Check out this week’s free ESL educational resources aligned to NY State Academic Standards from Lanternfish.

Elementary School

A Word Game for Teaching the Dolch First and Second Grade Word List

In this lesson plan from Lanternfish:

• The student lays their knights on the battlefield with the words facing down.
• The teacher or tutor lays the monsters on the battlefield.
• Some monsters require one knight to defeat them and some monsters require 2 or 3 knights to defeat them.

Related NY State Academic Standards: ESL.E.PK-1.4.1.2, ESL.E.2-4.4.1.2

Middle School

Going for a Bite: Giving Directions to a Restaurant

In this lesson plan from Lanternfish:

• Students will call up their classmates and ask if they want to go for a bite.
• The student who receives the phone call will suggest a restaurant and give directions on how to get there.
• This activity also reviews the superlative (best, tastiest, hottest) and nationality adjectives (Korean, Italian, Japanese).

Related NY State Academic Standards: ESL.I.5-8.4.1.1, ESL.I.5-8.4.1.2, ESL.I.5-8.4.1.6, and more!

High School

Job Fair Role Play Activity for ESL

In this lesson plan from Lanternfish:

• Students will practice job interviews in English.
• Designed for adults or college students, the activity is adaptable for ELL students in high school.
• Students will experience the vocabulary that is necessary having a job interview in English.

Related NY State Academic Standards: CDOS.C.1.1.C, CDOS.C.3a.IS.4.A, ESL.C.9-12.1.1.5, and more!

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