As I shared a few months ago (see Beginning A New “Best” Series Of Interest To ELL Teachers), I’m beginning to create an updated series of “Best” lists for Beginning English Language Learners. They will ultimately replace the resources I have on my outdated website.

I’ve done quite a few so far, and you can find them all at All My Thematic “Best” Lists For Beginning ELLs – In One Place!

I’ve got several more to go, however, and here’s the latest one – on Holidays!

I have a separate list on Halloween (The Best Resources For Helping Beginner ELLs Learn About Halloween & The Day Of The Dead) and will be developing other ones specifically on Christmas and Valentine’s Day (I have included a few Christmas & Valentine’s links here, too). I have individual lists on just about every holiday imaginable, but they include links for every ELL from Beginning to Advanced. This post, like others in this series, are just including resources accessible to Beginners. The holidays will also be listed in chronological order starting from Halloween, which is when my students will be using the list:

VETERANS DAY (November 11th)

Learning Chocolate Veterans Day

THANKSGIVING (November 23rd)

Learning Chocolate Thanksgiving

Learning Chocolate Thanksgiving Feast

 

HMONG NEW YEAR (November  and December)

All About Hmong New Year

CHRISTMAS (December 25th)

Learning Chocolate Christmas

Learning Chocolate Christmas 2

Learning Chocolate Christmas 3

Christmas Vocabulary Game

Christmas Word Game

More Christmas Words

 

NEW YEAR’S (January 1st)

Learning Chocolate Happy New Year!

 

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY (January 15th or third Monday of January)

Learning Chocolate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

 

 

VALENTINE’S DAY (February 15th)

Learning Chocolate Valentine’s Day

Make A Valentine with Starfall.

 

PRESIDENTS DAY (February 19th or third Monday of February)

Learning Chocolate President’s Day

 

 

 

LUNAR NEW YEAR (Between January and February)

Chinese New Year Words

 

ST. PATRICK’S DAY (March 17th)

Learning Chocolate Saint Patrick’s Day

 

 

APRIL FOOLS DAY (April 1st)

EASTER (Between March 22nd & April 25th)

Easter Activities

Learning Chocolate Easter

 

PASSOVER (March or April)

CESAR CHAVEZ BIRTHDAY (March 31st)

 

RAMADAN

Ramadan Activities

MEMORIAL DAY (May 28th)

Memorial Day Activities

FOURTH OF JULY (July 4th)

EID AL-ADHA

LABOR DAY (First Monday in September)