In this section, you can find lesson plans and related reproducible activity sheets to suit your classroom needs. These materials are appropriate for children in grades 1-4 (or ages 6-9).

LESSON: IT’S ALL ABOUT WORD PLAY!
Participate in conversational language activities that will help build confidence and increase proficient language skills for Early English Language Learners.

LESSON: TALK ABOUT A HERO/HEROINE!
Related Activity Sheet: Map It!
Identify multicultural heroes/heroines and encourage students to use graphic aids to increase understanding and learn geography.

LESSON: EXPERIENCING LANGUAGE WITH FRIENDS
Related Activity Sheet: Greetings: A Bilingual Flip Chart
Focus on the concept of friendship through vocabulary, conversational language and role play.

LESSON: PACO’S SIMILES
Use conversational language and music to introduce the concept of similes and to build language acquisition.

LESSON: A CULTURAL CELEBRATION
Increase appreciation for cultural traditions by making traditional "Dia de Los Muertos" (Day of the Dead) sugar skulls.

Author Biography
Teri Vestal, a graduate from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, has enthusiastically taught children in the public school setting for more than 15 years. Many of Teri’s classroom days have been focused on addressing the educational kaleidoscope of individual needs of all students, including bilingual students and students with learning disabilities. Working with diverse populations has helped Teri develop flexible strategies needed to teach a broad cross-section of learners. Inspiring those students to read and develop critical language and writing skills is what Teri enjoys most about teaching.

Aside from teaching, being married for 26 years, and enjoying her three college-age children, Teri’s love for writing educational content for properties like Scholastic’s Maya & Miguel, Clifford The Big Red Dog and Dear America brings her enormous personal and professional satisfaction. Teri currently teaches Special Education at Greenwood Intermediate School, Midland, Texas.