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Beginner Level Thanksgiving ESL Lesson Plan Lesson PlanBeginner Level Thanksgiving ESL Lesson Plan Lesson Plan
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4th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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Beginner Level Thanksgiving ESL Lesson Plan

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Thanksgiving is a cherished tradition in the United States and Canada. Introduce the beginnings of the Thanksgiving celebration with a resource that features reading comprehension activities, vocabulary exercises, and a short writing prompt.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

Vocabulary, reading comprehension, English Language Development, thanksgiving

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Though the resource is intended for English language learners, upper elementary social studies classes would enjoy the activities and worksheets provided during the Thanksgiving season 
  • Introduce the idea of Thanksgiving with a peer-to-peer interview activity 
  • Prompt class members to write original sentences using the Thanksgiving vocabulary words

Classroom Considerations

  • Copy worksheets back-to-back to save paper
  • Resource is labeled as Beginner Level

Pros

  • All supporting materials are included
  • Resource can be used in regular social studies or language arts classroom

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.4.3 RF.4.4.a RF.5.4.a SL.4.1.a SL.5.1.d L.4.1.a L.5.1.a RI.6.3 SL.6.1.d SL.7.1.c SL.8.1.a L.6.1.a L.7.1.a L.8.1.a

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