Useful Websites
Here are some websites which you may find to be useful in organizing your ESL lessons.
Programs and Resources
Alberta Education ESL Program of Study http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/esl/programs.aspx
Alberta Education ESL Resources http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/esl/resources.aspx
Teaching Refugees teachingrefugees.com
Alberta Education ESL Resources http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/esl/resources.aspx
Teaching Refugees teachingrefugees.com
Classroom Activities
ESL Online Courses http://www.esolcourses.com/topics/classroom-words.html
- Here you will find various activities to do with students on the computer which will help solidify their understanding of basic vocabulary words. There are resources which range from pre-beginner to advanced.
ESL-Kids http://www.esl-kids.com/flashcards/classroom.html
- This site has some great resources for pre-beginner ESL students. Here you can find worksheets, various games, flashcards, and other activities intended to help develop a child's vocabulary.
Elementary ESL Resources for Kids http://elementary-esl.blogspot.ca/
- This is a wonderful blog in which an ESL teacher, Laurie Moulton, provides explanations of various activities she decided to do with her own students which can be adapted for use in your own classroom.
English Club http://www.englishclub.com/esl-worksheets/
- This site has many resources to offer including worksheets which are organized into meaningful topics and which can be modified based on a students skill level.
Using English http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/
- This site is FULL of worksheets. Not only are they sorted based on skill level, but they cover topics including different grammatical areas as well as various vocabulary sets.
Teachers Pay Teachers http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:ESL
- This site has come in useful not only for regular classes, but for ESL. Teachers make worksheets and resources for others to use. Some are completely free while others cost a small fee. I highly recommend it!
ISL Collective http://en.islcollective.com/
- ISL Collective, much like Teachers Pay Teachers, is a site in which teachers have created a variety of different worksheets. They are all free to be downloaded and used by others.
- Here you will find various activities to do with students on the computer which will help solidify their understanding of basic vocabulary words. There are resources which range from pre-beginner to advanced.
ESL-Kids http://www.esl-kids.com/flashcards/classroom.html
- This site has some great resources for pre-beginner ESL students. Here you can find worksheets, various games, flashcards, and other activities intended to help develop a child's vocabulary.
Elementary ESL Resources for Kids http://elementary-esl.blogspot.ca/
- This is a wonderful blog in which an ESL teacher, Laurie Moulton, provides explanations of various activities she decided to do with her own students which can be adapted for use in your own classroom.
English Club http://www.englishclub.com/esl-worksheets/
- This site has many resources to offer including worksheets which are organized into meaningful topics and which can be modified based on a students skill level.
Using English http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/
- This site is FULL of worksheets. Not only are they sorted based on skill level, but they cover topics including different grammatical areas as well as various vocabulary sets.
Teachers Pay Teachers http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:ESL
- This site has come in useful not only for regular classes, but for ESL. Teachers make worksheets and resources for others to use. Some are completely free while others cost a small fee. I highly recommend it!
ISL Collective http://en.islcollective.com/
- ISL Collective, much like Teachers Pay Teachers, is a site in which teachers have created a variety of different worksheets. They are all free to be downloaded and used by others.
Games
Busy Teacher http://busyteacher.org/11339-scrabble-6-great-uses-esl-classroom.html
- This link in particular links to an article which outlines the various uses for using Scrabble Tiles in the classroom as a game and learning tool. In addition, you may also find links to various articles, games, and activities in various curricular areas.
DLTK http://www.dltk-cards.com/memory/index.htm
- This site is not an ESL- specific website, but it does contain a tool in which teachers can create flashcards for various uses such as Go Fish or Bingo.
ESL Games World http://www.eslgamesworld.com/
- ESL Games World is a site completely dedicated to those learning English. It is full of all kinds of online games to help develop ones language skills! They are organized into different categories based on which part of the language they wish to practice. They are easy to learn and highly engaging.
ESL Games Plus http://www.eslgamesplus.com/
- On this site, there are a wide variety of online games which students may play in order to practice their vocabulary in a variety of different categories
- This link in particular links to an article which outlines the various uses for using Scrabble Tiles in the classroom as a game and learning tool. In addition, you may also find links to various articles, games, and activities in various curricular areas.
DLTK http://www.dltk-cards.com/memory/index.htm
- This site is not an ESL- specific website, but it does contain a tool in which teachers can create flashcards for various uses such as Go Fish or Bingo.
ESL Games World http://www.eslgamesworld.com/
- ESL Games World is a site completely dedicated to those learning English. It is full of all kinds of online games to help develop ones language skills! They are organized into different categories based on which part of the language they wish to practice. They are easy to learn and highly engaging.
ESL Games Plus http://www.eslgamesplus.com/
- On this site, there are a wide variety of online games which students may play in order to practice their vocabulary in a variety of different categories