A beginner-friendly ESL lesson focusing on the simplicity of modal verbs, emphasizing that they never change form (no conjugation). Students explore 'can' and 'will' through a collaborative 'Superpower Circle' activity and reflective writing.
A comprehensive lesson for Spanish I/II students to learn and practice vocabulary related to love and relationships in the context of Valentine's Day. Students will move from interpretive vocabulary acquisition to interpersonal and presentational sentence building.
A comprehensive lesson for Spanish I/II students to acquire and use vocabulary related to love and relationships in the context of San Valentín. Includes visual vocabulary instruction, guided notes, and structured writing practice.
Students will learn and use Spanish vocabulary for love and relationships, progressing from identifying terms to writing original sentences about emotions and ideal partners.
A comprehensive lesson for Spanish I/II students to learn and use vocabulary related to love and relationships in the context of Valentine's Day. Includes a detailed slide deck for instruction, guided notes for student processing, and a teacher guide for facilitation.
A comprehensive 100-minute introductory lesson on Valentine's Day vocabulary and concepts for Spanish I/II. Students explore the theme of 'el amor' through visual vocabulary, video analysis, and interactive sentence building.
A fast-paced, high-engagement practice session designed to prepare high school English learners for TELPAS speaking tasks, focusing on academic vocabulary and structured responses.
A Spanish I/II lesson focused on identifying and using vocabulary related to love and relationships through visuals, video interpretation, and sentence creation.
A Spanish I/II lesson focused on San Valentín vocabulary (el amor), sentence construction, and interpreting media through the short film 'Los Gritones'. Students will develop interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational skills while exploring the complexities of relationships.
A lesson focused on the life of Selena Quintanilla, using the past tense to analyze how an author's diction and syntax build mood and tone in a biographical text.
A foundational lesson for Level 1 English Learners to practice constructing simple Subject-Verb and Subject-Verb-Adjective sentences using visual scaffolds and word banks.
A 45-minute TELPAS-aligned lesson for 10th-grade ELLs using 'The Day the Crayons Quit' to practice persuasive writing, sensory language, and oral communication.
A comprehensive lesson on the Spanish imperfect tense, focusing on childhood descriptions and habits using a scrapbook theme. includes instructional slides, note-taking guides, and intensive conjugation practice.
A comprehensive 100-minute direct instruction lesson on the Spanish imperfect tense, focusing on describing childhood habits and routines. Includes visual slides, a guided note-taking packet, and an assessment.
A comprehensive 90-minute ESL lesson for 10-11 year olds focusing on quantifiers (a/an, some, any, much, many, little/a little, few/a few) using food and school vocabulary, incorporating passive voice structures.
A foundational lesson covering essential German greetings and introductions alongside an introduction to the German case system (nominative, accusative, and dative). Students will practice social interactions and understand how nouns change based on their role in a sentence.
A comprehensive 100-minute lesson on the Spanish imperfect tense, focusing on nostalgic descriptions and childhood routines through structured notes, slides, and a 30-question conjugation challenge.
Cette leçon explore la formation et l'emploi du participe passé, du plus-que-parfait et du passé antérieur, en mettant l'accent sur la chronologie des actions passées.
An immersive culinary language lesson for adult learners focusing on food vocabulary, restaurant interactions, and cultural dining customs.
A comprehensive toolkit for foreign language teachers to bridge the gap between rote memorization and spontaneous oral communication through interactive activities and low-stakes scaffolding.
An introductory lesson to American Sign Language covering the alphabet, numbers 1-10, family members, and common household objects. Students will practice both expressive and receptive skills through various activities.
Una lección centrada en el tercer capítulo de la memoria de Melba Pattillo Beals, explorando los eventos iniciales de la integración de Central High School.
The final lesson focuses on animals in motion. Students apply their knowledge to describe animal behaviors and present a 'Nature Live' mini-project.
A lesson focused on traditional community activities. Students describe processes like weaving, drumming, and storytelling in progress.
Students explore weather and seasonal changes using el gerundio. They learn to describe natural cycles like 'lloviendo', 'nevando', and 'brillando'.
A communicative Spanish lesson for 3rd graders focused on 'el gerundio' (present progressive). The lesson uses themes of nature and community life to teach students how to describe ongoing actions in Spanish.
A follow-up lesson on household chores (quehaceres) focused on reinforcing vocabulary through visual practice and sentence construction. Students will engage with 30 different practice items ranging from simple identification to contextual application.
A comprehensive lesson focused on Spanish household chore vocabulary, the 'tener que' + infinitive grammar structure, and cultural reflections on domestic responsibilities.
A high-intensity station-based lesson designed to prepare Advanced High students for TELPAS through multi-modal tasks. Students rotate through listening/speaking and listening/writing activities that mirror the complexity of the exam.
A lesson focused on the cultural tradition of sending Valentine's Day cards, designed for ESL students to practice functional reading and writing skills.
A comprehensive set of materials for A1 adult EFL students to master essential grammar (Can/Could, There is/are, Countables) through the lens of city living and food.
A comprehensive 100-minute lesson covering household chores vocabulary and the 'tener que + infinitive' grammatical structure for high school students.
A lesson exploring the linguistic connections between Latin, Romance languages, and English through the lens of 'linguistic detective work.' Students identify cognates and understand the historical influence of the Roman Empire on modern speech.
Explore how soccer (fútbol) serves as a powerful engine for national identity and pride in Central American nations, focusing on historical 'underdog' victories against global giants.
A high school Spanish/World Languages lesson exploring the ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversity of Latin America, moving beyond the 'monolith' stereotype to examine specific cultural blends like Afro-Caribbean, German-Mexican, and Asian-Peruvian influences.
A fun, movement-based lesson for early elementary ESL students to learn directional opposites (Up/Down, High/Low) using playground equipment and a catchy song. Students will engage in pronunciation practice, video analysis, and a partner dictation activity using character cut-outs.
Students explore the difference between animal imitation and human language through the case study of Alex the Parrot and a communicative roleplay activity.
A foundational ESL lesson focused on numbers 1-10, connecting spoken words, written forms, and quantities through music, video, and movement. Students engage in choral counting, video-based handwriting practice, and a classroom-wide labeling activity.
A beginner ESL lesson focused on identifying and using prepositions of place (on, under, below, in front of, behind, above) through a fun bedroom investigation theme.
A foundational grammar lesson for ESL/ELL students focusing on the four most common irregular verbs (be, have, do, say) and their past tense forms through video analysis and scaffolded storytelling.
A lesson for English Language Learners to identify and practice common American idioms using visual aids and video-based instruction. Students will explore literal vs. figurative meanings and practice using idioms in spoken sentences.
A whimsical, 'Time Wizard' themed lesson where ESL students master prepositions of time through categorization, a guided video analysis, and a sentence scramble activity. Students will learn to distinguish between point-in-time, duration, and deadline prepositions.
An intermediate ESL lesson focusing on prepositions of purpose ('for') and characteristics ('with') through a hands-on classroom object gallery activity.
An intermediate ESL lesson focused on the physical 'geography' of vowel shifts in irregular verbs, using Khan Academy's vowel-shift video as a central teaching tool.
A dynamic lesson for ESL/ELL students to master subject and object pronouns through physical movement and visual examples from Khan Academy. Students practice the 'switcheroo' by tossing a ball and transforming sentences in real-time.
A comparative linguistics lesson exploring why English word order is rigid while Latin's is flexible, using the 'terminal preposition' rule as a case study in language history.
A lesson for intermediate/advanced ELLs on interpreting overstatement, understatement, and the subtle cultural subtext of American English. Students will analyze hyperbole and minimizing language to better navigate complex social interactions.
A beginner ESL lesson focused on prepositions of movement through song, character interaction, and physical role play. Students will learn to describe direction using words like into, out of, through, around, toward, past, up, and down.
A phonics-focused ESL lesson for 2nd-5th graders practicing the /t/ ending sound in past tense verbs using a Khan Academy video and interactive clapping games.
This lesson focuses on helping intermediate ELL students choose the correct relative pronouns (who, that, which) based on whether the antecedent is a person or a thing, using the 'Cranky Witch' mnemonic from Khan Academy.
An introductory lesson using a visual 'tale of two elephants' to distinguish between specific (the) and general (a/an) nouns.