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That’s right, this week’s website provides a variety of online grammar exercises ranging from articles, prepositions, and subject-verb agreement to phrasal verbs and infinitives and gerunds. Don’t know what some of these are? More reason to accept the challenge!

http://www.rong-chang.com/ex/contents.htm

The chosen categories on this website are trouble areas for most ELLs and many first language English speakers as well. Achieving grammatical excellence is not easy, but it is attainable. Impress your teachers and classmates through your next writing assignment. Prove that you know when to use “an” instead of “a” or “the,” and “in” instead of “on.” He works well with others, but we work better.

Have a nice weekend,

K. Rhodes

This week’s website is entitled “The Learning Network: Teaching and Learning with The New York Times.” This online news/blog site is a great source for students, providing a variety of sections to explore. Students can even submit an opinion if they choose.

Save this source as a “favorite,” and happy browsing!
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/

Also, Happy Thanksgiving!

K. Rhodes

Ta, Ta, ti-ti, Ta
Can you feel the BEAT?

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The following website provides a few sample cards from the English Language Learning game “Word Up.” There are five different levels, and each card is divided into four categories: missing word, crossword clues, multiple choice, and spelling. The answers are provided in these samples as well, so try a few at a few different levels.

http://www.teflgames.com/samples.html

K. Rhodes

At the end of each Unit of Inquiry, the students have a final task they have to complete, that shows their understanding and learning of the central or main idea in undertaking the topic.

Often this task gives choices of delivery style as you can see in the photos previously uploaded. Sometimes though, we limit the choices to so that all children have to work to one criteria - it depends on the topic of the unit and what we are trying to achieve.

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