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Time Capsule: Oral Presentation

For Teachers 1st - 12th
A great way to gain proficiency when learning a new language is to prepare an oral presentation.  In this foreign language lesson, pairs collaborate to develop a Time Capsule which they present to their class using their target language.  
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Sharin the culture of food production

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars compare food production and procurement in Alaska and the Russian Federation. They compare food production and procurement within Alaska. Pupils comprehend and appreciate the differences Alaskan students meet children...
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Day Five: Classroom Presentation

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in classroom presentations. In this ELL lesson, students present a poster, collage, or PowerPoint to their partners. The teacher evaluates each presentation. 
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Communicating with My World

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners create a time capsule. In this oral presentation and history preservation lesson, students provide feedback for their time capsule project, work with a partner to write an oral presentation, and present their time capsule to the...
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Russian Literature: Leo Tolstoy

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders research the life and literature of Leo Tolstoy. Through reading and research, 10th graders identify key events in the author's life. They explore the major themes of his writing and complete a research project. Reading...
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Letters from Rifka

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read Karen Hesse's book "Letters from Rifka" and explore how it presents the experiences of a Russian immigrant to America. They research and write reports on the experiences of various immigrants from different cultures, keep...
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Folk Tales Project

For Teachers K - 12th
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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Rehearsing the Fashion Show

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students 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.  Students rehearse by pair sharing and give their short...
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The Rooms in a Home

For Teachers 1st - 12th
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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Let's Discuss Current Events

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Investigate articles from the daily news and share opinions with classmates. Using current events, learners view a news program without sound and predict what news is being discussed by analyzing the visuals. Then they read news articles...
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Group Rehearsal

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students study their national and family heritage while working in groups.  In this personal history project, students examine the family shield or crest of the teacher while preparing to create and share their own with the class....
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About Discussions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils exchange opinions, express feelings, and listen to presentations of others about an argument. In this discussion lesson plan, students learn how to listen and respond for an argument they intend to have.
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My Daily Routine

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Foreign language learners work in pairs to translate the daily routine of celebrities or everyday people, presented in daily planner format, into English. They then illustrate and record their own daily routines in storyboard (film...
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Time Capsule

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a rough draft for a time capsule project. In this time capsule lesson plan, students bring in items to put into a time capsule and write a rough draft to submit to their teacher.
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You are Special: I like ________ because....

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students write positive sentences about their classmates.  In this describing a classmate lesson, students discuss a picture presented by the teacher.  After the teacher tells why she likes this person, students write sentences using the...
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My Ideal Partner

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write about their ideal mate.  In this ideal mate writing lesson plan, students listen and then help the teacher describe the characteristics of an ideal mate.  Students write about their ideal mate and share with a partner....
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Creating a Talk Show

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students practice interviewing and answering questions by creating a mock talk show.  In this communications instructional activity, students view a classic clip of an older T.V. talk show and plan an outline of material for their own...
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National First Ladies' Library

Stories from the Thousand and One Nights

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students hold a Thousand and One Nights storytelling festival with each one memorizing a story to relate to classmates. While examining provided resource links, they select and practice a story they would like to retell. As a dress...