Curriculum
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EP 133 Lesson Ideas for Testing Week
Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share with you the amazing resources I have available. To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an effective and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed. In this week’s episode, I will share lesson ideas that you can use during those days and weeks that you are testing. Build a vocabulary book. In the vocabulary book, students can build a story around key vocabulary they have learned for the year. Students can add…
- Curriculum, Distance Learning, Language Objectives, Lesson Ideas, Planning Strategies, Reading Strategies, Reflections, Speaking Activities, Teaching Strategies, Writing Strategies
EP 130 Black History Month Quilt
Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share with you the engaging and easy-to-implement resources I have available to you. To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an effective and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed. In this week’s episode, I will share how you can create a Black History Month quilt that highlights influential African – Americans in history. In this lesson, we will be creating a quilt which will be collaborative. Each student will be assigned or…
- Classroom Strategies, Curriculum, Distance Learning, Language Objectives, Lesson Ideas, Planning Strategies, Reading Strategies, Reflections, Speaking Activities, Teaching Strategies, Writing Strategies
EP 128 What is Black History Month?
Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share the engaging resources I have available to you. To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an amazing and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed. In today’s episode, I will share ideas and lessons for the first week of Black History Month. To start this lesson students need to understand why February is Black History Month. This can be taught to the students by building background knowledge through videos and read-aloud. There…
- Classroom Strategies, Curriculum, Lesson Ideas, Planning Strategies, Professional Development, Reflections, Teaching Strategies, Uncategorized
EP 127 3 Myths Busted about Lesson Planning
Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share the engaging resources I have available to you. To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an amazing and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed. Today’s episode aims to share three myths about searching for lesson plans and strategies to help you in the process. There are a lot of myths about looking for resources to support your Language Learners. Let’s dive into those myths and provide some clarifications and solutions. The…
- Classroom Strategies, Curriculum, Language Objectives, Lesson Ideas, Listening Skills, Newcomers, Planning Strategies, Reading Strategies, Reflections, Speaking Activities, Teaching Strategies, Writing Strategies
EP 126 Planning for January Part 3
Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share the engaging resources I have available to you. To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an amazing and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed. Today’s episode aims to provide you with lesson ideas for lessons about the Lunar New Year. Day 1 Building Background: The Chinese New Year will be celebrated on February 10th. Chinese New Year is a 15-day festival that begins with the new moon. Chinese New Year can…
- Classroom Strategies, Curriculum, Distance Learning, Language Objectives, Lesson Ideas, Planning Strategies, Professional Development, Reading Strategies, Reflections, Speaking Activities, Teaching Strategies, Writing Strategies
EP 118 What I’m Teaching in October
Welcome educators! Before we start, I want to share an excellent free tool. It is “The Ultimate Guide to a Successful School Year”. In this guide, I walk you through how you can take those nervous jitters to have undeniable confidence throughout the school year. All because you started with these basic steps in the guide. Download the guide at myadventuresinesl.com/ultimateguide. We are going to start off today’s episode with your reflection question. What skills do you plan on teaching this month? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer yourself honestly about where you stand. We are all officially back in school and…
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Common Mistakes When Looking for Resources (How to fix it)
We are going to start off today’s episode with your reflection question. Do you struggle with finding resources? If so, why? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer to yourself honestly about where you stand. Have you ever spent your entire planning period searching or scanning for resources? This is the biggest struggle that most teachers have when it comes to supporting Language Learners. When speaking to educators like yourself, they consistently say they are constantly on the hamster wheel of looking for resources. Day after day I hear this from educators. A lot of them share stories of being overwhelmed because they…
- Classroom Strategies, Curriculum, Planning Strategies, Reading Strategies, Teaching Strategies, Writing Strategies
Finding a Curriculum: Tips & Strategies
We are going to start off today’s blog with your reflection question. How are you planning to plan for your Language Learners this school year? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer to yourself honestly where you stand. One of the biggest obstacles that many professionals who support Language Learners face is the lack of a curriculum. This is the biggest question that educators are asking themselves and others. The most frustrating part of this is that searching and looking for a curriculum can take so much of a teacher’s time. I know this because I have been there, and I am still…
- Curriculum, Language Objectives, Lesson Ideas, Reading, Reading Strategies, Speaking Activities, Teaching Strategies, Writing Strategies
Close Reading with Language Learners
Would you like to download a copy of this episode’s transcript? Simply click here for the download. Welcome educators! My wish is that you are having a fantastic school year. Before we dive into our topic this week I have a reflection question for you. I want to encourage you to pause and take a moment to think about and answer the question: How has your lesson planning been going the first half of the school year? Jot down your thoughts and really reflect on the first semester. There are many of you out there that have heard the buzz word close reading. I am here to tell you that…
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Investing in Yourself with Focused Professional Development
Welcome all-star teachers! As we jump into today’s topic, I would like you to reflect on your wins for the week. Every week I want to highlight a teacher’s win. A win can be big or small. I want you to celebrate your wins, and we want to celebrate with you! If you have a win you want to share email me at millie@myadventuresinesl.com. I can remember back to my first few years of teaching, browsing through Teacher Pay Teacher and other worksheet membership websites looking for activities to solve my ever growing dilemma of what to teach my ELLs. I spent over $200 and I still did not have…