MsB Does ELD

This slideshow is a complete pre-reading guide for How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It includes a meet the author section and vocabulary work using context clues. There are student worksheets embedded right into the slides as well! These slides took my 6th grade level 3 EL students three 47 minute blocks to complete.

This end of the year activity is a big hit with my classes! The memory book is filled with themed pages, prompts, and spaces for students to gather notes and signatures. We typically spend about 3-4 class periods working on these books. Some of the pages included are: -classroom highlights -all about me right now -teachers' spotlight -school mascot This was also designed to be open ended, so it works for all middle school grades. I hope your students enjoy making their own memory books!

About: In this set you find 15 different BINGO cards created from a list of halloween themed words. All of the words used on the cards are included on cards at the end of this set.  How to Use: Option 1:This can be used as a traditional BINGO set with the person running it pulling out the word cards at random and calling out the words.  Option 2: I will be using this as reading practice for my students. To do this I will be putting all of the BINGO words into a halloween bucket and have student

Ready to use! These color by part of speech worksheets are a great option for morning work or early finisher work. This grammar activity covers: pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, verbs, and nouns. Due to the grid design, students will need to color in the entire grid to see the picture. There are 3 designs in total: a cup of tea, fall vegetables, and a squirrel. All designs come with a color guided answer key as well. If your students like this they may also like the Back to School - color by part

In this assignment students are asked to make their own flag and then explain their reasoning behind what they create. It has a brainstorming activity built into it help the stduents get their ideas out onto paper before creating their final flag. I use it as a begnign of the year activity as one way of getting to know my students. However, you could use this at any time really. If you do use it with your students, I would love to know how it works out!

This activity was designed for a newcomers' social studies class. The students in this class are learning English but all have a home language that is either Spanish or Portuguese. In the activity students will be reading about different gods and goddesses from ancient Egypt and then creating a poster about one to share with the class. Included: Readings on 10 different gods and goddesses ALL in English, Spanish, and Portuguesea reading check worksheetactivity directions in all three languages

This slideshow covers some of the main accomplishments of Ancient Egypt. It has fill in notes for students and videos embedded into the slides to break up the note taking. It was also designed for 6th grade social studies classes that had English Language Learners in it, so this product is ELL friendly.

This activity is ready to use! It includes a grammar introduction to the 8 major parts of speech (one slide per part), two color by part of speech activities, and answer keys for both. This is valentine's day themed and can easily be used again and again. For my 6th grade level 3 ELL students I know this activity takes 1-2 classes to complete, 45-90 minutes. I you use this with your students as well, I would love to know how it goes! Enjoy and Happy Valentine's Day!

Ready to use! This color by part of speech worksheet is a great option for morning work or early finisher work. This grammar activity covers: pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, verbs, and nouns. Due to the grid design, students will need to color in the entire grid to see the picture. If your students like this they may also like the Fall - color by part of speech set in my shop too. Enjoy!

This acticity was used in an ELL (English Language Learner's) level 1 geography class. It was used to recape physical features and get students to start exploring which types of physical features that can be found in Latin America.

This resource is a student facing worksheet that helps students work through a Khan Academy video about determining theme. I used it as a whole class assignemnt but it would also work as an independent or asyncronous assignment. The studnets I used this with were 6th grade, level 3 English Language Learners, so it is ELL friendly.