About the store
Hi, I'm Paige! I'm a K–12 ESL teacher with a passion for helping newcomer and SLIFE students feel safe, seen, and supported. I specialize in creating visual, engaging, and culturally responsive resources that make language learning accessible—especially for students with limited formal education or literacy in their first language.
With experience across elementary and secondary classrooms, I design tools that support oral language, vocabulary building, and classroom belonging. My goal is to make your job easier while helping your multilingual learners thrive—academically and emotionally. 💛
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Differentiated Creative Writing Prompt for ELLs
This engaging creative writing activity helps English Language Learners develop descriptive language, emotions vocabulary, sequencing skills, and narrative writing. Students imagine the chaos that happens when the lunch ladies serve a strange new food in the cafeteria! Visual supports, vocabulary choices, and writing scaffolds help students successfully generate ideas and write a complete story. Differentiation Included: 🟢 Green Dot Version: Beginner ELLs and emerging writers with strong senten
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Creative Writing, Other (ELA), Writing
Multilingual Welcome Posters | Classroom Decor for ESL & Newcomer Students
Create an inclusive classroom environment from day one with these Multilingual Welcome Posters! This set features the word “Welcome” displayed in multiple home languages to help students feel seen, safe, and supported when they enter your classroom. These posters are perfect for ESL newcomer classrooms, primary grades, and culturally responsive classroom decor. Display them near your classroom entrance, meeting area, or hallway to build community and celebrate student diversity. Languages inc
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For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific, Other (World Language)
Morning Meeting Daily Check-In Bundle | ESL Newcomer Visual & Writing Routines
This Morning Meeting Daily Check-In Bundle includes two levels of daily ESL routines so you can easily differentiate instruction for your newcomers: ✅ Visual, highly scaffolded check-in for beginning English learners ✅ Text-based, less-scaffolded version for students ready for increased independence Students complete daily language practice focused on: Name writing Today’s date Weather descriptions Telling time Money vocabulary Seasons Yesterday / Today / Tomorrow sentence frames The
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Other (ELA), Vocabulary, Writing
Question of the Day | 3 Weeks of ESL Newcomer Speaking & Writing Practice with V
Build a consistent language routine with this 3-week Question of the Day (QOD) resource! Perfect for ESL newcomers and SLIFE learners, these daily prompts come with visual supports and sentence frames to help students practice speaking and writing in complete sentences. Students practice: ✔️ Daily oral language routines ✔️ Speaking & writing with sentence frames ✔️ Using visuals for vocabulary support ✔️ Answering questions about themselves and others ✔️ Grammar practice with I, he, she
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Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
Personal Information Practice for Newcomer ESL | Speaking & Writing Worksheets
This Personal Information Practice resource is perfect for newcomer ESL students, SLIFE learners, and beginning English learners who need to practice answering and writing about themselves. Students will learn to respond to basic personal questions such as What is your name? How old are you? What grade are you in? What is your address? What is your phone number?These worksheets include visual supports, sentence frames, and fill-in-the-blank practice to build both confidence and fluency. Grea
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Numbers, Sight Words, Vocabulary
Expand the Sentence | ESL Newcomer Writing Scaffold
Help your ESL newcomers move from short, simple sentences to detailed, complete sentences with this Expand the Sentence writing scaffold. Using visual prompts ( Who? Did what? Where? When? Why?), students practice adding details and rewriting a stronger sentence. This activity supports: ✔️ Sentence expansion for beginner writers ✔️ Speaking & writing in complete sentences ✔️ Using details to answer who, what, where, when, and why ✔️ Writing confidence with scaffolds and visuals Perfect fo
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Spelling, Vocabulary, Writing
Classroom Modes Posters | Behavior Expectations for ESL & Elementary Classrooms
Build clear classroom routines with these Classroom Modes Posters! This set uses familiar real-world settings to help students understand different behavior expectations during various learning activities — perfect for ESL newcomers, primary grades, and special education classrooms. Each poster explains how students should act during different work times: ☕ Coffee Shop Mode – Independent, quiet work 🎭 Movie Theatre Mode – Listening to the speaker 🍽️ Restaurant Mode – Small group collabora
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For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
Find Someone Who… ESL Speaking Activity | Newcomer Icebreaker & Vocabulary Pract
Get your ESL newcomers speaking with this low-stress, high-engagement “Find Someone Who…” activity! Students walk around the room asking simple questions to classmates while practicing high-frequency adjectives, feelings, and personal descriptors. This resource is great for building confidence in oral language while reinforcing basic vocabulary through real communication. Students practice asking: ✨ “Do you have…?” ✨ “Are you…?” ✨ “Do you like…?” Vocabulary includes: Physical traits (tall,
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Reading, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
Pie Tasting Worksheets | ESL Newcomer Writing & Sensory Vocabulary
These Pie Tasting Worksheets help ESL newcomers practice writing, describing, and using sensory vocabulary during a hands-on tasting activity. Students fill in guided sentences such as “I am trying ___ pie,” “My pie tastes ___,” “My pie feels ___,” and complete a comparison chart and rating section. This worksheet set supports: ✔️ Writing with sentence frames ✔️ Describing taste, texture, color, shape, temperature ✔️ Comparing with a partner ✔️ Building confidence with structured writing
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For All Subjects, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
Pie Tasting Lesson Slides | ESL Newcomer Vocabulary & Speaking Activity
This Pie Tasting Presentation is perfect for building vocabulary, speaking confidence, and sensory language with ESL newcomers and elementary learners. Students learn to describe pie using visuals and sentence frames such as “My pie is sweet,” “My pie is crunchy,” “My pie is a circle,” and “I want to try ___ pie.”This interactive slideshow supports: ✔️ Sensory vocabulary (sweet/sour, warm/cold, crunchy/creamy) ✔️ Speaking in complete sentences ✔️ Describing food with colors, shapes, textu
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For All Subjects, Vocabulary, Writing
Recording the Weather | ESL Daily Weather Log & Vocabulary Practice
Build daily routines while reinforcing practical vocabulary with this Recording the Weather worksheet set for ESL newcomers and elementary learners. Students track real-world weather data while practicing days of the week, temperature comparisons, descriptive vocabulary, and basic writing skills. Each page guides students to: Write the day of the week Record the daily high and low temperatures Describe the weather using simple adjectives (sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy, etc.) Draw a matching
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Earth Sciences, Measurement, Vocabulary
Morning Meeting Daily Check-In (Less Scaffolded) ESL Newcomer Writing & Speaking
This Morning Meeting Daily Check-In (Less Scaffolded) worksheet is designed for ESL students who are ready for more independence and less visual support. Students practice daily language routines by completing writing prompts related to name, date, weather, time, money, seasons, and yesterday/today/tomorrow using mostly text-based cues rather than picture scaffolds. This version is perfect for: ✔️ Leveling up from highly scaffolded resources ✔️ Increasing academic language output ✔️ Encour
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Not Subject Specific, Vocabulary, Writing
Think Pair Share Visual Routine Poster | ESL Speaking Support | Oral Language De
This Think-Pair-Share visual support poster is the perfect addition to your ESL, Newcomer, or general education classroom! Designed with clarity and inclusivity in mind, this resource walks students through each step of the routine: Think Time Pair Up Talk Time Share Time Ideal for English learners, multilingual learners, or any student who benefits from visual scaffolds, this routine helps promote active engagement, structured conversation, and oral language fluency. I use this daily with m
PreK - 12th
For All Subjects, Other (ELA), Speaking & Listening
Classroom Modes Poster | Visual Classroom Expectations for ESL & Elementary
This Classroom Modes Poster helps students understand classroom behavior expectations through clear visuals and familiar real-world analogies. Each “mode” models how students should act during different learning situations — perfect for supporting ESL newcomers, SLIFE students, and younger learners who benefit from visual structure and explicit routines. Included classroom modes: ☕ Coffee Shop Mode — Quiet, independent work 🎬 Movie Theatre Mode — Silent listening and full attention on the
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Classroom Community, For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
Find Someone Who | ESL Newcomer Speaking & Listening Activity
Get your ESL newcomers moving, speaking, and listening with this Find Someone Who… activity! Students walk around the room and ask classmates simple questions to find someone who matches each description (ex: “Do you like pizza?” “Do you play an instrument?”). This activity helps newcomer and beginner English learners practice: ✔️ Asking and answering yes/no and simple questions ✔️ Speaking and listening in authentic conversations ✔️ Building classroom community and confidence ✔️ Using ev
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Reading, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
Pumpkin Bio Writing Activity | ESL Newcomer & Fall Literacy
Bring fall fun into your classroom with this Pumpkin Bio writing activity! Perfect for ESL newcomers, elementary writers, and seasonal literacy centers, students will create a personal “bio” for their pumpkin while practicing descriptive language, writing sentences, and comparing/contrasting. Students practice: ✔️ Personal information writing (name, age, birthday, grade) ✔️ Descriptive writing (color, size, texture, personality) ✔️ Likes & dislikes vocabulary ✔️ Sequencing with First, Nex
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Not Subject Specific, Vocabulary, Writing
Irregular Past Tense Vocabulary Log | ESL Verb Tracking Worksheet
Help ESL newcomers master irregular past tense verbs with this student vocabulary tracking log. Learners record present and past verb forms and practice writing sentences to reinforce grammar usage and time concepts. This worksheet supports: ✔️ Irregular verb memorization ✔️ Present → past tense connections ✔️ Sentence writing with grammar focus ✔️ Daily ESL grammar routines Perfect for newcomer ESL, SLIFE learners, and beginner ELL students who need consistent, structured practice with
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Spelling, Vocabulary, Writing
Response Expectations Poster | ESL Classroom Management Anchor Chart
Set clear classroom expectations with this Response Expectations Poster! Perfect for ESL, newcomer, and multilingual classrooms, this poster reminds students how to respond with confidence and teamwork.The expectations encourage students to: ✔️ Sit up tall ✔️ Listen big ✔️ Answer on signal ✔️ Answer together ✔️ Give crisp, clear, and confident answers This poster is a ready-to-use visual classroom management tool to support engagement, participation, and consistent routines in your ESL
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Other (ELA), Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
When with Emotions | ESL Newcomer Speaking & Writing Activity
Help your ESL newcomers build emotions vocabulary and sentence fluency with this engaging When with Emotions activity! Students answer questions like “When are you happy? When are you tired? When are you sad?” using the frame “I am ___ when I ___.”This activity helps students: ✔️ Practice emotions vocabulary (happy, sad, tired, excited, etc.) ✔️ Speak and write using complete sentences ✔️ Connect language to real-life experiences ✔️ Build confidence with repetition and sentence frames Pe
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Spelling, Vocabulary, Writing
Morning Meeting Daily Check-In | ESL Newcomer Routine
This interactive Morning Meeting worksheet is designed to support ESL and Newcomer students in building everyday vocabulary and sentence structure. With visuals for weather, seasons, time, date, and money, it’s ideal for daily calendar time, language warm-ups, or independent routines. ✅ Perfect for SLIFE, newcomer, and multilingual learners ✅ Supports WIDA standards and ELP growth ✅ Great for K–6, special education, and self-contained classrooms ✅ Promotes confidence, routine, and language
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Handwriting, Vocabulary, Writing
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About the store
Experience
Hi, I'm Paige! I'm a K–12 ESL teacher with a passion for helping newcomer and SLIFE students feel safe, seen, and supported. I specialize in creating visual, engaging, and culturally responsive resources that make language learning accessible—especially for students with limited formal education or literacy in their first language.
With experience across elementary and secondary classrooms, I design tools that support oral language, vocabulary building, and classroom belonging. My goal is to make your job easier while helping your multilingual learners thrive—academically and emotionally. 💛
Teaching style
My teaching style is student-centered, trauma-informed, and grounded in clarity, connection, and cultural responsiveness. I create resources that are WIDA- and ELP-aligned, with built-in scaffolds for newcomer and SLIFE students at all language levels.
I focus on visual supports, oral language practice, comprehensible input, and real-life context to build confidence across all four domains—listening, speaking, reading, and writing. My lessons are designed to be low-prep, highly visual, and adaptable for multi-level classrooms. I also weave in SEL, language routines, and inclusive activities to build community and make students feel seen.
My goal is to equip ESL and mainstream teachers with tools that help English learners grow—academically, linguistically, and emotionally.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Selected for Phi Kappa Phi and Alpha Lambda Delta, I bring academic excellence into culturally responsive, trauma-informed ESL resources that truly support the whole learner.
My own education history
I earned my Bachelor of Science in Education from Wayne State College with endorsements in English as a Second Language (ESL) and Reading & Writing. I graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was selected for several national honors, including Alpha Lambda Delta and The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, which recognize top academic achievement.
Throughout my program, I gained hands-on experience across a wide range of settings—including elementary, middle, and high school classrooms, special education, and newcomer ESL programs. I completed extensive practicum hours in K–12 ESL settings and served as a bilingual paraprofessional and translator while earning my degree. Upon graduation, I stepped into the role of a K-12 newcomer teacher.
I bring this experience—and a deep commitment to creating safe, inclusive classrooms—to every resource I create
Additional biographical information
Welcome! I’m Paige — an ESL teacher who specializes in supporting Newcomers and SLIFE students with no-fluff, visual-rich resources. Every unit I create comes straight from real classroom needs. If you're looking for speaking-heavy, newcomer-friendly tools that make English feel possible, you're in the right place.
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