Another Great Resource Website

I included a graphic in my last post that was titled Top 5 Websites, but really it would be very difficult to come up with criteria to give precedence to five English Language resource sites, so I'm going to just keep listing them.

The site I would like to feature today was a big help to me when I was developing lessons for some of my individual ELL clients. Take a look at busyteacher.org.
This site contains articles, videos, worksheets, posters, books, graphics, flashcards, coloring pages, and many more resources, most of which have been contributed by other ESL teachers. This could save your day if you are having a creative crisis or an emergency need of something for your students to do.
Also, busyteacher.org is a user sharing site, so you should contribute to it if you use it. The caveat of course, is that you should check the material you download for accuracy and appropriateness before you use it.

Dan

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