A curriculum overlay is a planning tool that highlights the language demands of a unit and provides strategies to support multilingual learners. Curriculum overlays help ensure that language development is not an “add-on” but a fully integrated part of content instruction. Overlays can be used in both designated ELD settings (targeted instruction led by an ELD specialist), and integrated ELD settings (such as co-teaching or sheltered content instruction).

Explore the curriculum overlays below to find resources for your grade level and content area. You can also bookmark our Google Drive folder to access all of the overlays in one place. While our overlays are aligned with Minnesota content standards, all educators can use them to identify connections to their own state standards.

Training resources coming soon!

ELD Curriculum Overlays

Grades K-1

Acknowledgements

This project was led by Dr. Kendra Katnik with support from the Project Momentum team and the following external content contributors, whose expertise and contributions supported the development and refinement of the curriculum overlays:

Emily Adams, Hetal Ascher, Erin Bowman, Courtney Coats, Jocelyn DeSutter, Demetra Disotuar, Hilary Dolcetti, Paige Knorek, Jenny Leroux, Katie Lindstrom, Avery Lussier, Mahamed Mahamed, Michelle Pokodner, Kristina Robertson, Spencer Riley, Dan Struck, Angela Voves, Ashley Winterer, Magdalena Wolski, Lindsay Woodberg