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As the International Teacher for Miina Härma Gumnaasium in Tartu, Estonia, I teach classes in English that include children from Estonia, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, and even Pakistan besides Britain and the United States. Lesson Planet helps me find many worksheets and lessons that feature hands-on activities, good graphic organizers, clear, simple language and diagrams, step-by-step math explanations. It is basically very useful for helping a teacher with a largely ESL population. Moreover, I must develop my own teaching materials since I follow the Estonian national curriculum PLUS the national standards of the students, which can be difficult to reconcile together -- never mind, trying to find a textbook that suits (and, I might add, English-language texts are not easily obtainable here).
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- 03-28-12
Lincoln's Birthday Teacher Resources
Find teacher approved Lincoln's Birthday educational resource ideas and activities
Students in and ESL classroom discover and discuss the importance of Abraham Lincoln and why we celebrate his birthday. They study vocabulary associated with Abraham Lincoln.
Students pay tribute to Abraham Lincoln. In this Lincoln celebration lesson plan, students create short films using images and narrate facts found online. Students use a video editing program and publish final products on Lincoln's birthday. Students view films during a red carpet premiere.
An excellent PowerPoint on writing awaits your class. The three main purposes of writing are presented: writing to inform or teach, writing to entertain, and writing to persuade or convince. Each slide presents a short piece of writing, and pupils must decide which purpose the selection fits. Fantastic!
Do your young grammarians need extra practice using capital letters? How about with using apostrophes to show possession? Here's a one-page exercise that does both and could be use in-class or as homework.
Students listen to story read by teacher, recall facts from the story, and discuss Abraham Lincoln and his birthday.
Third graders complete various activities pertaining to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Veteran's Day. They conduct research and complete writing and art activities on the background of each federal holiday.
Students discuss Public Enemy's lyrics and compare and contrast them with songs popular during the Civil Rights Movement. They write their own rap song that expresses feelings of oppression or freedom from oppression.
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read facts about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Presidents Day. Students answer three multiple choice comprehension questions.
Students, after reviewing an extensive vocabulary list of terms, explore all the different religious, political and personal holidays and traditions experienced in the United States. After discussing each one, they fill out a calendar with all the events listed on it by dates.
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a one paragraph text about Presidents Day. Students answer one multiple choice question.