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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Sense Does It Make?

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils identify the five senses and their functions and explain what information each sense gives us. They collect information gained through observation and experiences. They practice identifying new vocabulary words from the word wall.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Searching For The American Dream

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the meaning of the American dream and how it has been explained in various forms. After reading various immigrant accounts, 9th graders use poetry and writing to explain how different cultures view the American...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Excursion

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students throw dice and make their way around a board, answering questions, performing tasks and finding out about the environment as they go.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Apples Are A...peeling

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate fully in cooperative learning groups, assuming all the different job roles.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Naming Ourselves

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders get to know each other in an energetic, interactive learning space.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Folklore Festivities: Exploring Short Stories

For Teachers 3rd
Students explore the stories of "William Tell, The Husband Who Was to Mind the House, The Little Match Girl, and Three Words of Wisdomare" in the five lessons of this unit. The understanding of folktales is highlighted in this unit.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where in the World Am I?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners are introduced to geography skills. They answer questions on a worksheet using the internet and maps. They examine the area of Japan as well.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Children Learn Social Skills in Web World

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Children Learn Social Skills in Web World," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

May I?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn what a maypole is and how one is made. They write a paper about how one is made and how it be used on the playground.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Only Superstitious Person Is Huck Finn

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders interview people from three different age groups about superstition including what they believe and why they believe it. This lesson goes along with the classic book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Newspapers

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students work together in pairs to classify types of information that can be found in a newspaper and where to find them. They examine the contents of several newspapers and discuss the paper's organization.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Initial Consonant Clusters -1

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words to complete the crossword puzzle. They are focusing on the concept of consonant clusters.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Television Shoes

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English instructional activity, students read " Television Shoes," and then respond to 1 graphic organizer, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ReQuest and Motor Imaging with My Side of the Mountain

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read "My Side of the Mountain." They create a pantomime using vocabulary words from the story. Students create three questions about the reading. They discuss the passage they read and act out words to help them better...
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Interactive
Other

Ello: Listening Games

For Students 9th - 10th
Listening games based on a range of every day, "authentic" themes: making a sandwich, hair, getting and giving directions, taking a phone call, holidays, etc. Listen to an audio description, then pick the picture that matches it. Geared...
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc Skillswise: Types of Listening

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
As part of the BBC's Skillswise unit on listening, this site focuses on the various types of listening. As learning tools, the site includes a factsheet, a worksheet, a quiz, and a game.
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Pete's Sheep (Long E Listening Practice)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn the long E sound in English while enjoying an animated story about sheep. You can listen to the story over and over again and watch the story come alive with animation.
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Website
Other

Elllo: English Language Listening Lab Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an extremely useful place for the improving listening skills of English language learners. Contains numerous listening exercises, such as dialogues, games, interviews, songs, news broadcasts, and more. Each activity has a number...
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Interactive
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Paint Splat

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Young players will enjoy this cleverly animated color-mixing game that guides them through the process of mixing and matching colors. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for English...
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Interactive
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Games: Sounds Like Fun!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cleverly animated game that alerts young learners to the musical sounds all around them in their everyday environments. A useful exercise in helping children understand sound patterns and repetitive beats and the meaning of start and...
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Interactive
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Where's Quack?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Hide-and-seek game instructs players to find Quack, a purple duck, in a series of different landscapes. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for English language learners who need...
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Interactive
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Fish Wish [Count 1, 2, or 2 Fish]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Players click buttons to tell how many fish they see: 1, 2, or 3. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for English language learners who need practice in listening to and understanding...
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Interactive
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Trash Stash

For Students K - 1st Standards
Cleverly animated sorting game introduces young learners to the mathematical concepts of comparing, sorting, and grouping. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for English language...
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Interactive
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Animal House Hunt

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cleverly animated matching game asks players to match animals to their homes. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for young children and English language learners who need practice in...