Idioms
Hello everyone,I recently was searching through Vimeo and found some great idiom videos to show my high school kids. I wanted to share this one…I think they did a great job. A great lesson would include the students having to…
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.
Math Curse
Hi everyone, Math Curse – written by Jon Sciezka and illustrated by Lane Smith is one of my favorite math books. Published in 1995 the book tells the story of a boy who sees math everywhere in life. This book…
Thanksgiving Math!
Are you looking for some fun ideas for Math and Thanksgiving? National Council of Teachers of Mathematics might have just what you are looking for! Follow this link to find lessons involving food and math for the season! Fun, fun,…
Teaching Elementary Students the Magic of Math
Hello everyone,I just saw this on Edutopia! Check out this short video about a school in Roseburg, Oregon making math part of every subject, every day! Happy Teaching!
I Just Barely Made It!
Hi everyone, During the previous year I noticed that a group of my intermediate speakers of English were struggling with the phrases ‘just barely’. They were substituting ‘just hardly’ for it. I put together a one day ELD lesson and…
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! Happy Teaching! Lori
Favorite Structured Language Practice Activities!
Hi everyone, Recently I was asked for a list of my favorite structured language practice activities. There are so many that it was hard to choose just a few. I began to compile a list of these tried and true…
2nd Grade Math Vocabulary
Hi everyone, Granite School District’s has a super math vocabulary resources and 2nd grade Math Vocabulary lists that was updated in March of 2013! Their Math Vocabulary lists are aligned to Common Core State Standards and have definitions. Here is…
Academic Language Graphic Organizer!
Hi everyone,Academic language is a complex concept and requires teaching students the phonological features of English, vocabulary and word formation rules (Lexical knowledge), grammar, discourse, and cognition. I wrote a blog post about the difference between academic language and academic…
Back to School Parent Resources
Back to School Parent Resources Explaining the Common Core Standards Welcome back to school everyone! Like many teachers, I want my student’s parents to understand the Common Core State Standards. I am planning to send home a ‘Back to School’…