EVERYTHING you need, ready to teach! This ESL unit has 1 week of editable lesson plans, notes, class and partner activities, sentence sort, question strips, and worksheets. Newcomer English learners practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing to successfully build their English language foundation.
$4.50
Start the simple past with a solid foundation that includes more than worksheets. These 5 lessons on was & were with activities include everything your high school or adult beginner-newcomer English language learners need to develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills!
I know you’re busy, so rest assured this unit includes: digitizing ideas for increased engagement, daily lesson descriptions for easy implementation, speaker notes with ideas for differentiation, answer keys for quick grading, and a unit assessment.
Here’s what you’ll also get:
✔ 5 slides of editable notes that save you time writing on the board
✔ 4 slides of no-prep board work for engaging class practice
✔ sentence strips for kinesthetic partner practice
✔ 1 worksheet that reinforces grammar concepts
✔ 1 reading text so students see how the language is used naturally
✔ 1 follow-up writing text where student connect the grammar to their life
✔ 1 listening activity to enhance language acquisition
✔ 10 slides of class speaking practice to reinforce vocabulary and pronunciation
✔ 40 questions strips to build speaking fluency
✔ Find Someone Who and a board game so students can integrate listening & speaking
Here is the best part. Included at no extra cost:
✔ 1 Kahoot!, 1 EdPuzzle, and a full lesson Nearpod
✔ An online game and links to 7 PDF worksheets, a quiz, and 6 PDF speaking activities
These work perfectly for tutoring struggling learners, keeping fast finishers quiet, producing last-minute sub plans, finding ready-to-go warm-ups, or simply having extra days of practice with your class.
All this for less than $1 a day! Why? Teaching multilingual learners is a difficult task, and we are often left with little support, even if we have a curriculum. Let me help.
Extremely satisfied teachers have said…
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Teacher Tributes
“This was really fun for my newcomers.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Ann W.
“Easily understood by my students.”
Still not sure? Check out my FREE ‘it is’ lessons to see an example of my work.
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