Back to School cultural activities for ESL-EFL-ELL

This is a restaurant menu project for Spanish I. Students will design a restaurant menu that serves traditional Spanish dishes from a Spanish-speaking country of their choice. This project includes an introduction page with all the project requirements, 2 restaurant menu examples, a 2-page project planner/graphic organizer, and a grading rubric for student presentations. Project Requirements: * A menu cover with the restaurant name in Spanish, the days and hours of operation, address, and phon

Subjects:

Projects, Graphic Organizers, Cultural Activities

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

1st Day of School Survey for High Schoolers

Created by

English 10 Mother Hen

This two-sided survey asks some very specific questions that will give you great background information about your new students:- Name/Nickname/Class Period - Home Technology Access- After-School Job Schedules- Highlights of Summer Vacation- # of Books in the Home- Special Areas of Expertise- Positive Attributes / Self-Perception- Favorite Teacher Ever- Total # of Schools Attended- Career Plans- Interests/Hobbies/Passions- # of Pets- # of Siblings/Cousins/Nieces/Nephews in the Home- Sports and C

Subjects:

Back to School, English Language Arts, For All Subjects

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

Back to School Art Project : Kandi-Apples : In the Style of Kandinsky

Created by

Art with Creations Claudia Loubier

Here is the perfect project for the start of the school year: Kandi-Apples.This project will allow students to create a work of art in the Style of Kadinsky.When they are finished, you can make a colourful collective display. This project requires simple materials, and apple models are also included. A great way to discover a fundamental artist. Level:Kindergarten to Grade 6Technique:DrawingVisual Language:Thick linesThin linesCurved linesMaterials:White sheet or piece of cardboard (8.5 x 8.5 in

Subjects:

Autumn, Back to School, Visual Arts

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Art Lesson Plans Bundle : Grade 1 Visual Art

Coco Movie Guide | Day of the Dead Activities | Questions | Differentiated

Created by

Mr Hull's Movie Guides

This 16 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Coco (2017)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★Great to watch to learn more about Mexican culture and Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.Steeped in Mexican culture and folklore, the movie follows young Miguel whose dreams of becoming a musician are hampered by his family's ban on music. Magically entering the Land of the Dead, Miguel embarks on an ex

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Halloween

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Movie Guides, Cultural Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.4.7

, SL.2.2

, SL.3.2

, SL.4.2

, CCRA.SL.2

Also included in: 2 Pack Day of the Dead Movie Guide Bundle | Questions | Activities

Bundle: Emergency Sub Plans for Spanish Teachers

Created by

SrtaEstrella Emergency Spanish Sub Plans

Are you a Spanish teacher in a hurry? Often, it can be very difficult to make substitute plans for a foreign language class. We want our students to be able to answer the questions without feeling the need to translate. These are packets ready for you to print and go when you are in need of an emergency sub plan.Included in this bundle are four of my non-holiday specific emergency Spanish sub plans. You get four for the price of three. Each packet includes cultural readings in English and includ

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading, Spanish

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Cultural Activities

Long Ago & Now Grandparent Day Interview Activity, Family Tree, Student Timeline

Created by

What I Have Learned

Introduce your students to their family history with this fantastic Long Ago & Now Grandparent Interview Activity, Family Tree, and Student Timeline. This lesson series uses compare and contrast strategies to help students understand how their lives are similar to or different from their grandparents' lives. It makes for a great Grandparents' Day activity! Plus, the strong home-to-school connection will help keep everyone involved and excited about learning. This mini-unit is in my Long Ago

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Other (Social Studies - History)

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Social Studies BUNDLE - Biography Report, Long Ago, Map Skills, Laws & Nations

Then & Now Compare & Contrast Writing Activities Long Ago & Today Venn Diagram

Created by

What I Have Learned

Through this Long Ago and Today Social Studies unit, students learn how their lives relate to people and events long ago. Students compare and contrast life long ago to life today. Text pages include information about school long ago. The engaging activities also foster a strong home and school connection.The Then and Now unit includesVocabulary cards in two formats (BUNDLE ONLY)An in-depth reading passage with fact sorting, comprehension questions, and QR codesMini-book that supports the artic

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Other (Social Studies - History), Social Studies - History

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Cultural Activities

ESL Vocabulary Picture Dictionary & ESL Newcomer Activities

Created by

EFL - ESL - ELD, Phonics, Vocabulary

One of the most useful tools for ELL newcomers to have is a picture dictionary to begin to build vocabulary in English. This growing bundle includes 3 picture dictionaries that all support newcomers in foundational English skills. This Bilingual Picture Dictionary is the perfect resource to provide your newcomers with so that they can have a tool to use in all classes and work on vocabulary independently.This Bilingual Picture Dictionary will also help give students the confidence to start speak

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Cultural Activities

Spanish Bell Ringers for a Year of Para Empezar 2023 Warm Ups Class Starters

Created by

Mis Clases Locas

Ready to go, Editable Google Spanish class bell ringers, warm ups, or brain breaks for 1 year, every single day of Spanish class starters! This is the year of Para Empezar 2023 resource, with current Spanish culture songs & authentic resources to use as a classroom management routine class starter, or brain break in Spanish class every day of the school year, including Hispanic Heritage Month and mania musical 2024 Spanish class music bracket.WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH BRAND NEW PARA EMPEZAR 23-24

Subjects:

Back to School, Hispanic Heritage Month, Spanish

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1

, CCRA.SL.2

Flags of Spanish-Speaking Countries Coloring Sheets

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This is a 2 page coloring activity with the 21 flags of the Spanish-speaking world. Students follow a color by number key to color in each section of the flags. Only five colors are needed: rojo, amarillo, verde, azul cielo, and azul (red, yellow, green, sky blue, and blue). This is a great activity when reviewing Spanish-speaking countries, Hispanic culture, holidays, colors, or as an emergency substitute activity. Can be printed 2 sided or separately. Makes a great classroom decoration. Exampl

Subjects:

Printables, Cultural Activities

Grades:

K - 10th

Types:

Also included in: Spanish Countries and Capitals Geography Bundle

Spanish-Speaking Countries, Capitals, and Nationalities Bundle

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This is a bundle of 15 resources over the 21 Spanish-Speaking Countries, Capitals, and Nationalities. In this bundle you will receive a Spanish-speaking country profile project, 2 map labeling activities, a matching quiz activity, 2 internet scavenger hunt activities, a 2 page coloring activity and a windsock craftivity with the 21 flags of the Spanish-speaking world, a passport mini booklet activity, an interactive notebook activity, 7 vocabulary activities, 3 vocabulary games, 2 grammar activi

Subjects:

Projects, Cultural Activities

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Back to School Beginning of the Year Activities for Social Studies Lessons

Created by

Martina Cahill - The Hungry Teacher

These back to school and first week of school activities were designed with community, teamwork, and relationship-building in mind so that students can get to know each other while performing fun social studies activities in upper elementary and middle school. Also included in these bundles: This product is part of my Back to School Activities: HUGE BUNDLEThis resource is part of my Back to School Activities: Social Studies and Community BuildingThis resource includes: 30+ social studies activit

Subjects:

Back to School, Civics, Social Studies - History

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Back to School Beginning of Year Activities Community and Social Studies Bundle

Essential Spanish 1 Novice Middle School Spanish Curriculum MEGA BUNDLE present

Created by

Mis Clases Locas

This is a middle school Spanish bundle of resources to use in a novice Spanish class. Present Tense Spanish Mega Bundle would be perfect for Spanish 1, middle school Spanish, or exploratory Spanish. Try out some comprehensible input with ready-to-go, teacher-tested units focusing on Spanish Super 7 & Sweet 16 verbs, as well as diverse Spanish cultures.If you are just starting to teach Spanish or just starting to try and incorporate more comprehensible input, this novice Spanish present tense

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, Spanish

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Unit Plans, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1

, CCRA.SL.2

SELF PORTRAIT TEMPLATE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN PRE-K COLORING

Created by

Simply Educational Activities

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL SELF-PORTRAIT FOR KINDERGARTEN, PRESCHOOL, PRE-K, & FIRST GRADE (COULD ALSO BE USED FOR OLDER GRADES AND ALSO SPECIAL NEEDS): INCLUDES 2 EDITABLE TEMPLATESIf you are looking for 'First Day of School' activities for your little ones, you have come to the right place. This resource includes self-portrait templates which are perfect to accompany other back to school activities. The printables come in black and white only and there are two editable templates where you can ed

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Back to School, Occupational Therapy

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Cultural Activities

Survival Words and Phrases for ESL Newcomers - ESL Visuals, ESL Picture Cards

Created by

Back to School, EFL - ESL - ELD, Vocabulary

The best place to begin to support ELL Newcomers is through vocabulary and visuals. This set of survival flashcards will help you provide your students with exactly that type of support. These flashcards are great to print, laminate, and give to your newcomers to carry around with them to all classes. Each flashcard has a voiced over QR code so that the students can listen and practice the vocabulary on their own at home. Let's Connect!Looking for more support?Click here to sign up for a free ye

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities, For Principals & Administrators

Also included in: ESL Newcomers Beginning of the Year Activities - ESL Back to School First Week

Cinco de Mayo Craft {Pinata Fiesta Fun with Mexico Symbols}

Created by

Robin Sellers

Cinco de Mayo: Cinco de Mayo fun! This Cinco de Mayo craft is a pinata that your students can make for some Mexico Fiesta Fun! Students color or paint the black and white printable pages. It includes Mexico symbols including a map outline of Mexico, a Mexican flag, a guitar, a monarch butterfly, a cactus, a sombrero, and a pepper. Each on of these items in accompanied by a candy that has the name for the symbol in English and Spanish. You can choose to use both of these labels if you wish. There

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Social Studies - History, Spring

Grades:

PreK - 4th

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

ESL Activities: Conversation Cards

Created by

A Classroom for All Seasons

These are 72 conversation cards for your ESL classroom. They can be used as a warm up activity and are a great way to get students settled in at the beginning of class. In addition, they can also be used as writing prompts. Each topic is color coded. The topics include• “Getting to Know You”• “Food”• “Your Neighborhood/ Housing”• “Free Time”• “Feelings/Emotions”• “The Past”• “Holidays”• “The Future”• “If…” (Conditional)ESL Conversation Cards Set 2 is available here ESL Activities: Conversatio

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

6th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Cultural Activities

Also included in: ESL Speaking Activities: Bundle

ESL Newcomers Beginning of the Year Activities - ESL Back to School First Week

Created by

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Are you working with ELL Newcomers this year and not sure where to begin? Or did your principal just inform you that a newcomer student will be starting in your class tomorrow? These situations can cause a lot of stress and additional burden, but they don't have to! The Getting Started with ELL Newcomers is filled with materials for the first month of working with ELL beginners. It will give you a variety of materials to begin your students on the English journey in both interactive and engaging

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards, Cultural Activities

ESL Vocabulary & Speaking Flashcards Activities - ESL Newcomer Vocabulary Cards

Created by

EFL - ESL - ELD, Oral Communication, Vocabulary

The ELL Toolkit was created as a way for newcomer students to quickly begin to pick up key English vocabulary and phrases through multiple conversation activities. Real photos are used to allow students to make connections to the new language and games make it fun for students to put into practice what they are learning. What's included in the ELL Toolkit:-Real photographs to represent key vocabulary words and phrases. -Lesson plans-Differentiated activities that promote speaking opportunities.

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards, Cultural Activities

Papel Picado Tissue Banners

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This is a set of 5 papel picado templates for making a colorful tissue paper banner. This is a fun craft for secondary students to make and display when celebrating Hispanic holidays such as Cinco de Mayo, Hispanic Heritage Month, or Mexico's Independence Day. You may choose to have younger students simply color in the templates and display them on the walls. These templates are available in both color and blackline. They make a great festive decoration as a boarder around your classroom walls.

Subjects:

Printables, Cultural Activities

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: Hispanic Heritage Month Projects and Activities Bundle

Hello Speech Bubble Signs in Different Languages | Photo Booth Props | ESL

Created by

the think tank

Need a quick Hello photo prop for school, home or a community project or bulletin board to promote diversity and inclusivity? These Hello Speech Bubbles in over 60 different languages (and growing!) are ready to print and fun to use. Three blank bubble templates are also included to add other languages or names. Laminate, attach a wooden stick and watch the smiles begin. Great for photo booth props, ice breakers, ESL (ESOL) displays, door displays, and back to school bulletin boards!LANGUAGES RE

Subjects:

Back to School, For All Subjects, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

ESL Lessons and Activities | ESL Sub Plans | ESL Reading Comprehension & Writing

Created by

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Reading aloud to our students is one of the best ways that we can improve their comprehension of language. This is especially true when working with ESL Reading Comprehension. Your K-5 students will be easily engaged as they listen and interact with 24 fiction and nonfiction texts. The extended ESL worksheets will cover all four language domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. The ESL lesson included has step-by-step instructions for easy, fun learning. The opportunities for student

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Hispanic Heritage Month Projects and Activities Bundle

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