ESL Lesson Plans

In this lesson learners complete a hero webquest in order to further advance their understanding of English as a second language. In this webquest lesson, learners search a website for information about a hero and complete the questions as an assessment.

In this lesson learners research and report on aspects of kites including: history, types, building and flying kites. They use Inspiration Software as a graphic organizer. They use gathered research to complete informational booklets.

My curriculum unit also intends to give American students a present-day sense of what it is like to be an immigrant and/or refugee. The second purpose of this unit is to provide lessons about Muslim immigrants and refugees who make the United States their new home. Students study the immigration of the early 1900s and other historical periods.

Students use images to create a timeline of Deborah Sampson's life. In this Revolutionary War lesson, students read the book The Secret Soldier by Ann McGovern. They create a time line showing Sampson's life from 1760 - 1830 which includes her time fighting in the war disguised as a man.

In this lesson students debate the pros and cons of bilingualism in the United States and in the classroom. In this lesson students investigate how language reflects and influences culture, and focus on how to make language acquisition easier for students.

This lesson has 7th graders research the past and present policies in the United States regarding immigration. As a class, they read "Immigration Timeline" to examine the various groups who came to America for a better life. To end the lesson, they participate in a debate over the issue of bilingual education and whether it should be allowed in schools.

In this curriculum unit, I want to discuss the importance of the Harry Potter books and movies with students. I want to solicit their opinions about why the Potter books and movies are so popular. How and why did this happen so quickly? I want to compare and contrast the Harry Potter book series with similar books and movies.

This lesson has learners observe that a substance can exist both as a liquid (cream) and as a solid (butter). They make predictions, observations, and offer explanations about how cream (liquid) changes to butter (solid). This lesson has learners describe how cream (liquid) changes to butter (solid).

Learners explore active reading strategies. In this primary guided reading lesson, learners make personal connections to characters having a bad day as a prior knowledge activation discussion. Learners read Gettin' Through Thursday, then share ideas and answer questions about the book. Learners identify and read compound words, and have the opportunity to write stories using similar themes to those found in the text.

Students explore state names and abbreviations. Students participate in internet activities such as a matching game and flashcards to examine the states and their two letter codes.