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Using Authentic Texts to Teach Vocabulary
Students read an article identifying any new vocabulary words they are unfamiliar with. Using the text, they discover antonyms, synonyms and word families. They answer comprehension questions and review the vocabulary to end the lesson.
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The Invention of the Printing Press
Students are guided through a series of websites which teach about the history of printing, the invention of the printing press, the trials of Johann Gutenberg, and advancements in printing. This 20 question multiple choice quiz is...
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The Ideal Home
Fifth graders design their ideal home. In this ideal home lesson plan, 5th graders illustrate and describe their ideal home. Students present visuals to their classmates. Lesson is part of a unit.
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Presenting our Newspapers
Students present their group newspapers. In this presenting lesson, students share their newspaper creations with peers and receive feedback. This lesson is part of a unit: "In the News".
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Review of My Community
Students review activities from the "My Home" unit. In this review lesson, students view a PowerPoint about a community then play a game to answer a variety of questions about the community. PowerPoint may be in English or changed...
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Researching and Writing Travel Brochures
Students design a travel brochure. In this travel brochure lesson, students review travel brochures and discuss a travel adventure they would like to go on. Students prepare an outline of their own brochure with itinerary.
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Television and Movies
Fifth graders explore media. In this television and movies lesson, 5th graders compare a variety of types of television shows and movies.
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Day eight: Participating in a community service project
Students participate in a community service project. In this ELL activity, students complete a project while the teacher takes photos. The students use these photos in a bulletin board.
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Applying listening techniques though media presentation
Twelfth graders practice speaking Spanish. In this Spanish language lesson plan, 12th graders listen to a song sung in Spanish, then correctly identify key components of its grammar and language. This lesson plan includes a teacher self...
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Veterans Day Remembered
Sixth graders gather information about Veterans and create a PowerPoint. In this Veterans remembered lesson, 6th graders interview a veteran and research on the computer to create a five slide PowerPoint.
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Passives Xmas traditions bluff
Students build a vocabulary of words about Christmas traditions. In this Christmas traditions holiday lesson, students work in teams to change vocabulary sentences from true sentences to false sentences. The opposing team must find the...
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Modal Verbs Exercise 7
In this English grammar worksheet, 4th graders master the use of modal verbs. Students complete 20 fill in the blank questions and self check answers using the interactive...
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Studying English Abroad
Students explore what it might be like to study English in another country. In this ESL lesson, students complete several activities that represent what it might be like to experience learning the English language in another country,...
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Read Martin's Big Words
Students read Martin's Big Words. In this social studies instructional activity, students read and discuss the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Expressing a Condition with "If"
Before presenting the material to your classes, review different constructions of the conditional tense. This teacher's guide provides several examples and role-play opportunities with your class. Dialogue to build familiarity with the...
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Complete the Expression
For this ESL idioms worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures and read the first few words of common expressions or idioms. Students complete each expression by writing it on the line.
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Verbs
For this ESL verbs worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that depict people in action. Students match these pictures to the verbs that describe them.
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Research Listed Websites for Support for Writing a Summary
Summary writing is tough for native English speakers, let alone English language learners! In this plan, high school English learners examine how to annotate online articles and write a one-page summary. They can post this summary on...
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Time Signifiers - Past or Present Perfect?
Students refine their usage of past simple or present perfect. After a lecture/demo, students work in pairs and utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to help them gain practice with time signifiers.
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Capital Letters
In this capitalization interactive workhsheet, students read seven sentences and select the proper capitalization for each sentence.
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Pronouns
In this pronouns worksheet, student take 3 tests where they click on the pronouns in each sentence. Students do this for 3 sentences.
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Expressing Cause and Effect: Discovering Effective Sentence Patterns
In this cause and effect practice activity, students collaborate as they complete 6 exercises that require them examine sentence patterns.
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Using Modal Verbs to Problem Solve - Discussing a Difficult Situation
Young scholars focus on the use of modal verbs of probability and advice in the past tense while discussing and solving a difficult problem.
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ESOL: Obtaining Employment
Learners study how to present a positive image and conduct job interviews. They simulate job interviews in pairs and complete an activity sheet. They practice body language and other behaviors to communicate how to ask and answer...