Sunflowers

Famous Things

Int – Adv
All ages
Grades 7–12

In this lesson, students read about sunflowers, the national flower of Ukraine. This lesson discusses the historic and symbolic significance of the sunflower and reviews adjective order. It also includes a wrap-up video and assessment task as well as a recipe for Ukrainian halva.

This lesson mentions the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It also mentions nuclear weapons.

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Focus

topic-based
academic
4-skills
multiple adjectives
environment
agriculture
Ukraine
interpretive

Vocabulary

resemble
significance
cultivate
pigment
ornamental
thrive
arsenal
absorb
radiation
solidarity
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane