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Collaborative role-play resource
Instructions and resources for a collaborative role-play activity with EAL learners in class.

Behaviour for learning chart
A printable behaviour for learning chart with space for translation.
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Celebrating amazing women scaffolded resource
A great resource about female role models and their characteristics. Includes speaking, listening, reading and writing activities. Great for International Women's Day.

Personal pronouns flashcards
Scaffolded flashcards to lead learners in steps from speaking and listening to writing. Topic: Personal pronouns

Top 2,000 high frequency words
A wordlist of the first 2,000 high frequency words.
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Writing frame for comparative essays
A helpful writing frame for comparative essays, ideal for secondary-level EAL learners.
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Graphic organiser template
A graphic organiser template for a report text that can be used in a number of different ways.
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Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day resource
A super resource about pancake-making that can be used to teach British Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) traditions! Includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing. This is a limited-view resource. For access to the full, members-only resource, please log in.

Basic verbs flashcards
Scaffolded flashcards to lead learners in steps from speaking and listening to writing. Topic: Basic verbs

Teaching note-taking skills
A table and template with four useful note-taking strategies.
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'Who we are' activity
A fun activity to introduce new arrivals or to start the school year. It can be used throughout the year to scaffold learning.
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Tips for choosing a book to read
A useful tool to act as a prompt for your learners as they seek out books to ignite their passion for reading.
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April Fool's Day resource
A printable resource about April Fool's Day and fictional news stories that includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Parent information card
Key questions that parents can ask their children in their home language to aid learning.
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Feelings flashcards
Scaffolded flashcards to lead learners in steps from speaking and listening to writing. Topic: Feelings

Question and answer prompts
A series of question starters and responses for dialogic teaching that you might want to print off and refer to when planning lessons.
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'Comparing languages' resource
A frame for comparing a learner's home language with English. It can be used in order to incorporate the use of the home language within the classroom or to promote bilingualism.
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Royalty flashcards: Queen Elizabeth II
Scaffolded flashcards to teach learners about Queen Elizabeth II.

Summer Reading Bingo Challenge
A fun bingo game to challenge your class over the summer - who can complete all the activities on the card?

Parent introduction card
Ideas for parents who are supporting a child attending a new school.
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EAL teacher guidance

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Why provide EAL learners with small-group teaching?
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Word finding
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Storytelling
13/11/2023
Expressive language: Feelings & emotions
13/11/2023
Listening to and giving instructions: Prepositions
13/11/2023
One school, many languages: Making languages matter
25/10/2023
UN children’s rights and refugees: Fostering equality in the classroom
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