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Standard 1: Continued
Elementary Grade Sample Classroom Tasks:
English Proficiency Level
Beginning
Students and teacher generate vocabulary and label items
in the classroom. Using a template in the shape of the
room, each student draws and labels a map of the classroom.
Using their maps and following teacher’s clues, students
go on a treasure hunt.
Performance indicators: 1, 2, 7
Intermediate
Students create a map of the classroom as in Beginning
task. Using this model at home, students create a map of
their favorite room and write a paragraph describing it and
explaining why it is their favorite room. Students share
their work in class. Through a process of peer review, students
revise their work.
Performance indicators: 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15
ESL
1
Elem
Students look at different pictures of homes (e.g., in This Is
My House by Arthur Dorros). Students and teacher brainstorm
words for different homes and their parts, as well as
colors and other characteristics, creating a word wall. Each
student draws a picture of his/her home, labeling parts and
writing his/her full address. Students use a template to
write a few simple sentences to describe their home and
what they like about it. Students share their work in class.
Performance indicators: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12
Teacher and students read This Is My House by Arthur
Dorros, and discuss and compare different kinds of homes.
Next, teacher and students read My Global Address (T.
Nunn) and discuss their own “global address”: street, neighborhood,
town, state, country, continent, hemisphere, and
planet. Students each draw a picture of their home with
full “global” address, and write a paragraph to describe
their home and tell what they like about it. Students work
with a partner to edit, revise their writing, and share their
work in class.
Performance indicators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12
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