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Unit 7, 1st Grade:These are supplemental, enrichment activities for ESOL Benchmark Express for 1st Grade, Unit 7. Key parts of the activities include 4 writing activities for past, present and future tense; a supplemental matching and writing activity for preposition, “in, at, on”; a phonics activity on the letter Y with a sorting component; and vocabulary supports for the words past, present, future, and monument with definitions and/or visuals. In the Speakers Notes at the bottom of the sl

Unit 6, 1st GradeThese are supplemental, enrichment activities for ESOL Benchmark Express for 1st Grade, Unit 6. Key parts of the activities include a writing activity for “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” and “The Ant and the Pigeon”; learning the Silent E rule and practice reading Silent E words; and Vowel Teams Dictation practice. In the Speakers Notes at the bottom of the slides, there are teacher directions, answers, and notes. Included in the Slide Deck: 21 content slides (total 29)Vocabulary w

Unit 4, 4th GradeThese are supplemental, enrichment activities for ESOL Benchmark Express for 4th Grade, Unit 4, Week 1. While the content focus is the reading from Week 1 ( Sniffing Out the Situation), the activities may extend past one week. Many tasks are intended to be flexible and revisited as needed, so instruction and practice will extend into Week 2 based on student pacing and instructional needs. In the Speakers Notes at the bottom of the slides, there are teacher directions, answers, a

This is a great sort that I use every year to teach my ML/ESOL students the difference between Main idea and Theme. It simplifies the two concepts in a manner that makes it easy for students to understand the difference. Students will match the sentence strips and pictures in the correct category- Main Idea or Theme. Included is a picture of the sort for reference. Students can complete this sort in pairs or individually. Color printing and laminating is recommended so it can be used every

Unit 4, 1st GradeThese are supplemental, enrichment activities for ESOL Benchmark Express for 1st Grade, Unit 4, Week 1. While the content focus is the reading from Week 1 (The City Mouse and the Country Mouse), the volume and depth of activities make it unrealistic to complete everything within one week. Many tasks are intended to be flexible and revisited as needed, so instruction and practice will extend into Week 2 and Week 3 based on student pacing and instructional needs. In the Speakers N

Unit 3, 4th GradeThese are supplemental, enrichment activities for ESOL Benchmark Express for 4th Grade, Unit 3, weeks 1-3. In the Speakers Notes at the bottom of the slides, there are teacher directions, answers, and notes. Key parts of the activities include practicing cause-and-effect sentences, learning the meaning of “representative” through visuals, and a brief activity to understand what is a representative. Included in the Slide deck: 17 content slides“Influence” definition with visua

Unit 2, 4th GradeThese are supplemental, enrichment activities for ESOL Benchmark Express for 4th Grade, Unit 2, weeks 1-3. In the Speakers Notes at the bottom of each slide, there are teacher directions, answers, and notes. Overall, this slide deck teaches students about character traits, fact and opinion, the elements of persuasive writing, and the author’s point of view. Included in the Slide deck:35 slidesCharacteristic/ Character Trait definition with visuals2 Speaking Activities where stud

Unit 3, 1st GradeThese are supplemental, enrichment activities for ESOL Benchmark Express for 1st Grade, Unit 3, weeks 1-3. In the Speakers Notes at the bottom of the slides, there are teacher directions, answers, and notes. Key parts of the activities include learning the meaning of “community” using visuals, practicing cause-and-effect sentences through speaking, and writing cause-and-effect sentences aligned with the Unit 3 content. Included in the Slide deck: 25 content slides“Community” d

Unit 1, 4th GradeThese are supplemental, enrichment activities for ESOL Benchmark Express for 4th Grade, Unit 1, weeks 1-3. In the Speakers Notes at the bottom of each slide, there are teacher directions, answers, and notes. This slide deck teaches students what is a summary, what a good paragraph entails, and what is an inference. Included in the Slide deck:· 25 slides · I see/think/ wonder definition with visuals · Make Connections: this slide will help students make connections with the new

These are supplemental, enrichment activities for Benchmark Express for 1st Grade, Unit 2, weeks 1-3. In the Speakers Notes at the bottom of each slide, there are teacher directions and student response samples. Included in the Slide deck:20 slides to be used during Unit 1 Benchmark Express to help improve Student understanding and writingVisuals and Definition of “Character” and “Outside/Inside” character traits.Definition of “Describe” with speaking activity, where students describe the Grassh

These are supplemental, enrichment activities for Benchmark Express for 1st Grade, Unit 1, weeks 1-3. In the Speakers Notes at the bottom of each slide, there are teacher directions and student response samples. Included in the Slide deck:16 slides to be used during Unit 1 Benchmark Express to help improve Student writing I see/think/ wonder Definitions with visualsDefinition of “Gills” with visual (Supplement for Frog Life Cycle)Slide with visuals of what is a Human Life Cycle to help students

This is a fun and experiential Beginning of the Year / Back-to-School activity for building community in Math. Through this, students also become familiar with the Math terms, “more” and “less than.” There are 3 pages in this pdf, which includes a worksheet for Student Reflection. Directions for Teacher:1. On the floor, put down masking tape or blue painter’s tape in the middle of the room. 2. Read any of the following sentences aloud and have students it applies to step on the line. 3. Hav