ESL Newcomer First 30 Days Teacher Kit
Support newly arrived English learners with a complete 30-day ESL newcomer kit featuring lesson plans, 72 visual cards, worksheets and progress checks.
Newcomer Ready: The First 30 Days gives elementary and primary teachers a practical, low-pressure plan for welcoming students who are beginning to use English at school.
Students can communicate by pointing, gesturing, drawing, writing, selecting a visual card, using their home language or speaking English. The resource focuses on essential communication, classroom routines, belonging and growing independence.
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
Teacher quick-start guide and Before Day 1 checklist
Newcomer student snapshot
Six-week teaching roadmap
30 daily mini lesson plans
Language targets, activities and quick checks
Whole-page communication mat
30 survival-language visual cards
18 classroom-action cards
12 people-and-places cards
12 feelings-and-needs cards
Student worksheets and personal word bank
Six weekly progress checks
Complete 30-day progress review
Editable family welcome note and information form
Answer key and suggested responses
Blank custom-card templates
Printable PDF and editable Word document
PERFECT FOR:
ESL, ELL, EAL and EFL students
Newly arrived English learners
Grades 1–6 and approximately ages 7–12
Elementary and primary classrooms
Small groups, intervention and newcomer programmes
Back-to-school or midyear enrolment
Classroom communication and routine support
This resource is ready to print and designed to save teachers planning time while helping newcomers feel safe, understood and included from their first day.
