ELL Resources

Grades 1-2

Password: Learning 20; Username: Clifford.

Welcome to daily Language Learning at Home for grades 1 - 2: Watch a short video, read a fiction and non-fiction book, learn new words, and have fun with Quiz Whiz and Word Match! Ms.Mitchell and Ms.Enfield

Grades 3-5

Welcome to daily Language Learning at Home for grades 3 - 5: Watch a short video, read an informative magazine article, learn new words and amazing facts! Ms.Mitchell and Ms.Enfield

• Audible: stories.audible.com/discovery : audio stories in six different languages (English, Chinese, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese).

• Scholastic: https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html: hub for teachers and families with 21 days of engaging knowledge-building learning journeys for different grade levels; http://scholastic.ca/kids/thingstodo/: discussion guides, graphic novels, all about Canada, picture books, readers, videos for children at home.

• National Geographic Kids: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ : amazing facts about animals, science, history and geography, along with fun competitions, games and more.

• Starfall: https://www.starfall.com/h/: for emergent readers (K-3); emphasis on phonemic awareness, systematic sequential phonics, and common sight words in conjunction with audiovisual interactivity.

• Granderie: https://www.granderie.ca: week-by-week non-digital daily activities, including literacy.

• Vooks: https://www.vooks.com/teacher-appreciation : an ad-free streaming library of read-aloud animated storybooks, with lesson plans for teachers.

• Epic: https://www.getepic.com/educators : instantly access 40,000 books, learning videos, quizzes; teachers can assign books and monitor class progress.