Newcomer Welcome Mini Pack

Help newly arrived English learners feel safe, included, and ready to participate from their very first days in class. The Newcomer Welcome Mini Pack gives elementary educators six colorful, picture-supported tools that reduce language barriers while building belonging, confidence, and everyday classroom communication. Designed for students who are beginning to learn English, the visuals use short, practical phrases that students can point to, read, practice, or complete. The pack also includes a concise teacher tip sheet with welcoming strategies and guidance for extending support through the full Calm Classroom ESOL Toolkit. WHAT'S INCLUDED • Welcoming a New English Learner teacher tip sheet with six practical strategies • Welcome to Our Classroom page featuring six reassuring classroom promises • How Am I Feeling? visual with happy, sad, worried, angry, tired, and calm choices • What Do I Need? visual for bathroom, water, help, a break, a pencil, and feeling sick • Let's Talk! beginner conversation starters with six useful sentence frames • My Communication Board with 12 essential classroom messages This seven-page PDF contains a cover plus six ready-to-use resources. Use the pages for newcomer orientation, morning check-ins, calm corners, small-group ESOL instruction, individual student supports, classroom communication, or family welcome meetings. Pages may be printed, laminated, displayed, placed in a student binder, or kept within easy reach for pointing and conversation practice. The pack features diverse elementary students, approachable language, and Teacher Genie’s bright, welcoming design. It is especially useful for classroom teachers, ESOL/MLL educators, interventionists, special education teachers, counselors, and other school staff supporting multilingual learners in grades K–5.