Before the class makes abstract art, they see contemporary examples and analyze them. They look at art made by abstract artists under the age of 33 then use similar techniques to create an interesting collection of their own. The lesson...

Students work on vocabulary lesson plans.

Learning to support your opinions, debate, build arguments, and effectively respect another's point of view are vital skills. Learners work through a series of topics to practice discussion engagement and verbal communication.

Students engage in a lesson which is a straight forward, teacher centered, grammar lesson focusing on written and oral production of the target structure. After a lecture/demo, students work individually on an exercise imbedded in this...

Students in small groups work on opposites worksheet.

Students engage in a debate about equality between men and women as a way to work on their conversational skills. The format of the debate is imbedded in this plan.

Students define and discuss sales tax, identify items for which they do or do not have to pay sales tax, research information online about sales tax in their state, and complete practice sheet that requires calculating sales tax percent...

Students must decide which laws be followed and how many freedoms be allowed in a new society they create. This lesson works well for students of most levels - except beginners - as the subject brings out many opinions.

Students solidify their knowledge of countable and uncountable nouns and their quantifiers. The instructional activity includes a number of overlooked or idiomatic expressions to help higher level students expand their knowledge.

Students participate in conversation exercises to introduce themselves and to review verb tenses. They interview each other and share conversations.

Students distinguish minor differences between English vowel sounds.

Students gather information on a kelp forest and identify species in that ecosystem.  In this underwater ecosystem lesson students gather data, give an oral presentation and create a poster.

Students create their own vocabulary charts. They divide into groups and view an example of a vocabulary chart imbedded in this plan. Then, they create their own chart which is based on a particular subject area.

Young scholars investigate the plight of undocumented workers. In this social justice lesson plan, students research undocumented workers as well as consumer boycott movements and write about their impressions.

Students practice the practical skill of telephone communication. They perform a series of role plays to give them practical experience in the proper way to speak and respond while on the telephone.

Pupils explain the differences and time relationships between the past simple, present perfect (continuous) and present simple tenses when speaking about the past and present. They use a graphic organizer before speaking.

High schoolers learn the uses of the TI-83 calculator for statistical operations.

Students read short essays on the characteristics of several cities. They discuss these characteristics focusing on the use of the passive and active voice in past tenses.