In this article: Links to Follow Jody ESL Teaching Activities Articles & Resources Jody Nolf’s Story Follow Jody Nolf Blog: JNolfESOL Twitter: @JodyNolf Jody Nolf Recommended Activities R.A.C.E.S. Writing Activity Teaching Models for Meaningful Collaboration – There are also a few ideas from Jody in this article. Jody Nolf Articles & Resources Jody has loads …
Duration: 15-20 minutes Type: Individual / Partners What you will need for R.A.C.E.S. A question that requires students to analyze a text Sentence stems for a proper response Lined paper A deck of playing cards (Optional) Overview of R.A.C.E.S. This is a wonderful activity to help students structure their writing, but writing can still be a …
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Interested in supplementing or replacing your income by teaching English online? There are a lot of options open to you. I’m going to… provide some clarity on your options tell you which one I believe is best and provide you with the tools to get started Let’s dive right in… There are 3 main categories …
If… …you have English learners in your classes who speak the same first language… …then… …you have translanguaging happening in your classroom, whether you like it or not. If, like me, every time you see the word translanguaging, your mind starts imagining Hermione casting a spell in one of the Harry Potter books, then this …
Duration: 5-20 minutes Type: Group/Partner What You’ll Need for This ESL Reading Activity Challenging or Key Portion of a Grade-Level Text Copies of the Text for Each Student (Photocopy or Digital) An Open Mind About Student Humor Overview of This ESL Reading Activity: This is such a fun activity to help engage your EL readers! …
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In this article… Why we need to routinely model academic language. How to Lesson Plan and Assess Academic Language Use Examples of Academic Language to Teach Resources for Teaching Academic Language Grab a free Sentence Stem Lesson Plan and Discussion Resource -> Why is Academic Language Important? Academic language is a key factor if you want your English …
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Duration: 5-10 minutes Type: Whole Class with Teams What You Will Need for Listen, Discuss, Identify 1 Set of Vocabulary Words 1 Set of Pictures Illustrating the Vocabulary Words Overview of Listen, Discuss, Identify You describe a target vocabulary word. On small teams, students listen, and then discuss which picture from a set of provided …
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ESL TeachersDownload Your Digital Planner BelowThere are 3 versions to choose from! These are PDF planners with navigation links best used with tablets with a stylus and an annotation app like Good Notes or Notability. Kid-Inspired Digital Planner for ESL Teachers – GreenClick the download button below to download your planner. It’s a big file. …
In this article, you’ll find: Practical tips on using sentence stems with your K-12 English learners Free resources to help you get started (scroll down to download). What are sentence stems and why use them? Sentence stems are often confused with sentence frames. Valentina Gonzalez gives an excellent explanation of the difference between the two …
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Whether you’re teaching in a classroom or teaching online, these tech tools can help you organize more engaging and effective class experiences with your ELs. In this article, you’ll learn about some of the best educational technology available to you. Seesaw – You can complete assignments assigned in Seesaw by recording audio or video, drawing, …
Free Phonics, Grammar, & Literacy Lessons for Your ELLs Drop in your best email below and I’ll send you some free sample lessons from the Kid-Inspired ESL Curriculum Membership that you can use with your English learners. Get the Free Sample Lessons The ESL Curriculum MembershipInside the membership, you’ll find materials for students at different …
Wanting to start your own online ESL teaching business? You belong here.Join a community of like-minded English language teachers just like you for support and awesome resources. Here are some great reasons to join: ResourcesEngaging, effective resources to help you on your journey. CommunityA loving, supportive environment for discussion. StrategiesGet up and running more quickly and effectively.Join …
8 Practical Steps to Creating an Online ESL Teaching Business Download the Checklist Starting Your Own Online Teaching Business Isn’t As Hard As You Think Here is a list of the most important things you need if you’re going to start your own business. Now… Don’t get intimidated. Though some of these things can be overwhelming or …
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In this article… …you’ll learn some stellar activities to use with your English learners as well as get a Free set of task cards focusing on academic language usage. Let’s jump right in! Grab the Free Resource Why Task Cards? Task cards are a wonderfully effective and flexible tool that you can use for a …
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In this lesson plan… …our goal is to get students accessing academically rigorous, grade-level texts in an engaging and effective way. Let’s jump right in! Choose a grade-level text. This may come from the Gen Ed Teacher or from the ESL Curriculum Membership or some other source. If the text is long, break it up …
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How to Make Asynchronous Learning Effective & Engaging for Your ELLs In this article: What are synchronous and asynchronous learning? What are the benefits of asynchronous learning? How do we make asynchronous learning engaging for ELLs? What online tools are there for asynchronous learning? Course content for asynchronous learning. Trying to learn how to teach …
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English Language Assessment & Guide for ESL Teachers BenefitsAssess newcomers who have just arrived. When students first arrive, you need to get a clear picture of what they know and what they don’t know. That way you can create a clear, manageable plan for how to get them to where they need to be.Monitor student …
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Wish You Had More Support & Resources for Teaching English Learners?Join our FREE Facebook community of like-minded English language teachers just like you for support and awesome resources. Here are some great reasons to join: ResourcesEngaging, effective resources to help your students close the gap. CommunityA loving, supportive environment for discussing teaching strategies. Close the GapHelp …
Graphic Organizers for Your ELLsYou can use these graphic organizers to help scaffold reading comprehension for your English learners.Download them by hitting the link below.Free Pack Includes the organizers pictured below as well as 2 more! Click below to download the pack.5W & 1H Graphic OrganizerMain Ideas & Details Graphic OrganizerTimeline Graphic Organizer Next Step …
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Fluency Readers for Your ELLsThese are the first 5 readers in this series packed with Dolch sight words and phonics practice. See instructions below for how to use them. Download Here Need More?Access the entire growing library of Fluency Readers in the ESL Curriculum Membership.Instructions:There are sight words at the top of the page. Students …
3-Step Close Reading for Beginner Readers & Free ESL Reading Worksheets for Beginners Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Grab some free fluency readers to use with the 3-step Close Reading methods in this article. Get the Readers 3-Step Close ESL Reading for BeginnersFirst: Choose a Text …you’ll need to choose an appropriate text. You’ll want ESL reading worksheets or …
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FREE Co-Planning PackClick below to grab a FREE Co-Planning Forms Pack for lesson planning with a colleague. Get the Free Pack Co-Teaching Models for Meaningful Collaboration Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Teachers are awesome. Hands down. No question. But they are also a little territorial ?. I’m going to show you some research-backed ways to create meaningful collaborative …
Grab Your FREE Set of Graphic Organizers Download Scaffolding for Learning Grade-Level Content So you have English learners who need to access grade-level content? As you may already know, scaffolds are incredibly helpful. Let’s take a look at: The definition of a scaffold The different kinds of scaffolds How to use scaffolds Download some free …
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Conversation Activities Kahoot Duration: 5-10 minutes Type: Whole Group/Small Groups What you will need: A device for each group or individual A pre-prepared Kahoot quiz Overview You create a quiz in Kahoot focusing on the content and/or language objectives for the class. Each group or individual student needs a device to access to the Kahoot quiz. …
Online ESL Teaching Activity:Scavenger HuntDuration: 15-20 MinutesType: Individuals/Small GroupsWhat you will need:Zoom App or Google HangoutsList of Items to Scavenge for (Images to represent vocabulary words, or an image to represent a paragraph, sentences that include particular vocabulary words, etc)Fun Reward for the Winning TeamOverview:Students work individually or in small groups to look for items …
Online ESL Teaching Activity:Trip PlanningDuration: 15-20 MinutesType: Small Groups OnlineWe have done something similar to this in a classroom setting, but I haven’t tried it out online yet. I’d love to know what you think.What you will need:Meeting App (Zoom, Google Hangouts) Google MapsList of Objectives for Students to Complete (See Below)Overview:Students get in small groups …
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Online ESL Teaching Activity:Amazing RaceDuration: 15-20 MinutesType: Small Groups OnlineI’m new to this whole online teaching thing too, so I’m sure this activity will need some adjustments. If you try it out, let me know what I need to change!What you will need:Zoom App or Google HangoutsList of Challenges to Accomplish each written on a …
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In this article:Overview5th Grade StandardsDifferentiatingActivities & StrategiesMaterials & Resources Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 5th Grade FoundationsIn this article, I have pulled together and summarized grade 5 standards as well as best practices for helping English learners at different levels meet those standards. You will walk away with a better understanding of what goals to focus on …
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Reading Activities:Ear to Ear ReadingDuration: 5-10 minutesType: Pairs/Small GroupThis activity was inspired by Valentina Gonzalez. She has a great article on how to organize this activity on her site. You can check it out here.What you will need:A Text for Students to Read – Each person in a group needs to have the same text.Desks, …
ESL Writing Activity:Color-Coded WritingDuration: 15-20 MinutesType: Pairs/Small GroupsThis helpful activity comes from Tanya Ward Singer and helps ensure that all students are participating in a writing collaboration. You can read more about it in Tanya’s book EL Excellence on page 211 and is just one of many excellent activities in the book that you can use …
ESL Teaching Curriculum Guide & ResourcesGrade-Level Lesson Planning GuideSetting ObjectivesThe objectives for a particular grade are a wonderful bird’s eye perspective on what students should be able to do by the end of the grade. When lesson planning for a particular class though, we want to choose something concrete and manageable. Students should be able to accomplish …
ESL Teaching Curriculum Guide & Resources 4th Grade In this article:Overview4th Grade StandardsDifferentiatingActivities & StrategiesMaterials & Resources Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 4th Grade FoundationsIn this article, I have pulled together and summarized grade 4 standards as well as best practices for helping English learners at different levels meet those standards. Before we get to the specific standards …
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9 Tips for Teaching a K-12 Class OnlineWhat I Learned from Watching My Son Have Class Online During a Coronavirus School Closure In this article: The Story of My Son’s School Closure Online Teaching Strategies that Worked Well Things That Made the Teacher Look Like She Wanted to Pull Out Her Hair Things I Would …
In this article: Overview 3rd Grade Standards Differentiating Activities & Strategies Materials & Resources 3rd Grade Foundations for ELLs Before we get to the specific standards for grade 3 students, it is helpful to recognize that grade 3 standards require certain basic skills that not all English learners necessarily possess. Here are a few foundations …
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Jump to:Grade Level GuidesLesson PlanningMore Teaching Resources Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 In this post, you will learn specific lesson-planning strategies to help your students access rigorous, grade-level content, regardless of what their current English level is. This guide includes:Concrete Lesson Planning TipsGuides to Specific Grade Level Standards Adapted for ELLsEngaging and Effective Activities and StrategiesWhether you …
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ESL Teaching Curriculum Guide & Resources 2nd Grade Jump to:Overview2nd Grade StandardsDifferentiatingActivities & StrategiesMaterials & Resources Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 2nd Grade FoundationsBefore we get to the specific standards for grade 2 students, it is helpful to recognize that grade 2 standards require certain basic skills that not all English learners necessarily possess.Here are a few …
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ESL Writing Activity:Roving ParagraphsDuration: 15-20 MinutesType: GroupThis wonderful activity comes from Carol Salva and gets students speaking, listening, reading and writing. You can read more about it in Carol’s book Boosting Achievement in part 4 which covers lots of really practical teaching strategies. You can also read about it in this article from Kirsten Foti. What …
ESL Teaching Hero Spotlight: Katie Toppel Jump to:Links to Follow KatieESL Teaching ActivitiesArticles & ResourcesKatie Toppel’s StoryFollow Katie ToppelBlog: Sneaker TeacherBlog: ELLChat_BKClubTwitter: @Toppel_ELDActivities Inspired by Katie ToppelCheck back here later. I will be adding activities recommended by Katie Toppel. Katie Toppel Articles & ResourcesKatie Toppel is the go-to person for books recommendations as well as wonderful classroom …
ESL Teaching Hero SpotlightTonya Ward Singer Jump to:Links to Follow TonyaESL Teaching ActivitiesArticles & ResourcesTonya’s StoryFollow Tonya Ward SingerBlog: Tonya Ward SingerTwitter: @TonyaWardSingerFacebook: Tonya Ward SingerTonya Ward Singer Articles & ResourcesTonya Ward Singer is passionate about helping teachers make a difference in students’ lives.Her book EL Excellence is a go-to manual for many teachers for …
