ESL Resources for the busy teacher
Title | Description | Category | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create your own ESL textbook template | Web address: Category: Books Textbook Template give straight forward instructions on planning and organizing your own ESL workbook. As well it includes templates for the building of your textbook. | Books | Link |
| Crossword Puzzlemaker - online creater | Web address: Category: Games Create A Crossword Puzzle Enter up to 20 words and hints (clues) below to create your own puzzles. There's no need to use all 20 words, you could use as little as two. Hints can be left blank. This free online crossword creator software can be a great tool for educators. Add puzzles to web sites for fun. Create crosswords for family or company newsletters and more... | Games | Link |
| Discovery School | Web address: Category: General use DiscoverySchool offers clipart, free teaching resources and personalized classroom materials at DiscoverySchool.com. It's a great all purpose website for ESL teachers. | General use | Link |
| Discovery School's Puzzle Maker | Web address: Category: Games Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists. | Games | Link |
| Gutenberg Free EBooks | Web address: Category: Books Project Gutenberg is the oldest producer of free ebooks on the Internet. This collection was produced by hundreds of volunteers. | Books | Link |
| KidsDomain | Web address: Category: Games Tons of activities, clip art, crafts, suggestions to keep any child entertained. Very well done website. | Games | Link |
| Language is a virus | Web address: Category: Games A huge resource of toys to help with writers block. It's filled with online toys like magnetic poetry, forums, articles, that can aid in teaching english. | Games | Link |
| Movie Scripts for reading purposes | Web address: Category: Stories It's a great option to have a class read through a modern movie script that you can tie in with a screening of the movie itself. Which will be a lot more interesting than having to read through Daddy Long Legs which has absolutely no reference to their lives. | Stories | Link |
| StorySquared | Web address: Category: Stories Website description: "Want to be creative but don't have the time? Start a story on StorySquared and see where it goes. Friends and family contribute to a story thread that you create. The results can be funny, imaginative, or just plain strange. Try it out now and see!" | Stories | Link |
| TESOL - the offical site | Web address: Category: TESOL Teachers of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) refers to the field itself as well as the professional association. Founded in 1966, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), has approximately 13,000 members in over 120 countries, and is recognized as a nongovernmental organization (NGO) of the United Nations Department of Public Information. | TESOL | Link |
| Topics for discussion and conversation | Web address: Category: TESOL Conversation questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom to get the discussions going. | TESOL | Link |
| Tutors near you | Web address: Category: General use Free listing for Tutors looking for students in their local area. Reach thousands of local students looking for help in Math, ESL, English, Science, SAT prep, and more. | General use | Link |
| Variety Games Online Crossword Puzzle Maker | Web address: Category: Games A fast simple to use crossword puzzle generator. Creates puzzles in a number of formats for easy printing. | Games | Link |
| WorldChamp - vocabulary lists - with audio | Web address: Category: General use Great for creating huge lists of Nouns, Verbs, etc. Also give you and audio playback of each word. Includes flashcards for the kids. | General use | Link |
| Zoho Show | Web address: Category: General use Online Power Point style website. It's ideal for creating presentations without having to use Power Point. Also allows the presentation to be viewed anywhere through the web. | General use | Link |