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We know that right now everyone is trying to find resources to send home to students due to school closures across the country. No matter what side of the argument you’re on (either for homework or against it), the reality is that many of us are required to send something home. Therefore, I’ve collaborated with […]
Lesson planning is a political act. Schools in the US, at the core, are designed to promote a monocultural and monolingual perspective of teaching and learning. As educators, the lessons we create and facilitate either support or dismantle educational systems that have historically marginalized specific student communities (Medina and Izquierdo, 2021).Black and Indigenous students of color (BISoC); language learners; children with specific academic, behavioral, and/or physical health needs; and students belonging to the LGBTQ2S+ community, among others, have been deprioritized in a schooling system that is centered on “Whiteness” and heteronormative ideologies and aligned with privilege resulting from English monolingualism.
Helping your child learn to read in Spanish (biliteracy) is not only great for language learning but for family bonding, too!
Polish as a Heritage Language Around the World provides a timely insight into Polish diaspora communities around the world and their endeavours in heritage language maintenance and education. This edited collection depicts and analyses the unique challenges associated with the intergenerational transmission of Polish as a language that has not had high visibility and status in the surrounding society. Chapters within the volume examine how these circumstances impact the maintenance of the heritage language and affect the capacity to support biliteracy development among younger generations of speakers. Offering an overview of key concepts and theoretical issues, practical pedagogical guidance, and field-advancing suggestions for further research, Polish as a Heritage Language Around the World will be of interest to researchers and instructors of Polish around the world, as well as those interested in second-language acquisition and heritage language studies. 1 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white
Learn how you can use mixed language Spanish-English books to support your child’s learning—plus, our favorites for Spanish beginners!
Biliteracy: Should your bilingual child learn to read and write one language first? Or can they learn both languages at the same time?
Help students learn magic passwords and/or phrases with these posters. This resource includes two sets of posters in different sizes. Print different groups of the small cards and keep them on the tables or corners of your classroom or cart, for your students to remember those useful phrases they need to know in class. These strategically placed cards serve as convenient references for your students, ensuring they remember the essential phrases and helping them stay in the target language You might also like: Viva Colombia Classroom Decorations Los Países Hispanos en Letras Spanish Question Words Let's Connect: Instagram:@funforspanishteachers Blog: www.FunForSpanishTeachers.com How do I earn TPT credits to save money on my future purchases? Click on My Purchases and beside each product, you can view whether you have left feedback about a product. Click on Leave a Review underneath the product title and seller. Back to School I Useful Phrases I Spanish Passwords
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Would you like to decorate your classroom with fun, hand-drawn anchor charts/posters? Do you simply not have the time to get them done? Well, you have come to the perfect place! I love making these engaging and appealing anchor charts. I also can draw/create any other topic you would like, just contact me directly and ask! My students absolutely love these posters and references them every day. Many of them are visual learners, so the colorful images really help them connect and remember what they have learned. This particular anchor chart is for readers/writers practicing the "bonus letter" or "floss rule". My students absolutely loved using the floss rule to help them build words and read these in passages. They loved using the anchor chart as a visual reference and had fun with the pictures/colors. **These will be copies unless asked otherwise for a custom poster. They are not laminated, and are printed on normal, anchor chart paper. I ship these out ASAP after being ordered, but please keep in mind once shipped, it is outside of my control. Therefore, if shipping does not meet your expectations, I highly encourage you to please reach out to me first, and we have always been able to work something out to make up for anything that may have occurred after I have sent your package, thanks so much!! Hope you love it :)
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This volume gives an up-to-date account of the language situation and social context in multilingual Hong Kong. After an in-depth, interpretive analysis of various language contact phenomena, it shows why it is such a tall order for Hongkongers to live up to the Special Administrative Region governments language policy goalpost, biliteracy and…
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A few years ago, our school implemented "voice levels" as a way to help at assemblies, in hallways, and within our classrooms. This has really helped with consistency across the grade levels and made the first few weeks of school even easier when introducing these concepts. In our school, if a teacher needs to get students' attention, he/she will hold up our hand in the shape of a zero. If kids are working in small groups and are getting a little noisy, I would hold up two fingers to remind them it was "Voice Level 2". When we create presentation rubrics, we always include "Voice Level 3" as an area to focus on. In the beginning of the year, when we are making our Daily 5 Anchor Charts around expectations, Voice Levels 0, 1, and 2 always make an appearance. I have loved thinking of Voice Level 1 (whisper) as "Spy Talk"! In the past, I have used the fingers-on-the-voicebox trick~ if it vibrates, it's not Voice Level 1~ but the idea of talking like a spy is soooooo much more fun! This year, I ask my Teacher's Assistant to help be my Voice Level Monitor. If they feel it is getting too noisy, they will assist me in showing the appropriate voice level with our finger(s). Here is the file for the poster (I recently changed over my font, so it looks slightly different). **UPDATE: If you like this idea, you will love my new Voice Levels Management Pack available on TpT! Be sure to download the Preview to see everything that's included and read my updated post HERE for more info! Enjoy!
Biliteracy: Should your bilingual child learn to read and write one language first? Or can they learn both languages at the same time?
Reclaim some of your valuable after-hours planning time with this thorough and user-friendly Social Studies unit covering the seven Knowledge and Understanding outcomes under section 1.2.2 of the Alberta First Grade curriculum. A variety of engaging tasks will enhance your students' understanding of important concepts such as changes over time, diversity, and traditions. This is the ENGLISH version. Click here for the FRENCH version. SAVE 20% and receive an exclusive bonus when you purchase the year-long BUNDLE. In light of the COVID-19 crisis, I have created a digital version of this resource. Please download the latest version of the product to access the Google Slides™ link. Please Note: Not all pages are suited for distance learning, and have thus been omitted from digital versions. OUTCOMES How have changes affected my family over time? What is my family's past in our community? In what ways has my community changed over time? How have changes over time affected their families and communities in the present? In what ways have Aboriginal, Francophone and diverse cultural groups contributed to the origins and evolution of their communities over time? What connections do we have to the Aboriginal, Francophone and diverse cultures found in our communities? What are some examples of traditions, celebrations and stories that started in the past and continue today in their families and communities? LESSON SEQUENCE Provide your students with a sense of routine by following the same lesson sequence for each outcome. The lesson sequence is as follows: Introduce the outcome (reading passage, anchor chart). Complete relevant worksheets/interactive pages as a class, discussing key points. Review the outcome with an interactive activity or game. Assess the outcome (photos, anecdotal notes, oral conversation, self-assessment cards, unit quiz). INCLUDED ELEMENTS TEACHER'S GUIDE (12) Unit overview Printing guide Group discussion techniques Lesson plans (7) ASSESSMENT MASTERS Editable final grade master Self-assessment cards and page Unit quiz with teacher script ANCHOR CHART EXAMPLES One anchor chart per outcome Blank student versions included for easy copying VOCABULARY POSTERS (6) Available in B&W and colour Character posters (2) SHARED READING PASSAGES Eleven shared reading passages (at least one per outcome) Follow-up activities with photo examples STUDENT WORKBOOK Engaging worksheets (20) Interactive pages and activities ACTIVITIES/GAMES Five activities/games, including: Connect 4, Game of Life, + MORE Colour versions included BOOM CARD DECKS Three decks included Utilize your classroom technology to reinforce key concepts and assess student understanding ABOUT BOOM To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with "Fast Pins," (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you'll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Read here for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial. RELATED Alberta Science Grade 1 Bundle CONNECT Facebook Pinterest Instagram Thank you for your interest! Don't forget to follow me for more great [Albertan] resources!
Well, I'm a little behind in my posting of units, but I'm just about caught up! After our Halloween unit, we jumped right into inventors and inventions! We first talked about what inventions are and made a T-chart of inventors we already knew and some we learned about using an inventor puzzle game. We dug deeper into Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell's lives by reading books about them and watching United Streaming videos about their discoveries. My wonderful teammate Sam made a Venn diagram with facts about each inventor. We also talked about Benjamin Franklin and his many inventions by reading this wonderful book! I learned a lot from it too! Finally, I had the kids draw their favorite inventions we had learned about that week. The second week of the unit focused more on them as inventors. We talked about how inventors invent things in order to solve a problem or make life easier or better. We used several activities from One Extra Degree's Inventor Unit. We talked about patents and why they are important. I posed several problems from the unit and asked the kids to draw in their science journals inventions that would solve that problem. Our final project was creating their own invention. The kids brought in items from home to create something with and on Friday I just let them loose! It was hilarious to watch them work and talk to each other. We had some very interesting creations when time was up. I had them fill out a sheet from the unit where they drew and labeled their invention with the materials they used. I then displayed them on my reading table (first time all year its been cleared off! hah!) for a little project show. The kids got to walk around the table and look at each other's creations. Here are a couple examples up close! Toy UFO Cloud Sucker : for when you want a sunny day with no clouds Chin rest: you can rest your chin in the cup when you get tired of holding your head up And my all-time favorite: The Laugh-n-shine! Whenever your friend is sad, just swing this in front of them and the smiley face will cheer them right up! Hope you enjoyed my kiddos fun inventions! The next units I will post about will be immigration/cultures and of course, Thanksgiving! Check out my previous post to see examples of my kids' work from my own Thanksgiving unit!
