English as a Second Language

ESL 2 CALENDAR

COMMUNICATIONS CLASS

Main Texts are
True Stories 1A,
Expressways Level 2,
Writing Frames

ESL CLASS

Main texts are
English for Everyone Level 2
Easy English YouTube Videos
Twighlight Zone

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING

Week 1 COMMUNICATIONS

MONDAY

Communications Class: Students will work on the My Life timeline.

Brainstorm 10 events they want to include on their timeline.
Draw the time line and start plotting out their events. For each event add a picture or symbol.

TUESDAY

Grammar Worksheet

Communications Class: Students will work on the My Life timeline.

Brainstorm 10 events they want to include on their timeline.
Draw the time line and start plotting out their events. For each event add a picture or symbol.

WEDNESDAY

Communications Class: Students will work on the My Life timeline.

Brainstorm 10 events they want to include on their timeline.
Draw the time line and start plotting out their events. For each event add a picture or symbol.

THURSDAY:

Communications Class:

Students are working on their timeline. They are drawing and coloring
FRIDAY

Communications Class:

Week 1 ESL

MONDAY

I Wish My Teacher Knew

Students write a reflection about things they wish their teacher knew about them.

TUESDAY

Grammar Worksheet pages 1-3

Creating Community Shared Agreements +Review Cell Phone Policy Classroom Procedures

WEDNESDAY

Mindful Moments

Students practice deep listening with a partner.

THURSDAY:

If you could create a soundtrack for your life, what songs would you include and why? Discuss at least two songs and explain why you picked them. Students will do this on a slideshow.

FRIDAY

ESL Class:

Students will watch

Week 2 COMMUNICATIONS

Communications Class

MONDAY

EE2 U1 Introductions Thematic Video

TUESDAY

Presentations of My Life Timelines

WEDNESDAY

True Stories 1A multiple choice

THURSDAY

Quiz and game. Review everyday things card game. First try to identify the names of the items. Then play the game. Then complete the naming of the object and write sentences.

FRIDAY

Substitute Students will work on a grammar worksheet.

Week 2 ESL

ESL Class

FOCUS: Talking about yourself and talking about routines.

MONDAY

Students take Star 360 and work on timeline

TUESDAY

Presentations

WEDNESDAY

English for Everyone Chapter 1. EEC2 #1

THURSDAY

EEP2 #1

Quizizz

FRIDAY
Substitute Work
Wayground Quiz on EEC2 Unit 1
Worksheet

Week 3 COMMUNICATIONS

MONDAY

No School Labor Day

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TUESDAY

Video EEC2 U2 Talking about Routines

WEDNESDAY

True Stories Unit 2 The Man in the Blue Car
Multiple Choice Questions

THURSDAY

ExpressWays 2 pg 2 Hello, I'm your neighbor
Handout with dialogue written out.

FRIDAY

Week 3 ESL

MONDAY

No school for students

TUESDAY

My Identity Slideshow

WEDNESDAY

EEC2 #3 Extension Activities

THURSDAY

EEP2 #3 Answer sheet unit 3

FRIDAY

Quizziz on EEC2 Unit 3 on Wayground

Week 4 COMMUNICATIONS

Theme: Misunderstandings

MONDAY

Slideshow: What are your favorite foods? What is one recipe you like?

TUESDAY

Unit 3 Mr Venezuela handout
Multiple choice packet

WEDNESDAY

Twilight Zone: The Howling Man.

THURSDAY

Chicken Little Questions

FRIDAY

YouTube Asking Directions Comprehension Worksheet

Expressways Level 2 pages 6-7 Handout

WEEK 4 ESL

MONDAY

Students will read Rapunzel part 1 and will complete vocabulary and questions.

TUESDAY

English for Everyone Unit 2 EEC2 #2

Extension Activities

WEDNESDAY

EEP2 #2

THURSDAY

Talking about Routines Video

FRIDAY

Wayground EEP2 Unit 2 quiz

Week 5 COMMUNICATIONS

MONDAY

Substitute Work: Verbs to be exercise

TUESDAY

True Stories Hot Soup

True Stories 1A Unit 4 Hot Soup

Extension Activities for Hot Soup

WEDNESDAY

Twilight Zone
Season 2 Episode 6 The Eye of the Beholder

THURSDAY

YouTube Easy English Can I Help You

FRIDAY

No school for students

Week 5 ESL

MONDAY

Substitute Day. Students are working on grammar.

TUESDAY

Students will read Rapunzel part 2 and will complete vocabulary and questions.

WEDNESDAY

EEC2 #4 Extension Activities

THURSDAY

EEP2 #4

FRIDAY

No school for students

Week 6 COMMUNICATIONS

MONDAY

Substitute Plans Grammar Worksheet

TUESDAY

Substitute Plans Grammar Worksheet

WEDNESDAY

True Stories Unit 5
Extension Activities

THURSDAY

Substitute Plans Grammar Worksheet

FRIDAY

Season 2 Episode 21 - The Prime Mover

Week 6 ESL

MONDAY

Substitute Plans Grammar Worksheet

TUESDAY

Substitute Plans Grammar Worksheet

WEDNESDAY

EEC2 Unit 5
EEP2 Unit 5

THURSDAY

Sub Work Grammar Worksheet

FRIDAY

OBJECTIVE: Reading of Graphic Novels

Students will read pages Rapunzel 31-45

Week 7 COMMUNICATIONS

MONDAY

$1000 Shopping Spree

TUESDAY

True Stories Unit 6
Extension Activities

WEDNESDAY

Season 3 Episode 14. Five Characters in Search of an Exit

THURSDAY

Expressways Level 2 pages 8-9 dialogue

this is the dialogue

FRIDAY

Wayground Quiz

WeeK 7 ESL

MONDAY

Rapunzel Pages 46-60

TUESDAY

EEC2 #6

EEP2 #6

Extension Activities

WEDNESDAY

EEC2 #7

EEP2 #7

THURSDAY

Quiz for chapter 4-5 Wayground

FRIDAY

Easy English Feelings and Moods YouTube Videos

Week 8 COMMUNICATIONS

MONDAY

YouTube Video Talking About Your Things

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TUESDAY

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WEDNESDAY

Writing Frames 2 Fridays

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THURSDAY

Expressways 2 pages 10-11 Could you lend me a hammer?

Expressways 2 pages 12-13

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FRIDAY

Review Progressive TenseMONDAY

YouTube occupations

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TUESDAY

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WEDNESDAY

Body Parts Identification
Play Go Fish using Body parts cards

Writing Frames 2 Fridays

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THURSDAY

Expressways 2 pages 12-13

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FRIDAY

Write about a Halloween picture.

Review Progressive Tense

Week 8 ESL

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Students will work on English for Everyone.

EEC2 #8 EEP2 #8 EEC2 #9 EEP2 #9
Answer Sheet for 8-9

WEDNESDAY

Substitute Grammar Worksheet

THURSDAY

Easy English Easy Jobs You Tube

Take the Quiz on Wayground for occupations.

Quizziz on EEP2 Unit 5 on Wayground

FRIDAY

Twighlight Zone Season 1 Episode 6 Escape ClauseMONDAY

OBJECTIVE: Reading of Graphic Novels

Students will complete Questions and Vocab for Chapter 4

TUESDAY

Students will work on English for Everyone.

EEC2 Answer Sheet 10-11

EEC2 #10 EEP2 #10 EEC2Unit 11

EEP2 #11

WEDNESDAY

Quizziz on EEP2 Unit 10 on Wayground body parts

THURSDAY

Body Parts Activity

FRIDAY

Twighlight Zone Season 1 Episode 6 Escape Clause

Week 9 10/13/25-10/17/25 COMMUNICATIONS

MONDAY

No School

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TUESDAY

Grammar Worksheets

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WEDNESDAY

True Stories Unit 8 Election Day

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THURSDAY

Expressways 2 pages 14-15

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FRIDAY

Write a scary story in small groups.

Week 9 ESL

MONDAY

No School

TUESDAY

Grammar Worksheets

WEDNESDAY

Students take the BOY

THURSDAY

Students will work on English for Everyone.

EEC2 Answer Sheet 12-13

Quizziz on EEP2 Unit 12 on Wayground

FRIDAY

Season 1 Episode 4 “The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine.”

Week 10 10/20/25-10/24/25
COMMUNICATIONS

MONDAY

Grammar pages 11-12

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TUESDAY

ACT Pre-Test

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WEDNESDAY

Weather Quiz. Students write sentences using weather vocabulary.

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THURSDAY

Expressways 2 pages 18-19 Water Everywhere

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FRIDAY

Quizizz on routines

Week 10 ESL

MONDAY

OBJECTIVE: Reading of Graphic Novels

Students will complete Questions and Vocab for Chapter 5

TUESDAY

ACT Pre-test

WEDNESDAY

Ms Lin Review of Vocabulary

THURSDAY

EEP2 Unit 12-13

Activity Quizziz on EEP2 Unit 12 on weather

FRIDAY

Twighlight Zone

Week 11 10/27/25-10/31/25
COMMUNICATIONS

MONDAY

No School for students

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TUESDAY

True Stories 1A Unit 9

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WEDNESDAY

YouTube At the Airport

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THURSDAY

Expressways 2 pages 22-23 Long Distance Call

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FRIDAY

Quizizz EEP1 U9 Verb and Subject Agreement

Week 11 ESL

MONDAY

No School for Students

TUESDAY

Reading of Graphic Novels

Students will read pages The Prince and the Dressmaker Chapter 6. and complete comprehension activities.

WEDNESDAY

Ms Lin Review of Vocabulary

THURSDAY

Activity Quizziz reviewing on/in/at

FRIDAY

Season 1 Episode 16 - The Hitchhiker

Week 12 11/3/25-11/7/25
COMMUNICATIONS

MONDAY

Ms Lin's Lesson

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TUESDAY

True Stories 1A Unit 9

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WEDNESDAY

Grammar Worksheets Substitute pages _________________________________________

THURSDAY

Expressways 2 pages 22-23 Long Distance Call

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FRIDAY

The Most Important Thing

Comparatives and Superlatives

Week 12 ESL

MONDAY

Reading of Graphic Novels

Students will read pages The Prince and the Dressmaker Chapter 6 and 7 and complete comprehension activities.

TUESDAY

English for Everyone Chapters 14-15.

EEC2 Unit 15 EEP2 Unit 15

Answer Sheet for Unit 14 and 15

WEDNESDAY

Grammar Worksheets Substitute pages

THURSDAY

EEC2 Unit 15 Quiz

FRIDAY

Season 1 Episode 16 - The Hitchhiker

Week 13 11/10/25-11/14/25
COMMUNICATIONS

MONDAY

True Stories 1A Unit 10

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TUESDAY

No School for Students

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WEDNESDAY

Simple Conversations Worksheet

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THURSDAY

Expressways 2 pages 26-27 Collect Call

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FRIDAY

Quiz EEL2 P17

Week 13 ESL

MONDAY

Reading of Graphic Novels
Prince and the Dressmaker

Questions and Vocab for Chapter 7

TUESDAY

No School for Students

WEDNESDAY

EEC2 Unit 16 EE P2 Unit 16 Answer Sheet

THURSDAY

EEC2 Unit 14 Quiz Travel Terminology

FRIDAY

Season 2 Episode 21 - The Prime Mover

Week 14 11/17/25-11/21/25
COMMUNICATIONS

MONDAY

A Son for Mr Aversa

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TUESDAY

Family Life Conversations

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WEDNESDAY

True Stories 1A Unit 11

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THURSDAY

Quiz EEL2 P17

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FRIDAY

Free Day

Week 14 ESL

\MONDAY

Reading of Graphic Novels
Prince and the Dressmaker

Questions and Vocab for Chapter 8

TUESDAY

Draw a map of an imaginary place with all of the landforms on the cards. The map should include names of places and should have clear labels on each landform.

Here's a video showing what you will have to do.

WEDNESDAY

EEC2 Unit 17 EEP2 Unit 17 Answer Sheet for EEP2 Unit 17

Video on landforms

THURSDAY

The Real Thanksgiving

FRIDAY

Free Day

Week 15 12/1/25-12/5/25
COMMUNICATIONS

MONDAY

Quiz Do, Does, Doesn't

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TUESDAY

Asking Questions with Everyday English Video

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WEDNESDAY

True Stories 1A Unit 12

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THURSDAY

Unit 2 Mary Walks Home

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FRIDAY

Makeup day to work on missing work.

Week 15 12/1/25-12/5/25

\MONDAY

Reading of Graphic Novels
Prince and the Dressmaker

Questions and Vocab for Chapter 9

TUESDAY

Write directions for your map that takes you from one place to another. Landforms Scavenger Hunt Activity

Use the maps.

WEDNESDAY

EEC2 Unit 18

EEP2 Unit 18

THURSDAY

Video

Quizizz on superlatives.

FRIDAY

Twilight Zone people are the same all over.

Week 16 12/8/25-12/12/25
COMMUNICATIONS

Week 16 12/8/25-12/12/25

MONDAY

Reading of Graphic Novels
Questions and Vocabulary chapter 10

TUESDAY

Practice personal pronouns worksheet

WEDNESDAY

Chapter 11

Questions and Vocabulary Chapter 11

THURSDAY

Every day English conversations 3

FRIDAY

Season 1 Episode 34 - The After Hours

Week 17 12/15/25-12/19/25
COMMUNICATIONS

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Week 17 12/15/25-12/19/25

Monday

OBJECTIVE: American Christmas Traditions.

OBJECTIVE: American Christmas Traditions.

Analysis of Short Animated Video Recounting, Explaining and Sequencing Information.

ACTIVITY Students will watch the short video Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and answer questions about the plot.
Students will identify vocabulary words that come to mind as they see the video, then complete plot analysis questions about the video in their native language.

Tuesday

OBJECTIVE: American Christmas Traditions.

Analysis of Short Animated Video Recounting, Explaining and Sequencing Information.

ACTIVITY Students will watch the short video Dr Suess and the Grinch and answer questions about the plot.
Students will identify vocabulary words that come to mind as they see the video, then complete plot analysis questions about the video in their native language.

Wednesday

Word Search Puzzles

Thursday

Friday

Rudolph's Snowy Day

Week 18 1/5/25-1/9/25
COMMUNICATIONS

MONDAY

No School for Students

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TUESDAY

Travel Brochure Webpage

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WEDNESDAY

Presentations

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THURSDAY

Presentations

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FRIDAY

Presentations

Week 18 1/5/25-1/9/25

Monday

No School for Students

Tuesday

Students will participate in pre-reading activity for Zombies.

Wednesday

Students will read chapter 1 of Zombies and will complete comprehension activities. Chapter 1

Thursday

Students will read chapter 2 of Zombies and will complete comprehension activities. Chapter 2

Friday

Students will read chapter 3 of Zombies and will complete comprehension activities. Chapter 3

Week 19 1/12/25-1/16/25

Monday

Students will read chapter 4 of Zombies and will complete comprehension activities. Chaper 4

Tuesday

Students will read chapter 5 of Zombies and will complete comprehension activities. Chapter 5

Wednesday

Students will read chapter 6 of Zombies and will complete comprehension activities. Chapter 6

Thursday

Students will read chapter 7 of Zombies and will complete comprehension activities. Chapter 7

Friday

Students will read chapter 8 of Zombies and will complete comprehension activities. Chapter 8

Week 35 COM

Monday

Students will play a social bingo game where they ask a different person a question related to the story. They have to write the answers in complete sentences and write down the name of the person they are asking.

Pre-reading Activity for Snow White

Tuesday

Students will read the story. Snow White Part 1 Students will work on the questions. Comprehension Activities for Part 1

Wednesday

Students will read the second part of the story. Snow White Part 2

Students will work on Comprehension Activities Part 2

Thursday

Students will watch a video that conveys another version of the story. Students will complete comprehension activities. Snow White YouTube Video

Friday

Writing: Write a short play that conveys one part of the story. Your dialogue must include two speakers or more and must be at least 200 words.

Week 35 ESL

Monday

NewsELA Reading Saturn Many Moons

YouTube Video Solar System for Kids

Tuesday

Objective: Comparing things

Independent Practice EEC1 U35
Answer Sheet

Wednesday

Objective: Comparing things

Independent Practice EEP1 U35
Answer Sheet

Thursday

Chicken Little Diff Activities

Friday

Spongebob Episode 1

Week 36 COM

Monday

Students will participate in a classroom bingo where they ask different classmates questions that has them reflect on the story. Pre-reading activity for Cinderella

Tuesday

Students will read the first part of Cinderella. Cinderella Part 1. Students will work on comprehension questions and vocabulary.

Wednesday

Students will read the second part of Cinderella Part 2. Students will work on comprehension questions and vocabulary.

Thursday

Students are going to watch a YouTube video summary of Cinderella, the Disney version and work on comprehension activities.

Friday

Students will storyboard what would happen if their fairy godmother appeared to them and granted three wishes.

Week 36 ESL

Monday

Adopting a Dog for a Day

Tuesday

EEC1 U36

Answer Sheet for EEC1 U36 sports

Wednesday

EEP1 U36

What are your favorite sports?

Who are famous athletes?

Who is a great role model?

Thursday

Students will record The Bird and the Whale

Friday

Spongebob Episode 2

Week 37 COM

Monday

Students will read the story and will complete comprehension activities. Tell-Tale Heart comprehension activities

Tuesday

Students will read the second part of the story and will complete comprehension activities. Tell Tale Heart part 2
Comprehension Activities

Wednesday

Students will read the third part of the story and will complete comprehension activities. Tell Tale Heart part 3

Comprehension Activities

Thursday

Students will watch the Simpson's Tell Tale Heart episode and complete comprehension questions.

Friday

Vocabulary Work

Week 37 ESL

Monday

Cow Scratches Herself

Tuesday

EEC1 U38 U39

Wednesday

EEP1 U38 U39

Thursday

The Bird and the Whale Diffit Activities

Friday

The Twilight Zone — “The Long Distance Call” (S2 E22)

Week 38 COM

Monday

Students will read the story and will complete comprehension activities Murders in the Rue Morgue Pages 1-11 Comprehension Activities

Tuesday

Pages 12-21 Comprehension Activities

Wednesday

Pages 22-31 Comprehension Activities

Thursday

Friday

Vocabulary Work

Week 38 ESL

Monday

New blood Moon

Tuesday

EEC1 U40

Wednesday

EEP1 U40

Thursday

The Frightened Lion Comprehension Guide

Friday

Week 39 COM

Monday

Pages 32-43 Comprehension Activities

Tuesday

Pages 44-61 Comprehension Activities

Wednesday

Thursday

Common Lit Orangutans

Friday

Week 39 ESL

Monday

Tuesday

EEC1 U41

Wednesday

EEP1 U41

Thursday

Friday

Week 40 COM

Week 40 ESL

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