This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month bellringers resource is the PERFECT AAPI Heritage Month activity to introduce your middle school and high school students to a diverse group of Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals. Each bell ringer is designed to introduce students to an influential individual and contains a text-dependent question for students to answer. Question types include analysis, making connections, making inferences, comparisons, and more.
This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month resource requires NO PREP-just PRINT and let your students do the thinking! You will receive 30 bell ringers in both PRINT and DIGITAL format with a variety of template options. In addition, biographical texts have been provided for each bell ringer. There are also options for teachers to customize this resource to better fit the needs/levels of their students. There are CUSTOMIZABLE pages and slides that allow teachers to CREATE THEIR OWN QUESTIONS for each bell ringer.
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Resource:
✅ Save Your Time and Energy with this NO-PREP Resource
✅ Daily Writing Prompts with Text-Dependent Questions
✅ Covers Multiple ELA Standards and Skills
✅ Encourages Critical Thinking and Student Discussions
✅ Print and Digital Resources
✍ What’s Included:
• 30 Bell Ringers (Print and Digital)
• Bell Ringer PPT
• Google Slides Version of All Materials
✅ The following individuals are included in this print and digital resource:
☞ George Takei
☞ Amy Tan
☞ Phillip Vera Cruz
☞ Patsy Takemoto Mink
☞ Ellison Onizuka
☞ Yuri Kochiyuma
☞ Dwayne Johnson
☞ Anna May Wong
☞ Bruce Lee
☞ Benazir Bhutto
☞ Bruno Mars
☞ Tammy Duckworth
☞ Dalip Singh Saund
☞ Kalpana Chawla
☞ Fred Korematsu
☞ Junko Tabei
☞ Sundar Pichai
☞ Kamala Harris
☞ Daniel Dae Kim
☞ Naomi Osaka
☞ Duke Kahanamoku
☞ Maya Lin
☞ Hiram Fong
☞ Priyanka Chopra
☞ David Chang
☞ Chien-Shiung Wu
☞ Steven Chu
☞ Mindy Kaling
☞ Yo-Yo Ma
☞ Sau Lan Wu
What Other Teachers Are Saying About This Resource:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Teaching Scarlett says, “This was a great activity to use for AAPI Month and it kept the students engaged.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Cara C. says, “An excellent resource for my Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month studies.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Dawn Z. says, “I love these. Students were engaged and learned about so many different Pacific Islander and Asian American people. They liked learning with choice. I loved it so much I can’t wait to get the Hispanic American one for when we arrive back at school. “
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