Checklists and Processes
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Building Background Knowledge through Picture Books
Hey educators! Welcome to today’s training. This week has been amazing. As the year is at the halfway mark, I am starting to see the work and lessons I did at the beginning of the year payoff. For example, I was teaching my students sentence structure. This week they were doing such a great job. This is important because my goal is to have the students write varied sentences. Today I am going to share with you how you can use picture books to teach complex topics. A lot of times our ELLs might not have the background knowledge around topics and events that will help them comprehend complex texts.…
- New ELLs Checklist
When new English Language Learners arrive at the school, we complete a checklist to ensure that the students have everything they need to succeed. We also want to be compliance.
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Let’s Start This Class Off Right
Setting the tone of your classroom is something that every teacher should make a priority. In this blog post I will provide you with examples from my classroom on how I set a positive tone with my students. When the students enter the classroom I have them sign in. The students feel as if they are going to work. I also love that it creates independence. You can even link an incentive to the sign-in process. For example, if my students sign-in on time everyday they get points they can cash-in for rewards. You can also use these sign-in sheets to show parents/guardians when the students are getting into class.…
