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Action Verbs

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this recognizing action verbs instructional activity, students fill in the blanks with present and past tense verbs from a list to compete sentences. Students finish five sentences.
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Who's Inside the Mitten?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read "The Mitten", by Jan Brett. They discuss vocabulary presented in the story and sequence significant plot events. They make masks to represent several of the characters and act out the story.
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Information and Communication Technology

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students use correct English to give an oral report on the pyramids of Egypt. They focus on correctly using the past tense to describe history.
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Where in the World is Cinderella?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners read several versions of the Cinderella story and examine variations from different cultures. They consider how point of view affects a story and develop a multimedia presentation with their observations.
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A Lesson about Animals for ESL Students: Use or Abuse?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars discuss animal care using proper phrases of agreement and objection. They role play and make presentations on their animal studies.
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Reading Puzzle

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine the elements of literature. They each read a chapter of a novel, sequentially list the main ideas, present a summary of the chapter to the class, sequence the events, and review the novel by summarizing the timeline.
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Collaborative Story Writing

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students participate in a collaborative story writing activity. In small groups, students each write three sentences, adding on to the story when it is their turn, then peer-editing the story and presenting it to the class.
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St Valentine's Board Game

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students divide into small groups to play a St. Valentine's Day board game that presents vocabulary related to love, romance and marriage. They follow the directions and participate in conversations inspired by the game.
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Multiple Choice Board Game

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners are read a list of statements or questions that illustrate a target grammatical structure. They discuss the statements and questions in groups and decide on an answer or response that they then present to the class.
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Describing How Something Works/ Describing a Process

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners browse through and take notes from the "How Stuff Works" website and choose a topic to describe in writing. They draft a summary of the text and present their writing for feedback. They revise their writing based on feedback given.
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Writing Summaries

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students read short excerpts of material and are challenged to write a coherent summary of seventy words. They monitor their work for correct word limits and present their summaries to the class.
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School Discipline

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students brainstorm vocabulary associated with school discipline past and present. They read about bad school behavior, discuss and read about typical punishments. They decide on punishments that fit the misbehavior and role play...
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Who Are Your Local Officials?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the names and positions held by local public officials. In pairs, students research the requirements and duties needed to hold office. A brief presentation of their research will include the names and positions of...
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Lesson 2: Energetic Ideas

For Teachers K - 4th
Students review what they know about energy safety, identify potential safety hazards associated with use of electricity and natural gas, and recognize that scientific information can be communicated in various ways by creating comic...
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Veterans Day

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research the origin of Veterans Day and its purpose in the life of Americans today. Students begin the lesson plan by looking up key vocabulary. The teacher uses a media presentation to create interest. The class composes...
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Libros Y Amigos: Publishing Bilingual Books

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars review simple phrases and vocabulary in Spanish. In groups, they create at least one page of a bilingual class book with an illustration. Once the book is completed, they present their page to the class for another...
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What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Condoms During Sex

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Learners in an ESL classroom share any personal experiences they have had with people infected with the virus. In groups, they identify the advantages and disadvantages of using condoms during intercourse. They present their arguments...
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Emotions

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students fill in the gaps to spell fifteen different emotions. The vowels are present but the consonants are missing from each word.
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Test Your Grammar Skills: Conjugate a Verb Today! (negative – example)

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this grammar worksheet, students will read examples of how to conjugate a verb in a negative sentence in the past, present, and future tense.
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Test Your Grammar Skills: Conjugate a Verb Today! (question)

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this grammar worksheet, students will practice conjugating verbs to ask questions. Students will enter words in a graphic organizer to ask questions in the present, past, and future tenses.
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Test Your Grammar Skills: Conjugate a Verb Today! (positive)

For Students 6th - 8th
In this grammar skills worksheet, students will practice conjugating verbs. Graphic organizers show how to conjugate in the present, past, and future tenses.
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Test Your Grammar Skills: Conjugate a Verb Today! (positive – example)

For Students 6th - 8th
In this grammar skills worksheet, students will read examples of how to conjugate verbs. Graphic organizers show how to conjugate a verb in the present, past, and future tenses.
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Test Your Grammar Skills: Conjugate a Verb Today! (question – example)

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this grammar worksheet, students will read examples of how to conjugate verbs to ask questions. Students will learn how to ask questions in the present, past and future tenses.
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Drill For Future Tense: "be" and "going to"

For Students 4th - 6th
In this grammar activity, students rewrite seventeen sentences by changing the present tense verbs to future tense primarily with the verbs be and going to.