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ESL Quiz #10
Match a set of slang words/phrases to their literal meanings and fill in blanks in sentences to complete.
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What's the Story?
Elvis Presley's music is the hook for this ESL lesson. Learners listen to an Elvis song, discuss the vocabulary words, and answer questions. This is a great way to have your class discuss new vocabulary.
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Reading and Vocabulary - Sale Ads
Intermediate ESL students practice reading sale ads. They will look through a sales catalog or newspaper and highlight words they don't know, work together to determine the definitions, then decide how much they save in given situations.
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Dream Kitchen
Advanced ESL students can engage in this lesson designed to practice compiling lists, adding costs, and describing why they chose a particular item. They will choose items from a magazine that they'd like in their dream kitchen. Next,...
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Vocabulary Development - Word Tiers
This lesson focusing on classifying vocabulary words as concrete, abstract, or content specific could best be used with older high schoolers and adults. A list of words and the classification chart is provided.
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Short
What do "milk," "rich," and "fix" have in common? They all have short "i" sounds, and they're all featured on this matching instructional activity, along with twelve other words and definitions. Students who are struggling with vowel...
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Emotions for ESL Students
You might get emotional during this activity - but don't worry, that's the idea! The class practices analyzing emotions, including their own, their peers' facial expressions, and colors and sounds that remind them of certain emotions....
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Listen a Minute: Exercise
Even if they hate exercise, this lesson could be a great way to practice writing and answering questions for your ELD pupils. First, a tape-script about exercise (which could be read aloud by the teacher) provides them with information...
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Compound Words ESL 1 Beginners
Bring vocabulary to life with this SMARTboard activity! With a list of (linked) compound words, learners combine each part of the word to complete the compound word. They then read a narrative and identify the compound words. The last...
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Folk Tales for ESL Students
Using the folk tale "The Man, The Boy, and The Donkey" (linked in the lesson) and a SMART board, teachers can help pupils access multiple skills. Reading the story allows learners to create a timeline of the sequence of events based on...
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Literary Terms: Allegory
Confused why a book about a third grade class is referring to outer space? The paragraph you're reading might be an allegory. The slide in this PowerPoint gives a detailed definition, as well as an example of an allegory. Tip: Assign...
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Irony
You will want to listen to the famous song, "Ironic," by Alani Morissette, after viewing this short PowerPoint. The three slides in this slideshow include a definition of irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony. Tip: Ask your class to...
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Parts of Speech Review
Assign this PowerPoint to your students, in order to review parts of speech, including: noun, verb, adjective, and adverb. Students must read a definition and choose the matching part of speech.
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Bedroom Redecoration Project
In this bedroom redecoration project, your young mathematicians become interior designers. They plan, draw, and determine finances for the project. They apply their knowledge of working with decimals, geometric shapes, and problem...
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Parallelism
Students use writing to show their understanding of parallel writing structures. In this ESL grammar lesson plan, students view PowerPoints, listen to short lectures and audio presentations. Students categorize phrases, write stories...
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Meeting the Needs of ELL Students in the Literature Classroom
ELL students can benefit when literature teachers use simple techniques to make lessons more accessible.
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Chile's Trapped Miners
Students read an article on trapped miners in Chile. In this social awareness ELL lesson, students read the details about how 33 miners had to be rescued in Chile when they got trapped underground. Activities that reinforce the...
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France's New Medieval Castle Takes Shape
Young scholars explore how a dream to build a medieval castle came to reality. In this lesson, students read an article about a knight's castle that is being built in France, then complete numerous activities such as a quiz, a debate, a...
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Renewable Energy in Connecticut - Softening Our Footprint through Sustainable Energy Use
Learners explore energy conservation. In this environmental lesson plan, students will look at data showing the amounts of energy used, our carbon footprint, and will research a power source. This unit allows for a deeper understanding...
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Disaster Cycles
Students explore what causes natural disasters. For this environmental lesson plan, students will spend four weeks using activities to help in their understanding of the Hydrological Cycle, Hurricanes, Plate Tectonics, and the Recovery...
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Species Diversity in Ecosystems with Different Techniques of Land Management
Students visit numerous places to help in their understanding of Ecology. In this biology lesson plan, students will learn about characteristics and how to identify numerous plants and animals. This lesson allows for many field trip...
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Myths and Legends on Natural Disasters: Making Sense of Our World
Learners explore different natural and manmade disasters through a webquest. In this earth science instructional activity, students explain their causes. They also discuss how disasters affect society.
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Searching for Tomorrow's Energy
Fifth graders investigate energy. In this biology lesson plan, 5th graders will learn about energy, fossil fuels, and renewable and nonrenewable resources. Students will be participating in three lab activities which are described in...