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Imperative Sentences
In this imperatives worksheet, students recognize imperative sentences. Students look at nine statements and make an imperative sentence for each statement.
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Thanksgiving (ESL)
Students investigate a traditional American Thanksgiving. They recreate the first Thanksgiving in the classroom complete with food and appropriate decorations.
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Looking at Still Life Lesson 2: How Artists Assemble Still Lifes
Students identify and discuss the basic shapes used in artistic still-life compositions.
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Looking at Decorative Arts Lesson 2: "Reading" Objects and Their Owners
Students examine the connection between a person's home and his or her personality. They practice new vocabulary.
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Say and Spell Vowel Digraph Board Game
Students say and spell vowel digraphs by playing a board game. In this vowel digraphs lesson plan, students make a single sound with 2 vowels.
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Getting Dressed For Success
Students in an ESL classroom describe and identify different clothing items. In groups, they compare and contrast the various clothing tradtions found in each home country. They discuss the importance of clothing and how they should...
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Lincoln's Birthday
Pupils in and ESL classroom discover and discuss the importance of Abraham Lincoln and why we celebrate his birthday. They study vocabulary associated with Abraham Lincoln.
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Introduction to the Online Discussion
Students are introduced to the Online Discussion and to help them become familiar with how to read and participate in discussions. They read and discuss two posts about people's first day in the USA. Pupils point out grammar and...
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The Wiggles
In this ESL worksheet, students listen to a short story and then correct the mistakes in 7 related statements. Students also match 6 statements to their characters and fill in 8 missing words in a written version of the story.
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Connecting Ideas Using Coordinating and Subordinating Conjuctions
Students in an adult ESL class practice using conjuctions. They write sentences using different conjuctions and combine sentences choosing the right conjuction. They review the concepts as a whole class.
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What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Condoms During Sex
Students in an ESL classroom share any personal experiences they have had with people infected with the virus. In groups, they identify the advantages and disadvantages of using condoms during intercourse. They present their arguments...
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The Awareness of Stereotyping
Students in ESL classes participate in role-playing activities to develop their awareness of stereotyping and understanding other cultures.
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A Dialogue on HIV/AIDS
Students in an ESL classroom brainstorm what they already know about HIV/AIDS. In groups, they are given slips of paper of a dialogue between two people that is out of order. They put the dialogue into order and answer comprehension...
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Punctuation and Book Titles
Students participate in lessons that focus on reading and writing skills. They work on punctuation in sentences with book titles present and not present. The lesson has a scaffolding section for ESL. This strategy is usually applicable...
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How To Eat Healthy On the Road
For this healthy eating worksheet, students watch a video clip about how to eat healthy on a road trip. Students then match each tip presented in the video to the sentences. This is intended for ESL students but is usable by all.
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Valentine's Day hearts
Students use Valentine's Day to use figurative language in English. This is a great lesson for ESL students (who may not have much experience with this holiday), to engage in social conversation with their peers.
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Describing How Something Works/ Describing a Process
Students browse through and take notes from the "How Stuff Works" website and choose a topic to describe in writing. They draft a summary of the text and present their writing for feedback. They revise their writing based on feedback given.
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Talking In Class
Students in an ESL class practice speaking in front of others. In order to build up confidence for speaking out in class, they practice asking other students in their class simple questions such as What is their favorite hobby? They...
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Student Self-assessment
In this ESL learning exercise, students answer 10 questions about themselves. For example, "Why do you want to learn English?" and "What is your first language?"
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Quiz 6A: Using Let's
Since forming questions can be challenging for both elementary and ESL students, this activity addresses this skill using a basic conversation format. By filling in the 4 sections, learners formulate questions that could be used in every...
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Contractions
In this ESL worksheet, students focus on contractions. Students complete 15 exercises writing the correct English contraction for the two words that are given and then use the interactive key when finished.
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Simple Present or Present Continuous?
Mastering verb tense is an important part of building your learners' reading skills. Young grammarians look over ten sentences and use context clues to decide whether they should use the present or present progressive tense.
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Students as “Grammarians”: Discovering Grammatical Rules Lesson on the Causative “Have”
Groups examine a series of examples, identify the common elements, and work together to discover "the causative" grammar rule represented.
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Secret Code
Students in an ESL classroom work together to gather information about one another. After eating a treat, they receive a secret message that they must solve on their own. They use the alphabet and each other eventually to solve the mystery.