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Teacher Resources: Web Guide

Holidays

Article

Becoming a Cultural Insider: How Holidays Can Help ESL Students' Acculturation and Language Learning
http://iteslj.org/Articles/Lvovich-Cultural_Insider.htmlFrom Natasha Lvovich, based on experiences teaching low level English to young adults and adults at a U.S. community college.

Lesson Plans, Teaching Tips and Interactive Web Sites

Dave’s ESL Café, Idea Cookbook, Holidays
http://www.eslcafe.com/ideas/sefer.cgi?Holidays:Ideas for holiday activities in the English language class room.

Holidays Around the World
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/mippolit/webquest2.html%0Dhttp://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/mippolit/webquest2.html%0Dhttp://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/mippolit/webquest2.htmlFor this assignment, you and two partners will first answer the 10 questions, in full (no short answers). Then complete the analysis section. Useful web links are included in the Resources section.

Holidays in 2003
http://babel.ling.northwestern.edu/%7Eesl/holidays.htmlA calendar of holidays at the top of the page, with web sites to visit in the middle, and a list of ideas for ESL instruction at the bottom.

Holidays in the U.S.
http://www.eskimo.com/%7Ecjh/esl/book1/chap2.htmlA list of holidays for each month.

Holidays, The Tower of English
http://towerofenglish.com/holidays.htmlA list of holiday sites with tasks to complete for each one.

John’s ESL Holidays
http://holidays.johnsesl.com/Games and activities to help you enjoy learning about holidays in the USA.

New Year Celebrations Around the World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/webquest032.shtmlStudents learn about New Year's celebrations in various countries around the world. Pairs of students select a country and research how people in that country celebrate the New Year.

Self-Study Holidays and Other Quizzes
http://a4esl.org/q/h/holidays.htmlFrom I-TESL Journal, lots of holiday-related activities for English language learners.

Thanksgiving WebQuest
http://www.uoregon.edu/%7Eleslieob/RW5Thanksgiving.htmlA list of holiday sites with tasks to complete for each one, centered around the theme of U.S. Thanksgiving.

US Holidays for ESL Students
http://www.eskimo.com/%7Ecjh/esl/book1/chap2.htmlEvery month of the year has something special to celebrate in the U.S. Some are official observances known as federal holidays, and some are not.

USA Symbols and Holidays
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/symbols.htmSymbols, holidays, and songs from the USA.

Winter Celebrations Webquest
http://aldertrootes.wcpss.net/winterholidays.htmlA project for learning about a wide variety of winter holidays around the world.

Directories

ESL Web Guide, Holidays
http://www.eslcafe.com/search/Holidays/

The Holiday Zone
http://www.theholidayzone.com/links.html

NETEACH-L, Sites Neteachers Thought Were Cool!
http://www.tesol.net/neteach.cgi?FA=ShowCat&Category=Holidays