CHAPTER 1 Elaboration andWord-Choice LessonsHow to Create Language Lessons That BuildElaboration and Word-Choice Skills . . . . . . . .6 A Sample Lesson: Action Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Starters for More
Oh, and one other resource we have that would make the perfect middle school ELA Halloween lesson is our Dead Verbs funeral activity! This is a great lesson to teach students the importance of word choice! I think that’s about it. It looks like Halloween Day is on a school day for ...
How to Teach Vocabulary Choice & Variation to ESL Students Sight Word Activities for Kids Activities to Teach ESL Students Homonyms Lesson Transcript Instructors Stefani Boutelier View bio Vocabulary is an important part of language learning, and acquisition is more difficult for older learners. Lea...
As a recent graduate, I remember all too well the shivers we would get as students when professors muttered the word “test” or “quiz”. If you wanted to hear a symphony of groans, add in the word now and a sea of furrowed brows and hand slams would fill the room. Tests get...
In addition – playing the harp isn’t just about flinging out the sounds of choice, is it? Of course not! There is so much more to being a musician and all those things can also be a part of your lesson when, due to other circumstances, you’re not prepared to play tunes in vari...
2Using the Senses to Identify Adjectives Kindergarten children often love lessons that focus on the five senses. You can teach your pupils to use their senses to identify adjectives. Bring in a variety of objects that present a variety of surfaces for a lesson on touch. Sandpaper, silk, marbl...
I have been trying hard to not forget the lesson close so I tried to pull some of the pieces together. I asked everyone to turn and talk to their neighbor about what they think Sally meant when she said, “Some cards had the same number of groups, but a different number of dots in...
The curriculum includes proper sentence structure, word choice, spelling and punctuation rules. Language instruction also includes figurative language, idioms and understanding context. ELA as English Language Acquisition You may have noticed that we said ELA stands for English Language Arts in most educa...
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(hello, economic principle of rational choice!), there’s even an opportunity for you to win an iPad Pro. Here are five things you can do to sow the seeds of success in your economics class. 1. Cultivate Understanding with Interactive Graphing Tools Graphs are the backbone of economics, ...