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High School ESL and ELD Grammar Resources
High school ESL and ELD teachers can use this library for age-respectful grammar practice: verb tenses, sentence structure, subject-verb agreement, editing, speaking, diagnostics, and warm-ups. Pair any printable with a free grammar game.
Free and member grammar games, printables, diagnostics, case files, and classroom resources for secondary ESL and ELD teachers in grades 6–12.
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- Grammar Detective Challenge #001 — The Missing Homework Mystery — Free spy-themed bell ringer. Students hunt and correct 11 grammar mistakes in 10–15 minutes.
- 10 Days of Grammar Bell Ringers — Ten 5-minute warm-ups covering editing, verb tense, and sentence skills for middle and high school.
- Past Simple vs. Past Continuous Worksheet — ELD-friendly worksheet contrasting past simple and past continuous with targeted practice and application.
- Verb Tenses Cheat Sheet — Two-page reference covering all 12 English verb tenses with timelines and examples.
- Case File #007 — Subject-Verb Agreement — Spy-themed worksheet drilling tricky subject-verb agreement. Students hunt mismatches and lock down the rules.
- Sentence Structure Mini-Missions — Short writing exercises on simple, compound, and complex sentences — ideal for warm-ups.
- Common Errors Detective Sheet — Students hunt and fix 20 common writing errors in a spy-themed editing mission.
- Beginner Speaking Activities for ESL — 4 simple speaking activities for beginner ESL students — Repeat & Change, Yes/No, and more.
- Speaking Activities for ESL High School — 5 low-prep speaking activities with sentence starters: This-or-That, Role Play, Interviews, and more.
- Grammar Intervention Bell Ringer Pack — Spiral-review warm-ups that target the most common grammar gaps for struggling students.
- Beginning-of-Year ELD Diagnostic Assessment — Free 18-page diagnostic for grades 6–12: grammar, reading, writing, and speaking, in 65–82 minutes of class time.
- Case File #005 — The Disappearing Verb — Detective-style Case File where students hunt missing verbs and restore complete sentences.
- Case File #006 — Verb Tense Consistency — Spy-themed Case File where students catch tense shifts and lock paragraphs into one tense.