Book trailers are such a fun way to introduce books to students. This year our students made their own book trailers after participating in #litcircles. Check out this trailer for “Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio” by Tony Johnston. @NMSsiouxcity
Though it may be raining outside, it’s snowing inside. Teachers use the Snowball strategy to review from day 3 of SIOP training. #SCCSDSIOP#SIOP#snowball#engagement
I love seeing students truly enjoying their reading. They were excited to pick up a new book! A BOOK! 😁 #teacherwin Stay tuned tomorrow for thank you notes to our wonderful donors for investing in these inquiring minds. 💙
We are SO EXCITED to incorporate more dual language and high interest books into our classroom library. Can you speak two languages? Can you read a book in two languages? These students can! 🤓 #additivebilingualism#ESL
Next time you want to say a child or parent “speaks little English” instead start with the assets: “He is fluent in Spanish (or name the language), and learning English.” #bilingualism#ELL#GATE#leadership#k12
OK Team...I know you feel left out as we have not had cancellations yet; but tomorrow will make today seem balmy! @siouxcityschool will not have school for students on 1/30/19. We will miss you. Be safe, and kind!
Check out my Level 1 Newcomer students representing themselves! They wrote a paragraph about themselves using word webs and sentence starters. They were able to decorate it in any way to represent themselves.
Next week we will have a “Thankful Wall” in our classroom displaying something each of us is thankful for. Here’s a sneak peak of a couple rough drafts. (I spy Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln... it’s good to know they really do listen to us sometimes. 😉)
Today was so fun! Our ESL team put together a “progressive Thanksgiving dinner” to try traditional dishes each period. We ended the day with pumpkin pie. Here are some of my Level 2 students trying green bean casserole! 😆 #ESL @NMSsiouxcity @ToriSCTeach@EmilyLloyd_nms
Using technology and SIOP tools in all classes today to make our curriculum accessible... It was SO rewarding so see and feel the energy and excitement my students were exuding when main idea clicked for them. I’m proud today. 😁💙