ESL Newcomer Activities

This Newcomer Workbook will help your ELL - ESL students master beginner grammar and vocabulary exercises with these daily exercises! This resource is best for upper elementary through high school age.

These exercises can be completed in any order you wish. They can be used to introduce new vocabulary and grammar exercise or as reinforcement to concepts already learned.

This resource includes 100 exercises, plus more blank pages to add your own prompts if you desire. Also included is a check off list for you to keep track of completed exercises.

If you need a workbook that is a little more advanced, you may prefer this resource: ESL Bell Ringers Journal.

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*Please Note: This resource downloads and prints best when using the latest version of Adobe. It is a very large file with lots of clip art, so it may take more than a few minutes to download. It requires the later version of Adobe to download.

The following grammar and vocabulary exercises are included in this Newcomer Workbook:

• Introduce Yourself
• Meeting New People
• Colors
• Numbers
• Telling Time with a digital clock
• Wh- Question Words
• Places and People at School
• Classroom Commands and Directions
• Days of the Week
• Months of the Year
• Four Seasons
• Clothing
• Weather
• Emotions/Feelings
• Family
• Food
• The Human Body
• Parts of the House
• Yes - No Questions with to be and do
• Prepositions
• Pronouns
• The Verb to be
• People and Places in the Community
• Verbs
• Simple Present Tense
• Always, Sometimes, Never
• Various Picture Prompts

Looking for Speaking Activities for your newcomers? Check out these Mini-Dialogues for ELL students.