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NARRATIVE TENSES are verb tenses that are used to talk about the past. They are often found in stories and descriptions of past events, such as personal anecdotes. Past time is expressed thr…

Gone are the days when learning a new language would require physical resources that were not accessible to everyone. Today's web technologies and mobile applications have tremendously facilitated the way people pick up new tongues. You can now engage in intensive language learning courses right from the comfort of your coach. The collection below features some of our favourite resources that you and your students can use to start exploring new languages.

I love grammar. But convincing my students to love grammar sometimes feels like trying to convince a bobcat to enjoy a nice, relaxing ice bath.

Worksheet + reading sheet to be used while teaching about feelings. The question-answer pattern to practise is What's the matter? - I am...

We've had the students focus on positive self-talk this year, and maintaining a positive attitude toward new or challenging learning situations. Positive self-talk We've encouraged our students to use success criteria and learning goals that are be posted within our classrooms. On the heels of that, the phrase "Own It" has come up, implying that students should be able to own their effort and product, as well as their process. The following is in our classroom, and encourages students to reflect upon the work they're doing, and the work they're presenting as their best: Own it! As students move ahead to high school, the focus on independence and responsibility grows exponentially. Having this in the back of their minds may help them as they move forward in their educations.

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Tips to Help Your English Language Learners If you have English language learners in your classroom you already know that teaching reading for this group can be a challenge. Many teachers simply have not had much exposure to the kinds of strategies that can help these kids learn. Just like all other students teachers serve, English language learners have varying abilities and reading levels. What makes it complicated is when students arrive with no language skills other than maybe knowing the words hello and my name is.... Because of this challenge to the homeroom teachers in my building, I created this free resource as a kind of guide to help direct their instruction. I hope it is a help to all the teachers who feel they are helpless with the immigrant students. They need advocates and we, the teachers, are the ones to do it. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Five-Stages-of-Language-Acquisition-Made-Easy-2402804

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Infographic illustrating the 6 types of Socratic Question to stimulate critical thinking

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Nineteen sentences for checking the use of adjectives with prepositions. Key is included. Thank you!!!! - ESL worksheets

Students can practise He/She's wearing with their favourite characters in this simple cloze activity. Vocab includes clothes + colours. - ESL worksheets

What´s the time BOARDGAME - You need small pieces of paper and a dice. Groups of two or four students. Throw the dice and say the time according to the clocks in the square. If some students fall in the "happy clock", then they have to move their pieces to the following. The winner will be the first who reaches the finish! Enjoy! Thank you. Cha. - ESL worksheets

Prefixes and suffixes in first grade? Kindergarten ? What?! I'm not sure who decided teaching them so early was the way to go but never fear...

Our Spelling dictation words this week are focusing on plurals. I'm a bit worried about introducing this concept with ELL learners, so I thought I'd make some posters to help guide them. I'll use these with a center activity that I can ask my EA to help out with. Big thanks to Michelle, the 3 AM Teacher, and Nikki at Melonheadz Illustrating, and Mel at From the Pond for the great graphics! Click either of the images for the link to these free posters. - Amanda

Many students do not understand the present perfect tense. Here is an infographic which should make the present perfect tense easier for students to understand. Advertisement: [showmyads] Advertisement:[showmyads] And now it is time to practise the present perfect tense: Present perfect simple – penalty game. More games to practise present perfect tense can be found […]

Do your students need help with plural, singular plural, and possessive plural usage? Here is a Free Plural/Possessive Poster. Those plurals and possessives nouns can be tricky! It may take a few teaching lessons to master this skill! Use this poster below to help students remember when to use 's or s' or when it's just plural. Also added is 1 worksheet to practice this skill. Click the picture above to download this freebie! If you're still bugged by plurals and possessives, try this pack using the term "Bug" instead of Dog as in in the freebie above. This pack has a set of 30 task cards, an anchor chart, and a worksheet to extend this skill. Students decide if the word, "bugs" is used correctly in the sentence. If you need to step back and just review plurals, this Plural Pack is loaded with options. This pack will review the 8 most common rules when changing the nouns to plural. This pack has task cards, worksheets, games, and centers all about plural nouns. Click the picture on the left to read more about it. Here are some GRAMMAR resources you may like to use in the classroom: Grammar Games Pronoun Throwdown Say and Do Grammar Games Good luck teaching plurals and possessives. Thanks for stopping by today! See you soon,

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