5th & 6th Reading, Writing, Grammar, Vocabulary, Bell Ringers for Middle School

Are you looking for reading/ELA bell ringers for your 5th and 6th-grade long-term ESL students that cover reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, writing, and figurative language? These 5th & 6th Grade Monthly-Themed Reading Bell Ringers Growing Bundle activities are great for monthly-themed warm-ups, homework, or small group instruction for your ESL students. Engage your students with these no-prep, digital, or print activities.

✨Some Titles Included:

• New Year's Beliefs and Customs
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Winter Climate Change
• Kaitlyn Farrington
• Sacagawea: Who she was and what she did
• Election Day: What it is and why it matters
• Veterans Day: Then and Now
• The First Thanksgiving: How it all started
• Bonus: Día de los Muertos: The significance and the celebrations
• Hanukkah: The who and the what
• The Winter Solstice: What it is and why it matters
• The History of Christmas: Then and now
• Kwanzaa: Where it came from and how it's celebrated today
• Labor Day: The History of the holiday and how it's celebrated today
• 9/11: The history of it and how we remember it today
• Frida Kahlo: Who she was and why she is still remembered today
• The Autumn Equinox: The science behind why the season changes
• Nature's Colorful Transformations: Why leaves change color in the fall
• Christopher Columbus: Who he was and why we still remember him
• La Llorona: An explanation of the legend
• Halloween: Where it came from and how it's celebrated today
• Plus much more!

Provide middle school students with a structured routine with rigorous standardized test prep and language proficiency practice, while engaging in engaging monthly-themed activities

This resource is designed for ESL students who have a basic grasp of the English language but need an extra push with comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and writing.

These products covers the following standards on a weekly basis: 

⭐️ Short reading passages cover multiple genres: Informational, Historical, and Biography

⭐️ 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, 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.

Bell Work Structure

• Day1: 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 relevant to the topic of the week.

✨Each Month Includes✨

• 4 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
• Homework
• Small group
• Stations
• Assessment