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An adapted text version of the Halloween classic story to assign on TPT Digital, through Google Classroom. Have you ever wanted to read "The Monkey's Paw" with your class but knew your students would be put off by the language? Then this is perfect for you! The chilling classic is adapted to make it accessible to less advanced readers, special education classrooms and intermediate ESL and EFL students. It also makes a fine story for the regular ELA classroom. Tackle vocabulary and ELA critical t

This is a bundle of two text levels of The Monkey's Paw, plus activities and lessons - they assign straight to Google Classroom (with no prep!) via TPT Digital. The two levels cover Beginner to Advanced ESL students and ELA classes. Perfect for differentiated or tiered instruction! The package also comes with the original text Tackle vocabulary and ELA critical thinking -- including inferencing, irony and literary elements -- with the story, bundled lesson ideas, six reusable graphic organizers

Make your year a little easier, and give your ELL students high quality, high interest, fun materials! If you covered everything in this pack it would probably take around 70 school days. That's a lot of material for your school year -- nearly 4 months! Many of these 30+ resources work with multiple levels and work on both paper and online (via TpT's digital platform they can be assigned straight to Google Classroom). Some are specifically for newcomers / beginners, some are for intermediate st

This bright, colorful and fun adapted text version of The Tell-Tale Heart makes Poe's classic accessible to a wider variety of readers, including ESL, ENL and Special Ed. The unit includes 5-days of lesson plans, based around an initial and then close read of the text. See preview for details. It is easily set up for DISTANCE LEARNING on TPT Digital, shared via Google Classroom. The PDF also prints out for in class instruction. Unit includes:An illustrated adapted text of The Tell-Tale Heart

Have a ton of fun in the weeks leading up to Halloween (if not all of October)! Teach vocab, grammar and ELA skills with this great bundle of stories and a non-fiction article for your classroom, all specifically designed for newcomer / beginner English Language Learners. All can be assigned to ELLs remotely, via Google Classroom, using TPT's Easel or printed out. As a bonus, The Interlopers (Google Slides version) also comes with a higher level, perfect for intermediate ESL students. _________

Have you ever wanted to read "The Monkey's Paw" with your class but knew your students would be put off by the archaic language? Then this is perfect for you! The chilling classic is adapted to make it accessible to less advanced readers and ESL students. It also makes a fine story for the regular ELA classroom. Tackle vocabulary and ELA critical thinking -- including inferencing, irony and literary elements -- with the story, bundled lesson ideas, six reusable graphic organizers and activities!

Have you ever wanted to read "The Monkey's Paw" with your ESL class? Then this is perfect for you! The chilling classic is adapted to make it accessible to high beginner ESL students and less advanced readers. It is also available at a higher (but still adapted level) for regular ELA classroom. Please note - this will be highly challenging for absolute newcomers, unless you can add native language support. Please check out the preview to give you a sense of the language level.Tackle vocabulary

Have you ever wanted to read "The Monkey's Paw" with your ESL class? Then this is perfect story for you! The chilling classic is adapted to make it accessible to Beginner ESL students and less advanced readers. This is a remote version, designed to work on computers so you can assign it via Google Classroom using the TPT Digital platform. It is also available at a higher (but still adapted level) for regular ELA classroom and a paper PDF version, which includes all sorts of fun graphic organiz

Do your students struggle to write a powerful paragraph? Mine too! I made this series to help them master writing a simple paragraph. I saw real improvements when I started using it once a week. The series "Powerful Paragraphs" is designed to boost your students' writing skills. It was made for both ESL students (English Language Learners), and native English speakers who need help structuring a powerful paragraph. The process is simple. For each activity, look at the image together and brainsto

A bright and fun two-side handout that includes icebreaker activities for students and some information about their history and learning styles. It is aimed for use in the ESL / ENL classroom, with a map to show where students came from but can be used with any student. You can follow up with students sharing their responses with a partner and then the class. It is a great chance for students to tell you "all about me"! Like many of my resources, you can easily assign it on TPT's digital platfor

Allow your students to explore the famed Saki short story "The Interlopers" via Google Classroom. It's a great story - an exciting classic, full of conflict and irony. And now it's accessible to all. This packet includes the original short story, plus adaptations at two more levels, ideal for lower level readers or beginner and intermediate ESL/ENL students. (This would not be suitable for an AP class, but is rather aimed at students who need some help making classic texts accessible.) First, st

Introduce your ELLs and lower-level readers to the incredible and nuanced story of Squanto, the first Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims in the New World in this colorful multi-part text. This key moment in social studies details the first Thanksgiving and the establishment of the Plymouth Colony. It is brought to life with an accessible illustrated text that clearly explains the core ideas including: What was the Mayflower Compact and why was it important?The fact that the "New World" was not new at

Voyage to The Lost Colony of Roanoke with your class! Build background knowledge in ESL or ELA class or give your ELLs something exciting to do in Social Studies! Product DescriptionBeginner English language learners are crying out for stimulating texts to develop their reading and language skills. These texts are hard to find.  This story is part of a collection of high interest material specifically designed for ENL, ELL and ESL students. It is short enough for beginners (at a two page reading

Introduce your ELLs and lower-level readers to the incredible voyage of the Mayflower in this colorful, fun multi-part text. A great lead-in to Thanksgiving! This key moment in social studies, prior to the establishment of the Plymouth Colony, is brought to life with an accessible illustrated text that clearly explains the core ideas including: Who were the Pilgrims?Why did they come to the New World?What made their voyage so difficult?What was the Mayflower Compact and why was it important?In

Product DescriptionVoyage to The Lost Colony of Roanoke with your class! Build background knowledge in ESL or ELA class or give your ELLs something exciting to do in Social Studies! This is a specially formatted version for Google Classroom. Students can type write on it, and use the graphic organizers on their computers. Product Description Beginner English language learners are crying out for stimulating texts to develop their reading and language skills. These texts are hard to find.  This st

Treat your students to an in-depth dive into the story of The Mayflower, the complex history of the first Thanksgiving and the mystery of Roanoke. Improve their writing skills, with the Powerful Paragraphs bundle of five lessons designed to get them writing at a higher level. Let them loose with a versatile nonfiction independent reading project, and a super fun series of projects for beginners on clothes and food. All of these activities are designed to be fun, engaging and make a meaningful di

This mini bundle gives you the best of both worlds: the PDF of the story for classroom use, and a Google Slides version, with extra separate computer-based assignments. ABOUT THE PDF VERSION:THE INTERLOPERSAllow your students to explore the famed Saki short story "The Interlopers" via Google Classroom or PDF to print. It's a great story - an exciting classic, full of conflict and irony. And now it's accessible to all. This packet includes the original short story, plus an adaptation, ideal for l

If your students need help with writing a paragraph, this will do it! The fifth in the series "Powerful Paragraphs", this activity is designed to boost your students' writing skills. It was designed for both ESL students, and native English speakers who need help structuring a powerful paragraph. The process is simple. Look at the image together and brainstorm some fresh vocab. Read the sample text, and teach the writing focus ( bringing together all the key parts of a paragraph: the topic, det

This is a really cool timeline graphic organizer for any classroom! You choose from two versions: with and without a section for students to draw a picture for each event. Students cut and paste sequence words from the bottom strip, a soothing activity in any classroom! (And a great opportunity to teach sequencing words.) Includes a built in rubric/checklist for easy grading. Note: this graphic organizer is included with my social studies activities. More great materials for your ELLs:Be sure t

Do your students struggle to write a powerful paragraph? Mine too! I made this series to help them master writing a simple paragraph. I saw real improvements when I started using it once a week. The third in the series "Powerful Paragraphs", this activity is designed to boost your students' writing skills. It was designed for both English Language Learners, and native English speakers who need help structuring a powerful paragraph. The process is simple. Look at the image together and brainstorm