Mini-Lesson ideas to do with the class

Create a graphic organizer – word web

Create a 4 square writing

Create a Venn Diagram

Teach a song or poem

Present a Reader’s Theater Script with material from a new script, a poem or

material from your textbook

Introduce vocabulary by drawing a picture on the board and class draws with you

• HELP ON THE INTERNET• Songs for Kids:• http://freekidsmusic.com/ • http://www.kididdles.com• htttp://bussongs.com• Reader's Theater Scripts:• http://www.readinglady.com• http://timelessteacherstuff.com• http://aaronshep.com• English learning Materials:• http://eslcafe.com• When searching for English Language Resources, use:• http://google.com.hk• Graphic Organizers and More• http://www.teachervision.fen.com/• Bloom's Taxonomy• http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/bloom.html

Graphic Organizers

• Helps students to:– Organize their thinking– Take notes when reading– Visually see relationships– Prepare for writing– Encourage higher order thinking –

Analysis

Venn Diagram

Scoring Guides - Rubric

• Tell students how their work will be evaluated before they start

• Students should be able to evaluate their own work

• Helps students to set goals and improve their work

1) • Has an effective beginning, middle, and end.

2) • Contains a clear controlling idea.

3) • Clearly addresses the topic and provides specific and relevant details/examples.

4) • Contains words that are specific, accurate, and suited to the topic.

5) • Consistently uses complete sentences.

6) • Contains few errors in grammar/usage, punctuation, capitalization, and/or spelling.

Scoring Guide for a Written Paragraph

A Score is given for meeting each Standard – Scale of 1-4

4= Always 3= Most of the time 2= Not all 1= Does not