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My resources are designed, start to finish, for ESL students. Unlike other materials that are modified for multilingual learners, Limitless Language materials have ESL students as the primary focus from the very beginning. You'll find language lessons for social and instructional vocabulary and grammar, as well as numerous content area resources. All of the materials are aligned to the WIDA Consortium English Language Development Standards.
Additionally, my activities place a high emphasis on student engagement. You'll discover FUN and EFFECTIVE resources such as gallery walks, vocabulary bingo, pixel art, virtual field trips, card games, BOOM cards, board games and more, in addition to worksheets, readings, and comprehension sets.
Accessing these best practice resources saves you TIME and prevents STRESS. Learning a language can be both empowering and fun. Check out my Teachers Pay Teachers shop to see how my resources can support you and your students.
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2026 New Year's Resolution Writing Craftivity for ESL and SPED
Setting goals and making New Year's resolutions is a great writing activity that can also motivate your students. However, ESL and SPED students can struggle with writing in complete sentences, so this resource supports them by providing vocabulary, pictures, and sentence frames. The writing support sheet can also be used as a brainstorming worksheet for goal setting for Gen Ed students. This resource also comes with a 2026 New Year's hat that your students can color and then tape or staple to
Not Specific
Vocabulary, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.W.2
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.L.1
+3
Chinese New Year 2026 BOOM cards reading and listening comprehension
Use this adorable BOOM deck to teach your ESL students about Lunar New Year (also known as Chinese New Year). This deck includes reading comprehension, listening comprehension, speaking practice and writing practice about the New Year, Year of the Horse 2026. While it is designed for ESL students to develop their language skills, this deck could also be very useful in the Special Ed setting or even with elementary Gen Ed ELA. The deck includes four different reading passages, a recording for st
4th - 8th
Asian Studies, Close Reading, Speaking & Listening
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.SL.2
+4
WIDA ACCESS Test Taking Strategies for ESL students
We all know that ESL teachers prepare like crazy for the annual ACCESS test, but what about the students? Are they familiar with standardized test formats and questions? Do they know important test-taking strategies that can help them maximize their points and score higher? Have no fear! The ACCESS Test Taking Strategies interactive Google Slides is HERE for you! This Google Slides lesson is for you to present and for students to practice at the same time. The slide deck addresses all four langu
4th - 12th
ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies, Speaking & Listening
Honest History of Thanksgiving modified for ESL and SPED
Teaching the true, factual history of Thanksgiving can be tricky. Historically speaking, the larger context of the Pilgrims' relationship with the Wampanoag is not as rosy nad peaceful as the stories from childhood. So how do you teach your students a fact-based version of the settlers, their struggles, the Wampanoag tribe, the diseases from Europe and more?! This can be especially tricky when you have ESL students or Special Education students in your classroom. Try out this resource! This Int
6th - 12th
U.S. History
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.4
+2
Modified RACE Writing Bundle for ESL and SPED
Are you teaching writing via the RACE writing strategy? Are your Multilingual Learners and Special Education students stuggling with the structure and making it through dense texts? Then this carefully scaffolded RACE packet with visual supports and digestible text evidence is for you! This Bundle saves you money, time, and stress!This resource comes with three high interest topics: School UniformsCommercial Space TravelDumbphones vs. SmartphonesHomework PolicyBanning Fast FoodNational Recycling
5th - 8th
Informational Text, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.W.2
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.W.9
+1
RACE Writing Modified for ESL and SPED students
Are you teaching writing via the RACE writing strategy? Are your Multilingual Learners and Special Education students stuggling with the structure and making it through dense texts? Then this carefully scaffolded RACE packet with visual supports and digestible text evidence is for you! This resource comes with three high interest topics: 1. Homework Policy 2. Banning Fast Food 3. National Recycling Law Each topic comes with the following supports: graphic organizera pro and con text evidence pa
5th - 8th
Writing, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository
CCSS
CCRA.W.1
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.W.9
+3
Also included in: Modified RACE Writing Bundle for ESL and SPED
Careers and Jobs Lesson and activities for ESL students
Teach your ESL students about different jobs and career path options with this engaging, multi-day lesson, designed specifically for multilingual learners. This lesson is zero prep and includes everything from introducing vocabulary to writing a (scaffolded) paragraph about a future profession. The following activities are included in this Google Drive folder: Vocabulary introductionVocab fill-in-the-blank exerciseCareer vocabulary interactive vocab puzzle (whole group activity)Notes sheets (3
5th - 12th
Other (World Language), Vocabulary, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.W.2
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.W.5
+9
Cognate Activities and Project for ESL and Bilingual students
Teaching cognates is an excellent way to build up your ESL students' language abilities, as well as empower them with a new language learning strategy! Once students understand cognates and the similarities that English and Spanish share, they feel more confident tackling new words and texts because they have a clear skill to employ. This resource is a Google Drive folder with no-prep cognate activities, designed for Spanish-speaking ESL students. The activities included are the following:3 Cogn
5th - 9th
Reading Strategies, Vocabulary
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.3
, CCRA.L.4
+1
Consonant Digraphs activities for ESL students
A ready-to-go resource to teach and practice consonant digraphs in English, designed for 6th grade and up ESL students. This resource includes a Google Slides presentation to introduce and practice common digraphs and example words. The Google Slides also includes a section (the tongue twister pronunciation practice) that can be printed and hung around the room to be used as a gallery walk task. *Teaching tip: if you have shy students who are nervous about saying the tongue twisters aloud, y
6th - 12th
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
, CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.3
Seasonal Writing Bundle for ESL Newcomers
Get your ESL students writing in complete, detailed sentences with this fun, seasonally themed set of writing activities designed specifically for beginner English Language Learners / Multilanguage Learners. This product includes a variety of writing acitvities. I use them as stations or centers in my classroom, but you can also use them one at a time. They activities begin with basic (seasonal) vocabulary and progressively become more difficult (therby giving you an already-differentiated lesso
4th - 8th
Vocabulary, Writing
CCSS
W.5.2d
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.L.1
+3
Transition Words Google Slides task for ESL, bilingual--flower themed for spring
Are you teaching about use of transition words? Are you an ESL teacher or you have ESL students in your Language Arts classroom and you need a way to support them? Then this resource is for you! This flower and spring themed Transition Word Google Slides activity is carefully scaffolded to help multilingual learners understand and use transition words in their writing. With language supports and step-by-step application of the transition word vocabulary, this slides deck is an engaging and ZERO
5th - 8th
Other (ELA), Writing
CCSS
CCRA.W.2
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.L.1
+4
UNO Speaking Game on Affirmative and Negative sentences for ESL
Do your ESL students need to build speaking confidence and learn how to put sentences into the negative form? Do you need a fun game or centers activity that your MLs can independently play while developing their English skills? Try this fun, engaging, and practical ESL UNO game on Affirmative and Negative Sentences.This ESL UNO deck is grammar themed and comes with adorable pictures, clear text, and bright colors so that your ESL students are engaged, supported, and can play the game indepen
Not Specific
Grammar, Vocabulary
CCSS
CCRA.SL.1
, CCRA.SL.6
, CCRA.L.1
Adjectives and Opposites Matching Game Bundle
Do you need to teach your ESL or SPED students about adjectives? Do you want to get them describing things with detail and expand their vocabulary? Then use this fun and scaffolded adjective opposites matching activity. This activity is ideal for an ESL class, an ELA class, or as a modification for SPED students to support language acquisition. It's high engagement and very effective. I've used this lesson in ESL and SPED classes as well as in an independent center that students had to figure ou
4th - 8th
Vocabulary
CCSS
CCRA.L.3
, CCRA.L.4
, CCRA.L.5
Heads Up Speaking Game for ESL seasonal bundle
This bundle of seasonal speaking card games for ESL is a modified version of Heads Up or HedBanz. The game is designed to be appropriate for emerging English speakers (lower level ML / ESL students). The four speaking games included in this bundle have the following themes/vocabulary: winter/Christmas/Hannukah, Valentine's Day, summer/vacation, fall/autumn. HOW TO PLAY: Students sit in a circle. One student selects a card and holds it above his/her head. The other students in the circle use the
Not Specific
Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
CCSS
CCRA.SL.6
, CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.3
Summer Vocabulary Speaking Game for ESL students
This Summer and vacation themed, seasonal card game is a speaking and listening activity for beginner and high beginner ESL students. It is a modified version of the popular game HedBanz. The game is designed to be appropriate for emerging English speakers (lower level ML / ESL students). The vocabulary includes seasonal vocab items such as the following: place, hotel, sandals, fireworks, etc. in order to build language and use it authentically to describe something. HOW TO PLAY: Students sit i
4th - 12th
Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.3
, CCRA.L.4
Also included in: Heads Up Speaking Game for ESL seasonal bundle
Ancient Civilizations for ESL Bundle with bilingual supports
Are your middle school and high school ESL students learning about ancient civilizations? Do you need a way to support for MLs in their Social Studies classes? Or do you need a no-prep resource about Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and ancient Greece, with bilingual, English-Spanish, instructions and vocabulary? Look no further!! This resource has everything you need to teach, support, and assess understanding of the origins of human civilization in ancient Mesopotamia, Hammurabi's Code, ancient Eg
6th - 12th
Ancient History, Vocabulary, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.10
+5
RACE Writing Modified for ESL and SPED students
Are you teaching writing via the RACE writing strategy? Are your Multilingual Learners and Special Education students stuggling with the structure and making it through dense texts? Then this carefully scaffolded RACE packet with visual supports and digestible text evidence is for you! This resource comes with three high interest topics: 1. School Uniforms 2. Space Travel 3. Smartphones versus Dumbphones Each topic comes with the following supports: graphic organizera pro and con text evidence
5th - 8th
Writing, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository
CCSS
CCRA.W.1
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.W.9
+3
Also included in: Modified RACE Writing Bundle for ESL and SPED
Food and Dining for ESL Newcomers WHOLE UNIT
A whole unit on food for ESL Newcomers! Everything is included for you from vocabulary introduction slides, to speaking prompts, listening comprehension, to flashcards for practice, gallery walks, assessments and more! This unit is absolutely no prep and has everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess food and dining vocabulary. A google form test is included as well as a project. Grading rubric included. This food unit is so fun and students love sharing their favorite foods
4th - 12th
Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.10
, CCRA.W.4
+7
My Community Bundle for Newcomer ESL
This bundle includes two community themed vocabulary, speaking, and writing products for ESL Newcomers (can also work for SPED). My Community Intro lesson:This is a fun, hands-on lesson about places in the community, designed specifically for ESL beginner and newcomer students. The Google Slides presentation is English/Spanish, but it is editable, so you can change out (or add to) the language translations. I recommend using the Slides presentation to pre-teach all the vocabulary to your ELLs, a
4th - 8th
Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
Earth Day Multilevel Readings for ESL Newcomer through Advanced
A bundle of multilevel Earth Day texts and writing prompts for ESL students Newcomer through Advanced. Earth Day Beginner:This Earth Day resource has 2 reading passages with comprehension questions as well as 2 writing prompts and is designed specifically for ESL beginners in secondary grades.The texts are written in clear and simple language but still include key academic vocabulary that ELLs in grades 6 through 12 will need. There are numerous pictures to support comprehension of the ideas wi
4th - 8th
Earth Sciences, Reading, Vocabulary
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.9
, CCRA.R.10
+4
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Experience
My resources are designed, start to finish, for ESL students. Unlike other materials that are modified for multilingual learners, Limitless Language materials have ESL students as the primary focus from the very beginning. You'll find language lessons for social and instructional vocabulary and grammar, as well as numerous content area resources. All of the materials are aligned to the WIDA Consortium English Language Development Standards.
Additionally, my activities place a high emphasis on student engagement. You'll discover FUN and EFFECTIVE resources such as gallery walks, vocabulary bingo, pixel art, virtual field trips, card games, BOOM cards, board games and more, in addition to worksheets, readings, and comprehension sets.
Accessing these best practice resources saves you TIME and prevents STRESS. Learning a language can be both empowering and fun. Check out my Teachers Pay Teachers shop to see how my resources can support you and your students.
Awards & shining teacher moments
-Exemplary Educator Award 2023
-4 years Private and 6 years Certified Public School ESL teaching experience grades K-12
-Trilingual--personal experience learning a second language
-District SIOP Trainer
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