Easy ESL Essentials

Fun questions with pictures to help students understand the questions. Students can answer the questions about themselves or ask a partner.

Use the slide show to generate conversations with beginner EL students. Use the models to help students through the writing process and to understand new vocabulary.

Includes: written work rubric, individual student rubric and student tracking rubric for teachers.

A quick translated checklist for student behavior. Translated into English and Spanish.

Easy worksheet that scaffolds identifying subject and predicate parts to a sentence.

10 do now slides with "Would you rather..." questions Includes pictures Includes description of how to use in the class as an easy warm up

Students will "power-write" in their notebooks about each vocabulary word for 30 seconds. 6 vocab words 9 journal starters with pictures

Encourage students' reading stamina and reading independence with this ready to go reading log.Included: Fictional Reading log with graphic organizerNonfiction Reading log with graphic organizerParagraph sentence starters

Strengthen your English Learners' understanding of personality traits with this "4 Corners" like game.Allow students to practice English and their comprehension in a low-risk, highly engaging activity. Students don't need to speak to participate so this is perfect for students who are still in their silent phase or students who just may be reluctant to speak in front of the class. This ready to go slide deck (with ready to print labels for the "corners" of the game) is a quick, low prep activit

After viewing a live webcam of a beach, students will complete a short creative writing prompt.Included:Slides to guide this mini lesson with a link to a live webcam.Graphic organizers and worksheets with sentence frames.Rubric to quick grading.