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Every-Day Edits
This free website offers monthly sets of printable paragraphs for "everyday editing" by students at reading grade levels 3-8. All include ten errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, or capitalization. All include an answer key for immediate feedback. Read More
Diana’s ELL Writing Practice
This website is used as a companion to classroom writing instruction for Low Intermediate ELLs. Each of the 3 sections (Parts of Speech, Verb Tenses, and Sentences) has multiple lessons; all include a voiced-over video (based on class handouts) and quiz (multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank) with immediate feedback. Read More
Diana’s ELL Writing Practice – Grammar
This website is used as a companion to classroom writing instruction for Low Intermediate ELLs. Each of the 3 sections (Parts of Speech, Verb Tenses, and Sentences) has multiple lessons; all include a voiced-over video (based on class handouts) and quiz (multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank) with immediate feedback. Read More
Community Writing and Education Station (CWEST)
Provides resources for ABE and ESL students involved in job search. The topics include reading and using job ads, filling out job applications, writing resumes, cover letters, thank yous, and preparing for interviews. Read More
FREE Rice 2.0
This game-like website asks questions and offers multiple-choice answers for eight subjects (Humanities, Math, Language Learning, Sciences, English, Chemistry, Geography, and SAT preparation) and multiple sub-topics. Read More
Reading Skills for Healthcare Workers – CNA Training
Not designed as a course, but as a reading resource for a healthcare career pathway. Designed for online independent study, learners can choose from 175 2-page stories organized by reading level. Focus is on high utility academic vocabulary and healthcare content vocabulary. || AUTHOR: Kristine Kelly, for Southwest ABE – Marshall Region Read More
Math Snacks: Counting
Online activities and videos for supporting students' understanding of math concepts such as ratios, scale factors, fractions, number lines, and so on. Some activities may need additional language learning supports (i.e. for beginning English learners). Videos are also available in Spanish and in a printable "comic book" form. Read More
Mean, Median, and Range: Open Middle
Students are asked to find a data set to satisfy certain criteria. There is a worksheet provided on the right-hand side of the website where students can record their attempts at answering this question and what they learned from each attempt. Read More
Desmos: Linear Inequalities in Standard Form
Desmos is an online graphing calculator. Many teachers have created activities for their classes using the calculator. Activities on the site are created by teachers and Desmos staff and will vary. You can also create your own activities. Read More
Create a Graph
You and your students can use this online tool to create graphs. Read More