Let’s make English vocabulary learning engaging, quick, and simple. Get these bright and vibrant flashcards today! Shapes are all around us. Some are simple, some are a bit more complex. Through this full set, users will learn 24 common SHAPES. Perfect for a quick print and review on the go. There’s many fun activities for which these cards can be used. It can be as playful as a matching game or as structured as reading/picture recognition practice. Great for teachers/tutors/parents of young learners, English learners, or homeschool! Shuffle and flip away :) ◎◎◎◎Details◎◎◎◎ PDF DIGITAL DOWNLOAD 1 PDF - 3 pages - US letter size (8.5 in x 11 in) 24 Cards total - each card (2.6 in x 3.7 in or 6.6 cm x 9.5 cm) Center logos removed on purchased PDFs *Print colors may vary slightly due to different color screens
Item description Give your ESL Beginners a head start with this Flip Book. Your English Language Learners will feel engaged from the very first day. ELL beginner level concepts include Emergency Vocabulary, Salutations, Number Words, Months of the Year, Days of the Week, Classroom and School Vocabulary. You Get: Your Choice of Two Seven Page Large Flip Books Flip Book # 1 is static – students keep this for emergency reference Flip Book # 2 is Interactive – students complete the activities and keep for future reference
Looking for ways to get to know your newcomer students? We all know that the key to supporting ESL/ELL/MLL students is to get to know them before jumping into the curriculum. This resource provides you with an oral interview for Newcomers + Multilingual Language Learners. If a Newcomer has limited English the questions are short and simple, perfect to pop into a translation tool. An oral interview is also a great way to quickly assess a student's comfort level with the English language. On either worksheet, students can choose to draw images to respond, write in English, or use a combination of pictures, words, and their first language. The worksheets are purposefully left open-ended for your newcomer to choose how they want to answer. What you get! Digital oral interview with 19 questions for Newcomers + Multilingual Language Learners Option to print the interview + write by hand Questions range in topic to get to know your student's background, prior schooling, language use, and interests TWO printable Get to Know Me! worksheets One Primary inspired worksheet One Junior inspired worksheet THANK YOU for downloading! Caroline's ESL Corner Empowering Multilingual Language Learners, One resource at a time!
As ESL educators, our goal is to support English Learners (ELs)/ELLs/MLLs as they develop their language skills while keeping pace with content area learning. One highly effective tool to aid ELs in this journey is
As ESL educators, our goal is to support English Learners (ELs)/ELLs/MLLs as they develop their language skills while keeping pace with content area learning. One highly effective tool to aid ELs in this journey is
Let’s make English vocabulary learning engaging, quick, and simple. Get these bright and vibrant flashcards today! Our solar system is full of bright planets and stars. Through this set, users will learn the planets in the solar system and other space vocabulary. Perfect for a quick print and review on the go. There’s many fun activities for which these cards can be used. It can be as playful as a matching game or as structured as reading and counting practice. Great for teachers/tutors/parents of young learners, English learners, preschoolers, or even homeschool! Shuffle and flip away :) ◎◎◎◎Details◎◎◎◎ PDF DIGITAL DOWNLOAD *1 PDF - 3 pages - US letter size (8.5 in x 11 in) *16 cards total - each card (2.6 in x 3.6 in or 6.7 cm x 9.2 cm) *Digital watermarks removed on purchased PDFs HEADS UP! Print colors may vary slightly due to different color screens
Applying Nancy Motley's Talk Read Talk Write (TRTW) strategy in the ELL classroom. Differentiating TRTW for Beginning to Bridging ELs.
Using sentence frames to get ell students writing. Click here for more:
Learn to plan sheltered instruction lessons by following the SIOP framework for lesson planning for ELs. SIOP lesson plans teach both content and language.
As ESL educators, our goal is to support English Learners (ELs)/ELLs/MLLs as they develop their language skills while keeping pace with content area learning. One highly effective tool to aid ELs in this journey is
If your non-English speaking students aren't ready to do the regular class work, what should you have them do instead? This handy tool can help.
Let’s make English vocabulary learning engaging, quick, and simple. Get these bright and vibrant word strips today! Each week is full of days and each year is full of months. Knowing when these days and months happen helps us stay organized each day. Through this full set, users will learn basic English vocabulary; 7 DAYS OF THE WEEK & 12 MONTHS OF THE YEAR. Perfect for a quick print and review on the go. There’s many fun activities for which these cards can be used. It can be as playful as a matching game or as structured as reading/recognition practice. Great for teachers/tutors/parents of young learners, English learners, or homeschool! Shuffle and flip away :) ◎◎◎◎Details◎◎◎◎ PDF DIGITAL DOWNLOAD 1 PDF - 11 pages - 2 strips per page (w/ title strip & title page) - US letter size (8.5 in x 11 in) 20 word strips total (w/ title strip) - each strip (10.9 in x 3.6 in or 27.8 cm x 9.2 cm) Center logos removed on purchased PDFs *Print colors may vary slightly due to different color screens.
How three types of scaffolding instruction (sensory, graphic, interactive) can empower ELLs to access content and develop academic language skills.
Looking for esl task cards to use with your english language learners? Try these picture cards that are perfect for quick and effective language practice!
Learn tips and resources for helping English Language Learners prepare for WIDA ACCESS langauge testing throughout the school year.
I teach 5th and 6th grade math to beginning English language learners. This post shares 3 critical strategies that support ELLs in the understanding of math concepts AND in the language of math. These are three "must haves" for any math classroom with ESL students, especially those with newcomers! "Math is a universal language." Have you heard this saying? I must admit, it's drives me a little crazy! Have you seen "standardized" testing? There is a LOT of language involved in math, and for students who are new to the country, this poses a lot of obstacles. Not only do we teach grade level math concepts to our students, but we also need to teach the language of math. So how can we best support our beginning ELLs in math? There is a reason I put vocabulary instruction at the top of the list. It simply cannot be ignored if we want our students to be successful. 1 - Vocabulary Instruction There are three types of vocabulary: tier 1 is basic vocabulary, tier 2 is grade level vocabulary (terms most native English speakers are familiar with), and tier 3 is low frequency content specific vocabulary. ALL students need explicit instruction in the third tier! Being aware of all 3 types is important, and knowing your students is key in deciding which words might need front-loading before a lesson. Ex. of Tier 1 Basic Vocabulary - tall, short, fast, long, more, less, far, close, heavy, light, around, cover, most, many, about, big, small, fill, full, empty, all, etc. Ex. of Tier 2 "Grade Level" Vocabulary (math language) - increase, decrease, greatest, least, altogether, replace, combine, random, weight, length, opposite, distance, etc. Ex. of Tier 3 Content Vocabulary - ratio, probability, quadrilaterals, polygons, equations, diameter, circumference, coefficient, variable, volume, capacity, scalene, kilometer, etc. In classrooms with beginning ELLs, vocabulary is one of the main focuses of instruction. Terms from all 3 levels need to be explicitly taught. Analyzing the math lesson during the planning phase and looking for terms that need front-loading is vital to providing comprehensible instruction. On days that I'm introducing a new concept, I KNOW that my primary focus is on vocabulary. ---- Vocabulary Building Activities ---- I use the KIM Strategy for direct vocabulary instruction. To read a post about this highly effective vocabulary strategy, click HERE. Key vocabulary is introduced, a simple kid friendly definition is produced and visual "memory clue" is illustrated. Make vocabulary fun:) Write terms on one set of cards and visuals or examples on another set, then pass out cards to students. As an "exit ticket" they must find their matching partner. The vocabulary terms on this day were "ascending" and "descending." My sixth graders used the KIM strategy in their notebooks at the beginning of class. We practiced putting numbers (fractions, decimals, percents) in ascending and descending order. At the end of class, I passed out index cards with percentages, and their "exit" task was to get into descending order. Then I mixed the cards up and asked them to get into ascending order. I always add an interactive notebook activity, or a foldable activity, to follow up. This resource provides students with a reference during their independent work time. These also are used as study tools before unit assessments. Quadrilaterals Interactive Notebook Activity Quadrilaterals Foldable Activity Numerical Patterns Interactive Notebook Activity Types of Lines Interactive Notebook Activity To find these math resources, click HERE. The direct vocabulary instruction always come first, then I find ways to get my students up and out of their seats for fun vocabulary building activities. This physical activity helps to solidify their understanding. An interactive notebook, or foldable, activity usually follows. Then we practice using the vocabulary throughout the unit with sentence frames to support their language acquisition. 2 - Visuals and Anchor Charts Beginning ELLs do the majority of their learning by watching. Meaningful visuals are key to their understanding. My lessons are loaded with visuals and I am constantly drawing pictures to show what something means. I really wish I could draw!! That hand has 6 fingers!!! Yikes! It's always a challenge, but my students get a kick out of my efforts. LOL! If only it could be this simple... It would be so much easier for me, and for them! :) Color coding is also an effective visual strategy. My students copied this capacity "diagram" in their math notebooks using 5 different colors. Add visuals to math notebooks for each lesson so that students have a reference. On the left hand page is a visual chart for the "Types of Lines" vocabulary. To be successful with independent activities, such as centers and homework, they have everything they need in their notebooks. Use images that relate math to the real world around them. I often use the "Essential Questions for 6th Grade Math" pages by The Illustrated Classroom. They've been a real life saver to me! The visuals are great and the text is simplified. I print them at 75%, cut the excess edges off, then have my students glue them into their notebooks. It works great! Create a visual math word wall. I use this word wall, also by The Illustrated Classroom. Another math reference tool with visuals, and a great place to introduce AND review content vocabulary. Math Videos - I absolutely love using short math videos in class, especially the ones on You Tube by NumbeRock!! NumbeRock videos are free on You Tube. He also has a ton of awesome math resources on TPT. The visuals are spot on, and each video is short, only about 2-3 minutes. My students love them and can see the math concepts in action. These videos are often a part of my introductory lessons. I also use Brain Pop Jr. videos. Brain Pop Jr. is a paid subscription. Even though the "Jr." version is for grades K-3, the focus is on vocabulary, and the language is simplified, so compared to the upper elementary BP version, I find that it's a better fit for my beginning 5th and 6th graders. Creating anchor charts is also invaluable. Pinterest is such a great place to find inspiration for math anchor charts! It's my go-to destination for ideas! As long as we are learning about a concept, the anchor chart stays up for viewing. When we go back to review at the end of the year for state assessments, or spiral back to a concept later, the anchor chart gets pulled out again. Some charts stay up all year! KIM Vocabulary Strategy Poster. Students regularly use this format in the back of their math notebooks. Inequalities anchor chart Order of Operations anchor chart The most important thing to remember about teaching beginning English language learners, IMO, is that you need to show the concept visually FIRST, along with explicit vocabulary instruction. Even with definitions, adding a visual can be "worth a thousand words." ;) When I am planning a math lesson, I think to myself, "How can I show this concept to my students?" And... "Where can I add meaningful visuals?" If I'm teaching fractions, I want to show them parts of a whole. Maybe that means breaking a Hershey's candy bar into pieces, or cutting a pan of brownies into equal parts. (I see a chocolate theme happening here!) If I am teaching probability, I want to show the concepts of certain, impossible, likely and unlikely. It's all about Visuals - Visuals - Visuals!! 3 - Hands On Activities Manipulative and hands-on activities are a great way for students to see "how" math works. Cubes, tiles, measuring tools, foldable activities, food, tangrams, fraction pieces, dice and games are just some ways we can get our students working on and practicing math skills. When students are using their hands, they are focused on "doing" something, compared to when they are note taking or using receptive skills to understand a lesson or new vocabulary. Here they get to practice and try out their math thinking. It's also a great way for ME to see what they understand, as well as what might need clarifying. When math is FUN, and students have had both vocabulary building and meaningful visuals beforehand, the hands-on activities are where they can dive in and practice what they've learned. ---- Hands-On Activities ---- Creating Math Foldables Forming Angles with Wixi Sticks Measuring circumference with round foods. Measuring that skittle was a challenge! FUN math games Measuring Around the Room Vocabulary, visuals and hands-on activities are the 3 must-have strategies for any math classroom with English language learners, especially beginners. Here's an example of all 3 in action. >>> Data and Statistics - Day 1 <<< Direct Vocabulary Instruction - term: "Data - a collection of information (facts, numbers, measurements)" Students copy this in their notebooks. Visuals - Bar Graph Anchor Chart: Question Posed- "Which color do you like best?" Collecting Data - Students come up and color in their favorite color choice. Then we analyze the the data. I ask questions like, Which color did most students like best? Which color did the least, or smallest, number of students like best? Which color did no students like the best? How many students chose the color red? How many students chose the color green? etc... This is a great time to build that tier 1 and 2 vocabulary. Next, I want to model how to take this data and show it in a different way using a circle graph. See pics below. >>> Data and Statistics - Day 2 <<< We review the data from the circle graph and then convert fractions to percents in a whole group setting. Hands-On Activity - My students gather data and use it to create their own circle graph. They will also convert fractions to percents. They each get a baggie of skittles and predict how many are inside. Then they take out the skittles and gather their data. They count and note the amount for each color. Next they write the fraction for each color and convert that number into a decimal. Last, they create the circle graph the same way I modeled with the colored strips the day before. (The M&M Lab Activity by Lisa Tilmon can be found here.) My students all had a firm understanding of data collection after these 2 days. My teacher heart was smiling:) ************************************************ Vocabulary -- Visuals -- Hands-On Activities -- Oh Yea!! ************************************************ I hope that you found some helpful tips in this post. I'd love to hear about a strategy that you find to be a "must-have" when working with beginning English language learners!
One page profiles for Guatemala & Dominican Republic, by far the largest demographic in the ELL population here in Rhode Island. I assembled a wealth of sources and created video playlists for teachers who wanted more info. The video playlists were interesting to many, and included footage I fou...
Maintain high academic expectations by reducing the language barrier by providing specific language scaffolding for Beginning to Developing ELs.
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Are you struggling to make content area instruction accessible to your ELLs? Here are five tips to help your ELLs be successful in your content area classroom. Any teacher that has had a beginning ELL student in
This is modified for a WIDA Level 1 student. Modifications include sentence starters, organization conveyed via colors and highlights, multiple pictures, word bank, and heavier use of translation that reflect the learner's needs: learner is a WIDA Level 1 Spanish speaker. If a student had a high literacy level in their own language & high level of background knowledge, they might be able to tackle this assignment more or less independently. Otherwise, they would still need in class support.
Learn about scaffolds you can add to help your ESL students as they are writing about photographs. Photographs offer great insperation for ELLs to write...
ELL Bathroom Briefs are one page infographs offering quick, easily accessible ELL strategies that can be used across cross-content areas.
As you have probably noticed with your ELLs, there is quite a difference in an ELLs' conversational vocabulary compared to their academic vocabulary. According to Jim Cummins (1984), BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) refers to
This 8-page, visual picture dictionary was created to support English Language Learners during a middle school or high school Chemistry unit. Students choose an English word from the word bank and match it to the image. They then write the word in their own language to help solidify the learning. Ea...
How to teach ELL students to read challenging, on-grade level texts through Visible Reading, a differentiated, process-driven reading strategy.
These Earth Day reading comprehension activities with worksheets are perfect for adult ESL and high school ELL MLL newcomers! You'll get four reading passages on climate change: Carbon Footprints, Earth Day, Greta Thunberg, and Causes of Climate Change. These reading lessons are suitable for intermediate to advanced-level ESL students. Students will practice reading, vocabulary, writing, and discussion skills while learning about the issue of climate change. The topics are engaging and relatable to students from around the world! These are geared toward older learners, so there is no childish clipart. These are no-prep reading lessons that you can use when you are short on prep time. You can even use them as sub plans! The materials and activities can be extended into a much longer unit on climate change. Topics of each reading passage: 1. Causes of Climate Change 2. Carbon Footprints 3. Greta Thunberg 4. Earth Day Each reading lesson includes: Warm-up/pre-reading activities to build background on the reading passage topic and related vocabulary An article related to climate change Vocabulary and reading comprehension activities Discussion prompts 5 extension activities for further research on this topic A teacher's guide with a step-by-step instructional sequence, several additional teaching ideas, and an answer key Print worksheets or use them as digital, fillable PDFs Note: This resource includes non-editable, secured PDFs. I do this to protect my work. The worksheets have fillable form fields if you want to use them as digital worksheets. Teaching intermediate or advanced ESL? You may also like: Adult ESL Curriculum - Intermediate Grammar Worksheets and Lessons MEGA Bundle Adult ESL Curriculum - Advanced Grammar Worksheets, Lessons, & Activities BUNDLE Copyright © English Teaching Toolkit. All rights reserved by author. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product. If you are having issues with a file, please go to the FAQs section, submit a help ticket, or ask a question on the Q& A tab before leaving feedback.
This document contains: Curriculum expectation addressed as well as a modified curriculum expectation. Learning goal and success criteria Links to Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms where students can read it in any language. Videos to support learning. Simplified text explaining concepts. A summative task where students respond to questions about the charter of rights and freedoms. A rubric attached that follows the achievement chart with the following 4 categories: Knowledge and understanding, application, communication and thinking. This assignment is completely customizable. You can change/edit/add anything. You can assign this in Google Classroom for students. This is great because having it online allows students to use Google Translate easily. Great also for any modified students including students with learning disabilities or any other student that needs accommodations or modifications.
Genetics Evolution Making Connections ELL/MLL/ALL14 page packet -great for transitioning content topics during class to engage with classmates & opportunities for them to work independently.Teachers can use these slides to share/review concepts of genetics and evolution. Students have an opportu...
Main points of reading on concussions found in Fossweb book taken out to create two versions: a simplified English and a Spanish translation included version. Created for Level 1 and 2 ELLs in middle school science. 10 pages total with both versions. Includes a color coded CER writing support chart with sentence starters on the last page. Fossweb does come in Spanish. However, ELLs with low literacy in Spanish will find the language in the translated text difficult. This modified assignment was created to work with students lacking literacy in first language. Supports include modified text, pictures, charts and sentence starters.
These Earth Day reading comprehension activities with worksheets are perfect for adult ESL and high school ELL MLL newcomers! You'll get four reading passages on climate change: Carbon Footprints, Earth Day, Greta Thunberg, and Causes of Climate Change. These reading lessons are suitable for intermediate to advanced-level ESL students. Students will practice reading, vocabulary, writing, and discussion skills while learning about the issue of climate change. The topics are engaging and relatable to students from around the world! These are geared toward older learners, so there is no childish clipart. These are no-prep reading lessons that you can use when you are short on prep time. You can even use them as sub plans! The materials and activities can be extended into a much longer unit on climate change. Topics of each reading passage: 1. Causes of Climate Change 2. Carbon Footprints 3. Greta Thunberg 4. Earth Day Each reading lesson includes: Warm-up/pre-reading activities to build background on the reading passage topic and related vocabulary An article related to climate change Vocabulary and reading comprehension activities Discussion prompts 5 extension activities for further research on this topic A teacher's guide with a step-by-step instructional sequence, several additional teaching ideas, and an answer key Print worksheets or use them as digital, fillable PDFs Note: This resource includes non-editable, secured PDFs. I do this to protect my work. The worksheets have fillable form fields if you want to use them as digital worksheets. Teaching intermediate or advanced ESL? You may also like: Adult ESL Curriculum - Intermediate Grammar Worksheets and Lessons MEGA Bundle Adult ESL Curriculum - Advanced Grammar Worksheets, Lessons, & Activities BUNDLE Copyright © English Teaching Toolkit. All rights reserved by author. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product. If you are having issues with a file, please go to the FAQs section, submit a help ticket, or ask a question on the Q& A tab before leaving feedback.
My Morning Speaking Routines are a great kickstart to the day with engaging, language activities that bolster both comprehension and vocabulary retention.Purchase includes a vibrant 16-page full-color PDF guide that can be used to present as well. I created this to enhance the morning routines of Ne...
These differentiated worksheets work well in a Community Social Studies Unit and or with ESL/ENL/ELL/MLL students. After learning about rural, urban, & suburban communities, students will pick their favorite community and explain why. There are 3 differentiated worksheets in this pack offering different levels of support. Check out my other community resources: Urban, Rural, Suburban Communities Community Helpers Book If you like this product, please make sure to rate it and earn TpT credits! I love seeing my products in action! Follow me on Instagram @Teachnomad and tag me if you use my products. Thank you!
Open-ended questions and self-evaluation are great ways to track your ESL students' progress, not to mention help motivate them.
Teachers of newcomer students need help integrating language lessons into their content. Strategies based on Writing Is Thinking Through Inquiry could help.
Preparing English learners for the annual WIDA ACCESS tests can be done in any class setting throughout the school year! Here's some tips!
Games are a great way to keep students engaged. Check out this list of games to use with your ELLs to help them improve their vocabulary.
