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Cut & paste sorts for all 4 seasons. Helpful in teaching want vs. need concepts and also incorporating vocabulary for your beginner students or students with additional language growth needed (ex: ELLs and Special Education students) Includes: 1. Sorting Worksheet (base) with 3 wants and 3 needs in T-chart form. 2. 4 versions of the sortable squares. - picture only - picture and word label - picture and traceable word label - word label only Pictures/Labels:1. Summer - bathing suit, lemonade, s

Looking for a great way for your students to incorporate science and writing? Want to build on their English knowledge by growing thematic vocabulary? This is how I successfully turned my students into scientists (researchers) and writers. How I used it: We spent a couple days using vocabulary terms for the unit (seen, sprout, blossom, etc.) and discussing the steps to grow a flower. Next, we actually planted seeds and watered them. Then, we record their growth, color etc. weekly in the journal

Thematic Unit of Study: A mix of spring vocabulary, phonics and writing skills for ENL students. VOCABULARY: seed/ flower/ leaf/ tulip/ buds/ blossom/ tree/ sproutsoil/ leaves/ root/ fruit/ petal/ stem/ grow/ pollennest/ hatch/ hibernate/ migrate/ turtle/ frog/ ladybug/ birddew/ warm/ melt/ sunshower/ drizzle/ breeze/ puddle/ umbrellaand more!Student vocabulary dictionary pages (Ex. Slide 5) Vocabulary detective: animated/moving name the vocabulary word based on the picture. Parts of a flower Fl

Fact vs. Opinion activities that will engage your students and simplify a tricky concept for our young learners. Activities included:  Anchor charts/posters (Fact & Opinion)Fact & Opinion defining and label "F" or "O" apples, dogs, sunflower, beach ball, & tornadoCut & Paste sortfull short sentencesWriting about yourself: 2 facts 1 opinionincludes key opinion words for ESL support2 versions**Great for ESL/ENL students working on the concept of Fact & Opinion**Your students will love this resourc

Researching around the world; students sharing their home countries in a multicultural classroom; any of the above or more? Here is an activity starter or modifier that can be used to help students with researching and learning about other countries and cultures. Students can design their passport and then fold it into a book where they can track the countries they learn about. This helps students feel a sense of understanding and pride in their own home cultures and they may even learn more thi