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Christmas Word Puzzle- 4 Letter Words
In this holiday language arts worksheet, students read short clues and fit four letter word answers into the puzzle grids. There will be a secret message revealed on this Christmas theme worksheet.
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Quidditch Wordsearch
In this literacy wordsearch, students find the words that are associated with the acquisition of vocabulary and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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ESL Vegetable Board Game
In these English Language board game worksheets, students complete the board game for the vegetable vocabulary words to help enhance their vocabularies.
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ESL Vocabulary Word Search: Place
In these English Language word search worksheets, students complete six word search puzzles to help them learn to identify and spell the vocabulary words about places.
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ESL Vocabulary Connect the Dots: Place
In these English Language vocabulary worksheets, students use the pictures of the numbers to then identify the place words or ordinal numbers. Students then connect the pictures to their matching place word. Students trace the words and...
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What Do I Need to Bring?
Middle schoolers build their vocabulary skills by answering the question; "What do need to bring?" In this ESL lesson, students create several different graphic organizers to help them categorize vocabulary concepts. Then they read a...
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“Father of the CD” Dies
Students read and discuss an article pertaining to the invention of the CD as a life-changing product. In this ESL lesson, students complete a chart with a partner ranking various tech companies. Students answer true and false...
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Before the Tsunami
Students practice their conversation and writing skills as they strengthen their ability to talk and write about the past. In this ESL lesson, students narrate a series of past events using past simple verb forms. Students then discuss...
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Sarah, John, and Me
For this written English worksheet, English language learners fill in the blanks to complete sentences. This worksheet is designed to be a first written exercise for beginning English language learners.
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Vocabulary, Love/Relationships 1
In this foreign language worksheet, students fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the sentence. The first three of the sentences have hints as to the meaning of the desired answer.
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ESL Vocabulary Trace and Read: Animals
In these English Language vocabulary worksheets, students use the pictures to first trace the animal words, print them on their own, and then identify the words to write them on the blank lines.
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Are Cellphones Killing Honeybees?
Students read an article about how honeybee are sensitive to the electromagnetic fields generated by cellphones. For this ESL lesson, students work as partners to complete a table of information relating to the many bee species in...
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Apple Now World’s Most Valuable Brand
Learners read an article about Apple overtaking Google as the most valuable brand in the world and complete several activities regarding the topic. In this ESL lesson, students explore brand names as they pertain to products people...
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Cause and Effect Matrix
Study cause and effect in both literature and informational text with a lesson designed for several different reading levels. After kids review the concept of cause and effect, they read an article or story and note the causes and...
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The House on Mango Street: Vocabulary Word Squares
Chanclas, muerto, cuando. Spanish words are plentiful in The House on Mango Street and may be unfamiliar to many readers. A vocabulary words squares activity will help kids remember the meaning of these words and add to their...
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Phonemic Awareness
Build your library of strategies and activities for teaching phonemic awareness with the ideas provided in this resource. Described here are five different activities to try out with your class.
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Little Women
The March sisters (Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy) have delighted readers for more 100 years—and they continue gaining young fans every day. An eBook of the classic novel, Little Women, provides a more modern look, but it does so without taking...
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Using Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words to Improve College Level Vocabulary
Grow vocabulary skills with an understanding of affixes and word roots. Included here are a few activities and plenty of materials you can use to support your learners as the focus on building vocabulary.
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ESL Lesson Plans - The Comprehensible Input Strategy
Providing comprehensible input for English Language Learners can be accomplished with the right ESL lessons.
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The Catcher in the Rye: Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy
Group members select a word from The Catcher in the Rye they would like the class to know more about. After identifying the context and determining the meaning of the word from the context, they present the word to the entire class,...
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The Lightning Thief: Vocabulary Strategy
Take an in-depth look into the vocabulary from the novel, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. With a list of words to choose from, scholars discover the definition, origin, stories associated with the...
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My Antonia: Magic Squares (Vocabulary Strategy)
Help your pupils discover the power of context clues by teaching the this vocabulary strategy. Designed to go with words from Willa Cather's My Antonia, this exercise focuses on having individuals use their own words to define new...
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ESL Vocabulary Trace and Read: Places
In these English Language vocabulary worksheets, 3rd graders first trace the number places or original numbers, then write them on their own, and finally use the numbers to recall the correct place vocabulary word to write on the lines.
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Gaining Familiarity With Haitian Creole
Young scholars 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...