Newcomer ESL Resources
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What educators are saying
Description
Years ago, I had an incredible opportunity to teach in Australia. After a few months of relief/supply/substitute teaching, I stumbled across a remarkable English language school network in the western part of Melbourne (Western English Language Schools). This government school taught English and Math to new arrivals to the country (immigrants and refugees) for 3-12 months (in small class sizes) before transferring them to state/public schools. I view it like a program that eases these children into a new school system and lays a foundation of basic skills. It’s amazing.
This network of schools exposed me to a wide variety of valuable ideas/experiences to support new arrivals who are acquiring English: picture dictionaries, weekend writing, field trips, and speaking and listening activities. Due to a low budget, I did find myself creating many resources and this is what I want to share with you.
What others are saying:
"Worked well, thank you!" -Faith G.
"This is exactly what I've been looking for! Thanks for sharing!" -Samantha B.
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
General Writing Ideas
-cvc words -identify parts of speech
-making lists -writing instructions
-sequencing and writing with pictures
-polling questions (surveys)
Graphic Organizers (for notebooks)
-2 column, 3 column, 4-grid
Greeting/Posters for the Wall
-How are You?, About Me, Celebrating Culture
-Turn and talk, beg/end, bathroom, drink, line up, I need help, look and listen
Using Questions
-question word posters, examples of pupils asking questions/replying
-practice for students to create answer question/create question (for notebooks)
-questions to cut up, sequence, answer (for notebooks)
-picture prompts to create questions (for notebooks)
Sight Word Mini-books
-8 pages for each book
-my, I, you, come, here, be, we, he, she, this, go, and, they, where, big, little, jump
Visual Cues
-color, cut, glue, write, sad, happy, sick, lunch, trash, line up, go home, bathroom, repeat, drink, question, sit down, look and listen (also with UK spelling/vocab-colour, rubbish)
Vocabulary Book
-word, part of speech, definition, sentence, picture
Weekend Writing (for notebooks)
-word banks
-past tense verb and time connective support cards
Statements & Questions mini-postersl
-What is your name?
-How old are you?
-It's nice to meet you.
-I can identify colors.
-Who is your family?
-What did you do at the weekend?
-What is today?
-What will tomorrow be?
-What do you like?
-Where is the ____?
-I can write my name.
-I can write the date.
-I can write numbers.
-I can write letters.
Making Words for notebooks
-cvc words
-blends
Reference Cards: Grammar & Punctuation
-nouns
-verbs
-prepositions
-basic punctuation
-much more!
Many of my other resources could support your English Language Learners, but I couldn't fit them all in this resource (especially as circumstances at various schools vary so much). Please explore the following resources if you are looking for additional support for your students:
Kindergarten Language (printing letters, using basic conventions)
If you like this, you might also like my Newcomer ESL Conversational Cards.
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Kelli
