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- Mon May 24, 2010 1:31 pm
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: BP oil spill printable activity with vocab/letter writing
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- Views: 3850
BP oil spill printable activity with vocab/letter writing
In the United States, the news has been saturated with information about the big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. I've created a printable activity that helps students understand what has happened through reading and vocabulary practice, with some letter writing practice at the end to help them work...
- Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:00 pm
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: Iceland Volcano Printable ESL Activity
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3857
Iceland Volcano Printable ESL Activity
Hi everyone! There's been a lot on the news about the Iceland volcano erupting and how it's affecting air travel, so I thought I'd make a classroom activity to address it. In this activity, students read 2 paragraphs about the volcano and the effects it's having around the world. Then, they answer s...
- Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:02 pm
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: Cross-curricular activity packet about the 2010 US Census
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3341
Cross-curricular activity packet about the 2010 US Census
Hi fellow teachers, I just received my notification in the mail about the upcoming US census, so I thought I'd make a worksheet that explains in simple terms what a census is and why it's important. Well, one idea led to another, and I ended up with a 3-page cross-curricular activity (ESL, Social St...
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:21 pm
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: New "We Are The World" Cloze Activity
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5169
New "We Are The World" Cloze Activity
Hi teachers, I've made a printable cloze worksheet based on the lyrics of the new version of "We Are The World". You can download it for use in your classroom here: http://zachary-jones.com/english/2010/03/02/we-are-the-world-25-for-haiti-with-lyrics-artist-list-and-cloze-activity/ You can also watc...
- Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:34 pm
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: Global issues activity and request for ideas
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4383
- Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:32 am
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: Movie Matching – Free Printable Activity
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3609
Movie Matching – Free Printable Activity
In this activity, students read synopses of new movie releases and, using the visual and textual context provided by the posters, match the movie description with the correct poster. Download the free printable PDF here: http://zachary-jones.com/english/2010/02/16/movie-matching-free-printable-activ...
- Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:59 pm
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: List of great web activities & games
- Replies: 70
- Views: 169534
I'd love to add mine to the list and encourage teachers to check it out and let me know what you think: http://zachary-jones.com/english/ My site features authentic readings, realia, worksheets and activities to learn English for free online in an authentic context. The focus is on learning real, up...
- Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:13 pm
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: Art Puzzles
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3499
Art Puzzles
I've created some fun art puzzles, with works from Warhol, O'Keeffe, Parrish and more, to integrate into an art unit. Here's the link, if it may perhaps be useful to you as well: http://zachary-jones.com/english/art-puzzles/ They are lots of fun and, from a pedagogical standpoint, encourage learning...
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:22 pm
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: Global issues activity and request for ideas
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4383
Global issues activity and request for ideas
I wanted to share a new activity I've made. It's a worksheet that deals with the subject of poor families around the world getting paid to send their children to school. You can download the activity here: http://zachary-jones.com/english/2010/02/04/global-issues-getting-paid-to-go-to-school/ This i...
- Sat Jan 30, 2010 2:43 pm
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: 2 activities about the Haiti earthquake
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4377
Syl, Thanks so much for the kind words! I haven't been doing the site for long, so I appreciate the encouragement. I checked out your site - it's fun and I especially liked your idea of creating stories with pictures! Thanks for the comment on my site and you and your students are always welcome to ...
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:06 pm
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: 2 activities about the Haiti earthquake
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4377
2 activities about the Haiti earthquake
Hi everyone! I just found this board and I'm very excited about all the resources it provides. I'm happy that I've found an active board with other teachers that I can bounce ideas off of. I thought to start off I'd offer a few ideas I've had and see what other teachers and students thought of them....