5th Grade Other (Specialty) Independent Work Packet

Do you want to give your Secondary ESL students an engaging resource to teach them about Black History Month_?_ This lesson is PERFECT to leave for a substitute. It was created for emerging to expanding ELLs and includes everything you need to let students work independently and practice important language skills! 

Tons of literacy and language supports for Emerging to Expanding level ELLs!

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Have the opportunity to expand grammar skills.

This lesson is READY-TO-USE with plenty of activities to engage your ESL students. You will have everything you need to have an AMAZING lesson.

What’s Included:

• 58 Google Slides that you can assign to your students to do independently (great for a sub or for you to do centers or small group while they work)
• 5 Embedded StoryCorps stories celebrating Black History Month that all have graphic videos for extra comprehension support
• Listening Comprehension multiple choice questions (ACCESS format)
• Speaking prompts with recording instructions for students to practice using a microphone
• Vocabulary slides with voice recordings to read aloud for each StoryCorps story
• Background Information slides for each StoryCorps story with voice recording to read aloud
• Prediction slides for student to write their predictions using a graphic
• A final slide that asks students to write what they learned, enjoyed, and still wonder
• Themes such as: NASA, voter suppression, literacy, Jim Crow Era, race car driving, father/son relationships and more
• Engaging themes and topics for secondary ELL multilingual students
• Great for a sub or so students can work independently while you pull small groups or do testing!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rosa G. wrote, “This was a lifesaver for me after finishing ACCESS last week! The students really loved the stories and the voice recordings throughout meant even my struggling students could do this activity independently. Thank you!”

This lesson will bring some fun and engagement to your classroom! You don’t want to miss out on the INFORMATIVE unit. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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ESL Newcomer Fall Bundle

Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing

Are you on the hunt for a SLIFE Newcomer Health and Wellness Human Body bundle for your secondary ELL Newcomers that teaches ALL the physical and emotional SEL vocabulary and grammar PLUS a self care plan activity?? Start this back to school season off right for you and your ESL students with this NO PREP 94 page SLIFE Newcomer student workbook! Ready to PRINT AND GO!!!!

This Unit is Broken Down into THREE Parts:

1) The Human Body Vocabulary (labeling, vocabulary cards, sentence writing, describing)

2) Physical Health (exercise, healthy eating, sentence writing, vocabulary cards, reading and writing activities)

3) Emotional Health SEL (emotions, sentence writing, self care, reading passages and writing activities, Self Care Plan Activity)

Your Students Will:

• Learn science content vocabulary (body part)
• Physical and emotional health vocabulary (foods, exercise, emotions)
• Construct simple sentences
• Apply knowledge
• Practice skills while completing the activities
• Discuss vocabulary and health topics with each other
• Read about teens their age

What’s Included:

• 108 PDF printable student workbook pages
• TONS of Health and Wellness content vocabulary (emotions, physical health, mental health, body parts vocabulary)
• TONS of Writing practice with sentence frames and vocabulary supports for SLIFE and Newcomer Students
• Reading passages WITH QR Codes
• Comprehension questions
• Grammar focus: adjectives, descriptive language
• Speaking practice with language frames to facilitate conversations
• Assessments
• Class Activities
• SEL activity: "My Self Care Plan"