Writing and Grammar Worksheets

Hello everyone! Today we want to recommend you EZSchool . It is a website that provides free printable ESL worksheets, maths worksheets, online games, study tools, tutorials, and stories for grades K-12. Everything is ready to print. Check it out here:

EZschool Worksheets

Writing Exercises: transition words

Looking for online resourses on transition words when students work on their writing skills, I came across a very interesting website. It contains handouts and worksheets that explain how to use "transition words" such as however, therefore, despite, regardless of, etc. Check it out by clicking here.

Reading aloud with children

Do you read aloud to your students? Is there ever a time when students are too old to be read to? Many teachers are firm believers in reading aloud -- even at the upper grade levels!

Reading aloud to children helps them develop and improve literacy skills -- reading, writing, speaking, and listening. And since children listen on a higher level than they read, listening to other readers stimulates growth and understanding of vocabulary and language patterns.

This is why I recommend the following handbook with a lot of tips on how to read together with kids from all ages. It is worth taking into account. Read it:

Reading aloud with children (pdf)

Science Fun facts

This is a daughter website of the USA Congress Library with a fun section called Science Mysteries. It contains science facts introduced with a topic question and divided into categories or branches. The terminology is easy to read and it looks like proper material for the kids to search for information when they are learning to use internet. Keep it in mind a a good tool / resource for IT in the English class. Check it out!

Everyday Mysteries

Andersen Fairy Tales

This site is wonderful for kids who are just swimming in the ESL literature world. It contains classic folk stories and fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. Official Web-published children's books with Flash animation and narration (online games and printable coloring activities as well).

Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales Online