WEBSITES

ELL2.0 Irina McGrath, Ph.D and Michelle Shory, Ed.S are ESL Instructional Coaches and Google Certified Educators who share ideas for fusing research-based pedagogy and andragogy with innovative and engaging methods, that often include technology.

The Teacher Toolkit!

Engaging techniques for effective teaching

For every tool you'll find:

An explanation of how and when to use it 
A template students can use to implement the tool 
A place to take notes about how you use each tool

We're also adding videos that will show you the strategies in action.

Easy ESL Games - A ton of ESL games for making language teaching fun. ESL games, songs, and downloadable resources for ESL and EFL teachers.

ESL games and activities for adult English learners

Judie Haynes

Colorin Colorado - A bilingual site for educators and families

Starfall

Literacy Center Education Network

Newsela

FOR PARENTS

U.S. Department of Education/ El Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos

Storyplace the Childrens Digital Learning Library --English/Spanish

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives/ Biblioteca nacional de manipulativos virtuales (matemáticas)

Curiosikid/ Caracas, Venezuela/ Interactive Science Experiments Spanish/Experimentos interactivos de ciencias en español

Sites for Grades 1-2

• Starfall - http://www.starfall.com/- Reading instruction and reading games for students in Pre-K-1. It's hard to believe this site is free.
• Kid's Lab - http://pbskids.org/lab-Great site with tons of terrific activities. Try the reading comprehension section.
• Storyplace - https://www.storyplace.org/ -a site with online stories and activities. Grades pre-K-Kindergarten.
• Online Story Time - https://www.storylineonline.net/ This site is more for teachers but has many online stories. It is advertised as a pre-school site but the stories are suitable for K-1 students.
• British Council Stories - https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories-This site has many stories that are read aloud. Check for spelling and pronunciation differences.
• Games on PBS Kids -  http://pbskids.org/games/- Games for K-2. "Word Play" can be used for students in grades 3-4