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Introductory Lesson for Lower Intermediate Classes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students introduce and converse with classmates as they review basic tense structures.
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Snowy Evening Poetry for ESL (Elementary, Literature)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars read Robert Frost's Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening, illustrated by Susan Jeffers (2001). This is a wonderful book with beautiful illustrations that go with each line of the poem.
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ESL Tic-Tac-Toe - Conditional Forms

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students practice their English while enjoying some competition.
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Introductory Lesson for Advanced Level Classes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers participate in conversation exercises to introduce themselves and to review verb tenses. They interview each other and share conversations.
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Looking at Landscapes Lesson 3: Postcards

For Teachers Higher Ed
Pupils view various landscape paintings, then choose one of the landscapes they have seen that represents a place they would like to go on vacation. They simulate being on a vacation at their chosen location and write postcards to family...
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Job Interview

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Learners discover vocabulary related to job interviews and practice brainstorming job interview questions. In this job interview lesson, students share their experiences in applying for jobs and then create questions that...
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House Plan

For Students 4th - 11th
In this ESL learning exercise, students will learn house related vocabulary and create sentences about how they would arrange furniture in a home. Sample lesson ideas are included.
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Minimal Pair Pronunciation Lesson

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students distinguish minor differences between English vowel sounds.
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Family Album: ESL, Social Studies, Art, Bookmaking, Literacy

For Teachers K
Students construct a personalized book with their own family members to practice family vocabulary and literacy in English. This activity would benefit any kindergartener; but is especially aimed at the English Learner.
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Monster Lesson

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write a detailed description of a monster or alien they have created. They e-mail the description to another student, and the e-mail buddy draws the monster based on the descriptive writing.
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It's All About Word Play

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students engage in a lesson which focuses on word play through conversational language activities. The lesson helps build confidence and increase proficient language skills for Early English Language Learners.
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My Favorite Place

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify important buildings in their community. They discuss the variety of places and services available in their local community. Indivually, students write a paragraph describing their favorite place(s) in the community....
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Equal Opportunity Employment

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students list and discuss the types of discrimination they are protected from under the EEOC. The class brainstorms ideas for protecting themselsevles against employment discrimination. Students write a summary paragraph discussing the...
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Communicating With Health Professionals

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students role play a visit to the doctor's office to practice communicating their symptoms to a health professional. They view an internet example of a patient discussing a medical issue with a doctor and then pair up to share...
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Alphabetization

For Students 3rd - 5th
This worksheet explains to ELL learners how to alphabetize in the English language and then gives learners an opportunity to practice this skill by putting 5 different lists in alphabetical order. This could be used as a practice...
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Verb Patterns Pellmanism Game

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Students identify verb patterns. In this grammar activity, students participate in a game similar to memory. Students focus on the -ing ending.
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ESL: First Day of School

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this first day of school worksheet, students review a picture of students not paying attention to their teacher, then list 7 things the teacher can do to get their attention.
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ESL Comparative Adjectives

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these English Language adjectives worksheets, learners complete several activities that help them identify comparative adjectives that end in 'er.' Students complete both conversational and writing exercises for the comparative...
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ABCs in English

For Teachers K - 4th
Students name the letters of the alphabet. In this ESL instructional activity, the teacher introduces the letters of the alphabet or their sounds, then the class plays games to practice the letter names or sounds.
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Becoming American: The Chinese Experience

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine the experience of Chinese American immigrants in the PBS series BECOMING AMERICAN. ESL learners investigate and explore their own identities within a multicultural context.
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Azùcar!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson which honors the Latino community as part of Thirteen/WNET's annual celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. They utilize worksheets and access websites imbedded in this plan which guide their learning.
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Short "E" Searching

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a lesson which uses resources from the PBS show, Between the Lions to help identify the sound "e" in words that are written, read and sung.
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Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students, at the advanced beginner to low intermediate ESL levels, demonstrate comprehension of the play or story, "Little Red Riding Hood." They construct interviews based on knowledge of the characters in the play Little Red Riding Hood.
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To Work or Not to Work?

For Students 7th - 10th
In this partner worksheet, read and discuss eight questions regarding the concept of work and responsibilities.

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