Welcome your students and families with a multilingual welcome bulletin board!
40 languages (plus English!) are included in this giant set of easy-to-use posters. Print on colorful paper, laminate, and use for years!
***Updated for fall 2024 - now 48 languages (plus English) PLUS a second option with speech bubbles for a cute new look! I’ve added Marshallese, Yoruba, Q’eqchi’, and more!
This set also includes 2 single-page poster options for an easy door sign or classroom poster. Welcome your students and honor home languages with this great resource!
Teach and practice idioms with this HUGE resource!
50 pages, including an open-ended option - this idiom resource is perfect for supporting English learners or for practicing challenging idioms with your learners! Clear, legible fonts and limited clip art make this an excellent and flexible resource for multiple grade levels and students.
You get:
50 pages of idioms to practice with students!
Please note, as I am based in the U.S., these idioms are reflective of American English. However, many of these idioms are used in other dialects of English as well.
Build literacy and language with this fun unit on ladybugs! Designed to support English learners and beginning readers, this mini unit and craftivity is ideal for practicing syntax, CVC words, and more. Included vocabulary cards help students acquire the language, and there is a take-home (and easy to print!) 8-page decodable mini book as well!
You get:
cut up sentences to work on in small group or individually
3 vocabulary cards
mentor text for building language and reading together (also great for more advanced readers!)
decodable text with comprehension questions
8-page mini book with decodable words
cut and paste sentence
yes/no comprehension page
2 traceable writing/coloring pages
3 writing pages
1 guided writing page with sentence stems
1 craftivity/project, including directions, example, picture to color, and 2 versions of the cut up sentence for easy differentiation
Teach and practice collective nouns with your students! This easy-to-print resource includes clear anchor charts, several types of printables, and answer keys. Great practice for helping students understand this tricky concept in English!
You get:
2 clear anchor charts to teach and list collective nouns for people, animals, and things
2 pages for labeling and writing the correct collective noun with word banks included
1 page for circling the correct verb form in American English
2 pages for circling and writing the correct collective noun
answer keys for all activities!
*Please note - the American English spelling and grammar is used in this resource! In American English, collective nouns are generally treated as a singular noun, and this is a big part of this specific resource. Not all dialects of English follow this rule. Thanks for reading!
Two versions of a spring rain book, plus lots of print-and-go literacy activities! Practice beginning sounds, high frequency words, scrambled sentences, and more in this quick and fun resource.
You get:
2 versions of an 8-page early reader book - 1 is designed with simple high frequency words plus spring vocabulary (ex. I have rain boots), the other has more complex sentence structures and words to decode (ex. When it rains, I wear my rain coat to stay dry)
2 versions of a sentence puzzle cut-and-paste activity
1 spring rain poem
1 simple cloze reading activity to practice syntax
1 beginning sounds page with spring vocabulary words
Designed for young English learners but great for K-1 as well!
Teach about bees with this nonfiction mini unit and guided reading book at 2 different reading levels. Included cloze, writing, and vocabulary activities as well as mentor texts support students’ understanding as they work through this mini unit!
You get:
2 versions of a nonfiction guided reading book about bees (7 pages each)
teacher note sheet for each version
a pre-teaching worksheet for accessing prior knowledge
18 word cards related to the texts for word sorts and building background knowledge
2 mentor texts, one about the life cycle and one about bees in general
life cycle anchor chart and cut-and-paste worksheet
cloze worksheet
describe the picture writing pages
journal prompts
sentence writing lined pages
and more!
Please note - I work with kids at lots of levels, so I’ve created and included pages at multiple levels of support. Great for differentiation!
A complete vocabulary-building unit for English learners! Use these emergent reader books, cloze reading activities, vocabulary builders, and labeling pages to help your ESL/ELL students learn house vocabulary terms.
You get:
32 full-color vocabulary flashcards, including both nouns and verbs
4 labeling pages
2 cloze reading pages
2 unique vocabulary matching pages, each with 2 levels of differentiation
2 beginning sounds sorts, each with 2 levels of differentiation
2 vocabulary sorts
2 read and match sentence comprehension activities
2 emergent reader books with embedded high-frequency word practice
A vocabulary unit for English learners! Poems, an emergent reader book, speaking task cards, sentence writing practice, labeling, and so much more are all included in this unit of study for parts of the human body, designed for beginning to intermediate ESL students at the elementary level.
You get:
-2 posters with labeled body parts
-24 color flashcards
-12 speaking task cards
-2 poems at different reading levels
-6 labeling pages, great for differentiation
-1 read and find the matching picture
-2 scrambled sentence pages (cut and paste)
-2 sentence writing pages
-1 emergent reader book
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Perfect for guided reading, this nonfiction text about sea turtles includes writing, cloze, sentence puzzles, and more to build students’ reading skills and confidence.
You get:
-2 versions of a nonfiction book about sea turtles (easy to differentiate!)
-a draw and write page for accessing prior knowledge
-4 vocabulary cards related to the text and to sea turtles
-2 guided reading pages with the complete text of each book for running records or fluency practice
-1 cloze printable
-2 sentence puzzles
-1 paragraph sort
-2 writing pages
-1 compare and contrast page
-1 conjunction sort page
A fun emergent reader book for summer! Perfect for guided reading, end of the year activities, literacy centers, small group, and more. These print-and-go books are an easy activity for summer!
You get:
2 differentiated levels of a 9-page emergent reader, including a writing page for kids to add their own thinking!
Work on oral language with this fun freebie! These speaking task cards are the perfect way to get your students talking. Work on specific question types or general oral language skills, or use these as fun writing prompts! Great for back to school, end of the year, summer school, and more!
You get:
12 unique task cards - 24 total (2 levels of differentiation - with sentence stem and without sentence stem for answering the question)
Build background knowledge about hiking with these fun and easy-to-print early reader books! These fun books are written at four different levels for easy differentiation.
You get:
4 levels of an 8-page early reader book
Are your students lost when you give directions? Do you need to repeat yourself 20 times before kids know what to do? These visuals are for you!
I made these visuals to support my young English learners in their regular classrooms. This is such an easy way to help kids understand what to do, so they can focus on the content and not on trying to remember whether to glue or tape first!
You can use this product so many ways. Stick velcro dots on the back of each one and list each direction in order, put magnets on them and hang them up during an activity, place them around your centers to remind students what to do in which order, or even create your own poster using the cards that are most helpful to your students. You can even use these to help teach newcomers about classroom directions!
You get:
33 visuals/classroom direction cards
Some directions included: sit/stand, write your name, turn in your paper, work by yourself, work together, listen, read, watch, look, write on the board, share with the class, ask a question, etc.
Perfect for developing oral language, reading, and writing skills, this resource includes a differentiated emergent reader, blank writing book, visual cards with a word bank, writing pages, and more! Great for ESL/ELL, young learners, and developing readers.
You get:
2 versions of an 8-page early reader book
1 blank writing book
2 versions of a cut-and-paste vocabulary page
3 versions of a sequencing writing page
cloze reading passage
visuals in color for sequencing
6 cards with the visuals and a short word bank - great for developing oral language and supporting English learners
A cute and practical emergent reader, perfect for an emotions/feelings unit or for kids who struggle with big emotions!
This 13-page emergent reader includes traceable words in a clear, easy-to-read font. Patterned text supports early readers, and simple, relevant pictures aid in comprehension. Best of all, this book validates kids’ big emotions and helps them deal with them appropriately. Three pages are dedicated to strategies kids can use when they are grumpy; two other pages allow students to share when they feel grumpy and what they can do when they are. Great for preschool, kindergarten, or early first grade students!
A huge unit packed with language-building activities, each differentiated for multiple reading, writing, and language levels! This unit is designed for Pre-K, K, or 1st grade English learners and has so many activities to build academic language and prepare EL students for the mainstream classroom - perfect for small group or whole group instruction!
You get:
8 flashcards/vocabulary words with visuals (great for a word wall!)
6 oral language question cards with visuals and sentence starters
3 scrambled sentences
9 number/math clip cards - great for practicing the language of math and simple counting, adding, and subtracting skills
4 onset-rime puzzles with consonant blends
1 graphing sheet
4 writing pages for themed narratives
6 differentiated sentence writing pages
6 differentiated opinion writing pages
1 concept mapping page
2 stretch the sentence pages (example included)
2 unique emergent readers, each with 2 versions included!
Build the vocabulary of everyday routines and actions in this print-and-go leveled unit! These differentiated activities allow you to use this unit for English learners at multiple grade levels in elementary. Perfect for newcomer English learners!
Included:
-flashcard visuals to teach the new words
-6 speaking task cards appropriate for newcomers
-emergent reader
-scrambled sentence word cards
-pre- and post-test
-cloze for more advanced or older learners
-vocabulary matching
-draw the words
-5 pages to practice writing
Focus vocabulary: take a bath, get dressed, go to school, brush your teeth, make the bed, wake up, etc.
Print-and-go emergent reader PLUS 3 unique activities designed to teach U.S. money!
Use this resource as an introduction to U.S. money or to help students understand the value of different coins and dollar bills. Perfect for newcomer ESL students and young learners, or for special education students learning life skills!
A complete unit aligned to ELPA21 learning standards! This English learner unit is designed for young ESL students to develop their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in English. Lots of language building activities are included, as well as activities to build language and skills for the mainstream classroom!
You get:
•Flashcards - 20 flashcard visuals
•Speaking task cards – 12 question cards!
•Describe the picture task cards
•Counting and number task cards
•Puzzles – scrambled sentences, word puzzles, and vocabulary puzzles!
•Beginning and ending sounds and writing activities – ideal for supporting classroom literacy!
•Concept mapping – expand expression and build vocabulary through writing and drawing!
•Word and number writing activities
•Books – 2 levels of emergent readers with options for tracing words
37 differentiated writing pages for pre-K, K, or 1st grade learners! Clear visuals are included with labels on every page to support English learners and young writers. Get your students writing with these engaging and ready-to-go printable writing pages! Perfect for writing centers or writing practice.
You get 37 pages in all, including:
18 flashcards or word wall cards with color visual aids
2 blank writing pages for general writing activities
6 different opinion writing pages, each with 3 levels of writing support
3 supported sentence writing pages, each with 4 levels of writing support
3 single sentence writing pages with color and number words