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Better Vocabulary Through Derivatives

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners create a word tree poster that illustrates the way a root word can serve as the basis for many related terms. Although designed for a Latin language class, the concepts here could be used with any class study of Latin or Greek...
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Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 16

For Students 3rd - 8th
These words are very confusing for non-native English speakers because they sound very similar, but they have different meanings. Quiz your English language learners on their knowledge of various homophones with this 20-question quiz. 
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Time Words/Tenses Review

For Students 4th - 6th
For homework, give your class this review sheet. This practice opportunity contains 42 sentences, and your learner must edit the sentences by correcting their mistakes. Most of the mistakes are directly related to verb tense. Great...
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My Daily Routine

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Foreign language learners work in pairs to translate the daily routine of celebrities or everyday people, presented in daily planner format, into English. They then illustrate and record their own daily routines in storyboard (film...
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All About Me

For Students 3rd - 5th
First, have each English language learner fill out the 15 sentence frames. Then, pair up your learners and have each share their completed sentences. There's a place for the listening partner to record his or her partner's sentences....
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Describer-Drawer Game

For Teachers 4th - 12th
What's life with out a little fun and games now and then? This game helps kids practice many different skill sets. Child one takes a card then attempts to dictate how to draw the object to child two. Child two draws an object based on...
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Adjective Word Order

For Students 4th - 5th
Wait, how do you order adjectives in a sentence? Whether you're an English language learner or a native speaker, adjective order is confusing for everyone. After teaching your learners the basics (and possibly providing them with a chart...
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Chapter 5: Time Adverbs

For Students 4th - 6th
Adverbs are among the more complex words in the English language. First, study the time adverb pattern in sentence one. Then, have writers make their own sentences following the adverb pattern detailed in the first sentence. They create...
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Discussion Starter: Leisure Activities

For Students 4th - 5th
Get small groups of English language learners talking with this short activity. Attached is a worksheet that encourages learners to talk about leisure activities that they do, that they'd like to try, and that they would never try....
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Verb Review: Present/Past

For Students 3rd - 5th
The conversational style of the sentences (Some exercises are actual dialogues, which could make good oral language practice.) in this practice sheet makes it perfect for ELD class or native speakers. The five exercises here encompass...
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Time Capsule: Oral Presentation

For Teachers 1st - 12th
A great way to gain proficiency when learning a new language is to prepare an oral presentation.  In this foreign language lesson, pairs collaborate to develop a Time Capsule which they present to their class using their target...
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Proverbs

For Students 4th - 8th
Introduce your English language learners to some of our common proverbs with this online activity. There are 10 proverbs listed here, and the user much match the beginning of each proverb given to its correct ending. There are only two...
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Wish + Simple Past

For Students 3rd - 5th
Everyone loves taking a trip to the computer lab! Bring your English language learners to this online resource to have them work with wish and the past simple tense. They read a few example sentences before jumping in! The first activity...
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Narrative Writing

For Teachers 4th - 7th
A comprehensive presentation on narrative writing, this should be shown to a class before the writing process begins. There are not activities listed, so pupils can take notes on the elements of narrative writing and figurative language....
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Beginning Sentence Completion 9

For Students 3rd - 4th
English language learners choose the correct multiple choice option to complete 12 sentences. There is no common theme here, so this might function best as a time-filler. 
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Poetry in Motion

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students choose a poetry theme. They write a poem, illustrate it with digital images and record it using a digital video camera.
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Fear Factor Fun

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students develop "Fear Factor" stunts using descriptive language. In this writing lesson, students watch clips from the show "Fear Factor" and develop their own stunts. Students write and explain the stunts in vivid language.
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Vocabulary Worksheet #1 & #2

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
These two worksheets cover several grammatical topics. Pupils work on words with multiple meanings, Greek and Latin word parts, word connotations, academic language, and more. The result is seven quick exercises that could be used...
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The Treaty Trail: Examining an Artist's Perspective

For Teachers K - 5th
Elementary school leanrners examine artwork from the time period of the United States and Native American treaties. They discuss the causes and effects of the treaties being signed. They also examine how cultural perspective influences art.
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Calligraphy, Handwriting And The Alphabet

For Teachers K - 8th
Students produce calligraphy projects using writing skills and unique tools in this six-day Art activity. Emphasis is placed upon the work of Portland, Oregon calligraphy artist Inga Dubay and her experiences with "Italic" writing...
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Kamishibai Stories

For Teachers K - 8th
Students explore kamishibai stories, Japanese stories told through illustrated picture cards, and become familiar with their form. Afterward, they develop their own illustrated kamishibai story. Students discuss the process of drawing,...
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Quiz 6A: Verb Practice

For Students 3rd - 5th
Here is a worksheet that provides practice using English verb forms like the simple present, simple past, and present progressive. Learners fill in the blanks in 10 sentences using the given verb correctly based on context. I'd go over...
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Build Complex Sentences

For Students 2nd - 5th
Learners practice building complex sentences in this sentence combining-like exercise. Two simple sentences are given; your writers must make one reasonable complex sentence out of each pair using the conjunction provided. Ten examples...
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Native American Clay Pots

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore world culture by conducting an art project in class. In this Native American culture lesson, students identify the types of materials American Indians utilized in their artistic endeavors, specifically clay. Students...

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