A list of ESL websites that have plenty of activities, teaching strategies, worksheets, templates, lesson plans and articles which will help in your work.
10 fun and educational ESL activities for busy teachers! Try these games and activities in your classroom (or virtual classroom) today!
Here are some fun end of lesson activities and ideas that can be used for the remaining three to five minutes of you class time.
A list of ESL websites that have plenty of activities, teaching strategies, worksheets, templates, lesson plans and articles which will help in your work.
Beat the overwhelm of teaching an absolute beginner with this downloadable checklist
In each text there are 10 mistakes that the students must find and correct. It gives students a possibility to practise their knowledge about English grammar. - ESL worksheets
Teach Kids English with this ESL Starter Kit. Find your FREE Printable Materials inside along with tips on how to teach English as a second language.
A worksheet for practising telling the time in English (part two) - ESL worksheets
Learn how to order the words in an English sentence. Check the grammar rules with a grammar chart and do three English grammar exercises.
The following board game will help your students (beginner level) practise questions and short answers with Can ot Can't. They may work in pairs or groups. Hope they like it! - ESL worksheets
This worksheet sheds light on the articles a, an, the. It is a short story in itself, once completed, it is a reading comprehension. Two reading comprehension tasks follow and a discussion section. - ESL worksheets
this is the first part of a lesson on how to describe a picture with three points to follow: 1) how to introduce the picture; 2) Describe people or things 3) describe what people are doing - ESL worksheets
32 sentences to correct. You can practise verb forms (present, past, future), modal verbs, questions, comparatives, pronouns. Key included. Hope you find it useful. Have a nice week, mada :) - ESL worksheets
The difference between FEW and LITTLE in English with a chart to explain the meaning including example sentences.
Students will look at the pictures and answer the open-ended questions with their own words. They will try to focus on the photo and try to write the correct answer. It is fun and useful. - ESL worksheets
A set of cards to practice the interrogative form and short answers of modal verb "can" for your students. They work in pairs or groups and interview each other. They will help your students develop speaking skills. - ESL worksheets
A complete guide on punctuation rules and punctuation marks in the English language. Here you will find how and when to use different punctuation marks with
In this pack you will find 8 different spelling rules / anchor charts. Each rule has its own activity sheet to go with it. The pack is suitable for Grades 2 – 5. The posters can always be used in any classroom too. The anchor charts can double as a poster if you enlarge it to A3 size and mount onto card. The following spelling rules / anchor charts and activities included in this package are: ‘ie’ or ‘ei’ Change ‘y’ to ‘ies’ Drop the ‘e’ Changing the ‘f’ Adding ‘es’ CVC Doubling up Double f,l, s or z ‘q’ and ‘u’ I have recently added my Boom Card set as a bonus. You may also be interested in the following products Daily Spelling Activities x 20 (Grades 1-4) Daily Spelling Activities x 20 (Grades 4-8) Parts of Speech and Punctuation Activities (40 Pages)
Idioms are an integral part of any language, and English is no exception. These phrases, which cannot be understood literally, add color and nuance to our communication and often have a cultural or historical significance.
Why are there so many insecurities as a language learner? How to change it? Here are 25 qualities of good language learners and what to do.
Here we've compiled 18 grammar rules on sentence structure and their exercises which build up from definitions of grammatical terms to practical rules and
Master the use of articles in English with our A1 elementary grammar lesson, with a chart, exercises with personalised feedback and examples!
Silent letters are a fascinating feature of the English language that often reflect its history and the influences of other languages. While they can be
Read all about low-prep fun vocabulary games to play with your adult ESL students to help them practice and improve their English vocabulary.
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Talking about cognitive development, in general, it will be discussed early because cognitive development can develop over time. At a very young age, cognitive training will be influenced by the factors of the people and the environment around them.
Let's face it, when planning weekly lessons, having a few "go-to" activities on deck can make the task of planning much easier. These are not just "fillers," but tried and true activities that are meaningful, fun and effective at building language. Here are three weekly language building activities that do NOT require planning time. 1- Weekend Update/Weekend Plans This is an awesome activity for beginning and intermediate English learners to build speaking and writing skills. Weekend Update (WU) is usually a Monday activity, and Weekend Plans (WP), a Friday activity. For my beginners, who I see everyday, I do both. For some of my groups, who I meet with only a few times a week, I'll pick one or the other. Weekend Update - I want to know what my students did over the weekend, and I want them to practice oral language using past tense verbs. Once I ask the question, "What did you do this past weekend?" or "What did you do over the weekend?" students take turns answering the question. I provide a sentence starter for my beginners. Then, I repeat their sentence back to them using correct grammar, and help with any basic vocabulary, as needed. Next, I write their sentence on the board. Lastly, they copy their sentence into their notebook. I like to write each student's response in a different color marker so that they can easily distinguish between the sentences on the board. Depending on a student's level of language proficiency, I might ask clarifying questions in order to get a few more details from him or her. I want to push them to use more language, if they are able. Weekend Plans - It's the same concept as Weekend Update, but with this activity I want to know what plans they have for the weekend, or what is something they would like to do over the weekend. I also want them to practice oral language using future tense. So the process is the same as WU, just done towards the end of the week, usually on Thursday or Friday. My students really love this activity; and I'd better not forget to put it in my plans, otherwise they WILL let me know! So as a warm up activity or a closing activity, simply write WU or WP in your plan book and know that 7-10 minutes is going to be this fun and engaging weekly activity. *As my students' language skills progress, I like to find ways to challenge them. For example, after everyone has shared their update or plans, I'll ask students to tell me what one of their classmates did over the weekend, or what one of their classmates plan is for the weekend. NOW we are practicing listening and reading skills PLUS using appropriate pronouns! There are lots of ways to modify this activity to either simplify or to challenge students! As a bonus, this activity is a great way to build relationships. You get to know your students better, and as you share things about your weekends, they get to know you too:) 2- Restate the Question Students need to be able to restate a question, or a prompt, when responding either orally or in writing. This is especially important for their annual language assessments (WIDA ACCESS). For this activity, the objective is put the question in the answer. This will require some modeling at first. Once a week, I incorporate a 10 minute Restate the Question (RQ) activity into my weekly plans. I change it up from time to time, so that students stay engaged. (For groups that I see less often, it may be a quick 5 minute activity.) Here are a few examples of how I incorporate it. Oral Activity- I use activity cards. I place the cards in the middle of the table, and either I'll pick up and read the question, or I'll have them do it. Then, they take turns responding to their card, being sure to restate the question or prompt in their responses. My students love this activity too! When it's time to put away the cards, they often ask to "play" a little longer. Writing Activity - Give students a question or prompt, either printed out or written on the board. If printed out, I have my students glue it into their notebooks. Then have them respond in writing. Afterwards, I ask students to share their responses. This is a designated weekly activity when we purposefully focus on building this skill, however, this skill is informally practiced throughout the week. Click HERE for "Restate the Question" cards. What if students don't yet have enough language? Start with very basic questions. What's your name? My name is _______. Do you like pizza? Yes, I like pizza. Or... No, I do not like pizza. How old are you? I am ____ years old. Where are you from? I am from _____. Using sentence frames is another great way to give beginners the practice they need. For example: Question: What is the problem in the story? Sentence Frame: The problem in the story is _________________. Question: What did the story remind you of? Sentence Frame: The story reminded me of __________________. Restating the question is an important skill. This past year I made time for it in my weekly plans and I saw great progress with my students. 3- Daily Language Review I use this resource a lot with my beginners and intermediate level students. It's a daily activity, most days, so I know that 5 minutes will include this "warm-up" style activity. Although there is no planning involved, there is some printing. But that's OK. I spend 15 minutes a week printing out what I need, then I cut and staple. That's it! I'm ready for the week! The student pages are a half page booklet with 5 days worth of activities, usually only about 4 or 5 short questions per day. Since my students are learning the basic concepts of English grammar, writing mechanics and spelling, we do this activity together. We walk through it as a group and we talk about it. I often use it as a jumping off point for skills that need more attention. I can either go more in depth right then, or take note that I need a lesson on a particular skill for a future lesson. It has a little bit of everything, and it helps to expose my students to many of the skills they'll need as their English progresses. As the year goes on, I may have them do parts of it by themselves, like "Fix the Sentence" before going over it whole group, but for the most part this activity is heavily supported by the teacher. Full disclosure, I don't get to this everyday. If we have a lot to do in other areas, this might get pushed to the side, but students will often ask me if they can try to do it on their own in their general education classroom. Of course I say YES!!! I love it when they ask me that question! *********************************************** My students enjoy all three of these activities, they really do. I can honestly say that each one has proven to be fun, engaging and effective in building my students' language skills. These are my go-to weekly activities that I do not need to plan for; and you can bet that they will be in my lesson plan book. I simply write WU, WP, RQ and DLR on the days, and for the groups, that I want them, and that's it! It makes planning out my whole week, for all of my groups, much easier. (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)
All English as a Second or Foreign Language classes need a good warm-up activity to gets brains working and bodies active. Here are my top choices for ESL and EFL Warm-up games for kids to adults.
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Learn three simple things you need to teach your ESL beginners right away. These include variations of introductions, classroom surroundings and basic needs
Ready for one more? I bring them to class most of the time and use one when we need a break from regular work. It practises vocabulary within many areas. - ESL worksheets
The objective of this worksheet is to train the forms of irregular verbs. It is a fun activity. It's a board game. There isn't a solution. It's a good way to relax and at the same time to train the irragular verbs. - ESL worksheets
English grammar worksheets for everyone. These worksheets are a favorite with students young and not. Larisa School of Language created over 100 worksheets to help anyone learn English.
Writing a narrative. Key words and drawing given. The topic is motivating, isn't it? I used it as a test.I'm also going to upload the tips I gave them to face this kind of writings. - ESL worksheets
Looking for games to play with a classroom? This list of English games in the classroom is exactly what you need to engage students!
In, on, and at are all examples of prepositions that serve multiple purposes. Unlike some other prepositions, these three words are capable of showing a
This is a RC about a holiday in Corfu. The couple gate-crash a private event. They read the passage and then do the true or false and answer the questions. A key is included. This is a bit of an urban legend, I guess! - ESL worksheets
A video about telling the time in English and a summary chart for reference. There are also games to practice telling the time.