👍ELD definitions for you! 👍
Hello teachers! Part of our jobs is to clarify and at times educate our colleagues on the vocabulary of ELD! No time like the present to refresh ourselves on the meanings of words related to ELD! Take a peek👀: …
Lori
I am Lori Wolfe, the teacher behind Fun to Teach. I live in Ashland, Oregon with my husband Sunny. Oh gosh, my Sunny and I have been married longer than we have not been! I love to garden and play around with mass plantings. Gardening is like teaching and every year I get to recreate my garden just like my classroom! It blows my mind, but I have taught for 23+ years. Time really does fly when you are having fun. When I began teaching I was head over heels with bilingual (English and Spanish) 1st and 2nd grades. I graduated to third grade some years later and finally moved to teaching English to English language learners. That is when I found my true calling! ❤️. The creation of this website and my 2 blogs help me keep my educational practices sharp, my resources fresh and the motivation for teaching, dynamic and FUN! I’m so excited to share my love for teaching, resources, and ideas with you.
ESL Newcomer Tips!
ESL Newcomer Tips! This teacher has some great ESL Newcomer ideas!Grab a cup of tea and enjoy! Happy Teaching! Lori
Why you should use songs in your ELD lessons!
Hi everyone,I love using songs and chants during my lessons. Much of the input students receive during ELD is visual. Songs and Chants offer another venue for students to learn the lesson objective through music and rhythm. As an ANTICIPATORY…
💜Martin Luther King Word Wall Cards💜
💜Hello everyone. Get your students ready to celebrate Martin Luther King with this engaging MLK Martin Luther King word wall from Fun To Teach. This Packet includes 50 word wall cards, 3 alphabet headers, and an assortment of activities you can…
💧Songs as lesson openers💧
💧FILL IT IN💧…………………………… This is a great opener after the song/chant has been used for several days. GROUPING: Small group or whole class. OBJECTIVE: To practice a song/chant WHAT YOU NEED: • Copy the song to use withoverhead, on the…
Qualifiers!
Hi everyone! Brr it is cold outside! One of my ELD groups have been working on biographies in their regular classroom and I started to notice the awkwardness in their writing and speaking as they prepared their book reports and…
☝Call Backs – Not a song-Not a chant☝
☝CALL BACK☝ …………………………… Not a song. Not a chant. This is the perfect option for those of us who can’t carry a tune! GROUPING: Whole class OBJECTIVE: To practice a song/chant WHAT YOU NEED: • Copy the song onto…
ESL ELD Tidbit Time!
Hi everyone,Here is the first ESL ELD Tidbit Time. Sit back and enjoy a very quick little morsel of delicious infomation about second language learning and learners!Bon Appetit! Happy Teaching! Lori
Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences
Hello everyone,I wanted to share this great poster with you all. Drawing conclusions and making inferences are essential skills for students to develop. Each of these skills require students to fill in the blanks left by an author. Students must…
Gracias The Thanksgiving Turkey
Gracias The Thanksgiving Turkey – Guided Reading/lesson plan/UnitHello everyone! Are you looking for an engaging book study to celebrate this time of year? Well here it is! This Thanksgiving literature unit for Gracias The Thanksgiving Turkey by Joy Cowley consists…