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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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FREE Recycling & Earth Day ELL ESL Newcomer Activities Science Vocabulary Packet
Are you looking for a visual resource of a certain topic that also helps newcomer students practice and retain vocabulary? 2026 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 resource provides an anchor chart with visuals for "
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Science
FREE Colony Crops ELL ESL Newcomer Activities: Vocabulary Packet Unit Worksheets
Are you looking for a visual resource of a certain topic that also helps newcomer students practice and retain vocabulary? 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 resource provides an anchor chart with visuals for "Colony Crops & Animals", as well as reading, speaking and writing practice
1st - 12th, Adult Education
Social Studies, U.S. History
FREE Step-by-Step Instructions to Newcomer Vocabulary Packets for Sub Plans
Do you get frustrated writing sub plans for your secondary ELL newcomers—especially after you’ve already spent time finding ESL resources for subs? This free resource includes a printable, step-by-step guide you can give to substitutes when they’re using ELL Newcomer Vocabulary Packets (including a free sample). Additional digital and printable Newcomer Vocabulary Packets are also available here and here.. Included in this resource:Overview of the Newcomer Vocabulary Packet (page 1)Clear inst
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
FREE Persuasive Language 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? 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 resource provides an anchor chart with visuals for "Persuasive Language: Ethos, Pathos, Logos", as well as reading, speaking an
4th - 12th, Adult Education
English Language Arts
FREE 2-D 3-D Shapes ELL ESL Newcomer Activities Math Vocabulary Worksheet Packet
Are you looking for a visual resource of a certain topic that also helps newcomer students practice and retain vocabulary? 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 resource provides an anchor chart with visuals for "2-D & 3-D Shapes", as well as reading, speaking and writing practice at wor
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Math
FREE Bilingual ESL Anchor Charts for Newcomers: Question Words + Parts of Speech
This resource can be used as a stand-alone support in your classes, or it can be used in conjunction with any of my resources. 2025 Update: Blank spaces are provided for instructional use, allowing translations in students’ home languages. When learning a new language, research says the first acquired words are content words- words that carry meaning of concrete things in the world- people, places, actions, and certain adjectives. Because of this knowledge, the parts of speech displayed in this
1st - 12th
Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
FREE ESL Vocabulary Toolkit: Essential Content Verbs Newcomer Packet, Activities
Are you looking for a simple way to help your ESL newcomers succeed across subjects?This Mini ESL Vocabulary Toolkit introduces 12 essential content area verbs with engaging visuals and practice activities that support reading, writing, speaking, and listening practice. Verbs like solve, measure, summarize, observe, add, subtract, and more are the building blocks of academic success. Students will see and use these verbs in math, science, social studies, and English Language Arts (ELA) eve
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary, Writing
FREE ESL Newcomer Bell Ringers Welcome to School ELL Newcomer Warm-up Activities
Did you get one or more newcomers in the middle of the school year? Or are you trying to establish a routine with your newcomer class or group that also helps students develop vocabulary and practice writing? When learning a new language, newcomers need multiple exposures to vocabulary to learn new words. When vocabulary exposure is anchored to contextual, meaningful practice, the number of exposures needed to learn words reduces significantly according to research. Based on this knowledge, t
2nd - 12th
Vocabulary, Writing
FREE Blank Interactive Dictionary - ESL Newcomer Activities
Looking for a place for ESL newcomer students to record new vocabulary? Originally created to be a companion to the flashcards in my other products, this blank dictionary can also be used as a place to add flashcards or have students illustrate new words they are learning in any content area. Once words get added, this dictionary can be used for reference for reading, speaking and writing. Check out my other products for flashcards that fit right into this blank dictionary!
K - 12th, Adult Education
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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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