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Do you need a way to challenge and prepare your secondary ESL ELL multilingual learners for the TELPAS test?  These Warm Ups/Mini Lessons are the perfect way to help your students get prepared for the formatting, rigor and content of the TELPAS test!

Your students will feel more confident taking the TELPAS after completing these activities that focus on Author’s Purpose and inform.

Your Students Will:

• Develop strategies
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice using Vocaroo
• Work on developing test taking skills
• Complete mini lessons and warm ups
• Have the opportunity to expand knowledge

This resource is LOADED with activities to help your students prepare for the TELPAS.

What’s Included:

• 153 TELPAS test prep Google Slides 
• 3 WEEKS of Warm-ups/mini lessons
• Sections for Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing
• Content Area questions and analysis
• Digital Student Note Catchers
• Printable student note catchers
• Teacher answer key with student response samples
• Engaging visuals, charts, graphs and more
• Directions for students to record using Vocaroo for Speaking
• Multiple choice and open ended responses and more!

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Matthew T. wrote, “Fantastic test prep for my high schoolers for TELPAS! This really mimicked the test and students were challenged. Thanks!”

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Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing

Are you hunting for a FUN way to get your ESL ELL secondary students writing? This Halloween themed unit includes resources to break down teaching writing and provides examples and aids! Perfect for after testing and to wrap up your year. 

Use the fun and interactive slide show to walk your students through the creative writing process for writing Halloween scary stories!

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 practice using Vocaroo

This resource is ENGAGING and will have your secondary ESL students excited about writing. NO PREP

What’s Included:

• 70+ slides that help you teach HOW to write a scary story
• Writing examples for EACH part of the plot (rising action, climax, etc)
• Scary story EXAMPLE STORIES (5 stories)
• Guide for students to work in groups & ANALYZE sample scary stories & fill out an organizer and present their analysis to the class
• Descriptive Writing Practice PDF Printable
• Parts of a plot/Plot Line PDF Printable
• Engaging Pear Deck slides that will walk YOU the teacher through EVERY step of the writing unit so you have NO PREP!
• Tons of visuals and language frames
• Templated student slides for students to use to create their presentations!
• Student Conference PDF Printable
• Writing Rubric PDF Printable 
• Writing Checklist PDF Printable
• Student Self Reflections PDF Printable
• Guide for presenting and creating slides
• Slide to teach how to record their stories on Vocaroo

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ David P. wrote, “My students loved using this resource to help them write scary stories. Most students were engaged in writing. This product helped all students--all ability levels--to complete the writing assignment. ”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kelsey S. wrote, “Great resource! My kids loved the slides, it was easy to use, engaging, and effective for helping my students use sentence structures we’ve been practicing. I love it!” 

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⭐️This unit is for SLIFE & Level 1 & 2 students!⭐️

Are you searching for project-based learning opportunities for your ESL ELL newcomers (Beginner/intermediate Entering/Emerging + SLIFE) that are FUN and that you can use and scaffold with ELL ESL Newcomers of ALL LEVELS? This Our Planet Unit includes enough lessons to last you 4 weeks! Your multilingual ML students will have the chance to gain valuable knowledge about SCIENCE content vocabulary all while working on developing skills such as vocabulary, speaking, reading, writing, key grammar and much MORE!

This unit uses digital resources like Google slides and PDFs and is ⭐️_NO PREP⭐️_

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Learn about plastic pollution, overfishing and deforestation
• Identify and write about problems and solutions
• Analyze text
• Have scaffolds for SLIFE, Entering, Beginner, Emerging and Level 1 students
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Create a project about how to help their communities with a problem and come up with a solution!

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

What’s Included:

• A teacher Pear Deck/Google Slides (140+ slides) to support you and your Newcomer ELL students through all parts of the project AND teach about the Around the Our Planet Science topics/themes
• Student Workbook--PDF Printable
• Pacing Guide broken down in weeks and days

*Week 1: Overfishing

*Week 2: Plastic Pollution

*Week 3: Deforestation

*Week 4: Student Projects & Presentations

• Video directions (for teachers)
• Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment
• Engaging videos for listening practice and background knowledge
• PWIM model activities
• SLIFE scaffolds
• Science Content Vocabulary
• Writing, Reading & Speaking practice
• SHOULD modal
• Vocaroo Recordings Practice (great practice for their state language test--ACCESS--TELPAS--and more)
• Reading Practice - 3 Different Passages
• Writing Practice---3 different activities with scaffolds
• FINAL PROJECT: Identify One Major Issue in Their Community and Offer Solutions
  *Google Slides and PDF version*

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⭐️This unit is for intermediate/advanced/advanced high and emerging/developing/expanding students as well as long-term ELLs⭐️

Are you searching for project-based learning opportunities for your secondary ESL ELLs that are FUN and that you can use and scaffold with multilingual learns of different levels? This USA & GOVERNMENT UNIT includes enough lessons to last you 4 weeks! Your multilingual ML students will have the chance to gain valuable knowledge about SOCIAL STUDIES content vocabulary all while working on developing skills such as vocabulary, speaking, reading, writing, key grammar and much MORE!

This unit is a ⭐️_NO PREP⭐️ 152-page_ PRINTABLE PDF WORKBOOK for students and Google Slides visuals for teachers! Great for small group OR whole group!

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Learn about landforms, US government, the Pledge of Allegiance, Bill of Rights, Branches of Government, important US landmarks and more!
• Analyze text
• Have scaffolds for developing, intermediate and advanced students
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Create a project about their own US road trip!!!

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

What’s Included:

• 152-page Student Workbook--PDF Printable (also what the teacher will use)
• 199 Teacher slides to project the unit and provide visuals
• Pre and Post Assessment
• PWIM model activities
• Writing, Speaking and Listening ASSESSMENTS
• TONS of vocabulary & visuals
• Writing scaffolds
• QR Codes for reading passages
• Social Studies Content Vocabulary (landforms, government, bill of rights, constitution, branches of government, voting)
• Writing, Reading & Speaking practice
• Scaffolds for Emerging/Developing/Expanding and intermediate/advanced/advanced high multilingual students
• Engaging topics of voting, government, US states and travel, road trips
• Reading Practice - 3 Different Passages
• Writing Practice- Short answer responses
• Speaking Practice--Record themselves and practice writing out a constructed speaking response
• FINAL PROJECT: Plan your own road trip in the US!

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Are you searching for project based learning opportunities for your ESL ELL newcomers that are FUN and ENGAGING? This Extreme Sports Unit includes enough lessons to last you 3 weeks! Your multilingual ML students will have the chance to gain valuable knowledge about real life experiences and exciting new topics, all while working on developing skills needed for speaking, listening, reading and writing!

This resource uses Google slides and PDFs and is NO PREP.

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 mature in life skills
• Learn new grammar and tenses
• PROJECT: CREATE YOUR OWN EXTREME SPORT!!! (Or, create student Google Slides presentations that are already templated with language frames)

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

What’s Included:

• A teacher Pear Deck/Google Slides (129 slides) to support you and your Newcomer ELL students through all parts of the project AND teach about extreme sports
• Pacing Guide broken down in weeks and days
• Video directions (for teacher)
• Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment
• Simple Grammar Practice & Handout
• Extreme sport Vocabulary
• Writing & speaking practice
• Adverbs of Manner
• Past simple tense
• Reading Practice - 3 Different Passages
• TWO different project choices! 

1. TEMPLATED GOOGLE SLIDES FOR STUDENT PRESENTATIONS---students will use these to create their own slideshow and practice speaking and create their own extreme sport
2. Templated PDF printable for students to create their own extreme sport
3. EXTENSION ACTIVITY---Use Canva for students to create their own extreme sport flyer!

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⭐️This unit is for SLIFE & Level 1 & 2 students!⭐️

Are you searching for project-based learning opportunities for your ESL ELL newcomers (Beginner/intermediate Entering/Emerging + SLIFE) that are FUN and that you can use and scaffold with ELL ESL Newcomers of ALL LEVELS? This Daily Life & Time includes enough lessons to last you 3 weeks! Your multilingual ML students will have the chance to gain valuable knowledge about DAILY LIFE and TIME vocabulary all while working on developing skills such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, key grammar and much MORE!

This unit uses digital resources like Google slides and PDFs and is ⭐️_NO PREP⭐️_

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Learn how to tell time and write and talk about time
• Learn about daily life activities and vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Have scaffolds for SLIFE, Entering, Beginner, Emerging and Level 1 students
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Create a project about the daily life of a famous person!

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

What’s Included:

• A teacher Pear Deck/Google Slides (100+ slides) to support you and your Newcomer ELL students through all parts of the project AND teach about the Daily Life & time topics/themes
• Student Workbook--PDF Printable
• Pacing Guide broken down in weeks and days
• Video directions (for teachers)
• Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment
• Engaging videos for listening practice and background knowledge
• PWIM model activities
• SLIFE scaffolds
• TONS of vocabulary printables and visuals
• Writing, Reading & Speaking practice
• Present Simple tense
• Vocaroo Recordings Practice (great practice for their state language test--ACCESS--TELPAS--and more)
• Reading Practice - 2 Different Passages
• Writing Practice---2 different activities with scaffolds
• FINAL PROJECT:
  OPTION A: Daily Life of a Famous Person

OPTION B: My Daily Life Podcast

OPTION B: My Daily Life Vocaroo- Podcast

(Google Slides and PDF printable version also included!)

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Are you hunting for a FUN way to get your ESL ELL newcomer students writing? This Halloween themed unit includes resources to break down teaching writing and provides examples and aids! 

This unit has EVERYTHING you need from the writing process, past tense, vocabulary, rough draft, example scary stories AND MORE!

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 practice using Vocaroo

This resource is ENGAGING and will have your secondary ESL students excited about writing. 

What’s Included:

• 70+ slides that help you teach HOW to write a scary story for secondary Newcomers
• Writing examples and breakdown for parts of a story
• Scary story EXAMPLE STORIES (2 stories) with vocabulary, QR codes to read the stories aloud, story analysis questions and frames and more!
• Descriptive Writing Practice PDF Printable
• Parts of a plot/Plot Line PDF Printable
• Teacher directions on how to teach the unit!
• Engaging Pear Deck slides that will walk YOU the teacher through EVERY step of the writing unit so you have NO PREP!
• Pre-writing organizer that helps students INDEPENDENTLY go through each step of the story!
• ROUGH DRAFT TEMPLATED STORY for students to use with transition words and more
• Tons of visuals and language frames
• Student Conference PDF Printable
• Writing Rubric PDF Printable 
• Printable vocabulary pages PDF
• Student Self Reflections PDF Printable & Teacher Feedback
• Slide to teach how to record their stories on Vocaroo
• AND SO MUCH MORE!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Erin M. wrote, “This was an easy, no prep writing unit that I used with my middle and high school ESL students. It is very in depth about each step of the prewriting and writing process, and I very much appreciate the visuals and picture vocabulary included throughout!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sebastian P. wrote, “This was a blast to do with my 10th graders! I honestly can't believe how much my Newcomers wrote. The scaffolds were fantastic and all the additional lessons made this unit easy and so effective at teaching writing. Thank you!” 

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Do you need a test prep resource that will get your secondary ELL multilingual students completely prepared for the formatting and the reading, writing, listening and speaking demands of the ACCESS test? These 20 Warm Ups/Mini lessons are everything you need to prepare your TIER B/C students for ACCESS!

Your students will feel more confident taking ACCESS after completing these activities that focus on writing.

Your Students Will:

• Develop strategies
• Practice the WIDA KEY USE: INFORM
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice with academic content language
• Work on developing test taking skills
• Complete mini lessons and warm ups
• Have the opportunity to expand knowledge

This resource is LOADED with activities to help your students prepare for the ACCESS.

What’s Included:

• 170 test prep slides written in the same formatting, structure and rigor of the ACCESS test
• Examples from "Nina" and "Elena" to mimic ACCESS
• Students will read, write, move items to categorize, speak, listen and more! 
• 20 Warm Ups/Mini Lessons that focus on Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking in the four content areas (Social Studies, Math, Language Arts and Science)
• Voice recordings, visuals, graphics, multiple choice and writing assessments
• Digital AND Printable (Google Doc + PDF) STUDENT NOTE CATCHER
• Tier B/C rigor and leveled questions
• Tons of exposure and practice with academic content language
• Vocaroo link for students to record their speaking responses
• PERFECT for mini lessons or warm ups as well as assessment grades or progress monitoring
• Focus on: Describe, categorize, compare and contrast and more!
• Plus so much more!

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Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing

Do you need a test prep resource that will get your secondary ELL multilingual students completely prepared for the formatting and the reading, writing, listening and speaking demands of the ACCESS test? These 20 Warm Ups/Mini lessons are everything you need to prepare your TIER A students for ACCESS!

Your students will feel more confident taking ACCESS after completing these activities that focus on writing.

Your Students Will:

• Develop strategies
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice with academic content language
• Work on developing test taking skills
• Complete mini lessons and warm ups
• Have the opportunity to expand knowledge

This resource is LOADED with activities to help your students prepare for the ACCESS.

What’s Included:

• 192 test prep slides written in the same formatting, structure and rigor of the ACCESS test
• Examples from "Nina" and "Elena" to mimic ACCESS
• 20 Warm Ups/Mini Lessons that focus on Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking in the four content areas (Social Studies, Math, Language Arts and Science)
• Voice recordings, visuals, graphics, multiple choice and writing assessments
• Digital AND Printable (Google Doc + PDF) STUDENT NOTE CATCHER
• Tier A rigor and leveled questions
• Tons of exposure and practice with academic content language
• Vocaroo link for students to record their speaking responses
• PERFECT for mini lessons or warm ups as well as assessment grades or progress monitoring
• Plus so much more!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sarah A. wrote, “These were way more extensive than I thought! This gave us WEEKS of Warm Ups. I used a lot of them as rotations and pulled students into small groups for some of the slides. Everything was really well made and mimicked ACCESS really well, especially the formatting. Very glad I found these! Thank you!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Terri S. wrote, “My students enjoyed this work. I scaffolded it so that it got harder each day. Thank you for the amazing resource”

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Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing

Are you searching for project based learning opportunities for your ESL ELL SLIFE Newcomers that are FUN? This career & housing unit includes enough lessons to last you 3 weeks! Your multilingual ML students will have the chance to gain valuable knowledge about real life experiences and planning for their futures, all while working on developing skills needed for their careers, housing research, budgeting, speaking, reading, writing and much MORE!

This resource uses Google slides and PDFs and is NO PREP.

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 mature in life skills
• Plan their futures
• RECORD A PODCAST!!! (Or, create student Google Slides presentations that are already templated with language frames)

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

What’s Included:

• A teacher Pear Deck/Google Slides (128 slides) to support you and your Newcomer ELL students through all parts of the project AND teach about the career and housing unit
• A BONUS SLIFE PDF Workbook for your ENTERING/SLIFE STUDENTS!
• Grading Tool (PDF)
• Pacing Guide broken down in weeks and days
• Video directions (for teacher)
• Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment
• Simple Grammar Practice & Handout
• Career & Housing Vocabulary
• Writing & speaking practice
• Countable & Uncountable Nouns
• Singular and Plural Noun Practice
• Vocaroo Recordings Practice
• Reading Practice - 3 Different Passages
• Number Practice & Quantifiers
• THREE different project choices! 

1. TEMPLATED GOOGLE SLIDES FOR STUDENT PRESENTATIONS---students will use these to create their own slideshow and practice speaking
2. Vocaroo recording directions and student "one pager" to put recording QR codes for their podcast
3. Podcast recording directions for Spotify!

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Are you searching for project based learning opportunities for your ESL ELL SLIFE newcomers that are FUN? This clothes and fashion unit includes enough lessons to last you 3 weeks! Your multilingual ML students will have the chance to gain valuable knowledge about real life vocabulary all while working on developing skills such as budgeting, speaking, reading, writing, key grammar and much MORE!

This resource uses Google slides and PDFs and is NO PREP.

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/budgeting activity for buying clothes
• Have the opportunity to mature in life skills
• Create their own fashion show!

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

What’s Included:

• A teacher Pear Deck/Google Slides (115 slides) to support you and your Newcomer ELL students through all parts of the project AND teach about the clothes and fashion topics/themes
• A BONUS SLIFE PDF Workbook for your ENTERING/SLIFE STUDENTS!
• Pacing Guide broken down in weeks and days
• Video directions (for teachers)
• Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment
• Clothes and Fashion Vocabulary
• Writing, Reading & Speaking practice
• "Should" and "Shouldn't" grammar practice
• Articles and Prepositions
• Phrasal Verbs
• Vocaroo Recordings Practice
• Reading Practice - 3 Different Passages
• FINAL PROJECT: Create your own Fashion Show with reused items from your house! (One of my favorite student projects!) ***PDF PRINTABLE VERSION and TEMPLATED GOOGLE SLIDES for STUDENTS TO FILL OUT AND PRESENT***

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⭐️This unit is for Level 1 & 2 students + an entire BONUS unit for SLIFE students!!⭐️

Are you searching for project based learning opportunities for your ESL ELL newcomers (Beginner/intermediate Entering/Emerging + SLIFE) that are FUN and that you can use and scaffold with ELL ESL Newcomers of ALL LEVELS? This Around the House & Family Unit includes enough lessons to last you 3 weeks! Your multilingual ML students will have the chance to gain valuable knowledge about real life vocabulary all while working on developing skills such as vocabulary, speaking, reading, writing, key grammar and much MORE!

This unit uses digital resources like Google slides and PDFs and is ⭐️_NO PREP⭐️_

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Have supports for ALL their levels and needs (Beginner, Intermediate, SLIFE, Entering, Emerging, Level 1 & 2)
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Have the opportunity to mature in life skills
• Design their dream house
• Create new family traditions

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

What’s Included:

• A teacher Pear Deck/Google Slides (127 slides) to support you and your Newcomer ELL students through all parts of the project AND teach about the Around the House/Home & Family topics/themes
• Pacing Guide broken down in weeks and days
• STUDENT SLIFE WORKBOOK--PDF Printable---83 pages
• Video directions (for teachers)
• Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment
• Around the House & Family Vocabulary
• Writing, Reading & Speaking practice
• Present Continuous Tense (SLIFE and regular level)
• Present Simple (VERB: TO HAVE & TO BE---SLIFE)
• Possessive Adjectives
• Vocaroo Recordings Practice
• Reading Practice - 3 Different Passages (SLIFE level and regular level)
• Writing Practice---3 different levels (Lower level, higher level and SLIFE)
• STUDENT PROJECT: Create a new family tradition!
• STUDENt PROJECT: FAMILY TREE
• FINAL PROJECT: Design your DREAM HOUSE! ***PDF PRINTABLE VERSION and TEMPLATED GOOGLE SLIDES for STUDENTS TO FILL OUT AND PRESENT***

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Are you searching for SUMMER SCHOOL project based learning opportunities for your ESL ELL newcomers that are FUN? This summer school unit includes enough lessons to last you 3 weeks! Your multilingual ML students will have the chance to gain valuable knowledge and help them in developing skills such as reading, speaking, listening, writing, presenting a project and much MORE!

This resource uses digital Google slides AND has PDF printables and is NO PREP.

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Create their own festival using Google Slides OR a PDF printable
• Have the opportunity to mature in life skills

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

What’s Included:

• A teacher Pear Deck/Google Slides (120 slides) to support you and your Newcomer ELL students through all parts of the project AND teach about summer
• Pacing Guide broken down in weeks and days
• Video directions (for teacher)
• Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment
• Simple Grammar Practice & Handout
• Summer vocabulary
• Writing & speaking practice
• Present Continuous tense
• Comparative adjectives
• Vocaroo Recordings Speaking Practice
• Reading Practice - 3 Different Passages
• TEMPLATED GOOGLE SLIDES FOR STUDENT FESTIVAL PRESENTATIONS---students will use these to create their own slideshow and practice speaking.
• TEMPLATED PDF for creating their own festival

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Are you searching for project based learning opportunities for your ESL ELL newcomers that are FUN? This unit includes enough lessons to last you a whole month! Perfect for after testing and to wrap up your year. Your students will have the chance to research a place they’d like to travel to all while working on developing skills such as budgeting, speaking, listening, research, and much MORE!

This resource uses Google slides and is NO PREP.

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 mature in life skills

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

What’s Included:

• A teacher Pear Deck/Google Slides (78 slides) to support you and your Newcomer ELL students through all parts of the project AND teach about the joys and intricacies of travel and planning for a trip
• Project Rubric (PDF)
• Vocabulary Cards for the ENTIRE UNIT (PDF)--great for small group intervention and extensions
• Four weeks of lessons weekly planner (PDF)
• Grading worksheet (PDF)
• Self Assessment Check In (PDF)
• Packing List Activity with Vocabulary and Writing (Google Doc & PDF)
• Research Planner for students to research the country they're visiting (PDF & Google Doc)
• Trip Planner & Budgeting planner to record their notes and important trip information (PDF & Google Doc)
• AirBnB Research Activity (PDF & Google Doc)
• Trip Activity Planner for students to research activities and record their answers (Google Doc & PDF)
• Trip Itinerary Template (PDF)
• Postcard Activity (PDF)
• Peer Presentation Note Catcher for students to record their peers' presentation information (Google Doc & PDF)
• Examples on how to research flights, accommodations and other important parts of travel
• Engaging videos to teach and showcase the importance of travel and travel tips
• TEMPLATED GOOGLE SLIDES FOR STUDENT PRESENTATIONS---students will use these to create their own slideshow to teach the rest of the class about their trip and the country they're visiting!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Devan H. wrote, “This was an amazing project! Well laid out! Thanks for making the last few weeks easier.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rosa G. wrote, “BEST PROJECT EVER! I was desperate for something for my high school Newcomers after state testing and this project was SO FUN! It took us the whole month of April and the kids loved it! There were so many great activities in here and everything was organized and ready to go. It was perfect for my older students and they planned the best trips! Thank you!” 

This Travel Project bundle will bring some fun and engagement to your classroom! You don’t want to miss out on the EXCITING bundle. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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Are you searching for project based learning opportunities for your secondary ESL ELL students that are FUN? This unit includes enough lessons to last you a whole month! Perfect for after testing and to wrap up your year. Your students will have the chance to research a place they’d like to travel to all while working on developing skills such as budgeting, speaking, listening, research, and much MORE!

This resource uses Google slides and is NO PREP.

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 mature in life skills

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

What’s Included:

• A teacher Pear Deck/Google Slides (69 slides) to support you and your students through all parts of the project AND teach about the joys and intricacies of travel and planning for a trip
• Project Rubric (PDF)
• Four weeks of lessons weekly planner (PDF)
• Grading worksheet (PDF)
• Conference check in sheets to meet with students (PDF)
• TWO Listening activities using Ed Puzzle & Ted Talk with comprehension questions and vocabulary (Google Doc & PDF)
• Research Planner for students to research the country they're visiting (PDF & Google Doc)
• Trip Planner to record their notes and important trip information (PDF & Google Doc)
• AirBnB Research Activity (PDF & Google Doc)
• Packing List (PDF)
• Trip Itinerary Template (PDF)
• Postcard Activity (PDF)
• Peer Presentation Note Catcher for students to record their peers' presentation information (Google Doc & PDF)
• Examples on how to research flights, accommodations and other important parts of travel
• Engaging videos to teach and showcase the importance of travel and travel tips
• TEMPLATED GOOGLE SLIDES FOR STUDENT PRESENTATIONS---students will use these to create their own slideshow to teach the rest of the class about their trip and the country they're visiting!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jenn A. wrote, “This was an awesome project! There were tons of lessons and activities that had great language supports for my different level ELLs. The students had so much fun doing this project and learned really great skills!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sebastian P. wrote, “This was one of the best resources I've ever purchased. I used this after state testing and literally had to do no lesson plans for a month. I used this with my 10th grade Developing and Expanding ELL students and they LOVED it. We had so much fun doing all the activities and the Pear Deck and teacher resources made everything seamless. The student presentations turned out fantastic thanks to the templated Google Slides provided. Thank you!” 

This Travel Project bundle will bring some fun and engagement to your classroom! You don’t want to miss out on the EXCITING bundle. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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Do you need a test prep resource that will get your secondary ELL multilingual students completely prepared for the formatting and the reading, writing, listening and speaking demands of the ACCESS test? These 20 Warm Ups/Mini lessons are everything you need to prepare your TIER A & B/C students for ACCESS using the WIDA KEY USE Narrate & Argue skills!

Your students will feel more confident taking ACCESS after completing these activities that focus on writing.

Your Students Will:

• Develop strategies
• Narrate and Argue
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice with academic content language
• Work on developing test taking skills
• Complete mini lessons and warm ups
• Have the opportunity to expand knowledge

This resource is LOADED with activities to help your students prepare for the ACCESS**.**

What’s Included:

• 115 test prep slides written in the same formatting, structure and rigor of the ACCESS test
• Examples from "Nina" and "Elena" to mimic ACCESS
• Students will read, write, move items to categorize, speak, listen and more! 
• 20 Warm Ups/Mini Lessons that focus on Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking in the four content areas (Social Studies, Math, Language Arts and Science)
• Voice recordings, visuals, graphics, multiple choice and writing assessments
• Digital AND Printable (Google Doc + PDF) STUDENT NOTE CATCHER
• Split into two parts: NARRATE and ARGUE
• Tons of exposure and practice with academic content language
• Vocaroo link for students to record their speaking responses
• PERFECT for mini lessons or warm ups as well as assessment grades or progress monitoring
• Plus so much more!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alyson D. wrote, “This resource is amazing. I love all of the different activities and topics that are included in this resource. I love that it hits different areas of the test and gives the students the opportunity to work on their speaking with recordings. This has definitely come in handy when it comes to working with my EL students for the WIDA test.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lauren B. wrote, “I credit this so much in helping my 10th graders on ACCESS! It was the most extensive test prep material I've seen on TeachShare and was SO SIMILAR to the test itself. Thank you for pushing my students and creating something that helped use prepare so well!”

This ACCESS practice will ease everyone’s stress as you work towards completing the ACCESS! You don’t want to miss out on the HELPFUL resource. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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ELL WIDA ACCESS Test Prep - Tier A

Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing

Are you searching for project based learning opportunities for your ESL ELL newcomers that are FUN? This grocery store & money unit includes enough lessons to last you 3 weeks! Your beginner Newcoemr multilingual ML students will have the chance to gain valuable knowledge about a real life experience. All while working on developing skills such as budgeting, speaking, listening, research, and much MORE!

This resource uses digital Google slides and PDF printables and is NO PREP.

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 mature in life skills
• Complete a workbook!

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

What’s Included:

• A teacher Pear Deck/Google Slides (128 slides) to support you and your Newcomer ELL students through all parts of the project AND teach about the grocery store and money
• BONUS: 87 page SLIFE PDF student workbook for your TRUE NEWCOMERS who need TONS of scaffolds!
• Grading Tool (PDF)
• Pacing Guide broken down in weeks and days
• Video directions (for teacher)
• Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment
• Simple Grammar Practice & Handout
• Grocery Store & Money Vocabulary
• Writing & speaking practice
• Countable & Uncountable Nouns
• Singular and Plural Noun Practice
• Vocaroo Recordings Practice
• Reading Practice - 3 Different Passages
• Number Practice & Quantifiers 
• TEMPLATED GOOGLE SLIDES FOR STUDENT PRESENTATIONS---students will use these to create their own slideshow and practice speaking.

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

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ESL Travel Project Bundle

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The Word Collector Vocabulary Activities: Fancy Word of the Week BUNDLE

All the Word Collector Vocabulary Activities in this bundle now include a digital distance learning option in Google Slides™. Please refer to the final 7 pages of each product file for the instructions and links.

Word Collector Activities! Are you looking for engaging AND fancy vocabulary words for a wide range of grade levels? This vocabulary product pairs perfectly with the book The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds and works for students from 4th to 9th grade.

Fancy Vocabulary Words and Activities BUNDLE:

PLEASE READ PRIOR TO PURCHASING THIS FANCY WORDS VOCABULARY BUNDLE: You might be interested in purchasing this vocabulary BUNDLE if you work with multiple levels of students, want to have a variety of fancy vocabulary words to choose from based on the varying needs of your students, or just love fancy vocabulary words and want to have a larger pool of words to choose from. PLEASE NOTE: Level 3 vocabulary words may be too difficult for 3rd-5th grade (unless there is extra support or if you work with very high achieving students).

Please check out each individual vocabulary product links here:

• FANCY VOCABULARY WORD OF THE WEEK {LEVEL ONE}
• FANCY VOCABULARY WORD OF THE WEEK {LEVEL TWO}
• FANCY VOCABULARY WORD OF THE WEEK {LEVEL THREE}

Each product includes half sheet vocabulary poster cards (42 words per product), a few instructional pages, as well as 42 ready-to-use printable pages that correspond to each vocabulary word (per product).

There are a variety of ways you can use this product (introduce 1-3 vocabulary words each week, create a vocabulary booklet at the beginning of the year, or use each vocabulary word as you see fit). This vocabulary product is sure to be challenging for every student in your class!

This BUNDLED FILE includes the following words:

• awkward
• bedazzle
• befuddle
• blubber
• boondoggle
• dilly-dally
• dollop
• doozy
• effervescent
• enchanted
• etiquette
• exaggeration
• exuberant
• felicity
• flabbergasted
• gobbledygook
• hogwash
• iridescent
• jimjams
• klutz
• kumquat
• lackluster
• lickety-split
• lollygag
• mediocre
• myriad
• namby-pamby
• nincompoop
• oodles
• peeve
• perplexed
• plethora
• rambunctious
• ramshackle
• sarcasm
• serendipity
• skedaddle
• spew
• squabble
• succulent
• tranquil
• vamoose
• accolade
• adroit
• alienate
• anomaly
• asinine
• bamboozle
• bauble
• beguile
• cahoots
• catawampus
• cockamamie
• conniption
• decrepit
• dingus
• discombobulate
• elicit
• epiphany
• finagle
• flummoxed
• harangue
• hodgepodge
• hoity-toity
• hootenanny
• inadvertent
• incredulous
• kibosh
• loathe
• luminescent
• malarkey
• mollycoddle
• onomatopoeia
• ornery
• oviparous
• phenomenon
• razzmatazz
• rickshaw
• rigmarole
• shenanigans
• squeegee
• thwart
• toupee
• whirligig
• albeit
• amorphous
• auspicious
• bodacious
• cacophony
• cantankerous
• caveat
• chicanery
• circumvent
• codswallop
• defunct
• deleterious
• epitome
• ethereal
• evanescent
• expunge
• facetious
• fatuous
• furtive
• indubitable
• infinitesimal
• inundate
• kerfuffle
• logorrhea
• loquacious
• magnanimous
• metamorphosis
• monotonous
• nebulous
• nefarious
• obsequious
• paradigm
• pertinacity
• repugnant
• sanguine
• soliloquy
• tempestuous
• unctuous
• vacillate
• vehement
• vigilant
• vulnerable

As a student, I began to love reading and writing when I discovered the rich variety of English words, so I wanted to create resources that incorporate a myriad of fun, challenging vocabulary words for a wide variety of levels.

NOTE: THESE FILES INCLUDE A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

These products include a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.

Do you need other products that will help your students with Vocabulary? Check out these products:

• VOCABULARY PRODUCTS

This Valentine’s Day ESL bundle has lot’s of no prep/low prep activities for February. This resource focuses on Valentine’s day 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 or nonfiction reading comprehension text).

Resource 1:

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 the short film  « The Box ». 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.

Resource 2:

Included:

-New vocabulary with images (23 flashcards) and suggested activities like a game of memory

-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 “ 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 3: Things we love to hate!

This basic ESL resource (Question of the day) helps to engage students with conversation starting photographs.  Students will all want to share their opinion while they practice simple English sentences. Advanced students can expand on responses with “because…”

Resource 4:

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 cards during holidays such as Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, or Father's Day. This activity can work well for different levels of English.

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

-English sentence suggestions

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 printer paper)

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.

** 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.**

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Elevate your English Second Language (ESL) classroom experience with this comprehensive school vocabulary resource bundle. Enhance language learning with flashcards, perfect for engaging games and interactive lessons. Reinforce basic school vocabulary with intriguing activities such as mystery word worksheets, word searches, drawing exercises, 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 learning by designing their own locker and crafting sentences to describe it.

Resource 1: Personal school Supplies
Included:
-36 flashcards (flashcards can be used for a multitude of language games)
-Answer response sheet included for Scoot with flashcards
-Flyswatter Smash /Slap- includes one image to project on board
-Ten low prep worksheets for students to practice the new vocabulary (mystery word vocabulary match, word search, crosswords, drawing and more )
-Mini-project- design and write about your locker (template and example)
-An editable sub plan

Resource 2: School subjects and places

This ESL resource reviews vocabulary with a focus on basic school subjects, school items, and areas in a school. Students can practice speaking with 3 dialogue suggestions. Students can also label school spaces and do a scavenger hunt.

Included:

-39 flashcards (flashcards can be used for a multitude of language games)

-Answer response sheet included for Scoot with flashcards

-Flyswatter Smash /Slap- includes one image to project on board

-Ten low prep worksheets for students to practice the new vocabulary (mystery word vocabulary match, word search, crosswords and more )

-Three simple skits to practice speaking

-School room signs to label spaces in the building and a basic scavenger hunt

-An editable sub plan

Resource 3: School Bingo

Bring some fun in to your ESL class with school vocabulary bingo. This engaging resource is perfect for vocabulary review. Either print and play or use Google classroom to play digitally. Two bingo options to pick from - with or without words. Quick setup, suitable for any age.

What you will find :

1-Thirty-five cards without words (image only)

2-Thirty-five cards with words and images

3-Bingo calling list for teacher with 35 images (and use as vocabulary list for students too)

Google classroom set up- share slides in your Google classroom and assign each student a number from 1-36. Students can make their own copy of their card. Students use the red circles as bingo markers. IF more markers are needed- select a circle ctrl+D.

Bonus Resource: Games

*Please note the flashcards are similar in this resource but the price is reduced to account for some repeats.

This is an engaging ESL resource with game suggestions to review basic school vocabulary. There are printable flashcards with 63 images. This resource is perfect for reinforcing vocabulary while having fun playing games like Scoot, Typhon, or Flyswatter smash/Board slap.

Included:

-63 colored flashcards (flashcards can be used for a multitude of language games)

-Answer response sheet included

-Scoot questions

-Typhon  grid and questions - The grid can be adapted to review any topic. Blank typhon question sheets included.

-Flyswatter Smash board/Board slap- various ways to play including project the image on the board.

-Three page overview of 10 basic ESL games to review vocabulary

** 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.**

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