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Kitchen Vocabulary Words
Working in groups of four, class members sort cards, labeled with kitchen equipment vocabulary words, into groups based on function, i.e., mixing tools, measurement tools, serving tools, baking pans, stove top pans, or preparation tools....
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Scientists Create Energy-Making Artificial Leaf (29th March, 2011)
Young scholars read an article about alternative energy and complete the associated worksheets. In this ESL/ELL alternative energy lesson, students read or listen an article about research at MIT in which scientists designed a...
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Science Experiments with Eggs
ESL students experiment with eggs to learn the science concepts and science process language.
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Science Experiment With Eggs
Students participate in four scientific experiments with eggs. They discuss egg vocabulary, and examine the eggs' attributes through the experiments. They focus on making educated guesses.
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Animals and Humans
Students identify the functions of various body parts. They participate in the "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" song, draw a picture of themselves and other mammals, and create a traced outline of their body that they add features to....
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Forests, Deserts, & Grasslands
Third graders complete activities to become familiar with the content and vocabulary related to biomes and ecosystems in order to mainstream into the classroom.
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Using Rhythm Instruments to Tell a Story
After watching a video of Peter and the Wolf, and identifying the instruments used to represent each character, class members use rhythm instruments to represent the actions in the song, "What Would I do."
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Guided Reading: Cold and Hot
Explore the text, Cold and Hot, with comprehension strategies for young readers. First, give them a purpose for reading: find out what the boy wore outside in the snow! Then have them use one-to-one matching and picture clues to...
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Caps for Sale/Color Words
Students read the book "Caps for Sale." Students model reading a sentence and using one color cap and the color word (written in its color). They match the color word (written in its color) to the correct color hat.
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The Gift of Community
Students explore the diversity offered in communities. In this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students read The Gift and then interview people within their school community regarding the gifts they receive in their community.
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Big Snowball Fight
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Big Snowball Fight. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have discussions,...
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Injustice on Our Plates: Immigrant Women
Students investigate the plight of undocumented workers. For this social justice lesson, students research undocumented workers as well as consumer boycott movements and write about their impressions.
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Meat Pies: Teacher's Guide
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Amelia's Road. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have discussions, and more.
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Batter Up
Learners explore personal achievement by reading a children's book. In this story analysis lesson, students read the book Batter Up, by Sue Muller Hacking and discuss the main character in the story and the actions that she takes to meet...
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Guided Reading Lesson: Here Comes the Bus
Young scholars discover basic concepts of print. In this early literacy activity, students discover basic high frequency words. Young scholars make predictions as they read. Cross-curricular activities provided.
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Guided Reading: Jump Rope
Students blend phonemes to decode words. In this guided reading lesson, students evaluate different comprehension strategies to aid reading. Students make predictions based on picture clues and use patterned sentences to facilitate...
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Everything Esl: Science Experiments With Eggs
Find lesson plans for four different experiments to introduce the Scientific Method to ESL students. Find out the benefits of using science experiments in the ESL classes.
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Everything Esl: Signs of Spring
This site has a high-level thinking activity for your ESL students. Use a Venn Diagram to compare Spring and Winter. It features downloads and resources.
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Everything Esl: Find the Frog
"Find the Frog" is an ESL cooperative learning lesson in which students will learn about frogs, camouflage, and spatial relationships. TESOL standards are included. It features downloads and resources.
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Everything Esl: Forest, Deserts and Grasslands
Biomes and Ecosystems unit will increase the interest of the ELL students. Lessons are based on the TESOL, ESL standards.
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Everything Esl: Growing Flowers
A lesson for young ELL learners on how to grow flowers. Teachers will meet the ESL TESOL standards. Lots of resources included in this activity.
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Everything Esl: Categorizing & Classifying Animals
Teach your students about categorizing and classifying with this high thinking level unit. It features many downloads and resources. It also provides bulletin board ideas.
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Everything Esl: Categorizing & Classifying Animals
Teach your students about categorizing and classifying with this high thinking level unit. It features many downloads and resources. It also provides bulletin board ideas.
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Everything Esl: Soaring High With Kites
Dynamic unit on kites which can be used to teach about weather, wind, flight, and inventions. Teach students about the importance of kites in many cultures and the significance of kites as a scientific discovery.