What is better than creating an engaging lesson for your class? Creating a fliphunt! Check out the details and start the adventure!
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Teaching mixed level ESL classes can be quite the challenge, especially speaking classes but it's not impossible. Check out these tips!
In this post, I tell you how I taught a successful high school Spanish combination class and offer tips on teaching a split-level classroom.
Teaching mixed level ESL classes can be quite the challenge, especially speaking classes but it's not impossible. Check out these tips!
5 questions teachers too often forget to ask themselves while planning that can increase engagement and improve classroom management.
Scratch Coding bundle includes all FOUR of my Scratch Programming Lesson Plans – a savings of over 18%! Included are at least 7 class periods worth of Scratch lessons possibly more depending on the age and pacing. I have taught these lesson plans in my 1st through 5th grade computer lab and they are always a big hit! I have also taught these lessons during or as an extension to Hour of Code week. Each Lesson Plan Includes: ★ Objective Display Cards ★ Standard Display Cards ★ 3 Formats of Lesson Plans! (Overview, Screenshots, Detailed) ★ Printable Student Directions ★ Digital Student Directions ★ Student Checklist Cards ★ Teacher Rubric Key ★ Student Rubric Products Included: Scratch Lesson Plan - Crossy Road / Frogger Coding Scratch Lesson Plan - Maze Coding Scratch Lesson Plan - Pong Game Coding Scratch Lesson Plan - Whack-a-Mole Coding If you find an error or have a question, please go to the question tab at the top of the page and ask away! I'll try to get back to you in a timely fashion. Want to know when I add new products or have a sale? Follow Thweatthearts to stay updated! Your feedback is always welcome! When you leave a review, you earn TPT credits for future purchases. © 2023 Thweatthearts
Here are a list of easy to implement aticipatory sets to focus students' attention, activate prior knowledge, and prepare them for a day of learning.
Teaching character education in the classroom gives students the practice and knowledge to become upstanding members of their communities.
Having the right tools as an English Teacher is crucial for providing effective and personalized teaching to students. Our Public Speaking Vocabulary Practice Worksheet will provide your students with the terms related to the organization and structure of speeches. Knowing these and other Public Speaking vocabulary helps speakers create well-organized and coherent presentations that are easy for the audience to follow. BONUS: Create your own personalized vocabulary lessons on our blank, fillable vocabulary template (included with the purchase of this worksheet)! EnglishLearningByPro helps you streamline the English teaching process so that your students can learn English as effectively and quickly as possible. Our English learning worksheets (Editable, Fillable, Printable PDFs) are perfect for English students (ESL, ESOL, ELL, and more) and teachers (TESOL, TESL, TEFL, and more). Our English worksheets can be downloaded and used for proficient English learning, giving you or your students the ability to fill them out on a digital device or print them out. This Public Speaking Vocabulary Practice Worksheet can be downloaded and used for proficient English learning, giving you or your students the ability to fill them out on a digital device or print them out. This template is part of the Vocabulary Worksheets Bundle: Advanced Level and Business English Vocabulary Worksheets Bundle.
81 ways to make your ESL speaking class as awesome as possible. Check out these ideas for conversation and general English classes.
Get FREE Google lesson plans from Google’s Applied Digital Skills resource center. These are super handy for teachers! These are ready-to-go, asynchronous lessons that will help your students gain future-ready skills. Let's dig into this amazing resource!
Although "practice makes perfect," it doesn't have to be boring. Find 6 ways to make lessons more engaging with movement in the classroom.
Kick-start your leadership class or student council group with these must-do activities that will set your whole year up for success.
Much of what passes as "rules" in many classrooms aren't rules at all. Here's how to find out if your class rules are enforceable.
Teaching long Phys Ed periods can be a huge blessing. There's so much time to cover the curriculum and help our students become healthier. But, it can also be a curse. What do you do
An amazing resource for teachers! With so much information available online, how do you show your students the best? Find the ones that you, as an expert in your subject, believe are worth your students' time. Copy links to videos (YouTube, for example), websites, even your own documents/presentations. (On Google Drive, just make sure that the files you want students to see are shareable). Copy links and paste them into the template. Download the document as a PDF (so the links are clickable) and then share the document with students (via your Learning Management System, your website, etc.) You MUST replace the blurred Bitmojis with your own or another graphic. During the pandemic, when schools were closed, all I (as a teacher) could do was post work for my students to do. I wanted them to be as visually interesting as possible, not just a list of links on a plain page. So I began creating Hyperdocs. I still use them to this day, even with the return to normal schooling. In my district, we rarely have a substitute for each class. Students are often sent to a large area (cafeteria, gym, library) and are only watched over, not instructed. On the days when I have to be out, I post a HyperDoc to keep them on topic. And even if they do have a sub, the sub usually doesn't know my subjects (French and Spanish) or doesn't have the technology to show a video. So I add a HyperDoc to my LMS and students can continue learning. And on days when students are working on projects while others have already finished, a HyperDoc keeps my students busy learning.
A good teacher should try to say as much as possible in a lesson to give as much information as possible… right? WRONG! In this article we will look at why limiting teacher talk time in a class is a…
What do you do when there are five minutes left in class? One of my favorite quick activities is "Guess Who?" cards. Guess who cards help manage classroom behavior during awkward transition times, or other
Have you decorated your classroom before the new school year yet? Then this wonderful bundle of MATERIALS FOR DECORATION AND NOT ONLY is for you! The set includes: stylish posters, bright cards and cute bookmarks with classroom instructions and classroom language, which your students hear every day during the classes and which will help absolute beginners feel more confident from the first lessons. Classroom language speech bubbles with pictures for better comprehension will allow children to speak more English in the class, to ask the teacher, as well as to communicate with each other during various games and activities. Before teaching new vocabulary, reading any kind of text, giving them a grammar exercise or written task, show the appropriate cards to the children. Thus, it will help to reduce the use of their native language in the classroom and it will be easier for them to understand what they have to do. To remember the necessary vocabulary in a fun and engaging way, you can play various flashcard games with kids, and at the same time drill the imperative mood, having them give simple instructions to each other. Since children often find it difficult to do their homework from authentic books, where all the instructions are in English, bright bookmarks will be a great solution for this and also a small, but precisely useful gift at the beginning of the year. Wonderful posters will become a great year-round decoration of your classroom and a perfect visual aid for children which they can look at any time they want and need, if suddenly forget something. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ⭐ You may also be interested in: ► Colours Bundle 10in1 ► Bookmarks ► Classroom hand signals ► Classroom Jobs ► Reward coupons ► Choose a greeting ► Choose a greeting Poster (non-contact) ► Request a selfie ► "Things in common" Posters ► Contract (Classroom Managment) ► Prohibition signs DECOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ⚡ Also, you can earn TPT credits to use on future purchases! You can give a rating and leave a comment for each product you bought or downloaded for free in our shop. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. Moreover, your feedbacks help us improve the resources we create to fit the needs of EFL teachers all over the world. ♥ Follow us to see our newest stuff and printables in action: TELEGRAM, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, VK
Having the right tools as an English Teacher is crucial for providing effective and personalized teaching to students. Our Hobbies and Interests Vocabulary Practice Worksheet enables your students to confidently share their interests, from art to sports and beyond. Help your students to construct well-rounded conversations by having the right words at their fingertips. BONUS: Create your own personalized vocabulary lessons on our blank, fillable vocabulary template (included with the purchase of this worksheet)! EnglishLearningByPro helps you streamline the English teaching process so that your students can learn English as effectively and quickly as possible. Our English learning worksheets (Editable, Fillable, Printable PDFs) are perfect for English students (ESL, ESOL, ELL, and more) and teachers (TESOL, TESL, TEFL, and more). Our English worksheets can be downloaded and used for proficient English learning, giving you or your students the ability to fill them out on a digital device or print them out. This Hobbies and Interests Vocabulary Practice Worksheet can be downloaded and used for proficient English learning, giving you or your students the ability to fill them out on a digital device or print them out. This template is part of the Vocabulary Worksheets Bundle: Beginner Level
American History: Jamestown Review Game The American History: Jamestown Review Game is an interactive teaching resource designed to engage students in reviewing material about North America's first permanent English settlement, Jamestown. This tool offers educators a unique approach to making history come alive during Social Studies lessons for grades 4 to 7. Game Design and Goals This game offers versatility and can be adapted by teachers to meet specific classroom needs. The primary goal of the game is to motivate students to answer as many questions as possible while facilitating vibrant dialogue. The game adds an element of tension, with students adopting roles as either English colonists fighting for survival or Powhatan natives asserting their rights on their land. The criteria for victory differ based on the role assumed by each student. Educational Benefits Immersive learning: By taking part in this activity, students deepen their understanding of early interactions between Indigenous peoples and European settlers. Fosters critical thinking: This game encourages students' engagement with social dynamics and historical events surrounding these encounters. Included Resources The educational package includes clear directions on how the activity unfolds in class, alongside images of successful game set-ups within a real classroom context. Furthermore: All necessary game elements are included alongside twenty questions specifically tailored towards Jamestown-related topics - no further preparation needed beyond light trimming! Potential applications include whole group learning sessions or small group activities according to your pedagogical style requirements. It may also be used for enrichment programs or even homework assignments involving sibling play at home! Note: This review game packed with educational substance and dynamic interactions is designed to capture children's attention – this resource truly elevates America’s early history studies a notch higher. American History: Jamestown Review Game
Developing a class vision at the beginning of the school year will give your students a voice and a stronger sense of our community.
Gossip and rumors seem to be a natural part of human interaction, but that doesn't mean it's okay! This lesson engages students in super relatable "what would you do" scenarios.
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Is this the year that you got the chatty class? No matter what you try, they talk ALL-OF-THE-TIME! When you go home, do you want complete silence? No, t.v., no music, no noise of any type because your ears are worn out. When you are teaching a lesson, each student feels like you are speaking directly to him or her, so each student has a comment to add to your lesson. While you don't want to temper their enthusiasm, your students do need to learn how to work and function within a group (class). By this time of the year, you have probably used several different methods to solve this problem such as role playing and rewarding positive behaviors. Are you ready to try something that is a little less traditional and lets you integrate behavior management with your language arts lessons? I have written before about integrating behavior management with your academic lesson. Click HERE to read it. If you follow my blog, you know I am a big believer in integrating lessons. It not only saves times when you have a hectic schedule, it also helps your students make connections. A reader's theater lesson is a good strategy to use when you have a class full of Chatty Cathy's. Do you remember that doll? A play script shows very clearly in black and white whose turn it is to speak. A play is practiced over and over which is the type of practice that these talkative students need. Not only are your students' fluency improving, they are practicing taking turns and only speaking when it is their turn to speak. They are learning self control. You will see some of this self-control begin to transfer over to your other lessons with some of your students. For other students, you may need to begin your lessons with a quick reminder about "just like when we are performing plays, we take turns when we speak during lessons. When I am teaching, it is my turn to talk and your turn to be audience and listen." Other times, you have a group of students that follow the rules except during certain times of the year, like the week of Halloween. With all of the excitement of the holiday, students are chatty and off-task. This is the perfect time to plan a Reader's Theater lesson for reading. This past week, I added two lessons that would be perfect for this time of the year. Magic School Bus: Going Batty: This is not Halloween themed which is great when your school does not allow Halloween lessons. Or it can be used with your mammal unit or any time of the year. There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat: This script is based on this book. I added to the story to give the characters dialogue for the script. Have your students compare the book to the script to see if they can find all of the differences. These plays can be performed live or as a puppet show. In the picture above, I attached the stage prop that comes with this packet to a file folder and then made a slit in it so the stick puppets could fit in slit. You can set this up as a center, too. There are a variety of props that come with this packet. There are name necklaces that students can wear for live performances. There are frames that students can draw their character for puppet performance. Colorful stick puppets are included for the Old Lady script (see picture above). There are extension activities included for each script. In the picture above is the one for the Magic School Bus: Going Batty play. Students will make a beginning, middle, end mini book. There are two printables for interactive journals that are extensions for the Old Lady play. One is about characters and the other is a vocabulary - dictionary skills lesson. For the Old Lady play there are 7 parts plus a narrator or chorus. There are 13 parts for the Magic School Bus play. If you have a class with 26 students or more, you could divide your class in half and have both perform this play. One group could perform this live and other perform it as a puppet show. Reader's theater is also a good way to help your students grow as writers. Put yours class in small groups or with a partner and let them write a script about a favorite book. Click HERE if you'd like to read more. Click HERE if you'd like to check it out. Click HERE if you'd like to check it out. Click HERE if you'd like to check it out. Save money with the BUNDLE! Click HERE to check it out. Sources to make my blog post graphics can be found HERE. Click HERE to read my blog's disclosure statement.
It's hard to talk to students without making it a lecture. Empower students while you teach them about respect using hands on activities
Need lessons for your Kindergarten counseling program? How about for the whole year!? This is a packet of EVERYTHING you need to conduct Kindergarten or Primary-level Classroom Guidance lessons all year long. Let's go to the Zoo! The on-going theme of this packet is a trip to the Kindergarten Zoo. Through the course of the lessons, students will learn about topics like gratitude and respect in the context of a zoo AND their experiences at school. Each lesson includes the following: ∴ Lesson Plan (with materials, introduction, activity, and discussion/closing) ∴ One-page Story to introduce topic/character trait ∴ Defining the character trait page ∴ Whole Group Activity/Discussion ∴ Independent work/response pages Check out the PREVIEW for a visual of what's included in a sample lesson! Sprinkled throughout the lessons are original poems and songs, discussion posters, and additional independent activity pages. As a School Counselor, I travel from room to room, so aside from a book(s)/computer (should you choose to use them) and crayons, I made this as much of a print and go packet as possible. Each lesson includes MORE than what is needed for a 20-30 minute lesson, so pick and choose what you want to use or spread the lessons apart for multiple sessions, or even use it all for a 45 minute+ lesson! Lessons included: 1) Meet Your Counselor 2) Respect 3) Responsibility 4) Gratitude 5) Giving Back 6) Kindness 7) Empathy 8) Perseverance 9) Cooperation 10) Self-Discipline 11) Integrity 12) Growth Mindset The order of these lessons also go along with my Character Trait Quote Posters! Looking for more Early Childhood Classroom Guidance Lessons? Check out this completed year-long packet of PreK Classroom Guidance Lessons!
Unfortunately, teachers are competing with electronics to get students' attention. I share 20 ways you can catch their attention in this post!
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A cute form I created to help students observe and think about the lesson or project at hand. ...
I love using class call backs and attention grabbers! These are so fun! My class loves them! This freebie is a classroom staple!
Just because we aren't in school anymore doesn't mean that we stop learning. I love checking out free online classes to learn a new skill or to help me solve a problem. There are so many helpful sites that are free or very cheap to use. This is great for stay at home moms, retirees,
Here's a chart with the possible compounds of SOME-, ANY, NO- & EVERY- with -ONE/-BODY to refer to people, -THING to refer to things...
Fun and engaging ESL activities, games and worksheets in printable PDF format with full teacher's notes and answers for English teachers to use in class.
Hey, do you need some new ideas for some fun attention getters for your classroom? Here are some easy ones that I have collected over the years, all here in one place! We all know those quick sayings that can be repeated melodically and work really well to get the attention and quick focus of
The SOS game is perfect to help your ESL students review a concept that you studied in the previous class. Check out this ESL review activity.
