8th Grade EFL - ESL - ELD Google Apps

What is Veterans Day? - A HISTORY MINI-LESSON

This 15 slide digital Google Slide Lesson answers basic questions about the holiday. Created in a question/answer format, the historical information is clear and concise; perfect for a brief reminder of the original holiday. The historical information is brought to life with bold photos and an embedded video link for the visual learner.

• What is a veteran?
• When is Veterans Day?
• When did Veterans Day become a holiday?
• Where is Veterans Day Celebrated?
• Who is considered a veteran?
• In what wars have U.S. veterans served?
• What is the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day?
• Why are veterans important?

Enjoy!

From Kiwious About Vocab

This ESL ELL resource helps to review vocabulary for describing physical features. There are 3 culturally diverse photograph grids for the game “Guess who?” There are “Wanted” poster templates and a “guess the celebrity” project.

It is a great way to get students talking and writing. This is a print and go resource that you can also share in the Google classroom. 

This resource can be used for whole class discussion or partner activities. Students get an opportunity to practice the vocabulary within various games and activities. These activities could also be set up into station/center work.

Included:

- Teacher overview and further activity suggestions

-Three culturally diverse panels of photographs for the game Guess who? Photograph panels can be shared with students to play with partners, printed (color) or used for the class to play with a LCD projector.

-Three printable sheets with descriptions for students to match the descriptions to the photographs.

-Handout to help students ask questions for the activity “Twenty Questions”

-Ten hidden celebrity pictures for students to try to identify by asking “Twenty Questions”. Squares are removed as they ask each question.

-Templates for students to create their own “Wanted” posters with descriptions of a friend.

-Suggestions for student projects for students to create their own “Twenty Questions” activity or students can write about their favorite celebrity.

Vocabulary Review:

Physical descriptions/Facial

Present tense verbs 

Please note: This resource works best using a projector in class or if students can view copies on Google classroom. Printing the photograph grid in b/w would not work well for the physical descriptions. 

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Do you want your students to have engaging topics to discuss? Then download this resource! This product contains 50 engaging topics that can be used for video, forum, or in class discussions. These questions are unique, suitable for middle school, and generate conversation. Use this with Flipgrid, Google Classroom discussion forum, Zoom or Google Meets, or in person.

Not your average, run-of-the-mill questions!

• What do you think will be the biggest global issue in 20 years? Explain what this global issue is and why you believe it will be our biggest challenge.
• Describe an occupation we will have 20 years from now, but we currently do not have. Provide details as to where the person with this job will work, their work environment, and what they will do at work. 
• The zombie apocalypse is starting at midnight! What 5 things are you going to do or get to prepare for this invasion? Why do you choose each item? 

These questions:

• Build classroom community
• Fosters student engagement
• Improves online communication skills!

This Product Includes:

1. 50 Flipgrid/Google Forum/Discussion questions (including extension questions)
2. A list of Good Posts Vs Bad Posts of forum posting (aka, how to make a good post!).
3. Grading rubric
4. Lesson Plan

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Word of the Week Vocabulary, FANCY and FUN style! FREE!

This Vocabulary Word of the Week product is a perfect addition to any language arts vocabulary program, as it adds flair and magnificence with its fancy and fun to say (and write) words!

**THIS FREE product includes two weeks of vocabulary word wall cards, as well as the printables that accompany them.
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NOTE: THIS FILE NOW INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

As of 10/3/20, this product includes 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.

Technology Requirements:

• A Google Drive account
• If sharing with students, a Drive account that is linked to student Google accounts
• Can be shared/delivered on Google Classroom
• Only need access to Google Drive--no outside links to worry about!

These file can be used with iPads, chrome books, laptops, and desktops as long as your students have access to Google Drive or Classroom on a device. The digital portion of this product is on Google Slides™.

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This ESL ELD resource has everything your secondary Newcomer ELL students need to use their winter vocabulary and hear new stories around the winter theme! This product is perfect for whole group, small group, or you can leave it with a sub because of all the supports! Your secondary multilingual students will love these engaging activities!

This product includes:

1. 10 pages of Listening and Speaking Activities
2. Tons of visuals and pre teach vocabulary supports
3. Language frames to support speaking discussions
4. Speaking task cards
5. 3 linked stories to listen to
6. High level thinking questions
7. A PDF Link if you would like to print the activity

Look for more of my Newcomer Winter materials as well as the Newcomer Winter Bundle!

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Boost your ESL students' learning (English as a Second Language) with this engaging resource designed to review English vocabulary related to various locations and activities. Perfect to mix up the classroom routine with interactive activities such as a scavenger hunt and escape room task cards. This resource will keep your students motivated and excited about learning English.

Included in this Resource:

• Scavenger Hunt: Interactive scavenger hunt activity focused on locations. An activity where students complete sentences by finding the matching answer on another card (e.g., "When I am sick, I go to the ______"). This helps reinforce their understanding of when and why certain locations are visited.
• Escape room task cards: This printable task card activity includes 16 questions about locations. Students race to find the final 4-digit answer! Hang the task cards on the wall, place them on desks, or pass them around. Each answer will be decoded and recorded on a student answer sheet. The task cards are broken down into 4 levels with 4 puzzle types (decoders). Use these task cards for a partner escape room activity, SCOOT, scavenger hunt, or stations. There are countless ways to set it up, allowing students to be out of their seats, moving around, and learning!
• Guess the Location Game: A game where students use four hints (hair, shampoo, scissors, hairstylist) to guess a specific location.
• Mystery Maze Sheet: Students problem solve to find their way out of maze with questions on locations.
• Skit: Students can use the skit outline to build their own conversations in English.

Add some excitement to your class with these interactive and creative tasks that not only reinforce learning but also add an element of fun to class!

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Are you on the hunt for a MLK Jr. activity for your ESL Newcomer secondary students that encourages reading? This reading unit includes MLK Jr. themes and stories. Students will read about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day and his work.

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 has A LOT of ready to use activities for your students. You have the ability to teach on MLK in an engaging way.

What’s Included:

• 4 nonfiction reading passages about MLK Jr. (one is a timeline!)
• Vocabulary and language supports for each passage
• QR codes to read the passage aloud
• Comprehension questions for Speaking or Writing
• Two writing activities (one for ENTERING & one for EMERGING level multilingual students)
• Sentence frames and starters for writing supports
• Engaging secondary topics and visuals
• 20 printable vocabulary cards for additional small group activities

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Audrey G. wrote, “This was the perfect way to teach my high school Newcomers all about MLK Jr in a way that challenged them and had tons of supports. I loved the secondary images and that it wasn't "babyish". Thank you!”

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You can cover MLK Jr Day in a fun and engaging way! You don’t want to miss out on this EXCITING resource. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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This digital Google Slide lesson is the perfect way to introduce all of the basic elements of poetry: stanza, meter, line, prose, literary devices and multiple forms of poetry

GOAL

To show examples of all unique elements of poetry

AUDIENCE

Whole class, small group, ELL, Special Education, Virtual classrooms

Google Slides:

12 slides including live links to supporting videos

What is poetry?

What is prose?

What are the elements of a poem?

Example poem

What is Free Verse?

What are common poetry formats?

Why is poetry hard to understand?

What are poetic devices?

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR POETRY ANALYSIS LESSON AS WELL!

This lesson is also available in PowerPoint!

This ESL ELL English resource is designed to spark engaging conversation and expand your students' vocabulary with the daily “Question of the day”. Students will enjoy discussing their style and clothing choices while practicing their oral and written skills. With minimal preparation required, you can seamlessly integrate this resource into whole-class discussions, partner activities, or even use it as a substitute plan.

What's included in this resource?

A teacher overview

Engaging images and new vocabulary 

Over 30 "Questions of the day" or "Bell ringer" suggestions

A written project idea to encourage creativity

Vocabulary 

Clothing, accessories, and styles

Present tense verbs with limited future, conditional and past tense

Basic questions with some simple options included

Students should have a basic understanding of answering questions in English, although sentence models can also support beginner students.

Kickstart your ESL class every day with the "Question of the day" routine. Whether you use it as a daily warm-up or a bell ringer activity, this resource is sure to create a low-stress yet engaging learning environment.

You may also like the following resources:

ESL English basic II clothing activities

ESL English basic I clothing vocabulary Introduction

ESL English Clothing and fashion speaking Question of the day

ESL English Clothing and Fashion Projects

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This ESL ELD resource will allow you to edit a ready made visual schedule for Newcomer ELL students. Your Newcomer ELL students will love how beautiful and easy to read their new schedule is as they adjust to a new school. Comes with additional photos so you can customize for different classes.

This sports, hobbies, and pastimes themed ESL English resource helps to encourage speaking and writing about outdoor activities, clothing and more! There are engaging templates included which focus on planning an outdoor adventure. Students respond orally to each question, as they add on to their “adventure” plan. This “print and go” resource takes the stress out of planning. This could also work as a step by step substitute plan or a fun end of year project.

Students enjoy being creative as they add artwork and sentences to their printable backpack (templates included as well as other simple writing options).

Included:

- Teacher overview with slides to guide the project step by step

-Vocabulary with images and sentence starters

-Three writing prompt ideas including  a creative backpack template

Vocabulary:

Outdoor activities

Limited list of choices for snacks, trip location, personal items, and wildlife

Basic personal information (emergency card)

Intermediate sentence structure models - includes present tense, simple future or conditional options

Helpful with backpack template:

Scissors, glue, tape, colored pencils, printed templates and a stapler.

This activity can be done over several classes, by starting your ESL class off each day with a question of the day. Students write a sentence each day to add to the writing templates. 

You also may like this backpack activity themed resource:

Paperbag Backpack - Plan an adventure ESL- basic verb structures

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Use this ESL SSR Coffee Shop Menu to get your students actively reading, discussing, and analyzing their SSR books! A great speaking support activity!

Students will be able to:

1. Analyze what they read with three different options of their choice

2. Talk about their book with a peer with sentence frame supports

3. Share with the teacher or class about predictions, wonderings, and things that surprised them

Try this great SSR resource to help your multilingual learners with reading analysis and speaking!

This English Second Language ESL ELL EAL resource helps to review basic personal questions. This resource has lots of low prep activities. 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.

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. There is a simplified version also included.

Included:

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

-Templates for "Who is your teacher?" and "Investigating a classmate"

-A list of 22 basic questions - this allows students to pick their own sentences for an interview

-Blank templates that allow for more personalized sentences

-Additional templates to write about a classmate

-Twenty questions handout for game

-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...

This resource works as a low prep review activity or for a substitute plan. These worksheets can be printed and some can also be uploaded to your Google Classroom for seamless digital completion.

** 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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Need a fun and engaging Halloween activity for your ESL ELL secondary students? This no prep game has everything you need to get students talking about Halloween adventures and traditions!!!

What's included:

• 25 slides with questions, teacher directions, visuals, and sentence speaking frames for students to discuss what they HAVE done when they lose a point and put a finger down
• Engaging themes and visuals for secondary students
• Halloween themes appropriate for the classroom
• Directions slide
• EACH slide has a sentence frame at the bottom to get students TALKING!
• Perfect for ELL multilingual learners, SPED students and ALL students!

This ESL (English as a second language) resource reviews vocabulary related to common locations, places, or buildings. There are many suggested activities and games to get your students speaking and writing in English. This print and go resource takes the stress out of your week as you review basic English vocabulary.

Included:

-Teacher overview in English with suggested games and activities

-Game suggestions and partner activities (i.e.Cards for I have..Who has...?, Sentence matching, Scoot, memory card game, Twenty questions)

-45 Flashcards of common locations (for games or to display in class)

-5 worksheets to practice new vocabulary (i.e. crosswords, word search, fill in the blank)

-Two skit formats

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Need a fun and engaging way to get your secondary Newcomers writing sentences about St. Patrick's Day? This resource gives a color coded way for you to explicitly teach students how to format sentences using structures, visuals and vocabulary. Perfect for SLIFE, Level 1 and Level 2 students!

This resource includes:

1. 3 pages of formatting and graphic organizers to isolate subjects, verbs, nouns and adjectives

2. 3 pages of different writing activities for them to practice their sentence structures

3. Secondary visuals of themed adjectives for St. Patrick's Day

4. Secondary themes and professional formatting and graphics

5. Google Doc with a PDF link to print the lesson

6. PDF printable of the adjective cards with the definitions

In this ESL resource, students can be creative by designing a haunted house, writing a monster bio, or doing a Halloween questionnaire. Enhance your English second language classroom (ESL) with this basic Halloween resource, packed with several 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.

This low prep resource includes the following:

-Five sheets to practice new Halloween vocabulary

-One page to describe vocabulary games to play

-Thirty-six flashcards to support learning (for game suggestions)

-Two basic skits to practice speaking

-Two options for writing and creating a haunted house

-Three options to write a monster's bio (Extra English support/Graphic Template)

-Two English vocabulary lists to support writing topics

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

Bonus- A Halloween version of "Find someone who"

***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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Use this slideshow to let your ELL students present their scary stories with a fun backdrop! This also goes over student expectations while presenting as well as sentence frames for peer feedback.

This basic English ESL ELL resource helps to engage students with conversation starting topics. Students will all want to share their opinion on the various examples of pranking. At the end, students can complete simple writing activities. This is an easy low prep activity.

This activity is meant for older students who are mature enough to discuss pranks and the rules around pranking. 

Included:

-Over 30 prank examples to discuss

-Writing for student to share more detail on their opinion of pranking ( 2 writing prompts)

-Three conversation mats to help with speaking 

-Video suggestion with Gags to discuss

Vocabulary:

Present  and some past tense

I would/I would not

Photographs to help with new vocabulary

It is recommended that you pick a “prof of the day” to ask the questions to the class for even more oral practice. This also helps with substitute preparation when you have an established routine.

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