Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Down on the Farm: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 8)
Down on the Farm is the theme of this series of ESL lessons designed to support reading, speaking, and listening skills. Over three weeks, your learners will have the opportunity to sing songs, play guessing games, create masks,...
British Council
Learning English through Short Stories
Use short stories to teach English? Yes! Designed as a professional development opportunity for English language teachers, the ideas in this booklet can easily be adapted to advanced ESL/ELL classes.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nature: Friend and Foe: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 6)
If readers don't understand key portions of a text, it may seem more like a foe than a friend. The second resource in a series of three ESL lessons designed to accompany the texts in Nature: Friend or Foe makes the texts easier to...
Curated OER
Beginning Daily Activities Unit
Begin each day with a warm-up that has ELLs focusing their minds on a skill that will be taught that day. Focusing on verbs, each daily lesson reinforces study and self-management skills, helps learners become proficient in working with...
University of Kansas
Newspaper in the Classroom
Newspapers aren't only for reading—they're for learning skills, too! A journalism unit provides three lessons each for primary, intermediate, and secondary grades. Lessons include objectives, materials, vocabulary, and procedure, and...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: School (La Escuela)
Useful, extensive site for the Spanish-speaking ELL. This grammar section focuses on use of the articles "a/an" and plurals. A variety of interactive, self-correction exercises are provided. A "Teacher's Lounge," section is available...
Language Guide
Language Guide: Mandarin Chinese Vocabulary
Useful resource for learning everyday Chinese vocabulary -- roll over each image to hear the correct pronunciation and see how the word is written. Corresponding English section (and other languages) makes this site a useful tool for ESL...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Sports/hobbies: Pronunciation/sonidos
This Spanish-speaking ELL tutorial practices sound recognition - contrasts short "ch" and "j" sounds as in "choke/joke". Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's Lounge" for suggested...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Weather Pronunciation
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition. Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's Lounge" for suggested follow-up activities....
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: The City (La Ciudad): Pronunciation/sonidos
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts sounds as in "cap/cup, ran/run." Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Transportation (Transporte)
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "e" & "ey" (wet/wait, test/taste). Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Health (La Salud): Pronunciation/sonidos
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - (saw/sew, caught/coat). Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's Lounge," for suggested...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: House (La Casa): Pronunciation/sonidos
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "b" and "v" sounds as in "very/bury." Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Work (El Trabajo) Pronunciation
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition. It contrasts "th" (vocalized) & "th" (not vocalized). Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. There is also a...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: People (La Gente)
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "sh" & "ch". Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's Lounge," for suggested...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Grammar Review for Spanish El Ls
Fantastic site for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners. This section of the Ingles Mundial website provides review material and exercises on matters of English grammar: subject-verb agreement, use of prepositions, etc....
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Family (La Familia): Possessives
A site for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners, this section of Ingles Mundial focuses on possessives and the inverted word order used when asking questions. Possessive adjectives are introduced, and a number of excellent...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Work (El Trabajo) Grammar
A fantastic site for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners about the present tense. Includes a variety of interactive exercises to reinforce proper usage. Instructions are in Spanish, and there is a "Teacher's Lounge" area...
Starfall
Starfall: Y Can Be a Vowel
Discover how and when the letter "y" can act as a vowel. This site features an audio and video component exploring this topic. Students and teachers will benefit from this entertaining resource.
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Clothes (La Ropa): Pronunciation/sonidos
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "j" & "y". Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's Lounge," for suggested...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Pronunciation/sonidos
Extensive site from Ingles Mundial focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "s" & "z". Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial:animals (Animales): Pronunciation/sonidos
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts sounds as in "hut/hot, nut/not." Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's Lounge"...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: There Is: There Are
A fantastic site for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners about the use of there is and there are. Includes examples and exercises that use these constructions to name things and rooms found in a home. Interactive...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Object Pronouns
A fantastic site for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners about pronouns. Provides a variety of interactive exercises to reinforce the material. Instructions are in Spanish, and there is a "Teacher's Lounge," area for...