Neighborhood Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Places)

Google Docs Folder HERE

* Leo's Big Walk--created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Slideshow: slides, pub (The slideshow is based on the above storybook)

* Write the First Letter: docs, pub

* Coloring Sheet: docs, pub

* Lesson plan: docs, pub

[Note: These are all materials that I used to supplement the lesson 22 The Neighborhood p.58-59 from Oxford Picture Dictionary Content Areas for Kids, and the specific choice of vocabulary in the storybook is influenced by that lesson.   But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on place vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Target vocabulary: house, apartment building, street, street sign, address, 

Sidewalk, corner, streetlight, stop sign, fence, park, bench

Content objective: learn the names of objects in the neighborhood

Language objective: practice spelling and letter sounds

Stage Name	timing	Procedure
Expectations and Learning Target	10:25- 10:30
Lead-in	10:30-10:35	Slide 1 on the slideshow.  Elicit from students what the slide is.  (Or if necessary, give answer).  Ask students what things are in a neighborhood.  Students talk briefly with a partner.  Then whole class feedback.
Present Vocabulary (language from a text)	10:35-10:45	Gemini Storybook  (on slideshow).  Read through the storybook.  As the target vocabulary comes up, check with students to ensure they are noticing it.
Clarification and practice	10:45-10:55	Write the first letter.  Clarify the animals on the sheet with students, and sound out the first letter of each word.  Students write first letter on the sheet.
Time allowing	10:55 to end	Display page 58-59 on the white board.  Get students to find and circle the target vocabulary.  (Students can circle on their photocopy as well.) Coloring sheet

The 50 States

(TESOL Materials--CLIL, Places)

Google Drive HERE

* 50 States Song

* Quizlet: 50 States Map

* Label the 50 states printables

* Animaniacs SING-ALONG

* slideshow: slides, pub (I used this for doing a board race)

* Kahoot: 50 U.S. States

* Fifty States The United States Song Alphabetical Order (Official Video) Fifty States of America Map | Patriotic Song

* 50 States ♫ Rhyming and In Alphabetical Order ♫ Children's Song by The Learning Station

* Name that state quiz

[Note: This vocabulary is based on the vocabulary from pages 24 and 25 of Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas.  But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Grassland Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals, Places)

Google Docs Folder HERE

* A Day in the Grassland--Created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Slideshow: slides, pub

* Write the First Letter: docs, pub

* Coloring Sheet: docs, pub

* Lesson Plans: docs, pub

[Note: These are all materials that I used to supplement the lesson The Grassland p.122-123 from Oxford Picture Dictionary Content Areas for Kids, and the specific choice of vocabulary in the storybook is influenced by that lesson.   But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Target vocabulary: watering hole, grass, flamingo, lion, hyena, leopard, hippopotamus, zebra, elephant, giraffe, spots, stripes

Content objective: learn the names of the grassland objects

Language objective: practice spelling and letter sounds

Stage Name	Procedure
Lead-in	Slide 1 on the slideshow.  Elicit from students what the slide is.  (Or if necessary, give answer).  Ask students what animals they think live in the grassland.  Students talk briefly with a partner about grassland animals .  (If students have no ideas, you can use slide 2 to help.)  Then whole class feedback.
Present Vocabulary (language from a text)	Gemini Storybook.  Read through the storybook.  As the target vocabulary comes up, check with students to ensure they are noticing it.
Clarification and practice	Write the first letter.  Clarify the animals on the sheet with students, and sound out the first letter of each word.  Students write first letter on the sheet.
Time allowing	Display page 122-123 on the white board.  Get students to find and circle the target vocabulary.  (Students can circle on their photocopy as well.) Coloring sheet

Rainforest Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals, Places)

Google Docs Folder HERE

* The Hidden Treasures of the Green Forest--Created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Slideshow: slides, pub

* Write the First Letter: docs, pub

* Coloring Sheet: docs, pub

* Lesson Plans: docs, pub

[Note: These are all materials that I used to supplement the lesson The Rain Forest p.120-121 from Oxford Picture Dictionary Content Areas for Kids, and the specific choice of vocabulary in the storybook is influenced by that lesson.   But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Target vocabulary: turtle, jaguar, bat, owl, parrot, dragonfly, moth, spider, ant, orchid, fern, moss.

Content objective: learn the names of the rainforest objects

Language objective: practice spelling and letter sounds

Stage Name	Procedure
Lead-in	Slide 1 on the slideshow.  Elicit from students what the slide is.  (Or if necessary, give answer).  Ask students what animals they think live in the rain forest.  Students talk briefly with a partner about rain forest animals .  (If students have no ideas, you can use slide 2 to help.)  Then whole class feedback.
Present Vocabulary (language from a text)	Gemini Storybook.  Read through the storybook.  As the target vocabulary comes up, check with students to ensure they are noticing it.
Clarification	Slides 14-25: elicit the name of the vocabulary from students.  Confirm by displaying name on the slide animation.  Drill pronunciation
practice	write the first letter: with students, sound out the first letter of each word.  Students write first letter on the sheet.
Time allowing	Display page 120-121 on the white board.  Get students to find and circle the target vocabulary.  (Students can circle on their photocopy as well.) Coloring sheet

Desert Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals, Places)

* Tico's Desert Discovery--Created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Slideshow: slides, pub

* Write the First Letter: docs, pub

* Coloring Sheet: docs, pub

[Note: These are all materials that I used to supplement the lesson The Desert p.116-117 from Oxford Picture Dictionary Content Areas for Kids, and the specific choice of vocabulary in the storybook is influenced by that lesson.   But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Places: Specific Vocabulary Sets

(Specific Vocabulary Sets)

* Vocabulary for Describing Places

* The Ocean

* The Desert

* The Rainforest

* The Grassland

* The 50 States

* Neighborhood Vocabulary

See also:

* Vocabulary for Houses

* School Vocabulary

Ocean Animals Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals)

* Kai's Big Blue Home--Created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Slideshow: slides, pub

* Coloring Sheet: docs, pub

[Note: These are all materials that I used to supplement the lesson The Ocean p.114-115 from Oxford Picture Dictionary Content Areas for Kids, and the specific choice of vocabulary in the storybook is influenced by that lesson.   But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Vocabulary for Describing Places

(TESOL Materials--Specific Vocabulary Sets)

[Below is a collection of materials that I used as supplementary materials when teaching Expert IELTS 6, Unit 5, 6a Speaking (Part 2) p.91: Describing Places.   However, as I believe that these materials could also be used independently for a general lesson on vocabulary for describing places, I'm also posting them here.]

* quizlet: Expert IELTS 6 p.91 

* quizziz: Expert IELTS p.91

* Kahoot: Expert IELTS 6 p.91

* Backs to the Board: slides, pub