ACTIVITIES & LESSON PLANS

• AboutESL.com - collection of links related to ESL
• Adult Literacy Resource Institute - Annotated list of ESOL Websites
• BBC World Service | Learning English - Comprehensive site with lesson plans, grammar & vocabulary fact sheets and worksheets, online quizzes, more.
• BBC Teaching English - Linked from above site - specifically for ESOL teachers.
• Boggle's World - Worksheets and lesson plans for adults and children
• Conversation Questions - Organized by topic (Work & Employment, Love & Relationships, Age, etc)
• Dave's ESL Cafe - Visit the Idea Cookbook for suggestions posted by teachers around the world
• Ello.org - free online listening resource of over 1,000
  listening activities designed especially for ESL. Most listening activities include images, an interactive
  quiz, transcript of the audio and downloadable MP3.
• English For Everyone - created by a DLC volunteer
• ESL Flow - Activity ideas, handouts, games, and more. Topics include pronunciation, icebreakers, teach with pictures, crosswords, many more.
• ESL Gold - Free teaching resources organized by skill and level
• Language and Play: Working With Parents From Minority Linguistic Communities
• Learning Page - Instructional materials (lesson plans, worksheets) intended for English-speaking children. Many materials are suitable for ESOL adults.
• Literacy Assistance Center - ESOL Instructional Links
• Literacy Assistance Center - ESOL Curricula and Lesson Plans
• NC Community Colleges - Virtual Library of ESL Lesson Plans
• English Club - online activities for students, as well as lesson plan ideas for teachers
• Icebreaker Curriculum - activities based on competencies like "Obtain Employment," "Consumer Education," etc.
• Just-in-Time Civics on the Border: Tools for Teachers. Lesson plans, tools, training materials with a focus on Project-based learning.
• ESL Lesson Plans and Resources
• ESL Special Collections: for Tutors/Teachers - Materials from National Institute for Literacy Special Collections.
• Photonovela.com - Collection of photo novelas, some created by ESOL students. High-interest reading material, great photos.
• Thinkfinity Literacy Network - Free online courses, lesson plans, and more for ESOL and Adult Literacy teachers, students, and program managers
• Web English Teacher - ESL Lesson Plans and Teaching Ideas

BLOGS

• Larry Ferlazzo's The Best Resource Sites for ESL/EFL teachers
• Larry Ferlazzo's The Best Books for Teaching & Learning ESL/EFL

CURRICULA

• Building Basics: ESOL Toolkit for General Construction, Landscaping, Painting and Plumbing - from Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center
• Making it Real: Teaching Pre-Literate Adult Refugee Students (pdf file)
• Coalition of Limited English Speaking Elderly's Bright Ideas Curriculum - Online videos to be watched in class. Includes transcript and discussion guide.
• Tennessee ESOL in the Workplace (pdf file)

CIVICS CURRICULA

• Civic Participation and Community Action Sourcebook - activities and projects described for adult educators whose "purpose is to present a range of tools that can help readers examine their own beliefs about community, citizenship, democracy, etc.; identify and analyze issues that concern them; and build skills and strategies to take informed action"
• Civic Participation and Citizenship Collection. "Annotated web sites and original materials that cover a wide range of topics related to community action and active citizenship. Emphasis on informed activism to serve adult educators in diverse settings."
• New Citizens Vote! Curriculum - Available online in English and Spanish as free, downloadable pdfs (available in Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese on request). Approx. 4 hours worth of material intended to "increase the skills and self-confidence of participants regarding voting and other local decision-making processes."
• Minnesota LINCS English Language Civics Curriculum - Curriculum guide for "civics" topics including Housing, Health Care, Money & Personal Finances, Crime and Safety, Transportation and Community, U.S. Schools, Government and Citizenship. Guided by Paolo Freire's pedagogy and recognizing that literacy is a tool for social change, the curriculum is available as a series of pdf files.
• U.S. Civics for Immigrants: From Native Language to English Literacy. The lesson plans presented here in thematic modules extend beyond traditional notions of "civics", covering Family, Education, Housing, Employment, more. Download complete lesson plans and activity sheets in PDF format.
• Adult ESL Civics Teachers' Online Professional Development - Series of online courses to assist teachers in creating interesting, effective ESL lessons on US History, US Government, Civic Engagement, Naturalization Process.

HEALTH LITERACY

• Expecting the Best: ESL Health & Wellness Curriculum - developed by NC health care providers and ESL instructors for high beginner/low intermediate students. Designed for use with Oxford Picture Dictionary.
• Health Information Translations - Translations of info on many different health topics (surgery recovery, pregnancy, food and diet, many more) into many different languages (including Spanish)
• Health Literacy Activities
• Health & Literacy Special Collection
• Picture Stories for Adult ESL Health Literacy - Simple stories about complex health issues. Story about Domestic Violence is highly recommended by ESL teachers.

• The Literacy Connection: An Early Reading First Program. From Wake County Public School System.

NEWS & CURRENT EVENTS

• Breaking News English - Current Events and Business Teaching Plans
• Hands-On English ESL Current Events Activity -
• Larry Ferlazzo's List of The Best News/Current Events Websites for English Language Learners
• Simple English News - read and listen to brief news articles with vocabulary explanations

• Edufone - English and foreign language podcasts (some specifically for Spanish speakers)
• English Pronunciation - Online units, including QuickTime videos, focusing on various English sounds
• TESOL Speech, Pronunciation, & Listening Interest Section

CREATIVE WRITING & THEATER

• Border Senses - facilitates and publishes community-oriented literary projects in El Paso, Texas.
• Make Your Own Comic Strips online and print or email them.
• Poetry Lessons for Intermediate and Advanced students (Word doc) - lessons that make reading and writing poetry accessible. Provided by Texas GREAT Center.
• Aaron Shepherd's Reader's Theater - Similar to jazz chants, these scripts tell a story and can be read out loud as a class (intended for children but suitable for adults). Which Shoes Do You Choose, for example, has 12 roles and lots of rythmn.
• ETNY Theater Company - performances by ESL students
• PIZZAZ! Creative Writing and Storytelling Ideas.

NEWSLETTERS & JOURNALS

• The Change Agent – An Adult Education Newspaper for Social Justice
• ESL Magazine
• Focus on Basics (National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy) - Issue on ESOL Research
• Internet TESL Journal - Monthly web journal with "Articles, Research Papers, Lessons Plans, Classroom Handouts, Teaching Ideas & Links"
• Using Harry Potter in the Adult ESL Classroom
• ESL Globe - Online Newsletter from NCSU

BOOKS & BOOKSTORES

• Oxford University Press - Buy Oxford Picture Dictionaries and other materials online.
• New Reader's Press

IMAGES

• Free Clip Art for Language Instruction
• The Internet Picture Dictionary
• ESL-Images.com

FREE TOOLS FOR CREATING CLASSROOM MATERIALS

• Bingo Card Maker
• Instant Online Crossword Puzzle Maker
• Another Crossword Puzzle Maker
• Make Your Own Word Search
• Timeline Generator
• Create and print flashcards at ESL-Images.com

GRAMMAR

• Ohio ESL Grammar Activities - excellent overviews of grammatical points, organized by student level
• UsingEnglish.com - Grammar Worksheets and Handouts
• Online Writing Lab (OWL) - ESL Resources, Handouts and Exercises (organized by grammar)
• Common Errors in English - Lists and explains many of most common errors in grammar and word choice. Useful for Advanced Students and native English speakers!
• The Global Thinker - Grammatical Lesson Plans - PDFs with complete lesson plans based on grammatical points. Advanced.

GENERAL COLLECTIONS OF ESOL LINKS

• The Literacy List - resources for adult basic skills learners, teachers and tutors.

ORGANIZATIONS

• CAELA - Center for Adult English Language Acquisition
  • CAELA's ESL FAQ
• Carolina TESOL
• LESLLA - Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition for Adults
• National Commission on Adult Literacy
• TESOL - Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

TUTOR SUPPORT & TEACHING TIPS

• Eastside Literacy - Tips for Teaching ESL
• Reading Skills Test & Exercises for Pre-Literate students
• Tacoma Community House Training Project - This Washington state organization supports ESL volunteer tutors; online materials include a free, downloadable 108- page book called Making it Real: Teaching Pre-Literate Adult Refugee Students (pdf file) -

IMMIGRATION & REFUGEES

• Migration Policy Institute - independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide.
• • Census Data by State
• New Faces: Latinos in NC - a curriculum-based media project by Working Films about the Latino community's cultural and economic contributions to North Carolina
• National Immigration Law Center
• TESOL's Summary on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
• NC Justice Center: Immigration Issues
• Pew Hispanic Center
• The Urban Institute: Immigration Studies
• Duke Libraries' Collection of Resources on NC Latinos
• Resource Guide for Serving Refugees with Disabilities by U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants