Thursday, November 26, 2015

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Thanksgiving Resources

uscitizenpod: Thanksgiving Video
http://youtu.be/_6n3tH9rlvk




uscitizenpod: Thanksgiving pptx  http://goo.gl/Ds42G6

Older resources, but still useful:

Thanksgiving! (posted Nov 2007)

Today we will review the 96Qs (50, 53, 68, 69, 70) and the new 100Q (10, 58, 59, 87, 100) related to Thanksgiving.  Note the difference between the old and new sets of USCIS questions.

Handouts:
  1. Thanksgiving mp3
  2. Q50 and 53 Class Handout
  3. Q68-70 Class Handout
  4. Thanksgiving Quiz: USCIS 96Qs and new 100Qs
  5. Thanksgiving Quiz Answers (Qs with answers--perfect for practice)
  6. Thanksgiving Cloze Essay
Dictation:
  1. All people want to be free.
  2. Many people come to America for freedom.
There are many links listed on the handouts. Of special interest are
  1. ELCivics.com: Thanksgiving
  2. ELCivics.com: The 13 Original Colonies
  3. ELCivics.com: American Indian Tribes
  4. TimePage: 13 Original Colonies Time Line
No handouts, but still good practice:
  1. Thanksgiving Quiz 1 - Thanksgiving in the USA (Charles Kelly) 35 medium to difficult multiple-choice questions
  2. Thanksgiving Quiz 2 - The First Thanksgiving in America (Charles Kelly) 30 medium to difficult multiple-choice questions
  3. Thanksgiving Quiz 3 - How Thanksgiving Becomes a National Holiday in the USA (Charles Kelly) 10 medium to difficult multiple-choice questions
  4. salierteacher: Thanksgiving video: Thanksgiving history, customs, and vocabulary for beginning level ESL students.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

NEW Thanksgiving day Kahoots

Thanksgiving Activities 1 of 4: Getting Ready for Thanksgiving
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/9de45947-e37f-40c7-8370-b950d6d37632
8 questions about preparing for Thanksgiving using the Past Tense.

Thanksgiving Activities 2 of 4: Preparing the Meal
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/a7cccfaa-2ead-4688-9e54-ea734f473f29
8 questions about preparing the Thanksgiving meal using the Present Tense.

Thanksgiving Activities 3 of 4 Eating the Meal
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/d7c181ac-fea7-46ca-b6b3-9f2014db0707
8 questions about eating the Thanksgiving meal using the Present Continuous Tense and 1 Gerund.

Thanksgiving Activities 4 of 4 Relaxing after the Meal
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/60619b9d-e5e9-4cd8-8d09-1a4489a6e12e
8 questions about activities after Thanksgiving dinner using the Past Tense.

Plus 2 more Kahoots:

Thanksgiving Weekend
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/ba95eb5a-9f69-4c2e-85db-c4b3fe3453f5
Fun, food, facts, and opinions about the long Thanksgiving weekend.

Thanksgiving and USCIS Citizenship Questions
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/e68ac709-83e6-4352-aab1-d828d9f06a0e
10 Questions about the Pilgrims and Wampanoag inspired USCIS Citizenship 100 Civics questions

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Veterans Day


More Veterans Day Resources: