Invite your advanced ESL learners to explore the US national holiday Martin Luther King day. Play the attached mp3 which is a description of this important holiday and facilitate the phrase match and listening gap activities...

A great ESL activity 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...

In this ESL Barack Obama learning exercise, students read a short passage about the President, then complete fill-in-the-blank comprehension questions. A link to audio and HTML code is given.

Don your best Halloween mask for this ESL presentation, which covers some facts about costumes, trick-or-treating, and other Halloween activities. The rest of the slides provide safety tips for young trick-or-treaters. The language in...

Students reflect on the possibility of bringing extinct species back to life.  In this ESL lesson, students debate the pros and cons of extinction reversal then complete several activities centered around the topic.

Intermediate or early advanced English speakers practice their reading comprehension skills with this short passage and its accompanying activities. After reading the text, learners talk about racism, discrimination, equality, and...

Students share their countries and languages, flags, cultural identity, and pride in home culture.

Students in an adult ESL classroom are introduced to the definition of freedom of speech. Using the internet, they discover the differences between the rule of law and rule of men. To end the lesson plan, they examine how the court...

Students define and discuss sales tax, identify items for which they do or do not have to pay sales tax, research information online about sales tax in their state, and complete practice sheet that requires calculating sales tax percent...

High schoolers in ESL classes participate in role-playing activities to develop their awareness of stereotyping and understanding other cultures.

Students must decide which laws be followed and how many freedoms be allowed in a new society they create. This lesson works well for students of most levels - except beginners - as the subject brings out many opinions.

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.

This multimedia activity challenges media-savvy learners to look at the critical issue concerning the inundation of technology and multitasking in the classroom, and its effects on the education of themselves and others. The tasks...

Students identify personal rights allowed under the law in the United States. An exploration of the legal process leads students to describe how the American legal system works. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.

Students read a short article about the mountains and skiing in Slovakia. In this ESL lesson, students explore the reasons that skiing is a popular activity in Slovakia, then complete several short activities to reinforce the reading.

Students explore what it might be like to study English in another country. In this ESL instructional activity, students complete several activities that represent what it might be like to experience learning the English language in...

Young scholars learn the history of their name, and create a biopoem. Students learn the pronunciation of native language names, cultural identify and pride in home language and culture.

Students analyze data concerning possible language learning training. In this business and language learning course, students work in groups to analyze data and determine which is the best method of language learning for a group of...

Working with a partner, middle and high schoolers complete a variety of activities associated with types of guns. They list different phrases and connotations that include the word "gun" in them.

Newspapers aren't only for reading—they're for learning skills, too! A journalism unit provides three lessons each for primary, intermediate, and secondary grades. Lessons include objectives, materials, vocabulary, and procedure, and...

In this short-answer learning exercise, students answer 14 questions about giving and receiving presents with a partner.

Students focus on the three stages of reading, the pre, while and post reading stage. They apply these to a reading and participate in a post reading discusion.

In this editing learning exercise, 5th graders read, analyze and proofread/edit the text "Shanghai: Old meets New". Students correct all the errors they find within the text.

For this personal decision making worksheet, students read 8 controversial statements. Students rate each according to how believable they think they are-- from 1 ("are you mad?!") to 5 ("of course it is possible"). Example: Some people...