What to Teach This Week

Browse below for new and featured materials and teaching tips.

Do you use Ellii's Pronunciation lessons and videos? You can now find visuals (and audio) for all of the example words from these lessons in our NEW Phonics & Pronunciation flashcard genre. Print, share, or launch 750+ flashcards with sound! We recommend that all ELLs also have a copy of our Basic IPA Phonetic Chart.

We hope you had a nice break and are ready for 2025! New Year's is the perfect theme to explore during this back-to-school week. This collection has ready-made materials for all levels and needs. You'll find New Year's-themed holiday and vocabulary lessons, stories, activities, and flashcards! 

Throughout 2025, we'll be revisiting some of Ellii's popular lessons that need a little freshening up. If you come across content that needs a little love, please reach out! This Online Shopping lesson was revised this week thanks to a teacher's request. But maybe your students are more interested in talking about a no-buy year!

Animal videos! What's not to love? Get your students talking with this week's Associated Press video about dogs spreading cheer at the airport. You could pair this video with our Ellii Poll on Pets or our Discovery lesson on Working Dogs. 

The first day at a new school can create memories that last a lifetime. This featured Visual Learning activity can help new and returning YLs feel comfortable with feelings that arise in new situations. If your ELLs are adults, they may be nervous for their own first day at work! This this Onboarding video lesson may be just what they need. 

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