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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
Question Word Gallery Walk and Worksheet for ESL
A fun way to teach WH question words to ESL students via a movement activity. WH question words can be very confusing to ESL students because many of them sound the same. This lesson includes notes, practice, a game, and a worksheet. No prep for you! Step 1: Practice Language and Take NotesGo over the question words with the students. Practice pronouncing the words. “WH” is a confusing combination of sounds for English Language Learners, so you’ll want to have the students repeat after you a few
4th - 8th
Grammar, Vocabulary
Also included in: WIDA ACCESS Practice MEGA BUNDLE for ESL--all levels, all domains
Likes and Dislikes lesson for ESL beginners
A ready-to-go lesson for ESL Newcomers about expressing likes and dislikes in English. This resource addresses all four language domains: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It also gets students talking to each other and using English in an authentic context. First, students complete a scaffolded graphic organizer--with picture supports and vocabulary included--about what they like and don't like. After completing the graphic organizer, students go around the room asking each other "W
2nd - 8th
Grammar, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.2
, CCRA.L.3
+1
Saint Patrick's Day Prepositions Worksheets and Task Cards for ESL
Prepositions are one of the most difficult grammar elements to master when learning a second language. This resource will help your ESL students learn and practice using prepositions of location, via Saint Patrick's Day themed activities. The resource includes flashcards and worksheets to introduce the topic and provide independent practice to your multilanguage learners. The last two pages are aSpring scene and a Saint Patrick's Day scene where students have to write as many sentences as they
4th - 12th
Grammar
CCSS
W.5.2d
, W.5.3d
, CCRA.SL.6
+5
Shopping Language Speaking Game for ESL
An engaging, FUN, whole-class speaking game which focuses on shopping language, made specifically for ESL and Bilingual students! This resource is a ready-to-go speaking game where students play either a shopper or a cashier. Students will be using everyday phrases as well as mathematical and shopping language. This is a very important skill for ESL students to acquire because they are often the ones doing the translating for their families when they go shopping. HOW TO PLAY: This resource is a
5th - 12th
Other (Math)
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.3
, MP6
Valentine's Speaking Game for ESL students with holiday vocabulary
This Valentine's Day 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: card, heart, balloons, chocolate, etc. in order to build language and use it authentically to describe something. HOW TO PLAY: Students sit in a
4th - 12th
Vocabulary
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.3
, CCRA.L.4
Also included in: Heads Up Speaking Game for ESL seasonal bundle
Transition Words Google Slides task for ESL, snowflake themed
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 snow and winter 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 p
5th - 8th
Writing, Writing-Expository
CCSS
CCRA.W.2
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.L.1
+4
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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.
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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