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Activity
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Animals Dictation (Animales Dictado)

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish-speaking English language learners listen to five simple sentences in English about animals. As they listen, they type what they hear in the appropriate fields. Answers can then be checked and corrected.
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Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Context Counts in Second Language Learning

For Students Pre-K - 1st
How does context influence learning a second language? Come and find out what type of environment is best for students to learn a second language.
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Website
Other

Kidoons: Andersen Fairy Tales

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Enjoy many of the classic Anderson's fairy tales in English and French, set to cartoons. Also includes games and a biography of Hans Christian Andersen.
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Activity
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: School (La Escuela)

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish-speaking English language learners listen to seven simple sentences in English and type what they hear in the appropriate fields. Answers can then be checked and corrected.
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Learn to Read: My Horse Glory

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read along with this controlled-OR story, "My Horse Glory". Tory lives on a farm with her horse Glory. Great for independent reading or to read along with audio assistance.
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Website
Teachnology

Teachnology: Teacher Guide for Antarctica

For Students 3rd - 8th
ELL students - and all students - will find these resources about Antarctica interesting and informative. This site is enriched with maps, clipart, games, activities, vocabulary builders, lesson plans and art activities.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Coloring Pages

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Generate 3 blackline pages of a bear, a butterfly and a turkey to color with the instructions and color key in Spanish. These can be used to teach Spanish, or with your ELL students.
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Reading Comprehension Worksheets

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Dozens of free worksheets which users can download and print to practice reading comprehension skills. Topics include holidays, science, and social studies. Includes answer keys and links to lesson plans and other teacher resources. The...
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Graphic
TES Global

Tes: Vocabulary Sorting Activity

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Beginning readers or ELL/ESL/EL students. This reproducible tool can used to sort new vocabulary words into different categories.
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Activity
ESL4kids

The Efl Playhouse: Songs for Young Learners

For Students 3rd - 5th
Music, songs and dance have always been instrumental in teaching students. This site offers fun and entertaining activities along with teaching tips that enhance the students' awareness of sound, numbers, body parts and more. Intended...
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Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Clothing Words (La Ropa)

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful, extensive site from Ingles Mundial for Spanish-speaking ELLs. In this section, students see clothing items in a "store" and then answer comprehension questions based on price and size. Instructions are in Spanish.
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Activity
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: The Future: Pronunciation/sonidos

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition.
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Handout
Everything ESL

Safety First!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Safety issues that are crucial for new ELL students are reviewed. Fire, bicycle, water, seatbelt, food, and weather safety and 911 services are covered with links to additional supplemental materials.
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Activity
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Listen to a Chat About Class Schedules

For Students 9th - 10th
A listening comprehension exercise designed for native Spanish speakers learning English. Students listen to a short conversation about class schedules and then answer questions based on what has been heard. Instructions are in Spanish....
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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 instructional activity in which students practice verb tense when they write personal short stories that they then publish in a flip book.
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Website
US Census Bureau

U. S. Census Bureau: Census in Schools

For Students 9th - 10th
The Census Bureau has grouped a number of helpful resources here, including reference information on the bureau and its history, free teaching materials, and news about Bureau programs to assist in education. ESL and Adult Literacy Kit...
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Professional Doc
TESL Journal

Dyslexia: A Guide for Teachers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This well thought out article introduces dyslexia to teachers, as well as causes and symptoms of dyslexia. The author also includes a synopsis of the teacher's role, and teaching methods designed for students with dyslexia. This site is...
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Article
LD Online

Ld Online: English Language Learners With Special Needs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides a synopsis of educating ELL students who are struggling in school, and identifying learning disabilities in this population of students. Included are strategies for avoiding misidentification and implementing early...
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Handout
Other

Lib.ru: Russian & World Poetry in Russian

For Students 9th - 10th
Large online collection of Russian and world poetry, in Russian. Includes classics by English language poets like Dante, Shakespeare, Longfellow, Frost, Eliot, Ginsburg and a few by Russian-American poets. Helpful support for the upper...
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Curated OER

Photo of Woman in a Reference Room With the Caption \Census 2000

For Students 9th - 10th
The Census Bureau has grouped a number of helpful resources here, including reference information on the bureau and its history, free teaching materials, and news about Bureau programs to assist in education. ESL and Adult Literacy Kit...