Website+Links+for+Teachers

=﻿ ﻿Website Links for Teachers = ABC Teach the Educators online resource @http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/abc_activities/ Join site at a cost $40/year Limited number of free worksheets and flash cards Flash cards: numbers 1-10, 1-20; alphabet (2 font styles) Shape puzzles Colors

English vocabulary games @http://www.manythings.org/lulu/ Click the letter in the correct order: gives words, student chooses the letters from the word in chronological order. Would have to show student how to do this. English vocabulary games with pictures: picture to word/ word to picture, pictures are labeled so they can match the words with first activity. Second one is missing the labels. “Vegetables” uses real pictures while the others use drawings. Categories: animals, insects, food, vegetables, sports, things in the house, things people wear, transportation and communication, verbs, tools, adjectives, buildings and shapes. Other activities in this website are above a beginner’s level.

ESL library.com The Resource Site for English Teachers @http://esl-library.com/flashcards.php?gclid=CM-I0PuH_6kCFVAD2goduwWnyA join site at a cost of $55/year. Shorter terms available. This website has over 2,000 images for flashcards and also has lesson plans for English, French and Spanish. Geared towards older learners. Topic include: verbs, adjectives, prepositions, in and at school, at work and in the office, food and drink, clothes, housing, furniture, tools and toys, and grammar sets.

ESL Literacy for beginners @http://home.earthlink.net/~brekkmail/id25.html Computer tutorial on how to use the computer Headings : For teachers and tutors, preliteracy with pictures for students to choose activities, alphabet, numbers, personal information, greetings, family calendar, weather, seasons, time, money, shopping, body parts, health, emergencies, jobs, signs, food, colors, clothes, sight words Note: Mr. Tandy videos are not available due to copyright issues. ESL on line learning games

[] games for elementary students time, matching, counting, alphabet links to other sites

Free ESL Flashcards @http://www.eslflashcards.com/preview.php?id=2 Free site, but can give donation. This website has over 2900 flashcards. Cards come in three sizes. Categories are actions and adjectives. Hoover over pictures of flashcards to see the words covered.

@http://www.johnmh.com/pages/shop.html For older students Links to other websites Several categories Talking matching exercises Requires headphones for some activities LiteracyCenter. Net-The Early Childhood Education Network www.literacycenter.net Teaches early childhood skills in four languages (English, French Spanish and Dutch) Website talks it also demonstrates how to maneuver within the different areas Categories: letters, shapes, writing, words, numbers colors, keyboard

Many things.org @http://www.manythings.org/e/easy.html Better for older students Games are self correcting. Audio concentration has you turn over cards and student has to match the words being said. Some activities require “flash” Word web needs to be demonstrated because letters can be used more than once.

USALearners @http://www.usalearns.org/index/welcome.cfm?CFID=3116862&CFTOKEN=70285115&jsessionid=3c306c29f35438d2fdb47754b4b55264c6d2 For older students Teaches useful vocabulary with authentic pictures 3 levels (beginner-intermediate)

** Instructional Strategies A-Z ** ** 26 Strategies for Teaching ESL in the Content Areas- describes things to help teachers be successful with ESL learners ** @http://www.d11.org/doi/esl/1%20ESL%20Resources/3AZTeachingStrategies.htm Great handout to keep with lesson plans Tied to best practices ESL programs in a nutshell

Story reading sites
Kidz club @http://www.kizclub.com/reading1.htm For younger children but may work for older ones Different stories to choose from Reads and words are highlighted High interest

Storyline online @http://www.storylineonline.net/ Children’s books read by famous people Uses modified illustrations from the story to aide in comprehension

====﻿ Note: many of the above websites contain flash cards. These are easy to use with students and can be used for games. Different types of flash cards can be purchased at dollar stores and other retail stores.====
 * number
 * counting
 * matching
 * alphabet (Wal Mart sells a alphabet match (Aa) set of cards play go fish with letters and letter sounds)
 * color
 * shapes
 * comparing
 * puzzle pieces (matching) numbers and money

@http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt Easy to use
http://translate.google.com/# Easy to use

How to use Google translate to teach Englsih
By [|Kenneth Beare], About.com Guide **@http://esl.about.com/od/modernteachingtechniques/a/teach_english_google_translate.htm** links to google translate discusses how to use website for teaching English