• Word origins

• Cultural/regional expressions

• Country of origin

Etymologic
An online word origin game

Language Mysteries
Activities using various languages

Dictionary Skills 
What's the Meaning of This?

Slipping, Sliding, Tumbling: Reinforcing Cause and Effect Through Diamante Poems
Students will develop critical thinking skills by defining and identifying cause and effect and generating examples of cause and effect statements.  They will learn the structure and format of diamante poem through shared and partner writing, while applying their knowledge of cause and effect in the diamante poem format.

Knowing Ourselves and Others Through Poetry
Students will get to know each other while getting them to know themselves through writing.
 

ESL Ideas      (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional)
(B, I, T) Students find common words in English and their first language. They then put “sample trees” on the bulletin board. These family trees can be used to compare common words and their meanings. Transitional students can be expected to find more grade-appropriate words to compare.
(B, I, T) Students find and write as many regional expressions as possible. Students discover their meanings by asking students in their class

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