English learners activities ideas

Check out our top 11 ESL whiteboard games and activities to try out with your students today. Have some fun with these chalkboard games.

Tips for using task cards with ESL students. Ways to help newcomer ELLs speak, listen, read, and write with a non intimidating beginner activity. Ways to integrate these cards into the classroom and how students benefit and are able to expand vocabulary. #esl #teachingesl #ELLs #newcomers

The start to the school year for newcomer ELLs can be overwhelming and nerve-wracking. It is our job to set them up with tools to help them feel comfortable exploring a new language in a

All kindergarten and elementary ESL teachers know that teaching young students requires an endless list of games and activities. If you're stuck for ideas and need a new game to liven up your classes, try some of these easy no-prep games for beginner English students.

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What is Oral Language? Oral Language skills are an important component of language development. It is made up of at least five key components (Moats 2010) including phonological skills, pragmatics, syntax, morphological skills, and vocabulary. Students need opportunities throughout the day to practice their speaking and listening skills. For English Language Learners this is particularly important

Guessing games are a great way to practice speaking, critical thinking and vocabulary building in ESL classrooms starting from young learners through adults. Whether you are an English teacher or a parent trying to improve your child's vocabulary in a first or second language, guessing games are a MUST! Here's where to start: Ages 3-4:

Photographs offer excellent support for English Language Learners to write about. They can help students generate ideas, and visual vocabulary support is built into a high-quality photograph. You can easily differentiate a writing assignment based on photographs. All students use the same picture, but the amount of writing, level of support offered, and complexity of

Your English Language Learners will love these ESL First Day Activities! Great for upper elementary ESL, middle school ESL, or high school ESL!

Are you required to teach a list of vocabulary words each week? This list of vocabulary activities will help teach students to read!