Interesting reading to know how was the television invented, with reading comprehension exercises such synonyms, opposites and questions on the text. (Key included) I hope you like it! - ESL worksheets
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Illustrated Hierarcy of the Feudal System. Fantastic download to utilise within the classroom environment. Explains the feudal system visually.
This is a short, illustrated timeline of the history of the English language.You can use it for discussions, games, or as a classroom poster.Source: https://bilingualiesae.wordpress.com/2012/10/20/timeline-of-the-english-language/ - ESL worksheets
The best way to learn world history and explore new civilizations is by studying GRAPES. Whenever my students begin studying a new civilization, I distribute GRAPES charts to students to fil…
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Carousel is a cooperative learning strategy that involves movement, discussion, and reflection. This is similar to one of my favorite activities, the Gallery Walk, but is slightly different. In a Gallery Walk, students typically work
Little known facts about the hot dog. After the text, there is an exercise to practise question formation. - ESL worksheets
Hexagons. Who knew that bees had the secret to understanding the connections between ideas, concepts and facts? I have been using hexagons with groups of children and teachers over the past year bu…
An escape room in the classroom is a super fun way to engage your students in any topic. Make one easily with the worksheet you already have!
Executed well, student-centered instructional methods can disarm some of the more intimidating parts of academia.
This post explains how teachers can use an academic version of the highly engaging Spoons game to review concepts. Free games included!
To celebrate international Women's Day. This concentrates on reading and understanding. Students can read the background story and discuss new vocabulary then answer the questions. - ESL worksheets
Reading Comprenhension practice. The topic of the worksheet is the history of emoticons and their use. The worksheet includes three exercises. The last one practises too or enounh, Key provided. - ESL worksheets
Inside: An overview of CLT (communicative language teaching), its history, and examples of techniques and activities. 'Communicative language teaching' has been a buzzword among language teachers and researchers for a while now, and a popular way of describing language approaches since the 1990s. However, if you spend a little time Googling 'what is the definition
Creative ideas for who you can build collaboration in the classroom - YOUR classroom! Ideas and videos included!
The language spoken in the lessons is English. Here are some phrases about classroom language you should know, understand, or be able to use.
Make a game out of your classroom with gamification! This new trend is taking the education world by storm. Learn about it here.
I’ve been spending some serious amounts of time this summer leading conversations around the country focused on the integration of social studies and literacy. And for the last few years, I…
We know how important it is to teach our students to make inferences when they read. It's a tricky concept, and one that needs to be taught again and again. Students often confusing inferring with making predictions and observations, and some are just confused all together! Som
Two exercises about the Eiffel Tower (Passive and Reporting verbs). I've uploaded the ppt version with the keys to use it on the board. - ESL worksheets
Do you know these paintings or who painted them? Guess and discuss. This conversation worksheet with 10 photos of paintings and 9 conversation questions can be used as a basis for an informal discussion about art, paintings, museums and more. It can be used for Internet research and/or giving short presentations as well. Teacher notes included. - ESL worksheets
Too many classroom icebreakers require students to take big social risks with people they barely know. Or they don't really help students get to know each other. Or they are just plain cheesy.
This reading will give practice on the past continuous forms USED TO and WOULD. I heard this story on the radio - a fellow saying he always used to measure the heads of any boyfriends his daughters brought home and it made me laugh out loud! Can you believe it? ;-) - ESL worksheets
This four page printable is designed to encourage children to do some really good research about a country of their choice, and put together a book that they will be proud of! We've asked them to compile all sorts of interesting facts but left room for creativity too.
I am obsessed with escape rooms! They are so much fun! I wish that I could do one every day. On my spring break trip to Atlanta I was able to do three in one day and it was super exhilarating! Before my state test I decided that I wanted to do a fun review game for my kids and decided to try my hand at an escape room. It took a lot of trial and error, but it was a MASSIVE success. I decided to share my escape room plans with you as best as I can in case you want to try something similar in your classroom. Step 1: The days leading up to the escape room I rolled a suitcase around with me (You will see why) Step 2: I broke the students into four groups Step 3: I created a newspaper article that informed students that I was taking over the world and handed one out to each group. Newspaper Generator Step four: I hid a card in my miniature file cabinet that said, "Don't just stand there in limbo, take a look in the classroom window." Step five: The first set of clues to decipher that opened the Word Lock was hidden behind a book in the window. Figurative Language Word Lock Clues Step six: Inside of Lock #1was the POV clues POV Directional Lock Step seven: Inside of Lock #2 was a set of UV flashlights and 4 pieces of seemingly blank paper. Once the UV lights were turned on students will find a number on each of their pieces of paper. This opened the lockbox. Step eight: Inside the lock box was four ziplock bags with puzzle pieces and a short story for each of the groups. The students need to read the short story and then put together their puzzle. One of the puzzles will have the correct symbol answer written in UV pen, the other three will be distractors with penalties. Symbolism Door Lock Clues Step nine: Each group will get a reading passage with multiple choice questions. Once they finish the passages, if they answered the questions correctly they will get their groups number to contribute to the final lock box. Reading Passages Lock Box Step ten: Students open the suitcase and thwart my takeover! Some pictures of my students completing the tasks Supplies I used (Click on the pictures) (3 boxes)
Cooperative learning. Find out what it's all about and get some great resources to help you use this strategy well in your classroom.
Precalculus will be moving beyond their introduction to functions and function notation from Algebra II and into a in-depth development ...
Past simple revision. Key and Audio file link provided. The second exersise is useful to read figures and learn facts about the titanic sinking.Here you are the link for the audio file: http://filecloud.io/5nh4b1jpu - ESL worksheets
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You spend hours marking and commenting on student work, and then they don't even read your feedback. The solution is all in how you time it.
We are preparing the read Elie Wiesel's memoir Night. The novel depicts his time in the Nazi German concentration camp. Part of our literary journey will be to analyze how ignoring a belittling joke can eventually lead to genocide. It is hard concept to imagine that ignoring a joke can lead to such drastic events, but it does happen. Examples of belittling jokes and stereotypes The first thing that one should familiarize themselves with the various forms of prejudice that exist in the world. It is far more than race and sexual orientation (a primary focus in the current landscape of American culture). Survivors of Buchenwald Concentration Camp 1. Go to Most Common Prejudice. After reading the list and description of the various forms of prejudice, create Cornell Notes for each type. Include questions that can be used for a Socratic Seminar. 2. Familiarize yourself with the history of genocide so that you may have a full historical understanding and the background knowledge needed for an analysis. There are two sites that you should read and add to your Cornell Notes: 8 Stages of Genocide and 10 Atrocious Genocides In Human History. 3. Although The Pyramid of Hate was discussed thoroughly in class, resources for personal research and growth can be found at The Southern Povery Law Center (a group focused on fighting hate and teaching tolerance in the United States) and The Anti-Defamtion League (a group that was orginally formed to fight against the defamation of Jewish people, but has grown to fight many forms of discrimination and hate). The Hate Map on The Souther Poverty Law Center website tracks various hate groups throughout the country. 4. We began creating Cornell Notes over Oprah's interview with Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz Concentration Camp. You can find videos 1-6 at Winfrey and Wiesel - Auschwitz. 5. Read and try to retain the information found at 26 Holocaust Facts for easier comprehension of Night by Elie Wiesel.
Using Bloom's Taxonomy every.day. was one of the best things I did for my students.
I’ve been spending a ton of time this summer working with groups around the country, helping facilitate conversations around reading and writing in the social studies. It’s always a goo…
Every English language arts teacher needs a variety of successful, student led discussion strategies that will provide opportunities for student learning.
Texting In The Classroom Texting in the classroom. Usually just hearing that makes you annoyed. It is no secret that our students are saturated in a world of technology. As educators there is imme…
