JCPS Newcomer English Learners in Your Class: Grades 2–6 Materials
JCPS Newcomer English Learners in Your Class: Grades 2–6 Materials
JCPS classroom teachers who have a student brand new to English, and no Newcomer Academy schedule to lean on, can start with the ESL Newcomer Curriculum Bundle. Its nine printable resources, written for Grades 2–6, start with the English a child needs first: places and directions, daily routines, yesterday's events, pronouns, word families, the calendar, vocabulary and grammar. Hand over the first unit on the student's first morning.
Open the newcomer bundlePriced at $79.99, the ESL Newcomer Curriculum Bundle gives a Louisville classroom teacher nine resources for a newcomer in Grades 2–6: In the Town, Simple Present, Simple Past, Pronouns & Possessive Determiners, Exploring Word Families, Time & Calendar, a Grades 1–4 vocabulary trainer set, and grammar and punctuation packs for Grades 1–3 and 4–6. Use it during independent work time. It does not replace English learner services at your school.
The resources
ESL Newcomer Curriculum Bundle, Grades 2–6
9 resources in one download: $79.99 instead of $159.91 bought separately.
Start with the first resource; the others are optional add-ons. Open any cover for the full contents and price.
ESL Newcomer Curriculum Bundle | Everyday English, Grammar & Vocabulary | 9 Resources | Grades 2–6
Grades 1–6 Literacy Skills Curriculum | Grammar, Writing, Phonics & Reading Packs for Every Grade
Grade 3 ELA Pack | Grammar, Creative Writing, Phonics, Reading & Vocabulary
Learning at Home Bundle | Parent Guides & Workbooks for Reading, Math, English & Motivation | Grades 1–4
The real problem
When the newcomer is in your room, not at Newcomer Academy
Jefferson County Public Schools runs Newcomer Academy for students who are new to the country and learning English. Its teachers offered a free summer English program in May 2026, and in October 2026 former assistant principal Dr. Irina McGrath became the school's principal. But not every child who is new to English sits in a Newcomer Academy classroom. If a newcomer is placed with you instead, partway through a school year that began on August 6, 2026, you are the one deciding what they do during a reading block they cannot yet follow. The district also reorganized its leadership before 2026–27, with new principal supervisors and building principals, so school-level routines for supporting English learners may still be settling. Kentucky handles English learner services through KDE's Title III program for English learners and immigrant students, and your building's English learner staff will set the student's goals. Your daily problem is narrower and practical: you need tasks that a child with very little English can start without a long explanation, that build words they will use at school right away, and that you can check in a minute between other groups.
Why it fits
Matching the nine resources to a newcomer's first needs
Start with what the child needs to get through a school day, then add grammar as confidence grows.
- Places and directions from In the Town help a child find the office, library and bus line.
- Time & Calendar gives the words behind a class schedule, specials days and the lunch bell.
- Simple Present lets a newcomer write and say short sentences about their own day.
- Simple Past: Stories About Yesterday gives a reason to talk about weekends and life before arriving.
- Exploring Word Families and the vocabulary trainer set fill independent work time with quiet practice.
- Separate grammar packs for Grades 1–3 and 4–6 keep the work at the child's age.
Getting started
Fitting the bundle into a JCPS school day
Organized by time of day instead of by week, so you can start wherever your schedule has room.
- Arrival and morning workGive the newcomer a Time & Calendar page while classmates do their morning work. Saying the date together each day turns a routine into English practice.
- During the reading blockWhile the class reads a grade-level text, the newcomer works through In the Town or Simple Present. Check in once, briefly, rather than hovering, and praise any attempt at writing.
- Math and science timeLet the student join the class for hands-on parts and use vocabulary trainer pages during long spoken explanations. Numbers often transfer faster than words, so math may be a confident subject.
- With a classmate buddyPair the newcomer with a patient classmate for the Simple Past pages. Telling a partner about yesterday is real conversation rather than a worksheet alone, and it can build a first friendship too.
- End of the week with EL staffShare a few finished pages with your school's English learner staff on Friday. Ask what to focus on next week and which unit to move to.
What to buy
Which resource to start with
When a child arrives with little or no English, $79.99 for the ESL Newcomer Curriculum Bundle is the right first spend; buying the nine parts one by one would cost $159.91. An English learner who already handles everyday conversation and needs grade-level reading and writing is better matched by the Grades 1–6 Literacy Skills Curriculum ($49.99). For a third grader specifically, the Grade 3 ELA Pack ($13.99) adds a reading story and vocabulary trainer. To give the family something for home, the Learning at Home Bundle ($79.99) has parent guides with workbooks for Grades 1–4.
Honest limits
Before you rely on it
JCPS and Kentucky were not the audience for these materials, and they carry no Kentucky Academic Standards codes. Check them against the Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing and the student's English learner plan. They do not replace Newcomer Academy, your school's English learner staff or Title III services. You supply printing and any visuals you add. Your licence covers your own teaching; colleagues who want to use it too should check with Teach Lessons first. If it is not a fit, exchange it within 7 days for store credit of equal value.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Is the bundle aligned with Kentucky standards or approved by JCPS?
No. It is not aligned with, endorsed by or approved by the Kentucky Department of Education or Jefferson County Public Schools. It was written as general newcomer material, not for Kentucky. Compare it with the Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing and check with your school's English learner staff.
Should my newcomer be at Newcomer Academy instead?
Placement is a district decision, not something a teaching resource can answer. If you have questions about where a student should be served, ask your principal or the district's English learner office. This bundle helps you in the meantime, whatever the placement turns out to be.
The child understands almost nothing yet. Which unit comes first?
Begin with Time & Calendar and In the Town. Both deal with concrete things the child sees every day, such as rooms, directions, days and times, so pictures and pointing can carry the meaning until words take over. Add the Simple Present unit once the child can name a few places and days.
Can older students in Grade 6 use it?
Yes. The bundle covers Grades 2–6, and the second grammar and punctuation pack is aimed at Grades 4 to 6. The everyday topics suit an older beginner, though a few vocabulary pages aimed at Grades 1–4 may feel young. Preview and choose. Older students often move faster through the early units.
Can I send pages home with the student?
Yes, for your own student's use. Families often want to help, and a page about the calendar or the town is easy to practice at home. What the licence rules out is putting the files online or handing them to other classes. A short note home explaining the page helps.
How do I get it before the student arrives?
Buy it today and the files are yours at once: the confirmation email holds the download link, and your customer account lists them under Orders. Print the first two units, put them in a folder with the student's name, and they are ready when your new student walks in.
Have the first week ready
Read through the nine resources on the product page, then print whichever unit your newcomer needs first.
Open the newcomer bundle