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
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
+1
Integrating Information Task Cards
Looking to boost your students' critical thinking and reading comprehension skills? These 20 engaging task cards are perfect for practicing RI.4.9 & RI.5.9 – integrating information from two or more texts on the same topic! Each card includes two short, nonfiction passages and one multiple-choice question that challenges students to synthesize ideas and draw conclusions. ✨ Perfect for: Literacy centers Small group work Test prep Independent practiceThis set includes: 20 Integrating Informa
4th - 5th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.4.9
, RI.5.9
How-To Writing: Scaffolded Paragraph Writing Activities for 1st & 2nd Grade
Engage Your Young Writers with Fun How-To Writing Activities! Make process/procedural writing exciting with these interactive, step-by-step "how-to" writing resources for K–2! Featuring visual word banks, sentence starters, and diffirentiated writing prompts, this bundle supports all learners—especially multilingual students. Perfect for centers, writing blocks, or mini-lessons! Includes: -Cut and Sort for newcomers or ELD proficiency level 1 -Scaffolded writing prompts for levels 2 and 3 wit
1st - 2nd
Other (ELA), Writing, Writing-Expository
CCSS
W.1.2
, W.2.2
, W.2.5
Compare and Contrast: A Scaffolded Paragraph Writing Activity
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
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
+3
Opinion Writing: A Scaffolded Paragraph Writing for 1st & 2nd Grade
Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach opinion writing? This adorable, pet-themed worksheet is perfect for multilingual learners and young writers in 1st and 2nd grade! Students will choose between a dog, cat, fish, or hamster and share their opinion using easy-to-follow sentence starters and a helpful word bank. Includes: Scaffolded writing prompt (with word bank and sentence starters) for beginning writersScaffolded writing prompt (with word bank for intermediate and advanced writers)Sen
1st - 2nd
Other (ELA), Writing
CCSS
W.1.1
, W.2.1
, CCRA.W.3
+1
Short Vowel Phonics Worksheets - Real and Nonsense Word Sorts
Engaging Short Vowel Phonics Worksheets – Real & Nonsense Word Sorts! Boost your students’ phonemic awareness with these fun, hands-on short vowel activities! Perfect for 1st and 2nd grade literacy centers, small groups, or independent practice, each worksheet targets a specific short vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u) and includes real vs. nonsense word sorts, and cut-and-paste activities. . Designed to build decoding confidence and word recognition skills while keeping learners engaged! ✅ Prin
1st - 2nd
Other (ELA), Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.1.2
, RF.1.3
, RF.1.3b
+1
Memorial Day Comprehension and Inference Task Cards
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
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
+1
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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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