English learners (page 2)
Picture words, sentence frames and ways to talk for children learning English.
- Preschool observations, portfolios and report cardsTool
Note what you see by area and skill; print each child's portfolio and report card, and blank skills checklists for twos, threes and fours. Free, on your device, no scores.
- Random group makerTool
Split a class into balanced groups or teams, keep students apart or together, add roles, and print the result. Names never leave your computer.
- Discussion sentence starters posterPrintable
A free printable sentence starters poster for class discussion, with eight prompts such as I agree because and I would like to add. Edit them, print and post.
- Dolch first grade sight words (41 words)Reading
The 41 Dolch first grade sight words: flash cards, a known-words checklist and printable lists, free.
- Stretching brain breaks: 12 gentle stretch cardsTool
Twelve gentle classroom stretches for shoulders, necks, wrists and backs, each with a seated version, plus a random draw, a timer and printable cards. Free.
- Dolch second grade sight words (46 words)Reading
The 46 Dolch second grade sight words: flash cards, a checklist and printable lists, free.
- Energizing brain breaks for small spaces: 12 cardsTool
Twelve wake-up movement breaks for a crowded room with no running or jumping, each with a seated version, plus a random draw, a timer and printable cards. Free.
- Frayer model vocabulary organizerPrintable
A free printable Frayer model with four boxes round a center word: definition, characteristics, examples and non-examples. Edit the labels and print for vocabulary.
- Dolch third grade sight words (41 words)Reading
The 41 Dolch third grade sight words: flash cards, a checklist and printable lists, free.
- Letter to parents templatePrintable
A free one-page letter to parents template: a blank to print or copy into Google Docs, and a filled example of a start-of-year letter from a teacher to families.
- Seated brain breaks: 12 chair and desk cardsTool
Twelve brain breaks done from a chair or a wheelchair, for students who stay in their seats, with a random draw, a timer and printable cards. Free.
- Word wall letters A to ZPrintable
Free printable word wall letters A to Z, four to a page, each with a big capital and lowercase letter and sight words to start. Edit the letters, print and cut apart.
- Dolch noun list: 95 common nouns for beginning readersReading
The 95 Dolch nouns (apple, ball, cat, farm and more): flash cards, a checklist and printable lists, free.
- Quiet focus brain breaks: 12 silent reset cardsTool
Twelve silent mental resets for before reading, writing or a test, with a random draw, a timer and printable cards. Nobody has to move or speak. Free.
- Word wall sound headersPrintable
Free printable word wall headers for sounds: sh, ch, th, wh, ck, ng and qu, four to a page, each with starter words. Edit the sounds, print and cut apart.
- Classroom activities from any list: five games on the board and print sheetsTool
Paste terms and meanings, or questions and answers, and play match up, flip tiles, a quiz show, group sort or odd one out on the board, or print a matching sheet or cards. Free, no sign-in.
- Matching game maker: match terms and meanings from your listTool
Turn a list of terms and meanings into a matching game for the board, with a printable matching sheet and cut-apart cards. Free, no sign-in.
- Flashcard makerMaker
Make two-sided printable flashcards from a list, 6, 8 or 10 to a page with cut lines, or flip through them on the projector. Free, no sign-in.
- Flip tiles memory game maker from your own listTool
Make a memory game for the board from a list of terms and meanings: flip two tiles at a time to find a pair. Four, six or eight pairs a board. Free.
- Repeated reading: how to build reading fluency, and what the research saysGuide
Repeated reading for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, how to run it with partners or small groups, steps by grade, fluency examples, mistakes and a free fluency timer.
- Sight word checks without flash-card dread: Dolch, Fry and a listening quizGuide
Dolch and Fry sight word lists explained, and how to run a whole-class listening check in K–2 with a free printable quiz that hides the word until you say it.
- Passage quizzes: literal, inference and vocabulary questions, and how ours are builtGuide
Literal, inference and vocabulary questions for reading passages, K–8: how each works, how our 53 passages and their quizzes are built, and how to write your own.
- Word scramble makerMaker
Turn any word list into a printable word scramble, with a word bank, an optional first-letter hint and an answer key. Free, no sign-in.
- Think-Pair-Share timerTool
A prompt and three timed phases, think, pair and share, with a chime as each one ends.