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Cross-Cultural Exploration
Students in an ESL classroom identify and locate the states on a United States map. Using the internet, they research to compare the holidays in their home country and the United States. They share their findings in an email to...
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Breaking News English
In this ESL worksheet, students read the article entitled "Average Workers Waste Two Hours a Day." Students respond to 51 short answer, matching, true/false, and fill in the blank questions.
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Animal Vocabulary Cards
Students practice a system that may help them understand more and remember more terms when they read. The reading of text is developed as a skill that second language learners need.
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Job Skills
In this job skills instructional activity, students read the sentences and choose the best word to complete the sentences about job skills. Students click on the answer button to find the answers to the 8 sentences.
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Terrorists Strike Heart of London
In this English worksheet, students read and complete a variety of exercises associated with the short article, "Terrorists strike heart of London". Students participate with warm-up activities, true/false questions, synonyms and...
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Dear Congressperson...
Students identify their local, state, and national officials. They create a short blurb about each official and their function in office. Students choose an issue of concern they would like to write to their local official about,...
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Family Ties
In this vocabulary activity worksheet, learners read the sentences and finish each one with the correct term about family. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Teaching English: Northern Ireland
In this northern Ireland instructional activity, students complete a matching activity, and true/false and short answer questions after reading short paragraphs of text.
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David Beckham to Defend Marriage in Court
For this reading/listening worksheet, students role play. Kids pretend to be married to a celebrity. Students also role play marriage counseling.
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Improving Similes
In this simile worksheet, students read examples of how to improve a simile, then improve a set of 3 given. A website reference is given.
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Who Are You?
Students explore the concept of self and analyze the Human Organization Theory. Individually, students write poems about themselves. In small groups, they create a poster related to the 14 categories of the Human Organization Theory....
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Short "E" Searching
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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World Chocolate Day
In this World Chocolate Day activity, students complete activities such as phrase matching, reading, fill in the blanks, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, questioning, and more. Students complete 12 activities having to do with...
ESL Holiday Lessons
English Lesson Plan on Labor Day
Download a reading and have learners follow along on a transcript about Labor Day. A series of worksheets follow that include matching, filling in blanks, and unscrambling word spellings. An online multiple choice activity is also...
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A Personal Narrative on the Immigration Experience
The learners create a personal narrative on their experiences with immigration. In this lesson, students are asked to read and understand examples of narrative writing as well as evaluate lyrics from Ben Folds Five to determine elements...
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Real-World Reasonableness
Fifth graders apply math to real-world situations. In this mathematics lesson, 5th graders are read the book, "Math Curse," which discusses ways in which math is used each day. Students then write a sequel to the book in groups,...
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Homonyms-Quiz 30
Students determine the correct homonym to use in a sentence. In this homonym lesson, students take an online quiz. They read a sentence and choose the correct homonym from a list. Students can click to see the correct answer.
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Night Lesson Plan: Stereotypes and Scapegoats
Learners read the novel Night by Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel and complete related activities. In this novel analysis lesson, students prompt write and discuss the answers. Learners take notes on stereotypes and scapegoats and...
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New Year Celebrations in China (Chun Jie)
Fifth graders compare and contrast the traditions and customs of the holiday with those in Korea and Japan. They express themselves with few non-native grammatical errors in speaking and writing; develop and use background...
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Breaking News: Nissan to Make Future New York Taxis
Students explore current events by completing worksheet activities. In this transportation instructional activity, students read a news article discussing Nissan's new contract to create New York Taxis due to their improved fuel economy....
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The Emperor's Egg by Martin Jenkins
Students explore the penguin life cycle. In this penguin life cycle activity, students read the book The Emperor's Egg by Martin Jenkins. Students look at the pictures and make predictions. Students identify facts about penguins and do...
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One Story, Many Tales
Students compare and contrast Cinderella stories. In this folktale lesson, students discuss the attributes of the genre and then read and research different cultural versions of the tale. Students present their findings to their classmates.
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Breaking News: Syria Protests Getting Bigger (April 16th, 2011)
Students explore current events by participating in several worksheet style activities. In this Syrian protest instructional activity, students read a news article discussing the Syrian uprising that took place in April of 2011. Students...
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Breaking News: Shopping Carts Covered in Bacteria (5th March, 2011)
Young scholars explore current events by completing several worksheet activities. In this bacteria infections lesson, students read a current news story of the germs associated with shopping carts and how people should protect...