Curated OER
Icky Sticky
Students examine the letter 'i'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They identify names of items with the short /i/ sound in them and...
Curated OER
Introduce Soft-G
Students practice the soft letter "g " sound and distinguish its sound from other letters. In this soft letter "g" lesson, students take turns saying the soft letter "g" sound. Students identify words that begin with the soft letter "g."
Curated OER
Introduce Soft-C
Pupils practice the soft letter sound "c" and build letter accuracy. In this soft letter "c" lesson, students are introduced to how the soft letter "c" sometimes borrows the same sound of another letter "s." Pupils then...
Curated OER
Reading Express
Students practice acquiring the skill of reading with expression and emotion. They read and interpret the story, "The Little Red Riding Book." Students read the story once without expression and emotion and then once with expression and...
Curated OER
Introduce /ol/
Students pronounce out the /ol/ sound. In this lesson planet instructional activity, students search words with the /ol/ sound. Students say the words that contain /ol/ or remain quiet if they don't.
Curated OER
Introduce /kn/
Students are introduced to the letter combination "kn" and its letter sound. In this letter combination lesson, students review words with the letter combination "kn" on the board. Students take turns sounding out the "kn" words while...
TESL Journal
The Internet Tesl Journal: For Teachers of English as a Second Language
Articles, research papers, lessons plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas and links for teachers of English as a second language students.
Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)
English for Little Children
This is an interactive site intended to teach English as a foreign language to young children. It is a helpful multimedia resource for EFL teachers. There are ten themes, each with two levels of difficulty, that allow children to...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: English: A2 Level Activities for Children
There are multiple activities for students who are at an introductory level to English as a second language. Students can Look and find the correct number to answer the question, Choose from pictures of clothes to answer questions, Look...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: English: A1 Level Activities for Children
There are multiple activities for students who are at an introductory level to English as a second language. Students can Sign and Learn - Going into town (part 1 and 2), Look at the picture to see which statements are correct, Look and...
TESL Journal
Internet Tesl Journal: Japanese English Vocab Quizzes
These online vocabulary exercises are created for Japanese speakers to study English. Extensive amount of exercises on various topics. They require JavaScript. Some do not require Japanese fonts.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Assessment of English Language Learners
This resource includes a 45-minute webcast with George Mason University education professor Dr. Lorraine Valdez Pierce, discussion questions, sample assessment tools, and other resources. Sample assessment tools are available as...
TESL Journal
Internet Tesl Journal: English Vietnamese Vocabulary Quizzes
Interactive quizzes to develop vocabulary in English and Vietnamese. Basic vocabulary that's great for second language learners.
International Reading Association
Reading Online: Reading Alone Together
In this educational research article, the use of reading partnerships in the context of classrooms where some students are learning a second language. The first part of the article discusses the benefits of adding extensive reading to...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: English Language Learners
Learn about the most effective ways to teach ELL students (or ESL students), how to create a welcoming classroom, and ways to promote family involvement.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Little Explorers: English Portuguese Picture Dictionary
This is a great tool for visual learners and students of English and/or Portuguese. The site features pictures and illustrations--great sample vocabulary words--for a letter of the alphabet. Some words also include labeling activity...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Little Explorers: English Portuguese Picture Dictionary
This is a great tool for visual learners and students of English and/or Portuguese. The site features pictures and illustrations--great sample vocabulary words--for a letter of the alphabet. Some words also include labeling activity...
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion Key (Low Beginning Level) [Pdf]
English for Everyone, a site geared to English Language Learners, shares answer keys for 20 of its low-beginning level worksheets.
Other
Teachit.co.uk: Library of English Teaching Resources
Teachit.co.uk is a free online resource for English teachers. Content includes classroom materials, schemes of work, lesson plans, and teaching tools. Look at the Top 5s, the English Teaching Online, the Teachit Trails, and the Tweakits....
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 1 (Low Beginning Level) [Pdf]
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the recall of ten nouns needed in beginning English.
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 2 (Low Beginning Level) [Pdf]
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the recall of basic nouns needed in beginning English.
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 3 (Low Beginning Level) [Pdf]
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the recall of basic categories of nouns needed in beginning English.
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 4 (Low Beginning Level) [Pdf]
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the recall of basic noun categories needed in beginning English.
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 5 (Low Beginning Level) [Pdf]
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the recall of basic noun categories needed in beginning English.