There are hundreds of websites with free or low cost downloads for ESL teachers, but it can be difficult to find those that offer high quality with no extra charges. Here are a few that provide everything from flashcards to quizzes and writing prompts, many for no more than the cost of printing paper.
DLTK Crafts for Kids
This website is an absolute must for ESL kindergarten teachers. Operated by a mom who tests her crafts on her own children, DLTK offers hundreds of crafts with quick, printable templates for all imaginable themes, from holidays to countries and cultures.
As a bonus, the website also offers printable themed books for children to color and staple-bind, as well as songs, poems, coloring sheets, and great make-your-own bingo cards. Visit DLTK at dltk-kids.com.
Lesson Sense
Also specializing in themes, LessonSense.com is great for a comprehensive lesson with coordinating crafts, worksheets, and flashcards. A few of the themes offered are the four seasons, music, food, and phonics.
ESL Lounge
This website offers a wide variety of printable board games, writing prompts, quizzes, and more for free. They also offer various levels of membership, from Bronze ($29 for six months) to Lifetime ($99), and an ebook with 1000 pages of material is available for $55.
ESL-Lounge.com is easy to navigate, with all materials divided into elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate, and advanced levels.
MES-English
The flashcards offered at MES-English.com are cute and colorful, although black and white works well if you don't have a color printer. The website also features other worksheets and activities, such as crossword puzzles, customizable worksheets, and a free phonics ebook.
ESL Galaxy
ESL-Galaxy.com offers over 2000 free printable worksheets, including crosswords, games, topic lesson plans, songs, video activities, word search puzzles, conversation activities, and game and writing templates.
In addition, ESL Galaxy has fifty powerpoint presentations available for download, with various themes like animals and the weather.
English 4 Kids
This website has the usual flashcards, worksheets, and puzzles, but also includes lesson plans based around popular movies. Worksheets and various lesson plan components are available to download for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Indiana Jonas, and Mr. Bean.
English-4kids.com also has dozens of video lessons available, divided by level, each with helpful lesson planning tips and ideas.
More ESL Classroom Help
For more advice and activity ideas for the ESL classroom, try these free activity ideas for English teachers designed to improve students' reading, writing, and conversational skills.
Own an iPhone or iPod Touch? These Apps for ESL Students are a great, fun way to get in even more practice!
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