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21. Bodies in Motion-Using Tables to create rules

Activity Description

Bodies in Motion
Source: Bodies in motion by Christina Hyatt (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 
Students will learn how to use tables to describe patterns as rules both in words and in algebraic notation. 

 

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language, CTE: Career Technical Education, AwD: Adults with Disabilities

Levels

Low, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
22. Book Bento

Activity Description

 geometric bento box
Source: Freepik by Freepik (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 
In this activity, an update on the traditional book report, students exercise visual literacy to summarize and reflect on their reading by arranging images that represent characters, places, events in the plot of a book or chapter or story read in class in the form of a Bento box (Japanese lunch box), take a photo, and make a presentation.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
23. Book Creator: Project to Promote Family Literacy

Activity Description

book-mother-son-family-child
Source: Pixabay by Oleksandr Pidvalnyi (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 
Students interview a child in their family or community, gather information, and create a personalized digital book using photos and a story created using students' writing or generative Artificial Intelligence.

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Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels, Intermediate High, Advanced
24. Breathing: Mindfulness for Better Mental Health

Activity Description

This lesson plan will give you several activites to introduce breathing techniques in the classroom.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language, CTE: Career Technical Education, AwD: Adults with Disabilities

Levels

All Levels, All Levels
25. Building Soft Skills

Activity Description

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Source: Skills Can Startup Free Photo by geralt-pixabay.com (License: CC0/Public Domain)

Soft skills are the personal, social, and workplace skills that help people work successfully with others, solve problems, manage responsibilities, and adapt to change. While technical skills help a person perform a specific job, soft skills help a person succeed in almost any classroom, workplace or career.  In this activity students will collaborate using Google Docs and review scenarios when soft skills were evident.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language, ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation, ASE: High School Diploma, CTE: Career Technical Education, AwD: Adults with Disabilities

Levels

All Levels, All Levels
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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN260099 from the Adult Education Office, in the Career & College Transition Division, California Department of Education, with funds provided through Federal P.L., 105-220, Section 223. However, OTAN content does not necessarily reflect the position of that department or the U.S. Department of Education.