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What's Your Problem?
Students role play giving advice. In this social skills lesson, students work in teams to offer advice and suggestions. Students give each other advice and the class attempts to determine the problem. Resources are provided.
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Dictionary Bluff
Middle schoolers practice their dictionary skills by participating in a game of words with correct and incorrect definitions. They must work in pairs to determine the incorrect definitions and uses for a word.
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Speaking Skills - Asking Questions
Students focuses on the question form and helping students gain skill while switching tenses in the question form. They improve speaking confidence when using quesion forms.
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Speaking with Healthcare Professionals #2
Students create their own dialogue using vocabulary associated with the healthcare industry. They practice using different tenses of verbs. They also respond to questions about their health.
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Impromptu Speeches
Students brainstorm their favorite summer activities and volunteers five impromptu speeches. They review the rubric for impromptu speeches and discuss possible topics for speeches. They give impromptu speeches and evaluate each other.
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Nursery Rhymes
Students retell a memorized nursery rhyme. In this early public speaking activity, students retell a familiar nursery rhyme with the help of visual prompts.
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4-H Communication Activity Page (Extension)
As part of the curriculum, learners are expected to practice public speaking. Using this short activity sheet, with 20 questions, learners can explore the world of public speaking.
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Ring Around the Rosie
In this English Language children's rhymes worksheet, student enhance their vocabulary and speaking skills by practicing the rhymes 'Ring Around the Rosie.'
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The Mulberry Bush
In this English Language children's rhymes activity, student enhance their vocabulary and speaking skills by practicing the rhyme 'The Mulberry Bush.'
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ESL Rhymes
For this English Language rhyme worksheet, students enhance their vocabulary and speaking skills by practicing the rhymes 'There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe' and 'The Ants Go Marching.'
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ESL Rhymes
In this English Language rhymes worksheet, 1st graders enhance their vocabulary and speaking skills by practicing the two rhymes 'Three Blind Mice' and 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.'
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ESL Children's Rhymes
In this English Language children's rhymes worksheet, student enhance their vocabulary and speaking skills by practicing the rhymes 'The Itsy Bitsy Spider' and 'Roses are Red.'
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Children's Rhymes
In this English Language children's rhymes worksheet, student enhance their vocabulary and speaking skills by practicing the rhymes 'The Monkey Chased the Weasel' and 'Sing a Song of Sixpence.'
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Children's Rhymes
In this English Language children's rhymes worksheet, student enhance their vocabulary and speaking skills by practicing the rhymes 'Little Jack Horner' and 'Three Little Kittens.'
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Children's Rhymes
In this English Language children's rhymes worksheet, student enhance their vocabulary and speaking skills by practicing the rhymes 'Polly Put the Kettle On' and 'Hush Little Baby.'
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Children's Rhymes
In this English Language children's rhymes activity, student enhance their vocabulary and speaking skills by practicing the rhymes 'Hickory, Dickory Dock' and 'Baa, Baa Black Sheep.'
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Effective Speaking in a Debate
Students examine and discuss the concept of stage fright. They demonstrate positive debate techniques, constructively critique other speakers, and implement debate techniques for a practice debate.
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Comparing Temperatures and Latitudes
Eighth graders collect weather data from a variety of cities at the same latitudes, but on different continents. They organize data using spreadsheet program, generate graphs, and incorporate into a word processing document. Students...
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English - "What can I say?" - Sharing Ideas
Prepare pupils to experience an authentic presentation. They will prepare themselves for giving speeches before their classmates. Then they discuss the introduction, body, and conclusion of a speech and then practice the concepts in...
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Forensic Colloquium Experience: Debating the Issues
Pupils prepare for an participate in a debate. They watch instructional videos on how debates proceed. Pupils work in teams to research various topics, present their opinions on the issue, and respond to opposing viewpoints during a...
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Exploring Afghani Culture through Literature
Hosseini Khaled's The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns are the anchor texts in a semester-long course that explores Afghani culture and traditions.
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Pornography Debate
Present your seniors with a controversial topic while studying the first amendment: pornography. This multi-layer resource has scholars writing a pros and cons research paper. They also attend a city council meeting to prepare for an...
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Viewpoint and Persuasive Writing
Practice persuasive writing skills in this thorough lesson. After selecting issues and discovering viewpoints, middle schoolers write letters or brochures created to express the individual's perspective. The ideas are presented to the...
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That Is Not My Opinion!
Being an informed citizen requires distinguishing fact from opinion and understanding persuasion methods. Secondary learners evaluate newspaper editorials. They read opinion pieces, identify the writer's purpose and position on an issue,...