Thanksgiving Dialogue - question formation, present tense

This conversation is designed to help ELLs practice oral fluency with present tense and question formation. Students will also learn about the modern-day celebration of Thanksgiving in the United States.

For more activities that discuss Thanksgiving, try Winter Holiday Traditions Compare & Contrast.

For other language supports for your students, 

check out these resources:

Writing Supports:

• Elaboration language frames
• Introductions - formats and language frames
• Persuasive Essay - introductions, quotations, elaborations, counterclaims
• Informational Writing language frames
• Build-Your-Own Review
• Build-Your-Own Book Review
• Build-Your-Own Non-Fiction Text - all about a country - language frames
• Reading comprehension writing frames for characters and retelling 
• Past tense irregular verb spelling sort
• Future tense M.A.S.H game!

Activities for Newcomers

• Find someone who for ELLs
• Classroom vocabulary - counting and charting (also in Spanish! contando en el aula!)
• Classroom vocabulary questions/partner conversation
• Preposition game with Dice - two levels (also in Spanish! preposiciones!)
• Preposition true or false?
• Feelings vocabulary - toolbox activity
• WH question word dice (also in Spanish! dado de preguntas)
• Community Jobs I have/who has game
• Monster Glyph with body part vocabulary
• Animal Scattergories game
• Food vocabulary bundle
  • Food opinions magazine sort (also in Spanish! comidas y adjectivos)
  • Supermarket conversation script & activity
  • Weekly meal planning chart
• Holiday  bundle
  • Partner conversation with WH questions
  • Winter Holiday Traditions Compare & Contrast
  • Holiday venn diagram sort