2016 is sure to be a great year for teaching and here are five great websites to make your lesson planning way easier

#1 - EverythingESL

www.everythingesl.net

EverythingESL.net was developed by Judie Haynes, an ESL teacher from New Jersey with 29 years of teaching experience. This attractively designed, user-friendly site is full of valuable information for ESL educators.

#2 ESL Printables

www.eslprintables.com

ESLprintables.com is a site where ESL teachers can go to exchange resources. It was developed by Victor Gayol, an English teacher in Spain, to provide ESL teachers with a large database of printables, including worksheets, lesson plans and activities.

#3 - Pizzaz!

www.darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.html

Pizzaz! is an online resource for ESL teachers that provides “simple creative writing and oral storytelling activities with copyable (yes, copyable!) handouts for use with students of all ages.”

Follow the links to explore an abundance of valuable resource sections, such as “Poetry,” “Fiction,” and “Bag of Tricks.” Click on one of the poetry links and you will find information on the ESL student level (for example, high beginner), the poem description, sample poems, and some great warm-up activities, lesson plans, a template to make your own poems, and follow-up activities. Or explore the “Bag of Tricks” to find more resources such as online writing prompt ideas, instructions on how to create your own tongue twisters, and the writing mailbox where students learn effective communication through letter writing.

#4 - Colorin Colorado!

www.colorincolorado.org

Colorin Colorado! is a bilingual site that “provides information, activities and advice for educators and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners (ELLs).” It is filled with valuable ideas, resources and strategies that ELL teachers can use to help their students learn to read.

This site can be navigated in either English or Spanish by clicking on the “In English” tab or the “en Espanol” tab.

#5 - Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day

www.larryferlazzo.edublogs.org

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day is a resource-sharing blog dedicated to providing ESL classroom teachers around the world with helpful ideas and information. It is filled with lists of educational resources on the web, along with reviews and recommendations. Included are annual posts listing “The Best Web 2.0 Applications for Education,” “The Best Fun Sites You Can Use for Learning, Too,” and “The Best Websites to Help Beginning Readers.”

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