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Need some interesting material about Thanksgiving to fill some class time? What's Your Turkey IQ? quiz to help you learn more about Thanksgiving's most popular dish: The Turkey. We're providing the answers so you can learn from the quiz, but... h4. Don't cheat! If you haven't taken the What's Your Turkey IQ quiz, go take it first. See answers on the ...

3 different activities on six pages full of fall appropriate themes. 3 pages of colorful pictures and words associated with fall. A reading comprehension story and questions for elementary age students about George Washington.

Now that Halloween is over, Thanksgiving is the next big holiday to prepare for. I love November because I think it is a great time to reflect and think about all the things you are thankful for. Here are some suggestions of activities you can do in the classroom. Now is the time to think about these because you might need ...

Below are some teacher resources for teachers interested in Take a Veteran to School Day. None of these are written in stone—we're counting on you to take what will work for you and adapt it as you see fit. We know that there is a tremendous difference between the little ones in kindergarten and high schoolers. However, all ages and ability ...

Objective The students will write a description of a flag. Directions 1. Decide whether the whole class will participate in writing a description, or if the students will do so individually. 2. Have the students study the flag they will be describing in their writing. This will be done by either having the entire class view the one flag they will ...

Flag Day is on June 14th. Celebrate it in your classroom with activities for English language learners of all ages. Your students will enjoy this unit on the American flag. Teaching about the American Flag Flag Day is an excellent opportunity to teach your English language learners (ELLs) about this important American holiday. 1. Teach the vocabulary of the flag. Download ...

Objective Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. It was first celebrated in the United States in 1872 as a Mother's Day for Peace, as suggested by Julia Ward Howe. She had nursed the wounded during the Civil War and was dedicated to the cause of peace. She is best known for writing "The Battle Hymn of the ...

  Helping Teens Find, Get and Keep Jobs     The lesson objective is help students not only prepare for entering the workforce, but also the lifetime skills required to keep a job.   Subjects covered: labor laws, finding openings, etiquette for picking up applications, do’s and don’ts for filling out applications, resume writing, interviewing, hire packets including defining harassment, what employers ...

Introduce the concepts of slavery and the Civil War when studying this famous American President. Unit Topic Abraham Lincoln Proficiency/Grade Level: Grades 3-6 High Beginning to Advanced students Content Concepts/Skills Social Studies concepts Gr. 2-4: What kind of man was Lincoln? What did he do as president? Gr 5-8: Slavery, freedom, rights Vocabulary: Grades 5-8: Kentucky, President, debate, slavery (slaves), “Emancipation ...

Cold winter weather in the Northeast region of the United States provides an excellent opportunity to teach a unit on weather to my ESL students. This unit is an excellent example of content-based ESL instruction and can be taught at a variety of grade and ability levels. The literature used for this unit can be varied according to the age and ...

Join the 2009 New Year's Eve celebrations in Scotland, Philadelphia, Japan, and New York City. Teach your students about some of these unique celebrations. Whether your students celebrate the New Year on January 1st or not, they will enjoy learning about different celebrations to bring in the New Year. Have students see when New Year's is celebrated in each time zone ...

The diversity in many classrooms provides a starting point for children to begin to understand and value the many distinct cultures of the world. What better way to do that than to feature a winter unit on light festivals from around the world. Teach your students about the cultural traditions in *France, Sweden, Thailand, Philippines, India, Egypt, Holland, and Mexico.* When ...

Who knew that NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) Tracks Santa? They do! In partnership with Google Earth, now your students can track Santa live starting December 24th. [photo:53879] In the mean time, students can enjoy other fun holiday activities on the NORAD Tracks Santa site. There is a count down to Christmas clock, Santa videos, information about Santa (including some ...

Celebrate the culture of your English language learners. Have students draw and write about holidays in their countries. This activity helps ELLs develop pride in their cultures and builds self-esteem. An English language learner may feel confident at home and in their native language social milieu, but their self-esteem suffers when they are in their U.S. school environment. They often feel ...

This holiday season promote peace and appreciation for the diverse cultures in your school by taking advantage of the natural resource that is in your classroom. Begin with this lesson on Christmas in Mexico. Do you want to increase the self-esteen of your English language learners? Winter holidays provide the perfect opportunity to explore other cultures. Help American children learn to ...

Even though your English language learners may not celebrate Christmas, they are fascinated by the many Santa Claus legends. This lesson explores the different gift-giving customs around the world. "Santa Claus Around the World" is another theme students love in December. I advise teachers, however, to become familiar with the holidays of all of your students. You don't want to exclude ...

Gobble, gobble! Get ready to break out the cranberry sauce and put the stuffing in the oven with our Thanksgiving related lesson plans and activities for ESL students Grades 1-4. In November I like teach a unit on Thanksgiving to all of my students. These units are written to follow the TESOL Pre-K-12 ESL Standards: Standard 2, Goal 2. h4. Lesson ...

This "Pumpkin Science" lesson gives English language learners a background in how plants grow. It also provides them with practice in estimating and in predicting outcomes. A pumpkin theme unit can be related to either Fall harvest or Halloween. These lessons are written to follow the TESOL Pre-K-12 ESL Standards: Standard 2, Goal 2. +Lesson topic+ How plants grow; experiments with ...

Teach a lesson on sinking and floating in the fall and use pumpkins to tie it to Halloween. This lesson also provides your English language learners with practice in estimating and in predicting outcomes. Teach a lesson on sinking and floating in the fall and tie the activity to Halloween by using pumpkins for the experiments. This lesson follows TESOL Pre-K-12 ...

I like to do activities with my class that celebrate the season. Changing seasons is an exciting time and it is good to do activities that explain the changing events. It is also good for students to learn that not all places have different seasons and some have longer seasons than other. When I moved to South Carolina after growing up ...