Middle school informational text audio for ESL-EFL-ELL

EFL - ESL - ELD, Grammar, Reading

Irregular Verb Drill MP3 (Part 3) spoken in rhythm and rhyme Listen and repeat. send - sending - sent - have sent swim - swimming - swam - have swum bid - bidding - bid - have bid run - running - ran - have run rise - rising - rose - have risen ride - riding - rode - have ridden freeze - freezing - froze - have frozen choose - choosing - choose - have chosen hide - hiding - hid - have hidden slide - sliding - slid - have slid rid - ridding - rid - have rid do - doing - did - have done light -

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Grades:

1st - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Lesson, Centers

Pronouns Rock! Song

Created by

Mario Terrazas

This song introduces or reviews pronouns. It is fun, upbeat, and easy to remember, which makes it appropriate for children. I have received lots of wonderful comments and feedback from teachers and students.

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL, Grammar

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Songs

Haitian Kreyol Audio Pronounciation Guide and Cultural Tips

Created by

Five-Alarm Learning

This is the companion product to my Haitian Kreyol Crash Course printable. Please note: this is JUST the audio, not the document--the preview is meant to show what phrases will be taught. This seven-minute audio lesson will walk you through the cheat sheet word by word, phrase by phrase, to help you learn to pronounce and use the phrases correctly. I've also thrown in a few cultural tips that I've learned in my five years of living in Haiti. You can learn to communicate and connect better with

Subjects:

Classroom Management, EFL - ESL - ELD, For Administrators

Grades:

PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

For Principals & Administrators, Professional Development

Intro to Idioms

Created by

More with Music

This song introduces idioms and includes four examples with simple explanations of their meanings. The idiom examples include: *It's a piece of cake *Hold your horses *It's raining cats and dogs *Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Music

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Songs

CCSS:

RL.3.4

, L.4.5b

, L.5.5b

Egyptian Customs and Beliefs | Audiobook

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Egyptian Customs and Beliefs. Ancient Egyptians believed that each person’s soul was immortal. In order for the soul to reach the afterlife a complex, traditional set of customs was required, sometimes ending with mummification. If these rites were not completed the dead would come back to haunt the living in the form of a ghost. In this episode, you will learn about burial customs and what they represented. The nine aspects of the soul. The use of shabti dolls to work for the god Osiris. And th

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Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Also included in: Egyptian Customs & Beliefs | Distance Learning | Audiobook | eBook | Worksheets

The Nile River | Audiobook

Created by

Ancient History, Close Reading, Informational Text

The Nile River is not only the longest river in Africa, but it’s the longest river in the world. It was an extremely important part of Ancient Egyptian life and provided them with a rich source of food, transportation, and resources used for building. Egyptian civilization developed along the Nile River in large part because the river’s annual flooding ensured reliable, rich soil for growing crops. The Nile supported and allowed life to thrive in the grueling climate.Designed for classroom | hom

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Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Arts & Music, Informational Text, Music

Also included in: The Nile River | Distance Learning | Audiobook | eBook | Worksheets

Musical Text Features/Believer

Created by

We are what we Teach

If you are looking for a song that embeds all of the vocabulary, and descriptions of what students of all grade levels need to know! This is the product for you, I am a 4th grade teacher and have written a catchy song for each of the reading standards. If you want ideas on how to use these, or what I do with them, just contact me! Happy listening, learning, partying. Who knew text features could be so fun!

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Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Staff

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RI.4.7

, RI.4.10

Tutankhamun's Curse | Audiobook

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Tutankhamun's Curse. The Pharaoh Tutankhamun died in 1323 BC aged around 18. His body was moved to the Valley of the Kings, across the Nile from the city of Luxor in Egypt. When famous British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 it was worldwide news but, what got more headlines was the story of the Curse of the Pharaoh, which is said to still exist today.Designed for classroom | home | distance learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to

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Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Reading

Also included in: Tutankhamun's Curse | Distance Learning | Audiobook | eBook | Worksheets

AUDIO File for the Novel "The Secret Labyrinth" - ESL, ELL, ELD

Created by

Profe Matheson

Audio file of all 14 Chapters + Epilogue. Students can follow along with this audio while they are reading the book.Supports pronunciation and reading comprehension.Can be used for listening comprehension activities.The audio narrator is a native speaker who narrates patiently and clearly.El laberinto secretoSpain, 1936. Frightened by the strange noises emanating from the forest, Pedro takes off to find his friend, Miguel. Despite the distractions of the school bully and the rising tension and v

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Grades:

6th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Centers

CCSS:

...

Also included in: NOVEL STUDY BUNDLE - The Secret Labyrinth - ELL, ESL, ELD

Lesson 101: Thinking Skills (Audio file only)

Created by

Deborah Killion

This is the podcast/audio file (.mp3) introducing Ms. Deb's Writing and Thinking program with a short mini lesson near the end discussing the 4 major thinking skills. This is just an introductory lesson but includes many important things we will address in the Writing and Reading/Thinking areas. There is a MS Word document also that can be purchased to accompany the podcast that goes into more detail on how the thinking skills come first, and can be applied to most writing students are asked to

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Critical Thinking, Informational Text

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Study Guides, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1

, CCRA.W.2

Also included in: Thinking Skills Writing Bundle by Published writer, Deb K

U.S. History Songs #11 MP3 by Larry Troxel/Audio Memory

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Informational Text, Social Studies - History, Vocal Music

U.S. History Songs #11 MP3 by Larry Troxel/Audio Memory from the History Songs CD Kit. Lyrics: 1971 - a new law had begun The 26th amendment said that 18-year-olds could vote (vote - cast their vote). 1973 - a Year of Jubilee Our USA troops in Vietnam would all come home real soon (soon - be home soon). 1974 - there was a big uproar Nixon would resign the presidency for all his tapes from Watergate. In 1980 there was ash in southern Washington. When Mt. St Helens blew her top you

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Songs, Lesson

Compound Personal Pronoun Drill MP3 from Grammar Songs by Kathy Troxel

Created by

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Grammar

Compound Personal Pronoun Drill MP3 (teaches usage practice) Say it to her. Say it to me. Say it to her and me. She and I hear you. Will she say it? Will I say it? Will she and I say it over and over? Say it to them. Say it to me. Say it to them and me. They and I hear you. Will they say it? Will I say it? Will they and I say it over and over? Say it to him. Say it to us. Say it to him and us. He and we her you. Will he say it? Will we say it? Will he and we say it over and over? Say it to h

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Grades:

PreK - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Songs, Lesson, Centers

Reader's Theater Resource: Audio Recording of Rising Water Play Performance

Created by

Alphabet Publishing Books

This audio recording of the play Rising Water by Alice Savage was created to help teachers and students working with the coursebook Her Own Worst Enemy, published by Alphabet Publishing. This book is part of the Integrated Skills Through Drama Series that guides students through the project of rehearsing and performing an original one-act play, written in natural language, with the English language learner in mind.What's The Play About?Ajax is a typical teenager, a bit disorganized and impetuous

Subjects:

Drama, EFL - ESL - ELD, Other (ELA)

Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

CCSS:

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Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture | Audiobook

Created by

Ancient History, Archaeology, Informational Text

Egyptian Art and Architecture. The Ancient Egyptians did things big. They were a deeply religious civilization so the bigger the structure or more profound the art, the greater the reward would be in the afterlife. Huge monuments cut from granite and brightly painted statues with precious jewels were a common theme that continued from the Old to the New Kingdom. In this episode, you will learn about the changes in style spanning over 1000 years. Half-human half-animal cube statues. Tomb art and

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Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Also included in: Egyptian Art & Architecture | Distance Learning | Audiobook | eBook | Worksheets

America the Beautiful (+Pledge of Allegiance+Voices)

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EFL - ESL - ELD, Poetry, Vocal Music

Intro: Pledge of Allegiance America, The Beautiful Lyrics by Katharine Lee Bates - 1913 O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern impassion'd stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine ev'ry flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-co

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Grades:

K - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Songs

Hieroglyphics | Audiobook

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Hieroglyphics. Hieroglyphic writing died out in Egypt in the fourth century C.E. Over time the knowledge of how to read hieroglyphs was lost, until the discovery of the Rosetta Stone. The word today is not only is used to describe Ancient Egyptian writing but also any civilization that uses picture signs as letter characters.Designed for classroom | home | distance learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science

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Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Also included in: Hieroglyphics | Distance Learning | Audiobook | eBook | Worksheets

Egyptian Inventions | Audiobook

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Egyptian Inventions. The Pyramids. Writing. Papyrus Sheets. Black Ink. The Ox-drawn plough. The Sickle. Irrigation. The Sundial. Are but a few of their many inventions. Egyptian inventions were vast and it might be easier to list the things they did not invent such as the wheel; not unexpected in a civilization where boats were mainly used as the means of transport.Designed for classroom | home | distance learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge

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Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Also included in: Egyptian Inventions | Distance Learning | Audiobook | eBook | Worksheets

Ancient Greek Gods | Audiobook

Created by

Ancient History, Classics, Informational Text

The Olympian Gods. In order for the Ancient Greeks to make sense of a chaotic universe, the immortal gods were used to explain the forces of nature and the human experience. The greatest of these gods lived atop Mount Olympus, ruled over by Zeus the thunderer. They were passionate, spiteful, jealous, and insecure beings that both loved and despised humanity. In this episode, you will learn about the twelve most important Greek gods. What each of them had control over and their awesome godly powe

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Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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