MsB Does ELD

This sildeshow covers the Aztec, Maya, and Inca civilizations. It includes printable fill in notes for students and a post note activity for each civilization. It also has multiple videos embedded into it to break up the note taking. This was designed to be ELL (English Language Learner) friendly with simple context focused langauge used throughout. I had great success with this in my 6th grade ELL social studies classes. I hope you find it jsut as useful in your own classes!

This is a great introductory vocabulary lesson for Thanksgiving words! No prep needed! Ready to play! This activity was designed for a 6th grade newcomer social studies class. This means it is not language heavy and could be used with a variety of language learners who are new to the United States. It could also be used with students who are in younger grades or students who are still in the early stages of learning how to read. All the directions to play and answer slides are already placed int

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.

ELL friendly product! These trivia slides are all open ended questions about the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia. Each questions slides does have an answer slide following it. My co teacher and I used this as an end of unit review and it took a full 45 minute class period to complete. The class it was designed for is a level 2 ELL class, so all students in the room have limited English. I hope your students enjoy this as much as our did!

This Latin American Civilizations trivia game is focused on the main three groups: the Aztec, Maya, and Inca. It consits of 27 quations all content focused but written in simple terms. All questions are written in English, Spanish, and Portugese. This game was designed for a level 1 and level 2 English Language Learners (ELLs) 6th grade social studies class.

This project was designed for level 1 English Language Learners in 6th grade. Prior to completing it students had spent the year learning about geography focusing on the United States of America in their social studies class. This was used as their final project to allow students to demonstrate their knowledge and language in a creative way. Although this was used with 6th grade students it works will with lower level students who are already proficient in English and older students or even adul

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 is a free extension activity that goes with the Thanksgiving vocabulary game in my store. This activity was designed for a 6th grade newcomer social studies class. It is great for students who do not yet know English or who are still in the beginning stages of learning how to read.

I used these slides to teach my students what sketch notes are and how to create their own. We have used it during ELA, Reading and Social Studies classes and have had success in all three with these introduction slides. I hope they work well for your students as well!