Teaching mixed level ESL classes can be quite the challenge, especially speaking classes but it's not impossible. Check out these tips!
Use Google Classroom to support ESL students! Google Classroom makes it easy to differentiate for English Language Learners. Here's how!
Bring Frida Kahlo's extraordinary world into your classroom with this set of activities! ✨Are you searching for an engaging resource to introduce your students to the awe-inspiring life and artistry of Frida Kahlo? Look no further! With this Activities Pack, ignite a passion for art, history, and...
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Teaching English with songs is a great way to boost student engagement. Check out these 17 ideas for activities using music and songs!
If there is one subject that all the students in your ESL class can relate to, it is the subject of names. Everyone has at least one, often more, and although your students’ names will
Inspire your students with our all-in-one Martin Luther King Jr. Activities Pack ✨Are you looking for a comprehensive and engaging resource about Dr. King for MLK Day or Black History Month? Then look no further! This activities pack invites students to explore, analyze, and reflect through an ori...
Teach ESL beginners with confidence. Download this checklist of topics to cover first and reclaim your time and sanity.
These ESL beginners lessons for middle school and high school are loaded with ESL beginners worksheets, speaking and listening games and activities, bell work, fluency, and much more to keep your students on engaged and on track as they progress through the English language.
As I am looking forward to a new school year in my new school, I have already started planning and creating new resources. Since I have my classroom now and I can finally make the big decisions about the teaching materials I would love to use, I am all excited to be able to say good-bye to textbooks and use what I believe best responds to my learners’ needs. If you are looking for some engaging and valuable resources for your textbook-less ESL class or you wish to supplement your own materials,
We’ve all been there. You’re grooving with your newcomers when October rolls around and, all the sudden, another newcomer arrives with zero English. Here are my tips for getting this student on the path of success quickly and stress-free!1. Welcome Them! Besides testing their language proficiency, make them feel welcome by having students trained and ready to show them around school, introduce them to teachers, and answer any questions they have. 1. Get to Know Them! Have a cultural biography re
Do you struggle with finding interesting ways to teach ESL listening skills? Maybe you have an activity or two already but you want to be able to mix it up and…
Help your English Language Learners feel comfortable and confident this year with these fun, low-prep ESL First Day Activities!
There is a wide range of Language Learners. Some students may have a strong educational background in their native country. You might have some students who have interrupted schooling. There are others who might have gone to school, but only for a few years. When they arrive in your classroom ready to learn, you have a melting pot of situations. I want you to know you are not alone. I would like to share with you some effective tips I have used in my classroom. PLUS provide you with an ESL Curriculum Map for the school year. You need a plan. I cannot stress this to you enough. Before you get into how you are going to teach the students, you first need to determine what you are teaching. This means sitting down and mapping out your lessons for the year. It does not have to be detailed, but you do need to guide of what you are teaching. I know a common struggle is not having a curriculum. That is why I want to provide you with an ESL Curriculum Guide that will provide you with topics and ideas for the school year. If you do have textbooks, look at the table of contents in your textbook for topics. The table of contents can be your guide in creating your plans. Using stations in your newcomer classroom is beneficial. Stations are so much fun and students simply love them. Who doesn’t want to be independent? In my classroom, I have a listening station, speaking station, writing station, and work with-teacher station. This allows me to address the needs of all the ELLs (English Language Learners) in my classroom. Here is the secret to making stations successful: You need a PLAN! Make sure you explicitly teach the procedures of each station. You can use the ESL Curriculum Guide and/or your own guide to determine the stations. “I’m Done!” When I first started teaching students screamed those words all day. I really had to take a deep look at what I was doing in my classroom. I discovered that the content I was providing some of my newcomers was simply too easy. If the students can complete an activity in 5 minutes, the activity is not rigorous enough for their levels. How did I solve this problem? I planned for three different levels of ELLs. Now the words “I’m Done” are nonexistent in my classroom. When creating your classroom content make the lessons concrete and tangible. To make lessons tangible and concrete include visuals, videos, manipulatives, and field trips. For example, you are teaching about classrooms around the world. To make the lesson concrete for your newcomers you can include videos and pictures of classrooms around the world. Engaging content is so important in a classroom. Take a survey of what the students are interested in, and include some of the topics they love. Finally, stay consistent in your classroom. Consistency speaks so loudly with students. Also, if something is not working don’t be afraid to say this is not working and change it up! If you need help in planning your lessons, DOWNLOAD THE ESL CURRICULUM GUIDE! I would love to hear about how you are teaching newcomers in your classroom. Leave a comment below with your tips and questions.
Time flies when you’re having fun and isn’t it great when your ESL students are surprised to see it’s time to go home? Some may not even want to go home! One great way to p
ELL Newcomer Survival Phrases FREEBIE! A few simple tools can give educators both direction and confidence in how to prepare Newcomers to be independent. This is one such tool. By teaching students a few sentence stems, you can equip them to navigate the school environment quickly and easily, reduc...
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These 7 best picture books for teaching ESL students will help you engage your students, increase vocabulary, and improve comprehension skills!
Help your English Language Learners feel comfortable and confident this year with these fun, low-prep ESL First Day Activities!
Using Kylene Beer's "Someone Wanted To But So" (SWBS) strategy to teach summarizing fiction narratives to ELLs. Aiding reading comprehension & inferencing.
