Reading Bell Ringers for Middle School ELA/ESL for 7th and 8th Grade Quarter 1
Are you looking for reading/ELA bell ringers for your long-term middle school ESL students that cover reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, writing, and figurative language. These bell work activities are great for warm-ups, homework, or small group instruction for your ESL students. Engage your 7th and 8th students with these no-prep, digital, or print activities.
Give your middle school students a structured routine with rigorous standardized test prep and language proficiency practice.
This resource is designed for 7th and 8th grade students who already have a grasp of the English language, but need an extra push with comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and writing. Looking for a simplified version with audio? Check it out below.
This product covers the following standards on a weekly basis:
⭐️ Short reading passages cover multiple genres: Informational, Fiction, Poetry, Drama
⭐️ 2 - 3 daily questions including main idea, summary, inference, and more.
⭐️ Grammar practice includes verb tenses, sentence structure, spelling, and more.
⭐️ Vocabulary questions include context clues, antonyms, synonyms, and more.
⭐️ Writing prompts are related to concepts learned in the reading passage and connect to personal experiences
⭐️ Figurative language practice includes similes, metaphors, idioms, and more.
⭐️ Titles Included:
Week 1: First Day Jitters in a New School
Week 2: The Impact of Technology in the Classroom
Week 3: Johnny Lightning: The Rattlesnake Wrangler
Week 4: English Class
Week 5: The Enchanted Forest
Week 6: Erosion
Week 7: Why the Sky is Far Away
Week 8: The Scarecrow's watch
Week 9: Scene from "Fractured Bonds"
Bell Work Structure
Day 1: Short reading passage with 2 multiple choice questions and 1 open-ended question
Day 2: Same short reading passage with 2 vocabulary multiple-choice questions and 1 open-ended question
Day 3: 3 Grammar exercises specially designed for ESL students
Day 4: Writing prompt related to the passage topic
Day 5: Figurative language Frayer Model
✨ESL Bell Work Includes✨
9 weeks of practice
One digital slide per day
One front/back printable sheet per week
Answer key
✨Ways to Use✨
Morning work
Bell Work/Warm-up
Small group
Homework
Stations
Assessment
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Are you looking for reading/ELA bell ringers for your long-term middle school ESL students that cover reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, writing, and figurative language. These bell work activities are great for warm-ups, homework, or small group instruction for your ESL students. Engage your 7th and 8th students with these no-prep, digital, or print activities.
Give your middle school students a structured routine with rigorous standardized test prep and language proficiency practice.
This resource is designed for 7th and 8th grade students who already have a grasp of the English language, but need an extra push with comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and writing. Looking for a simplified version with audio? Check it out below.
This product covers the following standards on a weekly basis:
⭐️ Short reading passages cover multiple genres: Informational, Fiction, Poetry, Drama
⭐️ 2 - 3 daily questions including main idea, summary, inference, and more.
⭐️ Grammar practice includes verb tenses, sentence structure, spelling, and more.
⭐️ Vocabulary questions include context clues, antonyms, synonyms, and more.
⭐️ Writing prompts are related to concepts learned in the reading passage and connect to personal experiences
⭐️ Figurative language practice includes similes, metaphors, idioms, and more.
⭐️ Titles Included:
Week 1: First Day Jitters in a New School
Week 2: The Impact of Technology in the Classroom
Week 3: Johnny Lightning: The Rattlesnake Wrangler
Week 4: English Class
Week 5: The Enchanted Forest
Week 6: Erosion
Week 7: Why the Sky is Far Away
Week 8: The Scarecrow's watch
Week 9: Scene from "Fractured Bonds"
Bell Work Structure
Day 1: Short reading passage with 2 multiple choice questions and 1 open-ended question
Day 2: Same short reading passage with 2 vocabulary multiple-choice questions and 1 open-ended question
Day 3: 3 Grammar exercises specially designed for ESL students
Day 4: Writing prompt related to the passage topic
Day 5: Figurative language Frayer Model
✨ESL Bell Work Includes✨
9 weeks of practice
One digital slide per day
One front/back printable sheet per week
Answer key
✨Ways to Use✨
Morning work
Bell Work/Warm-up
Small group
Homework
Stations
Assessment
Buy on TPT
Are you looking for reading/ELA bell ringers for your long-term middle school ESL students that cover reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, writing, and figurative language. These bell work activities are great for warm-ups, homework, or small group instruction for your ESL students. Engage your 7th and 8th students with these no-prep, digital, or print activities.
Give your middle school students a structured routine with rigorous standardized test prep and language proficiency practice.
This resource is designed for 7th and 8th grade students who already have a grasp of the English language, but need an extra push with comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and writing. Looking for a simplified version with audio? Check it out below.
This product covers the following standards on a weekly basis:
⭐️ Short reading passages cover multiple genres: Informational, Fiction, Poetry, Drama
⭐️ 2 - 3 daily questions including main idea, summary, inference, and more.
⭐️ Grammar practice includes verb tenses, sentence structure, spelling, and more.
⭐️ Vocabulary questions include context clues, antonyms, synonyms, and more.
⭐️ Writing prompts are related to concepts learned in the reading passage and connect to personal experiences
⭐️ Figurative language practice includes similes, metaphors, idioms, and more.
⭐️ Titles Included:
Week 1: First Day Jitters in a New School
Week 2: The Impact of Technology in the Classroom
Week 3: Johnny Lightning: The Rattlesnake Wrangler
Week 4: English Class
Week 5: The Enchanted Forest
Week 6: Erosion
Week 7: Why the Sky is Far Away
Week 8: The Scarecrow's watch
Week 9: Scene from "Fractured Bonds"
Bell Work Structure
Day 1: Short reading passage with 2 multiple choice questions and 1 open-ended question
Day 2: Same short reading passage with 2 vocabulary multiple-choice questions and 1 open-ended question
Day 3: 3 Grammar exercises specially designed for ESL students
Day 4: Writing prompt related to the passage topic
Day 5: Figurative language Frayer Model
✨ESL Bell Work Includes✨
9 weeks of practice
One digital slide per day
One front/back printable sheet per week
Answer key
✨Ways to Use✨
Morning work
Bell Work/Warm-up
Small group
Homework
Stations
Assessment
