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Listening and Speaking Strategies

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th Standards
Everyone needs help being a good listener! Play a round of "Have You Ever?" with your youngsters, letting them walk around the room and find others who have or haven't done things on your self-created sheet. This game can get really...
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Overcoming Obstacles

Communicating Constructively

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Some types of verbal communication are just more difficult that others. High schoolers engage in a series of activities that are designed to help teens make difficult conversations easier and more effective.
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Let Your Fingers Do the Estimating

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Investigate estimation with the White Pages. Youngsters use the phonebook to estimate the average number of phone listings that can be found there. They write a paragraph explaining the processes they used in this challenge.
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Mobile Phones

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Why do we use phones? How does our language change on the phone? Learners practice phone conversations with the dialogues provided. They practice written phone dialogues with a partner, and create and perform phone conversations to...
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Learning Numbers In Chinese

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students study how to say the numbers 0-10 in Chinese and say the number of different objects and telephone numbers.
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City Quiz Series: Derby Industrial Museum

For Students 6th - 8th
In this research skills worksheet on the Derby Industrial Museum, students use the Internet or library to answer questions about the Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill.
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Module 14 Keeping In Touch

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, student match 8 names with the events/facts that they are associated with. They write 8 sentences about the facts or events using the present simple verb tense. They put given words in the correct order to make 7...
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ESL/ELL Activities - "Vodofone's Vending Machine Mobile Phones"

For Students 10th - 12th
In this ESL/ELL reading and discussion worksheet, students read or listen to an article entitled, "Vodafone's Vending Machine Mobile Phones." They discuss the article and complete a variety of activities based on their comprehension;...
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Counting on Cooperatives

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students are introduced to the study of economics, including an introduction to basic business types and systems. They investigate about international, national and California history as they take a historical tour of cooperatives and...
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Chips, Anyone?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars identify how computer technology affects their lives, then read a news article about the impact of computer chips implanted under some people's skin. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a...
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Wire Circus

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the life and work of Alexander Calder. They create a wire sculpture on a cirucs theme of their choice. They work on these projects in groups. They utilize telephone wire, or any thin wire cut to manageable lengths.
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Light and Living Things

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students answer a question about the distribution of light and then three others using logic and observation skills.
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Hey Kid, Want To Buy A Bridge?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and the inventions of Thomas Alva Edison. They design an infomercial to sell a product or a service for an invention. They create an invention that improves the world and write an...
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Take A Message

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice accurate note taking skills, recording only pertinent information. Using proper grammar and useage, they record accurate phone messages. This instructional activity is intended for students acquiring English.
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Phone Calls

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students generate a list of 5-7 questions that they use to call a volunteer or service organization. They practice their phone calls with a partner.
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Computer Science Unplugged

Twenty Guesses—Information Theory

For Teachers 4th - 8th
How do we determine how much information to include and what can be left out? By playing a game of 20 questions, the class generates the best strategies for finding a number. They then move on to guessing the next letter in a short...
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Curvy-Ness

For Students 11th - 12th
Curves ahead! Develop a numerical measurement of curvy-ness. The class is challenged to come up with a definition of curvy that can be applied to curves. The class members use their defined measurement to describe a curve.
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Edison Tried and Tried Again

For Students K - 2nd Standards
How many times did it take Thomas Edison to invent a successful working lightbulb? Young learners read a short passage about this famous inventor and his determination in getting an idea to work successfully. Then, pupils respond to four...
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Product Dissection

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Sometimes, taking things apart is more fun than putting things together. Groups of learners participate in a reverse engineering activity. They dissect a device of their choosing to see how it works—great hands-on learning from the...
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Western Education

Math Poems

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The logic, rhythm, and beauty of math sometimes get lost amidst numbers and variables. Amplify math's lyricism with a poetry project that uses metaphors and similes to compare mathematical concepts to other images.
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Learn from the Past, Create the Future: Inventions and Patents

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
3D printers, selfie sticks, smart watches. GPS, self-driving cars, YouTube. Imagine life without inventions. Believe it or not, these items were all invented in the last 10 years. Inventions, and the inventors responsible for them,...
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Calling 9-1-1

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students analyze emergencies. In this safety lesson, students discover when and why they should dial 9-1-1. They discuss as a group various scenarios in which they would need to call 9-1-1 and then role-play those situations. This lesson...
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Breaking News English: Koreas Joined by First Phone Link

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Koreas Joined by First Phone Link," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Life During the Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders present information about the Industrial Revolution. In this Industrial Revolution lesson plan, 7th graders work in groups research inventions and prepare an information poster for the invention. Students present their...

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