Step-by-Step Curriculum for Schools
An adapted version of the existing Step-by-Step Curriculum covering the same language but using themes and content appropriate for students in US secondary schools.
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Along with the original Step-by-Step Curriculum for Schools, we also offer:
- Step-by-Step Curriculum: A comprehensive general English curriculum covering language and skills for students of all proficiency levels.
- Step-by-Step Curriculum Newcomers: An absolute beginner-level module of general English lessons to add to the existing Step-by-Step Curriculum.
All of these lesson groups include helpful resources that you can find here.
Table of contents
- How is it different from the Step-by-Step Curriculum?
- Target students
- Key features
- Lesson Details & Links
How is it different from the Step-by-Step Curriculum?
The Step-by-Step Curriculum for Schools covers a similar sequence of language and skills to that of the Step-by-Step Curriculum, albeit with some differences in vocabulary. The main differences are changes to the content (texts, tasks) and the visual presentation to make them more suitable for secondary school learners.
Significantly, the Step-by-Step Curriculum for Schools is also fully mapped to WIDA, including both language expectations and language functions for each lesson.
Target students
- Grade 6-12 students: Students in school settings who are in grades 6-12.
- Low-proficiency learners: Students who may have some prior knowledge of English but still need to start from the basics (‘false beginners’). This might include newcomers, LTEL or SLIFE. Those with absolutely no prior knowledge (‘true beginners’) should start with the Newcomers and Literacy Step-by-Step modules.
Key features
All lessons in this series are based around the following elements:
- Sequenced content: A comprehensive curriculum that provides lesson content in sequence with all necessary tasks and exercises to allow a student to progress from WIDA 1 Entering to WIDA 2 Emerging (CEFR A1 to A2), or from beginner to upper beginner proficiency.
- Engaging content: Lessons cover a broad range of relevant and engaging topics for secondary school students.
- Practice with receptive skills (reading and listening): Reading texts and listening activities feature vocabulary and grammar suitable for the proficiency level of the students. Each audio and text is placed within a meaningful context.
- Practice with productive skills (speaking and writing): Each lesson in the series provides students with opportunities to respond to question prompts, both orally and in writing, and develop meaning, building proficiency for school-based contexts.
- Internationalism and cultural sensitivity: Content will provide students with an insight into a wide range of cultures. Lessons will contain points of view, articles, and exercises that are written to promote an internationalist view point and avoid stereotyping.
- Comprehensive assessment for tracking student progress: Each lesson has full homework activities assessing students’ proficiency with the language skills introduced in that lesson. Additionally, there are unit checks at the end of each unit assessing students’ knowledge of the key grammar and vocabulary introduced in the preceding unit.
Lesson Details & Links
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The unit, lesson name (with link), and objectives are listed below for a quick overview of each lesson. Click a lesson name to launch it directly from this article. To see a spreadsheet of all Off2Class lessons, click here.
| Unit | Lesson & Link | Objectives |
| 1 - Let's start | SS.A1.1.1 | Learn present simple be (I, you, we) positive and negative. At the end of the lesson, students can use be (with I, you, we) to say their name and where I am from. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning |
| 1 - Let's start | SS.A1.1.2 | Learn present simple be (he, she, they) positive and negative, including contractions. Learn be present simple Yes / No questions and short answers. At the end of the lesson, students can make positive and negative statements about other people, including about nationality. Students can ask Yes / No questions and give short answers about people. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 1 - Let's start | SS.A1.1.3 | Learn basic greetings and to ask about people. At the end of the lesson, students can use basic greetings to meet and introduce people. Students can say goodbye in different ways. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 2 - The basics | SS.A1.2.1 | Learn it is and it isn’t, and possessive adjectives. Review be present simple statements and questions. At the end of the lesson, students can identify people, places, and things. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 2 - The basics | SS.A1.2.2 | Learn numbers 1-20, the verb have, a / an, and singular and plural nouns. At the end of the lesson, students can make basic sentences about things they have. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning |
| 2 - The basics | SS.A1.2.3 | Learn the alphabet and how to spell words. At the end of the lesson, students can ask for and give basic information. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 3 - Are you hungry? | SS.A1.3.1 | Learn present simple, positive and negative forms (I, you, we, they) and Yes / No questions and short answers. At the end of the lesson, students can make basic statements and ask questions about food in the present simple with common verbs. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 3 - Are you hungry? | SS.A1.3.2 | Learn adverbs of frequency. Learn to ask and answer questions about time. At the end of the lesson, students can make basic statements about a routine. Students can tell time ask what time it is. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 3 - Are you hungry? | SS.A1.3.3 | Learn language to order and pay for something. At the end of the lesson, students can have a basic conversation taking orders and making requests in a restaurant. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 4 - Friends and family | SS.A1.4.1 | Learn present simple Wh- questions and Yes / No questions with be and other verbs. At the end of the lesson, students can use present simple Wh- questions and Yes / No questions with be and other verbs to get information. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 4 - Friends and family | SS.A1.4.2 | Learn present simple third person singular (he, she, it) positive form, including spelling rules. Learn irregular verbs have and be. At the end of the lesson, students can make positive sentences about family, using the present simple in third person singular forms. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 4 - Friends and family | SS.A1.4.3 | Learn language to make basic statements about family and friends. At the end of the lesson, students can talk about friends and family in photos. Students can make comments and ask questions about others' photos. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 5 - Where we live | SS.A1.5.1 | Learn there is and there are positive form. Learn a few, a lot of / lots of. At the end of the lesson, students can use there is and there are to talk about places around town. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 5 - Where we live | SS.A1.5.2 | Learn there is and there are negative and question forms. At the end of the lesson, students can use there is and there are in positive, negative and question forms to describe what is in rooms of a house. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 5 - Where we live | SS.A1.5.3 | Learn to talk about where places are. Learn to use linking words and and but. At the end of the lesson, students can ask and make statements about where places are in a neighborhood. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 6 - Jobs and routines | SS.A1.6.1 | Learn present simple third person singular, negative form At the end of the lesson, students can use the third person form of the present simple to talk about things people do and don't do in different jobs. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 6 - Jobs and routines | SS.A1.6.2 | Learn present simple Wh- and Yes / No questions. At the end of the lesson, students can make present simple Wh- and Yes / No questions to ask about routines. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 6 - Jobs and routines | SS.A1.6.3 | Learn from, until and for with time. Learn to make and accept offers. At the end of the lesson, students can use from, until, and for to talk about routines. Students can make and accept offers to do something. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 7 - Let's go shopping | SS.A1.7.1 | Learn the demonstrative adjectives this, that, these and those. Learn how to ask about prices and say prices. At the end of the lesson, students can use this, that, these and those in the context of shopping. Students can ask How much something is and say prices. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 7 - Let's go shopping | SS.A1.7.2 | Learn possessive -'s and clothing vocabulary. At the end of the lesson, students can talk about clothing and possessions using the possessive -’s. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 7 - Let's go shopping | SS.A1.7.3 | Learn to converse with a salesperson in a store. Review singular and plural nouns. At the end of the lesson, can ask about items and prices in a store. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 8 - The past | SS.A1.8.1 | Learn the past simple of be, positive, negative and question forms. Learn past time expressions. At the end of the lesson, students can use the past simple of be and time expressions to ask and answer questions about the past. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 8 - The past | SS.A1.8.2 | Learn the past simple, positive form. At the end of the lesson, students can use the positive past simple form of common verbs to talk about past events. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Recount and restate ideas to sustain and move dialogue forward |
| 8 - The past | SS.A1.8.3 | Practice past simple regular and irregular verbs; use linking words and and but. At the end of the lesson, students can use the past simple of be and other common verbs to talk about events in the past with greater confidence. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 9 - How was your weekend? | SS.A1.9.1 | Learn the past simple negative form, and past simple Yes / No questions. At the end of the lesson, students can ask and answer Yes / No questions and make negative statements about weekend activities in the past. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 9 - How was your weekend? | SS.A1.9.2 | Review past simple Yes / No questions and learn past simple Wh- questions. At the end of the lesson, students can use past simple Yes / No and Wh- questions to talk about the seasons and weekend activities. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 9 - How was your weekend? | SS.A1.9.3 | Learn to ask follow-up Wh- questions in the past tense. At the end of the lesson, students can start and continue a conversation about activities they did the past weekend. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 10 - Now | SS.A1.10.1 | Learn the present continuous positive form, including contractions. At the end of the lesson, students can use the present continuous to say what they are doing now. Students can name rooms in a house and name things in them. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 10 - Now | SS.A1.10.2 | Learn present continuous negative form and question forms. Learn prepositions in, at, on. At the end of the lesson, students can use prepositions to say where things are. Students can ask questions in the present continuous and make positive and negative statements to describe what people are or aren't doing. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 10 - Now | SS.A1.10.3 | Learn helpful language to discuss places in a school and school timetables. At the end of this lesson, students can discuss locations in a school and school timetables. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 11 - People and things | SS.A1.11.1 | Review subject pronouns and learn object pronouns. At the end of the lesson, students can use object pronouns to talk about themselves and their family members. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 11 - People and things | SS.A1.11.2 | Learn can and can’t for general ability. At the end of the lesson, students can make statements and ask and answer questions with can about ability. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 11 - People and things | SS.A1.11.3 | Learn helpful language to ask for or give an opinion. At the end of the lesson, students can ask for an opinion about something, for example sports, and give an opinion. Students can agree with an opinion or voice a different opinion. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning ELD-SI.4-12.Explain Generate and convey initial thinking |
| 12 - In the future | SS.A1.12.1 | Learn going to for future, positive and negative forms. Learn ordinal numbers, months of the year, and dates. At the end of the lesson, students can use going to to express future plans. Students can use ordinal numbers and say dates correctly. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Recount and restate ideas to sustain and move dialogue forward |
| 12 - In the future | SS.A1.12.2 | Learn going to for future, question forms. Learn common collocations with make and do. At the end of the lesson, students can ask questions with going to about future plans. Students can use collocations with make and do correctly. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 12 - In the future | SS.A1.12.3 | Learn to make as well as accept or decline invitations. At the end of the lesson, students can make invitations, accept or decline invitations, spoken and written. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 13 - All about people | SS.A2.13.1 | Learn and review present simple be, positive and negative form. Learn and review countries and nationalities. At the end of the lesson, students can use the present simple of be to talk about themselves and other people, including saying nationalities and countries where they are from. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 13 - All about people | SS.A2.13.2 | Learn present simple be Yes / No questions and short answers, including contractions. Learn adjectives. At the end of the lesson, students can use adjectives and the present simple of be to describe people. Students can use contractions with be to ask and answer questions about people. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 13 - All about people | SS.A2.13.3 | Practice asking for and giving information. Learn to tell time. At the end of the lesson, students can ask for and give information. Students can say what time it is. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 13 - All about people | SS.A2.13.4 | Learn to write about yourself. Review how to use basic punctuation. At the end of the lesson, students can write a paragraph about themselves or other people, using correct punctuation. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 14 - What we do | SS.A2.14.1 | Learn present simple positive and negative forms and Yes / No and Wh- questions. Learn present simple irregular verbs do, have, go. Learn phrasal verbs. At the end of the lesson, students can use present simple to make statements and ask questions about jobs, studies, and other things people do. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 14 - What we do | SS.A2.14.2 | Practice present simple Yes / No and Wh- questions. At the end of the lesson, students can ask and answer questions about study habits in the present simple with ease. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 14 - What we do | SS.A2.14.3 | Learn to ask for things and respond. At the end of the lesson, students can ask politely for things, for example in a restaurant, and reply to questions. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 14 - What we do | SS.A2.14.4 | Learn to discuss future career goals with "want to" and "hope to." Review spelling and punctuation. At the end of the lesson, students can discuss basic facts about themselves and what they want to do in the future using correct spelling and punctuation. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 15 - Your life | SS.A2.15.1 | Learn adverbs of frequency and how to ask questions with How often...? At the end of the lesson, students can talk about their routines using basic adverbs of frequency and ask questions with How often...? ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 15 - Your life | SS.A2.15.2 | Learn time expressions. Learn have for possessions. At the end of the lesson, students can talk about the things they have and own. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 15 - Your life | SS.A2.15.3 | Learn helpful vocabulary to organize a meeting or appointment. At the end of the lesson, students can make suggestions for arrangements in different ways and respond appropriately. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Create closure, recap, and offer next steps |
| 15 - Your life | SS.A2.15.4 | Learn to write an informal invitation. At the end of the lesson, students can write a short and informal invitation to a social event. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 16 - What do you eat? | SS.A2.16.1 | Learn countable and uncountable nouns with a / an, some and any. At the end of the lesson, students can talk about countable and uncountable food items using a / an, some and any correctly. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 16 - What do you eat? | SS.A2.16.2 | Learn to use much, many, a lot of, a few, a little with countable and uncountable nouns. At the end of the lesson, students can talk about countable and uncountable food items with quantifiers. Students can use How much and How many to ask and answer questions about quantity. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 16 - What do you eat? | SS.A2.16.3 | Learn to order food in a restaurant. At the end of the lesson, students can make requests in a restaurant. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 16 - What do you eat? | SS.A2.16.4 | Learn to write a blog post about hosting a party. Learn to describe dishes and their ingredients. Learn linking words First, Second, Next, Then, After that, Finally. At the end of the lesson, students can write a blog using transition words to show sequence. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning ELD-SI.4-12.Inform Sort, clarify, and summarize relationships |
| 17 - Homes, towns, and neighborhoods | SS.A2.17.1 | Learn there is / there are positive and negative form, and Yes / No questions. At the end of the lesson, students can talk about and describe places in a town. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 17 - Homes, towns, and neighborhoods | SS.A2.17.2 | Learn vocabulary to describe a home (rooms, furniture). Learn possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns, possessive -’s, and Whose is it? At the end of the lesson, students can describe homes and the things in them, and who these things belong to. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning ELD-SI.4-12.Inform Sort, clarify, and summarize relationships |
| 17 - Homes, towns, and neighborhoods | SS.A2.17.3 | Learn language to ask for and give directions. At the end of the lesson, students can ask for and give basic directions in a town. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 17 - Homes, towns, and neighborhoods | SS.A2.17.4 | Learn to write a paragraph about your neighborhood, using connecting words and, so, but. At the end of the lesson, students can write a paragraph about their neighborhood and effectively link ideas. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 18 - Family and friends | SS.A2.18.1 | Learn and review past simple of be. At the end of the lesson, students can talk about their family and use the past simple of be in basic sentences. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 18 - Family and friends | SS.A2.18.2 | Learn past simple positive of regular and irregular verbs. At the end of the lesson, students can use the past simple positive to talk about their childhood. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 18 - Family and friends | SS.A2.18.3 | Learn helpful language to describe your past life, giving details about important milestones. Learn time expressions. At the end of the lesson, students can describe the lives of their grandparents. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 18 - Family and friends | SS.A2.18.4 | Learn to write about past events, using linking word when and prepositions of time (in, on, during). At the end of the lesson, students can write a structured paragraph about a person in the past. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 19 - Likes and dislikes | SS.A2.19.1 | Learn past simple negative form and Yes / No questions. At the end of the lesson, students can use past statement and question forms to talk about a past travel experience. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 19 - Likes and dislikes | SS.A2.19.2 | Learn the verbs love, like, don’t mind, don’t mind, don't like, hate. Learn pattern verb + noun or verb + gerund. At the end of the lesson, students can talk about likes and dislikes in relation to traveling. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 19 - Likes and dislikes | SS.A2.19.3 | Learn to ask for and give opinions. At the end of this lesson, students can ask for and give their opinions on different things. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning ELD-SI.4-12.Argue Generate questions about different perspectives |
| 19 - Likes and dislikes | SS.A2.19.4 | Learn to write an email introduction. At the end of the lesson, students can write an email to introduce themselves. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 20 - Health and fitness | SS.A2.20.1 | Learn can and could, positive and negative form, and Yes / No questions to talk about ability in the present and past. At the end of the lesson, students can talk about general abilities in the present and past. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 20 - Health and fitness | SS.A2.20.2 | Learn have to / don't have to to express necessity. At the end of the lesson, students can express necessity and obligation with have to to talk about their favorite sports. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 20 - Health and fitness | SS.A2.20.3 | Learn language for parts of the body, and to talk about health and how you feel. At the end of the lesson, students can talk about their bodies and form simple sentences to express how they feel. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 20 - Health and fitness | SS.A2.20.4 | Learn to write a paragraph, using linking words and, but, so, however, after, while, when, before. At the end of the lesson, students can write a paragraph with contrasting ideas, using appropriate linking words to join ideas. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 21 - Are they shopping? | SS.A2.21.1 | Learn the present continuous, positive and negative form, and Yes / No questions. At the end of the lesson, students can express where they are and what they are doing, using the present simple and present continuous. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 21 - Are they shopping? | SS.A2.21.2 | Learn present simple in comparison with present continuous. Learn stative verbs and clothing vocabulary. At the end of the lesson, students can use present simple and present continuous in the correct context. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 21 - Are they shopping? | SS.A2.21.3 | Learn helpful language to talk about clothes. At the end of the lesson, students can talk about clothing and use basic expression about shopping for clothing. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 21 - Are they shopping? | SS.A2.21.4 | Learn language for shopping, such as price, cost, and How much is it? At the end of the lesson, students can say the prices of an item and talk about spending money. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 22 - Comparing | SS.A2.22.1 | Learn comparative forms of adjectives (including irregular adjectives). At the end of the lesson, students can compare cities and share what they think about them. ELD-SI.4-12.Explain Generate and convey initial thinking Compare changing variables, factors, and circumstances |
| 22 - Comparing | SS.A2.22.2 | Learn superlative adjectives (including irregular adjectives). At the end of the lesson, students can use comparative and superlative forms to describe and state opinions about things. ELD-SI.4-12.Explain Generate and convey initial thinking Compare changing variables, factors, and circumstances |
| 22 - Comparing | SS.A2.22.3 | Learn language to ask for assistance or clarification. At the end of the lesson, students can check instructions and ask for clarification. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid ELD-SI.4-12.Inform Define and classify facts and interpretations; determine what is known vs. unknown |
| 22 - Comparing | SS.A2.22.4 | Learn to write an opinion, using linking words as well, too, also. At the end of the lesson, students can express their opinions about the way people use smartphones or other electronic gadgets. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 23 - Have you ever...? | SS.A2.23.1 | Learn the present perfect, and irregular past participle forms. At the end of the lesson, students can use the present perfect to talk about finished actions in an unfinished time period. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 23 - Have you ever...? | SS.A2.23.2 | Learn differences in usage between past simple and present perfect; practice question Have you ever...? to talk about experience. At the end of the lesson, students can use the present perfect and past simple in the correct context. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 23 - Have you ever...? | SS.A2.23.3 | Learn basic expressions to describe movies. At the end of the lesson, students can discuss movies that they have seen. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 23 - Have you ever...? | SS.A2.23.4 | Learn to write a short review. At the end of the lesson, students can write a structured review using the past simple and present perfect. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 24 - Plans | SS.A2.24.1 | Learn going to for future, positive and negative. At the end of the lesson, students can use going to to talk about travel plans and arrangements. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 24 - Plans | SS.A2.24.2 | Learn should and shouldn't to give advice. Learn difference between should and have to. At the end of the lesson, students can use should and shouldn't to provide basic travel advice. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |
| 24 - Plans | SS.A2.24.3 | Learn to make and respond to requests with Can / Could you and offers with Can / Could I. At the end of the lesson, students can ask for help and offer assistance with something. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Identify and raise questions about what might be unexplained, missing, or left unsaid |
| 24 - Plans | SS.A2.24.4 | Learn to write an email to give advice, using sequence words and linking words. At the end of the lesson, students can give written advice in a structured manner. ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning |