Reading Fractions
Hi everyone,While helping one of my ELL students with fractions recently, I realized that he was having trouble with the actual reading of the fraction. I found this quick video and we watched it together a few times. That did…
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.
Thematic Based Picture Flashcards
Hi everyone,A friend emailed me a great site for Thematic Based Picture Flashcards. It is so nice to have them grouped by theme. Mountain View School District has grouped photos and animated drawing resources from folks at MES-English, their own…
Classroom Labels!
Winter is here and I wanted to spice up my room a bit so I was thinking of replacing the labels in my classroom. I found some great math labels over at A Teachers Touch and thought I would share…
25 Things
Hi everyone,I recently read this great blog post about the 25 Things Successful Educators Do Differently Posted by Julie DeNeen on Friday, January 25, 2013 · As I read through the 25 Things they listed it struck me how many…
Higher and Lower
Hi everyone,I stumbled upon a very helpful game to use to enhance the ordering skills of young children. Higher and Lower is a web-based ordering game, where students click on a card to show it’s value. Students order the card…
Charts, sentence frames and geometry!
Hi everyone, One of our awesome first grade teachers used these charts in a geometry lesson. I love the sentence frames! Great support for his second language learners! Happy Teaching,
1st grade Math Geometry Charts
Hi everyone, One of our awesome first grade teachers used these charts in a geometry lesson. I love the sentence frames! Great support for his second language learners! Happy Teaching,
Ipad App
Hello everyone!I have to share this great math app with you all.During the Winter break I found an app for my Ipad that I have been playing and playing and playing! It is called Numbers Addict and costs $1.99.I took…
GLAD strategies and links!
Hi everyone!A colleague from Hillsboro sent in this great glad resource. It is a link to Everett School District in Washington state. If you are interested in GLAD strategies and resources, grab a cup of tea, sit back and click…
Using Songs and Chants in ELD lessons
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 cover to go…