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Upper Elementary & Secondary
ESL Resources on TpT

Newcomer ESL Resources

This group of products is designed specifically for students who are just arriving in the country and need simple, confidence-boosting ESL activities to help them get started on their journey to learning English.

Newcomer and Beginner ESL activities
BOOM cards for newcomer and beginner ESL students

Beginner ESL Resources

The beginner resources are for ESL students who already know the alphabet and can read simple sentences in English. These resources are designed to start the beginner ELL speaking a bit, asking questions, and comprehending short texts. The resources focus on WIDA ELD Standard 1: Social and Instructional Language, but they also start to connect to core content that ELLs will be getting in other classes.

Women's history for ESL class
Newcomer and Beginner ESL activities

Intermediate ESL Resources

The intermediate ESL activities expand the student's reach of language to include WIDA Standards 2, 3, 4, and 5. These standards require students to use English in a more academic setting versus purely conversational. Therefore, the intermediate resources focus on helping ESL students develop and use their English skills in order to be successful in the classroom.

BOOM cards for intermediate ESL students
Math academic language for ESL students

Advanced ESL Resources

The Advanced group of resources prepares ELLs to exit an ESL program and integrate language with core content. While the resources are still scaffolded for the ESL student, they focus on topics that students will regularly see in their Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, and Science classrooms. 

Women's History Month resource for ESL
Science academic language for ESL students

WIDA ACCESS Test Prep Resources

WIDA ACCESS practice for ESL students
WIDA ACCESS practice for ESL students, speaking activities for ESL

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