Your ML students come with assets to your classroom. Celebrate all that they bring!
Teaching Resources
- ELLevation: Find activities that support your content and students with premade graphic organizers and step-by-step instructions. Materials in other languages are available in each strategy.
- Visual Lunch Choices: Available in two formats: Large (8.5 x 11) or 4 to a page. Images of school lunch choices made in collaboration with Kindergarten Literacy Specialists, Laurie Murdock (Instructional Coach, Falcon Ridge), and Terilyn Moffett (Lunch Manager, Falcon Ridge).
- Labels/Flashcards in Spanish: Created by our Language Teacher Specialists. There are many ready to view and use, but will continue to be updated.
- Newcomer Resources: Our newcomer site --> click on the Teacher tab for more flashcards; click on the Admin and Office Staff tabs for newcomer checklists.
- Digital Teaching & Learning: Jordan District's Digital Learning Specialists have a collection of tools to use with Multilingual Learners, such as Microsoft Translator and SchoolAI.
- Canva Magic Switch: Can translate text on designs into multiple languages.
- BrainPop.com.
- Freckle.com: Multiple lexile levels and skill-based questioning for the teacher to choose from; includes reading, writing, and math
- Getepic.com: Online novels K-7 in English and other languages (mostly Spanish).
- Houghton: Free VIRTUAL lessons and curriculum for K-12 LA
- Google Drive: Translates documents, sheets, slides, and forms into other languages (Spanish works best).
- Google Extensions:
- Google Translate: Use this Google add-on to translate websites on the go
- Print Friendly and PDF: Use this Google add-on to print friendly looking articles without all of the adds
- QR Codes: Make QR codes to connect instructions, videos, or tips to homework assignments
- Google Translate: Use this App to translate worksheets, handouts, and homework live using the photo option.
- Hi/Lo books:
- Unite for Literacy: Books read to students
- Worksheets and Games (already made!)
- QR Codes: Make QR codes to connect instructions, videos, or tips to homework assignments
- Newsela: News articles that can be changed to different lexile levels
- Text Compactor: Shortens passages while keeping complexity
- Download the GO TO Strategies Project
- Valentina's Blog: Take a look through the information, ideas, and infographics created by an ELD star teacher.
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Math with ELs in Mind
- Areas in Math ELs Struggle With |Article|
- Six Strategies to Empower ELs in Math |Webinar|
- Understand how deeply parents care about their child's education (minute 13:48)
- Get the name right and learn hello in their native language (minute 18:57)
- Make it visual (20:35)
- Surround them with success (31:26)
- Famous Mathematician Posters
- Sometimes competence comes before confidence (34:05)
- Connect with their culture (44:03)
- Math Differences in other countries |PowerPoint|
Social Studies with ELs in Mind