Name: _____________________________ Week:_____________________________

Weekly Learning Menu – to feed your brain!

Name of “dish or plate” Cost – what you must do: Pay your bill

Appetizer – Choose ONE:

Listening and/or

Reading and Writing

Listen to audio book and complete a story summary graphic

organizer (choose from below – end of pages).

LeapFrog pen

Books on Tape / CD

Paperback book from library/media center.

**see “Read/listen audio books: ” section of senoramayo.weebly.com/esol

<<<**Read an article – non-fiction (“not-fake) – real stories

– can find on flipboard app or news websites like:

www.ajc.com OR www.cnn.com etc.

Mayo’s initials:

Listening and Writing What and summarize YouTube Video Lesson:

https://www.youtube.com/user/LHSESOL/playlists

OR Educational CD – Standard Deviants -choose from closet OR

United Streaming Educational Videos from Discovery Education

(see log in information on my website) OR http://www.khanacademy.org/library

Mayo’s initials:

Math or subject specific

practice

Join class – Khan Academy and complete a lesson/exercise: Math help: Join Algebra class - Class code: GFZG6M Join Geometry class - Class code: KU9Z7P

OR http://usatestprep.com/Member-Login

Mayo’s initials:

Main Course– Complete all = mandatory (you must do these):

10 New Words Write down 10 new vocabulary learned this week or can

browse www.quizlet.com (search for topic of interest)

10 Vocabulary Cards OR

Keynote presentation

Put the words and definitions/translations on index cards

or construction paper.

Quiz Each Friday, everyone will be quizzed on their 10 words. On grade book

Side Dish – Choose ONE:

Oxford Picture

Dictionary

At least 5 pages of workbook completed. Come show me

papers = workbook pages.

Grammar Lesson ESL Demystified book

Grammar for Dummies book

Ingles Completo – Schoology or http://www.eslprintables.com

CHOOSE a lesson from Schoology or Mayo’s website

Dessert – Choose ONE:

Speaking Read a page of a book to Mrs. Mayo – your choice of page

and come to me when ready.

Rosetta Stone

and

Duolinguo APP

At least 4 Rosetta Stone workbook pages finished (after

listening to lesson from the APP).

ASK me to check the work on the workbook pages and then

you’ll take a test after each lesson.

English Game APPs Show me which app and can play 10-15 minutes per day.

****cannot choose games every week

Optional READING ACTIVITIES MENU

Student’s Name: __________________________________

Directions:

During the next _________ days,

create your own menu of activities from the list below

to do in place of the regular assignments.

Date(s) Activity

Create and perform a puppet show of the story or book.

Interview another person who read the book.

Write a letter to the author.

Write another chapter.

Write a different ending.

Using a thesaurus, find synonyms for your 6 favorite words.

Create a dialogue between 2 characters.

Read other books by the same author. Compare/contrast.

Read another book of the same type. Compare/contrast.

Write a story or book of the same type which contains similar elements. Include 3 free days. Add on days to the activities listed or create your own activities:

From Susan Winebrenner’s Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular

Classroom. (2001). Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.

http://www.richland.k12.wi.us/HS/GT/Reading%20Activities%20Menu.pdf

Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How Name of story/book:______________________________

Longer stories – summary of part/chapters you’ve read in one week

Name of book: _______________________________________

Longer stories (can’t finish in one week):

Once a longer story or book is finished – write a “book report”:

Article – non-fiction (“not-fake) – real stories: