Past Tense Verbs
Hi everyone, Last week I started teaching past tense verbs to a group of my students. I started to roll out the songs and old charts. I like beginning the unit with “The House That Jack Built”. I thought…
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.
lie, lay or laid
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 lies,…
SONGS AND/OR CHANTS
Songs and Chants are a dynamic part of an ELD lesson. Songs/ Chants set the stage for the lesson and help focus the learner on the vocabulary and grammatical structure you are teaching. Click to go to my TPT store!…
Heteronym
Hello everyone, Do you know about Heteronyms? Well Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but differ in meaning and pronunciation. In two-syllable heternonyms you can see that in almost every case the noun is stressed on the first…
Teaching Idioms!
Hello everyone! This is a picture of an interactive idiom board for the whole school to participate in. Idiom Bulletin Board – Step by Step Instructions This easy, fun and creative bulletin board makes you look like a pro as…
Heteronyms
Hello everyone, Do you know about Heteronyms? Well Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but differ in meaning and pronunciation. In two-syllable heternonyms you can see that in almost every case the noun is stressed on the first…
Kindergarten Math Vocabulary Word Lists!
Hi everyone, I have blogged before about Granite School District’s super math vocabulary resources and they recently (5/17/13) updated their Kindergarten Math Vocabulary lists! Their Math Vocabulary lists are aligned to Common Core State Standards and have definitions. Here is…
Teaching Math to Second Language Learners
Hi everyone, As we all look forward to planning for the classroom after the holiday vacations, many of us will be thinking about effective ways to teach second language learners. Teachers want to include the instructional strategies that will increase…
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…
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…
