English Learners - Speaking ActivitiesWith your family, talk together about these questions or prompts in English or in your native language (Spanish, Arabic, Swahili, Thai, Urdu, Yoruba, etc.).

1. What is your favorite part of school? Why?

2. What is your favorite place to spend time with your family? Why?

3. Choose a country that is important to your family. Talk about why it is so important to you!

4. Talk about your favorite foods. What do these foods taste like?

Are they different or similar to foods you might eat at school?

English Learners – Listening Activities (Optional)

With your family, click on these links, and listen together. Answer the questions after listening. Listen two or three times if needed.

https://www.esl-lab.com/easy/school-schedule/

https://www.esl-lab.com/easy/family-recreation/

https://www.esl-lab.com/easy/new-friends/

Choose a favorite song to listen to with your family (in English or any language you understand). What is the song about? Are there any parts of the song you do not understand? Ask your family questions you have!

English Learners – Reading Activities

Choose a book to read with your family that you have at home. You can choose a book in English or in your native language (Spanish, Arabic, Swahili, Thai, Urdu, Yoruba, etc.). After reading the book together, discuss these questions.

1. Who are the most important characters in the book?

2. Where does the story take place?

3. Is there a problem or a conflict in the story?

4. How is the problem solved?

5. Is there a lesson to learn from this story?

6. Pick a few words from the story and talk about what they mean.

English Learners – Writing Activities

Look at the pictures below. Write a creative or funny story, using the pictures, in English or another language you can write in. Give as many details as you can!

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English Learners – Writing Activities

Write about the questions below. First, talk with your family, if you need to gather information. Give as many details as you can.

What holiday or time of the year is very important to your family?

What do you do to celebrate?

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