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THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME! Sarah Bender 3rd-4th grade low intermediate

Content Standards: Students will be able to identify, define, and express vocabulary related to traveling, directions, and transportation. Language Standards: Students will use the command form, use reasoning to decide on clothes to wear in different climates, and cover vocabulary related to traveling nationally and internationally.

Wings, Wheels, and Rails Which Way do I go? Location, Location, Location Choose Your Own Adventure The Trip of a Lifetime!
 * Topic: Wings, Wheels, and Rails || Topic: Which way do I go? || Topic: Location, Location, Location || Topic: Choose your own adventure || Topic: The trip of a lifetime! ||
 * English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the area of social studies.

Lang Obj: TLW differentiate between different types of transportation and organize related vocabulary.

Materials/Procedures: Graphic organizer: planes, bus, car, train vocabulary.

Strategies: Graphic Organizers Sorting Labeling Visual Scaffolding || English language learners communicate for social, intercultural, and instructional purposes within the school setting.

Lang Obj: TLW be able to give a command related to directions.

Materials/Procedures: Activity- giving directions to a partner, Red light/green light using commands

Strategies: Preview/Review TPR Modeled Talk || English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the area of science.

Lang Obj: TLW describe different types of clothing appropriate for different climates

Materials/Procedures: Realia- suitcase with clothing for extreme heat or extreme cold. Inferring which clothes are best for different climates

Strategies: Realia Vocabulary Role Play || English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the area of language arts.

Lang Obj:TLW create a travel brochure based on the models seen in class.

Materials/Procedures: Online adventure! Viewing travel websites and choosing a destination.

Create a travel brochure to chosen place

Strategies: Small Groups/Partners Technology || English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the area of social studies.

Lang Obj: TLW apply all travel vocabulary in a skit about an airport or hotel.

Materials/Procedures: Role Play- students will act out scenes that take place in the airport, customs, and hotel.

Strategies: Scripting Role Play ||