SIOP Lesson Plans and Activities
Our collection of SIOP lesson plans and activities includes exemplary SIOP lesson plans developed by teachers who were involved in the foundational SIOP research study, as well as new updates from our current research and professional development projects. We invite you to read these lesson plans and activities individually or with your colleagues in order to learn more about the SIOP Model. You may want to discuss why these lessons are effective for English learners or how to incorporate the SIOP strategies these teachers used in your own lessons.
Elementary
- Kindergarten - Healthy and Unhealthy Foods (with differentiation)
- 1st Grade Math – Addition Stories
- 1st Grade Literacy - Dragonfly Lesson
- 1st Grade Science - Nocturnal vs. Diurnal Animals
- 5th Grade Math – Practical Applications of Fractions, Percents, and Decimals
- Elementary Level Assessment Activity – Science: Floating and Sinking
- Elementary Level Predict-O-Gram Activity
Middle
- 6th Grade Social Studies – The Achievements of the Sumerian Empire
- 6th Grade Social Studies – The English Settle America
- 7th Grade Science – Magnets
- 7th Grade English – Figurative Language
- 7th and 8th Grade Social Studies – WWII and the Atomic Bomb
- 8th Grade Science - Chemical Reactions
- 8th Grade Language Arts – Analyzing TV Commercials
- Differentiated Anticipation Guides
View the explanation of the guides.
High
- 9th Grade History – The Taínos
- High School Language Arts – Introducing Irony
- High School Science – Parts of the Cell
GED/Adult
- Incorporating the Review and Assessment SIOP Component Into an Adult Health Activity
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Raising Questions and Bringing the Learner's Background into the Classroom
- Anticipation Guide for ELL Civics: Exclusive Brainstorming Activity
Spotlight
CAL was a partner in the Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners (CREATE). CREATE researchers developed curriculum to build the language and literacy skills of English learners in the middle grades. Lesson plans and materials were infused with instructional features of the SIOP Model including language objectives, explicit vocabulary instruction, student interaction, building background knowledge, and comprehensible input.
Learn more.