Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
Moving to the Poems of Angel Island
A poem carved on Angel Island's walls is the guiding text of a lesson that challenges scholars to put movement into a written piece of art. After warm up-activities, learners play a game of "Pass the Clap" and "Pass the Line," in which...
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U.S. History: Pirates of the Carolinas
Eighth graders, in pairs, research the era of piracy and buccaneers. Among the topics they investigate are Mary Read, Edward Teach, and other pirates who sailed off the Carolina coast. Using the Internet, 8th graders write paragraphs...
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Time to Rhyme
Young scholars sing along to a hello song. They develop skills of phonemic awareness, literacy and social awareness. They think of words that rhyme with their names to add to the song.
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Conjunto Music from South Texas
Students listen to conjunto music and identify the instrumentation. After discussing the the history of South Texas, they examine lyrics of several songs and interpret them. As extensions, students can learn to partner dance to the...
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Tell Me A Story -- Feelings
Practice using feelings as a way to reflect on past experiences. The poem The End and the text Tell Me a Story Mama are used to identify feeling words. As an extension, pupils participate in a service learning project and...
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Who Are the People in Your Family?
In this family members worksheet, students view and study eight pictures in order to choose the appropriate answer to eight multiple choice questions involving naming specific family members.
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My Feelings!
In this feelings learning exercise, learners view ten pictures of people showing different types of feelings the left of the learning exercise and match the pictures with the actual words on the right.
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Jobs
In this occupations worksheet, students match up ten pictures of people doing various jobs to their actual professions in writing.
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ESL Where Are You From Flag Identification Worksheet
In this ESL international flag identification worksheet, students examine flags from different countries. They answer the question, "Where are you from?" on the blank line next to each flag.
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Christmas Vocabulary
In this Christmas word worksheet, learners examine 7 pictures that depict holiday activities. Students match these to the words or phrases that describe them.
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ESL Transportation Multiple Choice Worksheet
In this ESL transportation words worksheet, 4th graders examine 8 clip art pictures of modes of transportation. They choose the name of the vehicle from four choices.
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ESL Identifying Foods- What Is It?
In this ESL food words fill in the blank worksheet, 4th graders examine 7 colorful clip art pictures of different types of food. They write the name of the food item on the blank line under the question, "What is it?"
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ESL Merry Christmas Matching Worksheet
For this ESL Christmas word matching worksheet, students examine small clip art pictures of items associated with Christmas. They match the pictures to the word or phrase that name them.
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Merry Christmas!!
In this holiday worksheet, students view seven pictures of items or things that represent the Christmas season. Students match the pictures to their actual English names as they complete seven multiple choice questions.
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Christmas Matching Worksheet
In this Christmas worksheet, students analyze how to match up ten Christmas pictures on the left to their appropriate descriptions on the right.
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ESL Christmas Multiple Choice Worksheet
In this ESL Christmas worksheet, students examine a small picture of an item associated with Christmas. They choose the name of the item from those given in each of 8 questions.
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ESL Picture/Location Matching Worksheet
In this ESL places/locations matching worksheet, students look at small clip art pictures of places in a town. They match the pictures with the words that name them, such as a school, an ice cream shop, and a supermarket.
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The Power of Nonviolent Resistance
Students discuss the power of nonviolent resistance in terms of Dr. Martin Luther King and the boycotts that he led. In this nonviolent resistance lesson plan, students discuss their thoughts of nonviolent resistance and how they can use...
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Halloween Survey
In this ESL conversation survey worksheet, students examine 7 pictures of Halloween scary creatures. Students ask each other if they are scared of this thing and record the answers of their classmates.
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How Many of Your Classmates...
In this surveying classmates instructional activity, students examine 7 pictures depicting common actions. Students survey their classmates about what their personal leisure preferences are and record the results next to each question.
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Halloween Match
In this Halloween word worksheet, students examine 5 pictures of Halloween objects. Students read the riddles in another column, write the answer and then match it to the picture it describes.
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Family
In this ESL conversation worksheet, students examine 7 pictures of family members and a question that relates to it. Students collaborate with a partner to ask and answer these questions about family.
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Community Workers
In this ESL community workers activity, students examine 7 pictures that depict citizens in different jobs. Students match these to the word or phrase that describes the job.
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Matching Summer Words
In this ESL word and picture matching worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that depict summer activities. Students match these with the words that describe them.