Links for Learning English
Links for Beginners
The Naming Game from Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/nina/
Help Nina name items found in different places in the community- the home, school, garden, school and more!
Vocabulary Quizzes from the Internet TESL Journal's Activities for ESL Students
http://iteslj.org/v/ei/
Look at the picture and click on the correct word in English. Topics include colors, clothing, nouns, verbs and adjectives.
Literacy Center
http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm
Interactive activities with sound to help beginning English speakers learn the names of colors, shapes, numbers and some other words.
Living Things from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/
whatwherewhenwhy/livingthings/
This interactive site has excellent visuals and auditory support to help students learn some background and vocabulary associated with living things.
Internet Picture Dictionary
http://www.pdictionary.com/
An online picture dictionary in English, Spanish, French and German. It houses pictures of both abstract and common words.
Can or Can't Game from One Stop English
http://www.onestopenglish.com/Games/Games/Game10.htm
Fill in the blank for each picture with the correct word, can or can't.
The Rhyming Game from Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/reggie/index.htm
Beginning ESOL students can learn new words and practice identifying rhyming sounds.
Edmo and Houdni from Riverdeep
http://www.riverdeep.net/language_arts/edmark_lang_arts/
EdmoHoudini/EdmoHoudini.html
Beginners can hear and practice using positional words - on, under, over- with Edmo and Houdini.
Links for Practice
English Pronunciation from OUC
Learn to form the sounds needed to correctly pronounce words in english.
Activities for ESL Students
This site has many different activities to help you practice new words in english .
Finish the Sentence Game from One Stop English
Practice choosing the correct verb to complete the sentences shown in a picture.
Look and Write It's - One Stop English
Where are the toys? Practice writing sentences using on, under, and in to describe the location of each toy.
Read and Write- Map Adventure
Write the names of the places on the signs as you travel through the map.
Read Alouds
The Princess and the Pea
A rhyming version of the traditional tale from the Tweenies on the BBC.
The Three Little Pigs
This version of the traditional tale has funny illustrations. At a few points in the story the reader is asked to help find things in the pictures. Another tale from the Tweenies on the BBC.
A Surprise for Mitzi Mouse
Mitzi Mouse isn't so sure about the new addition to her family.
Storyline Online
Hear famous people reading different stories with great expression. Stories include Private I. Iguana, Brave Irene, Knots on a Counting Rope and many more.