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Trying to fit in grammar instruction on top of everything else you need to teach your English Learners? With just one quick mini-lesson a day, teach them all the English skills they need with this engaging, comprehensive, ready-to-use EL grammar curriculum. These are not boring, lengthy grammar drills. As an ESL teacher, I have limited time with my multilingual learners, and I want to spend the majority of that time scaffolding grade-level content. But my students do need some direct grammar ins

Scaffold writing for ESL students with these paragraph frames! This bundle contains frames for informational/explanatory, persuasive/opinion, and narrative text structures. Each paragraph frame includes sentence starters and signal words to guide students in structuring their thoughts. Includes 25 student handouts and 25 posters to display in the classroom (the posters print on four sheets of 8.5x11" paper). Academic paragraph construction is a challenging task for English Learners. It requires

Wondering how to teach academic vocabulary to your ESL students? This resource provides an engaging daily warm-up activity to help English Learners learn Tier 2 vocabulary words. How does it work? As part of a 10-15-minute routine, students answer a daily high-interest question using an academic vocabulary word. They spend a full two weeks studying each word, giving them the practice they need to understand how the word is used in various contexts. Each day, students respond to the question o

Do you have a hard time finding nonfiction reading comprehension passages that work for your English Learners? I did, too! That's why I created a year's worth of differentiated texts for ESL, including scaffolded activities to practice vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, writing, and speaking. These passage sets are designed specifically for ESL students. They...Distill big ideas into simple terms without too much text or unnecessary details.Include background information on topics that may be u

Teach ESL grammar and writing by studying excellent sentences! This mega bundle includes ALL of the mentor sentence units currently in my shop. When I add more, you'll get them free of charge! UNITS INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLEUnit #1: NounsLesson 1: What is a Noun?Lesson 2: Capitalizing Proper NounsLesson 3: Capitalizing Proper Nouns (continued)Lesson 4: Plural NounsLesson 5: More Plural Nouns (adding -es, -ies, & -ves)Lesson 6: Irregular Plural NounsLesson 7: ArticlesUnit #2: PronounsLesson 1: Peop

Eight sets of ESL posters at a discounted price! This bundle includes: 1.) Multilingual Welcome Posters with Country Flags 2.) Informational Text Structure Paragraph Frames 3.) Growth Mindset Posters for ESL: What to Say Instead of "I Don't Know" 4.) Signal Word Posters 5.) Question Word Posters 6.) Helpful Phrases in English Posters 7.) ESL & Multicultural Inclusion Posters for Welcoming Immigrants 8.) Classroom Culture Posters | It's Awesome to be Multilingual Here's more ESL resources you m

Do you have newcomer ESL students with zero English? Welcome them with these vocabulary packets full of basic words/phrases they will need right away. Home language translations, visuals, and audio support make these packets suitable for complete beginners. L1 Support. This packet includes 200+ words/phrases with translations in 16 languages. Audio in English and the home language. Students who don't read in their home language can listen to audio recorded by a native speaker, and all students c

You can read chapter books with your ELL students! This ESL novel study of Hatchet by Gary Paulsen includes simplified chapter summaries, vocabulary lists, and scaffolded activities for each chapter. Check out these other ESL novel studies!Charlotte's WebBecause of Winn-DixieFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerJames and the Giant PeachLooking for another novel? Leave a comment to make a suggestion!We don't need to hold English Learners back by reading easy texts while their pee

You can read chapter books with your ELL students! This ESL novel study of Charlotte's Web by E.B. White includes simplified chapter summaries, vocabulary lists, and scaffolded activities for each chapter. Check out these other ESL novel studies!HatchetBecause of Winn-DixieFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerJames and the Giant PeachLooking for another novel? Leave a comment to make a suggestion!We don't need to hold English Learners back by reading easy texts while their peers

Need independent vocabulary activities for English Learners? Each of these NO-PREP work packets includes 15 pages of fun ESL beginner vocabulary practice. Perfect for early finishers, testing, sub plans, and take-home work. The four vocabulary packets included in this bundle are: ALL YOU CAN EAT - food vocabularyWHO, WHAT, WEAR? - clothing vocabularyNO PLACE LIKE HOME - household items vocabularySPRING INTO ACTION - action verbs vocabularyEach vocabulary packet contains: 40 vocabulary wordslabel

Scaffold writing for ESL students with these informational text structure paragraph frames. This set contains 9 frames for various types of informational/explanatory writing. Each paragraph frame includes sentence starters and signal words to guide students in structuring their thoughts. Includes student handouts and posters to display in the classroom (the posters print on four sheets of 8.5x11" paper). Academic paragraph construction is a challenging task for English Learners. It requires t

This set of four differentiated nonfiction reading comprehension passages for ESL is perfect for September and the fall season! Each set of passages comes with scaffolded activities for your English Learners to practice vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, writing, and speaking. Designed specifically for ESL studentsDistills big ideas into simple terms without too much text or unnecessary details.Includes background information on topics that may be unfamiliar to English Learners.Includes pictori

Do you have a hard time deciding what to teach your ELLs? This time-saving lesson planning resource has a HUGE list of ESL language objectives to align with the Common Core ELA standards. If you want to provide an intentional ELD curriculum to your English Learners, this crosswalk is for you! What’s inside:✅ Over 400 pages of ESL language objectives to pair with the 2nd-8th grade ELA Common Core standards ✅ Target language structures, grammatical forms, and academic vocabulary to go along with e

Do you have a Spanish-speaking newcomer ESL student with zero English? Welcome them with this vocabulary packet full of basic words/phrases they will need right away. Spanish translations, visuals, and audio support make this packet suitable for the complete beginner. L1 Support. This packet includes 200+ words/phrases with English/Spanish translations. Audio in English and Spanish. Students who don't read in their home language can listen to the Spanish audio recorded by a native Spanish speake

You can read chapter books with your ELL students! This ESL novel study of Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo includes simplified chapter summaries, vocabulary lists, and scaffolded activities for each chapter. Check out these other ESL novel studies!Charlotte's WebHatchetFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerJames and the Giant PeachLooking for another novel? Leave a comment to make a suggestion!We don't need to hold English Learners back by reading easy texts while their p

This set of 200+ multilingual posters includes country flags and "welcome" in many languages from around the world. Perfect for ESL classrooms or general classrooms with diverse students! UPDATE: By popular request, this resource now includes every country in the world!Decorate your classroom with a poster from every country of origin represented by your students! Newcomers will feel welcomed and included when they see their flag up on the wall on their first day < 3 Each poster includes the

Discover the contributions of immigrants with these ESL-friendly reading comprehension passages. With differentiated text and activities to support comprehension skills, vocabulary, and more, all students will love learning about these incredible individuals! What's included?32 sets of differentiated reading passages (original versions and simplified versions for English Learners or struggling readers)Main idea & key details graphic organizersDifferentiated vocabulary worksheetsDifferentiated re

Teach ESL grammar and writing by studying excellent sentences! In this resource, English Learners will learn all about nouns, pronouns, state of being verbs, simple present tense verbs, and simple sentences. Includes 5 complete unit plans with Google Slides and lesson plans. That's a total of 38 mentor sentence lessons! Save big with my mentor sentence mega bundle! It contains all of the mentor sentence units currently in my shop. When I add more, owners of the mega bundle will get them free of

This set of five differentiated nonfiction reading comprehension passages for ESL is perfect for October and the fall season! Each set of passages comes with scaffolded activities for your English Learners to practice vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, writing, and speaking. Designed specifically for ESL studentsDistills big ideas into simple terms without too much text or unnecessary details.Includes background information on topics that may be unfamiliar to English Learners.Includes pictorial

You can read chapter books with your ELL students! These ESL novel studies include simplified chapter summaries, vocabulary lists, and scaffolded activities by chapter. Includes the following novels:Charlotte's WebHatchetBecause of Winn-DixieFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerJames and the Giant PeachLooking for another novel? Leave a comment to make a suggestion!We don't need to hold English Learners back by reading easy texts while their peers read chapter books. They need ex