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Pre Beginner Story Bank

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Main Website:

https://www.literacymn.org/pre-beginning-esl-story-bank

Activity Website:

https://www.literacymn.org/pre-beginning-esl-story-bank

Tech Product/Equipment:

Computer and projector, Computer only, Mobile devices for students

Activity Description

Source: Wakelet: Man grabbing his shoulder (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

Students can choose different stories to read. Each story has 4 activities plus a typing practice.

Preparation

Check the website to ensure it is not blocked at your site.
Download the PDF file with all the readings. This will require you to give the Literacy Association of Minnesota your name and email.
We will be using the story on Mr. White is Sick. Please read through this before you teach the lesson.
Read through the lesson plan.
Print and make copies of any handouts.

Teacher Tips

You will need to copy all the activities to your Google Drive in order to be able to preview them. The button that says preview does not allow you to interact with the activity.

The color vowel activity is quite complicated. You might now want to use this activity.

More Ways

You can have students read the stories aloud with you or as a group.

Program Areas

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

Levels

Beginning Literacy
Beginning Low
Beginning High

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Warm-up

Enhancement

Review the parts of the body before doing this lesson. Here are flashcards to do that. Project the picture and have students think about what the story will be about. For this activity, I will review "Mr. White is Sick. " Ask the students how does the man in the picture feel? What is he doing?

Introduction

Engagement

Today you are going to read the story, "Mr. White is Sick." You will learn some new words and practice some reading, writing, and typing.

Presentation

Engagement

The story has an immersive reader. If you click on the icon, students can hear the story read to them. Read the story to the students and have them repeat it. Highlight the new words such as happy, sick, head, hurts, neck, hurts, tired, sleep, and What's the matter?

Source: Wakelet, Mr. White is Sick/ (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

Practice

Engagement

Have students go into groups or breakout rooms (if doing remotely) and practice in pairs. Encourage groups to use the immersive readers in their groups.

Practice

Engagement Enhancement

Make a copy of the document titled sentence builder. Have the students order the sentences. If doing the lesson remotely, have them type the sentence in the chat box.

Practice

Engagement Enhancement

Make a copy of the phonics activity. The blue cards are added to the yellow cards to make words. Show the students how to do this and have them practice in small groups. Ask them to write down the words they make.

Practice

Engagement

Make a copy of word families.

Put students in groups and have them make 4 words. Have them underline the one they saw in the story.

Evaluation

Engagement Enhancement Extension

Have the students get into pairs and read the story again. Walk around the room and listen to how they are reading. Help them if they are having problems. Ask students to try the typing practice.

They can do this either at home or in the school computer lab. Because it is typing they will need a keyboard to use for this activiy.

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