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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: When I Was Young In, a Literature to Language Experience

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Past meets present in this lesson in which students practice verb tense when they write personal short stories that they then publish in a flip book.
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Other

Non Stop English

For Students 9th - 10th
Vocabulary and grammar activities for secondary English Language Learners (ELLs) are the main focus of this free site. Students select their proficiency level and then are provided a menu of grammar and vocabulary activities to choose...
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Article
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Learning Disability or Language Development Issue?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Help for teachers struggling to determine whether an English language learner is challenged by a learning disability or by a normal language acquisition issue.
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Unit Plan
Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): A Life Saving Cow

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, geared toward English as a Second Language students, provides "A Life-Saving Cow" as a reading exercise and audio translation. Multiple choice questions, vocabulary practice, close exercises, crosswords, closed questions,...
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Unit Plan
Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Water Under the Sink (Continued)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, geared toward English as a Second Language students, provides a continuation of "Water Under the Sink" as a reading exercise and audio translation. Multiple choice questions, vocabulary practice, close exercises, crosswords,...
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Unit Plan
Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Driver Loses Mabel, Finds Jail

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site, geared toward English as a Second Language students, provides "Driver Loses Mabel, Finds Jail" as a reading exercise and audio translation. Multiple choice questions, vocabulary practice, close exercises, crosswords, closed...
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Unit Plan
Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): English Is Confusing

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "English is Confusing" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students can...
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Article
Other

Shutterfly: Ell Resources: Multicultural Books

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A short article about the essential elements of a multicultural book. Includes some examples of Asian Pacific American books, and tips for using them in the classroom. Video links will not work for archived website.
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Website
British Council

Brirish Council: Learn English Kids: Word Games: Spring

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Play this naming game with words associated with spring.
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Website
Other

Learning Chocolate: Ell Listening

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Click on a wide variety of colorful images to hear spoken words and phrases to help expand vocabulary. There is quite a variety of images available for all age groups.
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Activity
British Council

British Council: Learn English Kids: No Dogs!

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
After you listen to and read the story, print out the activities to practice reading comprehension skills. Work on character identification, details, and sequence of events.
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Interactive
British Council

British Council: Learn English Kids: The Princess and the Dragon

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Listen to and read along with this story about a princess and a dragon. You can choose the ending to the story. Then print off activities to go along with the story.
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Interactive
British Council

British Council: Learn English Kids: Voyage of the Animal Orchestra

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Use this story of the shipwrecked animals in the orchestra to focus on plot, characters, and sequence of a story. Included are assessment activities and flash cards.
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Interactive
British Council

British Council: Learn English Kids: The Pirates Song

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Listen to a song about pirates and read along. Do the puzzle and print out an activity sheet that not only uses pirate vocabulary, but is also an anagram activity.
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Activity
British Council

Learn English Kids: Nut Hunt

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Play this concentration game that matches words with pictures.
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Interactive
British Council

Learn English Kids: My Favorite Day: Christmas

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Listen to a story about Christmas traditions in United Kingdom. Included are Christmas activities, a quiz about Christmas traditions, and descriptions of many children's favorite days.
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Interactive
British Council

Learn English Kids: Old Mac Donald Hangman

For Students Pre-K - 1st
If you know the animals in the Old MacDonald song, you can play this game of hangman. Practice spelling the farm vocabulary you know.
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TESL Journal

Activities for Esl Students: Grammar Quizzes Medium

For Students 9th - 10th
Self-scoring quizzes tests developed for English language learners by ELL teachers to reinforce intermediate English language learners on all aspects of English grammar. Fill-in-the blank, multiple-choice, and other quiz formats included.
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Website
TESL Journal

Activities for Esl Students: Vocabulary Quizzes Easy

For Students 3rd - 8th
These tests for English language learners by ELL teachers are self-scoring and reinforce beginning English language learners with vocabulary important in both social and academic settings. Many exercises are devoted to building...
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Website
TESL Journal

Activities for Esl Students: Vocabulary Quizzes Difficult

For Students 9th - 10th
These self-test, self-scoring quizzes developed for English language learners by ELL teachers are designed for intermediate-to-advanced English language learners. Features include vocabulary important to both social and academic...
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Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Family (La Familia) Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 10th
Great tool for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELL). This vocabulary lesson focuses on family vocabulary. A variety of interactive, self-correcting exercises are provided to reinforce the material presented. Audio is...
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Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Work (El Trabajo)

For Students 9th - 10th
Great tool for teaching Spanish-speaking English Language Learners (ELL). This vocabulary lesson focuses on: jobs, ordinals, days, months, dates, verbs. A variety of interactive, self-correcting exercises are provided to reinforce...
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Handout
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Digame Un Cuento: Tell Me a Story Bilingual Library

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Compilation of poems and stories for English language learners, from preschoolers to young adults. Find English and Spanish versions of poems and songs, along with recommended Spanish-language books. Activities and many resources included.
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Handout
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Digame Un Cuento: Tell Me a Story Bilingual Library

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Compilation of poems and stories for English language learners, from preschoolers to young adults. Find English and Spanish versions of poems and songs, along with recommended Spanish-language books. Activities and many resources included.