This blog post is meant to do just that. You’ll find 24 exciting activities to boost your ESL students’ reading comprehension that your students will love. The best part is that they won’t take too much time out of your day and can be used with any text, including fictional stories and informational text.

Supporting ESL students is easier with the right strategies! This blog post shares 5 practical ways to help English learners thrive in your classroom: from using visual aids and sentence starters to clear instructions, scaffolding, and graphic organizers. These techniques create an engaging, supportive environment. For time-saving resources, my ESL Teacher Membership provides differentiated reading passages, sentence frames, visual aids, and more to make implementing these strategies easy.

Looking for ways to re-engage ESL students after winter break? This blog post shares 3 fun, differentiated activities to help your students reflect, set goals, and practice English. Designed for beginning, intermediate, and advanced ESL levels, these activities include a Winter Break Slideshow for beginners, a ‘One Word’ goal-setting exercise for intermediates, and a Vision Board creation for advanced students. Each activity promotes language growth, self-reflection, and confidence for a strong start to the new year!

Help your ESL students set meaningful TELPAS goals with a step-by-step approach to tracking progress, setting specific targets, and creating actionable plans. Discover strategies for boosting student confidence in reading, writing, listening, and speaking while preparing them for TELPAS success.

Prepare your ESL students for English language proficiency tests such as TELPAS with engaging speaking, writing, and grammar activities. Discover practical classroom strategies to boost student performance and confidence, using digital and print resources designed to align with assessment standards.

Keep your middle school ESL students engaged before holiday break with 10 fun activities! From festive vocabulary bingo and creative writing prompts to holiday trivia and scavenger hunts, these interactive ideas combine learning with holiday cheer. Perfect for maintaining focus and excitement during the last week of school!

Having a mobile classroom can be a bit overwhelming, to say the least, but no worries! Here, I’ll show you some practical tips and suggest valuable resources to help you optimize your teaching cart, making your work life easier and your teaching more effective.

Get your ESL students excited about writing this holiday season with creative prompts perfect for all skill levels. Discover festive ideas for bell ringers, journaling, and warm-ups that build vocabulary and engage imaginations. Learn how to differentiate prompts for beginner to advanced students and create a fun, supportive classroom environment!

Engage your ESL students with 5 fun activities for teaching paragraph writing! From topic sentence match-ups to paragraph puzzles, these hands-on exercises build writing skills and make learning interactive.

Discover how to set up effective learning stations in your ESL classroom to engage students and provide differentiated instruction. Learn practical tips for reading, writing, grammar, and listening activities designed for secondary ESL students. Save time and boost student success!

Make standardized test prep fun and engaging for ESL students! Discover 10 creative strategies to boost reading comprehension and keep middle school students excited about learning. Perfect for ESL teachers looking to differentiate instruction and improve test results.

Boost ESL student engagement and success with daily bell ringers and Do Now activities. Discover how these quick tasks help reinforce vocabulary, improve reading comprehension, build writing skills, and strengthen grammar in your ESL classroom. Learn different types of bell ringers to implement and how they can streamline classroom management. Plus, explore ready-made resources in my membership for easy, differentiated bell ringers.

Learn how to manage a differentiated ESL class using small group instruction, stations, and modified activities to meet students’ proficiency levels

Struggling to teach ESL students with different English proficiency levels in one classroom? Learn 10 practical strategies to differentiate material for beginners, intermediates, and advanced learners. From customizing reading texts to modifying assignments and tailoring speaking activities, these tips will keep all students engaged. Plus, join the waitlist for the upcoming ESL Teacher Membership for access to exclusive resources and lesson plans!

10 effective strategies to help middle school ESL students succeed in TELPAS and other language tests. From daily prompts to digital activities, these tips will boost their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Start now to give your students the confidence they need to pass the test and exit the ESL program. These practical, classroom-ready ideas will help your students reach their full potential.

Discover how the 'Holidays Around the World' project engages middle and high school students in exploring global cultures, enhancing research, writing, and presentation skills. Perfect for multicultural classrooms and ESL students, this three-week project fosters cultural appreciation and academic growth through hands-on learning.

If you're teaching ESL to middle schoolers, you know how important it is to make learning fun and engaging. That's why projects are such a great idea. They give students a chance to use their English skills in a real-world setting, while also exploring their interests and learning about different cultures. Here are a few project ideas that have worked well for me in the past. Each of these can be used in any multi-level class including those with different levels of English proficiency. I’ve used them in my 6th-grade multicultural studies class as well as my high school ESL classes.

As a teacher, finding time for everything can feel like a never-ending battle, right? From planning lessons and grading papers to meetings and helping students, it's easy to get overwhelmed. But, I have some tips that helped me free up my time this school year, and I'm sharing them with you in the hopes that they might help you too!

These strategies are the best ways to increase student engagement in the classroom. You as the teacher can establish an environment that encourages academic growth and develops a genuine love of learning in middle school and high school students. It’s important to remember that customizing these methods to meet the unique needs and preferences of your students can make a significant difference in student engagement and motivation levels throughout the school year. Besides, they’re good educational practices that make a huge impact on academic performance.

Socratic Seminars are amazing for ESL reading classes. They help students love learning, develop critical thinking skills, and confidently express themselves in English. Embrace the process, share your experiences, take this opportunity to create classrooms that are full of enriching discussions and learning.