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
This post focuses on increasing the benefits of using Content and Language Objectives with your students. I have often stated that COLOs (Content and Language Objectives) should not only be used to set the scene for lessons but should also … 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
It’s the beginning of the school year when teachers, coaches and principals are looking for “new school year” read alouds, so I wanted to share the book I used to open my many years of teaching primary. At a great … Continued
I wanted to provide you with some ideas for professional growth over the summer. It doesn’t matter if you only have five minutes or if you can dedicate a week, there is something for you to explore which will enhance … 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
“Vocabulary Circuit” Activity (this link allows you to make a copy of this activity for you to edit) “Vocabulary” because teacher chooses 10 vocabulary words or concepts he/she wants to students to review. “Circuit” because all the students follow a … Continued
I like to share with my clients that in all language classrooms, teachers need to ensure that they allow time in the beginning of each lesson to explain content and language objectives and then again at the end of the … Continued
Why use barrier games? Every teacher needs more tools that are authentic in nature that focus efforts on building language, both expressive and receptive.
Famous Pairs The “Famous Pairs” game is a great way to engage all students around Valentines Day. Since Valentines Day is all about “couples”, it is fun to point out that not all famous couples are people: salt and pepper, chips … Continued