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Distance Learning Resources compiled by MLP Coordinator Daniella Maaze

Some websites are free and others are free during the school closure -- some might ask you to open a teacher account for free

Pear Deck: https://www.peardeck.com/ (to create interactive Google slides and vocabulary activities)

BrainPop usually needs subscription but it is offering free access during the school closure with this info:

Username: EnglishFun

Password: englishfun2020

KQED Learn: https://learn.kqed.org/pages/resources (it even has basic sentence stems for discussion!)

VOA Learning English: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/p/5373.html (videos for beginning ELD levels)

ReadWorks https://www.readworks.org/ (articles and reading comprehension activities)

NewsEla: https://newsela.com/ (news articles and activities which can be customized)

Quill: https://www.quill.org/ ( writing & grammar activities for students; can be synced with Google Classroom)

English Grammar: https://www.englishgrammar.org/ (grammar instruction and activities)

BrainPop ELL (videos for lower ELD levels). Make sure you use username: EnglishFun and password: englishfun2020

If you want to create interactive Google slides and fun vocabulary activities of your own, you can use:
- Pear Deck: https://www.peardeck.com/
If you need to get more familiarized with online tools for synchronous communication with your students (Zoom, Google Hangouts, KQED learn, etc.), click on this link to watch recorded webinars from SFUSD.
If you would like to read more on how to support English Learners during the COVID-19 crisis, you can click on: https://ellstudents.com/blogs/the-confianza-way/support-english-language-learners-coronavirus
General online resources for MLP students, teachers and families: http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/