Advertisement Discernment Scientific CER Investigation

The CCSS requires the teaching of ELA standards in all subjects. As good teachers we've long looked for ways to combine multiple objectives / disciplines into one lesson / assessment. After spending two months on the scientific method with my ESL eighth...

Baseball Vocabulary

I developed this activity to help my ESL students learn 21 of the most common baseball terms. They love cricket and can talk for hours about it, but have little understanding of the great American pastime. We not only studied baseball rules and...

CER graphic organizer for ELA and Math

The common core requires a lot of evidence based writing. My students were struggling to write effectively using the CER (claim, evidence, reasoning) format so I made this quick graphic organizer. It helps them get their thoughts down into the correct...

CER poster set

The common core requires a lot of evidence based writing. CER: claim, evidence, reasoning, is helpful for getting students to think through their positions and more fully express their thoughts. These posters make great references for students using CER...

Coin Eggs Center Activity

This download includes the directions for creating your own coin egg math center, a recording sheet, and answer key. For more practice with USA coins: USA Coins Hungry Piggy Banks Sort Activity USA Coin Match Up Cards USA Coin Puzzles Coin Clip...

Community Places Task Cards: Where Do I Need To Go?

Knowing the names of various places in the community is an important vocabulary skill for ELLs. Young learners also need practice reading and writing community place names. This set of task cards gives students practice in identifying locations in a...

Comparative and Superlative Adjective Board Game

The rules for comparative and superlative adjectives are relatively simple. My students tend to grasp the grammar quickly, but still want a lot of practice using them. This board game gives students the chance to practice forming sentences with...

Compound Word Building Flashcards

Compound words can be so fun. Since compound words are just two words stuck together to make one new word, I created flashcards. My students use these compound word flashcards to put two words together into a compound word. This collection of 22 compound...

Compound Word Memory

Sometimes when teaching compound words I explain to students that it's like addition--you take two words and put them together to make a single new word. This game plays on that explanation of compound words. Played like the children’s game Memory,...

Describe It Poster

I am always reminding my students to use all five senses when they are describing things. This year I decided to post a reminder on the wall and save myself a few repetitions. It helped and instead of always repeating myself I was able to point to the...

Elapsed Time Practice: What Time Is It In ?

When teaching my ESL students about telling time I wanted to introduce them to time zones. I also wanted them to get extra practice with figuring elapsed time as well as review the states / capitols and countries / capitols. This game was the result...

Escape! The Question Grid

Question words are difficult for English language learners. Trying to keep track of which question word will result in which type of answer can be confusing. Escape! The Question Grid gives students practice in asking and answering questions using the...