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…
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.
☝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…
👀200 ways to say went!👀
Hi everyone,I found a great pin that has 200 words to replace the word ‘went’.I want to make an anchor chart for my class using some of these! Click Here to see the pin! Have fun and happy teaching!💕 Lori
Idioms!
Hello everyone, Aren’t idioms fun! Check out this fun video and then read on to make your own interactive idiom bulletin board! The Third Wheel from Melissa Kumaresan on Vimeo. This is a picture of an interactive idiom board for…
A bit closer!
Happy Thursday!Here is a fun song to practice early advanced prepositions! Sing it to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star or as a call back. Have fun with it! A bit closer A bit farther A bit higher A…
To Lie – Just for fun!
Hi everyone,We all goof this one up!Just to remind us when we are getting ready to lie down or if we are lying down. present tense of verb ‘to lie’I lie, or I am lyingyou lie, or you are lyinghe/she…
Gameboards! Fun in the Classroom!
Gameboards Easy! Fun! Flexible! Don’t forget to teach the basics! Many students come to school without knowing how to play boardgames. Students are enamored with the many game pieces, bright colors, special spaces, and fun of boardgames! To Guarantee a…