ESL Newcomers Curriculum ELL Vocabulary School Activities Digital Resources (U1)

Are you looking for an ELL newcomer curriculum or activities that cover listening, vocabulary, speaking, reading, and writing without additional prep work?

This ESL newcomer unit includes digital resources, and over 150 printable pages, to prepare your ELL newcomer for the first 4 weeks of school.

Unit 1 includes in-depth learning of greetings, pronouns, "I am" statements, asking questions, and school vocabulary cards. Story topics include My School, In the Classroom, Classroom Rules, and Our Daily Schedule.

With activities that are both printable and digital, you can use this resource with online or in-person learners.

Aligned with the WIDA Framework, the ESL Newcomer Activities Unit 1 resource covers all 4 language domains weekly to help students go from having little or no English to developing ESL speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. It is filled with ELL vocabulary, pictures, and games that help promote a comfortable learning environment that will give your newcomers the success and confidence they need to learn English.

Unit 1 includes:

✅ Daily ESL lesson plans to help homeroom teachers, specialists, teacher’s assistants, or parents know how to help ELL students learn English.

✅ Differentiated work for different levels of ELL learners.

✅ A student dictionary with weekly vocabulary pictures to build on throughout the unit.

✅ A weekly story that focuses on key ELL vocabulary and grammar skills.

✅ An Interactive ESL Grammar Notebook

✅ Speaking games that align with grammar skills and vocabulary to build ESL conversation skills.

✅ Reading Booklets to promote weekly ESL reading and fluency.

✅ Beginner and intermediate ESL writing practice pages.

✅ Extra practice activities and games such as BINGO and Memory. 

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Here's what teachers are saying about this unit:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I test-drove this with some of my newcomers during summer school. The vocabulary cards are great, as are the differentiated books and writing activities. I love that there is both a comprehension/English usage focus as well as grammar each week. This is a great resource! -Hillary M.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I recently got a new student who is a newcomer and was scrambling to find something I could use to help her start learning English. This was perfect! I have only used the first week's lessons but I know my student looks forward to using this resource. It is perfectly paced out for mini lessons that you can squeeze in throughout the week, engaging for students, and has everything you will need. Thanks so much! -Meredith S.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was SO helpful for my newcomers! I had three in my class this year. I pulled these resources and planned a small group for them each day! -Rebecca D. 

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→Everything you Need for ELL Newcomers Unit 1 FREEBIE←

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→Everything you Need for ELL Newcomers BUNDLE←

→Digital Centers for ELL Newcomers Bundle←

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Why this program?

I know what it's like to be unsure of how to support your ELL students. In my early years of teaching, I oftentimes didn't know how to support my ELL students either, nor did I have the time to give them the materials they desperately needed. Instead, I would end up giving them a worksheet in hopes they could at least learn a few vocabulary words. After receiving my ESL endorsement and working with ELL students for many years, I have become passionate about giving ELL students ample opportunities to learn while also supporting teachers by creating a more engaging curriculum for ELL Learners.

This program goes way beyond the typical worksheet. It incorporates weekly rich vocabulary lessons, along with an interactive grammar notebook activity, speaking games, authentic reading and writing opportunities, and an extra practice opportunity for homework. Daily lesson plans are provided so even a teacher assistant or parent volunteer can offer support. The most important piece of this curriculum is seeing the joy on students' faces when they begin to recognize vocabulary and speak sentences in a new language.

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