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
Easily boost your science learning fun with these 15 free cells worksheets (human and plants) for awesome activities for kids.
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!
Teaching the scientific method to kids can be tough. Here are some modifcations to the classic steps of the scientific method for special eduacaiton students.
Vocabulary instruction is so critical in today’s classroom! A vast vocabulary will help students to become better readers and writers. Vocabulary is also essential to their performance on standardized tests. Helping kids to develop their vocabulary is time that is well spent in a busy classroom. I have developed a routine to teach new vocabulary
STEM with ELLs STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) activities are highly engaging for students. This is particularly true for English Language Learners. A key component is that the disciplines are integrated. Students typically have a real world problem to solve or project to create. Here are some overviews of using STEM in the elementary classroom:
Beautiful insects flashcards to print and use in learning games.
**This is just ONE animal from my Endangered Species resource BUT it includes all the features to learn about an amazing animal, conduct research, write a report, rubrics, and the interactive resources are included. I like being able to engage my students in these research projects during our ELA block. I can expose them to challenging vocabulary, begin research projects and encourage their writing, while also introducing them to simplistic oral presentations. **This set includes both standard measurements for my US friends and metric measurements for my UK friends. Included in this resource: * glossary * pocket chart vocabulary cards (just print on cardstock and you will be set!) * color poster * profile card (a quick breakdown of facts) * protection plan (how are we trying to save this animal) * bio card (a lengthy profile with sentences and bold faced vocabulary cards) * 2 anchor charts with color photos (digging deeper and save the species) * KWL chart with a color photo * Decodable book with color photos (each book is 4 pages long and only a half sheet to save on printing!) * Text based evidence (A question that sends kids back into the text to search for evidence) * A flipbook (A great way to display their knowledge of each animal) * Word search (a fun way to end each animal. Answer key included.) * Quiz (Perfect if you need a quick assessment grade. Answer key included. The quiz is only 4 questions.) * interactive notebook pages * differentiated book reports and rubrics (oral presentation optional) If you are interested in more products like this, check out my Endangered Species pack which has ALL of my non-fiction animal research products Endangered Species Resource Pack @2016 All rights reserved by author. These materials are intended for personal use by a single classroom only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. For use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Thank you so much for your download! Drop me a note and let me know what you think of this product! If there is a problem with anything, you can email me at [email protected] Love, Holly Gray Wolf-A Research Project by Holly Hawley is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
STEM with ELLs STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) activities are highly engaging for students. This is particularly true for English Language Learners. A key component is that the disciplines are integrated. Students typically have a real world problem to solve or project to create. Here are some overviews of using STEM in the elementary classroom:
There are different places in the community. Children will read each sentence and write the letter of the place in the community described in each number. - ESL worksheets
Learn three simple things you need to teach your ESL beginners right away. These include variations of introductions, classroom surroundings and basic needs
Looking to plan a comprehensive cells unit for your middle school class? Get all the worksheets, presentations, quizzes and tests you need in PDF format!
STUDENTS IDENTIFY FIRMAMENT ELEMENTS - ESL worksheets
Free PDF pages of animal tracks matching game cards. The animal footprints and picture cards are a fun learning activity or puzzle for all ages.
Making science models is a great way to engage students. This post shares details about making plant cell models to help students remember (and retain).
Many upper elementary science teachers start the year teaching their students about science process skills and scientific practices like: working safely in the lab using science tools asking questions planning and carrying out investigations analyzing and interpreting data constructing explanations with claims, evidence, and reasoning Here are some resources and ideas that can help make ... Read more
As a FACS / FCS / Home Ec teacher, you've known it all along: Family & Consumer Sciences is everywhere. Even in English/ESL lessons. Display cross-curricular learning in your classroom with this Food Idioms Bulletin Board! Also, a great addition for any ESL or Speech and Language classroom. **This is a digital download. You will NOT be mailed a physical product.** After purchasing you will download a zip file (it will be emailed to you & can be accessed in your account under purchases). Each slide can be printed on a 8.5 x 11" paper. Or follow the included instructions to print 2, 4, 6 or 9 slides per page. Print 6 or 9 per page, cut up, laminate and use as task cards, vocab or for an ESL discussion activity. Simply print all or some of the 31 Food Idioms plus the title page (cardstock is recommended). Trim them to your liking and paste on colored paper if desired (the red & white gingham paper was added for interest!). Don’t forget to laminate everything so it will last. Check out these other resources for Your FACS / Home Economics Classroom: FACS is Loads of Fun: www.etsy.com/ca/listing/202157143/facs-is-loads-of-fun-bulletin-board-kit Measuring Bulletin Board Kit: www.etsy.com/ca/listing/108559582/measuring-equipment-and-how-to-bulletin
People are reporting that their dreams are much more vivid at the moment. This is an excerpt (adapted) from the British press. They read the article and complete a true or false exercise and answer the questions about the text. Then, they consider their own responses. - ESL worksheets
Similar to when we were learning about how arctic animals stay warm. This shark buoyancy is another great animal science experiment for animal lovers.
Fun and engaging ESL activities, games and worksheets in printable PDF format with full teacher's notes and answers for English teachers to use in class.
Beautiful insects flashcards to print and use in learning games.
It a match about natural elements for example, the sun, the mountains, the rocks, the lake, the ocean, the river, the animlas, the plants, just write the name and the number inside the oval - ESL worksheets
This worksheet can either be used as an individual or team reading exercise (page 1) or as a team game (page 2). As an extension, you can even make it into a writing lesson which students will surely enjoy. Full instructions provided on page 3. Have fun. - ESL worksheets
Teaching a weather unit is so much fun for little learners and adults. There are so many great weather books and simple experiments that can facilitate a weather unit. Creating an interactive and lasting way for your learners to explore the weather is a bonus. Of course, this Weather Interactive Science Lapbook is the perfect way of
Help Save Fred is a great stem activity! This save Fred the worm is super fun stem activity will help your students strengthen team building skills and...
Illustrate data! Use the shape of a line graph as inspiration for kids’ art. I first came across the of idea of illustrating data, or using a line graph as the inspiration for an artwork, when an awesome barrier reef line graph artwork by Jill Pelto popped up on my Facebook feed. Not only is …
Free PDF pages of animal tracks matching game cards. The animal footprints and picture cards are a fun learning activity or puzzle for all ages.
Two Points: This is MY method, and not necessarily right for you, your teaching or care philosophy, your set-up, or your students. Curriculum participation by my students is VOLUNTARY. I invite them to participate, but if they choose not to, then that is fine. I usually offer them a choice of a few of the activities and let them decide where we start and where we go. An engaged child learns, a dis-engaged child rebels. The 3-year rotating curriculum is theme based. Some times we stick to the plan, but usually I observe what they are interested in learning about, what they are asking questions about, and suggest up to three different themes they can choose from for us to study. I make my own 3-year rotating curriculum for many reasons: Packaged curriculum is often only one year. Since I teach for 3 years, this would be redundant. Most packaged curriculum focuses on skills my students master early. My 2s count to 20, know 11 colors, know most of their phonics, uppercase and lowercase letters, 10 shapes and some of their numbers and I still have 3 years of curriculum to teach them. They often are worksheet intensive. My students usually are cognitively advanced from their fine motor skills. I have 4 year olds that still can't write well. If I had relied on worksheets for the last 2 years, there is no way they would have the skill sets they have. Worksheets are also not considered Developmentally Appropriate Practice [DAP] for children under the age of 8. We use them here for writing practice starting at age 4. [Yes, worksheet-intensive public schools are not using DAP for kindy through 3rd grade!] They can be expensive. If you are purchasing worksheets, why would you spend even $1 a week/$52 a year when you can purchase a 400 page Scholastic preschool workbook from Sam's Club for $8 that covers probably more material, is most likely aligned with the public school expectations, and is colorful. Colored copies are NOT affordable to make from packaged curriculum. Most [ALL!] preschool learning should be interactive. Pinterest is a better source for ideas. My students change every time I do a theme. I have to be able to tweak it to the interests and capabilities of those currently in my care. Plus, I'll find more interesting activities on Pinterest, have an idea for a new game, etc. It's a constant evolution to keep my curriculum relevant to our current group, situation and resources. However, curriculum planning and creation is very time consuming. Even with older curriculum I spend several hours going over it prior to teaching - updating, creating new materials, purchasing and setting new classroom decorations. While I have had my 3 year curriculum, this year I found myself wanting a more specific schedule to focus on specific skill sets for this particular group of children. Most of these skills can be incorporated into our themed curriculum, or they take 5 minute sessions to pop into our day. I have two groups, the younger preschoolers are 2-3 years old and the older ones are 4-5 years old, all at the same developmental and skill set level within their group. This makes it easier, as I can tailor everything to just 2 groups. If I were to have additional levels of children, then it would be tailored to each level. Children here are taught at their developmental level, not age. Asychronastic development is normal, so I may be teaching a child at various levels depending upon the subject matter. For the younger preschoolers, I came up with this structure. For the older pre-k students, I came up with this one. For instance, both of them have Measurement & Comparison on Friday for Reasoning. However, for the younger students, this would be a more/less, longer/shorter, big/little, etc. activity, while the older students would be measuring with rulers, yardsticks, tape measures, measuring cups, unit blocks, foot steps or themed units, and graphing the measurements to compare. Same skill set, differentiated at vastly different levels. Even this needs conditional tweaking. All the pre-k's know how to spell their last names now, so that is no longer a relevant skill activity for music and will be changed out. In another post I'll get into the curriculum components and the importance of each. For instance, how counting on Friday teaches 1-to-1 correspondence and creating method processes for counting groups of objects. CLICK PICTURES TO VIEW LARGER I use this MS Word template, available for FREE on TPT, for curriculum planning. Often, the daily skill sets above are either already incorporated, or can easily be incorporated, into the theme planning. For an example of a completed curriculum unit, check out our Owls Theme. Each monthly theme is broken down into 4 sub-themes. For instance: SPACE Astronauts & Rockets The Universe Our Solar System Aliens & Robots We also have a musical component, often classical, and an art component, often a master, and Spanish vocabulary component that we incorporate. This planning form may not include all games, file folder games, manipulatives, room-set up, etc. that I utilize. For those of you trained in curriculum creation, I do NOT do a full curriculum development for each activity. With having these children usually from infant to school-age, I keep an internal evaluation of progression and plan out only weekly learning objectives. Since I am creating the activities for my personal use, I do not need to create written procedures and evaluations. My curriculum is stored currently in file folders in a large office bookcase unit. I would like to get it into boxes so that I could have EVERY theme-related item, including dress-up, room set-up, manipulatives, etc. together for an easy pull. File boxes will most likely be the easiest, but they do take up a lot of space. In each file some of the things I probably have: Completed planning sheets All the books I own for that theme Flannel board Sentence and word walls File folder games Samples of previous crafts DVDs CDs Coloring pages Mini-book(s) Build-a-[theme item] game Curriculum creation is one of my great joys. I love the research and compilation, the creativity and excitement of bringing something fun and educational to my students. Learning is rarely linear. Children take developmental leaps, sometimes in odd directions. As a teacher, it is important that I keep each one challenged without pushing or inhibiting their growth, and that takes constant evaluation and a good eye for when those leaps happen so that we can move on to a higher level of instruction. When we do an activity, I constantly question if they WANT to do another round, another activity, and I usually cut them off while they are still engaged. I want them wanting more, and they will usually ask if they can continue. One of the most important desires and abilities I can instill in them is that of self-directed learning. So as they choose to go off with their rulers after we've spent several minutes doing a measuring activity, conferring between themselves as to procedures and what to measure next, I step back and let them. They know I am here as a resource, rather than an intrusive director. It is my job to ensure that when I invite my students to learn, they glow with excitement and anticipation of a fun, interactive, playful time. The results, so far, have been astounding. A few of my complete curriculum units are available through my TPT store. Apples Dental Ice Cream Penguins Rainbows St. Patrick's Day Valentine's Follow Connie -'s board Classroom on Pinterest. Tags: preschool, child care, pre-k, curriculum, development, teaching, education, homeschooling, homeschool, home, school, preschool curriculum development, planning
Cute, free printable parts of a plant flip book is such a fun way for kids to learn about the different parts of a flower for science.
Reading and writng about inventions. Keys included.The ppt http://en.islcollective.com/resources/projectables/powerpoints_ppt_pptx/what_an_invention/passive-voice-technology/71163 can be used with this worksheet.Another worsksheet that deals with the same topic but as a listening practice is this:https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/whashing_machine_my_best_invention/passive-voice-or/78117 - ESL worksheets
We spent the last two weeks learning about animal classification. This all came about last year when we were doing our rain forest animal reports. Many of
I wanted this... Found here at The Techy Teacher. So I made my own version. Let's be honest-- I will jump for joy if All my kids know the four basic types---cumulus, cirrus, stratus, cumulonimbus-- when we have our assessment. My kids LOVED them! They have talked about clouds nonstop for a week and a half now! Here is a sweet picture of them together! And a close-up up with one of my cuties and his "Cloud Frame" in action! I have a recording sheet HERE! For some reason I can't save the document to a pdf without it going all crazy on me-- and since I should be off the clock for the weekend--- I don't really feel like fighting it! If you would like a copy of my cloud frame-- shoot me an email at [email protected]. Thank you Gena at The Techy Teacher for the inspiration.
Teaching English with songs is a great way to boost student engagement. Check out these 17 ideas for activities using music and songs!
Weather in English! The following article introduces a list of useful phrases to talk about the weather in English with ESL images.
Worksheet on practising/reinforcing landscapes vocabulary. Key included. - ESL worksheets
Students practice on animal features and present simple. This worksheet aims at describing animals, their physical characteristics, where they live or what they eat.It can be used with another of my ws.: https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/animals_wordsearch/be-auxiliary-verb/82013https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/animals_-_wordsearch/animals/82809 - ESL worksheets
Science worksheets on light and sound are valuable tools for students to develop a solid understanding of these fascinating subjects. These worksheets provide a comprehensive collection of engaging activities and exercises that cover the essential concepts of light and sound, empowering students to grasp the entity and subject with clarity and confidence. Whether you are a teacher seeking effective teaching resources or a parent looking to supplement your child's learning at home, these science worksheets are the perfect solution to enhance their understanding of light and sound in an enjoyable and educational way.
