Boost your language learners skills with various WINTER-themed classroom resources! Using themed resources is a GREAT way to build student vocabulary while focusing on language output! These resources all center the WINTER season – its weather, holidays, and much more.

The blog has the resources organized by language skill level. Check out the various tools designed for newcomer and beginner language learners all the way to advanced language learners. All of these tools feature student supports like sentence frames, models, and much more!

Newcomers & Beginner Language Learners

WINTER Visual Vocabulary Set

This digital or PDF WINTER Vocabulary Set is a great way for your English Language Learners to learn the vocabulary words of the WINTER SEASON!

Ideal for lower level grades or NEWCOMER ELL/ESL students, you can use the varying formats for all different kinds of activities.

The 85+ pages include full color cards, 50 WINTER vocabulary words, a vocabulary word list, 10 BINGO cards with focus vocabulary, pocket chart cards with both images and word, medium size 3×3 image + word cards, and medium size 3×3 image only and word only cards.

Gamify learning through Memory Match, Go Fish, Bingo and more. You can laminate the cards to get extended use, post them on a bulletin board to create a Word Wall or place them in small groups for Writing Centers. There are SO MANY ways to use these visual vocabulary sets. If you like this one, don’t miss out on the other seasonal sets in my TPT store!

WINTER Picture Writing Journal

This picture-supported writing activity is a great way for your English Language Learners to practice writing about WINTER while using SEASONAL VOCABULARY.

With images on EVERY PAGE, a vocabulary list of 100+ words and 15 different sentence frames to choose from, this simple set will provide you with INSIGHT on WHAT LANGUAGE YOUR LEARNERS HAVE and what they can do with it.

Topics include: weather, winter sports, winter clothing, winter vehicles/tools, animals, indoor activities, outdoor activities, illness, multi-cultural holidays.

Though writing can be a challenging language domain to tackle, this resource is full of sentence starters, images, drawing boxes, and editable templates that will make writing much more approachable.

The resource includes a PDF, Google Slides, lined and unlined pages, and 5 blank model templates that allow you to CREATE YOUR OWN EXAMPLES or EXPAND on the set for higher-level writers!

I have additional sets like this available in my TPT store front too! Choose from other seasonal options as well as Home & Community and a Multi-Topic journal set.

Middle-Level Language Learners

Writing About WINTER – Building Language with Pictures

This is a great set that has a wide range of differentiation possibilities. It can be teacher-led for beginning level learners and it can be turned into independent writing for our middle-level learners.

With this digital or PDF ELL, ESL, & Newcomer WRITING Resource you can Pick ANY PICTURE or use one of the 50 included!! Start by identifying words and asking questions and move to writing sentences and building a student book!

This set includes 5 DETAILED RESOURCES: teacher Google Slides, student workbook, classroom poster set, student book template, and pre-selected image and Clipart (PNG) options. Plus the “Tips for Use” instructions explain specifically how to teach with this resource.

The best part about this resource is that by the end students will have completed their own little WINTER-themed book with imagery! This activity provides PLENTY of practice opportunities and BUILDS STUDENT WRITING CONFIDENCE in the process!

Included in the resource are PDFs of the student workbook and classroom posters. Also included are instructional Google slides, a Student Book Template, and a zip file of WINTER images and black and white clipart (perfect for printing and coloring – especially for kiddos who are apprehensive about drawing!)

Advanced Language Learners

Daily Writing Journals – WINTER Wonderland and WINTER Holidays (Around the World)

Celebrate the Fall and WINTER seasons with this Journal Set Bundle! Building in a routine activity is a GREAT WAY to get students dialed into class time and FOCUSED ON LEARNING. Moreover, these journal sets will create the perfect combination of CENTERING STUDENT VOICE while seamlessly incorporating writing practice.

Although writing can be a very daunting task for students, it is a skill that will enhance everything they do! These journal pages not only provide them a safe space to practice their writing, but with topics like: REFLECTION & GOAL-SETTING, HAPPY FALL YA’LL, FALL HOLIDAYS, WINTER WONDERLAND, and WINTER HOLIDAYS.

REFLECTION & GOAL-SETTING

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They can be used to build positive community in your classroom! The two holiday sets are CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE and provide examples of holidays celebrated AROUND THE WORLD – not just in the U.S.

Students can explore their own thoughts and feelings using the 50+ prompts included. Specifically, these prompts were chosen for their focus on the FALL/WINTER season and the CHANGES that come with it. Make sure to check out the IDEAS section of the directions to learn how to use these journal sets to their FULL potential!
WHAT’S INCLUDED – EACH SET INCLUDES:

• Student Journaling Pages – PDF or Google Slides
  • Pre-filled Text boxes for Student Slides
  • Cover Page
  • Purpose & Reflection Page
  • Doodle Pages
• The Google Slides Classroom Display
  • Teacher Resource to facilitate activity in class

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• Printable: Black and White printable freebie
• Classroom Poster: colorful visual for norms and sentence starters
• Rubrics: 4 different rubric options
• Certificates: 3 pre-made certificates and 1 blank

All of these resources are just some of the many themed resources I have created to expand and extend learning for our English Language Learners. Their growth is truly dependent on their opportunities to USE language. These resources get them writing and speaking using targeted SEASONAL vocabulary while guiding them through the correct structures of the English Language. Click on any of the images below to see more resources like the ones described above!