Karen MacKenzie-Sleeman

Teacher of English learners. Mom of four.

[Karen MacKenzie-Sleeman @KmackenzieELL]

When your class of beginners has doubled since September, sometimes you do bring the getting to know you activities back in April. Such fun with a Human Scavenger Hunt today!

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@Dodgers Thank you @dodgers for your #SUDCAwarenessMonth patches!

[Karen MacKenzie-Sleeman @KmackenzieELL]

Ss made valentines from one character to another and had to include one specific detail from the text.

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@CasaliScience Love this! The visual of seldom is genius!

[Karen MacKenzie-Sleeman @KmackenzieELL]

Level 1 and 2 #ELs worked with a partner to draw the main character’s apartment as described in the novel. Great activity to get them out of their seats and looking back at the text.

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@DedhamAthletics @DSRaidersSports Thanks for the update! Cheering from home!

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This 28 minute podcast describes the great tension in EL education - helping students acquire English quickly so they can access curriculum without forcing them to sacrifice their first language in the process. Highly recommend!

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

There are nearly 5.1 million English learners enrolled in public schools in this country. Often parents are faced with a choice that involves investing more in English language learning than their heritage language. @kyanamog

https://t.co/2id6WyPS6m

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@CasaliScience @svhava @ajlibrarian Amazing. All I could think of for “Turtles all the Way Down” was stealing one of our turtle stuffies from home. 🤪

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@edpuzzle @JudyFoleyITS I’m watching this now. Maybe we can try again this year!

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@NicholasFerroni @MrsRocha202 the new plan 🤪

[Karen MacKenzie-Sleeman @KmackenzieELL]

I wanted to feel confident about pronouncing my #EL students’ names correctly this year, so they recorded themselves using @vocaroo and added it to a name slide. Great to practice by myself without asking the student to repeat themselves twenty times.

[Karen MacKenzie-Sleeman @KmackenzieELL]

@DedhamHsSoccer Thank you for these updates! So helpful when chatting with students.

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@ValentinaESL @CasaliScience

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@Cleveland_NPS My 1st grader was so excited about it this morning! Hope the day goes well!

[Karen MacKenzie-Sleeman @KmackenzieELL]

Our new family liaisons have helped me three times in just the first eight days of school. I’m so grateful for this new program!

[Karen MacKenzie-Sleeman @KmackenzieELL]

My favorite classroom decor updated with some 2020, 2021, and 2022 grads!

[Karen MacKenzie-Sleeman @KmackenzieELL]

My often emotional 6 year old has figured out how to regulate himself on swings and will seek them out when he needs to calm down or reset. He found that outlet entirely on his own!

[Karen MacKenzie-Sleeman @KmackenzieELL]

My anxious 8 year old has no fears when it comes to bugs, frogs, or climbing and he can set meaningful goals for himself and work hard to accomplish them. For him "meaningful" meant the monkey bars, but the goal is probably less important than the confidence he gained.

[Karen MacKenzie-Sleeman @KmackenzieELL]

@CasaliScience Here’s to an amazing fall in which dinners are sometimes eaten at home and in a relaxed way. 🤪

[Karen MacKenzie-Sleeman @KmackenzieELL]

@NicholasFerroni High school teacher of ELs!