Other (Specialty) Cultural Activities

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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 3+ weeks! Your students will have the chance to research their origin countries and share their culture with the class.

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 learn more about themselves

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

What’s Included:

• 60 Pear Deck embedded Teacher Slides to guide and explain EVERYTHING to the students and make this unit EASY to teach!
• BONUS: SLIFE/SIFE student workbook---48 pages for extra support for students!
• Tons of vocabulary handouts!
• Google Earth search activity
• Landform Science content vocabulary
• Landforms choice video board for an independent student activity (great for a sub!)
• Country Note-catcher with guided slides and resources to support students, including vocabulary
• Templated student presentation slides that Newcomers can fill out independently
• Secondary graphics, videos, images and more!
• Peer presentation note-catcher while students present
• Teacher directions for the unit linked on Slide 1
• Slide 1 has ALL the links and resources you need!!! 
• EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR 3+ WEEKS OF LESSONS!!!!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mary S. wrote, “I teach SLIFE (Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education) -- newcomers who are learning English and who enter school in 10th-12th grade, after many years without any formal schooling. Some of my students are just learning how to read in any language. I need to adapt resources such as this, but they remain a big time-saver for me.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Karen M. wrote, “Super high-quality materials! My students were very engaged and I was able to adapt slides to their specific needs. Looking forward to using the Travel Project Unit next!!!” 

This origin project 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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ESL Travel Project Bundle

Multilingual Classroom Monthly Newsletter - Editable

Need a fun first week ESL ELL activity to get your secondary Newcomer ELL students speaking and learning more about each other? This activity is FUN and helps students craft their responses with tons of language frames!

This product includes:

• 20 slides to teach the activity and with FUN and engaging THIS OR THAT scenarios for students to discuss!
• Secondary themes and topics
• Different language frames that get more complex as the slides go on!
• A great chance to learn about your students and create a classroom community!

**Do you need to take time off work and don't want to stress about SUB PLANS for ELL Newcomers?! Then this product is PERFECT for you! You can take 1 day off and have lessons for when you come back, too, OR you can take two days off for some much needed REST!

Your Students Will:

• Learn new vocabulary
• Construct simple sentences
• Apply knowledge
• Practice cause and effect
• Watch engaging short videos about Colombia!
• Discuss vocabulary and science with each other
• Read and analyze a text about how Colombia lowered the temperature in a city by going GREEN!
• Practice listening comprehension
• Practice speaking and discussing important topics about science and conservation
• Think of ideas on how their school can add plants!

What’s Included:

• 22 PDF printable student workbook pages
• 25 teacher slides with linked videos, visuals, video directions, objectives and a step by step guide for ALL the activities for Day 1 and Day 2 of lessons!
• Tons of visuals, vocabulary and sentence frames
• Scaffolds for Level 1 and 2 Newcomer multilingual learners, INCLUDING SLIFE STUDENTS!
• Engaging topics and visuals for secondary and upper elementary students
• YOUR PEACE OF MIND to not have to worry about a THING while you're gone!

Do you want to give your secondary ESL newcomer students an engaging resource to get them writing, reading, presenting and researching about Women's History Month? This resource has engaging mini biographies for secondary Newcomers that they will love. They will learn about four incredible women and their amazing accomplishments. 

This resource is perfect to print out and have students do independently with their phones (to have stories read aloud) OR you can pull small groups and do this activity with them!

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:

• 4 mini biographies (Gladys West, Indira Gandhi, Amelia Earhart and Flossie Wong-Staal)
• 8 writing activities (Entering level and Emerging level for EACH reading passage)
• Vocabulary supports for each passage
• QR CODES TO HAVE STORIES READ ALOUD!!!
• Speaking questions WITH language frames for speaking practice
• Tons of language supports like sentence frames, starters and TONS of visuals!
• 20 PDF printable vocabulary cards for extra small group work
• Genre focus and graphic to teach it: BIOGRAPHIES
• Women's History Month information 
• PDF Easy Printing Version
• Engaging secondary materials and graphics for secondary multilingual/ELL students

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sebastian P. wrote, “This was a great reading and writing lesson for my Entering and Emerging (Level 1 and 2) students and the QR codes were so nice to have. Very well done and fun for the students as well. Thanks!”

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.

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Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing

Newcomer Professional Development

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 looking for a way to teach about Holi to your secondary ESL students? Your secondary ELL students will learn in a variety of interactive ways with plenty of games, slides, writing, speaking, and listening!

Your Students Will:

• Work on vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Complete research
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Have the opportunity to work independently or in a group.

This activity has EVERYTHING you need to teach about Holi with your ESL students.

What’s Included:

• 40 engaging and interactive Pear Deck slides for secondary students
• Embedded videos to showcase Holi festivals and activities
• A Who/What/When/Where/Why/How/Fun Facts format
• Writing practice with ELL scaffolds (sentence frames) to support all levels
• Speaking & Listening practice for students
• Holi infograph PDF Printable
• Student Note-catcher Google Doc 
• Exit Ticket PDF Printable

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sebastian P. wrote, “This was a blast to teach. Loved the formatting and graphics and videos. Will you be making one for Ramadan? Thanks.”

These Holi activities will make for an exciting unit! You don’t want to miss out on this ENGAGING unit. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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➡️ Bundle & SAVE - ESL Year Long Holiday Slides & Lessons

Multilingual Classroom Monthly Newsletter - Editable

Are you struggling to find a monthly newsletter to communicate with parents of your ESL students? This monthly newsletter is the perfect resource to help you share important info with multilingual ESL ELL families! 

This resource is a Google Slides template that allows you to change the content of the newsletter but NOT the formatting

You Will:

• Have a premade template
• Save time in creating your newsletter
• Be able to customize it 
• Create accessible and inclusive newsletters
• See an example newsletter

This newsletter is READY-TO-USE with plenty of options and has the ability to be customized to fit YOUR needs.

What’s Included:

• Custom designs for each month of the school year (August-May)
• Two pages for each month
• Pages include: Cultural Spotlight, Upcoming Events, Important Info, Language Fact, Classroom Needs, Learning Focus and Parent and Family Tips
• An EXEMPLAR Newsletter that's filled out for August
• Slides with TONS of helpful links and tips for what to put in
• TRANSLATION resources and videos to help guide you in making your newsletter accessible for ALL your ESL ELL families!
• Editable titles, subtitles and content boxes
• Spaces to include pictures and images

⭐️Come Back and Leave a Review⭐️

This newsletter will bring community and inclusiveness to your classroom! You don’t want to miss out on this HELPFUL resource. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

Check out these resources:

➡️ Bundle & SAVE - ESL Teacher Bundle & Toolkit

Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing

This is the perfect ESL ELD resource to teach your ELL students about Day of the Dead! It gives them engaging graphics, interactive slides, and a video to help them really learn about such an exciting holiday.

This resource includes:

1. 24 interactive slides
2. Writing, drawing, and multiple choice slides
3. Recipe to analyze for Bread of the Dead
4. Embedded video
5. Sentence frames for a conclusion slide

Make sure your ELL students don't miss out on this fun lesson! Perfect for a 45 minutes class period.

Need a great ESL ELL lesson for your secondary Newcomers for the first week of back to school?! This printable PDF packet has everything you need to get to know your students, informally assess their abilities, and show them vocabulary!

This resource includes:

• 21 pages of prompts, organizers, writing and vocabulary for secondary Newcomers
• Info about students, their families, where they're from, interests, classes, passions, hobbies, school info, time in the US, languages they speak, special places to them and more!
• Learn their native language as they share their favorite word in their first language and tell you what it means in English
• Engaging and inclusive graphics and visuals for secondary students
• Everything you need for either warm-ups for the first two weeks of school OR for 3-5 full days of lessons
• 6 pages of vocabulary to help students write about their hobbies, dream jobs and their personalities
• A fun and engaging resource to get your secondary newcomer students talking and writing!

This is the perfect lesson for the first week of school! These secondary slides will help your students express themselves and show their interests and passions! Great for all secondary students!

What's included:

• 14 slides that are ready to go---they just need students to add their personal info and details!
• Slides about students' background, interests, dreams, passions, family, goals, dream trip, futures and more!
• Professional look for secondary classrooms
• Directions slide to support students doing this project independently
• Students can present to the class when done!

Are you looking for a way to teach about Black History Month to your secondary ESL students that includes research? Your secondary ESL ELL learners will be engaged by writing, reading, presenting and researching about Black History Month! They will learn about current and past African Americans who have inspired the world.

The research project has guided, scaffolded resources so students can research, create a Google Slides presentation (using templated slides), and present to their peers!

Your Students Will:

• Work on vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Complete research
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Have the opportunity to work independently or in a group.

This project has EVERYTHING you need to complete a research project with your ESL students. You will have everything you need to have an AMAZING project.

What’s Included:

• 73 interactive Pear Deck Google Slides that teach and celebrate Black History and current African American leaders and artists
• A brief history of Jim Crow, Civil Rights Movement, and the 2000's
• Built in scaffolds, language frames, vocabulary support, and visuals
• Engaging secondary visuals and themes for secondary ELLs/MLs
• Research project slides to help students with their project
• Student note catcher for their research "Changemaker"
• PDF Printable "Changemakers" (16 African American changemakers for students to choose from)
• A templated, ready to go, Google Slides presentation for students (18 slides) to use to create presentations about their changemakers
• A G.O.A.T.s of Representation activity with a student note catcher
• Virtual Field Trip to the African American Museum in Washington, DC
• Student Vocabulary slides for independent or pair work for extra vocabulary 
• Tons of slides celebrating African American artists, leaders, and more!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Steve A. wrote, “This was an awesome resource. The Google Slides were really well done and engaging for my middle school Developing & Expanding students and the research project was great. Thanks.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rosa G. wrote, “These Pear Deck slides and research project were fantastic. Super professionally done with all the scaffolds and language supports my 10th graders needed. The research project took us an entire week and the students loved it! Their presentations were so fantastic thanks to the supports and student slide template! What a fun way to teach and celebrate Black History Month!” 

This Black History Month research project will make for an exciting project! You don’t want to miss out on this ENGAGING unit that allows you to have 2 weeks of lessons. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

Check out these resources:

ELL Newcomer Accommodations & Modification Checklist

Multilingual Classroom Monthly Newsletter - Editable

Are you looking for a way to teach about Ramadan to your secondary ESL students? Your secondary ELL students will learn in a variety of interactive ways with plenty of games, slides, writing, speaking, and listening!

Your Students Will:

• Work on vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Complete research
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Have the opportunity to work independently or in a group.

This activity has EVERYTHING you need to teach about Ramadan with your ESL students.

What’s Included:

• 50 engaging and interactive Pear Deck slides for secondary students
• Embedded videos to showcase Ramadan (Hajj, Ramadan in the US, facts)
• A Who/What/When/Where/Why/How/Fun Facts format
• Writing practice with ELL scaffolds (sentence frames) to support all levels
• Speaking & Listening practice for students
• 2 Ramadan infographs PDF Printable
• Student Note-catcher Google Doc
• Ramadan BINGO PDF
• Ramadan Planner PDF
• Ramadan Coloring sheet PDF 
• Exit Ticket PDF Printable

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Matthew T. wrote, “Great resource for Ramadan for my high school ELL students. The slides looked great and there was tons of interaction for the kids with Pear Deck and the graphic organizer. The writing supports helped my Level 2-Level 4 class all be able to do this lesson. Videos were well chosen and the printables were nice to have.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rosa B. wrote, “Great resource. We loved the videos in particular!” 

These Ramadan activities will make for an exciting unit! You don’t want to miss out on this ENGAGING unit. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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➡️ Bundle & SAVE - ESL Year Long Holiday Slides & Lessons

Multilingual Classroom Monthly Newsletter - Editable

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***

⭐️Come Back and Leave A Review⭐️

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

Check out these resources:

ESL Travel Project Bundle

Multilingual Classroom Monthly Newsletter - Editable

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!