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Alphabet Line-up (Elementary, Language)

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars put the letters of the alphabet in the correct order. They practice working as a team.
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Narrating in Simple Past with Video

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners practice in constructing simple past tense forms and checking for subject verb agreement.
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Who am I? - Target Language

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, using present tense, ask simple questions in the target language. They answer verbally simple question in the target language using the present tense.
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Reaching English Language Learners Through Cooperative Learning

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Learners in ESL, ELL take part in small groups according to their language proficiency skills and to determine how to problem solve with a language barrier.
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Writing Letters

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars see the difference between business letters and other letters that could be received in the mail, such as bills, invitations, and letters from friends or relatives. They practice writing letters as well as sending them.
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COLORS

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice the vocabulary for the basic colors in English, recognize these words, and then use them appropriately to describe the colors of an object.
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The Lady and The Tiger

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders define ethical terms (love, honor, heroism) and defend their definitions.
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Language Experience Approach

For Teachers Higher Ed
The students learn to identify the different steps of ironing a shirt in English and practice by doing simple Phonics tasks, writing activities, etc.
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Walt Disney World

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders increase their reading, speaking, and listening comprehension skills on the basis of cultural practices.
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Idioms

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students explore the use of common idioms and deduce the correct meanings of idioms.
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Writing Paragraphs

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine the process of writing a paragraph that describes events in chronological order. They listen to a teacher-led discussion, construct a paragraph in pairs, and independently write a paragraph following the process...
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Writing a Letter to the Editor

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students examine the structure and elements of a letter to the editor. They identify letter elements, read and discuss newspaper letters, and write and submit a letter to a local newspaper.
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The Abstraction Ladder (Using Examples in Essays)

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine and discuss most appropriate format for giving examples in the American discourse style.
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Brainstorming Techniques

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students practice brainstorming techniques. They use pictures to begin the discussion and write the ideas they brainstorm. They also review adjectives.
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Skimming and Scanning

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students practice skimming and scanning an article to determine its main points. They develop their own questions about the article and shares them with the class. They complete a worksheet about the article to end the lesson.
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Grade 8 Unit 4

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders analyze aspirations and ideals of the people of the new nation, in terms of its physical landscapes and political divisions, and the territorial expansion of the United States during the terms of the first four presidents.
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Learning to Use the Words Inches, Feet, and Yards

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students use a variety of measuring devices including a ruler, yardstick, and tape measure to accurately measure objects in inches, feet, and yards. They report on these measurements, both orally and in writing.
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Telephone Skills - knowing whether to stay on the line or leave a message

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners listen to a tape of a dialogue of a call to a workplace to determine whether to stay on the line or leave a message. They also practice short dialogues.
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Greater Than and Less Than

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use cookies to construct sets, prepare greater than less than illustrations and solve simple greater than less than problems.
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Subtraction

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders regroup two-digit numbers and solve advanced subtraction problems with regrouping; students use straw and cup manipulatives to demonstrate how to borrow from the tens place in order to solve the problem.
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Table Interpretation

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students solve problems using graphs to list and interpret data. Each student construct his or her own graph using art paper and markers. They be given a set of information to apply to their graphs and interpret their findings.
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Looking at Still Life Lesson 1: The Subject and Objects of Still

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore and discuss the objects commonly found in still-life paintings. They identify the objects pictured in still lifes indicating which objects are natural and which are man-made.
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Looking at Photography Lesson 2: Why Photographs Are Made

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students analyze the difference between artistic and documentary photography. They discuss why photographers made certain photographers.
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Foundations of the Constitution

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the Magna Carta and the Mayflower Compact.