Curated OER
Breaking News English: Tempers Over Super Bowl Abortion Ad
In this ESL comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to a passage, complete warm-up activities, then a wide variety of before, during, after and homework activities. Answers are included.
Curated OER
Look What I Found Out!
Students attend a field trip. Upon their return to the classroom, students write unanswered questions related to the field trip. Using the internet and other resources, students find answers to their questions. They write their...
Curated OER
Leaders in Journalism
Students examine the changing leadership roles and qualities of writers, journalists and editors in public life. They view short video clips by prominent journalists and read about various journalists in history.
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24 Hour Party Robots
Students read an article about robots and social behavior. As a class, they write down new vocabulary words they are unfamilar with in the article. In groups, they discover what all the words have in commom and identify the type of...
Curated OER
Sterotypes
Students participate in a variety of activities in order to explore the concept of a stereotype. The concept of diversity is also mentioned to contrast a stereotype. The goal of the lesson is to create an understanding of how cultures...
Curated OER
Researching America's History
By delving into the lives of Americans, both famous and not so famous, students can learn about history.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Story Writing With Arthur
This series of 12 downloadable activities teach students some basics of story writing, using books or videos from the PBS "Arthur" series as a springboard. Activities include creating story maps, asking questions about characters and...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Writing an Opinion in Response to the Story
Students need to have lots of opportunities to share their opinions based on text. For this lesson, the teacher will read the story, Jack and the Beanstalk, multiple times before the students create their opinion. The detailed process of...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Draw a Story: Stepping From Pictures to Writing
Help young students move from drawing pictures into writing simple stories. Good plan for having students put pictures in sequential order and teaching them about sequential order.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Writing a Roundabout Story
In this lesson plan, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Numeroff, is used as a mentor text to highlight the trait of organization. The content focus of the instructional activity is to highlight that authors' story structures can be...
CPALMS
Cpalms: What's So Great About Kevin Henkes?
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this activity, students will serve as researchers of author/illustrator Kevin Henkes. With prompting, students will read three books by Kevin Henkes. They will recall information from the text to...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Drawing and Writing Stories
Online lesson which allows elementary students to us the technique of drawing as a tool to create meaningful writing skills in fiction.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Come Along Daisy
Students will engage in discussions about story details and write an informational piece about the events in the story "Come Along Daisy".
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Oh My! It's Apple Pie!
In this lesson, students will give an opinion on the best part of the story "Oh My! It's Apple Pie!" and validate why it is their favorite. Included are student samples, an assessment sample, templates, and videos of the lesson in action.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Mice Squeak, We Speak
For this lesson students will write an informative sentence in response to listening to the story; "Mice squeak, We speak". Included in this lesson are examples of student work, videos of oral presentations, and puzzle pieces for new...
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Better Lesson: Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?
Young scholars will write an informative sentence in response to listening to the story "Does A Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?". Included in this lesson are videos of mother and baby animals, pictures of the lesson in action, and a video of...
Rong-Chang ESL
Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Sara Went Shopping
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Sara Went Shopping" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students can...
Rong-Chang ESL
Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Man Injured at Fast Food Place
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Man Injured at Fast Food Place" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills....
Rong-Chang ESL
Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Freeway Chase Ends at Newsstand
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Freeway Chase Ends at Newsstand" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills....
Rong-Chang ESL
Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Better to Be Unlucky
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Better To Be Unlucky" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students can...
Rong-Chang ESL
Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Food Fight Erupted in Prison
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Food Fight Erupted in Prison" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills....
Rong-Chang ESL
Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): A Missing Cat
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "A Missing Cat" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students can...
Rong-Chang ESL
Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Book Him
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Book Him" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students can complete a...