English Language Development
Developmentally appropriate lessons are designed for flexible instruction and include integrated language supports, making content accessible to English Language Learners at all proficiency levels.
The package includes
• Premade templates
• Lesson plans
• Teacher Guide for implementation
Seesaw Instruction & Insights Supplemental Curriculum Package
Seesaw ELD provides English Language Learners with scaffolded, flexible lessons that go beyond just vocabulary. Lessons frontload the essential academic language and background knowledge they need to participate and excel in academic content conversations.
Lessons follow the WIDA framework and are designed to align directly to K-5 content in ELA, math, science, and social studies, ensuring students build a strong foundation of language skills in the context of meaningful academic content.
Level 1
Entering & Beginning
• Resource Guide to align with your specific content area needs and ELD model
3 Levels of Language Acquisition per Lesson
Level 2
Developing & Expanding
Level 3
Bridging & Reaching
How Seesaw ELD Front-Loads Language to Build Academic Confidence
Step 1: Introduce Key Vocabulary & Concepts
Pre-teach key vocabulary with visuals and clear explanations. Connect new concepts to prior knowledge and background.
Step 2: Practice in a Safe Space
Support students’ practice with modeling, visuals, and graphic organizers that help them process language at their proficiency level.
Step 3: Confidence to Engage with Peers
Through modeling, sentence starters, and guided interaction, English Language Learners gain confidence and skills to participate fully in classroom discussions and group work.
The Seesaw platform is available in Spanish, French, and Portuguese, perfect for dual language programs and supporting newcomers as they develop foundational language skills.
Each subject has 10 base lessons that cover the content area standard, with 3 levels of language acquisition for each lesson.
Math
Grades K-5
Science
Grades K-5
English Language Arts (ELA)
Grades K-5
Social Studies
Grade K-5
Students explore math concepts and build confidence through engaging activities that encourage them to explain their understanding of foundational topics such as numbers, counting, fractions, algebraic thinking, data, and more.
Exploring phenomena across topics in Physical Science, Life Science, Earth and Space Science, and Engineering, students investigate scientific questions, make observations, and construct scientific arguments using evidence.
Students engage with narrative and informational texts to practice and apply reading comprehension skills, such as asking and answering questions, making inferences, and comparing and contrasting.
Through inquiry-based activities, students explore culturally relevant topics in economics, geography, government, and history to make connections to real-world experiences and issues.
The Seesaw Difference
Teachers Students Administrators
• Communicate with families in 100+ languages
• Gain real-time insights into student language development through built-in assessments and portfolios
• Create student groups for easy differentiation
• Access multiple ways to model, practice, reflect on, and use new language skills
• Hear themselves, reflect, and identify areas for improvement–promoting self-reflection and agency
We align our pedagogical approach with the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, SIOP Model, TEKS, and state ELD standards like ELPA21, targeting the four domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
• Monitor the progress of their ELD program and quickly pinpoint areas for improvement
• Make data-driven decisions with school and district-level dashboards
Validated by industry-leading third-party LearnPlatform as an evidence-based intervention. Our dedication to inclusivity is exemplified through the awarding of the CAST-UDL through Digital Promise.
