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ELD Gem

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New Carrollton, Maryland, United States

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Hi there! Welcome to ELD Gem! I'm an English Language Development (ELD) Instructional Lead Teacher in Prince George’s County, Maryland, where I mentor novice teachers and support multilingual learners in building strong language and literacy skills. I'm passionate about creating meaningful, engaging, and accessible resources that help both educators and students succeed. My goal is to make English language learning joyful, relevant, and empowering for every learner. Thanks for stopping by ELD Gem—where you'll find tools designed to help your students shine!

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Claim and Evidence Sorting Activity

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ELD Gem

This activity helps students distinguish between claims (author’s points or opinions) and evidence (supporting facts or details). Students cut, sort, and analyze sentence cards. It’s perfect for reading comprehension, writing centers, test prep, or small group instruction! It includes 12 sentence cards, a sorting sheet and answer key.

3rd - 5th

ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

CCSS

RI.3.1

, RI.3.8

, RI.4.8

Compare and Contrast: A Scaffolded Paragraph Writing Activity

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ELD Gem

This compare and contrast activity helps students compare and contrast a city and a suburb using visual supports and scaffolded writing tools. It includes: A Venn Diagram to organize similarities and differences A writing template for ELD levels 1 and 2 with sentence starters and a word bank A more advanced writing template for ELD levels 3 and 4 The goal is to build academic vocabulary and support students in expressing ideas clearly using scaffolds appropriate for their English proficien

1st - 3rd

Other (ELA), Other (Social Studies), Writing

CCSS

W.1.2

, W.2.2

, W.3.2

Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Task Cards

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ELD Gem

These 8 task cards provide short paragraphs followed by multiple-choice questions that assess students' ability to identify claims, supporting evidence, and reasoning. An answer key and a recording sheet are included at the end.Great for:✔ Small Groups: Students take turns reading task cards and discussing answers. ✔ Literacy Centers: Print and laminate the cards for repeated use. Students record their answers on a sheet. ✔ Independent Practice: Students complete the task cards and check thei

3rd - 5th

Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

CCSS

RI.3.3

, RI.3.7

, RI.4.3

Memorial Day Comprehension and Inference Task Cards

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ELD Gem

Engage your 3rd–4th graders with these meaningful Memorial Day reading comprehension task cards!This resource includes 20 short passages, each with a multiple-choice question targeting key skills like main idea, inference, and historical understanding. Perfect for small groups, centers, or independent practice! Includes a detailed answer key with explanations to support student learning and discussion. A thoughtful way to integrate social studies into your literacy block!

3rd - 4th

ELA Test Prep, Reading, Reading Strategies

CCSS

CCRA.R.1

, CCRA.R.2

, CCRA.R.10

Academic Vocabulary (Tier 2) Test Practice

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ELD Gem

This academic vocabulary (Tier 2 words) practice test features four engaging reading passages, each followed by multiple-choice questions. These questions target key vocabulary skills, including using context clues to determine word meanings, interpreting figurative language, recognizing word relationships, and applying academic vocabulary in meaningful ways. To support both instruction and independent review, the resource also includes a student-friendly answer sheet and a detailed answer key w

3rd - 5th

ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

CCSS

RI.3.1

, RI.3.4

, RI.4.4