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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.

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

Birthday customs around the world resource

A useful resource to use with your new arrivals to talk about different birthday customs around the world. Includes speaking, listening, reading and writing activities.

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.

Christmas Customs Resource
A resource all about Christmas customs around the world. Includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.
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Christmas Resource
A resource all about Christmas. Includes resources 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

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

Correction code
A simple marking code for marking the work of lower-ability groups of EAL learners, which both you and your learners can quickly understand.
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Cross-curricular planner
Medium-term cross-curricular planner for learning content and language. This PDF is interactive so can be filled out digitally, or printed off.
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EAL Learners' Writing Assessment Checklist
A useful checklist of things you should and might consider when planning a writing assessment for your EAL learners.
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EAL Wellbeing Resource
An EAL Wellbeing Resource that introduces EAL learners to the vocabulary and language structures they need to understand and talk about their feelings, and importantly, to access support. It covers simple mental health vocabulary and communication techniques.

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.

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

Extreme weather resource

A useful resource to use with your new arrivals to talk about extreme weather. Includes speaking, listening, reading and writing activities.

EAL teacher guidance

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