6 Sided dice within a dice, package includes 72 individual dice.  Great for hands-on math for language learners!  Tons of ways to use the dice to practice operations.

Material Code: 1070

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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99 Ideas and Activities for Teaching English Learners with the SIOP Model [Paperback] 

This long-awaited new book by acclaimed authors MaryEllen Vogt and Jana Echevarria offers research-based, SIOP®-tested techniques for lessons that include the eight SIOP® components. The 99 ideas and activities in this book include a few familiar techniques that have been shown to be especially effective for ELLs, as well as many new ideas for SIOP® teachers. All promote student-to-student and teacher-to-student interaction and involvement proven to be so necessary for English language acquisition and content development. This book is surely to become an indispensable resource for teachers of English learners.

What makes 99 Ideas and Activities for Teaching English Learners with the SIOP® Model  a must-have?

• Offers step-by-step directions and examples of content and language objectives for all ideas and activities. 
• Provides use-tomorrow ideas and activities for implementing the eight components of the SIOP® Model.
• Includes 12 sample lesson plans that illustrate how a particular activity can be effective for ALL students, and all of these sample lessons are adapted for both elementary and secondary students.
• Features classroom-ready content and language objectives for all relevant activities.

 March, 2007

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Use 2" Acco rings with hole-punched word cards, photo cards, or other learning/reference tools to assist students as they read, write, listen, and speak. Reopen to add cards and snap closed again.

• Multi-layered nickel-plating won't crack or split.
• Locking position for extra security.
• Easy to operate--pull to open and squeeze to close.
• Tough steel rings can handle heavy use.

Teaching Tip: Personal Dictionary

Students look up key vocabulary, copy the word, definition, draw a picture onto a pre-corner-hole-punched index card. Slip cards onto an Acco ring for easy flipping for reference and adding additional word cards! 

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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This ESSENTIAL  classroom set includes what a teacher needs to get started teaching English to adults! Keep constant tabs on student learning in your class with a class set of 30 individual whiteboards where students write and hold up their boards to show their answers and ideas as you teach. Includes 30 non-toxic whiteboard pens. The Oxford Picture Dictionary has over 4000 words and phrases illustrated with with new, vibrant, crystal clear artwork - must for all classrooms with English Learners. This classroom set also includes the Idiom Dictionary - an essential reference for any language learning classroom where idioms need to be demystified with explicit instruction. The set includes the ultimate reference tool for teachers of English Learners, the ESL/ELL Teacher’s Book of Lists. It is a comprehensive and quick reference tool for all of your language learning questions and a treasure trove of ideas for teaching. It is a must-have for any teacher with language learners in their classroom! This unique teacher time-saver includes scores of helpful, practical lists that may be reproduced for classroom use or referred to in the development of instructional materials and lessons. Sequences: Picture Stories for ESL contains materials that is aimed at promoting listening, speaking, reading, vocabulary development and writing. It includes 60 units full of drawings without words or captions. Finally, the versatile set of 156 photo-illustrated cards in the Basic Vocabulary Set is a flexible tool for building oral and written language everyday. Materials purchased to supplement current programs meet the ESEA's Title III Supplement not Supplant Provision. All materials and teaching ideas are aligned with the Application of Common Core Standards for English Language Learners, the WIDA standards, and the TESOL standards.

30 Whiteboard (0010)

6 Set of 5 Non-Toxic Whiteboard Pens (0014)

1 Oxford Picture Dictionary (0210)

1 Idiom Dictionary (0470)

1 ESL/ELL Teacher’s Book of Lists (0310)

1 Sequences: Picture Stories for ESL (0450)

1 Basic Vocabulary Photo Card Set (0150)

Material Code 1020

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Around-the-House Picture Words (English/Spanish) Skill Drill Flash Cards. Easy-to-use flash cards feature common words and photo cues in English and Spanish. Great for ESL. Fun activities for home, school, and travel. 96 cards. 3" x 5 7/8".

all ages

all grades

Teaching Tip: Photo Story Starters

Material Code 0220 

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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This is a versatile set of 156 photo-illustrated cards which helps early learners, ELLs and students with special needs develop oral language skills related to everyday themes. Each 3 1/2" write-on/wipe-off card features a photograph and word(s) on one side. The reverse features the same image, plus space for writing the word(s), either in English or another language, for assessment. Set includes dividers for each of the 16 themes and a 16-page Activity Guide.

all ages

all grades

Teaching Tip: Compare & Contrast

Teaching Tip: What Picture Do You Have?

Material Code 0150

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Students discover and practice grammar and sentence structure in an entertaining and motivating format. Double-sided, full-color flip book is 5" x 17" with different themes and structure on each side. Work with articles, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, prepositions, and nouns.

6 to Adult

1st to Adult

Teaching Tip: Working in Triads

Material Code: 840

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Spin the spinner and create sentences by piecing together the colored word or phrase cards you collect. Sensationally simple but immensely engaging, this game is a winner. Earn five points for every correct sentence you construct! Level One includes 40 each of the Who, What, and Where cards. Level Two adds 20 When cards. Contains 140 word cards and game board with spinner. For 2-4 players.

6 years and up

1st grade and up 

Teaching Tip: Differentiating with Games

Material Code: 0820

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Two 8 in. inflatable, multicolored cubes feature open-ended phrases and questions to reinforce comprehension of any type of nonfiction materials—biographies, newspaper/magazine articles, and more. Roll or throw and where right index finger lands is the question to be answered!  

Includes resource guide. (Set of 2 cubes)

1st grade - Adult

Teaching Tip: Partner Comprehension

36 Engaging questions on six dice. For example, “What do you like to do in cold weather?” and “Name something you want to buy.” Conversation Cubes can be used to spark conversation among students or to play a get-to-know you game. This set contains six multi-colored cubes with different conversation starters on each side.

12 years and up

6th grade and up

Material Code: 0740

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Conversation Inspirations: Over Two Thousand Conversation Topics 

You’ll no longer have to strain your brain to get your students conversing in English . . . simply pick up this classic resource and instantly photocopy the material of your choice for non-stop conversational interaction. Role plays, interviews, discussion questions, chain stories . . . each activity structure abounds with topics, ideas, and variations. Most activities revolve around the hands-on use of index cards and cover everyday subjects from giving directions and watching television to parent-child interactions, cultural misunderstandings, finding a job, and the environment.

16 and up

10th grade to adult education

Material Code: 0790

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Get students' brainpower and imaginations in gear with these creative prompts. Each pack includes a heavy-duty 8" x 8" acrylic spinner and six interchangeable cards. The cards focus on inventing new ways to do everyday tasks, responding to what-if questions, identifying creative uses for ordinary items, devising new inventions to do everyday tasks, and more.

12 years and up

6th grade and up

Material Code: 0770

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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SET OF 15 - Create your own desktop sorting and grouping activities, including comparing and contrasting in any content area. Set of 15 Desktop Sorting Circles features 5 circles each in red, yellow and blue for hands-on Venn diagrams and more. Use manipulatives (available separately) for 3-D graphic organizers. Activity Guide included. Circles collapse for easy storage and measure 10 inch diameter each.

all ages

all grades

Material Code 0110

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Containing 12,000 synonyms, 10,000 antonyms, and 2,000 homonyms, this versatile book is the perfect reference tool for higher level English learners to improve their writing. Not only will it help students expand their vocabularies, this lightweight volume will help young people pick the perfect words to express their thought and feelings.

Material Code: 0471

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Drawing on more than fifteen years' experience teaching English language learners, Marilyn Pryle has designed and classroom-tested these ten writing assignments that support the particular needs of ELLs. Each assignment includes whole-class lessons to introduce the topic and teach about genre; leveled mini-lessons that address students' needs at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced language-proficiency levels; reproducible prewriting activities; and a rubric. Filled with scaffolding ideas, conferring tips, student work, and more, this resource gives teachers the tools to help their English Language Learners develop effective writing skills.

10-14 years old

5th-9th grade

Material Code: 0750

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Elapsed Time Ruler

Assist ELLs in understanding elapsed time. Ask a question, act it out, and check the time.

Material Code: 1050

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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An ideal resource for developing reading comprehension and writing skills. Includes 200 graphic organizers and blackline masters—more than any other book! Improves higher-order thinking skills as students identify main ideas, extract details, sequence events, compare and contrast, distinguish fact from opinion and determine cause and effect. Includes word charts, cluster webs, story and main idea maps, fishbone organizers, Venn diagrams, writing organizers and more to encourage a deeper level of comprehension. Helps prepare mainstream students and ELLs for the extended response section of standardized tests—also great for in-class assessments. Provides 208 spiral-bound pages featuring 200 graphic organizers and blackline masters for easy photocopying.

5 years-adult

Kindergarten-Adult

Material Code: 0590

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Easy & Engaging ESL Activities and Mini-Books for Every Classroom. Features terrific teaching tips, games, mini-books and more to help new students from every nation build basic English vocabulary and feel welcome. This quick and easy guide can help with tips for preparing for your new student, assessing the child's needs and abilities, communicating with the student's family, and much more. 64 pages.

5 years and up

Kindergarten-10th grade

Material Code: 0490

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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This unique teacher time-saver includes scores of helpful, practical lists that may be reproduced for classroom use or referred to in the development of instructional materials and lessons. The material contained in this book helps K-Adult teachers reinforce and enhance the learning of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and writing skills in ESL students of all ability levels. For easy use and quick access, the lists are printed in a format that can be photocopied as many times as required. A complete, thoroughly updated glossary at the end provides an indispensable guide to the specialized language of ESL instruction. Use this book as a reference tool for better understanding and a more comprehensive treatment of the parts of language that you are teaching. Lists include such topics as idioms, household items, weather, safety etc.

all ages

all grades

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This set includes the 3 fundamental materials that every k-12 teacher must have. If you don’t have them it’s like trying to teach blindfolded. Sheltering instruction is key to student success and should therefore be used throughout the entire day. We estimate that the average classroom shelters instruction 30-40% of the day. This essential set will allow teachers to shelter instruction 100% of the time.  Materials purchased to supplement current programs meet the ESEA's Title III Supplement not Supplant Provision. All materials and teaching ideas are aligned with the Application of Common Core Standards for English Language Learners  and the TESOL standards.

1) A class set of dry erase lapboards
How do teachers know if their ELLs are comprehending instruction all day long?
They are a must-have for numerous reasons but the most important reason is to build a window into each student’s brain.  Pass out the whiteboards, teach and ask a question, and have students hold up their whiteboards.  (For example, in a lesson on photosynthesis, have students draw a picture or write a list of what a plant needs to make it’s own food. The teacher immediately knows, by scanning the student responses, who understands the concepts and language they are trying to teach and who does not and what she has to do next.  Or in social studies, the teacher can ask students to use the word democracy in a sentence. She immediately finds out where they are and knows what to do next. Whiteboards work for all subject areas and all grade levels.  There are infinite ways to use them and I have a short video teachers get access to that tells them how to use them.

2) An Idiom Dictionary
How do teachers teach the over 25,000 idioms in the English language?
Every teacher needs an idiom dictionary.  Research says that idioms are particularly challenging for ELLs and need to be explicitly taught.There are some 25,000 idioms in the English language.  Idioms are invisible to native English speakers but we use them all the time.  For example, think of the idioms, let me cut to the chase and a piece of cake or go the extra mile.  They’re in the books, the textbooks and language all around students.  They’re in teachers speech and we need to directly teach them.  Even if teachers are aware of the idioms in their classroom they are very hard to explain and an idiom dictionary makes it easy to explain them.

3)  A Picture Dictionary
How do your teachers pictorially define vocabulary?
In order to function in English, a person needs to know almost 10,000 word families.  Students need accessible picture dictionaries.  The picture dictionary is essential, of course, for any newcomers.  It is a survival tool for them. Without it they can be lost without the ability to communicate basic needs and understand teacher directions.  But having at least one picture dictionary per classroom allows the teacher to use it as a reference. It give them ideas for ways to pictorially represent content vocabulary and concepts.  All she has to do is look at the pictures it will help her teach the language and concepts. 

 **Please contact us if you would like to purchase bulk quantities of this set (10 sets or more) for volume discounts.  Also if you have any questions or would like to learn about our free training video that can accompany this set:  E-mail scott@everydayell.com requesting information or call 1-866-697-7592.

Material Code: 1180

1 Idiom Dictionary (0470)

1 Oxford Picture Dictionary (0210)

2 Individual Whiteboard Sets of 15 (0011) (Total 30 Boards)

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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The 42 two-piece photographic word puzzles have great educational value for not only ESL programs, but also instruction for Spanish. The puzzles are self-checking. If the student matches the English word to the corresponding Spanish word, the puzzle pieces will fit properly, completing the photograph. Once the student has mastered reading the words, he can turn the puzzle pieces over to match the words without the photographic clues. A resource guide and game directions in English and Spanish are provided.

5 years and up

Kindergarten and up

Material Code: 0500

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Total Physical Response Storytelling (TPRS) is the secret to helping your students understand everything they hear in English from day one! This friendly resource explores TPRS essentials, how to maintain interest and an optimal pace, adapting textbooks for TPRS, to frequently asked questions, and the advantages of using TPRS. You’ll get a five-day lesson plan and guides for using TPRS in learners’ first through fourth years of English. Additional appendices feature updated research, TPRS sources, letters from teachers, and vocabulary lists. Stephen Krashen says, "TPR Storytelling is much better than enything else out there."

all ages

all grades

Material Code: 0360

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Name an animal that starts with C! How about a fruit that starts with B or a flower that starts with T ? Sounds easy, right? But with the clock ticking, it's easy to Freeze Up! Players must keep their cool and answer before their time's up and they're frozen out! The last player left in the game is the Freeze Up ch-ch-ch-champion!  An engaging game for language learners that supports them in practicing listening and speaking as they draw upon their prior knowledge.  Allows students to choose a new letter or category if they can't think of a word.

6 years and up

1st grade to adult education

Material Code: 0680

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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This is the ideal book for every language teacher--and for students of all languages for all levels. It features: Examples in English, Spanish, French & German--Game boards, manipulative templates--Over 80 games and activities, plus countless variations--Written with easy step-by-step instructions. Contains, 16 chanting activities, 12 singing strategies, 8 instrumental music w/language ideas, 12 storytelling techniques (with established story) 12 storytelling techniques (students create original stories) 21 Theater Games & Improvisational Tactics.

all ages

all grades

Material Code: 0320

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Two pocket charts in one! Connected and grommeted at the top, these versatile charts provide an effective strategy for helping students develop higher-order thinking skills and a deeper level of comprehension. Adaptable for use in any classroom, one chart features a Venn diagram, and the reverse features a T-chart. Mount this durable, flame-retardant nylon chart on a wall or hang it from hooks. Each chart features storage pockets on the reverse side for included 5 blank sentence and 20 blank word cards. Measures 35 1/2"L x 39"H.

all ages

all grades

Material Code: 0420

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Idioms pose a challenge to ELLs.  Research says that idioms, like "go the extra mile" and "a piece of cake" for example, are particularly difficult for English Learners. Now understanding idioms is “easy as pie” with the revised Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms. This essential resource features explanations for more than 700 everyday idioms, kid-friendly sample sentences, alphabetical listings and an easy-to-use index. Paperback. 304 pp.

8 years and up

3rd grade and up

Material Code: 0470

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Teachers know that they must differentiate their instruction if they want to reach all their students. How can a teacher teach difficult content to all kinds of learners at the same time?How can English Language Learners access content in US History?

The authors of the  Include Me!© Series are painfully aware of the problem, being classroom teachers and resource teachers for many years. The series is picture based for better understanding of the concepts taught through the regular textbook. The activities are designed to both convey the core subject to all levels of learners and develop language at the same time. The Include Me!© Series’s  U.S History  contains eight units reinforced with the main vocabulary “glossary” in pictures, (in black and white for easy reproduction for the many suggested activities) puzzles in three levels, recall readings in three levels(picture readings, fill in the blank readings with or without word banks) and three levels of language development, flashcards and bingo games. The units covered are:

• First Americans
• European Exploration
• New England Colonial Life
• American Revolution
• Creating a New Nation
• Westward Movement
• Africans and Forced Migration
• Nation Divided

This book is also good for adult citizenship classes and Adult Basic Education classes with students with low literacy skills and/or limited English skills.

Teachers know that they must diversify their instruction if they want to reach all their students. In many classrooms there are divergent learners. Special education students, learning disabled and many levels of ELLs (English language learners or ESL students). How can  teachers effectively teach the subjects to all of them at the same time? The authors of the Include   Me ! © Series are painfully aware of this problem,being classroom teachers and resource teachers for many years. The series is pictures based for better understanding of the concepts taught through regular social studies textbooks. The activities are designed to both convey the core subject to all levels of learners and to develop language at the same time. The Include   Me ! © Series Ancient Civilizations contain nine units reinforced with the main vocabulary in pictures (in crisp black and white for easy reproduction for the many suggested activities), puzzles in three levels, recall readings in three levels and three levels of language development exercises. Also included are flashcards for all the over 150 pictures and bingo cards. The units covered in Include   Me ! © Series Ancient Civilizations are: 

Stone Age 

Mesopotamia 

Egypt 

Nubia 

China 

Greece 

Rome 

Mesoamerica

Indus Valley

A class set of whiteboards is a tool that can be used everyday in every subject. They provide immediate assessment evidence so that you can reteach and support your students in meeting content and language objectives. Write or draw on our dry-wipe lapboard, then simply wipe clean without a trace! Board is the perfect size for students and sturdy enough to use right on their laps. Measures 9" x 12". all ages all grades

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Jumbo Double Sided Dice (Set of 12)

Transparent 1.25”x1.25” die with another die inside! Imagine the possibilities and high interest! 

Material Code: 1060

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Practice and play with language and content!  Transform your whiteboard into an interactive, whole-class game space! Simply place the spinner on your whiteboard and use your dry-erase markers to create games and activities you need—the possibilities are limitless. Create games with content vocabulary, key questions, activity choices, or content review tasks, spin and start some language and content-specific fun!  From a classroom management tool to subject-specific games, the Jumbo Magnetic Spinner engages students to participate. So many ways to play.  Write on/Wipe off.

all ages

all grades

Material Code 1110

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Kindergarten Vocabulary Photo Cards

The most important vocabulary words for kindergarteners! Photo cards are an incredibly flexible tool that can help students to practice with content vocabulary in a multitude of ways.  Use the picture cards to create games, story starters, construct sentences, concepts and more.  Make language learning hands-on and interactive for your language learners with a high-quality set of photo cards.
Covers core content (organized by math, science, language, general) for cross-curricular oral language practice

Features key word and familiar real-life photo on front; example of the word in a sentence and picture on reverse

Stretches skills with 25 challenge words

Aligns with most picture dictionaries and grade-level word lists

Supports word walls, pocket charts, ELLs and students with special needs

Includes 150 write & wipe cards (3"L x 3"H) in storage box with Activity Guide

1st Grade Vocabulary Photo Card Set

Material Code 1122

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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The most important vocabulary words for kindergarteners! Photo cards are an incredibly flexible tool that can help students to practice with content vocabulary in a multitude of ways.  Use the picture cards to create games, story starters, construct sentences, concepts and more.  Make language learning hands-on and interactive for your language learners with a high-quality set of photo cards.

Material Code 1120

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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This 80-Card set will help students identify and discuss different feelings and emotions. Half of the images are against a plain background showing only the upper body and face, and clearly depicting a single emotion. The remaining cards show people in real situations and activities with natural setting and contexts, inviting discussion about a range of emotions, why the people may feel that way, and possible responses to these feelings. The back of each card is numbered and lists suggested activities for which emotion the card is targeting. Each hi-gloss card is 3 1/2" x 5".

all ages

all grades

 Material Code 0160

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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The Language Builder Picture Noun Card set is a tremendous tool for teaching key language concepts to English Learners. This 350 card set includes stunning, child-pleasing, bright, photographic images from nine basic categories (animals, foods, vehicles, furniture, clothing, toys, everyday objects, shapes, and colors). The Language Builder: Picture Noun Card set is the only flashcard set to offer the Basic Stage Set. Fifteen images (105 cards) are Basic Stage Cards. In Stage One, two identical images are on white backgrounds. In Stage Two, five similar images are in their natural settings. The basic stage cards teach matching, labeling, and categorization skills. Also, the shape and color cards have exact duplicates so you can match them up. The back of each card is numbered and gives a label and category for the image, as well as suggested activities appropriate to the card. The cards are coated with a hi-gloss varnish for durability and all images appear horizontally for consistent presentation. The set also comes with divider cards, preprinted stickers for custom organizing, and a sturdy "work-from" box. Each card is a standard photo 3.5" x 5" size to allow easy incorporation of your own pictures.(All Ages)

all ages

all grades

Material Code: 0410

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Oral language development is often neglected. This book of almost 100 creative communicative activities is indispensable! Take a breather from technology, and bring speaking back to the world language classroom with new, creative, innovative and highly interactive activities to spark every level of verbal interaction from beginner to advanced. Use six of the many engaging and hands-on activities in this book that focus on areas of language development you’d like to see in your classroom. Gather the needed supplies and make 6 places in the classroom for small groups of students to work on the activities. Before setting them to work, create a model of the finished product for each activity and show them how to complete the center activity. Rotate students each hour or day of class, giving you 6 hours to observe and assess student language development as they work in the prepared centers.

all ages

all grades

Material Code: 0330

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See the picture—guess the word—in any language! This one-of-a-kind picture dictionary presents over 4,500 everyday words and expressions via bright, full-color illustrations. Unlike other picture dictionaries, however, it doesn’t label the pictures—its versatile format lets the reader place her/her own labels, create stories, make predictions, and more—transforming it into a personal workbook of words! Corresponding word/phrase lists are in the back to make self-study easy, plus the dictionary has its own website where you can access additional teaching suggestions. Quoted by many as “the best vocabulary book ever seen.”

all ages

all grades

Material Code: 0340

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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3 pack of single–line pocket charts quickly convert from a large chart to strips and back again! A great tool for posting content and language objectives as required by many sheltering models including the SIOP Model.  The pocket chart strips allow the teacher slide in the pre-written objectives at the start of each lesson.  A great way to organize and display the work of small groups. Customizes to fit your needs—hook–and–loop fasteners allow you to combine the 3 strips into one large pocket chart, or work with individual pieces. Supports small-group writing efforts—each group writes their part on their strip, then connect the pieces for whole–class demonstration. Works with word cards, sentence strips, manipulatives, counters or other resources you already have.  Hangs easily with strong built–in magnets or grommets—great for whiteboards or pocket chart stands. Features storage pockets on the reverse side. Durable nylon pocket strips measure 28"L x 5"H

all ages

all grades

Material Code: 0840

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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One of the most influential books in the field in years!

Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP^® Model presents a coherent, specific, field-tested model of sheltered instruction that specifies the features of a high quality sheltered lesson that teaches content material to English language learners.

For twelve years, educators have turned to Jana Echevarría, MaryEllen Vogt, and Deborah Short for an empirically validated model of sheltered instruction. In the Third Edition of this best-seller, the authors include new research findings and studies on the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP^®) Model, which offers school administrators, teachers, teacher candidates, coaches, university faculty, and field experience supervisors a tool for observing and quantifying a teacher's implementation of quality sheltered instruction.

Take a Glimpse Inside the Third Edition:

• New, user-friendly format of the SIOP^® protocol.
•  Background Sections include descriptions of the eight components and thirty features of the SIOP^® Model, and are updated to reflect recent research and best practices to help readers plan and prepare effective sheltered lessons.
• Practical Guidelines to help readers develop effective language and content objectives.
• Discussion Questions have been rewritten and are appropriate for portfolio development in pre-service and graduate classes, for professional development workshops, or for teacher reflection and application.
• A groundbreaking CD-ROM with video clips, interviews of the authors, and reproducible resources (e.g., lesson plan formats), make this the perfect professional development asset for any grade level or content area teacher!

Teach vocabulary and communication skills with this cooperative game. Partners sit on opposite sides of a barrier. Each has a game board and game pieces copied from this book. For example, each student receives a zoo game board and zoo animal game pieces. One student places her animals in the empty spots on the zoo game board. Now here's the challenge: Through talking only, that student must describe how she arranged her animals in the zoo so her partner can "match" the layout. As students try to make a match ("place the zebra in the bottom space that has the tree on the right side"), they must communicate clearly using the target vocabulary. Book includes 30 games focusing on must-know vocabulary including: animals, food, clothes, transportation, weather, sports, human body, and many more. 136 pages.

all ages

all grades

Material Code: 0380

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Math Diction - A Math Vocabulary Game

Reinforce key math terms with interactive learning

Language learners need support to understand math-specific content vocabulary.  Give them practice with math vocabulary with this interactive game.  Color-coded cards for grades 3, 4, and 5 feature a vocabulary word, its definition, a hint, and a pictorial representation. Players draw a card, spin the spinner to determine how they must describe the word, then try to get team members to guess the word correctly before the timer runs out.

Material Code: 1130

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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The remarkable new edition of the best-selling Oxford Picture Dictionary is a wonderful reference book to introduce beginning English students to a core vocabulary. It features over 4,000 words and phrases illustrated with all new vibrant, crystal-clear artwork. The topics, based on extensive input from teachers and students, have been thoroughly updated to meet the needs of today's English language learners. It is available in eleven bilingual editions for Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Farsi, French, Haitian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

all ages

all grades

Material Code 0210

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Bilingual Dictionary for Chinese speaking teenage and adult students of English

Build your students' vocabulary, reading and critical thinking skills. A richly illustrated thematic dictionary with easy-to-learn vocabulary units supported by a full range of teacher and classroom resources. Content is organized within 12 thematic units, including Everyday Language, People, Housing, Food and Recreation.

Each unit starts with an Intro page (new to this edition) and ends with a story page, with single or double-page sub-topics introducing new words in a realistic visual context and easy-to-learn "chunks."

The target new vocabulary is listed and simple practice activities help students put their new words into practice.

Story pages include pre-reading questions to build previewing and predicting skills and post-reading questions and role-play activities to support critical thinking and to encourage students to use the new language they have learned.

Rich visual contexts recycle words from the unit. This structure is designed to address the needs of multilevel classrooms.

Supporting components include more guidance on this topic as well as assessing needs and lesson planning. (available in English only).

 Oxford Picture Dictionary English-Spanish: Bilingual Dictionary for Spanish speaking teenage and adult students of English [Paperback]

Content is organized within 12 thematic units, including Everyday Language, People, Housing, Food and Recreation.Each unit starts with an Intro page (new to this edition) and ends with a story page, with single or double-page sub-topics introducing new words in a realistic visual context and easy-to-learn "chunks." The target new vocabulary is listed and simple practice activities help students put their new words into practice. Story pages include pre-reading questions to build previewing and predicting skills and post-reading questions and role-play activities to support critical thinking and to encourage students to use the new language they have learned. Rich visual contexts recycle words from the unit. This structure is designed to address the needs of multilevel classrooms. 

Supporting components include more guidance on this topic as well as assessing needs and lesson planning. (available in English only).

Oxford Picture Dictionary English-Thai: Bilingual Dictionary for Thai speaking teenage and adult students of English [Paperback]

Content is organized within 12 thematic units, including Everyday Language, People, Housing, Food and Recreation.

Each unit starts with an Intro page (new to this edition) and ends with a story page, with single or double-page sub-topics introducing new words in a realistic visual context and easy-to-learn "chunks."

The target new vocabulary is listed and simple practice activities help students put their new words into practice.

Story pages include pre-reading questions to build previewing and predicting skills and post-reading questions and role-play activities to support critical thinking and to encourage students to use the new language they have learned.

Rich visual contexts recycle words from the unit. This structure is designed to address the needs of multilevel classrooms.

Supporting components include more guidance on this topic as well as assessing needs and lesson planning. (available in English only).

 

 Content is organized within 12 thematic units, including Everyday Language, People, Housing, Food and Recreation.

Each unit starts with an Intro page (new to this edition) and ends with a story page, with single or double-page sub-topics introducing new words in a realistic visual context and easy-to-learn "chunks."

The target new vocabulary is listed and simple practice activities help students put their new words into practice.

Story pages include pre-reading questions to build previewing and predicting skills and post-reading questions and role-play activities to support critical thinking and to encourage students to use the new language they have learned.

Rich visual contexts recycle words from the unit. This structure is designed to address the needs of multilevel classrooms.

Oxford Picture Dictionary English-Vietnamese: Bilingual Dictionary for Vietnamese speaking teenage and adult students of English [Paperback]

Content is organized within 12 thematic units, including Everyday Language, People, Housing, Food and Recreation.

Each unit starts with an Intro page (new to this edition) and ends with a story page, with single or double-page sub-topics introducing new words in a realistic visual context and easy-to-learn "chunks."

The target new vocabulary is listed and simple practice activities help students put their new words into practice.

Story pages include pre-reading questions to build previewing and predicting skills and post-reading questions and role-play activities to support critical thinking and to encourage students to use the new language they have learned.

Rich visual contexts recycle words from the unit. This structure is designed to address the needs of multilevel classrooms. 

This themed set of Photographic Learning Cards is a great classroom value for ESL and ELL programs, Title I & III programs, Head Start, resource rooms, early childhood, and elementary classrooms. Photo cards are an incredibly flexible tool that work for all levels of English learners to develop vocabulary, create stories, build sentences, classify, categorize, discuss, converse, and interact with language.

The set includes:

• 46 photographs of "Nouns: Everyday Objects." Develop vocabulary by identifying objects found in familiar settings.  Features: clothes, furniture, bathroom, kitchen, and personal items, plus many more.
• 46 photographs of "Nouns: Food." All the basic food groups are represented.  Foods can be sorted according to the USDA's "food plate": vegetables, fruits, dairy, meats & protein, grains, fats, and sweets (empty calories).  Foods can be sorted according to meal and snack choices.
  
• 45 photographs of "Nouns: Things at School."  Photographs of people, places, and things commonly found in schools.  Essential vocabulary for school-aged children.
  
• 46 photographs of "Verbs: Actions." Delightful images of children demonstrating and easily recognizable actions.
  
• 46 photographs of "Adjectives: Opposite." 23 opposite pairs that show adjectives in context.  Includes: old/young; big/little; tall/short; wet/dry; many/few; dirty/clean; full/empty; and more.
• 46 photographs that promote "Talk About a Child's Day." Incredible photographs that feature children participating in everyday activities and events, such as brushing teeth, attending a birthday party, playing soccer, getting on a school bus, eating breakfast, and playing video games, to name just a few.
• a total of 275, 4.5" x 5.5" cards. 

Plus 13 resource guide cards filled with additional teaching suggestions, activity ideas, and word lists.  The resource guides and word lists are provided in English Spanish, and French.

pre-K through 8th grade

2 year olds -13 year olds

Material Code: 0400

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Raise flannel-board activities to new heights with this magnetic-backed flannel board that quickly sticks to any metal surface including classroom whiteboards. Large 20 x 27 felt surface works with felt pieces and magnetic letters, plus you can extend action from the flannel board out onto the whiteboard, incorporating spelling and math activities. Rolls up for easy storage. Put 2 together for a super-sized (40x 54) flannel board.

all ages

all grades

Material Code: 0370

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This book contains eight reproducible plays and an audio CD featuring excerpts of each play performed by professional actors who model the tone and bring the characters to life. In each play, the fluency levels of the roles are identified for the teacher-easy roles for less-fluent readers, moderate roles for more advanced readers. Included with each play are teacher notes and activity sheets that feature vocabulary, critical-thinking questions, and worksheets to help students demonstrate understanding.

12 -18 years

6th-12th grade

Material Code: 0690

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Our complete whiteboard set includes an individual whiteboard, eraser, and pen! Write or draw on our dry-wipe lapboard, then simply wipe clean without a trace! Board is the perfect size for students and sturdy enough to use right on their laps. Measures 9" x 12".

all ages

all grades

Material Code 0012

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Two 8 in. inflatable, multicolored cubes with images, words, or sentences on each side to help English Learners and all students build comprehension & practice with retelling parts of a story like setting, events, and characters etc.

K to Adult

Second Language Learning Through Cooperative Learning by Julie High. Your ESL and foreign language students will be talking right away! Students love this rich array of cooperative learning games, lessons, and activities. You will promote language acquisition through a communicative approach. The book includes sections on: co-op structures, social roles, getting to know you, making words mine, guided grammar experiences, writing skills, and lesson designs. 134 pages.

all ages

all grades

Material Code: 0390

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A great starter set, with solid teacher reference tools for the secondary classroom. Use the 8 Write-On/Wipe-Off dice included to create your own differentiated small group word and/or concept games, vocabulary practice, verb reviews and more. This classroom set also includes the Idiom Dictionary - an essential reference for any language learning classroom. The Oxford Picture Dictionary has over 4000 words and phrases illustrated with with new, vibrant, crystal clear artwork - a must for all classrooms with English Learners. Materials purchased to supplement current programs meet the ESEA's Title III Supplement not Supplant Provision. All materials and teaching ideas are aligned with the Application of Common Core Standards for English Language Learners, the WIDA standards, and the TESOL standards.

Material Code: 0980

1 Idiom Dictionary (0470)

1 Oxford Picture Dictionary (0210)

2 Set of 4 Write-On/Wipe-Off Dice (0180)

Teaching Tip: Roll A Sentence

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For the secondary classroom, this set of materials supports English Learners in any subject area, teaching and reinforcing classroom concepts. The ultimate reference tool for teachers of English Learners, the ESL/ELL Teacher’s Book of Lists is a comprehensive and quick reference tool for all of your language learning questions and a treasure trove of ideas for teaching. It is a must-have for any teacher with language learners in their classroom! This unique teacher time-saver includes scores of helpful, practical lists that may be reproduced for classroom use or referred to in the development of instructional materials and lessons. The versatile set of 156 photo-illustrated cards in the Basic Vocabulary Photo Card Set is a flexible tool for building oral and written language every day. This classroom set also includes the Idiom Dictionary - an essential reference for any language learning classroom. Reinforce vocabulary or content concepts with the Create Your Own Bingo Game set for 30 students. Play daily or weekly with the whole class! The Word Building Dominoes are a great tool for students to manipulate word and punctuation mark dominoes to build sentences and study words. Includes 228 color-coded dominoes featuring nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and punctuation marks. Materials purchased to supplement current programs meet the ESEA's Title III Supplement not Supplant Provision. All materials and teaching ideas are aligned with the Application of Common Core Standards for English Language Learners, the WIDA standards, and the TESOL standards.

Material Code: 0990

 1 ESL/ELL Teacher’s Book of Lists (0310)

1 Basic Vocabulary Photo Card Set (0150)

1 Idiom Dictionary (0470)

1 Create Your Own Bingo Game (0510)

1 Word Building Dominoes (0090)

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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These dice are wonderful manipulatives to create your own word games, vocabulary practice, verb reviews and more. Just write-on with a dry erase pen words, questions, pictures etc. Erase for the next activity. Includes 4 dice. Each die measures 2” square. 1 each of red, yellow, green, and blue.

All Ages

All Grades

Material Code: 0180

Check out a video on how to use this tool in research-based ways:

Teaching Tip: Roll A Sentence

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Help build students' reading fluency and build awareness of important people in U.S. history through fact-based, original plays about 22 famous Americans. These read-aloud biographical plays provide kids with the repeated practice they need to read with speed, automaticity, and expression-the key elements of fluency. Background information, discussion questions, extension activities, and literature links round out this versatile resource. A great way to connect social studies content with reading! For use with Grades 4-8.

8-14 years

4th-8th grades

Material Code: 0700

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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Simplify classroom management with this set of 36 student grouping pencils. This set of pencils is a great tool to help you pair off, create triads, or small groups of students for academic tasks to increase interaction and practice with language and content.  Durable plastic pencil-shaped organizers contain enough space to write a student’s name. Use to group students randomly for cooperative learning or to ensure that you call on every student to participate. Group the students by color, number or shape on their pencils. Set comes packaged in a convenient storage jar. Set them at where you teach to remind you to get students working in small groups practicing with the language and content you have introduced.

all ages

all grades

Material Code 1090

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Strategies That Work, Grades 6-12 By Katharine Samway
- Provides situations and issues that teachers may encounter when working with ELLs, and offers grade-level appropriate solutions, teaching approaches, and activities to address them.
- Each chapter opens with a brief overview of relevant research and key teaching principles.
- Suggests strategies and solutions for quick, targeted help that address reading, writing, oral language, assessment, and home-school issues.
- Provides cultural information on 20+ cultural groups that are most prevalent in North America.
- Lists native language information for the 20+ languages that are most dominant in North America, including features that may transfer to English.
- Offers extensive list of distributors and publishers of books in ELLs' native languages and bilingual books.

320 pages 8 1/2" x 11"

Grades 6 & Up

12 years and up

Material Code 0760

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The Heinle Picture Dictionary for Children is the only children's dictionary that presents vocabulary within thematic readings and offers opportunities for multi-level practice of every word introduced to help develop English language skills.

• 1,100 words are taught contextually through colorful illustrations and photographs, readings, and activities in eight thematic units.
• Students encounter words in context through "Rhyme Time" and "Fun Facts" readings.
• "Playing With Words" offers fun activities in which students increase semantic understanding and develop their language skills.

These triple dice are great hands on tools for teaching math to your ELLs. Each package contains 25 dice.

25 triple dice

Material Code 1040

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WordQ is a simple but brilliant product that seamlessly integrates word prediction and text to speech. Giving you a complete writing solution.  

• Works with all commonly used programs like Microsoft Word, Notepad, email clients like Microsoft Outlook, GMail, Yahoo! Mail, and Hotmail. It also works on the web with virtually any website like Facebook, ePals, Blackboard, Wikipedia, and more!
• Word prediction works even if words are spelled creatively or missing parts
• Offers a list of words with similar meaning to add variety to your writing
• Uses clear and pleasant text to voice feedback
• Gives examples for words that sound similar by using them in a sentence (example: there, their | to, too, etc.)
• Text reading software reads aloud text you highlight, including websites, emails and instant-messaging
• Using text to speech when writing, poor grammar sounds off and bad punctuation disrupts the rhythm
• Helps only as much as you need with functions that easily turn on or off
• Lets you modify word prediction to use specific vocabulary or topics
• While learning which words you like to use, its word prediction works faster
• Now includes English, French, Spanish and German*

Call for a multiple use license:  1 (866) 697-7592

 You have to be wide awake to spy every scoring opportunity in this well-designed word-building game! Players expand their vocabulary by combining prefixes, root words, and suffixes to form words horizontally and vertically. The color-coded roots and suffixes help cement word-formation patterns. - Level One - players use prefixes and roots to make two-part words - Level Two - players make three-part words with prefixes, roots, and suffixes Included is a list of meanings for roots and suffixes as well as additional suggestions for using the tiles beyond the board. Includes 186 prefix, root, and suffix tiles. For 2-4 players. 

Grades 3+

The Write and Wipe Pocket is a great tool for English Language Learners. Just slip in your own activity masters to create write & wipe activities. Slip in graphic organizers for organizing information or pre-writing, maps and diagrams for annotation, pictures or picture cards for brainstorming related words and phrases, primary source documents for document analysis..the possibilities are endless! A great way for K-Adult English Learners to practice reading and writing language no matter their level. Allows students to interact with text and pictures with their own text, pictures, or annotations.! They can write directly on the pocket with the marker and erase as needed. A tool your classroom should not be without!

• Turns every paper, photo, newspaper clipping, poem, short story etc into a reusable and interactive learning activity

• Quick-and-easy for activities and centers
  
  
• Coordinates with color-coded trim on Center Signs to provide a helpful visual cue
  
  
• Includes 5 dry-erase markers with eraser tips, which store in the handy loop at the top of each pocket
  
  
• Accommodates most masters, thanks to oversize 10"L x 14"H dimensions

Material Code: 1100  

Watch a short video on lots of easy ways to use wipe and write pockets in all subject areas:

Aligns with Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners.

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These inflatables are ideal for 6+1 Trait Writing Classrooms. This item includes (1) 10" diameter trait ball with 7 writing traits and descriptions, (1) 8" format cube with 6 writing formats, and resource guide.  Just roll or throw and catch to determine the writing task or focus, for example, "Journal Entry" or "Word Choice" etc.  Great hands-on writing support!