Wordly Wise 3000 » Word List » Book 7, Lesson 1. The Idiom Connection. - to be on the point of doing something I was about to leave when the phone rang. - as said or told by someone, in agreement with something, in the order of something, in proportion to something According to our teacher, there will be no class next week.
We did everything according to the terms of our agreement. We will dress for the hike, according to the weather. - to provide an explanation or an answer for something The bad weather accounts for the fact that few people came to the meeting. - considering the fact that something happened or happens, something that is usually assumed "You don't need to phone him. . - suddenly, without advance warning. 20 Most Common Idioms in English...and what they mean! IdioMeanings. Koprowski - Ten Good Games for Recycling Vocabulary. The Internet TESL Journal Mark Koprowskimarkkoprowski [at] yahoo.com Introduction Learning is remembering.
If we respect this axiom, the review and recycling of new language items will be critical if they stand a chance of becoming readily accessible in long-term memory. In fact, students do the majority of their forgetting shortly after the lesson and then the rate of forgetting diminishes. To avoid this lexical vanishing act, one solution offered is to follow the 'principle of expanding rehearsal'. Operation Key Words Foldable. I teach 4 different math classes a day.
It seems as though I am always reviewing key words that *usually* match with certain operations. While introducing variable expressions to my sixth graders, I had students make a 4 door foldable. On the front of each door they labeled Addition, Subtraction, Division and Multiplication. Students then brainstormed lists of words or phrases that correspond to each operation. As a class, we listed words and the students recorded them in their math binders. Click on the picture below for a black line copy of the original. Transition words. To improve your writing you need to make sure that your ideas, both in sentences and paragraphs, stick together or have coherence and that the gap between ideas is bridged smoothly.
One way to do this is by using transitions - words or phrases or techniques that help bring two ideas together. Transitional words and phrases represent one way of gaining coherence. Certain words help continue an idea, indicate a shift of though or contrast, or sum up a conclusion. Check the following list of words to find those that will pull your sentences and paragraphs together. For continuing a common line of reasoning: consequently clearly, then furthermore additionally and in addition moreover because besides that in the same way following this further also pursuing this further in the light of the... it is easy to see that To change the line of reasoning (contrast): however on the other hand but yet nevertheless on the contrary.
Teaching Figurative Language with Commercials. I don't think advertisement creators know what a blessing they are to teachers.
I love the La Quinta and GEICO commercials. This commercials are PERFECT for teaching figurative language. I've created a freebie for you to go along with the commercials. The Kicking Butt and Taking Note's commercial is not included in my printable because I teach 4th grade, and the Boss Man would not let me use that one in the classroom. If you teach older students, use it as a model for how to complete the printable. Day 2: Similes 1. Don't have access to YouTube at school??? Let me know what your favorite lesson is for teaching figurative language! Story Blanks: Pick the Words. Sorry, this is a flash-based game that requires Adobe Flash Player.
Many of these games will run on mobile devices with VocabularySpellingCity apps. For Apple devices Available for Android Learn More about www.VocabularySpellingCity.com! Teaching spelling and vocabulary is easy with VocabularySpellingCity! Preposition Interactive Grammar Game for ESL, for, in, to, from, by, at, on, since, with. Practice prepositions (for, in, to, from, by, at, on, since, with etc.) in this ESL Grammar Interactive fun wheel game.This game is also excellent for classroom teaching.
Teachers can engage students in a classroom grammar review for elementary ESL, EFL Learners. It can be used to energize a dull class, to review work that was done or simply as a reward for good classroom work. It is especially useful for teaching ESL pre-intermediate and intermediate levels. Adjectives:Types and List of Adjectives. Adjectives are words that are used to describe (what kind of?)
Nouns and pronouns and to quantify (how much of?) And identify (which one?) Them. In a nutshell, Adjectives are what define nouns and give them characteristics to differentiate them from other nouns. For example: He was wearing a blue shirt. Here ‘blue’ is an adjective as it is describing the noun ‘shirt’ by answering the question ‘what kind of shirt?’ There are seven rooms in the house. Here ‘Seven’ is also an adjective as it’s telling the quantity/the number of the noun ‘rooms’, answering the question ‘how many rooms?’. Mrs. Perkins' Dolch Words.