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Teacher Links

 
The Turtle Diary
Games and activities created by well-qualified teachers and educators who believe that learning should be easy and fun. The concepts are reinforced with the help of fun and educational activities.
http://www.turtlediary.com/

The New York Times Learning Network
This site provides step-by-step lesson plans based on the day's news. It is for intermediate to advanced level ESL students.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com

MES English
Free printables for preschool-6th grade ESL classrooms.
http://mes-english.com

Learning Chocolate
This vocabulary learning platform provides a picture dictionary and audio.
http://www.learningchocolate.com

Learn ESL
Activites and worksheets for older students.
http://www.usingenglish.com
 
ESL Partyland
This website offers lesson plans and reproducible materials to use in class.
http://www.eslpartyland.com

English Club
This website offers lesson plans and activities.
http://www.englishclub.com

EL Civics for ESL Students
This website offers social studies resources to help ELLs build their understanding of social studies themes.
http://www.elcivics.com

Breaking News English
Leveled English news articles for older ELLS.
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com
 
Understanding Language
Understanding Language has a wide array of papers to keep educators up-to-date on the latest thinking about educating ELLs. It also provides free teaching resources aligned to the Common Core State Standards in ELA and Math as well as the Next Generation Science Standards.
http://ell.stanford.edu
 
Colorin Colorado
This link offers free teacher tip sheets on reading instruction, professional development videos, and tools for effective outreach to Hispanic parents, among other resources, to help English learners in prek-12th grade.
http://www.colorincolorado.org
 
Storylineonline
Storyline Online inspires a love of reading in children around the world.
http://www.storylineonline.net