Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Getting to Know Characters
In this language development lesson using the books by Kevin Henkes English Language Learners learn vocabulary and language structures to express feelings, make text-to-self connections, and practice the reading strategy of analyzing...
Other
Take Lessons: How to Read Body Language: Examples From Around the World
This resource provides several examples of different meanings of various types of body language.
Understood For All
Understood: How to Help Your Child Understand Body Language
This article provides tips on how teach children to pick up on social cues.
Other
Kiddle Encyclopedia: Body Language Facts for Kids
This resource provide a list of common types of body language. Each type of body language is described.
Other
The Responsive Counselor: Body Language and Tone of Voice Lesson Plan
This blog post from shares several activities that will help students understand how to interpret voice tone and body language.
Other
Connections Academy: How Students Can Accept Criticism and Grow From Feedback
This teacher resource provides resources that will guide applying growth mindset to feedback and guiding students to accept criticism to help them grow as learners. A video that features "Famous Failures" is included.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Getting to Know Cendrillion: Analyzing Questions
In this BetterLesson, 2nd graders will learn to focus on details as they analyze the story of Cendrillion.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Parts of Speech Quest 9 Final Review
A terrible dragon has attacked the kingdom of Lingua and only a master of the Parts of Speech will be able to save it. Will it be you? Put your knowledge to the test as you venture through Parts of Speech Quest - Final Review!
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Oral Language
A collection of videos, articles for parents and teachers, webcasts for teachesr, and research briefs on helping children develop their oral language skills.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Looking at Writing: Second Grade
In this section, you'll find writing assessment resources, writing strategies, and additional tip sheets for teachers and parents on how to help second graders build strong writing skills. You'll also find videos on teaching writing....
Josie's Poems
Josie's Poems: "Expressing Ourselves"
A poem about how animals communicate and how humans are different because of the way we can communicate.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Cooperative Learning: Great Grouping Strategies
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a flexible grouping strategy. An explanation is provided that explains how to use tongue depressers to divide students into cooperative learning groups.
TES Global
Tes: List of Past Reading/writing Tasks
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides a list of performance tasks that have been assigned to from 1998 to 2010.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Magic Words
[Free Registration/Login Required] Some ideas of how to use the tools within Activprimary. This is one of the flipcharts which is included as part of the software and can be found in the shared Literacy folder in flipcharts
Quizlet
Quizlet: Collaborative Discussions: Ela Mr. Bolton
This website gives the definitions and strategies for effective collaborative communication.
Edutopia
Edutopia: Teaching Your Students How to Have a Conversation
While it is impossible to know all of the reasons, there is no doubt that learning to listen and talk is an extremely important way to broaden knowledge, enhance understanding and build community. Perhaps this is why the core standards...
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Responsive Classroom: Teaching Children How to Converse
Conversation skills are important for academic and social learning at all grade levels. This first-grade teacher teaches conversation skills very specifically, starting at the beginning of the year, and provides lots of structured...
Education.com
Education.com: Sl.1.1.a Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of worksheets to practice the Common Core skill of following agreed-upon rules for discussions.
Education.com
Education.com: Sl.2.1.b Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
[Free Registration/Login Required] These worksheets and lesson plans can help students practice the Common Core standard skill of building on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.
Education.com
Education.com: Sl.2.1.a Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of worksheets to practice the Common Core standard of following agreed-upon rules for discussions. Also included is a formative assessment for speaking and listening.
Education.com
Education.com: Sl.2.3 Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of lesson plans and worksheets aligned to the Common Core standard of asking and answering questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional...
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Following Directions
Through this lesson plan, students demonstrate their understanding of the importance of following directions.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Show Don't Tell
This lesson provides students with examples of Show, Don't Tell and connected emotions including an emotions and feelings chart. It gives them an opportunity to practice the concept as well.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Cafe Reading Strategies
In this SMART Exchange lesson, students will learn the CAFE reading strategies. This lesson may be used as an instructional tool for teaching and introducing the various strategies to students.