Essential grammar structures, high-frequency vocabulary, and foundational literacy skills. Equips learners with basic speaking and listening abilities for everyday interactions and introductory text comprehension.
A workshop-style workshop sequence for 3rd grade ESL students focusing on note-taking and paraphrasing. Students learn to extract information without plagiarizing using strategies like keyword highlighting, visual sketching, and the 'Read-Cover-Write' method.
A comprehensive ESL listening sequence for 4th graders focusing on natural speech patterns, emotional tone, idioms, and social registers. Students act as 'Ear Detectives' to decode the hidden meanings in how English is actually spoken vs. how it is written.
A 2nd-grade ESL sequence focused on academic discourse, teaching students to state opinions, cite evidence, and engage in respectful debate using structured sentence frames.
A 5-lesson sequence for 2nd Grade ESL students focusing on the precise academic language needed for scientific observation, classification, and description. Students move from basic sensory adjectives to sophisticated properties of materials and comparative analysis.
A 2nd-grade ESL sequence focused on transition words, past-tense verbs, and comparative language to help students sequence events and describe historical changes. Students move from daily routines to community history and final narrative projects.
A 5-lesson sequence for 2nd Grade ESL students to master academic language for expressing cause-and-effect relationships in science through hands-on inquiry and scaffolded writing.
A comprehensive ESL sequence for 1st graders focusing on the academic language of spatial relationships, directional movement, and map literacy within a Social Studies context. Students progress from basic positional words to navigating and creating their own maps.
A first-grade ESL sequence focusing on academic language for cause and effect. Students move from simple identification to using complex sentence structures like 'because' and 'if... then' to explain social and scientific phenomena.
A first-grade ESL sequence focusing on academic language for mathematical comparisons. Students progress from physical attributes like length and weight to abstract concepts of quantity and equality, using structured sentence frames and hands-on activities.
A 1st Grade ESL sequence focused on the language of scientific inquiry. Students learn to use precise sensory and classification vocabulary to describe physical properties of matter, culminating in a descriptive field guide.
This sequence helps 3rd-grade ESL students master chronological language through social studies content. Students will learn to use transition words, past tense verbs, and biographical structures to tell stories of the past.
A comprehensive ESL sequence for 3rd graders focused on the language of comparative analysis. Students move from identifying attributes to constructing complex sentences and writing full comparative reports using content from science and social studies.
This inquiry-based sequence focuses on the specific language structures required to describe scientific phenomena, specifically cause-and-effect relationships and hypothesis generation for 3rd-grade ESL students. Students progress from sensory observation and vocabulary building to using complex sentence frames and drafting full scientific explanations.
A 5-lesson sequence for 3rd-grade ESL students focused on the academic language of mathematics. Students learn to define operations, sequence multi-step processes, justify their reasoning, use comparative geometry language, and participate in collaborative mathematical discussions.
A 5-lesson sequence for 4th Grade ESL students focusing on the mechanics of spoken English: intonation, stress, pacing, and pronunciation, culminating in a recorded newscast.
This sequence teaches 4th-grade ESL students how to navigate social situations by adjusting their register and tone. Students learn to distinguish between formal and informal language, use modal verbs for polite requests, and practice code-switching based on their audience.
This sequence guides 3rd Grade ESL students through the process of forming opinions, justifying them with logic, and engaging in respectful debate using complex sentence structures.
A 3rd Grade ESL sequence focused on register awareness, teaching students to adapt their speech between formal and informal contexts. Students explore audience, context, modal verbs for requests, social language, and apologies through interactive simulations and visual aids.
A 5-lesson ESL sequence for 3rd graders to master modal verbs of deduction (must, might, can't) through a fun detective-themed inquiry process. Students move from understanding degrees of certainty to solving a full-scale classroom mystery using logical reasoning.
A 5-lesson sequence for 5th Grade ESL students focused on the mechanics of finding information. Students move from basic keyword generation to using Boolean operators, navigating text features, utilizing academic databases, and refining failed searches to become efficient digital researchers.
This 5-lesson sequence for 6th-grade ESL students covers the ethical use of information, focusing on intellectual property, MLA citation components, digital tools, and in-text attribution. Students progress from conceptual understanding to creating a mini-bibliography for a personal project.
This 3rd-grade ESL sequence teaches students the foundations of academic integrity, focusing on why and how to give credit to authors. Students learn to locate bibliographic information, format simple citations, and synthesize research notes into a final product with a proper source list.
A 5-lesson unit for 3rd grade ESL students on foundational research skills, focusing on formulating questions, using keywords, navigating text features, and evaluating source relevance.
A comprehensive 4th-grade ESL project-based sequence on academic integrity and citation standards. Students transition from understanding the ethics of intellectual property to mastering the technical skills of citing books and websites, culminating in a mini-research project.
A comprehensive digital literacy unit for 4th Grade ESL students, framing research skills as 'Digital Detective' training. Students learn to distinguish fact from opinion, master keyword searching, evaluate website credibility, and verify information through cross-referencing.
This sequence helps 4th Grade ESL students master listening skills by focusing on multi-step directions, sequence markers, spatial prepositions, and clarification strategies. Students progress from identifying simple transition words to navigating complex maps and completing an auditory scavenger hunt.
A comprehensive 3rd-grade sequence focused on transition from passive to active reading for ESL students, mastering annotation, summarization, and visual analysis strategies.
A 5-lesson unit for 3rd Grade ESL students focused on dissecting test questions, identifying academic verbs, and predicting answers to improve test-taking performance. Students act as 'Test Detectives' to uncover the requirements of various question types and provide evidence for their answers.
This sequence teaches 5th-grade ESL students how to navigate informational texts efficiently using skimming and scanning strategies. Students will move from understanding the big picture to locating specific keywords and using text features to answer test-style questions under time pressure.
A 5-lesson sequence for 3rd-grade students focused on using a color-coded highlighting system (Yellow for 'Who', Green for 'What') to improve reading comprehension and text organization. This workshop-style unit moves from physical sorting to multi-color text annotation and summarization.
This sequence introduces 1st Grade ESL students to academic sequencing vocabulary. Students learn to use temporal transitions like 'first', 'next', 'then', and 'finally' to describe daily routines, scientific life cycles, and procedural instructions.
A 5-lesson sequence for 3rd-grade ESL students to learn the basics of source credibility and fact-checking through the lens of 'Information Detectives'. Students learn to distinguish fact from fiction, identify authors, recognize advertisements, and cross-check information.
A 5-lesson unit for 4th Grade ESL students focusing on test-taking strategies for reading comprehension. Students learn to use their 'detective tools' to find evidence, annotate effectively, and navigate passages with a focus on 'proving' their answers rather than guessing.
This sequence equips 3rd-grade ESL students with logical strategies for multiple-choice tests, focusing on identifying and eliminating 'distractor' answers. Through a 'Detective Academy' theme, students move from spotting obvious errors to navigating nuanced traps and complex answer formats.
A systematic introduction to the 'Traffic Light' method of text annotation for 4th Grade students. Students learn to use yellow for main ideas, green for details, and red for unknown words to improve comprehension and organization.
A 5-lesson inquiry-driven unit where 4th-grade ESL students become 'Grammar Detectives' to master modal verbs of deduction (must, might, can't) and reported speech. Students use these tools to solve mysteries, interview witnesses, and write investigative reports.
A comprehensive 5-lesson sequence designed for 8th-grade academic support, focusing on building visualization skills through the metaphor of a 'Mind Movie.' Students progress from identifying sensory triggers in text to using visualization as a metacognitive tool for self-monitoring comprehension.
This 5th-grade sequence guides students through the 'Mind\'s Eye' technique, moving from simple object visualization to multi-sensory mental movies and storyboarding. It uses scaffolded workshops to build reading retention and comprehension for students requiring academic support.
A Kindergarten sequence focused on visual literacy to teach prediction and inference. Students use picture clues from book covers and wordless stories to anticipate what happens next, developing critical thinking and observation skills through a 'Picture Detective' theme.
This sequence targets the social and networking needs of graduate students, focusing on high-frequency vocabulary for small talk and professional relationship building. Students progress from basic introductions to handling transactional requests, using clarification strategies, and participating in a mock networking mixer.
A technical ESL sequence for graduate students focusing on phonemic awareness and precise quantitative data capture. The course bridges the gap between basic listening skills and the accuracy required for academic research and professional communication.
A systematic listening sequence for adult ESL beginners, focusing on high-accuracy phonemic discrimination and numerical data processing in academic and daily contexts.
A comprehensive ESL listening sequence designed to help beginner undergraduate students navigate university life through auditory recognition of greetings, commands, spatial directions, and schedules. Students will progress from identifying social registers to synthesizing complex campus scenarios.
A comprehensive listening sequence for beginner ESL students to navigate their middle school environment. Students progress from basic classroom commands and object identification to mastering numbers, times, and social introductions through active listening simulations.
This sequence helps beginner ESL students develop essential listening skills for a middle school environment. It covers greetings, classroom supplies, teacher commands, schedules, and real-world school scenarios through interactive audio-based activities.
A comprehensive 2nd Grade sequence focusing on the phonetic rules of indefinite articles 'a' and 'an'. Students progress from phonemic awareness of initial sounds to applying article rules in complex sentences with adjectives.
A 2nd-grade Writer's Workshop sequence where students learn to use articles (a, an, the) through the creation and sharing of descriptive 'Who Am I?' riddles. Students move from analyzing mentor texts to drafting, peer editing, and publishing their work with a focus on grammar accuracy.
A 4th-grade ESL sequence focusing on academic reading efficiency through skimming for main ideas and scanning for specific details, using a 'Text Detective' theme.
A comprehensive sequence for 3rd grade ESL students to master skimming and scanning techniques for academic success. Through a detective-themed curriculum, students learn to identify text features, isolate keywords in questions, and rapidly locate specific data to improve test-taking efficiency.
A multi-sensory, color-coded approach to reading comprehension. Students learn to systematically deconstruct informational texts using a tri-color system: green for main ideas, yellow for supporting details, and red for unknown vocabulary.
