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.
Find a chart like the following examples:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Chart-FREE-138750. or https://www.pinterest.com/explore/alphabet-charts/
Here is a great video I found on schooltube.com which models exactly what I'm describing:
https://app.schooltube.com/video/7758e5e21c584905a9d4/Fundations_Alphabet_Song
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.
Find a chart like the following examples:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Chart-FREE-138750. or https://www.pinterest.com/explore/alphabet-charts/
Here is a great video I found on schooltube.com which models exactly what I'm describing:
https://app.schooltube.com/video/7758e5e21c584905a9d4/Fundations_Alphabet_Song
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?"
2. Sing the Alphabet Song.
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.
You may want to incorporate a video from the Have Fun Teaching page on schooltube.com:
You may want to incorporate a video from the Have Fun Teaching page on schooltube.com:
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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.
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7. Days of the week
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8. Today's date:
The date is ____________ _____ , ________
or _______/________/ _________
9. Colors song.
The date is ____________ _____ , ________
or _______/________/ _________
9. Colors song.
10. Shapes song.
12. Parts of the body, Simon Says, or sing “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes."
13. Weather and Seasons.
Weather Song
Another Weather Song
https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/21/ideas-for-e-l-l-s-teaching-about-weather-and-seasons/
Weather Song
Another Weather Song
https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/21/ideas-for-e-l-l-s-teaching-about-weather-and-seasons/