3rd Grade EFL - ESL - ELD Activities

This resource serves as a great way to teach speech language therapy students or English language learners different ways to answer WHEN questions. The explicit instruction of using Before and After, and Past, Present, and Future concepts is essential for children to be able to answer certain WHEN questions, while also providing opportunity for vocabulary development, sequencing, categorization, and complex sentence production. These visual aids, task cards, and sorting worksheets will walk you through the instruction of WHEN questions step-by-step.

Included in this resource:

Task Cards/Flash Cards can be used to drill WHEN questions that elicit before & after, and past, present, & future concepts being used in the answer. 18 Chores & Activities flashcards to elicit natural conversation of actions that happen before & after one another. They can be paired with motivating board games. Color and Black & White. These task cards include:

6 Household Chores Flash Cards

• mopping
• laundry
• cleaning windows
• watering flowers
• vacuuming
• mowing lawn

12 Activities Flash Cards

• baseball
• soccer
• tennis
• painting
• gymnastics
• hockey
• ballet
• fishing
• karate
• swimming
• movie theater
• party

Teaching Visuals

• Before & After - Before, During, & After - Before, While, & After
• Past, Present & Future Concepts
  • Past: Yesterday, Last week, Last month, Last year, Last time, A while ago, Last weekend, Recently
  • Present: Right now, every day, every morning, every afternoon, every night, every time, sometimes
  • Future: Tomorrow, Next week, next month, next year, next time, Next weekend, Soon, Later

Colored Materials to Laminate & Velcro

• Before & After Sorting Page
• Before, After, During Sorting Page
• 2 Before & After Timeline with Key to guide sentence production

No Prep Worksheets

• 1 Before & After School Sorting Page
• 1 Before, After, During School Sorting Page
• 1 Before & After checklist about School
• 1 Before & After checklist about Cleaning Room
• 2 Before & After Timeline with Key to guide sentence production
• 1 Before & After reading comprehension story about Cooking
• 1 Before & After reading comprehension story about Training a Dog

Teaching Materials:

• 1-page teachable explanation of different ways to answer when questions.
• 1-page teaching script to explain how to answer when questions by using "when" in the answer

Excellent Resource for Mixed Groups

Grammar: Naturally elicit past, present, and future tense verbs

Vocabulary: Practice labeling common objects and actions. Produce synonyms and antonyms of verbs

Wh- questions: Ask who, what, where, when, why questions common objects and events

Sequencing: Sequencing events

Sentence production: Elicit compound and complex sentences with details using task cards and sentence visuals.

Categorization: Categorize objects and events

Following directions: Follow directions containing sequential and temporal concepts before, after, while, during, last, next

** Perfect resource for Teacher Observation or Speech Therapy Observation**

Seasons Interactive Lapbook Collection is a great activity for students in the primary level. It is a set of fun projects to supplement on lessons relating to seasons as well as a form of assessment for what they learned on the topic as discussed in class. This helps the students' creativity and connect their own ideas to the lessons in class or in modules they have for their homeschooling activities. This is also a great activity for kids at home to pass the time productively. A great showpiece for your Open House events!

Applications: Lapbook, Interactive Notebook, File Folder Activities

Files (each topic has two versions- individual and group activities with two versions of the season)

Contents:
1. Front covers (both with individual and group work versions)
2. Name tag
3. Pop-up title
4. Lapbook contents (foldables):
a. kinds of weather
b. clothes we wear
c. foods we eat
d. places we go to
e. activities we do
f. symbols relating to the season
g. personal / group information

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All You Need BUNDLES:

English Class Lapbook Collection (ELA Bundle)

Holidays Around the World Lapbook Growing Bundle

Seasons Interactive Lapbook Collection

Valentine's Day Love Bundle

Christmas Holiday Bundle

FRY Sight Words No-Prep Worksheets and Flashcards - GROWING BUNDLE

My Fairytale Story Board Collection - Growing Bundle

House Home and Family Related ELA Bundle

Seasonal and Themed No-Prep ELA Worksheets Bundle

Speaking Practice Task Cards Growing Bundle

St. Patrick's Day ELA Bundle

Easter Day ELA Bundle | Lapbook and Worksheets

Spring Season ELA Bundle | Lapbooks and Worksheets

Winter Season ELA Bundle | Lapbooks and Worksheets

Conversation Practice Task Cards | Speaking Practice GROWING BUNDLE

Summer Season ELA Bundle | Lapbooks and Worksheets

Cinco de Mayo ELA Bundle

ELA Lapbooks and Projects:

All About Me | Back To School SuperMeLapbook

Human Body System and Some Main Organs Lapbook

Ordinal Numbers Interactive Lapbook

My Family Interactive Lapbook

Telling Time Lapbook

School Lapbook / Back to School

Telling Date Lapbook

My House Interactive Lapbook

Community Helpers - Jobs Interactive Lapbook

Christmas Lapbook with Reading Comprehension Activities

Valentine's Day Lapbook with Reading Comprehension Activities

Mardi Gras Lapbook with Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Fourth of July Lapbook with Reading Comprehension Worksheets

St. Patrick's Day Lapbook with Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Halloween Lapbook with Reading Comprehension Activities

Thanksgiving Day Lapbook with Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Rainy Season and Spring Season Lapbook

Hot Season and Summer Season Lapbook

Autumn Season and Fall Season Lapbook

My Autumn Season Interactive Lapbook

Winter Season And Cold Season Lapbook

Easter Lapbook with Reading Comprehension Activities

States and Changes of Matter

Earth Day Lap with Reading Comprehension And Research Activities

Cinco de Mayo Lapbook with Reading Comprehension Activities

My Body Systems And Senses Lapbook

Speaking Practice:

Speaking Task Card - Picture Description and Recognition

Speaking Practice Task Cards - Jobs | Careers | Community Helpers

Speaking Task Cards - Making Choices and Expressing Preferences

April Fools' Day Writing Worksheets and Speaking Task Cards

Conversation Practice Task Cards | Speaking Practice Vol. 1

Conversation Practice Task Cards | Speaking Practice Vol. 2

Conversation Practice Task Cards | Speaking Practice Vol. 3

ELA Projects

Jobs Pop-Up Minibooks| Careers | Community Helpers Project

Secret Message Valentine's Day Cards

Secret Message Christmas Cards

My Writing Foldables Vol. 1

Vocabulary Worksheet Activities

Little Red Riding Hood Story Elements

Jack And The Beanstalk Story Elements

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Story Elements

Christmas Paper Balls Project

Get To Know Me Pop-Up ELA Boards

All About Me ELA Flipbook

Me Behind The Mask (All About Me) ELA Foldable

My House Pop-Up Board

Me In Circles - All About Me / Back to School Project

Mother's Day Card and Secret Messages

ELA Worksheet Collection:

All About Personal Information No-Prep Worksheets

House / Home No-Prep ELA Worksheets

No-Prep Valentine's Day Worksheets

No-Prep Christmas Worksheets

No-Prep ELA Winter Worksheets

St. Patrick's Day ELA No-Prep Worksheets

No-Prep ELA Easter Day Worksheets

No-Prep ELA Spring Worksheets

Summer No-Prep ELA Worksheets

Cinco de Mayo No-Prep ELA Worksheets

Pre-Kinder | Kinder | Pre-Primary Resources

Pre-K | Pre-School Superhero Tracing, Writing and Pencil Control Practice

No-Prep Pre-Kinder Writing and Pencil Control Practice

Pre-Kinder and Kinder FRY Sight Words No-Prep Worksheets and Flashcards Set 6

Pre-Kinder and Kinder FRY Sight Words No-Prep Worksheets and Flashcards Set 5

Pre-Kinder and Kinder FRY Sight Words No-Prep Worksheets and Flashcards Set 4

Pre-Kinder and Kinder FRY Sight Words No-Prep Worksheets and Flashcards Set 3

Pre-Kinder and Kinder FRY Sight Words No-Prep Worksheets and Flashcards Set 2

Pre-Kinder and Kinder FRY Sight Words No-Prep Worksheets and Flashcards Set 1

DolchSightWordsNo-Prep Kindergarten Worksheets

Sight Words Sightings No-Prep Pre-Kinder Worksheets (Freebies)

DolchSightWordsNo-Prep Pre-Kinder Worksheets

Lines and Shapes Tracing and Pencil Control Flashcards

Fry Sight Words Flashcards

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Are you looking to Elevate your students' grammar skills and reinforce Declarative and Interrogative Types of Sentences? I've got you covered with Officer Bella. This resource has a fun Officer theme to engage your students while learning to identify and recognize Declarative and Interrogative sentences. Lesson Plans and Data collection pages are included to help you save time planning and preparing.

Your students will love receiving three weekly letters from Officer Bella, telling them about what she has seen and heard around town.

➡️ Not only will your students enjoy the adventure, but they will also have the opportunity to review and reinforce two types of sentences.

➡️ With the help of posters, interactive notebooks, mazes, cards, and writing pieces, your students will have a blast while practicing their grammar skills.

➡️ So, why not bring Officer Bella into your classroom? Let the fun and engaging way of learning take over, and watch as your students become more confident and enthusiastic about grammar.

➡️ Officer Bella not only serves as a fictional character but also inspires and motivates while reinforcing grammar skills.

➡️ Officer Bella's letters promote a growth mindset and emphasize that learning grammar is a journey, which includes making mistakes. She inspires students to continue improving their skills and persevere.

Watch the Preview Video for a clear understanding of the use of Officer Bella's Letters.

55-page Includes:

✏️ Teacher's Resources -Instruction and How to To each activity and lesson

✏️ 5 -Day Lesson Plans

✏️ Data Collection Checklists

✏️ Officer Bella 3- Letters to Students

✏️ Posters & Students Cards

✏️ Flap-Up Page

✏️ Maze

✏️ 4 Writing Versions

✏️ Exit Tickets

✏️ Group Projects Lessons

✏️ Officers Craft project

✏️ Officer Badges

✏️ 2 Digital for whole or Small Group review

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This resource serves as a start-to-finish way to teach speech language therapy students or English language learners the correct form of present tense verbs. The use of community helpers naturally elicits present tense verbs, while also providing opportunity for vocabulary development. Start by producing short sentences with community helper flashcards, then advance skills by using fill-in-the-blank sentence worksheets, sentence writing worksheets, and reading comprehension worksheets.

Included in this resource:

Task Cards/Flash Cards can be used to drill correct use of present tense verbs in sentences. They can also be used as memory games or paired with motivating board games. Singular and plural subjects are pictured in both color and black-and-white. Task cards include both picture-only and picture-and-word formats to adapt to your lesson. Community helpers include:

• Baker
• Astronaut
• Farmer
• Dentist
• Detective
• Construction Worker
• Firefighter
• Gardener
• Custodian
• Librarian
• Lifeguard
• Mail Carrier
• Painter
• Plumber
• Police
• Teacher
• Sanitation Worker
• Veterinarian
• Coach

Sentence Frames for all sentence structures including present tense verbs.

NO PREP Reading comprehension passages are written to naturally elicit use of present tense verbs in answers. Words-only and icon-supported reading passages are included for a variety of reading levels.

NO PREP Fill-in-the-blank writing worksheets provide writing opportunities for singular, plural, and mixed subjects with support of a word bank.

NO PREP Independent writing worksheets promote correct use of present tense verbs when writing complete sentences.

Teaching Materials:

• 1-page teachable explanation of use of present tense verbs and their conjugations when speaking
• 1-page teachable explanation of use of present tense verbs and their conjugations when writing
• 1-page list of verbs for each community helper
• 1-page list of commonly-used present tense verbs

Excellent Resource for Mixed Groups

Grammar: Naturally elicit present tense sentences for singular and plural subjects through flashcards, fill-in-the-blank sentence worksheets, sentence writing worksheets, and reading comprehension worksheets. Present progressive, Past, Future, and all other tenses can be prompted as well.

Vocabulary: Practice labeling community helpers/occupations and their actions. Sort pictured community helpers by location, attributes, tools, actions, etc. Compare and contrast community helpers. Produce synonyms and antonyms of verbs.

Wh- questions: Ask who, what, where, when, why questions about community helpers. Use reading comprehension passage to answer wh- and inferential questions.

All the Christmas activities you can think of are included in this comprehensive pack! This 8-book bundle contains the following ebooks and worksheets:

1. Activities based on the movie ‘Home Alone’
2. Lesson Plan on "Last Christmas" by Wham!
3. Activities on the video “Biography: Santa Claus” for Elementary Students
4. Activities on the video “13 Differences You Experience At Christmas In Australia”
5. Lesson Plan based on the video “Christmas traditions in Great Britain”
6. Activities on the video “The Most Popular Christmas Gifts in Every Decade”
7. Activities on the video “Origins of Christmas”
8. Activities for the video “Evolution of Santa Claus”

Discover with your students everything about Christmas and Santa with these fun activities. There are activities for younger students and adults as well. Answer keys are provided at the end of each book, as well as detailed Teacher's Notes.

(The actual videos, movies, and songs are not included; they can be found on YouTube or other streaming services)

Enhance your English as a Second Language classroom with our Winter themed activities. This resource helps to teach and review winter vocabulary. This resource can be used for whole class discussion or partner activities. Students get an opportunity to practice the new vocabulary both orally and written with flashcards, writing prompts, worksheets, and daily questions.

This resource features 115 word cards for your class word wall.

Resource 1:

Students get an opportunity to practice the new vocabulary both orally and written with flashcards, writing prompts, worksheets, and Questions of the day.

Included:

- Teacher overview

-New vocabulary with images (flashcards)

-Over 30 suggestions for "Questions of the day"  

-Short writing and drawing prompts

-Includes a weather chart for Questions of the day

-Listen and vote for their favorite music (YouTube playlist shared)

Vocabulary:

Winter sports 

Some indoor winter activities

Winter clothing

A few winter animals

Weather vocabulary

Calendar vocabulary

Resource 2

Explore key winter themes with 54 flashcards for engaging games. Perfect for reinforcing vocabulary with mystery word worksheets and games. Worksheets work well for sub plans, center activities, or low-prep days.

Included:

-54 flashcards (flashcards can be used for a multitude of language games)

-Answer response sheet included for Scoot with flashcards

-Flyswatter Smash /Slap- includes images to project on board

-Seven low prep worksheets for students to practice the new vocabulary

-An editable sub plan

There are several game suggestions included that will have your students actively participating in a friendly learning environment. From the classic "Memory" flashcard game to the interactive "Flyswatter Smash" game, students will have a blast while reinforcing their understanding of basic English vocabulary. Inside this resource, there are suggestions to keep your students motivated and actively engaged in their language learning journey. 

Resource 3:

The word wall posters cover various themes, including winter clothing, sports, outdoor vocabulary, holidays, basic weather, and more. Each 11 by 8.5 sheet includes three illustrated word cards, perfect for classroom display and student reference. Enrich your classroom today with these visual aids.

There is a blank template included for you to add additional words. Efforts have been made to include words from Canada, U.S. and U.K..

Winter themes:

Winter sports and equipment

Winter clothing

Outdoor vocabulary

Various animals

Holiday vocabulary

Winter verbs

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Introducing English ESL EAL ELL resource bundle to help review basic questions with students. This is a great way to get to know your students as you have many low prep templates and engaging activities. Play 4 corners to learn students' preferences or interview a classmate.

Resource 1:

Students can interview their classmates to get extra speaking practice. Next they can either write about the classmate or about themselves with several templates to pick from (All about me!). Finally there are 24 personal basic profiles given with 3 suggested games and activities for more speaking practice with personal questions (i.e. How old are you? What is your favorite pastime?).

In addition to the pre-designed templates, there are blank options which gives more flexibility to stronger classes. There are 22 interview questions included which students can use for support while writing a paragraph.

Included:

-Four template formats including smartphone, retro signs, basic style or pennant flag

-A list of 22 basic questions - this allows students to pick their own sentences or it could be used for an interview

-Blank templates that allow for more personalized sentences

-Additional templates to write about a classmate

-Twenty questions handout

-Twenty-four basic personal profiles and suggested activities and games

-Bonus activity : Guess who ? Students write 8 clues and classmates have to

guess who it is...

Resource 2:

This ESL Four Corners activity helps to encourage conversation while expanding core vocabulary. This interactive icebreaker combines language learning and fun, making it a perfect way to introduce your students to each other and the French language. Students will actively participate by choosing from four options and discussing their preferences. Extra templates are included so that students can make their own slide to share with the class the next day.

Included:

- Teacher overview

-New vocabulary with engaging images

-Over 30 suggestions for "Questions du Jour" or "Quatre coins"

-Writing idea for students

Vocabulary:

Present tense verbs/limited conditional

basic vocabulary for hobbies, sports, clothing, food, and personal preferences

Resource 3:

This is a back to school English Second Language ESL art resource to help build a class community with students. Get to know your students as they write about themselves with this low prep activity. Students are also encourage to add color, symbols and sketches to these "All about me" posters. This resource is great way to decorate your classroom or bulletin board.

-Three puzzle options:

-Individual puzzle (four pieces) "All about me!" with sentence suggestions for beginner ESL students - 2 language level options

-Larger piece for more open ended writing/art or an individual heart puzzle

-Bonus mandala bookmark template included for the early finishers.

Bulletin Board Display:

-Class community puzzle display on bulletin board with sign "We all fit together!" Each student designs a unique puzzle piece to add to the class display.

-Large printable letters "We all fit together" (18 black and white pennant style/18 colored pennant flags)

Please note: When printing this document in Google Slides (to make letters smaller) go to print preview and click on "handouts per slide". You will download the "handout" slides as a pdf to make smaller colored letters for the bulletin board if desired.

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Multiple Meaning Words Activities: Do your 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th-grade students need vocabulary practice?

This homophones and homonyms bundle for upper elementary has everything you need, including anchor charts, lists, and task cards!

HOMOPHONES ACTIVITIES:

This homophones activities file now includes a digital distance learning option in Google Slides and Google Forms.

This Homophones activity was created for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students.

This file includes:

• a 10-page list of upper level homophones (over 260 words with definitions)
• 36 task cards
• an answer sheet
• an answer key

The assumption is that students have been introduced to homophones in the primary grades before their introduction to this product. Lower-level homophones lists and task cards are available in my store if you need them.

HOMONYMS ACTIVITIES:

This homonyms task cards and anchor charts file now includes a digital distance learning option in Google Slides™ and Google Forms™ (please note that only task cards 1-24 are available on Google Forms™ because the other 12 questions are open-ended). Please refer to the final 7 pages of this file for links and instructions.

This multiple-meaning words activity is perfect for students learning about homonyms and their meanings. This activity contains homonyms anchor charts, task cards, and other easy-to-use activities. It is common core aligned for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade.

This homonyms activity includes:

• 7 pages of explanations (can be used as instructional pages or anchor charts) of homonyms, homophones, and homographs)
• 36 task cards (three distinct question types)
• an answer sheet
• an answer key
• a homonym activity booklet with 20 pages (half sheet size) of multiple meaning words to be defined and used in a sentence

Please see the preview to get an idea of what each component contains.

NOTE: There is an answer key for the task cards, but there is no answer key for the homonyms booklet at the end of the product, as the answers will be taken directly from the dictionary (and each student will create different sentences using those words).

NOTE: THESE FILE NOW INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

The digital portion instructions appear at the end of each packet.

Elevate your English Second Language (ESL) classroom experience with this basic vocabulary review resource bundle. Add some fun to language learning with scavenger hunts and an Escape challenge, perfect for engaging low prep lessons. Reinforce basic vocabulary with intriguing activities such as mystery word worksheets, word searches, and fun games. These printable resources are versatile, making them ideal for sub plans, center activities, or low-prep days. Unlock creativity as students personalize their "all about me" heart and envelope.

Resource 1: Question of the day
Included:
This core ESL resource helps to review basic vocabulary with a daily question. Start your class off each day with a warm up question or activity. It is a great way to get students talking and help you to establish a low stress routine with no extra prep. 

Included:

- Teacher overview

-Over 30 suggestions for "Question of the day" and activities with basic beginner vocabulary

-Fourteen additional "Stand up if.." questions

-Short writing and drawing prompts with images

-Includes a moveable date and weather chart

-Listen and vote for their favorite music using a conversation mat

-Mystery items and photos

Vocabulary Review:

Numbers 1-30

Basic colors

Days of the week

Days of the month

Basic feelings

School items

Seasons

Weather

Calendar vocabulary

Present tense verbs 

Resource 2: Basic Vocabulary Review plus Scavenger Hunt

Included in this resource:

"Question Hunt": (see example of language level in photos)

Interactive scavenger hunt activity.

Twenty BASIC English question-and-answer pairs.

Adds learning and movement to an ESL class.

Memories Keepsake Craft: All about me!

Heart-shaped template and envelope to be printed on cardstock.

Students personalize with information and doodles.

Fun Activity Sheets:

Perfect for early finishers or Fun Fridays.

Discover a “mystery word or code” answer by completing the sheets correctly.

Encourage friendly competition and engagement.

Your Answers in Color (2 options):

Answer questions to find the corresponding colors.

Color in the sections of the pictures based on answers.

A relaxing and enjoyable activity for any time of year.

Cootie catcher: Foldable activity

Two cootie catcher options for students to use. Students can make a cootie catcher with activity statements inside (ex: Turn 5 times.) or they can make their own personalized verison with simple questions (ex. How are you ?)

Resource 3: Basic Vocabulary Review plus Escape Room
What's Included :

Escape Challenge Task Cards with 4 digit code (5 ways to use):

• Twenty-four questions with some trivia.
• Perfect for adding movement and interactive learning to your ESL class.
• Versatile usage: these cards can be adapted for Scoot, Exit questions, or other review games.

Twelve Review Worksheets:

• Twelve worksheets to reinforce fundamental vocabulary, including numbers, colors, months, days of the week, basic questions and answers.
• Ideal for reinforcing and consolidating basic English vocabularyr.

Please look at the language level in the thumbnails before purchasing.

This resource is designed to make reviewing basic vocabulary not only effective but also enjoyable, ensuring your students stay motivated and excited about their language learning journey.

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Enhance your ESL (English as a Second Language) classroom with our Winter themed activities. This resource helps to teach and review winter vocabulary. This resource can be used for whole class discussion, centers or partner activities. Students get an opportunity to practice the new vocabulary both orally and written with flashcards, writing prompts, worksheets, and "Question of the day".

Resource 1: Winter Daily Questions

Included:

-New vocabulary with images (flashcards)

-Over 30 suggestions for "Question of the day"  

-Short writing and drawing prompts

-Includes a weather chart

-Listen and vote for their favorite music (YouTube playlist shared)

Vocabulary:

Winter sports 

Some indoor winter activities

Winter clothing

A few winter animals

Weather vocabulary

Calendar vocabulary

Resource 2 : Winter vocabulary Low Prep Printables

Explore key winter themes with 54 flashcards for engaging games. Perfect for reinforcing vocabulary with several mystery word printables. Worksheets work well for sub plans, center activities, or low-prep days.

Included:

-54 flashcards (flashcards can be used for a multitude of language games)

-Answer response sheet included for Scoot with flashcards

-Flyswatter Smash /Slap- includes images to project on board

-Seven low prep worksheets for students to practice the new vocabulary

-An editable sub plan

There are several game suggestions included that will have your students actively participating in a friendly learning environment. From the classic "Memory" flashcard game to the interactive "Flyswatter Smash" game, students will have a blast while reinforcing their understanding of basic vocabulary.

Resource 3: Plan an outdoor winter day adventure

This winter themed basic/ core English resource was designed to encourage speaking and writing. There are engaging templates included which focus on planning an outdoor winter day. Students respond orally to each question, as they add on to their plan. This print and go resource takes the stress out of your week as you review basic vocabulary. Students enjoy being creative as they add artwork and sentences to their hot chocolate template.

Included:

- Teacher overview with slides to guide the mini projects

-Vocabulary with images and sentence starters

-Two writing project ideas including a hot chocolate mug and "Biography of a snowman"

Basic Vocabulary:

List of outdoor winter activities or sports ( I want to play)

A limited list of food at a café - build your hot chocolate (I want to have)

List of clothes and equipment (I want to take/wear)

Design a snowman- (3 template options)

Helpful with backpack template:

Scissors, glue, tape, colored pencils, and printed templates

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Please note you must have access to Youtube to play the music videos and suggested short film. The links are editable and can be changed as these are not part of the purchased resource.

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This Christmas Holiday Bundle is a collection of Christmas season activities and projects that are purposeful, engaging and fun! Each pack is carefully designed to keep learners busy this Christmas holiday with creative and quirky activities while they are learning and practicing their English language skills. This bundle is great for mixed learning ability classroom.

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This fiction picture book bundle includes literature units for The Book with No Pictures, The Adventures of Beekle, and I Don't Want to be a Frog. These picture book activities are fun and easy to use. They include a wide variety of activities.

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THE ADVENTURES OF BEEKLE: THE UNIMAGINARY FRIEND

THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES LITERATURE UNIT

I DON’T WANT TO BE A FROG LITERATURE UNIT

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat is the focus of this literature unit for K-2nd Grade. This product is Common Core aligned and full of activities for this recent Caldecott Winning Title.

Product includes: Sequencing, Characters/Setting/Plot, Letter Writing, Summary Writing, Rhyming Words, Contractions, Compare/Contrast, Vocabulary, and a Craftivity.

The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak is the focus of this literature unit for K-2nd Grade. Common Core aligned and full of activities for this new, best selling book, this packet is full of perfect activities for your students.

Product includes: Rhyming Words, Make a Word Find, Writing Prompts, Vocabulary, Acrostic Poem, Contractions, Compare/Contrast, Class Book Templates, Making Bluurf (GOO), and Writing Activities.

I Don't Want to be a Frog by Dev Petty is the focus of this literature unit for K-2nd Grade. This product is Common Core aligned and full of activities for this brand new, best selling picture book.

Product includes: Sequencing, Characters/Setting/Plot, Writing Activities, Summary Writing, Rhyming Words, Contractions, Compare/Contrast, Vocabulary, The Life Cycle of a Frog, What I Love About Myself, and Thinking in New Ways.

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This months and days bundle will make learning the days of the week, months, and seasons enjoyable for your students.

This bundle is also available in French and Spanish:

⭐ French months and days bundle - Les jours et les mois

⭐ Spanish months and days bundle - Los días y los meses

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This Valentine’s Day ESL bundle (English as a second language) has lot’s of low prep activities for February. This resource focuses on themes such as kindness, friendship and love. Many handouts could be used any day you need a print and go lesson (example: week of kindness, jar of compliments, nonfiction reading comprehension text, or an explosion box gift card craft).

Resource 1:

Included:

-New vocabulary with images (22 flashcards) and suggested activities

-Writing prompts with a focus on friendship and kindness (see below)

-Valentine cards to print and color (with and without words)

Examples of short writing prompts:

Tell us about a friend

What can you do during a “a week of kindness”?

Write about things you love

How would you help someone with a problem?

Write simple compliments to classmates (compliment jar)

Worksheets with a Valentine’s theme

Crossword and various exercises for Valentine’s vocabulary

Label body parts of the cupid

Valentine’s cards (to color or blank for students to write)

Follow the directions and draw

Resource 2:

Introducing an explosion gift box writing project for your ESL class (English second language)! This simple and engaging craft is versatile, making it ideal for creating heartfelt messages to recognize special people. Perfect for personalized gifts during holidays such as Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, or Father's Day.

Included:

-Box and cover template to be printed on 8.5 X 11 cardstock (best results)

-Interior template for extra writing

-Decorative images such as hearts and hobby clipart

-French sentence suggestions (with English translations)

I remember ____________

I like _____________ with you.

You are ____________________

-Photo step-by-step visual instructions

Materials:

Scissors, Scotch tape, colored pencils, and printed templates (card stock works best for box- decorations and interior can be on paper)

Resource 3:

There are 2 Nonfiction texts (“The Legend of Saint-Valentine” and  “Love Locks- The Cities do not love them”) with comprehension questions (answer key included). Students may also watch a short film and answer questions. There are questions for class discussion or for students to respond independently in writing. Finally, students may also become music critics as they listen to a selection of songs curated for February. A template is included to help students share their opinion on the songs.

** Please note that the writing and images on this Google slide resource have been flattened and secured to protect my work (therefore not editable). As with every Google slide, buyers can add text boxes to write their own information or insert images.**

Please note you must have access to Youtube to play the music videos and suggested short film. The links are editable and can be changed as these are not part of the purchased resource.

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In this low prep ESL (ELL EAL) resource, students can be creative by designing a haunted house, writing a monster bio, or doing a Halloween questionnaire. Enhance your class with this Halloween bundle, packed with activities to get students speaking and writing! These activities encourage them to engage with their peers while applying basic vocabulary and grammar structures in a fun and relevant context.

Resource 1 :

-Thirty-six flashcards and game suggestions

-Five worksheets to practice new Halloween vocabulary

-A Halloween questionnaire for you and a partner (always, never, sometimes..)

-Two basic skits to practice speaking

-Two options for writing and creating a haunted house

-Two options to write a monster bio

-English lexicon to support writing topics

-Follow the directions to color a Halloween image

-Design a costume for a favorite teacher or friend (describe the costume)

Bonus- A Halloween version of "Find someone who..."

Resource 2 "Question of the day":

Encourage speaking and writing in your Classroom with this Halloween-themed “Question of the day” resource. Ideal for teachers seeking engaging warm-up activities with low prep. This Google slideshow resource is designed to encourage students to share their opinion on spooky topics. It is ideal for daily discussions, writing prompts, and speaking exercises. Expand students' vocabulary with Halloween-themed vocabulary and images.

Included:

- Teacher overview

-Halloween vocabulary with engaging images

-Thirty-five slides which includes 10 “four corner” slides .

-Two Class survey suggestions that can be done as a whole class or individually.

Resource 3: Review Body Parts & Colors with Monster Fun

Enhance your classroom with this basic review resource packed with several activities to get students drawing, speaking and writing! Students will create a monster, describe a monster to a friend and vote for their favorite class monster. Finally, there are worksheets and games for extra practice.

This low prep resource includes the following:

-Worksheets to practice body part vocabulary

-Thirty-six flashcards to support review games

-Three colored "Guess who?" monster boards to practice descriptions

-A "Guess who?" template to help students ask questions

-A voting template- students vote for their favorite monster

-Two template options to write about your monster

-Two drawing activities (with reading or writing)

Vocabulary and grammar practice:

body parts

colors

present tense

negative

practice with basic descriptions

***These activities are for beginners who have basic understanding of grammar and sentence structure using the present tense. Intermediate students should be able to do the work independently and in greater depth.

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This Picture Talk Conversation Practice Task Cards Bundle is the perfect tool for ESL, EFL, and primary level learners of English. Each set contains 15 eye-catching, colorful images that are easy to understand and visualize, plus guide questions that offer tons of opportunities for class discussions, paired work, group activities, and more. With three different sizes of task cards, you can customize the activity to best fit the needs of your students. Plus, the bonus writing worksheets allow your students to practice their writing skills using the same 15 images. Get this Picture Talk Conversation Practice Task Cards Bundle for your classroom today!

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Tired of modifying your curriculum’s graphic organizers to meet your students’ needs? These differentiated graphic organizers include everything you need, all on one page! These organizers align with the skill of identifying literary elements or parts of a story. Students will be able to idenitify the characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, problem and solution. I created them with the language proficiency levels of ENL students in mind. They can support beginner/entering level to advanced/commanding ELLs! With 3 levels to choose from, your students will be able to identify literary elements in no time!

This product includes:

• 6 differentiated graphic organizers
• 3 different color-coded levels of support
• simplified tasks
• differentiated lines
• sentence starters
• “I can” statements
• word box with visual examples
• hands-on activity
• scaffolded instruction

Students have the choice to draw, write or both, depending on their individual needs. All of these modifications are combined into one paper for easy access when modifying material. This can be utilized with Grades 1, 2 and 3 for English Language Learners, SWD or students who need additional support.

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This resource serves as a great way to teach speech language therapy students or English language learners different ways to answer WHEN questions. The explicit instruction using the word "when" to produce a compound or complex sentence is essential for children to be able to answer certain WHEN questions, while also providing opportunity for vocabulary development, sequencing, categorization, and complex sentence production. These visual aids, task cards, sentence model strips, and sorting worksheets will walk you through the instruction of WHEN questions step-by-step.

Included in this resource:

Task Cards/Flash Cards can be used to drill WHEN questions that elicit "when" being used in the answer - the sentence structure that is used to answer cause/effect relationship WHEN questions. They can also be used as memory games or paired with motivating board games. These task Cards include:

20 Sets of Cause and Effect Flash Cards - 40 Cards Total!

• oven/baking
• bandaid/cut
• bath/boy who is dirty
• sunscreen/beach
• blowing out candles/birthday
• smiling saying "cheese"/taking a picture
• mittens/cold
• flashlight/dark
• haircut/boy with long hair
• ice cream melting/hot outside
• tent/camping
• sunglasses/sunny
• doctor/sick
• suitcase/vacation
• kite/windy
• umbrella/raining
• snowman/snow
• spoon/soup
• eating/hungry
• trophy/winning race

No Prep Worksheets

• 2 Cause and effect matching worksheets - "When do you _____"
• 1 Emotions worksheet - "I feel _____ when _____"

Teaching Visuals

• Emotions page
• Sentence strips to answer Cause and Effect WHEN questions in compound sentence

Teaching Materials:

• 1-page teachable explanation of different ways to answer when questions.
• 1-page teaching script to explain how to answer when questions by using "when" in the answer

Excellent Resource for Mixed Groups

Grammar: Naturally elicit first person, second person, and third person sentences

Vocabulary: Practice labeling common objects and actions. Produce synonyms and antonyms of verbs.

Wh- questions: Ask who, what, where, when, why questions common objects and events

Sequencing: Sequencing events

Sentence production: Elicit compound and complex sentences with details using task cards and sentence visuals.

Categorization: Categorize objects and events

Following directions: Follow directions containing sequential and temporal concepts such as when and while

** Perfect resource for Teacher Observation or Speech Therapy Observation**

Answer key included!