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Halloween season is the perfect time to mix learning with a little spooky fun! My Trick or Treat Word Problem Task Cards (aligned with Math TEKS 5.3) are designed to make math engaging, hands-on, and meaningful — all while keeping students in the spirit of the season. 🎯 Built for TEKS 5.3 Mastery Each card focuses on TEKS 5.3 — Numbers and Operations, giving students practice with addition,…

Spring Teaching Ideas for MLs

When spring is in the air, take advantage of the nice weather and integrate seasonal topics into your lessons. Learning about springtime is a fun way to help Multilingual Learners (MLs) learn about the environment around them.  Here are some fun spring teaching ideas for MLs. Teach about Animals Animal life cycles are great for teaching transition words. One fun activity is to show students a…

A number of different systems for identifying the necessary skills are available. One of these is the CUDBAS (Curriculum Development Method Based on Ability Structure) system devised in 1989 by Professor Mori Kazuo (formerly a professor at Polytechnic University in Japan, and at Tokushima University’s Centre for University Extension). CUDBAS was developed as one of a set of techniques comprising…

Teaching Mood and Tone to ELLs

Mood and tone are closely connected concepts. Tone is the author’s attitude towards the topic. Mood is the overall feeling the reader gets when they are reading the text. Mood is particularly subjective. The important part is that students are able to defend their reasoning with evidence.  Here are some ideas for teaching these topics to your ELLs.

Review Feelings

A quick review of feelings is a…

5 Ways to Use Task Cards that will Keep Your ELLs Engaged

Task cards are a great tool to support English Language Learners. There are many leveled sets available, making it easy to differentiate. There are cards with short reading passages, grammar practice, writing prompts, speaking questions, and more. Take a look at these five ideas for using task cards with your ELLs that will keep them engaged throughout the lesson.

Play a Game

Kids love playing…

Prefix and Suffix Task Cards

Prefix and Suffix Task Cards for ELLs

Learning about prefix and suffixes can help increase a students vocabulary. When they learn about the meaning of common affixes the are able to greatly increase the number of words that they understand and can use. Reading vocabulary words in context helps to give them greater meaning than when they are in isolation.

I created a set of prefix and suffix task…

Benefits of Using Task Cards with ELLs

Benefits of Using Task Cards with English Language Learners

Task cards are a great tool for teaching English Language Learners. They present information in small chunks and increase student engagement. Task cards are easy to provide diferientian and target skills. They are also ideal for partner activity.

Task Card Benefit- Student Engagement

Task cards help students to stay engaged. My students…