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I'm Judie Haynes, an ESL teacher from New Jersey, USA, with more than 29 years of teaching experience. In addition to my classroom work, I have authored four books on ESL, written a chapter for TESOL's Integrating Standards into Classroom Practice and am contributing a column for Essential Teacher magazine. » Learn more

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Settling the Plymouth Colony
Lesson planlesson plan Introduce the concepts of religious freedom and self-government with this social studies unit on the Plymouth Colony designed for Intermediate ESL students in grades 3-8. Includes downloadable activities and classroom resource picks.

Thanksgiving Lesson Plan
lesson plan Gobble, gobble! Get ready to break out the cranberry sauce and put the stuffing in the oven with our Thanksgiving related lesson plans and activities for ESL students Grades 1-4. Includes downloadable activities and classroom resource picks.

Harvest Festivals Around the World
lesson plan Harvest Festivals have been held as long as people have been sowing and gathering food. Show your students how people all over the world celebrate the harvesting of a good crop.

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» Say "Hello" to the World
» NJEA Convention - Differentiating Instruction for English Language Learners
» Challenges for ELLs in Content Area Learning

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Jamestown Online For Kids
off site Have your class go online to participate in a virtual Jamestown adventure. They will become Jamestown colonists and use resources to make decisions. Will they fare better than the original Jamestown colonists?
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