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Unusual Animals Reading Comprehension: The Dhole

By saradavila  |  2013/06/02 21:54 Posted in Beginner, Global Awareness, Intermediate, Reading Comprehension  |  Comments (0)

The following is the first in a series of reading comprehension worksheets about unusual animals. These worksheets would be appropriate for high beginners and intermediate EFL/ESL learners, or young learners interested in science or animals. This worksheet utilizes reading skills and guides students through the comprehension process from gist to deeper meaning. The worksheet uses [...]

About China Mingle Information Gap

By saradavila  |  2013/02/24 01:27 Posted in Beginner, Global Awareness, Information Gap, Speaking  |  Comments (0)

This is a mingle information gap suitable for beginner ESL/EFL learners who are also exploring information about other countries. This information gap activity is designed to be done as a mingle, where each student has the answer to one question. Students look around trying to find out the correct answer. This worksheet includes simple lesson [...]

Holiday Present Descriptive Writing

By saradavila  |  2012/12/25 01:31 Posted in Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Writing  |  Comments (0)

Happy Holidays everyone. To help you through the holidays and the end of the year planning, here is a writing worksheet designed to help learners organize for a descriptive writing paragraph. The topic is holiday oriented. EFL/ESL learners are prompted to think about the types of holiday presents they have recieved and then to choose [...]

Creative Writing Worksheets with Bubble Organizer and Scaffolding

By saradavila  |  2012/12/04 23:37 Posted in Beginner, Creative Writing, Intermediate, Writing  |  Comments (0)

These are creative writing prompts with an organizer for beginner or intermediate EFL/ESL learner, or any learner who is working on improving writing. The worksheets are constructed with some basic word prompts to assist with spelling and provide additional scaffolding. The worksheets are structured to follow basic process writing with a think, brainstorm and organize, [...]

Creative Writing Holiday Story with Bubble Organize

By saradavila  |  2012/12/04 00:17 Posted in Beginner, Creative Writing, Writing  |  Comments (0)

This is a creative writing holiday prompt organizer for beginner or intermediate EFL/ESL learner, or any learner who is working on improving writing. The worksheet is constructed with some basic word prompts to assist with spelling and provide additional scaffolding. The worksheet is structured to follow basic process writing with a think, brainstorm and organize, [...]

My Holiday Webbing Bubble Writing

By saradavila  |  2012/11/21 23:46 Posted in Beginner, Intermediate, Writing, Young Learner  |  Comments (0)

Here is a webbing bubble organizer for brainstorming ideas related to a topic before writing. This writing worksheet is prepared for writing and organizing ideas about a previous holiday vacation trip. Students begin by brainstorming ideas and using the webbing to organize. This is followed by writing a paragraph using the details from the organizers. [...]

Describe Room List Organizer Writing Activity

By saradavila  |  2012/11/13 23:07 Posted in Beginner, Writing  |  Comments (0)

Here is an list style organizer for writing a descriptive paragraph about the the room of a student. The list is used as a brainstorming tool and a pre-writing task to help EFL/ESL learners organize their ideas. This list helps learner think about what they need to write about in the room and adjectives and [...]

Idea Square My Family Writing

By saradavila  |  2012/11/08 00:30 Posted in Beginner, Writing  |  Comments (0)

Here is an idea square organizer for writing on the topic of my family. The idea square is used as a brainstorming tool as a pre-writing task to help EFL/ESL learners organize their ideas. To use the writing square have students think about the family members that are presented in each corner. Ask students to [...]

General Writing Bubble Organizer

By saradavila  |  2012/11/02 02:15 Posted in Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Writing  |  Comments (0)

Here is a bubble organizer for brainstorming ideas related to a topic before writing. This is a general organizer that can be used with any topic introduced by the teacher. This is a perfect writing organizers for any learner who is interested in writing, include EFL/ESL learners at a number of levels. This organizer would [...]

Birthday Candles Reading Comprehension

By saradavila  |  2012/08/11 02:14 Posted in Beginner, Global Awareness, Reading Comprehension, Young Learner  |  Comments (0)

The following is a reading comprehension worksheet details the history of the birthday candle from ancient Greece to modern times. It provides details about how cakes came to be covered with candles. This worksheet utilizes reading skills and guides students through the comprehension process from gist to deeper meaning. The worksheet uses a graphic organizer [...]

About Ants Reading Comprehension

By saradavila  |  2012/08/04 02:12 Posted in Beginner, Reading Comprehension, Science, Young Learner  |  Comments (0)

The following is a reading comprehension worksheet discusses how ants use scent to create maps to bring food back to the working colony. This worksheet utilizes reading skills and guides students through the comprehension process from gist to deeper meaning. The worksheet uses a graphic organizer mind map to organize information from the reading. The [...]

Armless Pianist Reading Comprehension

By saradavila  |  2012/07/28 02:10 Posted in Beginner, Global Awareness, Reading Comprehension, Young Learner  |  Comments (0)

The following is a reading comprehension worksheet provides the story of Lui Wei, an armless pianist and game show contestant on the Chinese show, China has Talent. This worksheet utilizes reading skills and guides students through the comprehension process from gist to deeper meaning. The worksheet uses a graphic organizer mind map to organize information [...]

Flightless Birds Reading Comprehension

By saradavila  |  2012/07/21 02:09 Posted in Beginner, Reading Comprehension, Science, Young Learner  |  Comments (0)

The following is a reading comprehension worksheet talks about three different kinds of flightless birds. It describes details about the birds to help students understand other skills birds have developed. This worksheet utilizes reading skills and guides students through the comprehension process from gist to deeper meaning. The worksheet uses a graphic organizer mind map [...]

Roman Trick Rooms Reading Comprehension

By saradavila  |  2012/07/17 12:00 Posted in Beginner, Reading Comprehension, Young Learner  |  Comments (0)

The following is a reading comprehension worksheet talks about the use of Roman Trick rooms. It explains how they work and gives tips to students on how they can use the trick room to remember long lists. This worksheet utilizes reading skills and guides students through the comprehension process from gist to deeper meaning. The [...]

What time Shall We Meet Creative Thinking Information Gap

By saradavila  |  2012/07/06 00:59 Posted in Beginner, Creative Thinking, Information Gap, Lesson Plan, Speaking, Young Learner  |  Comments (0)

This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. This [...]

Komodo Dragon Reading Comprehension

By saradavila  |  2012/07/02 21:42 Posted in Beginner, Reading Comprehension, Young Learner  |  Comments (0)

The following is a reading comprehension worksheet talks about the myth of dragons, and the very real Komodo dragon. Students are invited to consider both the myth and the reality and compare and contrast the information. This worksheet utilizes reading skills and guides students through the comprehension process from gist to deeper meaning. The worksheet [...]

Glasswing Butterfly Reading Comprehension

By saradavila  |  2012/06/20 23:50 Posted in Beginner, Reading Comprehension, Science, Young Learner  |  Comments (0)

The following is a reading comprehension worksheet talks about the Glasswing butterfly of South America. It details information about the butterfly and why the wings look like glass. This worksheet utilizes reading skills and guides students through the comprehension process from gist to deeper meaning. The worksheet uses a graphic organizer to help students collect [...]

Shake Your Hand Imperatives Random Element Toss Creative Thinking

By saradavila  |  2012/06/19 23:12 Posted in Beginner, Creative Thinking, Grammar, Lesson Plan, Speaking, Young Learner  |  Comments (0)

This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. This [...]

Chinese New Year Reading Comprehension

By saradavila  |  2012/06/18 23:51 Posted in Beginner, Reading Comprehension, Young Learner  |  Comments (0)

The following is a reading comprehension worksheet talks about how the tradition of using firecrackers became a part of the Chinese New Year. It discusses the folk tale of Nian around which the celebration is based. This reading is appropriate for high beginner readers. This worksheet utilizes reading skills and guides students through the comprehension [...]

Food Likes and Dislikes Creative Thinking Reverse Brainstorming

By saradavila  |  2012/06/17 23:20 Posted in Beginner, Creative Thinking, Lesson Plan, Role Play, Speaking, Young Learner  |  Comments (0)

This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. This [...]