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FREE Printables and Learning Activities - This Reading Mama

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If you're looking for all our free printables for the classroom or at-home, you've come to the right place! On this page, I've collected all the freebies at This Reading Mama. They're sorted by subject so you can find them easier.

You'll find TONS of freebies here, but you can find even more resources I've bundled up in my shop or at my Teachers Pay Teachers Store.

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If you can't see the images, hitting refresh will usually do the trick!

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Click on any of these categories to quickly find what you need! Enjoy!

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The ULTIMATE List of FREE Phonics Activities - This Reading Mama

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Are you looking for some FREE Phonics Activities? Well, you've come to the right place!! Today in our Struggling Reader Series, I'm sharing TONS of links to free phonics activities.

Don't get stressed out looking at the entire list. We'll talk really quick about how to narrow down what phonics skills your learner needs to work on. All the phonics activities are listed by skill, so you can easily find what you need.

*This post contains affiliate links.

What Phonics Skills Does Your Reader Need?

Before you dig too deep into all the freebies, it helps to first know what your reader needs to work on. In order to help struggling readers, it's very important to zero in on what they don't understand. We always want to start there.
So how do you know what phonics skills your learner knows or doesn't know?
This quick and simple phonics assessment can totally help you out! Be sure to click on the link to print it out and read more about it. Note: If you need to assess letter sounds & phonics, you'll want to use pp. 8-9 of my Reading Readiness Checklist.

The Ultimate List of FREE Phonics Activities

So, let's say that based on your assessments and observations, you know the phonics skills your learner needs. The following free activities & printables are organized by skill with links to the blogger's post, so be sure to scroll to the section(s) you need! Enjoy!

FREE Alphabet Activities

FREE Short Vowel Activities

FREE Blends & Digraphs Activities

FREE R-Controlled Activities

FREE CVCe {Long Vowel} Activities

FREE Common Long Vowel Team Activities

FREE Less Common Vowel Teams

FREE Words with Syllables Activities {Longer Words}

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Happy Teaching!

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Are you looking for some FREE Phonics Activities? Well, you've come to the right place!! Today in our Struggling Reader Series, I'm sharing TONS of links to free phonics activities. Don't get stressed out looking at the entire list. We'll talk really quick about how to narrow down what phonics skills your learner needs to work ...

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12 Incredible Resources for Struggling Readers

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I've always said that working with a struggling reader {or even reluctant reader} can feel like you're trying to solve a puzzle. It may feel like you're missing the overall picture or even like you're missing over half the pieces. It can be frustrating for the struggling reader AND you.

Today, I'm excited to share 12 incredible resources for struggling readers that will at least give you a few pieces to that puzzle.

*This post contains affiliate links.

Included in the resources are articles and resources to encourage parents or teachers of struggling readers. These resources cover help with dyslexia, book selection for struggling readers, helping motivate readers, the importance of spelling instruction, and tons of practical, hands-on activities you can try with your struggling readers. Enjoy!

1. 1o Things Struggling Readers Need- This 10-part series was written from my perspective as a classroom teacher and private reading tutor, working with multiple struggling readers.It covers topics such as book selection (especially for upper elementary, struggling readers), giving readers time to read, and supporting readers.

2. High Interest, Low Readability Books is a list of books that struggling readers will WANT to read. Often, struggling readers complain that the books on their level are baby-ish. Here is a list of books that are higher interest, but on a lower reading level. Perfect for struggling readers!

3. Pinterest- Don't underestimate the "power" and organization of Pinterest. Even if you don't have an account, you can still check out these boards, which are filled with hands-on, practical ideas and activities for struggling readers. While I have MANY more boards on reading, these four boards come to mind first. (Click on each image to view the resources from each board.)
Follow This Reading Mama's board Struggling Readers on Pinterest.
Follow This Reading Mama's board Word Study/Phonics on Pinterest. Follow This Reading Mama's board Sight Words on Pinterest. Follow This Reading Mama's board Hands-On Spelling Ideas on Pinterest.

4. Quick Tips for Struggling Reader - a 10 week series of quick tips if you teach struggling readers. We address things like motivation, fluency, comprehension, sight words, vocabulary, phonics, and spelling. Some weeks even have printables, like the Ultimate List of FREE Phonics Activities!

5. Spelling Apps - Go paperless with these spelling apps! Spelling is highly related to teaching kids to read. If we are teaching spelling in a hap-hazard way, with random word lists that aren't related by spelling patterns, the English language will not make sense to them {or us}.

Instead of studying a bunch of phonics rules, I highly recommend teaching word patterns, such as ai, ee, or au. I've been excited to develop some apps, Alphabet Sounds, Short Vowel Word Study App and Long Vowel Word Study App, that help kids play with word patterns.

Our newest one, Alphabetic Spellers, is perfect if you're teaching beginning readers to multiple learners. These apps are based on the word study approach of Words Their Way.

6. All About Learning- All About Learning includes both All About Reading and All About Spelling. This curricula was created with struggling readers in mind, even dyslexic learners. The curriculum is flexible, solid, and easy to follow, with TONS of helps for parents/teachers {even if you've never taught a child to read/spell.} You can read our review of All About Reading, Level 3.

7. Multi-Sensory Teaching- A few years ago I had SO much fun putting together a 5-day series on teaching reading in a multi-sensory way. There are over 100 resources for getting your kids involved using their 5 senses with letters, rhyming, reading, and comprehension.

8. by Melissa Taylor - If you've ever heard your child say, "I hate to read," or "I can't read," this book is for you! Many struggling readers are also reluctant readers and has lots of practical advice for helping your child grow a love for reading.

9. What Do We Do All Day? book lists- Erica has a way with book lists and if you're struggling with finding texts for your struggling reader, check out her amazing book lists!

10. The Struggling Reader- I had the privilege of meeting William and Kristen Eckenwiler three years ago and fell in love with their amazing resources for struggling readers. She even blessed so many moms by writing a guest post on my blog. You can check out their website and resources at The Struggling Reader.

11. 10-Week Reading Comprehension Series- There are two main parts to reading: 1-reading/saying the words {decoding} and 2- comprehending {understanding}. A struggling reader might be able to say all the words correctly, but not interact with that text in any way. Questions about what they read are usually met with, "I don't know," or "I don't remember." This 10-week series was meant to give you specific lessons on the different comprehension strategies. You can even find book lists to go along with each strategy.

12. Three Skills Kids Need for Reading- Many times, struggling readers are missing the foundations of reading: rhyming, syllables, and phonemes. Read more about each one in this 7-day series and how you can "play" with these basic skills to build a stronger reader.

BONUS Resource: Be sure to check out Snap! Learning. Snap! Learning is a guided reading program that I've been privileged to use {with my 3rd grader}. It features printable and digital books, fiction and nonfiction, for struggling readers with TONS of support, especially in the area of comprehension. You can read our review of Snap! Learning, request a FREE trial or visit their site.

Enjoy teaching!

~Becky

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Making these creative tools and offering them free-of-charge to educators, parents, and learners at no charge the past decade-plus has been our joy, we also know that usage is way down, funding for the tools ran out years ago, and their underlying technologies are no longer contemporary.

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AIR Informs Episode #6: Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities During COVID-19 Remote learning requires adjustment for all students, but students with disabilities face additional challenges during the COVID-19 quarantine. In the latest episode of AIR Informs, Allison Gandhi, managing researcher and director of AIR's special education practice area, describes some of these obstacles and shares strategies to help students make the most of this time.

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Introduction

As noted above, I am offering 10 free reading tests on this page.

All of them are short--students can complete them in about 15 minutes or so. I have found that shorter tests bring certain advantages.

Once everyone is finished, papers can be exchanged, checked, and returned for instant feedback.

This allows time for students to ask questions about items they missed or to find out why their own answers were incorrect.

A second advantage is that all of these tests can be copied one per page--a savings in copier paper.

Please note, however, that a few of them DO have a second page. Those second pages COULD be copied to the back of the first page.

In the very near future, I will be adding several reading tests that are longer--students will need the majority of a standard class period to complete them.

However, these longer tests are more thorough and include a larger scope of reading skills than the shorter tests.

All these tests feature either high-interest and/or informative reading passages. Additionally, the passages include fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Please feel free to use any or all of these tests in whatever way best suits your needs.

Quick Links for THIS Page

You may use the following quick links to go directly to what interests you on this page. You may also scroll down the page manually if you choose to do so.

Reading Skills Covered
Test Numbers, Titles, and Screenshots
Test 1--Peter and the Beach

The reading skills featured in these free reading tests include, but are not limited to, the following:

Identifying the Main Idea

Recognizing Supporting Details

Analyzing Words

Analyzing Text

Using Context Clues

Drawing Conclusions

Making Inferences

Understanding Cause-and-Effect Relationships

Recognizing Comparisons and Contrasts

Understanding Characterization

Recognizing Patterns of Organization

Making Predictions

Identifying Conflict

Determining Author's Purpose

Determining Point of View

Establishing Sequence of Events

Interpreting Information

Understanding Plot

Synthesizing Information from Multiple Sources

For your convenience, all of the free reading tests that you will find on this page are numbered and titled. Each test is in PDF format completely ready for copying and distributing. I have also included a complete answer key.

Here are the tests. Please note that the screenshots presented here are the FIRST page of each test. ALL of these tests have either 5 or 6 questions. Return to Top of Page

I sincerely hope that these practice reading tests will contribute to your efforts to increase the reading proficiency of your kids.

You may download the complete set here .

Daily Teaching Tools is STUFFED with free stuff for you to use. All I ask in return is that you support my efforts by simply clicking on one of the ads that interests you, purchasing a coffee cup or shirt at the TeacherMarket , or downloading one of my software products .

Good luck to you and your students!
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Introduction As noted above, I am offering 10 free reading tests on this page. All of them are short--students can complete them in about 15 minutes or so. I have found that shorter tests bring certain advantages. Once everyone is finished, papers can be exchanged, checked, and returned for instant feedback.

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10 Free Reading Tests for Students in Grades 5 Through 9

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Introduction

As noted above, I am offering 10 free reading tests on this page.

All of them are short--students can complete them in about 15 minutes or so. I have found that shorter tests bring certain advantages.

Once everyone is finished, papers can be exchanged, checked, and returned for instant feedback.

This allows time for students to ask questions about items they missed or to find out why their own answers were incorrect.

A second advantage is that all of these tests can be copied one per page--a savings in copier paper.

Please note, however, that a few of them DO have a second page. Those second pages COULD be copied to the back of the first page.

In the very near future, I will be adding several reading tests that are longer--students will need the majority of a standard class period to complete them.

However, these longer tests are more thorough and include a larger scope of reading skills than the shorter tests.

All these tests feature either high-interest and/or informative reading passages. Additionally, the passages include fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Please feel free to use any or all of these tests in whatever way best suits your needs.

Quick Links for THIS Page

You may use the following quick links to go directly to what interests you on this page. You may also scroll down the page manually if you choose to do so.

Reading Skills Covered
Test Numbers, Titles, and Screenshots
Test 1--Peter and the Beach

The reading skills featured in these free reading tests include, but are not limited to, the following:

Identifying the Main Idea

Recognizing Supporting Details

Analyzing Words

Analyzing Text

Using Context Clues

Drawing Conclusions

Making Inferences

Understanding Cause-and-Effect Relationships

Recognizing Comparisons and Contrasts

Understanding Characterization

Recognizing Patterns of Organization

Making Predictions

Identifying Conflict

Determining Author's Purpose

Determining Point of View

Establishing Sequence of Events

Interpreting Information

Understanding Plot

Synthesizing Information from Multiple Sources

For your convenience, all of the free reading tests that you will find on this page are numbered and titled. Each test is in PDF format completely ready for copying and distributing. I have also included a complete answer key.

Here are the tests. Please note that the screenshots presented here are the FIRST page of each test. ALL of these tests have either 5 or 6 questions. Return to Top of Page

I sincerely hope that these practice reading tests will contribute to your efforts to increase the reading proficiency of your kids.

You may download the complete set here .

Daily Teaching Tools is STUFFED with free stuff for you to use. All I ask in return is that you support my efforts by simply clicking on one of the ads that interests you, purchasing a coffee cup or shirt at the TeacherMarket , or downloading one of my software products .

Good luck to you and your students!
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10 Free Reading Tests for Students in Grades 5 Through 9

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Introduction As noted above, I am offering 10 free reading tests on this page. All of them are short--students can complete them in about 15 minutes or so. I have found that shorter tests bring certain advantages. Once everyone is finished, papers can be exchanged, checked, and returned for instant feedback.

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Young and/or poor writers need to observe experienced writers at work in ways that will actually help them to write more effectively themselves. Write-aloud lessons, known as modeled writing, will help you to provide authentic explanations for your students, demonstrating how writers actually go about constructing various kinds of texts.

Readers use metacognitive processes to comprehend text: adjusting reading to purpose, self-monitoring and questioning, and reflecting on an author's purpose. Think-aloud, in which a teacher verbalizes his thinking for students while reading a text, improves students' understanding of these processes.

Writing is also a complex cognitive activity. Research has demonstrated that students improve their writing ability when cognitive strategies are demonstrated for them in clear and explicit ways. Students learn the forms and functions of writing as they observe and participate in writing events directed by knowledgeable writers, particularly when these events are followed by opportunities for independent writing. Instruction that makes writing processes visible to students is key to improving their writing skills. Several excellent instructional frameworks for writing, including modeled, shared, interactive, guided or independent writing, can provide strong support for students' successful writing based on the level and type of teacher support that is provided for students. During write-aloud, like think-aloud, teachers verbalize the internal dialog they use as they write a particular type of text, explicitly demonstrating metacognitive processes.

Write-aloud is taught to small groups or a whole class in briskly paced, 10- to 15-minute lessons. Model your own writing of a short text, generally choosing one particular aspect of a genre to write-aloud (such as an opening or closing paragraph of a longer essay or a dialogue between characters).

Plan write-aloud lessons for types of writing that present particular challenges to your students. Prepare for the lesson by writing your own short texts and developing awareness of your own decision-making while you write.

Tell students that you will be verbalizing your own thinking for them as you write. Ask students to pay attention to the decisions you make as you write, and remind them that they will be producing this same type of text themselves.

Explain to students what kind of text you will be writing and what you want to accomplish as you write this text. If you are writing a persuasive essay, for example, remind students very briefly that you will need to convince readers of your own point of view. For narrative dialogue, point out that characters' talk should explain the main problem of the story.

As you write (using chart paper or document viewer), make verbal statements that describe your own decision-making processes:

Now I need to summarize my main points. I think I should look back at my outline of points that I made in the rest of the essay.

Hmm, what can I have this character say now in order to show how upset she is?

How can I spell this word? It will help if I say the word slowly to myself first.

After you have completed the write-aloud for a short text, ask students to comment on what they noticed about your thinking during the activity. You may want to ask students to talk about what seemed to be most important to accomplish as you were writing. You might also ask students to describe what you were thinking about as you wrote a challenging part of the writing.

It may also be useful to ask students to talk about their own thinking and decision-making used while they are writing this same kind of text or to work with a partner to write their own example.

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The following list is yet another excellent resources for ESL/EFL teachers that will surely increase student engagement in the class. I am talking about easy-to-use, free word games generator online where teachers can easily create vocabulary games for review or warm up activities. I chose these websites because they focus only on one or two games thus they are specialized, very user-friendly and so convenient to use that you will be done making your games in seconds!

If you are not familiar with these warm up games, you may check out this

Free Word Games Generator

VocabularySpellingCity is an award-winning educational website focusing on spelling and vocabulary used by millions of teachers and parents worldwide. You can quickly start by creating your own word list and then choose an activity type for your students to play such as Spelling, Writing, Phonics, Vocabulary and more.

Are you familiar with Jeopardy? FlipQuiz is another free word games maker that does just that! It provides educators with a quick way to create your own game show-style boards for test reviews in the classroom. Traditionally, these are created tediously, using poster board, chalkboards, PowerPoint or dry-erase markers on overhead slides. The review questions themselves are usually written on a separate sheet of paper.

With FlipQuiz, questions are displayed on-screen and boards are saved for later use. Combined with a beautiful board, students are more likely to be interested and stay engaged with the test review process.

There are many types of vocabulary puzzles for all ages including adults! I like the fact that I can have a number of different unique vocabulary puzzles created to printout on the same topic. So when we are studying a topic in English, say "Family and Friends", I can print out six different sets then split the class into six groups and give them each a unique puzzle to solve.

Riddle is an activity in which you must find out a word according to some given clues. Educaplay Riddles are quick games that can help the player review concepts through definitions, sounds and images. You can easily create your own riddle game when you register for a free account!

I love giving my kids brain booster activities! Discovery Education offers a wide selection of brain boosters that are fun and challenging! You can choose from different categories such as Logic, Reasoning, Word and Letter Play, and more! If your lesson finishes earlier than planned, you can easily go to the website and read out some brain boosters to your students!

Or you can simply download this ready-to-play Brain Teasers I made using PowerPoint.

This fun and free word games generator is from my favorite ClassTools website! Students are shown 16 words. They need to group them into 4 rows of 4 connected items. This game is great for reviewing categories and making inference.

Bingo Baker makes it easy to create bingo cards. You can generate hundreds of random cards and print them using the printer-friendly PDF (with no ads or watermarks). You can also save paper (and waste electricity instead) by playing your bingo game online (it works on the iPad).

Instructions: Just type your words into the grid on the left. You can give your game a title and can change the BINGO column headings too.

Then click the Generate button and you are good to go!

The best site to create and play the classic letter guessing game hangman. Challenge your kids to guess as many secret words as they can before the time runs out. My students love the cool tune and slick animation!

Let your students find hidden words in a grid of jumbled letters using this simple to use Word Search maker. You can create your very own or use their 100% free online collection of word search puzzles.

This website lets you create your own taboo cards by entering the word to be guessed in the top field and the taboo words in the bottom fields.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Classroom Speaking Activities for Any Language Class

This lets teachers create their own online games of Jeopardy by using their simple online editor. No powerpoint and no registration is required, and each game has its own unique url address so this really stands out for me.

If you prefer doing it offline, then check out my ELA Jeopardy Game!

Make your own set of jumbled words using this cool word scrambler. It allows you to give hints and the game comes with a timer.

Help your students improve not only their English but also their concentration skills with this powerful memory matching game creator! Make your own custom memory game using pictures, words, videos and more!

Create a fun, free review game in the style of Who Wants to be a Millionaire with up to 15 questions and whatever values you choose for each round. The graphics and sounds used in this game are similar to that of the television show making this review game more exciting!

I love this super convenient tool that generates words for your guessing game. All you need to do is choose the kind of guessing game you want to play, the category and level of difficulty and you are good to go - the word generator will give you a game word from the list and you can play!

Quizlet Live is an online classroom vocabulary game tool where teams of three or four students work together to be first to match vocabulary terms with their correct definitions. It is free and easy to use, allowing teachers to create customized flash cards with text, images and audio. Similar to Quizlet Live is the interactive game maker

Not tech savvy? Try: ESL Warm Up Games with Free PowerPoint Downloads

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The following list is yet another excellent resources for ESL/EFL teachers that will surely increase student engagement in the class. I am talking about easy-to-use, free word games generator online where teachers can easily create vocabulary games for review or warm up activities. I chose these websites because they focus only on one or two games thus they are specialized, very user-friendly and so convenient to use that you will be done making your games in seconds!

If you are not familiar with these warm up games, you may check out this

Free Word Games Generator

VocabularySpellingCity is an award-winning educational website focusing on spelling and vocabulary used by millions of teachers and parents worldwide. You can quickly start by creating your own word list and then choose an activity type for your students to play such as Spelling, Writing, Phonics, Vocabulary and more.

Are you familiar with Jeopardy? FlipQuiz is another free word games maker that does just that! It provides educators with a quick way to create your own game show-style boards for test reviews in the classroom. Traditionally, these are created tediously, using poster board, chalkboards, PowerPoint or dry-erase markers on overhead slides. The review questions themselves are usually written on a separate sheet of paper.

With FlipQuiz, questions are displayed on-screen and boards are saved for later use. Combined with a beautiful board, students are more likely to be interested and stay engaged with the test review process.

There are many types of vocabulary puzzles for all ages including adults! I like the fact that I can have a number of different unique vocabulary puzzles created to printout on the same topic. So when we are studying a topic in English, say "Family and Friends", I can print out six different sets then split the class into six groups and give them each a unique puzzle to solve.

Riddle is an activity in which you must find out a word according to some given clues. Educaplay Riddles are quick games that can help the player review concepts through definitions, sounds and images. You can easily create your own riddle game when you register for a free account!

I love giving my kids brain booster activities! Discovery Education offers a wide selection of brain boosters that are fun and challenging! You can choose from different categories such as Logic, Reasoning, Word and Letter Play, and more! If your lesson finishes earlier than planned, you can easily go to the website and read out some brain boosters to your students!

Or you can simply download this ready-to-play Brain Teasers I made using PowerPoint.

This fun and free word games generator is from my favorite ClassTools website! Students are shown 16 words. They need to group them into 4 rows of 4 connected items. This game is great for reviewing categories and making inference.

Bingo Baker makes it easy to create bingo cards. You can generate hundreds of random cards and print them using the printer-friendly PDF (with no ads or watermarks). You can also save paper (and waste electricity instead) by playing your bingo game online (it works on the iPad).

Instructions: Just type your words into the grid on the left. You can give your game a title and can change the BINGO column headings too.

Then click the Generate button and you are good to go!

The best site to create and play the classic letter guessing game hangman. Challenge your kids to guess as many secret words as they can before the time runs out. My students love the cool tune and slick animation!

Let your students find hidden words in a grid of jumbled letters using this simple to use Word Search maker. You can create your very own or use their 100% free online collection of word search puzzles.

This website lets you create your own taboo cards by entering the word to be guessed in the top field and the taboo words in the bottom fields.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Classroom Speaking Activities for Any Language Class

This lets teachers create their own online games of Jeopardy by using their simple online editor. No powerpoint and no registration is required, and each game has its own unique url address so this really stands out for me.

If you prefer doing it offline, then check out my ELA Jeopardy Game!

Make your own set of jumbled words using this cool word scrambler. It allows you to give hints and the game comes with a timer.

Help your students improve not only their English but also their concentration skills with this powerful memory matching game creator! Make your own custom memory game using pictures, words, videos and more!

Create a fun, free review game in the style of Who Wants to be a Millionaire with up to 15 questions and whatever values you choose for each round. The graphics and sounds used in this game are similar to that of the television show making this review game more exciting!

I love this super convenient tool that generates words for your guessing game. All you need to do is choose the kind of guessing game you want to play, the category and level of difficulty and you are good to go - the word generator will give you a game word from the list and you can play!

Quizlet Live is an online classroom vocabulary game tool where teams of three or four students work together to be first to match vocabulary terms with their correct definitions. It is free and easy to use, allowing teachers to create customized flash cards with text, images and audio. Similar to Quizlet Live is the interactive game maker

Not tech savvy? Try: ESL Warm Up Games with Free PowerPoint Downloads

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