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Hi! I’m an English learner myself with over 30 years of experience teaching EFL, ESL, and ELL students in Brazil and the United States. I create classroom-tested ESL and ELL resources that I use in my own middle school classroom to help multilingual learners, newcomers, and English learners access grade-level content with visuals, scaffolds, and vocabulary support.
These resources are designed for ESL classes, newcomer support, intervention, small groups, and core content classrooms. I also share free teaching tips and vocabulary videos on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@crishoward
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Poetry & Figurative Language Bundle - ESL Newcomer Activities: Vocabulary Packet
Are you looking for a digital and print visual resource of a certain topic that also helps newcomer students practice and retain vocabulary? 2025 Update: Click here for the video lesson related to this resource. You can use this before or after using this resource to introduce or review the vocabulary words. Research says that multiple exposures to target words are necessary for vocabulary development. For newcomers, they need extra practice on everyday words such as nouns, verbs, and adjecti
2nd - 12th, Adult Education
English Language Arts, Poetry, Vocabulary
States of Matter Bundle - ELL ESL Newcomer Activities: Vocabulary Packet, Slides
Are you looking for a digital and print visual resource of a certain topic that also helps newcomer students practice and retain vocabulary? 2025 Update: Click here for a free video lesson for this resource. You can use this before or after using this resource to introduce or review the vocabulary words. Research says that multiple exposures to target words are necessary for vocabulary development. For newcomers, they need extra practice on everyday words such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives
2nd - 12th, Adult Education
Science, Vocabulary, Writing
American Revolution Review US History Activities ESL ELL Newcomer Packet, Slides
Are you looking for ways to review or assess background knowledge of your ELL level 1 or level 2 newcomers about The American Revolution? Are you also trying to get students ready for an English Proficiency test with materials that go beyond everyday vocabulary, and instead focus on Social Studies-related vocabulary? This printable and digital newcomer packet aims at achieving all those goals by providing practice in all 4 language domains: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing in two lang
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Speaking & Listening, U.S. History, Writing
CCSS
L.6.1
, L.6.2
, L.6.2b
+3
Scientific Method - ELL ESL Newcomer Activities: Vocabulary Worksheet Packet
Are you looking for a visual resource of a certain topic that also helps newcomer students practice and retain vocabulary? 2025 Update: Click here for a free video lesson for this resource. You can use this before or after using this resource to introduce or review the vocabulary words. Research says that multiple exposures to target words are necessary for vocabulary development. For newcomers, they need extra practice on everyday words such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives that are familiar to
1st - 12th, Adult Education
Science, Vocabulary
Civics & Government ELL ESL Newcomer Activities: Vocabulary Packet Google Slides
Are you looking for a digital and print visual resource of a certain topic that also helps newcomer students practice and retain vocabulary? 2025 Update: Click here or the video lesson for this ESL packet. You can use this before or after using this resource to introduce or review the vocabulary words. Research says that multiple exposures to target words are necessary for vocabulary development. For newcomers, they need extra practice on everyday words such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives th
2nd - 12th, Adult Education
Civics, Social Studies, Vocabulary
CCSS
L.8.4c
, L.8.6
, CCRA.L.2
+1
ESL Newcomer Activities: Back to School OR End of Year ELL Review Packet Slides
⭐⭐⭐ No-Prep, Google Slides, Print & Go ESL ActivitiesTwo Differentiated Levels (A & B) • Sub-Friendly ⭐⭐⭐ Are you searching for end-of-year or back-to-school ESL activities for English Learners and newcomer students that are meaningful, positive, and not overwhelming? Need ESL sub plans that are actually manageable for substitutes working with beginner ELLs? This digital and printable ESL resource for grades 6–12 is designed to support newcomer and emerging English Learners as they review
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Graphing, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
Geography Bundle ELL ESL Newcomer Activities: Vocabulary Packet & Google Slides
Are you looking for a digital and print visual resource of a certain topic that also helps newcomer students practice and retain vocabulary? 2025 Update: Click here for a free video lesson for this resource. You can use this before or after using this resource to introduce or review the vocabulary words. Research says that multiple exposures to target words are necessary for vocabulary development. For newcomers, they need extra practice on everyday words such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives
2nd - 12th, Adult Education
Geography
ESL Memorial Day Vocabulary | ELL Newcomer Visuals, Packet, Activities & Slides
Are you looking for a digital and print visual resource of a certain topic that also helps newcomer students practice and retain vocabulary? 2026 Update: Click here for a video lesson related to this resource. Research says that multiple exposures to target words are necessary for vocabulary development. For newcomers, they need extra practice on everyday words such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives that are familiar to native English speaker students. This bundle with digital and print resour
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
U.S. History, Vocabulary, Writing
New Year's Day & Resolutions Bundle - ESL Newcomer Activities: Vocabulary Packet
Are you looking for a digital and print visual resource of a certain topic that also helps newcomer students practice and retain vocabulary? 2025 Update: Click here for a free video lesson related to this resource. Research says that multiple exposures to target words are necessary for vocabulary development. For newcomers, they need extra practice on everyday words such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives that are familiar to native English speaker students. This bundle with digital and print r
2nd - 12th, Adult Education
Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
Memorial Day Vocabulary | Digital ELL ESL Newcomer Activities: ELD Google Slides
Are you looking for a digital visual resource of a certain topic that also helps newcomer students practice and retain vocabulary? 2026 Update: Click here for a video lesson related to this resource. Research says that multiple exposures to target words are necessary for vocabulary development. For newcomers, they need extra practice on everyday words such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives that are familiar to native English speaker students. This digital resource provides an anchor chart with
2nd - 12th, Adult Education
U.S. History, Vocabulary, Writing
The US Constitution ELL Review Slides, Packet ESL Newcomer Activities US History
Are you looking for ways to review or assess background knowledge of your ELL level 1 or level 2 newcomers about The American Constitution? Are you also trying to get students ready for an English Proficiency test with materials that go beyond everyday vocabulary, and instead focus on Social Studies-related vocabulary? This printable and digital newcomer packet aims at achieving all those goals by providing practice in all 4 language domains: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing in two la
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Speaking & Listening, U.S. History, Writing
CCSS
L.6.1
, L.6.2
, L.6.2b
+3
California Gold Rush Review Google Slides ESL ELL US History Newcomer Activities
Are you looking for ways to review or assess background knowledge of your ESL level 1 or level 2 newcomers about The California Gold Rush? Are you also trying to get students ready for an English Proficiency test with materials that go beyond everyday vocabulary, and instead focus on Social Studies-related vocabulary? This digital newcomer packet aims at achieving all those goals by providing practice in all 4 language domains: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing in two language profic
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Speaking & Listening, U.S. History, Writing
CCSS
L.6.1
, L.6.2
, L.6.2b
+3
The 13 Colonies Review US History Activities: ESL ELL Newcomer Packet, Slides
Are you looking for ways to review or assess background knowledge of your ESL level 1 or level 2 newcomers about The 13 Colonies? Are you also trying to get students ready for an English Proficiency test with materials that go beyond everyday vocabulary, and instead focus on Social Studies-related vocabulary? This printable and digital newcomer packet aims at achieving all those goals by providing practice in all 4 language domains: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing in two language pro
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Speaking & Listening, U.S. History, Writing
CCSS
L.6.1
, L.6.2
, L.6.2b
+3
NO PREP ESL Newcomer Activities: Back to School OR End of Year EL Review Slides
⭐⭐⭐ No-Prep, Google Slides ESL ActivitiesTwo Differentiated Levels (A & B) • Sub-Friendly ⭐⭐⭐ Are you searching for end-of-year or back-to-school ESL activities for English Learners and newcomer students that are meaningful, positive, and not overwhelming? Need ESL sub plans that are actually manageable for substitutes working with beginner ELLs? This digital ESL resource for grades 6–12 is designed to support newcomer and emerging English Learners as they review academic vocabulary, refl
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Graphing, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
ELL Newcomer Workbook: Reading & Writing Activities ENL ESL Summer Google Slides
Do you need a digital workbook for your newcomer students to practice newly learned vocabulary in a way that is not overwhelming? Are you interested in a summer break review slide deck to avoid the infamous summer slide? Or perhaps you are looking for ways to review previously learned vocabulary while also moving newcomers to sentence-level writing and paragraph-level reading? After the initial introduction to new vocabulary, newcomers need multiple ways to practice that vocabulary to retain i
2nd - 12th, Adult Education
Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
War of 1812 Review Google Slides: ESL ELL US History Digital Newcomer Activities
Are you looking for ways to review or assess background knowledge of your ESL level 1 or level 2 newcomers about The War of 1812? Are you also trying to get students ready for an English Proficiency test with materials that go beyond everyday vocabulary, and instead focus on Social Studies-related vocabulary? This digital newcomer packet aims at achieving all those goals by providing practice in all 4 language domains: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing in two language proficiency lev
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Speaking & Listening, U.S. History, Writing
CCSS
L.6.1
, L.6.2
, L.6.2b
+3
The U.S. Constitution Review Worksheets | US History ELL ESL Newcomer Activities
Are you looking for ways to review or assess background knowledge of your ESL level 1 or level 2 newcomers about The American Constitution? Are you also trying to get students ready for an English Proficiency test with materials that go beyond everyday vocabulary, and instead focus on Social Studies-related vocabulary? This printable newcomer packet aims at achieving all those goals by providing practice in all 4 language domains: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing in two language pro
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Speaking & Listening, U.S. History, Writing
CCSS
L.6.1
, L.6.2
, L.6.2b
+3
The US Constitution Review, US History Activities ESL ELL Newcomer Google Slides
Are you looking for ways to review or assess background knowledge of your ESL level 1 or level 2 newcomers about The American Constitution? Are you also trying to get students ready for an English Proficiency test with materials that go beyond everyday vocabulary, and instead focus on Social Studies-related vocabulary? This digital newcomer packet aims at achieving all those goals by providing practice in all 4 language domains: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing in two language profi
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Speaking & Listening, U.S. History, Writing
CCSS
L.6.1
, L.6.2
, L.6.2b
+3
American Revolution Review US History Activities: ESL Secondary Newcomer Packet
Are you looking for ways to review or assess background knowledge of your ESL level 1 or level 2 newcomers about The American Revolution? Are you also trying to get students ready for an English Proficiency test with materials that go beyond everyday vocabulary, and instead focus on Social Studies-related vocabulary? This printable newcomer packet aims at achieving all those goals by providing practice in all 4 language domains: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing in two language profi
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Speaking & Listening, U.S. History, Writing
CCSS
L.6.1
, L.6.2
, L.6.2b
+3
American Revolution Review US History Activities: ESL Secondary Newcomer Slides
Are you looking for ways to review or assess background knowledge of your ESL level 1 or level 2 newcomers about The American Revolution? Are you also trying to get students ready for an English Proficiency test with materials that go beyond everyday vocabulary, and instead focus on Social Studies-related vocabulary? This digital newcomer packet aims at achieving all those goals by providing practice in all 4 language domains: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing in two language profici
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Speaking & Listening, U.S. History, Writing
CCSS
L.6.1
, L.6.2
, L.6.2b
+3
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About the store
Experience
Hi! I’m an English learner myself with over 30 years of experience teaching EFL, ESL, and ELL students in Brazil and the United States. I create classroom-tested ESL and ELL resources that I use in my own middle school classroom to help multilingual learners, newcomers, and English learners access grade-level content with visuals, scaffolds, and vocabulary support.
These resources are designed for ESL classes, newcomer support, intervention, small groups, and core content classrooms. I also share free teaching tips and vocabulary videos on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@crishoward
Teaching style
My teaching is grounded in the belief that students learn content through language. Why overwhelm students with more work when language is happening across the content areas?
I’m always learning, reflecting, and refining my practice to better support multilingual learners, newcomers, and English learners.
Visual supports are a big part of my teaching, along with multiple exposures, meaningful practice, chunked information, and frequent checks for understanding. These are the same strategies I use in my classroom and in the ESL and ELL resources I create to help students access rigorous content with more clarity and confidence.
Awards & shining teacher moments
2022 Indiana University Southeast Outstanding Cooperating Teacher Award - related to supporting ELL student-teachers.
2024 Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Building Bridges Award via New Neighbors Center - related to ELL consultancy work in multiple districts across Indiana.
2024-2025 Teacher Appreciation Grant by the Indiana Department of Education - related to English Leaners results in state tests.
2025 Best of Best K-12 ELL Teacher Nomination by INTESOL.
My own education history
2004 Bachelor's Degree in Secondary English Language Arts and Portuguese Language Arts
2009 Master's Degreee in Applied Linguistics focusing on ESL (English as a Second Language)
2017 Reading Intervention Specialist License
2025 Literacy Specialist Endorsement
Additional biographical information
- 14 years as an English as a Foreign Language teacher in Brazil (1995-2009) - all ages and English proficiency levels
- 6 years as an English as a Second Language teacher and coordinator (last 3 years there) in a Family Education program in the US (2010-2016) working with immigrant families of all proficiency levels
- 5 years as an English Language Learner teacher in an Elementary School in the US (2016-2021) - all grades and all levels
- 4 years as an English Language Learner teacher in an Middle School in the US (2021-2025) - newcomers up to high intermediate level.
- 9 years as an Adjunct Professor in the US (2017-present), courses include Applied Linguistics & Practicum, where I coached multiple ENL teachers.
- 6 years as an ESL & Family Engagement consultant (2020-present)
- 1 year as a Special Populations Instructional Coach (2025-present)
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