black and white version.
  • Fiction: Nowruz Surprise (upper elem/middle)
    Hafez and Layla share their favorite parts of Nowruz, the Persian New Year with their new school mates, then receive a nice surprise. A two page text with a set of multiple choice and a set of short response questions, as well as a writing prompt.
  • Color and Read: Nowruz - Persian New Year (primary)
    A short reading comprehension text about the ancient Persian New Year and equinox event, Nowruz. Students may color a decorated egg. Three short response questions with primary handwriting lines follow on a separate page.
  • Craft: Nowruz Invitation & Poster (elem/upper elem/middle)
    Directions to create an invitation or a poster for a Nowruz(Persian New Year)celebration. Students may use information in abcteach reading comprehension or fiction files about Nowruz to choose materials for the project.
  • Comprehension: Nowruz - Persian New Year (elem)
    A nine page study of the ancient Persian New Year, Nowruz, which falls on the Vernal Equinox. A four page description of the history and traditions of the celebration is followed by multiple choice and short answer question sets, as well as a 27 word glossary.
  • Project: The Haft-Seen Table of Nowruz (elem/upper elem)
    The significance of the seven traditional items on a Haft-Seen Table are discussed as well as additional symbolic items sometimes added by families. Students plan the items they would include on their own Half-Seen Table and explain the importance or symbolism of each.
  • Fiction: Nowruz is Our Favorite Holiday (elem)
    Arman describes the things he and his sister like best about the Persian New Year celebrations of Nowruz. Two page text with a set of multiple choice and a set of short response questions.
  • Center Sign: Nowruz - Persian New Year
    Two center signs or posters acknowledging the ancient Persian new year and equinox event, Nowruz. Choose to print the color or the black and white version.
  • Comprehension: Nowruz-Persian New Year (upper elem/middle)
    An eleven page study of the ancient Persian New Year, Nowruz, which falls on the Vernal Equinox. A five page description of the history and traditions of the celebration is followed by multiple choice and short answer question sets, a writing prompt, as well as a 20 word glossary.
  • Project: Create a Nowruz Haft-Seen Table (upper elem/middle)
    Short text describes the traditional items used on the half-seen table during Nowruz. Students are guided in creating their own half-seen table, followed by a writing or presentation assignment.
  • Bookmark: Nowruz - Persian New Year
    Color illustrated bookmark, three per page, celebrating the ancient Persian New Year, Nowruz. Illustrated with flags of some of the many countries where the event is celebrated.