Instructional Materials

 Sites

Free Resources and Materials

American English

This is the U.S. State Department's website to support their overseas English instructors. There are both classroom and professional learning materials for all areas of ELA here.

Sticky Ball

This website offers "tons" of printable worksheets for teachers with grammar exercises, phrasal verbs, games, and more. 

LiveWorksheets

LiveWorksheets is a website filled with various lessons from teachers. Each lesson is designed to give students the ability to edit and submit worksheets directly on the page without needing to download. 

Ereading Worksheets

Ereading is a website with worksheets to help build writing skills and improve comprehension skills. Teachers can download PDFs or HTMLs of assignments. 

SoftSchools

SoftSchools covers a variety of subjects and materials. Teachers can find writing activities, comprehension assignments, and games to help improve writing and reading skills. 

Activities for ESL Students

Quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles to help you learn English as a Second Language (ESL). This project of The Internet TESL Journal (iteslj.org) has thousands of contributions by many teachers. 

Low-Cost Instructor Resources

Handouts Online

This is a low-cost paid membership site where instructors can access ESL worksheets and lessons created by other instructors.

Teachers Pay Teachers

This is a very popular paid site where instructors can purchase individual worksheets, lessons, and resources.