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A Gift for Charlie's Mum-- Ch Words
For this language arts worksheet, students learn about "ch" words by reading a 1 page story and answering 15 questions. This page is from the UK.
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Language of Poetry
Students demonstrate a higher level of thinking in writing a poem that delivers a message of wisdom and is metaphorical in meaning. They study the use of metaphors in poetry as well as the meaning and use of concrete and abstract words...
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Storybooks and Games
Learners explore stories, games and coloring pages on an interactive website. In this pre-reading activity, students have free access to stories, coloring pages and simple games at the Lil' Fingers website.
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Gaining Familiarity With Haitian Creole
High schoolers investigate the concept of Haitian Creole. They first fill out a worksheet asking for prior knowledge. Then students compare and contrast the languages of English, French, and Haitian Creole. They define Creole and discuss...
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Orienteering II
Students name the parts of a compass and comprehend the function of each part. They define paces and tallies and use them in a real world situation. Students are shown the proper use of radio terminology. They use a map and compass to...
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Poetry To My Ears
Students investigate the 50 States Quarters Program. They use the state of Idaho as a basis for creating context for the lesson. The image on the coin becomes the subject. They differentiate between the reverse and obverse side of the...
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Physical Education Pictionary
Learners are introduced to a variety of physical education games and activities. In groups, they participate in the different games identifying the equipment and defining new vocabulary. To end the lesson, they play a game reviewing the...
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ESOL Maintaining Employment
Students discuss the importance of understanding both oral and written instructions. They examine the importance of understanding instructions and how to ask for clarification. They role play different scenarios with vocabulary that...
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Preposition Combinations
In this prepositions combinations worksheet, students discover the rules governing noun, verb, and adjective plus preposition combinations. Students are also given three common types of sentence errors which involve prepositions.
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Dance
Students participate in different types of dances in which they explore time, action and other elements of dancing. They dance with a group or a partner and explore how to work together.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Transportation and Travel
Students practice identifying pictures and words that represent different signs and symbols that deal with different types of transportation/travel (enter, exit, push, pull, men, women, caution, no smoking, no swimming, arrows,...
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A Famous Speech
Students explore the rules of direct/indirect narration. They identify and use proper punctuation marks in a given write-up and change the narration according to the rules.
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Ancient Creature of the Deep
Students compare and contrast the coelacanth, a living fossil, with a moray eel and a bull shark. They complete a Fish Anatomy worksheet while researching the skeleton, body coverings and buoyancy of each fish.
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Security Is...
Students brainstorm examples of how they have heard or seen the word "security" used. Examples might include: security blanket, Social Security, security deposit, or security guards. They create a class list of responses, then create a...
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Mystery at Lake Cachuma
Students review the concept of character and name the traits associated with good character. As a class, they discover a mystery at Lake Cachuma and complete a worksheet. They use the internet to research the history of the Chumash...
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Meeting Another Student
Students engage in a role play where they practice greeting each other, introducing themselves, and asking at least three questions of the other student. The questions should be about the other student's age, family, pets, or favorite...
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Functional Public Sculpture? Let's build a"Reading Wall"!
Students interview a brick sculptor and aid in building a brick wall. They write expository paragraphs explaining the sequential process of building a reading wall. They create reading wall sketch designs. Students carve their names and...
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Lewis and Clark Encounters with Native Americans
Students research what the exchange was between the various Native American groups and Lewis and Clark. They are able to write reflections after truly considering the issue with the help of research.
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Weather Conditions
Students list and name various kinds of weather conditions occurring in their city. Using the newspaper as a resource, students answer questions relating to written weather reports. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.
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The Very Clumsy Click Beetle
Second graders determine what it means to be clumsy before listening to Eric Carle's, The Very Clumsy Click Beetle. They examine the part where the click beetle does flips before drawing three frames that show the beetle flipping. For...
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Using the Internet for Research
Students are guided through a series of strategies to help them practice using the computer and become better Internet users. They follow steps in an exercise to practice search strategies and begin research on a topic for a research paper.
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Pronunciation of Intonation Patterns
Students in ESOL classes practice communication skills using voice intonation patterns. Using various patterns, they practice sentences with rising and falling intonations. With partners, students read passages orally with emphasis...
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Poet for a Day
Fourth graders, while in the computer lab after reading the poem, "H is for Hoosier," create an acrostic poem about Indiana. They list words that are unique of Indiana and choose one of those words to create their acrostic poems to share...
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Science: Vocabulary Memory Game
Fourth graders increase their comprehension of science terms by playing a vocabulary matching game. In small groups, they take turns trying to match vocabulary terms with the correct definitions. Missed words are added to the students'...