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Film Festival: An ESL Lesson Plan to Get Students Talking About Movies Part II
Students discuss movies currently playing in theaters. In this class discussion, students practice their oral dictation, retelling of information and the ability to carry a social conversation. Students also complete a worksheet...
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Say and Spell CVC Words Board Game
ESL students practice saying and spelling consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words. In this spelling lesson, students play a board game that requires them to look at a picture and say then spell the word pictured. The first student to the...
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Say and Spell Long Vowel Bossy E Board Game
Young scholars practice saying and spelling long vowel "bossy E" words. In this spelling instructional activity, students play a board game that requires them to look at a picture, say and spell the word. The first person to the end wins.
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Thirteen Moons Language Lesson
First graders pronounce and define the Thirteen Moon Cycles in Oneida language. In this multicultural literacy and calendar lesson, 1st graders view a video clip in which Oneida elder speakers say the name of each moon and explain its...
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What is your language?
First graders read a book and recognize words from the book and write sentences based on the book about language. In this language lesson plan, 1st graders also say yes and no in another language.
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All Things Chinese-- Building a Classroom Museum
Students explore China. In this introduction to Chinese culture lesson, students bring in items or pictures from home that represent Chinese culture. Students create a "Chinese museum" by putting these labeled items on display, adding...
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Super Seeds Super Grains
Students explore the life cycle of plants. In this agricultural lesson, students discover the two ways that seeds germinate. Students dissect seeds and record data. Resources are provided in French and English.
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Days of the Week Printing Practice: Spanish
In this printing worksheet, learners trace dotted lines to practice writing the days of the week in Spanish. Students then practice printing them on their own.
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Spanish Animal and Sounds
Students memorize the names of farm animals and the sound they make in Spanish. In this Spanish vocabulary lesson, students use total physical response, music and games to learn the names of nine farm animals and the sounds they make in...
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Letters and Photos
Students practice using a new language by reading letters. In this foreign language lesson, students read a fictional letter by a young person from the target language's country. Students read the letters separately, but collaborate in...
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Crossword Review
Students practice using their target language vocabulary by completing a crossword puzzle. In this foreign language lesson, students complete several random tasks based on new vocabulary words in their target language dealing with...
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Jeopardy Game
Students practice discovering a target language by playing a game of Jeopardy. In this foreign language lesson, students utilize their target language vocabulary to answer Jeopardy style questions they prepared the day before. Students...
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Planning a Community Service Project
Students practice using a new language to plan a community event. In this civics lesson, students practice writing a proposal for a community project using their target language. Students brainstorm in small groups what their project...
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Expressions of Frequency
Students practice discussing timely manners in a target language. In this foreign language lesson, students discuss words that represent frequency such as never or often. Students create a timeline illustrating how often they perform...
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Telephone Game
Young scholars practice their listening comprehension by playing the "telephone" game. In this foreign language lesson, students listen to a story read by a teacher in their target language and try to remember the details by writing 5...
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Let's Read the Newspaper
Students investigate the format of a typical newspaper. In this journalism lesson, students read a newspaper from a target language and discover the vocabulary associated with the news. Students work together as a newspaper group each...
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Greetings
Students participate in greeting new people. In this greetings lesson, students greet people after modeling by the teacher. Sample rituals include, "Hello, how are you?; My name is...What is your name?". Students write a paragraph...
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Months of the Year in Spanish
In this months of the year in Spanish vocabulary worksheet, students answer twelve multiple choice questions by selecting the Spanish word for each month of the year.
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"De Colores"
First graders learn color words in Spanish through the use of a song. In this Spanish music lesson, 1st graders sing the song "De Colores" to help them learn their color words in Spanish.
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A Study of Mexico
Students discover the modern civilization and culture of Mexico. In this 2-3 week unit of study on Mexico, students explore the geography of Mexico, its Indian and Spanish heritage, Mexican food and traditions, and receive an...
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Spelling Takes a Hit!
Students actively practice spelling words. In this spelling instructional activity, students use a flyswatter to swat at letters that spell each of their spelling words.
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'P' Is for Poetry
Learners write rhymes for each letter of the alphabet. In this rhyming lesson plan, students come up with various words that could rhyme for each letter. Once they come up with rhymes for each, they publish them in a book along with...
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Let's Learn Sight Words
In this British English worksheet, students look at the picture and say the words umbrella and boots in British English: brolly and wellies. Students then write the British English words by tracing the letters in each.
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Color Word Balloons
In this color word balloons worksheet, students color six hot air balloons the color that is written underneath each balloon. Students utilize the colors of yellow, green, blue, orange, red and violet.