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Los Angeles Unified School District

Tools for ESL Lesson Planning

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Whether you are new to teaching language learners or an experienced pro you will find much to like in this massive tool kit. The 195-page packets contains teaching tips and tools, sample lesson plans and activities, worksheets and...
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Thanksgiving Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 4th
A great ESL lesson focuses on Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims, and the Mayflower. Printable versions of the Mayflower, a Thanksgiving booklet, a Pilgrim house pattern, and links to other free sites that offer all sorts of Thanksgiving...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Animal Encounters: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 6)

For Teachers 5th
Denali National Park and the rain forests of Brazil are the settings for a series of lessons on animal encounters with grizzly bears and golden lion tamarins. The 32-page packet includes scripted lesson plans, activity suggestions, and...
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Let's Plan a Trip!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Take a virtual trip to see other countries and cultures! After learning about different cultures and populations, English learners think about a place they'd like to visit. Small groups or individuals plan a trip to a country of their...
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ESL Kid Stuff

Clothes

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
How would your kids react if they saw a big pile of clothes in the middle of their classroom? Learn about different types of clothes with a lesson that includes songs, games, and a fun dress-up activity.
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Effective Back-to-School Nights

For Teachers K - 6th
Here is an engaging and creative project to do with your ESL learners in preparation for back to school night. A digital camera is used to photograph each pupil, and everyone completes a short writing assignment that goes along with...
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Conversation Lesson: First World Obligation

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students engage in a debate about the obligation each country has to help other countries in need in order to help build their conversation skills. The format of the debate is imbedded in this lesson plan.
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Conversation Lesson: The Necessity of Grammar

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Start a conversation to convey proper English grammar. In groups pupils voice their opinion, have well supported disagreements, and explain why they feel as they do. This lesson builds academic discussion skills and fosters a command of...
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English Lesson Plan on National Grammar Day

For Students 5th - 7th
Aid your English langauge learners with this series of grammar activities. In this National Grammar Day worksheet, learners read a passage about the importance of the day and complete a variety of different activities involving this...
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Conversation Lesson: Men and Women - Equal at Last?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students engage in a debate about equality between men and women as a way to work on their conversational skills. The format of the debate is imbedded in this plan.
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Conversation Lesson: Multinationals - Help or Hindrance?

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students engage in a debate regarding the status of nationals versus multinationals as a way of improving their conversation skills. The format for the debate is imbedded in this plan.
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ESL First Certificate/Advanced Vocabulary Formation Worksheet 19

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this ESL advanced vocabulary formation worksheet, students fill in the blanks in each sentence using the correct form of the words that are given in bold beneath each sentence.
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Conversation Lesson: Internet Craze

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learning to support your opinions, debate, build arguments, and effectively respect another's point of view are vital skills. Learners work through a series of topics to practice discussion engagement and verbal communication.
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Multicultural Holidays Through Student Artwork

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
An ESL class writes a description of an aspect of a holiday from another country. They illustrate their description and present their finished work product to their classmates. 
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Thirteen Original Colonies

For Teachers 5th - 12th
An outstanding instructional activity on the Thirteen Original Colonies, and the settling of Pennsylvania by William Penn is here for your learners. Valuable discussion takes place regarding how the colonies were settled, and some...
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ESL Kid Stuff

Adverbs

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Run quickly. Walk slowly. Jump high. As part of their study of English parts of speech, language learners engage in a series of activities designed to introduce them to the descriptive power of adverbs.
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Pumpkin Science

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Here is a nice instructional activity, which includes some good worksheets, on pumpkins and how they grow. It is an ESL instructional activity designed for beginning and early intermediate students. After listening to some books about...
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Santa Claus Around the World

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learn about the legend of Santa Claus around the world in ESL holiday plan. In it, learners explore the many ways that Santa Claus is depicted in cultures around the world. There are some excellent masters included in the plan that help...
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Discussing How Plants Grow

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Study how plants grow with your English language learners with a cross-curricular lesson revolving around pumpkins. These activities provide opportunities to practice new scientific vocabulary while practicing skills such as estimating...
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Time Signifiers - Past or Present Perfect?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars refine their usage of past simple or present perfect. After a lecture/demo, students work in pairs and utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to help them gain practice with time signifiers.
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Using a Story: Miko the Monkey

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discuss prior knowledge about monkeys with teacher and take a "Monkey Facts" quiz. For this language arts lesson, students make flash cards of vocabulary words and listen as teacher read Miko the Monkey. Students complete a...
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Climate Change

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students brainstorm types of weather present threats to the world, specifically climate change and the environment. In this climate change instructional activity, students complete and discuss a set of worksheets about "going green,"...
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Let it Snow!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students participate in various activities in the snow to determine how snow affects our lives, what we wear in the snow, and what activities we can enjoy in the snow. Lesson includes many resource links.
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What's Your Favorite Food?

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Advanced beginner to intermediate ESL level learners, use English to communicate in social settings by conducting a survey. They ask questions to develop new vocabulary and build communication skills.