On this page, you will find videos that are appropriate for newcomers. They can watch them every day. They can participate with the videos. You will also find several ideas for teaching your newcomer ELLs the basics.
If you're teaching a class of ELLs, choose 2 or 3 to begin each lesson:
Routine (5 min):
1. Identify and repeat the letters and letter sounds of the alphabet.
Teacher speaks, and then scholars speak:
A, apple, /a/; B, bat, /b/; C, cat, /c/, etc.
Some letters warrant a gesture. Use a large chart with visuals.
Here is an example from a class I was teaching:
If you're teaching a class of ELLs, choose 2 or 3 to begin each lesson:
Routine (5 min):
1. Identify and repeat the letters and letter sounds of the alphabet.
Teacher speaks, and then scholars speak:
A, apple, /a/; B, bat, /b/; C, cat, /c/, etc.
Some letters warrant a gesture. Use a large chart with visuals.
Here is an example from a class I was teaching:
The chart I am using is from a program called Fundations.
You may want to eventually graduate to a more difficult, more explicit method. For each letter have the students repeat chorally:
"The letter is ____." & "The sound is____."
Alternatively, you can have the students repeat:
"A says /a/, B says /b/...."
For more advanced classes, you may just want the students to tell you the letter and sound:
"What letter is this?" & "What sound does it make?"
You may want to eventually graduate to a more difficult, more explicit method. For each letter have the students repeat chorally:
"The letter is ____." & "The sound is____."
Alternatively, you can have the students repeat:
"A says /a/, B says /b/...."
For more advanced classes, you may just want the students to tell you the letter and sound:
"What letter is this?" & "What sound does it make?"
3. Letter of the Day on SmartBoard. Focus on words that begin with that letter. For more advanced classes, focus on middle and final letter sounds.
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4. Review common questions and phrases.
5. Blends/Digraphs for more advanced classes.
6. Months of the year.
6. Months of the year.
8. Today's date:
The date is ____________ _____ , ________
or _______/________/ _________
9. Colors song.
lyrics
video
The date is ____________ _____ , ________
or _______/________/ _________
9. Colors song.
lyrics
video
alternative lyrics (shapes)
alternative video (shapes)
11. Animals:
Sing “There was an old lady who swallowed a fly” or
“Old MacDonald”
alternative video (shapes)
11. Animals:
Sing “There was an old lady who swallowed a fly” or
“Old MacDonald”
12. Parts of the body, Simon Says, or sing “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes."
13. Weather and Seasons.