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High school social studies resources for ESL-EFL-ELL in English (UK)
Colourful Semantics Starter Pack - updated!
Video lessons are now available on YouTube for this resource!A complete starter pack to begin using colourful semantics in your classroom! The pack covers stages 1-4 of the programme. A separate pack to teach stages 5-8 is available here.This is an expanding pack. After downloading, you will be notified of any updates! The current update now includes past, present and future tense verbs.Colourful semantics is an approach created by Alison Bryan. It is a great way to support children who struggle
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K - 10th
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Sonnet 18 Comic with Shakespeare
One of the best ways to introduce students to Shakespeare is to begin with Sonnet 18. This comic teaches students Sonnet 18 (or "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day") one of the most famous poems in the English language. Included in this resource:-a comic that teaches the poem-a prereading activity in which students try to find words to fit blanks in the poem-questions about the poem-a lesson about sonnets, including the sonnet form and iambic pentameter. If you teach other Shakespeare plays,
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Intro to Shakespeare Activity Bundle
All about me Social Media Character profiles
Get to know your students in a fun way they can relate to with these "get to know me" Social Media Profiles: EDITABLE Templates! They also work great as a character analysis! Simply add text boxes and type straight into them, for distance learning.The use of social media is very much a part of students’ lives in this day and age. Use this to your advantage in your lessons by encouraging them to tell you and their peers all about themselves at the beginning of the year or writing about a famous p
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3rd - 12th
Shift in Verb Voice and Mood Print and Digital 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Grade Grammar
SAVE MONEY with this bundle of digital and printable worksheets, an assessment, cut and paste activities, and a board game to practice recognizing and correcting inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.1.D).Inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood confuse the reader, but with this pack your students will gain a thorough understanding of verb voices and verb moods, and know how to keep them consistent so that their writing is clear and consistent.What's included in t
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7th - 10th
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Argument Writing Sentence Starters
Students are often times left without knowing how to begin their argument writing. To help guide your students in citing their evidence and elaborating further, provide them with these "They Say, I Say" templates from Graff, Birkenstein, and Durst, 2012. Equipped with these sentence frames, students will build their argument more eloquently and fully. Great addition to any debate class or criminal justice class that encourages evaluation of argument with proof and evidence.
Foldable brochure
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8th - 12th
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Theatre Script for Middle School Drama Class- The Greatest Showman
Are you looking for a way to engage your middle school drama or theater class in an exciting script? Look no further! This play is loosely based on the popular film The Greatest Showman. Students will love acting out one of the 14 speaking parts as they learn an important life lesson that they can carry with them throughout life. This engaging activity will be something that sticks with students for a long time. ➡️ What you'll get:A 20-page script with 14 main speaking roles8 ScenesSong List Rec
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5th - 10th
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FINAL TASK "OUR CITY"
Here you have a final task to put into practice the vocabulary of the city, the structures there is/there are and directions such as: go straight on, turn left/right, cross the road...If you dowmload it, I would appreciate your feedback :) Thanks a lot!
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3rd - 12th
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Business Ethics - CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility - Business Studies
A great lesson on teaching business ethics. The lesson starts with students asked to decide whether it is right that Nike uses sweatshops to increase profits - students write down their response on a post-it note and add it to the whiteboard. Students are then shown a great 20 minute documentary on Nike and Sweatshops (link to video included) and then they get an opportunity to change their view. This lesson then looks at the pros and cons of businesses operating ethically and how it may impact
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8th - 11th
Active and Passive Verb Voice Worksheets 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Grade Grammar
This pack of 8 digital and printable worksheets, pair activity, test, and teaching notes will have your students feeling confident with knowing how to form the active and passive voice, when to use it, and how we decide whether to use the active or passive voice.This pack includes two versions of the worksheets to meet the needs of your students.The full version with 8 pages, is scaffolded, introducing key concepts throughout followed by opportunities to apply learning through practice.The conde
Grades:
7th - 10th
EduWheels: The Grammar Wheel & The Irregular Verb Wheel | Buy 2, pay less!
Take advantage of this bundle and get The Grammar Wheel and The Irregular Verb Wheel at a discounted price. Buy 2, pay less!The Grammar Wheel & The Irregular verb Wheel are part of my EduWheels collection.What are EduWheels?EduWheels are learning aids that help engage and motivate students in the classroom or at home. As they can be used while doing individual activities, the learning aid can provide the necessary support needed to complete specific tasks. They can also be fun to use due to
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
EDEXCEL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - A LEVEL POWERPOINT - REVISION
A powerpoint curated for students, for AS Level Edexcel Psychology with students recieving A*/A’s alongside other resourcesIncludes every topic from the Edexcel 2015 specification from content to research methods and more. Filled with exam style questions througout to encourage thought provoking on the content learnt and can be used as a summary revision powerpoint including everything to recieve an A*
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12th, Higher Education
Flash Cards Ultimate Bundle
This bundle includes a total of 500 Flash Cards + numerous exercises and games.You save 31$.top 100 Phrasal Verbstop 100 Idiomstop 100 verb + to/ingtop 100 prepositionstop 100 adjectivesAlso:Phrasal verbs exercises and testsPhrasal Verbs GmeIdioms Exercises and testsPrepositions Exercises and TestsVerb + to/ing GameVerb+ to/ing Exercises and Tests+ A bonus:) Have you ever...? Conversation Cards
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
IB ENG B TEXT TYPES: How to write 9 TEXT TYPES BUNDLE
This is a bundle of 9 of my IB ENG B TEXT TYPES: How to write PACKS.· Article about learning to learn (Human Ingenuity)· Blog about the impact of social media (Identity)· Diary Entry about cultural gaffes (Social Organization)· Essay about the need to learn writing skills (Human Ingenuity)· Informal Email about pet euthanasia (Experiences)· Letter to the Editor about plastic pollution (Sharing the Planet)· Proposal about improving International Day (Social Organization)· Review of a fiction book
Grades:
11th - 12th
Shift in Verb Voice and Mood Digital Resource 7th, 8th, 9th Grade Grammar
This pack of 4 digital and printable worksheets, teaching notes, and assessment will have your students feeling confident with recognizing and correcting inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.1.D).The worksheets explain the key concepts and give opportunities to practice:identifying active and passive voiceidentifying if a verb voice shift has occurredkeeping the verb voice consistentidentifying verb moods (indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subj
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7th - 10th
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Roman Senate / Roman Empire Pop-up Activity
The Roman Senate part of the Roman Empire – a model democracy – the basis from which most modern democracies were born. But was the Roman Senate as fair and as equal as we would like to believe. Discover the class system in the Roman Empire and see the factions from the Ancient Rome pop-up into life!
This fun and engaging pop-up Roman Senate will introduce your students to the Patricians, the Plebeians, the role of the Senate, Consuls and Dictators. Everything you need to know about the life o
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8th - 10th
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WWI and the Rise of Totalitarianism (Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin) - Reading Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet gives an account of the post WWI conditions that contributed to the rise of different totalitarian regimes around the world, including Benito Mussolini in Italy, Adolph Hitler in Germany and Joseph Stalin in Russia. The text is suitable for advanced intermediate to proficient ESL learners and native English speakers.After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including comprehension questions, a definitions
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: WWI & WWII BUNDLE - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
The Wind in the Willows Art + Baking Unit Study
Come on a read, paint, cook journey with the Build Your Masterpiece Class and the classic novel, The Wind in the Willows, by Scottish Novelist, Kenneth Grahame. The landscapes and cultural references are deeply embedded in Edwardian England. This story, set in England in the 1800's, is about four animals, Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger, who all have emotions, traits, intentions and personalities like that of humans. This is called Anthropomorphism. It has inspired many authors since it was first pu
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PreK - 12th
Leadership Styles - Demographic, Autocratic, Paternalistic & Laissez-Faire
A great lesson on teaching four of the main leadership styles in the world of business. There is clear theory on the importance of a good leader and how that can influence how businesses and companies are run. There is detailed theory on the pros and cons of demographic, autocratic, paternalistic and laissez-faire leaders. I have included examples for each type of leader. The lesson starts with a great leadership quiz, this will determine what type of leader each student is (I like to do a tally
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8th - 11th
The Product Life Cycle - Marketing Mix - PPT & Worksheet - Business Studies
A nice lesson on the product life cycle. Numerous tasks throughout and key theory on the main stages of the product life cycle and up to date examples of products for each stage. The lesson also looks at various extension strategies and how they can impact the product life cycle. I have focused on products and services students can easily relate to. I have also included a nice worksheet on the product life cycle. Perfect for Business Studies.
Grades:
8th - 11th
Women of History Inventors - Activities for Teens
Are you looking for some unique teen activities for Women's History month? Women have invented some incredible things to make our world a better place, but so many of these are unknown!
This resource highlights some of our amazing women inventors, to show our young students that anyone can achieve great things, regardless of gender.
There are 2 parts to the resource: a PowerPoint presentation with information to teach them about the inventors and what inspired them to invent their products. Th
Grades:
4th - 9th
Parts of Speech & Vocabulary Color by Code for ESL / ELD / EFL / EAL
This is a fun way of reviewing / developing English vocabulary and learning more about different parts of speech. Your students will spend time discussing the meanings of unknown vocabulary before deciding to which part of speech the word belongs. They will then be able to use the appropriate colour. Your students will be interacting with their peers and completely engaged. Motivation to use dictionaries is also a possibility.The complete list of vocabulary used in this resource can be seen in
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5th - 10th
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Refugee by Alan Gratz--Adapted for ESL/ELL/MOD into Comic Strips
Adapted from Alan Gratz's novel 'Refugee' for Beginning English Language Learners, the plot has been turned into comic strips and other formats to make reading and learning this material more accessible for EAL/ELL/ESL/MOD learners. The clear visuals are accompanied by captions/subtitles, as well as short sentences with simple English vocabulary to empower our English language learners. Each page includes a quick reading comprehension check-up to assess understanding.
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4th - 10th
Phrasal Verbs Flash Cards ESL
100 Phrasal Verbs from TOP used with helpful bright real photos which make it easier to memorize. Perfect for practicing both grammar and vocabulary.1) Make sentences with them;2) make up stories;3) play as a Taboo game;4) and invent your own ways to use.Every card has a phrasal verb, its meaning and an example.List of Phrasal Verbs + their meaning included both in alphabetical order and divided into groups according to prepositions.Each card is 8,6x6,3cm, there are 8 cards on a page. Text is pe
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Flash Cards Ultimate Bundle
Income Statements - Profit & Loss Accounts - Finance - Net & Gross Profit
A real bumper lesson on teaching income statements / profit and loss accounts. The lesson starts with looking at how an income statement is constructed what each section means (with relevant examples). The lesson the looks at how to calculate and complete income statements. The lesson has a great finance starter activity - a 10 question multiple choice quiz. I have also attached a lot of profit and loss worksheets, where students need to complete various financial documents. This lesson could po
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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