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"Ivan the Fool" Lesson 1

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars in an ESL class read "Ivan the Fool", a folktale from Russia. In groups, they work with their partner to read the material and discuss what they have read. They write down any vocabulary they are unfamiliar with and...
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Cirque Ignites 'Spark'

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students respond to a news article on creativity. In this reading strategy lesson, students use the SQ3R approach to evaluate what they have read. The news article is about Cirque de Soleil and creativity in everyday life.
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Gateway

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students practice listening to math problems in a foreign language.  In this number sentence lesson, students listen to the teacher ask them a question in a foreign language that has some type of number combination for an answer....
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Times of Day

For Teachers 1st - 11th
Students practice telling time using a foreign language.  In this time telling lesson, students listen to a teacher tell them the time in their target language as they translate it while writing.  Students utilize their new time telling...
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My Friends: Day One: Likes and Dislikes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students who are learning English as a second language examine likes and dislikes. In this likes and dislikes lesson plan, students examine the words that tell the things that a famous person might like or dislike. They work in groups to...
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Unit 2: My Friends and I Day Three: Comparing Our Preferences

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students compare and contrast their characteristics. In this comparison lesson plan, ESL students compare and contrast personal characteristics while working in pairs. They use a Venn diagram and write in short phrases while making the...
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You're Special

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students utilize a new language to tell someone they care for them. In this complimenting lesson, students practice saying nice things to friends and strangers in their target language. Students react to the lesson afterwards and...
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Unit 10: Going Shopping Day 1: Buying School Supplies

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students, who are second language learners, develop a story about shopping. For this language development lesson, students brainstorm in their native language about the items they purchase at the beginning of the school year. They work...
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An Imaginary Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use their imaginations to write about an imaginary trip. In this creative writing lesson, students write about an imaginary trip. Students brainstorm writing ideas as a class and use past tense words in their writing....
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Unit 13: Fashion Show - Day Four: Gallery Walk

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students practice the vocabulary associated with clothing that is worn to special events. In this clothing vocabulary lesson, students, who are ESL learners, practice using works that describe clothing items that are worn for a concert,...
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Geography and Climate

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate geographical locations and their own personal experiences with the environment.  In this environmental identification lesson plan, students participate in a match game using certain environmental and geographical...
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Are We Ecology-Friendly?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore ecology. For this ecology lesson, students read scenarios, discuss them in groups and decide if they are eco-friendly or not. Students discuss the differences in eco-friendly practices fifty years ago and now. Students...
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Maps

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate three types of maps. In this history lesson, students idenitfy different maps and explore how they relate to the area, while keeping climate and topography in mind. They discuss maps used to navigate land. air and sea.
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Celebrate Sunflowers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students skip count with sunflower seeds. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students discuss the history of sunflowers. Students count by 1's, 2's, and 10's with bags full of sunflower seeds.
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Kandinsky Color Studies

For Teachers K - 8th
Students study the artist Wassily Kandinsky as well as his art and and music. In this art appreciation lesson, students view a variety of Kandinsky's work and circular color studies. Students relate the use of color to emotion and listen...
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Information at a Glance - Using Tables in Mathematics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars create table to display GED Testing data located in paragraph provided by teacher, use information in table to create appropriate graph, and determine percentage difference between passing scores and failing scores.
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Human Conditioned Responses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils listen as the teacher demonstrate how easily and quickly a person can be conditioned to respond to external stimuli. Students are encouraged to look at numerous ways in which conditioned behavior affects their day to day activities.
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Triple Meter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students chant "Mabel, Mabel, Set the Table" in beats grouped in 4's using a percussive pattern. They repeat using 3's. Students sing a song in 4's and in 3's. they move to recorded music to practice threes. Students create Orff...
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George Gershwin

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the life and accomplishments of George Gershwin. They listen to Latin rhythms and practice the rhythmic parts. Students identify Latin instruments George Gershwin added to the orchestra. After practice, they perform a...
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National First Ladies' Library

Stories from the Thousand and One Nights

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students hold a Thousand and One Nights storytelling festival with each one memorizing a story to relate to classmates. While examining provided resource links, they select and practice a story they would like to retell. As a dress...
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Political Legends and Map Symbols

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify the legend and map symbols. For this map skills lesson, students use a world map to find various locations using a map key.
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Homonyms - Quiz 2

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this homonyms worksheet, pupils read the sentences and select the correct spelling of the homonyms to complete the online quiz. Students complete 20 sentences.
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Greetings

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students participate in greeting new people. In this greetings activity, 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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Day Two: Greeting and dialogues

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners practice greetings and dialogues in English. For this ELL lesson, students watch a silent video with people greeting one another and make predictions about what they are saying. They write dialogues and share them with a neighbor. 

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