Global Oneness Project
Recording a Dying Langauge
Is there value in preserving indigenous languages that are almost extinct? That's the question posed to viewers of a short film about the attempt of one Native American woman who is creating a dictionary for Wakchumni, the language of...
Blake Education
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
The motto for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry warns that one should never tickle a sleeping dragon, but learners will definitely be tickled by the activities in a packet of materials designed to accompany a reading of the...
ReadWriteThink
Scaffolding Methods for Research Paper Writing
Rome wasn't built in a day, but researchers can be with proper scaffolding. This writing unit has scholars write a research paper through scaffolding of various parts of the process. Learners begin with identifying a topic and crafting a...
University of North Carolina
Poetry Explications
Explication may sound like a fancy word, but it's just a fancy way to say analysis. Using a handout on poetry explications, part of a larger series on specific writing assignments, writers learn how to break down and analyze a poem. The...
Lerner Publishing
Meet the Dinosaurs
Take your class of youngsters on a prehistoric adventure with this four-lesson series on dinosaurs. Accompanying the Meet the Dinosaurs books by Don Lessem, these lessons engage children in writing their own dinosaur books,...
Lerner Publishing
Teaching Habitats
What makes up a habitat? Use this resource to engage first graders in the exploration of desert, wetland, forest, and ocean habitats. Youngsters classify plants and animals into the four distinct habitats through drawings and cutting and...
University of Florida
Language Change
The English language is complex and sometimes counterintuitive. Guide young grammarians through a brief overview of the history of the English language with a presentation that includes lecture notes.
Curated OER
Friends
Eighth graders write descriptively by using various adjectives in describing a friend to an English speaking pen-pal.
Curated OER
Distinguishing Between the B and P sounds in Initial Positions
Twelfth graders practice pronouncing B/P sound words correctly in Chinese.
Curated OER
Grammar: Adjective Clauses
Twelfth graders practice using subject and object pronouns in adjective clauses.
Curated OER
Present Progressive
Students use the present progressive to describe what they're doing at a specific moment in time.
Curated OER
Reading and Writing
Students memorize their colors in English and practice by asking simple questions like, "What color is this?" and answering "This is green," etc.
Curated OER
Overcoming the Fear of "Unknown" Vocabulary
Young scholars practice different techniques to become a better reader. They practice using new vocabulary and are encouraged not to be afraid of learning new things. They answer questions about flyers to end the lesson.
Curated OER
Where am I?
Students describe locations accurately, and draw a Brigham Young University campus map.
Curated OER
Listening for Meaning: Same Sound
Students listen to a taped conversation to help them learn the meaning of the contraction "d" with the words "had" and "would".
Curated OER
Writing Letters
Learners see the difference between business letters and other letters that could be received in the mail, such as bills, invitations, and letters from friends or relatives. They practice writing letters as well as sending them.
Curated OER
COLORS
Students practice the vocabulary for the basic colors in English, recognize these words, and then use them appropriately to describe the colors of an object.
Curated OER
The Lady and The Tiger
Fifth graders define ethical terms (love, honor, heroism) and defend their definitions.
Curated OER
Walt Disney World
Fifth graders increase their reading, speaking, and listening comprehension skills on the basis of cultural practices.
Curated OER
Idioms
Young scholars explore the use of common idioms and deduce the correct meanings of idioms.
Curated OER
Forming a WH Question in American Sign Language
Students use the correct sign for the five WH question words with the appropriate facial expression to accurately form questions in ASL.
Curated OER
Describing Another's Physical Features
Students describe famous people to others that do not know who they are. They complete a worksheet with a list of physical attributes. They are to describe a family member to one of their classmates.
Curated OER
Writing Paragraphs
Twelfth graders examine the process of writing a paragraph that describes events in chronological order. They listen to a teacher-led discussion, construct a paragraph in pairs, and independently write a paragraph following the process...
Curated OER
Writing a Letter to the Editor
Young scholars examine the structure and elements of a letter to the editor. They identify letter elements, read and discuss newspaper letters, and write and submit a letter to a local newspaper.
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