Teachers are working hard to provide their students with authentic assignments during asynchronous learning time. I like to think of asynchronous time as a connection to in class (synchronous) work that has already taken place or tasks that will take … Continued
Variety is the spice of life! Don’t overuse “turn and talk” or “think pair share”. Change things up as you pose a focused question to your students and set clear expectations of how they will discuss it! Take a look … Continued
Are you looking for activities to open a discussion on the similarities and differences of Day of the Dead and Halloween. I love using semantics feature charts to organize the similarities and differences between two ideas or concepts. Using the … Continued
FIND FINAL VERSIONS BELOW Co-teaching is on the rise when it comes to providing service to ELs. As Andrea Honigsfeld mentions in her latest book, the number one complaint of co-teaching remains: TIME. How can the monolingual teacher and the ESL … Continued
Are you looking for something to do on a snow day? What can you do when you have indoor recess? Take a look at these gems! Design a sled Design a sled__SPANISH Comic strips
Many people in the United States and elsewhere confuse Cinco de Mayo with Mexican Independence Day. The following activity is one you can use in your classroom. It outlines key features of each of these days in Mexico. Cinco de … Continued
I know many of you get an exhilarated feeling when you enter a teacher store! We are teachers and somehow genetically designed to like stickers more than the average person. Bulletin board borders, dice of various shapes, the … Continued
