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The Story of Kwanzaa
Celebrate Kwanzaa with a game of Kalah, also known as Mankala or Owara. Using an egg carton and a set of beans, players take all of the beans out of one of his or her cups and move to the right, dropping one bean into each of the...
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Islam and Judaism: From Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire
High schoolers examine the interrelationships between Judaism and Islam. They view and discuss the "Heritage: Civilization and the Jews" DVD-ROM, conduct Internet research, complete handouts, and develop a research presentation.
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Teaching Numbers with Primary Pupils
One, two, three. Un, deux, trois. Eins, zwei, drei. Primary learners love to count and this lesson contains a series of games that encourage learners to count in English, French, German, and Spanish. The exercises develop literacy and...
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Memory Games
Researchers say that we need to hear and see new language 12 times before we remember it! Here's a plan that details a series of games that can be used as memory exercises. Bingo, Noughts and Crosses, Pelmanism, and repetitive speaking...
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Muslim Arab/Spanish Connection
Ninth graders watch the video, 'El Cid.' They participate in teacher-led discussion about the beliefs, customs, goals, and heroes of both Spaniards and Moors. They create and present an artifact to the class showing the results of their...
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Discovering Swahili
Students investigate the African language of Swahili by translating vocabulary words. In this foreign language lesson, students write 26 English words that define Africa and utilize the Internet to translate them into Swahili....
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The Sound of Music in Kenya
Students study Kenya's culture and see how people and things can be different and similar at the same time. They create a pictograph of objects from each culture that are used in similar ways and examine a few Swahili words.
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Other People's Likes and Dislikes
Students read short texts and discover people's likes and dislikes. In this likes and dislikes lesson plan, after reading the texts, students sort these people according to their interests.
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Location, Frequency, Likes, and Dislikes
Pupils identify and write short sentences with likes and dislikes, frequency, and location. In this short sentences lesson plan, students read the sentences, identify what is asked, orally practice saying sentences, and then write their...
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Folk Tales Project
Students explore folk tales originating from other countries. They examine the countries language, culture, and values while reading their folk tales.
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Islamic Roots of Judaeo-Christian Culture
Learners discuss the stereotypes associated with the major religions of the world. Using primary sources, they summarize the information and role play various roles to the class. They participate in a debate between the different points...
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Chatter
Pupils discover that cultural norms heavily influence how we communicate. They experience the challenge of using and interpreting unfamiliar communication patterns.
They identify strategies for successful cross-cultural communication.
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What's the Weather Like? Primary Level
Elementary schoolers and language learners will shine with a series of games and activities that feature weather words. The exercises can be adapted for pairs, small groups, or whole class participation.
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Correspondence
Students write a pen pal letter to narrate a special event in the life of a young person in the TL culture. In this pen pal lesson plan, students read and respond to letters by their classmates.
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Birthday Celebrations
Students utilize a new language to discuss dates and birthdays. In this foreign language instructional activity, students practice using vocabulary words from a target language to speak about birthdays and culture related to a...
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The Rooms in a Home
Enhance your foreign language students' skills to describe a house. After reading a description of rooms in a house in their target language, they work to answer corresponding questions correctly. Additionally, they view a PowerPoint...
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What I need for School
You can use this lesson with English language learners, a young language arts class, or speakers of a foreign language. The phrases learned are I need and I don't need. The teacher collects several items around the room, and learners...
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Family Album
Kids of all ages discover their family histories through pictures. First, flip through the PowerPoint provided (or consider making one of your own). It should show pictures of your family and have clear, easy to understand sentences that...
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Rehearsing the Fashion Show
Learners edit written work about a fashion show. In this fashion show lesson, students write a presentation piece and works in groups of 4,6, or 8 to edit what they have written. Learners rehearse by pair sharing and give...
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Gifts of All Sizes
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this stewardship lesson, students consider human capacity for generosity as they read folktales from different cultures that feature characters giving of themselves.
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Editorials
Students investigate editorials. In this literacy critical thinking activity, students compare and contrast two newspaper editorials and two letters to the editor by completing a Venn diagram. Students work in groups to write...
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Letters and Photos
Students practice using a new language by reading letters. In this foreign language lesson, students read a fictional letter by a young person from the target language's country. Students read the letters separately, but...
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Foods and Beverages
Students practice ordering food in a new language. For this food vocabulary lesson, students utilize the information from their previous lesson to create entire conversations about going to get food, as opposed to just the...
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The Life and Work of Kahlil Gibran
Students research the Islam and Christianity through the use of newspapers or magazines. They discuss the life of Kahlil Gibran and his work in which he was an political activist .