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Interactive
British Council

Much Ado About Nothing

For Students 3rd - 7th
An interactive introduces English learners to William Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing.  Pupils watch a short animated version of the play, match character names with images from the video, and put sentence strips in order.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

English Verb Forms

For Students 1st - 6th Standards
Challenge young grammarians with a short assessment on verbals. As your class progresses through each exercise, they demonstrate understanding for modal verbs, imperatives, infinitives, and gerunds.
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Lesson Plan
J. Paul Getty Trust

Narrating a Family Tradition

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
After examining a piece of art, scholars discuss what they see, paying close attention to details and space. A read-aloud introduces the topic of family traditions. Pupils interview their family members about a tradition in preparation...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sea-ing More Clearly

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Explore works of art with your class by engaging them in a variety of artistic activities including papier-mache sculpture, poetry, performance, and more. After viewing and discussing four paintings of the sea by Robert Harris, learners...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson: Painting Stories

For Teachers 1st - 6th
You're never too young for a instructional activity in fine art. Explore the painting Deucalion and Pyrrha, based on the Greek myth of the same name, with your class. You'll look at color, composition, texture, and technique, which are...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Makes Jokes Funny?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Explore how language is used for comic effect. Middle schoolers determine which of the three formulas for jokes (double meanings, unexpected outcome, humorous mental image) make each of 18 classic, corny examples funny. They complete a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Simile and Metaphor- Poetry Toolbox

For Students 4th - 6th
Illustrate the connection between using figurative language (specifically similes and metaphors) and creating poetry. First this instructional activity reviews the definition for each, and then writers create the endings to two examples...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson: I Can See Clearly Now Practicing Careful Observation

For Teachers K - 5th
Poetry and art analysis go hand-in-hand. In groups, youngsters analyze a landscape painting, making careful observations. They use details found in the painting to inspire an original poem. The poem must include at least three objects...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson: Struggle and Transformation: Jaguar & Adolescence

For Teachers 5th - 12th
To break down complex themes, discuss a sense of self, and learn a bit about Mayan culture, learners start through art analysis. They analyze a Mayan incense burner, discuss themes, and then write a short story that includes themes from...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Arbitrary Arrangements: Daniel Sprick's Release Your Plans

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate abstract artists as storytellers.  In this art analysis lesson, students observe the small details in the painting called "Release Your Plans" by Daniel Sprick.  Students collaborate in groups to create their own...
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We are Teachers

The Six Traits in Plain Language

For Teachers 1st - 12th Standards
If your rockin' writers use Six-Trait Writing, you'll definitely want to include these displays around your classroom throughout the year. Each trait (e.g. voice, word choice, organization, ideas, sentence fluency, conventions) is...
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Worksheet
LearnEnglishFeelGood.com

Sentence Fragments

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Reinforce writing and language skills with a grammar worksheet that focuses on determining whether a sentence is complete or a fragment.  
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Interactive
American Sign Language University

ASL Interactive

For Students K - 12th
Go over the building blocks of American Sign Language with an interactive alphabet tool. As learners of all ages hover their cursors over a letter, the image of a hand changes to reflect that letter's sign in ASL.
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Activity
Poetry4kids

Evoking the Senses in a Poem

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Budding poets choose a topic for a sensory-filled poem. Authors describe that topic using detailed language based on the five senses. Then, switch the senses to create a fanciful poem intended to add a touch of fun to the objective. 
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PPT
Curated OER

Connective Blockbusters

For Teachers 4th - 5th
A very clever language arts game awaits your class in this short language arts presentation. Connective words and phrases such as: so, however, unless, until, as well, and even though are on a game board. Pupils must make up a sentence...
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Lesson Plan
ESL Kid Stuff

Past Tense Activities - Regular Verbs

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Here is a supplemental lesson plan regarding past tense verbs for English language learners that is a great tool for the classroom when you are teaching grammar exercises.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing and Contrasting Heroes

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Here is a language arts lesson that can be used with virtually any grade level. The only thing that changes is the reading level of the books. Learners compare and contrast different heroes and the characteristics they hold. They use a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Tell-Tale Heart

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Readers listen and critically read fictional prose to answer prediction questions at designated stopping points, and then they give a summary of the short story. This lesson is ideal for English language learners developing English...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Apple Adjectives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Study different apple varieties and use appropriate adjectives to describe them. Learners alphabetize both the apple names and the adjectives before creating spreadsheet, bar, and pie graphs. A mix of language arts, technology, and math!
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Prepositions

For Students 4th - 5th
While this worksheet looks like it was intended for a grammar or language arts journal, it could easily be done on loose-leaf paper. There are five exercises to practice identifying and using prepositions and prepositional phrases....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Sentence Fragment Exercises #1

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students read 16 sentences and mark a C if the sentence is complete and an F is there is a sentence fragment.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vocabulary Development

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners utilize various vocabulary strategies. They use vocabulary logs to record strategies they have been taught, such as the Frayer Model (definition, picture, examples, non-examples), writing their own definitions, and using...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hit the Trail

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read about the history of cattle trails and complete language arts, math, social studies, and more activities about barbed wire. In this barbed wire lesson plan, students read poetry, research changes over time, draw cattle...
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PPT
Curated OER

Direct and Indirect Speech

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The basics of direct speech and indirect speech are outlined in this informative language arts presentation. Pupils see that these are the two ways to report what someone is saying. In direct speech, the speaker's exact words are used....

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