• QR codes for Step-Up Reading Passages now link directly to the audio file and the speed can be adjusted on most web browsers.
• New Lower-Proficiency Level Step-Up Reading Passages - There are now 2 versions of each Step-up reading passage at 2 different levels.
• New Small Flash Cards - This was requested by many of you.
• Fixed: Links in lesson plans are now working!
• NOVEMBER UPDATE: Beginners 3 has now been completed as well!

Grade 6-12 versions of our popular Beginners lessons. We've completed Beginners 1-3.

These are highly requested resources for higher grade level / low-proficiency level students.

NOVEMBER UPDATE: Beginners 3 has been completed!

• Independent Lesson Content & Audio for Beginners 1-2 so that students can work through lessons more independently.
• Quizzes for Automated Progression through lessons. We've completed Beginners 1-3. Students can now take a quiz and proceed to the next lesson without the need for the teacher to mark that lesson complete.
• New Set New Password Form for Students - You can now set a new password for a student after that student has been added. Previously, you had to receive an email but some students are unable to receive emails due to school servers blocking the emails.

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Not a Pro Member? You can upgrade at any time from the membership account page.

Intermediate 4 PPTs and slides have been added both on the main site and in the Student Portal!

• The interactive content will be added in the near future, but the PPTs and landscape slides are completed and ready to go!
•  Intermediate 4 -> 

ALSO!

INTERACTIVE CONTENT has been added for INTERMEDIATE 1 & INTERMEDIATE 2.

• You'll find the updated interactive content in the hosted lessons both on the main site and on the Student Portal.
•  Intermediate 1 -> 
•  Intermediate 2 -> 

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These continue our development of a social studies and science lesson library. They are currently being organized into a couple of different places: the Low-Intermediate levels and the fluency readers section.

Here are the latest readers:

• The Wealth Gap
• Shortages & Surpluses
• Maps
• Maya Civilization
• The Silk Road
• Branches of Government
• Constitution & Bill of Rights
• U.S. Elections

 View All Readers -> 

We've just added a selection of new Classroom Posters for your ELLs.

You can use them to decorate your classroom or for students to keep in a welcome packet. They make for a quick reference or a little encouragement right when your students need it! 🥰

For Members, check them out at the link below:

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For Non-Members, you can sign up here. 

NEW FIND & WRITE RESOURCES FOR ELLS!

These are a lot of fun AND they also help student practice common vocabulary, sentence stems, and writing.

You can find them in the Writing Resources under Scaffolds in the top menu or by going to Beginners 2.

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We've added 8 new readers to our growing library of Science and Social Studies Fluency Readers!

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NEW Science & Social Studies Readers:

• Flying Squirrels
• How Plants Reproduce
• Thomas Edison
• World Holidays
• Ancient China
• Native American Tribes
• Supply & Demand
• Costs & Benefits

 View All Readers Here -> (New Interface allows you to press buttons to filter by Reader type!)

From the membership, go to the top menu: Scaffolds -> Fluency Readers

You can also find these resources organized into Low-Intermediate 3 and Low-Intermediate 4.

•  View Low-Intermediate 3 ->
•  View Low-Intermediate 4 -> 

ALSO! Low-Intermediate 4 to Intermediate 2 Major Updates:

We've completed updates for ALL of the Low-Intermediate 4 ~ Intermediate 2 vocabulary, grammar, literacy lessons & discussion lessons. We've added lesson plans, activity ideas, more organized numbering, and more! We will be working to update all the Kid-Inspired levels with these updates in the near future.

PRO MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

Lots of new interactive content has been added to Low-Intermediate 1.

You'll find:

• New Games & Activities
• More Spelling Practice
• Virtual Field Trips & Scavenger Hunts
• And More!

We've also done a lot of work to make lesson layouts more consistent with:

• A Welcome Page
• Link Index
• More Convenient Instructions
• Vocab & Grammar Review Pages in Literacy Lessons

You can find the new interactive content in the Interactive Online ESL Curriculum Membership as well as the Interactive Online Student Portal!

10 Brand New Vocabulary Themes Have Just Been Added to the Kid-Inspired ESL Curriculum Membership!

They include:

1.  Math Symbols 
2.  Furniture 
3.  Ocean Vocabulary 
4.  Habitats 
5.  Famous World Monuments 
6.  African Countries 
7.  Central & South American Countries 
8.  East Asian Countries 
9.  European Countries 
10.  Middle Eastern Countries 

These can be used in a wide variety of ways including themed dictionaries, writing, history, current events, and much more.

You can find these new vocabulary themes by going to Scaffolds -> Vocab Themes or by visiting Low-Intermediate 2. Many of these themes are connected with new science and social studies fluency readers that have also recently been released.

ALSO...

• You may also have noticed some big changes around the membership site, especially on the account page. We've completed a major overhaul of our subscription billing and account platform to make it easier than ever for you to manage your membership.
• I've also managed to get the Search Bar into the header of the site to make it easier to search for resources. Search on the site is still limited by indexing of resources though so be sure to try alternate key words or a broader term if you're not finding what you're searching for.
• A smaller fix has been made to the Sort by Grammar Objective Page based on the feedback from one of our amazing teachers. The filters weren't working quite as expected.