6th Grade Spring Cultural Activities

Do you want to give your secondary ESL newcomer students an engaging resource to get them writing, reading, presenting and researching this spring_?_ This ESL ELD Spring Newcomer slide deck is everything you need to teach your secondary Newcomers (Entering and Emerging levels) about spring clothes, weather, food, holidays and traditions in a FUN and engaging way! 

You can teach these slides over a few days OR use them as daily activities over a few weeks.

Your Students Will:

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

This unit is PACKED with activities to engage your ESL students. You will have everything you need to have an AMAZING unit.

What’s Included:

• 92 Interactive Google Slides/Pear Deck for spring weather, clothes, traditions, holidays and food
• Organized, professional slides with engaging graphics and images
• Six engaging videos to practice listening
• Focus on the Past Simple Tense
• Virtual field trip to the Arlington Cemetery
• Spring holiday "Snapshots" to teach all the spring holidays (Holi, Ramadan, Easter, Memorial Day & Cinco de Mayo)
• 15 slides for writing practice with language supports for Newcomers
• Vocabulary supports throughout
• Two formative writing assessment slides
• Bonus Activity: Spring holiday Google Doc Note Catcher
• Bonus Activity: PDF Past Simple Tense Practice
• Bonus Activity: PDF Past Simple Irregular Verbs
• Bonus Activity: Student Project---My Summer Dream Board---complete with templated student presentation Google Slides
• Tons of interactive slides to drag, draw, etc.
• Engaging visuals for secondary Newcomers!!
• And more!!!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cait B. wrote, “My students loved this resource! Thanks so much for creating this resource!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rosa G. wrote, “My 9th and 10th grade Newcomers LOVED these slides! They were so creative and well done and looked so professional plus had tons of writing support. The videos were fantastic and I loved all the holidays that were included, especially about Ramadan and Holi. The student project was SO FUN and students were able to do it independently other than quick conferences to check in. Presenting their Summer Boards was a blast!”

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

Check out these resources:

Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing

Newcomer Professional Development