Reading Strategies
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EP 148 Simple and Effective November Lesson Ideas for Your Language Learners
Hello educators! As November approaches, I know that planning fresh, engaging lessons for your Language Learners can feel challenging. That’s why I’ve put together some simple, effective activities that will bring the month to life in your classroom, save you planning time, and make your lessons even more impactful! Veterans Day Veterans Day is celebrated around the world in various ways, and it’s a wonderful opportunity to explore themes of loyalty and service. Lesson Ideas: Daylight Savings Time Daylight Savings is a timely topic in November and offers a great opportunity for students to explore opinion writing. Lesson Ideas: Fall Festivals and Activities Pumpkin patches, apple picking, and corn mazes…
- 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…
- Language Objectives, Planning Strategies, Reading Strategies, Speaking Activities, Teaching Strategies, Writing Strategies
3 Myths Busted about Lesson Planning
Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share with you the amazing 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 this week’s episode, I will share how you can create a visual biography of influential people in history. Explain to the students what a biography is by creating an anchor chart. This will be important as the lesson progresses. In today’s lesson, we will…
- 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, 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…
- Distance Learning, Language Objectives, Lesson Ideas, Reading, Reading Strategies, Speaking Activities, Teaching Strategies, Uncategorized, Writing Strategies
EP 109 Engaging Lessons for Spring
Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share an amazing free tool I have available to you. 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. To download the guide go to myadventuresinesl.com/ultimateguide We are going to start off today’s episode with your reflection question. How are you engaging your students this spring semester? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer yourself honestly about where you stand.…
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Science Strategies for Language Learners
Welcome back! In this week’s episode, we have guest Lauren Rickman joining us. Lauren will be providing strategies and ideas on how to support Language Learners in science. I want to introduce our guest Lauren. Lauren has been teaching for 8 years. Lauren has two bachelor’s degrees, a master’s degree, and recently received her administration license. Lauren also has a 21-year-old pet cat named Savannah and a bearded dragon. I want to add that Lauren is being VERY modest about her accomplishments. She is literally one of the best middle school science teachers in the state of Tennessee. Last year she was nominated and advanced very far in the process…
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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…
