ESL Kid Stuff
Morning Routines
Morning routines are the subject of this series of activities designed for language learners. Kids practice crafting questions and responses using the provided morning routine targeted vocabulary words.
Scholastic
Frindle Lesson Plan
"Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle?" Inspired by this quote from the award-winning novel written by Andrew Celements, this lesson allows children to invent their own terms for common classroom objects,...
Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin
Lesson 15 - Soft G and Soft C
The names Cindy and Carrie start with the same letter, but have very different sounds. The 15th of 17 word recognition lessons focuses on the soft C sound found in Cindy and the soft G sound found in Gene. Direct instruction starts with...
Curated OER
Word of the Day
Students use Internet to research definition of an assigned vocabulary word, and brainstorm ideas for how to teach the new word to classmates in an innovative way using a digital format.
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Word of the Day
Students practice using their new vocabulary word by creating an original iMovie project based on that word.
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Listen and Guess Vocabulary Game
Teach vocabulary in this quick game to vocabulary skills game. Divide the class into two groups, give them clues to a particular word, each team has sixty seconds to identify the vocabulary word. Words can be arranges to include...
Curated OER
St. Patrick's Day
You can print these St. Patrick's Day vocabulary words out, show them as a slid-show, turn them into a holiday book, or make them into a game. There are nine different images for you to use with the special-needs or autistic children in...
Curated OER
Shared Reading and Writing with La Casa Adormecida
Write a book using Spanish vocabulary after listening to the book La Casa Adormecida. Learners identify known vocabulary, match vocabulary from the book with visuals, and unscramble syllables discover words. Students write a new version...
Teachnology
Westward Expansion Vocabulary
Here is a nice set of worksheets that your kids can use while studying the fascinating period of Westward Expansion in the United States. Types of worksheets include a vocabulary quiz, acrostic poem handout, reading comprehension, word...
Curated OER
Hurricane and Tornadoes Word Chop Worksheet
Trying to sharpen your meteorologists' weather terms literacy? This weather words instructional activity has students analyze a table that contains 16 words pertaining to hurricanes and tornadoes. The words have been cut in half....
Curated OER
Reading 2. Vocabulary Practice: Present and Past, Simple and Progressive
This worksheet serves a dual purpose. First, teach your class the 12 vocabulary words provided. Then, after they identify which word belongs in each sentence, have them identify which verb tense each sentence uses. They distinguish...
Curated OER
Travis The Train Visits the Farm in Spring
Travis the Train has made his way to a spring time farm and your special ed class gets to meet all his new friends! Each colorful page features an image of a baby animal and the sound they most commonly make. Print out this book or show...
Curated OER
Connecticut Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this Connecticut worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 20 words to spell names of cities, resources, people or regions pertaining to the state of Connecticut. There is a word box.
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Delaware Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this Delaware worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 20 words to spell names of cities, people, resources, and attractions in the state of Delaware. There is a word box.
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Georgia Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this Georgia activity, students unscramble the letters in 20 words to spell important cities, regions, resources or people in the state of Georgia. There is a word bank.
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Michigan Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this Michigan worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 20 words to spell key cities, people, regions and resources about the state of Michigan. There is a word bank.
Curated OER
Vocabulary Enrichment Using Excel
Students review vocabulary words by labeling a picture in Excel. They create and label their own pictures in Excel, or save a picture that can be used on an individual basis or as a whole group activity to review vocabulary skills.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Give It All You’ve Got!: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 2)
Understanding word parts can play a crucial role in understanding a word in the context of a larger text. A series of extra support resources designed to accompany Theme 2: Give It All You've Got offers activities related to grammar and...
Virginia Department of Education
Hoppin' on the Elapsed Time Line
Time flies when you're teaching math! Okay, maybe not for everyone, but this lesson will have your young mathematicians calculating elapsed time before you know it.
Curated OER
Cells Group Creative Writing
Tap into writing skills in your science class with this creative writing activity! Get your class to learn the words mitochondria, cytoplasm, chloroplast, chlorophyll, nucleolus, nucleus, tissues, organs, vacuole, and chromosome by...
Do2Learn
School Picture Cards
Make the classroom a familiar place with both community and vocabulary! A set of picture cards prompt pupils to identify items typically found in a school or classroom setting.
EngageNY
Building Background Knowledge: Investigating the Scientific Method with Max Axiom Super Scientist
Let's have a look at something different. Scholars take a look at the text Investigating the Scientific Method with Max Axiom Super Scientist and discuss how the structure, graphics, and images appear different than previous works they...
Curated OER
ASL: Lesson 3
The ASL lessons from lifeprint are amazing, but can be complicated. While this lesson is perfect for those needing to learn or teach ASL to the deaf community, it could also provide a valuable communication tool. This resource features...
Do2Learn
Safety Signs Picture Cards
We encounter all types of signs each day. Teach young learners important safety signs that help them know how to read warnings and other dangers with a set of picture cards. The picture cards come with colored signs that represent exit,...