TESL Journal
Internet Tesl Journal: Talking Cards Game
This conversation activity uses 1-2 decks of playing cards to prompt discussion: each card represents a specific question. The site provides instructions and a suggested list of questions to match each card.
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Breaking News English: Armstrong Wins 7th Tour De France
Lesson plan which includes audio, downloads, and unique student activities. Intended for ELL young scholars but also applicable for most middle and high schoolers. Includes an "easier" and "harder" version of same lesson plan. Good site.
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Everything Esl: Soaring High With Kites
Dynamic unit on kites which can be used to teach about weather, wind, flight, and inventions. Teach students about the importance of kites in many cultures and the significance of kites as a scientific discovery.
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Animal Habitats: The Polar Regions
Stimulate and challenge your ESL students with a unit on Polar regions. Students will use higher level thinking skills while learning about animals, habitats and food chains. You will find many downloadable pages.
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Everything Esl: Categorizing & Classifying Animals
Teach your young scholars about categorizing and classifying with this high thinking level unit. It features many downloads and resources. It also provides bulletin board ideas.
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Everything Esl: Categorizing & Classifying Animals
Teach your students about categorizing and classifying with this high thinking level unit. It features many downloads and resources. It also provides bulletin board ideas.
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Be a Weather Reporter!
Young students will have much fun with this lesson. Use the "Weather Turtle" which is downloadable to talk about the weather and report it.
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Everything Esl: In 1492, Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
Help your ESL students understand the role of Columbus in the history of America. Take the opportunity to teach map skill. This lesson plans include the TESOL standards and many downloads.
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Everything Esl: Signs of Spring
This site has a high-level thinking activity for your ESL students. Use a Venn Diagram to compare Spring and Winter. It features downloads and resources.
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Everything Esl: Snow Similes
Poetry for ESL young scholars. Hands-on lesson to teach the concept of "simile." Meet the TESOL standards. It provides downloads and resources.
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Let It Snow!
Teach about snow and snow-related vocabulary. Meet the TESOL standards. Features downloads, links, and resources.
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Everything Esl: Science Experiments With Eggs
Find lesson plans for four different experiments to introduce the Scientific Method to ESL students. Find out the benefits of using science experiments in the ESL classes.
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Bats Are Everywhere!
"Bats are Everywhere" is a thematic unit which will help students explore the facts and myths about bats.
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Bats Are Everywhere!
"Bats are Everywhere" is a thematic unit which will help students explore the facts and myths about bats.
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Everything Esl: Hop! Jump! Turn! Action Words for El Ls
Your ESL students will have fun learning action words with this engaging lesson. Ideal for newcomers as those who have a few months of English,