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Plant and animal cells flashcards
Scaffolded flashcards to lead learners in steps from speaking and listening to writing. Topic: Plant and animal cells

Punctuation explained resource
A resource explaining different types of punctuation in a simple manner, including examples.

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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Rainforest reading comprehension
A reading comprehension resource about rainforests, including flashcards, gap fills and more.

Reading: Pupil voice resource

This template is aimed at helping you to understand the individual needs and preferences of your students to enhance their reading experiences.

It can be used as a written task or as a guide for a verbal discussion.

Recommended books for younger learners
A list of recommended books for young EAL learners.
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Royalty flashcards: King Charles III
Scaffolded flashcards to teach learners about King Charles III.

Royalty flashcards: Queen Elizabeth II
Scaffolded flashcards to teach learners about Queen Elizabeth II.

Royalty flashcards: The coronation
Scaffolded flashcards to teach learners about the coronation process.

Royalty flashcards: The life of Queen Elizabeth II
Scaffolded flashcards to teach learners about the life of Queen Elizabeth II.

School Camping Trips Resource
A resource all about school camping trips. Includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

School language profile template
A useful template to complete a school language profile.

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.

Small-group teaching planning template

An editable table for you to plan small-group lessons.

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Southern Hemisphere Seasons Resource
A resource all about seasons in the Southern hemisphere, and the months associated with them. Includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Sports Day Resource
A resource all about Sports Day. Includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Story-telling stages
A list of story-telling stages with suggested ideas to excite your learners.
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Student teacher pack

A comprehensive document for student teachers, outlining the research and methodology behind EAL teaching, welcoming new arrivals, assessment and more, as well as practical tips and useful links.

Subject-specific vocabulary booklet
An image-based vocabulary booklet for teaching some key maths vocabulary.
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Successful ways to motivate your learners checklist
An ideas checklist of tried and tested ways to motivate your learners.

EAL teacher guidance

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EAL resource basics for substitute teachers
14/10/2024
Organising and planning writing with graphic organisers
02/09/2024
SEND support: Describing words
13/08/2024
Welcoming newly arrived EAL learners
13/08/2024
SEND support: Non-verbal communication
31/07/2024
SEND support: Pre-teaching
31/07/2024
SEND support: Comprehension
31/07/2024
SEND support: Unique learner needs
31/07/2024
SEND support: Curriculum support - The Ancient Greeks
31/07/2024
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