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Find Someone Who Likes...
In this vocabulary acquisition worksheet, students converse with other students in their class, asking them if they like one of the items on the provided list. This worksheet is intended for use with adult beginning English language...
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For or Since
In this vocabulary worksheet, students sort twenty phrases, or expressions, into columns labeled "For" or "Since." The worksheet is intended for use with English language learners.
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Find Someone Who...
In this vocabulary acquisition worksheet, students ask their peers a series of questions. They fill in names of peers who fit each description. The worksheet is intended to be used for adult English language learners.
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Adverbs of Frequency
In this vocabulary activity, students answer questions by telling the frequency they do each of six activities. The activity is intended to be used with beginning English language learners.
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Animals Kids 2
In this vocabulary instructional activity, students match the names of ten animals with their illustrations. The instructional activity is intended to be used with English language learners.
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Self Assessment of Multiple Intelligences
Learners brainstorm and discuss the meaning of intelligence while practicing communication in English. They complete a worksheet describing the skills that they are good at then break into small groups to create a short English...
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Cities
In this vocabulary worksheet, students fill in a chart with a city name for each letter of the alphabet. The worksheet is intended for use with English language learners.
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Red Worms Rock!
Second graders measure red worms. In this instructional activity, 2nd graders observe and collect data on red worms. Students measure the red worms and create a graph with the data they collect.
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Bird Brilliance!
First graders explore natural resources and search outdoors to find materials to create a bird's nest. In this bird's natural resources lesson, 1st graders listen to a book about birds and reflect on the various things birds use to...
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Metamorphosis Magic
Students make different motions for each stage in the butterfly life cycle and plant a garden. In this butterfly life cycle lesson plan, students can take the mini gardens home and discuss how butterflies help gardens.
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Bugs, Bugs, Everywhere!
Young scholars collect and compare bugs using magnifying lenses and graph data based on their comparisons. In this bugs lesson plan, students also make an aspirator by using a jar, tubing, and screen.
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F.B.I.
Young scholars create a worm bin full of fruit and vegetable scraps wit paper and observe what happens over time. In this decomposers lesson plan, students observe that the fruit and vegetable scraps become new soil.
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The Digestive Dance
Students read food labels to compare healthy verses non healthy food and then use diagrams to create a poster of the digestive system. In this food lesson plan, students move the food down the digestive track along the digestive system.
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Why Are Plants Green?
Young scholars smash plant parts and wait for visibility of chlorophyl to show why plants turn green. In this green plants lesson plan, students use acetone and filter paper for this experiment.
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Pollination Power
Students go out into the garden and observe pollinating animals through hand lenses. In this pollination lesson plan, students also discuss how animals carry seeds to create new plants elsewhere.
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From Flower to Fruit
Second graders examine the parts of a flower and how pollination occurs. In this flowers and pollination instructional activity, 2nd graders examine the parts of a flower with a hand lens focusing on the pollen. They watch as a...
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Why Plants Are Green
Young scholars discover the properties of chlorophyll in plants. In this plant biology lesson, students conduct an experiment to find where the chlorophyll in the plant is located. Young scholars are split into small groups and study...
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Building ELD Confidence Through Games
Fun ways to get your English Learner's involved in the classroom.
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Fighting Fake News
Fake news. Alternative facts. Internet trolls. In an age of Newspeak, it's increasingly important to equip 21st century learners with the skills needed to determine the legitimacy of claims put forth on social media, in print, and in...
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The Reading Boost: How Technology Bolsters Literacy
Online technologies can foster increased reading comprehension and motivate learning.
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The Waterfront Debate
Tenth graders debate a resolution about a planned waterfront community from the point of view of various interest groups. They have a "Town Meeting" in which members from each interest group debate their researched opinions for points....
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Playing with Prepositions of Place
Transform the way you teach prepositions of place with Harry the Hiker, the age-friendly, easy-to-understand model.
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Habitat Hopscotch
Students analyze different habitats. In this habitat lesson, students evaluate what animals need in their habitats. Students participate in the game Habitat Hopscotch.
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How Weather Affects Our Lives
English learners practice basic weather terms from listening to two books. They keep a daily weather record for two weeks to record the type of weather, as well as the high and low temperatures for each day. Next, they complete a simple...