Teaching Social Studies to ELLs

I make an effort to participate in the weekly #ELLChat on Twitter every Monday night at 9 PM (East Coast time).  This past week's topic focused on teaching social studies to English language learners. While sharing my tidbits, opinions and insights, I also shared shared some of the following resources:

Modified Reading Comprehension Passages
http://mrnussbaum.com/reading_comprehension_printable/
http://www.elcivics.com/
https://newsela.com/


Presentations, Handouts and Interactive Activities
http://www.studenthandouts.com/american-history/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/social-studies.html

Vocabulary Resources
http://www.middletownschools.org/page.cfm?p=7827


For more information on teaching social studies to English language learners, check out Social Studies Instruction for ELLs.