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Writing a Biography
A fun way to engage students in writing a biography. Can be combined with a lesson on uses of present and past tense, adjectives applied to people, building relationships between students, and thinking skills.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 48
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Reading: Cause, Effect, Consequences with Definition
Funny story to demonstrate cause, effect, consequence.
Hope it gives some laughs and opens class up for discussion.
Clipart is from a freeclipart website. Link is included as acknowledgment.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 110
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Why vs How: Seeing and Knowing the Difference + Answer Key
Do your students have a hard time answering HOW and WHY questions? Some exercises to help them practice telling the difference between them. Fully editable + answer key included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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Exercise with Imperatives: How To
Two versions of an activity for writing in the imperative. The first is for older students, with an additional prompt. The second is for younger students who need more hands-on work.
By writing instructions for how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (also an opportunity to discuss some North American food favourites), students can develo...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Movie Review: Alvin and the Chipmunks + questions
Movie Review including questions. Exercise touches on fact and fiction, especially reading for meaning (by understanding the elements of good writing). Again, good for CALP. Lots of kids need more than just comprehension but ability to read and evaluate texts (as per Bloom�s Taxonomy). Thanks in advance for comments!
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Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 104
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Speaking/Writing Activity: Debate on Animal Testing
In this activity, students read for meaning, speak for a certain purpose, think critically about issues, and write for a specific audience. Excellent activity in a unit on persuasive techniques, and essay writing. For advanced students. Fully editable and easy to adapt!
PLEASE NOTE: Preview is incorrect. There are 4 pages in total. Works fine...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 44
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READING COMPREHENSION through two comics + key
Worksheet now includes the source of the comics.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 87
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Worksheet: Reading Response (Self/World/Text Framework)
Get your students to respond to writing by making connections to the self, the world, and other texts. Foster critical reading skills. Includes focus questions for students to answer. Current version applies to narrative forms but it is fully editable and can be adapted to other text types.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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Citizenship word list (activity)
A way to begin discussing "citizenship" in the classroom, or even simply, classroom rules. Vocabulary word list with pictures that students can match. They can cut and paste the pictures and match them with the proper definition. It is great because it involves a hands-on thinking activity!
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 9
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Math Concepts: Probability, Fair and Unfair Games
Help students understand what a fair game is by experiencing an UNFAIR game. The rules are simple and can be easily understood by ESL students as well as other students in your classroom. Useful for introducing this idea about "fairness" even outside of a mathematical lesson. And bottom line: Lots of fun! I�ve found everyone has an opinion abou...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 3
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