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Halloween for ESL Learners
Students learn history of Halloween. They learn traditional activities of Halloween. They share the fun of Halloween through the Internet.
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December
Students create snowflake similes, Kwanzaa plaques, menorah banners, and more for the month of December. In this December activities lesson plan, students also analyze characters in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
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Holidays in Kansas
Students identify holidays celebrated by different cultures in Kansas and create a timeline of when they started to be celebrated. For this Kansas holidays lesson plan, students create a timeline wall in their class for each holiday.
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Family
Students use Microsoft Word to create the family newsletter which can be mailed out with the family Christmas cards.
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Seeing Green Crossword Puzzle
In this seeing green activity learning exercise, students use the 25 clues and word bank to identify the words needed to complete the crossword puzzle.
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Passing Notes
Students demonstrate how to give compliments. In this character education lesson, students are given an envelope with strips of paper to write compliments on. Students are asked to give one compliment to each classmate. The students...
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Toilet Paper Tube Snowman
Students create "toilet paper tube" snowmen using toilet paper rolls, paints, pipecleaners, construtcion paper, wiggly eyes, and markers in this winter-time activity. The lesson is intended for the early elementary classroom.
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Seasons--Autumn (fall)
As part of a discussion of seasonal words, class members identify words relating to autumn and then identify the language used to describe what happens during this time of year.
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United States Holidays and Customs
Students identify and describe the importance of U.S. holidays and social customs. In groups, Students write a detailed description of a U.S. holiday and how it is celebrated. Descriptions are presented to the class. This activity is...
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Adopted Grandparents
Learners participate in an adoptive grandparent program. They visit a nursing home, and participate in various activities throughout the school year that involve writing, crafts, timelines, and music projects.
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When is a Block, not a Block?
Students use a stamped shape image to create a piece of imaginative art. In this stamped art lesson, students use a stamped shape as a starting point to create their own imaginative piece of art that incorporates the stamped shape.
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Probability Cards: How Likely Will This Happen?
In this math worksheet, students investigate the probability of different scenarios. Students read 24 brief situations on the cards and rate them with one of the 24 words such as: no chance, poor chance, likely, certainly, possibly.
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At the North Pole
In this crossword learning exercise about Santa and the North Pole, students read clues across and down and fill in the squares. Students solve 15 clues.
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Thanksgiving Vocabulary
Corn, cornbread, cranberry sauce, family. Introduce learners with autism to 13 vocabulary words associated with Thanksgiving. Each printed word is illustrated and presented against a golden background.
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Thanksgiving Verbs
Bake, cook, eat, serve, travel. Five verbs associated with Thanksgiving are introduced to learners with autism. This is a presentation that features one printed word and an illustration of that word on each slide.
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Clowning Around: Drawing
Kids create a clown out of shapes. They work to show emotions while practicing their drawing skills. Pupils use circles, triangles, squares, oil pastels, and their imagination to draw, color, and decorate a sad or happy clown. Tip: Have...
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Families, holidays, and the United States
In this families, holidays, and the United States worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences about families, holidays, and the United States. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Sunset Silhouettes
Students create "SUNSET SILHOUETTES" using primary colors, black construction paper, and glue in this elementary-level Art instructional activity. The instructional activity extension included with this instructional activity involves...
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Clay Pot Snowmen
Young scholars create "clay pot" snowmen using clay pots, glue, mitten scraps, paints, and markers in this early-elementary Art instructional activity. The instructional activity may take 1-2 days depending on the amount of time it...
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We're On Display
Students create store displays to create an understanding of the importance of marketing in the world of business. The project is intended to be ongoing with the advertising scheme to be changed frequently.
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The Extra Place
Young scholars read and discuss the story of a Peace Corps volunteer's experiences in Poland. They read and write a response to the story, and participate in a class analysis about their own personal decision regarding the story.
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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Made Easy
Middle and high schoolers check their writing for pronoun-antecedent agreement. After identifying the pronouns in their writing, they then complete a table with the pronouns and corresponding antecedents, making revisions as necessary.
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Article Adjectives: A/An
First graders read the nouns and noun phrases. They fill in the space with the article adjective "a" or "an." Everyone complete 10 examples.
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The Extra Place Lesson
Learners explore communication skills. In this Peace Corps lesson, students read "The Extra Place," by Susan Peters and discover Polish cultural traditions. Learners consider how they would respond in a scenario that challenges their...