About the store
Welcome to Holistic Humanities!
I’m Jennifer Brady — MLL Coordinator, certified instructional designer, and creator of quirky, thoughtful, and effective resources for English learners and the teachers who support them.
With over 15 years of experience teaching English Language Arts and ESL in urban middle and high schools, I know how tough it can be to find materials that are truly accessible, academically rigorous, and actually fun. That’s why I started creating my own — and eventually launched Holistic Humanities to share them with educators like you.
What you’ll find here:
✨ ESL-first resources with built-in scaffolds
📚 Engaging literature and history units with ELL supports
🧠 Project-based learning activities that spark critical thinking
🛠 Differentiated materials designed for real classrooms and real students
Every resource is crafted with multilingual learners in mind, but adaptable for all students. Whether you're introducing complex texts, building vocabulary, teaching writing strategies, or exploring cross-cultural themes — there's something here to support your teaching journey.
Have a question or a custom request? I’d love to hear from you:
📩 elearningwithjennbrady@gmail.com
Let’s make language learning meaningful, joyful, and a little bit magical.
— Jennifer Brady, M.Ed.
Educator | Instructional Designer | ESL Advocate
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7th Grade Context Clues Reading Toolkit ESL MLL ELA
Help students strengthen vocabulary and reading comprehension skills with this 7th Grade Context Clues Reading Toolkit for ESL and ELA classrooms. This scaffolded resource teaches students how to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using definition, synonym, antonym, and example clues through structured, step-by-step practice. Designed for middle school English Language Learners, struggling readers, literacy intervention groups, and general education students, this toolkit includes guide
5th - 9th
Other (ELA), Reading, Reading Strategies
Compare & Contrast Reading & Writing Pack (Grade 6) ELA & ESL
This Compare & Contrast Reading & Writing Pack for Grades 5–7 helps students build stronger reading comprehension and writing skills through clear, scaffolded practice. Students learn how to identify similarities and differences between texts and topics using paired reading passages, sentence frames, graphic organizers, paragraph builders, and independent writing tasks. Designed with ESL and ELL learners in mind, this resource supports WIDA Levels 1–3 while also working well for general educati
5th - 7th
Other (ELA), Writing
Academic Vocabulary Detectives ELA ESL Grades 7-8
Help students become confident vocabulary detectives with this engaging Academic Vocabulary in Context resource! Designed for upper elementary, middle school, ESL, and intervention classrooms, this context clues mini-unit teaches students how to determine the meaning of unfamiliar academic vocabulary using definition clues, example clues, synonym clues, and antonym clues. Through a fun detective theme, students learn to use context clues to analyze, compare, describe, support, conclude, investig
4th - 8th
Literature, Reading, Reading Strategies
Transition Words: Road Trip Writing Toolkit Grades 4-6+
Help students build stronger paragraphs and smoother writing with this engaging Road Trip Writing Toolkit! Using a fun travel-themed approach, students learn how transition words guide readers from one idea to the next—just like road signs guide travelers on a journey. This low-prep resource teaches beginning, sequence, contrast, and closing transitions through interactive activities, writing practice, paragraph-building exercises, and reflection activities. Students will organize ideas, improve
4th - 7th
Balanced Literacy, ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays
Dungeons & Dragons Quest: Discussion & Speaking Sentence Frames
Help students build confidence in classroom discussions with this fantasy-themed Discussion & Speaking Toolkit! Designed for grades 5–7 ELA and ESL classrooms, Discussion Quest teaches students how to participate in academic conversations using structured sentence frames, discussion prompts, role-play scenarios, and speaking activities. This low-prep resource helps students learn how to share ideas, agree and disagree respectfully, ask meaningful questions, build on classmates' thinking, and sup
5th - 7th
Speaking & Listening
ESL/ELL/MLL PBL: Restaurant & Food Truck Unit Grades 5-12 +
Hey there, fellow teachers of awesome multilingual students! I'm super excited to share my latest creation with you - the "Restaurant/Food Truck Adventure" project-based learning unit! It's designed especially for our ESL, ELL, and MLL rockstars, and let me tell you, it's been a blast in my classroom! So, what's cooking in this unit? We're diving headfirst into the world of food trucks and restaurants. Think of it as a tasty language-learning buffet! Here's what's on the menu: Vocab snacks: We'r
5th - 12th
English Language Arts, Other (ELA)
CCSS
RF.5.3
, RF.5.3a
, RF.5.4a
+26
Holiday Christmas Winter Krampus ESL Reading and Writing ESL Packet
⭐ What’s Included Two leveled Krampus reading passages (V1 Tier A/B & V2 Tier C/D) Differentiated vocabulary lists for each level Leveled comprehension questions Two writing prompts (A/B & C/D versions) Listening activity with leveled questions Speaking/discussion cards with sentence frames Vocabulary matching worksheets V1 = picture match V2 = definition match Cut-and-paste “Build Your Own Krampus” activity Creative “Design Your Own Krampus Mask” extension Sentence frames, visual
5th - 12th
Balanced Literacy, Other (ELA), Vocabulary
Yuki-Onna Winter Folklore ESL Reading Passages & Activities | Leveled ELL Pack
What’s Included: • 2 leveled reading passages (V1 & V2) • “About the Legend” cultural background • Vocabulary activities for both levels • Comprehension questions (V1 & V2) • Differentiated writing prompts with sentence frames • Listening passages + questions (V1 & V2) • Speaking/discussion cards (V1 & V2) • Build-Your-Own Yuki-Onna craft activity • Design Your Own Winter Spirit drawing + writing pages • Sequencing activities (V1 writing & V1 cut-and-paste + V2 version) • V2 Extension
5th - 12th
Creative Writing, Reading, Vocabulary
Holiday Folklore Duo: Krampus & Yuki-Onna ESL Lessons, Readings, and Worksheets
✨ What’s IncludedFor BOTH Krampus and Yuki-Onna: 2 leveled readings (Tier A/B and Tier C/D) Differentiated vocabulary lists Leveled comprehension questions Writing prompts Sentence frames & visuals for scaffolding A creative activity for each folktale 4 Coloring Pages Total: 1 cute Krampus + 1 creepy Krampus 1 cute Yuki-Onna + 1 ghostly/creepy Yuki-Onna Why Teachers Love This Bundle✔ Perfect for December or winter-themed lessons ✔ Accessible for WIDA Levels 1–4 ✔ Encourages cultural
5th - 12th
Creative Writing, Other (ELA), Reading
Fairy Tale Remix: A Plot Diagram Writing Activity for Grades 6–9
✨ Twist a classic. Inspire creativity. Strengthen storytelling skills. ✨ Looking for a quick, no-prep writing lesson that gets students thinking outside the box? In this engaging activity, writers take a familiar fairy tale or fable and make it their own—by changing the ending or retelling it from a totally different character’s perspective. Whether it’s from the villain’s point of view, a forgotten side character, or with a wild new twist, this remix approach helps students build narrative sk
5th - 9th
Creative Writing, Literature, Other (ELA)
Google Slides Sentences: Declarative, Interrogative, Exclamatory, and Imperative
Sentence Structure Adventure: A Fun Guide for High School ESL StudentsReady to make sentence structure exciting? Our Google Slides presentation is packed with fun and easy-to-understand lessons on declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative sentences. Plus, we've added Spanish translations to give your students an extra boost! What's inside?24 colorful slides filled with information and examplesShort, fun videos to make learning stickPractice questions to test new knowledgeSpanish tr
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Grammar
CCSS
SL.9-10.4
, SL.9-10.5
, L.9-10.1
+2
Also included in: Teaching Grammar Bundle ESL Literacy 7-12
Valentine's Day Fill-in-the-Blank Story: Parts of Speech Activity for ESL & ELA
Valentine's Day Fill-in-the-Blank Story Activity Get your students excited about grammar and creative writing this Valentine’s Day! This fun and festive activity combines parts of speech practice with storytelling to create a lesson your students will love. Designed for ESL and ELA learners, this resource makes learning grammar engaging and accessible for students in grades 5-12. ✨ What’s Included? A delightful 7-sentence Valentine’s Day story with blanks for nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
5th - 12th
Grammar, Other (ELA)
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Experience
Welcome to Holistic Humanities!
I’m Jennifer Brady — MLL Coordinator, certified instructional designer, and creator of quirky, thoughtful, and effective resources for English learners and the teachers who support them.
With over 15 years of experience teaching English Language Arts and ESL in urban middle and high schools, I know how tough it can be to find materials that are truly accessible, academically rigorous, and actually fun. That’s why I started creating my own — and eventually launched Holistic Humanities to share them with educators like you.
What you’ll find here:
✨ ESL-first resources with built-in scaffolds
📚 Engaging literature and history units with ELL supports
🧠 Project-based learning activities that spark critical thinking
🛠 Differentiated materials designed for real classrooms and real students
Every resource is crafted with multilingual learners in mind, but adaptable for all students. Whether you're introducing complex texts, building vocabulary, teaching writing strategies, or exploring cross-cultural themes — there's something here to support your teaching journey.
Have a question or a custom request? I’d love to hear from you:
📩 elearningwithjennbrady@gmail.com
Let’s make language learning meaningful, joyful, and a little bit magical.
— Jennifer Brady, M.Ed.
Educator | Instructional Designer | ESL Advocate
Teaching style
Student-centered, inclusive, differentiated, adapted, scaffolded, social-emotional.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I don't have a tangible reward, but my students come and eat breakfast in my room every morning, which I feel shows that they appreciate me. Recently the students in my class pooled together and bought me a bouquet of roses to show their appreciation. I have mentored 3 student teachers in my career so far, one is an assistant principal now, another is a dean of students, and another won teacher of the year for her district. I feel great about these accomplishments!
My own education history
Jennifer Brady, M. Ed Secondary English, Rhode Island College
Certification to teach ESL, Roger Williams University
Additional biographical information
Lessons created by teachers passionate for their subject, and a sincere desire to help colleagues all over the world with quality resources.
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