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'What's in an image' resource

A lovely resource which encourages your learners to explore an interesting image and create and discuss their own.

'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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10 Ideas for Co-constructing EAL Listening Activities for Beginners
A list of ideas for listening activities that you can use with your learners.
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10 top tips for using a multimodal approach in the classroom
A handy list of 10 ways you can engage your learners using a multimodal approach.
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A step-by-step guide to teaching vocabulary

A comprehensive guide to teaching your EAL learners vocabulary, with activities.

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Adjective flashcards
Scaffolded flashcards to lead learners in steps from speaking and listening to writing. Topic: Adjectives

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

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.

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

Bug team game
Let your learners build friendships with this snakes and ladders variation!
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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.

Celebrating Cultural Diversity Resource
An incredible, in depth resource celebrating cultural diversity, with activities for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Classroom instructions flashcards
Scaffolded flashcards to lead learners in steps from speaking and listening to writing. Topic: Classroom instructions

CLIL lesson plan
A planning template for a CLIL (content and language integrated learning) lesson with an example on how it can be used.
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Collaborative role-play resource
Instructions and resources for a collaborative role-play activity with EAL learners in class.

Conjunctions - because and so - flashcards
Scaffolded flashcards to lead learners in steps from speaking and listening to writing. Topic: Conjunctions because and so

Easter resource
A members-only printable resource about Easter traditions that includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.
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Election resource

A useful resource to use with your new arrivals to talk about local or national elections. Includes speaking, listening, reading and writing activities.

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Empathy cards
A set of printable empathy cards with various reflection questions about language learning and transitional experiences. Works well for learners to get to know each other at the start of the school year, to reflect about experiences or to celebrate international mother tongue day.

Exercise Resource
A resource all about exercise. Includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

EAL teacher guidance

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How do EAL learners become effective writers?
15/04/2024
Teaching pre-literate learners
07/02/2024
SEND support: Past tense
07/02/2024
SEND support: Supporting deaf learners
07/02/2024
Using a multimodal approach in the classroom
10/01/2024
Why provide EAL learners with small-group teaching?
06/12/2023
SEND support: Word finding
27/11/2023
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