ESL Newcomer Kit for K-5 English Learners
Category: Education / ESL Resources
Help a new English learner ask for what they need from day one: survival cards, 20 vocabulary units, sentence frames and teacher tools, A4 + US Letter.
Give your newest student a way to ask for the bathroom, a drink of water or help from their very first morning, and watch them grow from pointing at pictures to saying whole sentences. This ESL newcomer kit is made for K-5 teachers who welcome English language learners and need ready pages today. Print a ring of need cards, a word mat and a game, and your newcomer has something to say and feel proud of in every lesson. Everything is in one printable kit of 411 pages.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 4 PDF files: Color A4, Color US Letter, Black and White A4, Black and White US Letter
• 411 pages in each PDF (the same pages in every file, with clickable bookmarks)
• 1 Print Guide PDF
• All in one ZIP file
PART 1 · SURVIVAL ENGLISH (23 pages)
• 24 "I Need" cards with a clear picture: bathroom, water, I don't understand, I feel sick, help, hurt, hungry, say it again, speak slowly and more
• Mini cards for a key ring and three desk strips
• 8 big classroom posters
• 16 classroom command cards (sit down, listen, line up, open your book...)
• My Survival Words checklist
PART 2 · 20 VOCABULARY UNITS (321 pages, 240 words)
School Supplies, My Classroom, My Family, My Body, Feelings, Food and Drinks, Fruits and Vegetables, Clothes, Weather, Colors, Numbers 1 to 12, Shapes, Animals, Action Words, My Home, Places in My Community, Community Helpers, Transportation, Toys and Play, Nature
16 pages in every unit:
• Unit cover with the word list and a sentence frame
• 12 picture cards (2 pages)
• Word mat
• Picture dictionary
• Trace and write (2 pages)
• Match the picture to the word
• Read and circle
• Missing letters
• Spell the word
• Read and draw
• Read, trace and write sentences
• Word search (answer keys included)
• Bingo with 2 boards
• Roll and Say speaking game
PART 3 · SENTENCE FRAMES (20 pages)
• 24 sentence frame posters for daily conversation
• Desk strips with all 24 frames
• 24 partner talk cards: a question and an answer frame
PART 4 · ALL ABOUT ME (17 pages)
• A 15-page welcome booklet: name, age, family, home country, words in my language, favorites, school, teachers, friends, things I can do, feelings, self-portrait, first week, goals
• Welcome to our class certificate
PART 5 · TEACHER TOOLS (18 pages)
• A simple daily routine
• First 30 days plan that maps the pages of this kit day by day
• Weekly plan page
• Informal language level check: level descriptions, picture page and record sheet
• Can-do checklist, unit progress tracker, observation notes
• Answer keys for all 20 word searches
PART 6 · PARENT LETTERS (7 pages)
• A short welcome letter for families in English, Spanish, Arabic, Ukrainian, Pashto and Dari, with space for your name and contact details
PERFECT FOR
• ESL, ELL, EAL and ELD teachers
• Classroom teachers (K-5) welcoming a newcomer
• Newcomer and intervention programs, small groups and tutors
• Homeschool families learning English
• Teaching assistants and volunteers working one to one
HOW TO USE
• Day one: give your student the need cards on a ring so they can point to what they need
• Each week: pick a unit, teach the words with the picture cards, then practice with the worksheets and games
• Every day: practice one sentence frame with a buddy
• Use the 30-day plan if you want a ready order to follow
HOW TO PRINT
• Open the file that matches your paper: A4 or US Letter
• Choose color, or black and white to save ink
• Set the scale to Actual size (100%)
• Print cards, Bingo boards and posters on card stock (200 to 250 gsm, 65 to 110 lb) and laminate them to use again
• Regular printer paper is fine for worksheets
PLEASE NOTE
• This is a digital download. Nothing is shipped.
• Colors may look a little different on your screen and your printer.
• The language level check is an informal classroom tool, not a standardized test.
• Designed by Printivora: an exclusive design for our shop, built from our own original ideas and prompts, with the help of AI tools.
• For personal and classroom use only. One teacher per purchase.
• Please do not resell, share or upload the files.
• The parent letters are short and simple. If you can, ask a staff member or family liaison who speaks the language to look over the letter before you send it.
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