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Most students are not strong in their ability to restate a question even when they have the right answer to share. Restating the question is an important skill because it can help improve students reading and writing. The ability to restate the question is an especially important skill for language learners who may not have as much exposure to what an answer that restates the question sounds like in English. Whether in person or learning virtually, this digital resource can work in any learn

Labels in Spanish can immerse your multilingual learners (ESL, ENL) in a prin-rich environment. These labels in Spanish have English vocabulary listed and each have a picture of a classroom item or place. Use these labels to identify objects, write around the room, conduct scavenger hunts, translate and interpret for newcomer students, and build the connection between spoken and written language. Take language learning beyond labels in Spanish with the describing picture scenes My Classroom

Winter words can be so much fun with ESL students! Your students' will be so engaged with winter vocabulary through ESL activities for speaking and winter activities worksheets. This resource is based on a PWIM model of language learning and includes PWIM posters and lesson plans with additional language development activities.If your goal is to build language with early and emergent language learners, check out the describing picture scenes classroom theme pack. Continue the learning with

Spring words can be so much fun with ESL students! Your students' will be so engaged with spring vocabulary through ESL activities speaking and oral language activity. MLs will especially enjoy the cards and topics for esl conversation. This resource is based on a PWIM model of language learning and includes PWIM posters and lesson plans with additional activity for language development.If your goal is to build language with early and emergent language learners, check out the describing pi

Teaching online can be difficult when choosing an assessment. Assessments are so important because they help us see growth and provide a basis for instruction. This set is perfect for assessing kindergarten and ESL newcomers or early/emergent learners. This resource comes with ten different assessments to administer to emergent and early learners throughout the year, measuring growth in foundational literacy and numeracy skills. This assessment should be administered 1:1 with screen shar

Describing picture scenes is the perfect language development activity if you need to teach all language domains in a short amount of time. This My Classroom thematic unit includes 10 days of activities that take 10-20 minutes of instructional time depending on your students levels. Through this unit students will access all five language domains (listening, speaking, reading, writing, and visual literacy) through scribing picture scenes. Help teach ELLs about their classroom vocabulary an

Fall vocabulary can be so much fun with ESL students! Your students' will be so engaged with fall vocabulary through describing picture scenes and fall activities worksheets. This resource is based on a PWIM model of language learning and includes PWIM posters and lesson plans with additional language development activities. If your goal is to build language with early and emergent language learners, check out the describing picture scenes classroom theme pack. Continue the learning wit

Do your students have no clue how to use Google Slides? Do you need help with Google Slides too? This Google Slide assignment present students with five challenges which can be assigned through the Google Classroom. Whether the goal is to virtually learn or refresh their memory your students will practice five basic tasks including: inserting textinserting an imagemasking an image as a shapehighlighting textcircling text and imagesEach challenge includes an embedded video modeling how to compl

Whether students are learning online or in person, I know how important it is to teach phonics and word work. Teaching phonics and word work helps students become better readers and writers, and this resource equips students to manipulate language while exploring the change of a simple letter resulting in a whole new meaning. Use the digital resource for modeling, interactive board activities, distance learning, or for at home practice. The print resource has a similar layout, so no matter wh

Do you have students and families who speak Spanish and English in your class?If so, these postcards are perfect for you! I strongly believe that the first interactions with families, regardless of language, should be positive. During these "virtual" times, it is important now more than ever to let our families know we are here for them. In this product I have included: 7 English postcard quotes7 Spanish postcard quotes8 grade group (Pre-K through 6th) postcards in English8 grade group (Pre-K

How to organize notebooks can be a challenge with elementary ESL students. Your students' will be able to engage quickly and focus on activities with this notebook organization scaffold. This resource is based on a an interactive notebook model and includes visuals, divider tabs, and fun clipart.If your goal is to provide esl review activities with early and emergent language learners, check out the describing picture scenes bundle to add content to your language learning notebooks. Continue

If you're bored, your students are too. When we know more about them as readers, we can meet them where they are and equip them with the tools they need to grow into well-rounded readers. This inventory is perfect for gauging student interests, figuring out if they are reading at home, learning about their experiences with literacy, and developing an idea for which genres they have spent the most time in. Knowing about students in this way gives them some buy-in toward their education and

Should students be rewarded for attendance?Let's here it from them! Are you looking for a way to engage students in real conversations about real problems they face? This Google Slides project will do just that as it prompts students to think about and discuss the reasoning for and against rewarding attendance in schools: virtually and in person. This resource includes: free resources on the webcollaborative roleschoice board options for all styles of learningvocabulary engagementreal world prom