"Teachers Share
TESOL
Learning Centers"
Activities for the Heterogeneous English Classroom
A Project of the
English Department and Special Ed Materials Workshop,
David Yellin Academic College of Education
Centers Created under the
supervision of Paula Barnard, SEN Specialist
Document formatting:
Rozy Badichi Webmaster: Fern Levitt
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Subject |
Description
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Word and PDF files
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| Letters i, t, p,
n, s
by Judith Leigh Neeman |
Letters
Matching games: letter to letter,
letter to |
i, t, p, n, s (PDF) | ||
Consonant Sounds by Rozy Badichi |
Alternate spellings of
consonant sounds, with worksheet and tree puzzle Intermediate: K, S, W, Z Advanced: F, J, K, T |
Intermediate-consonant sounds K,S,W,Z (PDF) |
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| Long Vowels ee by Yonina Siegel |
The long vowels "ee"
Activities: matching puzzles, word sort and |
Long Vowels "ee" (PDF) | ||
| Long and Short Vowel Sounds
by Jill Tobias |
The short and long vowels
Activities: worksheet to fill
in missing |
Long and Short Vowel Sounds (PDF) | ||
![]() by Ilanit Nahum |
Prounouns:
I, she, he, it, we,
they, you Activity: Go Fish game
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To view the
learning center with the best resolution for printing, open the following 4 files: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Go Fish Game
To view the learning center in
one file with |
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| Homophones by Rozy Badichi |
Homonyms: word pairs (or
trios) that sound the same but have different meanings. Easier version: fewer and simpler words Harder version: more words,
more complex
Activities: match homophones
to each other |
Homophones (Easier- 8 pairs) (PDF) | ||
| Adjectives
by Nechama Mazo |
Vocabulary:
big, brown, little, black, white, pretty, happy, shiny, new, many, blue, tall Activities: Song file to put onto CD and play |
Adjectives Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 | ||
| Present
Progressive & Present Simple
by Mordechai Goldberg |
Review of verbs and
positive sentences in Present Progressive vs. Present Simple tenses.
Activities:
Complete positive statement |
Present
Simple and Present Progressive (PDF) |
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| Kitchen Utensils
by Esther Hoffman |
Vocabulary: knife, spoon,
fork, plate, cup
Activities: Concentration
matching game, |
Kitchen Utensils (PDF) | ||
| Parts of the Body
by Mickey Blumberg and Jill Tobias |
Vocabulary:
eye, ear, leg, foot, toe, hand, nose, mouth, finger, dimple
Activities: Song lyrics "Where
will the |
Parts of the Body (PDF) | ||
| Classroom Objects
by Fern Levitt |
Vocabulary:
pen, pencil, marker, notebook, book, eraser, floor, glue, pencil box, ruler, door, table, scissors, schoolbag, chair
Activities: concentration,
matching puzzles, |
Classroom Objects (oral
vocabulary) (PDF) |
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Transportation
by Malka Greenhaus |
Vocabulary:
Airplane, bicycle, bus, car, helicopter, ship, train
truck Activities: Lotto, board game, writing sheet |
Transportation (PDF) | ||
| Animals
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Vocabulary:
cat, dog, frog, rabbit, pig, fox, bat, rat, duck, camel
Activities:
concentration and matching games |
Animals (PDF) | ||
| Musical
Instruments
by Benny Schwarzwald |
Vocabulary:
cello, violin, trombone, trumpet, harp, sax, guitar
Activities:
concentration game, matching |
Musical Instruments (PDF) | ||
| Days
of the Week
by Miriam Kornberg |
Vocabulary:
Days of the week
Activities: A typical boy's
weekly activities, |
Days of the Week (PDF) | ||
| Facial
Expressions
by Mira Ber |
Vocabulary:
happy, sad, angry, sleepy, scared Activities: matching games, write-in sheets |
Facial Expressions (PDF) | ||
| Occupations
by Ze'ev Tamir |
Vocabulary:
names of occupations: chef, nurse, policeman, banker, judge, athlete, soldier, teacher, doctor, painter.
Activities: Two version of
matching cards, |
Occupations PDF | ||
| Colors
by Michelle Gelband |
Vocabulary:
teaches and practices the names of colors red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, brown, pink, white, black.
Activities:
writing sheet, crossword puzzle, |
Colors (PDF) | ||
| Fun at the Beach
by Lorraine Coleman |
Vocabulary: words used at the beach.
Level 1 for emergent readers with
basic Level 2 for more profeicient
readers able to |
Fun at the Beach - for emergent
readers (PDF) |
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| A Wise Old Owl
by Sari Donelan |
Poem "A Wise Old Owl"
Activities: fill in the missing
letters worksheet, |
A Wise Old Owl (PDF) | ||
| Jewish Holidays
by Myer Fogel |
Names of Jewish holiday objects.
Activities: Two levels of
concentration game: |
Jewish Holidays (PDF) | ||
| We Are the
Champions (song by Queen)
by Ofir Baron |
Three levels of activities
for more advanced English learners, each level of increasing difficulty. Uses the song lyrics to demonstrate phrases, vocabulary, prepositions. Activities: concentration
vocabulary game, |
We Are the Champions - Level 1 (PDF) |
I. Instructions for Creating Learning Center Folder Materials
II. Blank Templates for Learning Center Administration:
Title Page of Center (folder front cover) (PDF)
Student Instructions for using center (folder back cover) (PDF)
III. Blank Templates for Activities Contained in Learning Center Folder
Illustrated Vocabulary list for non-English readers
(columns: English word, picture, Hebrew or Arabic transliteration, Hebrew or Arabic translation) (PDF)Illustrated Writing sheet (10 lines, columns for picture, lined blank space for writing word, check mark for self-check) and answer key (PDF)
Word Sort (text)- sorting sheet, words to cut apart for sort, and answer key (PDF)
Word Sort (pictures)- sorting sheet, pictures and words to cut apart for sort, and answer key (PDF)
Concentration (two-card matching game) (PDF)
Crossword Puzzle with clues and answer key (PDF)
Two-Part Self-checking Puzzles (PDF)
Also see the David Yellin Hickey Course website, Documents for Download page, section
"Templates for creating lessons (story, wordlist) and games"Also see Instructions for reaching the Activities and Games templates website of the
David Yellin Special Education Workshop, containing more templates for preparing educational activities and games
Link to the Special Education Workshop website