We've been learning how to read thermometers in ESL, and we are using lots of weather vocabulary to describe how it feels outside! For our temperature lesson before Spring Break, we had a little fun with an app call ChatterPix. This app allows you to put a mouth on any photo in your library and make the photo talk-- it's a lot of fun! We decided to display our learning of this new app by talking about thermometers. Check them out here:
![]() It's all about weather in ESL land right now! Kindergarten & 1st graders are in the midst of a big weather unit, and we're learning a lot. Over Spring Break, track the weather with your child on the weather chart that they bring home. We will talk about our charts a few days after they come back from the break! Happy weather watching, meteorologists! Dr. Seuss has written some of my favorite books. He is also one of my favorite writers because we share the same birthday, which happened to be on Sunday! We celebrated his birthday today by reading one of his most popular books, Green Eggs and Ham. If you have never read the book, you can watch a read-aloud of it here: We have been working on writing a lot in ESL, so of course I turned this into a fun opportunity to write about our experiences! I gave my 1st grade ESL friends a chance to try green eggs for themselves. Here are the steps we took to make them (documented by my fun 1st grade friends): Step 1: Break the eggs and add green food coloring Step 2: cook the eggs Step 3: Eat the eggs! Many of my friends don't like eggs, so they wouldn't try the green eggs! They did feel and smell the eggs, though, to find out more about green eggs.
When we were finished investigating or eating our eggs, we began to write about why we do OR do not like green eggs and ham. We are still working on our writing pieces, but my favorite comment is that "green eggs smell like grilled cheese!" Keep checking in to find out more about what has been going on in ESL land! I love working with your kids. Second graders have been practicing the art of letter writing a lot in their classrooms, so I thought I'd mix it up a little to make letter writing a little more fun! After practicing the form for a good letter, we input the letters into voki.com to create some sweet Thanksgiving letters for family. Listen to their letters by clicking on the avatars they created below: Alex ![]() Melany ![]() If the avatars above do not work, you can watch them by clicking here:
http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=9037437&height=267&width=200 http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=9037513&height=267&width=200 In ESL, we've been learning to use academic language when comparing and contrasting. We use these sentence frames to practice comparing and contrasting things around the classroom: I'm so proud of how each of my friends are doing at their own language levels! Here's a snapshot of what we've been learning, using the seasons to practice our speaking skills as we compare and contrast: We've learned a lot about the seasons from National Geographic's online magazines for "young explorers." Click here to learn about the forest in Winter!
4th grade ESL students have been working hard on creating flyers that tell all about their favorite cities! They completed this project using www.smore.com, which allows them to get creative with text and graphics. Check out their flyers by clicking on the buttons below... and maybe consider visiting these places one day!
![]() In ESL and RTI, we've been learning how to tell stories in the order that they happen. We can use words such as First, Then, Next, and Last to sequence our story. This week, after reading a story with your child, ask them to tell the story in the order that it happened... and don't forget to use the key words!! |
Emily DahlI teach ESL for K-5 and RTI for grades 1-2. Come see what's happening in our classroom! Archives
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