FREEBIE! Use these reading response activities with any version of “The Ugly Duckling” to practice retelling, writing about reading, and understanding new words. Some of these are flexible to be used with other texts, too! Follow me on Pinterest and Instagram for more ideas for English learners and elementary!

Three versions of this activity are included to accommodate different age and ability levels! This freebie is great for helping students reflect on their school year. Follow me on Pinterest and Instagram to see how I use this and other products with my classes!

A FREE resource for community helpers! This 10-page book has traceable words and simple sentences, making it a perfect resource for ESL, kindergarten, preschool, or struggling learners. Great for primary learners! Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest to see how I use this and other resources for English learners!

Work on oral language with this fun freebie! These speaking task cards are the perfect way to get your students talking. Work on specific question types or general oral language skills, or use these as fun writing prompts! Great for back to school, end of the year, summer school, and more! You get: 12 unique task cards - 24 total (2 levels of differentiation - with sentence stem and without sentence stem for answering the question) Follow me on Pinterest and Instagram!

A fun emergent reader book for summer! Perfect for guided reading, end of the year activities, literacy centers, small group, and more. These print-and-go books are an easy activity for summer! You get: 2 differentiated levels of a 9-page emergent reader, including a writing page for kids to add their own thinking!

Quick and easy assessment to check for understanding of compound and complex sentences. Two versions of the assessment are included (same questions in a different order to prevent copying). Short answer and multiple choice. Great for a formative assessment or for a summative assessment after teaching this concept.

I’m an EL teacher, and many of my young learners have trouble with writing and understanding even the basic sentences they are reading. This resource uses easy-to-understand graphics to help kids read, then trace, then sort a sentence. It also links those graphics to some of the first sight words they need to learn (ex. I, see, like, we). It’s been a great resource for struggling students and English learners especially! We laminate these and use Velcro dots to make this into an easy center or independent activity for struggling learners, or it could be sent home or used individually as a read, trace, cut, and paste activity for more independent learners. Follow me on Pinterest and Instagram!

A book for young learners in Spanish and English! This emergent reader is perfect for kids learning to read in Spanish, English, or both. It teaches vocabulary for several common animals and actions that relate to those animals (ex. fish swims). Students trace the animal words and are able to color the pictures.

Print-and-go emergent reader PLUS 3 unique activities designed to teach U.S. money! Use this resource as an introduction to U.S. money or to help students understand the value of different coins and dollar bills. Perfect for newcomer ESL students and young learners, or for special education students learning life skills!

Two versions of a spring rain book, plus lots of print-and-go literacy activities! Practice beginning sounds, high frequency words, scrambled sentences, and more in this quick and fun resource. You get: 2 versions of an 8-page early reader book - 1 is designed with simple high frequency words plus spring vocabulary (ex. I have rain boots), the other has more complex sentence structures and words to decode (ex. When it rains, I wear my rain coat to stay dry) 2 versions of a sentence puzzle cut-and-paste activity 1 spring rain poem 1 simple cloze reading activity to practice syntax 1 beginning sounds page with spring vocabulary words Designed for young English learners but great for K-1 as well!

Oral language practice with action verbs! This resource is great for English learners, speech and language students, and young learners. Each card asks students what someone is doing. There are two levels of differentiation, one with a sentence stem (ex. “The boy is ____.”) and another with two word choices (ex. “walking, jumping”). This is adaptable to many games, activities, and centers in the classroom, and can be used in many ways! There are 12 pages included, with 72 total cards (36 unique action words), including words such as: -swimming -climbing -building -bouncing -carrying -sitting -reading …and many more! Put these into differentiated instruction cubes like these for even more uses: https://www.reallygoodstuff.com/differentiated-instruction-cubes/p/702780/ Follow me on Pinterest and Instagram for great teaching ideas!

A cute and practical emergent reader, perfect for an emotions/feelings unit or for kids who struggle with big emotions! This 13-page emergent reader includes traceable words in a clear, easy-to-read font. Patterned text supports early readers, and simple, relevant pictures aid in comprehension. Best of all, this book validates kids’ big emotions and helps them deal with them appropriately. Three pages are dedicated to strategies kids can use when they are grumpy; two other pages allow students to share when they feel grumpy and what they can do when they are. Great for preschool, kindergarten, or early first grade students! Follow me on Pinterest and Instagram!

3 print-and-go emergent readers with interactive elements included! This 37 page resource includes three printable emergent readers that get kids reading, writing, and interacting with pattern texts. Fun and easy to use! You get: Colors and Numbers: Pattern book with number and color words (ex. Here are two red fire trucks.) All Different Sizes: Pattern book focusing on comparatives and superlatives (ex. This is the tallest boat.) Can This Fly?: Pattern book with simple sight word questions, including sight word practice at the end (ex. Can a boat fly? No!) Build language, literacy, and comprehension with this fun resource!

Teach about bees with this nonfiction mini unit and guided reading book at 2 different reading levels. Included cloze, writing, and vocabulary activities as well as mentor texts support students’ understanding as they work through this mini unit! You get: 2 versions of a nonfiction guided reading book about bees (7 pages each) teacher note sheet for each version a pre-teaching worksheet for accessing prior knowledge 18 word cards related to the texts for word sorts and building background knowledge 2 mentor texts, one about the life cycle and one about bees in general life cycle anchor chart and cut-and-paste worksheet cloze worksheet describe the picture writing pages journal prompts sentence writing lined pages and more! Please note - I work with kids at lots of levels, so I’ve created and included pages at multiple levels of support. Great for differentiation!

Perfect for developing oral language, reading, and writing skills, this resource includes a differentiated emergent reader, blank writing book, visual cards with a word bank, writing pages, and more! Great for ESL/ELL, young learners, and developing readers. You get: 2 versions of an 8-page early reader book 1 blank writing book 2 versions of a cut-and-paste vocabulary page 3 versions of a sequencing writing page cloze reading passage visuals in color for sequencing 6 cards with the visuals and a short word bank - great for developing oral language and supporting English learners Follow me on Pinterest and Instagram!

Are your students lost when you give directions? Do you need to repeat yourself 20 times before kids know what to do? These visuals are for you! I made these visuals to support my young English learners in their regular classrooms. This is such an easy way to help kids understand what to do, so they can focus on the content and not on trying to remember whether to glue or tape first! You can use this product so many ways. Stick velcro dots on the back of each one and list each direction in order, put magnets on them and hang them up during an activity, place them around your centers to remind students what to do in which order, or even create your own poster using the cards that are most helpful to your students. You can even use these to help teach newcomers about classroom directions! You get: 33 visuals/classroom direction cards Some directions included: sit/stand, write your name, turn in your paper, work by yourself, work together, listen, read, watch, look, write on the board, share with the class, ask a question, etc. Follow me on Pinterest and Instagram!

Perfect for guided reading, this nonfiction text about sea turtles includes writing, cloze, sentence puzzles, and more to build students’ reading skills and confidence. You get: -2 versions of a nonfiction book about sea turtles (easy to differentiate!) -a draw and write page for accessing prior knowledge -4 vocabulary cards related to the text and to sea turtles -2 guided reading pages with the complete text of each book for running records or fluency practice -1 cloze printable -2 sentence puzzles -1 paragraph sort -2 writing pages -1 compare and contrast page -1 conjunction sort page Follow me on Facebook and Instagram, or check out my blog!

A great unit starter for EL newcomers or an easy way to get your EL kids reading! These activities center around action words and use great visuals and repeated opportunities to interact with new vocabulary. Included activities: -Emergent reader -Sentence scramble cards with pronouns and many action words (-ing form) with visuals) -Writing practice with visual support -Cut and paste match/trace activity with the action words vocabulary Follow me on Pinterest and Instagram to see how I use this and other products with my classes!

These emergent readers are perfect for bilingual students learning English and Spanish! Use these books to develop language and vocabulary in both languages and to practice reading and writing skills. These are a great addition to literacy centers, too! Included books: My Spring Words - English My Spring Words - Spanish My Spring Vocabulary (with writing space) - English My Spring Vocabulary (with writing space) - Spanish Follow me on Teachers Pay Teachers, Intstagram, and Pinterest for other great ideas!

Build background knowledge about hiking with these fun and easy-to-print early reader books! These fun books are written at four different levels for easy differentiation. You get: 4 levels of an 8-page early reader book Follow me on Pinterest and Instagram!