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Valentine’s Day Unit: Writing & Literacy Center Activities

For Teachers K
Students participate in Valentine's Day writing and literacy center activities. In this writing and literacy lesson, students develop Valentine's Day journals using recycled cards and small blank sheets of paper. They write sentences...
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The Roots of Medical English

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students determine the origin of everyday words. In this language and literacy lesson plan, the teacher identifies words that students use that have roots in another language, then students work in pairs to determine the original...
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ESL Conversation: Advice Mingle Activity

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL advice mingle activity learning exercise, students move around the classroom asking their classmates for advice on problems they may have. They may also use the 20 problems listed on the learning exercise.
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Individuality vs. Conformity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Have your middle schoolers participate in numerous activities designed to spark their awareness of literature. They express ideas and concerns clearly and respectfully in conversations and group discussions. Next, they view a music...
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: "Chalk Talk Strategy”

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Hold a silent discussion about concepts related to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. After reading chapter seven, learners participate in a whole-class written discussion based on guiding questions written on the board by the teacher. 
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The World of Amelia Bedelia

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Get ready to laugh with your class by reading the book Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School. After they read the book and do activities comparing their first day of school with Amelia' they will then have conversations around the story....
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Writing About Literary Text: Pygmalion and Galatea

For Students 6th Standards
Is it crazy to fall in love with your own work, or is that the purest love of all? Compare two renditions of the classic Greek myth Pygmalion and Galatea with a literary analysis exercise. After students compare the similarities and...
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"Because I could not stop for Death" -- Visualizing Meaning and Tone

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Emily Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for Death" provides high schoolers with an opportunity to practice their critical thinking skills. They examine the images, diction, rhythm, and rhyme scheme the poet uses and consider how...
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Edible Schoolyard

Pan de los Muertos

For Teachers 6th Standards
Accompany instruction and the celebration of El Dia de los Muertos with a loaf of Pan de los Muertos. Here, scholars measure ingredients precisely to create tasty bread, write a remembrance for someone who has...
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Word Choice in Writing

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover word choices to use when writing a conversation. They explore synonyms for "said." Students examine a thesaurus. They create a writing piece using the writing process. Students edit and revise their work.
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Heart to Heart

For Teachers 5th
Candy conversation hearts make writing a sweet pastime. Fifth graders write narratives demonstrating a complete thought and correct punctuation. The trick here is that they must use the words on five candy conversation hearts as part of...
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Clues to a Character through Text

For Teachers K - 5th
Readers will read a text and fill out a character map based on the characters in that text. They will explore different qualities of each character for their map. this can be modified to support younger learners. They will learn about...
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Naughty Wildebeests

For Students 3rd - 5th
Listen in on a conversation between a bunch of wildebeests. Using the word bank (located at the bottom of the page), elementary schoolers select the appropriate word to complete each sentence. Note: There's a clue on the bottom right...
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Communication Series

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners practice conversing with people. In this communication series lesson, students discuss different conversation openers. They explain how nonverbal clues are important in continuing a conversation.
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Breaking News English: English Schools

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English Schools instructional activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion...
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Introducing...Me

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice rephrasing techniques to ask and answer questions in order to maintain conversational exchanges. Students create scripts about themselves to use as conversation starters. This lesson is intended for students acquiring...
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That Makes Me Angry

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this conversational English worksheet, students read a sample conversation regarding emotions. Students write 5 sentences that incorporate the emotions listed in the suggestion box.
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Its Not My Fault

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this conversation worksheet, students predict a teacher's response to 9 student scenarios. Students write each response in the space provided next to each number.
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Greetings, How's it Going?

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this conversational greetings worksheet, students verbally greet classmates and then practice 8 of the conversation topics listed.
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Worksheet: Azar: Basic English Grammar

For Students 4th - 7th
For this ELL, grammar worksheet, students work with a partner where they use past tense verbs to fill in missing parts of a conversation between two people.
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A Unique Circus: Vocabulary Skills

For Students 5th - 10th
For this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 fill in the blank questions regarding circus-related terms. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Read4Health

Piggybook: A Read4Health Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
"You are pigs." With those three simple words, the lives of the Piggott family were changed forever. Read aloud the children's story Piggybook by Anthony Browne and teach your class the importance of personal responsibility,...
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Communication Studies

For Students 9th - 12th
A degree in communications incorporates disciplines such as business, law, and media as well. A writing handout offers prospective communications majors information about what kind of assignments to expect in a typical course....
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Converting Energy to Motion

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Combine science and reading skills with a reading comprehension exercise. Kids read four paragraphs about energy conversion and answer some reading comprehension questions about the information they have read.

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