Writing and ELD
Hi everyone,I received an email today from an ELD teacher asking the following: When I’m going to teach forms to 4th and 5th graders who are EA, what can I do with them that is more advanced? If I give…
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.
Add an ELL Tip to your Email Signature!
Hello everyone this is Lori from Fun To Teach!We had a terrific workshop in Portland last Friday, so I thought I would post these great tips to use under your email signatures. It is such an easy way to educate…
Tell It Table!
Hi Everyone:I had some requests for my Tell it Table Headings.Here it is. See the previous post for a picture of it in action! Tell it Table when? How many? opinion Physical Description (order of adjectives) Noun Reg past tense…
Pronouncing “th” words with “magic ink”
Hi everyone and Happy Friday,I am posting a photo of a simple chart of “th” words in my room. After a mini lesson of how to pronounce the “th” in English which includes where to place the tongue, I use…
Chart for Beginners
Do you have new beginning language students?I used this chart to work on school vocabulary with a new student in January. After the lesson I hung it in the hall and now I use it as a review when we…
Clothing Vocabulary
Hello everyone, Here is a fun utube video to review clothing! It has a nice repeat feature that encourages reluctant speakers to join in! Happy Teaching!Lori
Teaching “ing”
Happy Thursday! We started this poster around Thanksgiving and I was ready to put it away yesterday, but thought I would post it here first. It is our “ing” poster. The beginning level speakers and I are “ing”ing our way…
What is a modal?
Modals: Extra verbs attached to the root verb that add nuances of meaning Examples: could, would, should, can, will, shall, may, might, must, ought to, etc. What should (would, could) he have done?
Very Varied Voices
Happy Wednesday everyone! Using songs to open a lesson is a great strategy to get students to practice the language you are teaching. Don’t let your songs get boring. Change the way you sing your songs using a variety of…