Are you feeling worn out, behind, frustrated, or in a slump? Believe it or not, you’re not alone! Many K-8 ESL/ELL teachers feel this way by mid-semester. In this practical book filled with heartwarming advice and humorously honest stories, John Carlson shares the lessons he has learned from over a decade of teaching English language learners, training ESL/ELL teachers, and operating a school for elementary and junior high English language learners in Taipei, Taiwan. In this book you'll learn how to structure student-centered, wildly productive, and stress-free classes. You'll discover how you can use unstructured play to help with motivation. You'll find practical ways to get students to take responsibility for their own learning. With tips on co-teaching, differentiation, classroom management, lesson planning, motivating and connecting with students, and much more, this book may just change the way you look at teaching forever!

Kid-Inspired Teacher: Organizing Wildly Productive ESL ELL Classes

Education & Teaching

CARLSON, JOHN

Schools & Teaching

Kid-Inspired Classroom

K-8 ELL Teaching Materials Covering: Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary & PhonicsBuilt for Flexibility and DifferentiationPairs perfectly with the Kid-Inspired ESL Curriculum Membership where you can find loads of additional supplementary resources, worksheets, flashcards, activities, and more.Teaching newcomers and beginners with little English can be hard.You only have so much time with them and there are so many obstacles to overcome. You are pressed to find activities that are both interesting and effective. You are torn between the English they need to make good grades and the English they need to make good friends. You are a coach, preparing students for English language assessments and standardized tests, and you are a mentor, helping students navigate the stresses of a new culture and starting way behind everyone else.My goal is to help you shine in your role as an ESL teacher by providing you with engaging, unique materials that make it easier for you to differentiate, challenge, connect, and make a difference.Here is what's covered in book 1:Phonics: Alphabet & Short-Vowel Words (i.e. cat, bed, big, hot, bug etc.)Vocabulary: Basic classroom vocabulary (i.e. chair, desk, stand up, sit down, toy, friend, paper, game, colors, numbers, etc)Speaking: Basic Interactions (i.e. Do you like...? Put your...on my desk. Do you have...? I am... What color is it? etc.)Reading: Short, fun sentences that strictly follow the phonics rules the students have previously learned.Writing: Copying single words and short sentencesWIDA Level: EnteringTESOL: StartingCEFR: A1Structure and Development12 years of development, dozens of teachers, and 1000s of students have helped make these materials engaging, effective, and flexible.

Kid-Inspired ELL Beginners - Book 1: Engaging ELL Beginners with the Alphabet, Short-Vowel Phonics, Basic English Conversation, and Basic Writing ... - ELL Beginners to Upper-Intermediate)

Computers & Technology

Programming

K-8 ELL Teaching Materials Covering: Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary & PhonicsBuilt for Flexibility and DifferentiationPairs perfectly with the Kid-Inspired ESL Curriculum Membership where you can find loads of additional supplementary resources, worksheets, flashcards, activities, and more.Teaching newcomers and beginners with little English can be hard.You only have so much time with them and there are so many obstacles to overcome. You are pressed to find activities that are both interesting and effective. You are torn between the English they need to make good grades and the English they need to make good friends. You are a coach, preparing students for English language assessments and standardized tests, and you are a mentor, helping students navigate the stresses of a new culture and starting way behind everyone else.My goal is to help you shine in your role as an ESL teacher by providing you with engaging, unique materials that make it easier for you to differentiate, challenge, connect, and make a difference.Here is what's covered in pack 2:Phonics: Consonant Blends & Digraphs (i.e. cl, br, st, th, ch, sh, qu, etc.)Vocabulary: Common verbs, Adjectives & More (i.e. He is tall. Are you sad? What do you like to do? Which animal do you like the most? How is the weather? etc)Speaking: Common Descriptions and Wh-Questions (i.e. Do you like...? Put your...on my desk. Do you have...? I am... What color is it? etc.)Reading: Fun, simple, multi-sentence passages that strictly follow the phonics rules the students have learned up to this point.Writing: Copying multiple, slightly longer sentences.Easy-to-teach, Fun Printables, Flash Cards and Activities--Just Print and Go

Kid-Inspired ELL Beginners - Book 2: Engaging ELLs with Consonant Blends, Basic English Conversation, Vocabulary, and Writing (Kid-Inspired English ... - ELL Beginners to Upper-Intermediate)

K-8 ELL Teaching Materials Covering: Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary & PhonicsBuilt for Flexibility and DifferentiationPairs perfectly with the Kid-Inspired ESL Curriculum Membership where you can find loads of additional supplementary resources, worksheets, flashcards, activities, and more.Here is what's covered in book 3:Phonics: Long Vowels, Diphthongs & Digraphs (i.e. ai, oa, ou, oi, ee, au, etc.)Vocabulary: Common Verbs, Daily Activities, Periods of Time, etc (i.e. brush my teeth, climb a tree, days of the week, months of the year, times of the day, etc)Speaking: More Wh-Questions, Simple Present Tense and Present Continuous Tense Sentence Structures (i.e. What are you doing? What time do you...? When do you...? What do you do in January? Do you have...? I am... What color is it? etc.)Reading: Funny, confidence-building, 1-paragraph stories that strictly follow the phonics rules the students have learned up to this point.Writing: Copying paragraphs.Get Easy-to-teach, Fun Printables, Flash Cards and Activities to Go with This Series When You Also Join the ESL Curriculum Membership -- Just Print and GoWIDA Level: Entering/EmergingTESOL: Starting/EmergingCEFR: A1/A2Structure and Development12 years of development, dozens of teachers, and 1000s of students have helped make these materials engaging, effective, and flexible.Scaffolded to help all students achieve successFlexible so that you are able to differentiate for varying student needsStudent-centered so that students get tons of practice with the contentSet up with a spiral learning approach across all levels in the series so that future levels review and consolidate what students learned in previous levels.I want to make your life easier by creating awesome materials that you can teach right out of the box so that you can focus on what matters most: your students.

Kid-Inspired ELL Beginners - Book 3: Engaging ELLs with Long-Vowel Phonics, Basic English Conversation, Vocabulary, and Writing (Kid-Inspired English ... - ELL Beginners to Upper-Intermediate)

Here is what's covered in book 4:Present Tense Be-Verbs (Am, Is, Are): Systematically work through be-verb sentence structures including positive sentences, negative sentences and questions.Also covered: basic pronouns, "a" vs "an", have and has, demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these those), and possessive pronouns (my, his, her, etc).Vocabulary: Continue to grow your students' working vocabulary by covering well over 100 commonly used vocabulary words that are carried through the speaking, writing and reading practices of each unit.Speaking: Get students practicing their speaking with a unique scaffolded approach that makes it easy to get all students talking and to differentiate for students who learn at different speeds.Reading: Funny, original, confidence-building, short stories that help increase reading speed, intonation and comprehension.Writing: Get your students writing basic sentences and paragraphs. Students who struggle can lean on the provided scaffolding while stronger students can branch out to write more of their own content.Lots of extra worksheets, Flash Cards and Activities--Just Print and GoWIDA Level: EmergingTESOL: Emerging

Kid-Inspired ELL Beginners - Book 4: Engaging ELLs with Be-Verbs, Fun Stories, Basic Conversation, Vocabulary, and Writing (Kid-Inspired English ... - ELL Beginners to Upper-Intermediate)

K-12 ELL Teaching Materials Covering: Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary & PhonicsBuilt for Flexibility and DifferentiationPairs perfectly with the Kid-Inspired ESL Curriculum Membership where you can find loads of additional supplementary resources, worksheets, flashcards, activities, and more.Teaching newcomers and beginners with little English can be hard.Here's what's covered in the low-intermediate book 1 (Book 5 in the Kid-Inspired ESL Curriculum):Present Simple & Present Continuous (Progressive): Systematically work through present tense sentence structures including positive sentences, negative sentences and questions in the present simple and present continuous.Also covered: basic prepositions of place, 'wh' questions, and possessive apostrophes (i.e. Beth's).Vocabulary: Continue to grow your students' working vocabulary by covering well over 140 commonly-used vocabulary words that are carried through the speaking, writing and reading practices of each unit.Speaking: Get students practicing their speaking with a unique scaffolded approach that makes it easy to get all students talking and to differentiate for students who learn at different speeds.Reading: Funny, original, confidence-building, short stories that help increase reading speed, intonation and comprehension.Writing: Get your students writing basic sentences and paragraphs. Students who struggle can lean on the provided scaffolding while stronger students can branch out to write more of their own content.Join the Kid-Inspired ESL Curriculum Membership for worksheets, Flash Cards, Activities and More for This Level--Just Print and GoWIDA Level: EmergingTESOL: EmergingStructure and Development12 years of development, dozens of teachers, and 1000s of students have helped make these materials engaging, effective, and flexible.Scaffolded to help all students achieve successFlexible so that you are able to differentiate for varying student needsStudent-centered so that students get tons of practice with the contentSet up with a spiral learning approach across all levels in the series so that future levels review and consolidate what students learned in previous levels.I want to make your life easier by creating awesome materials that you can teach right out of the box so that you can focus on what matters most: your students.

Kid-Inspired ELL Low-Intermediate 1: Engaging ELLs with Present Simple & Continuous Tenses, Fun Stories, Conversation, Vocabulary, & Writing ... - ELL Beginners to Upper-Intermediate)

Reference

English as a Second Language

Kid-Inspired ELL Low-Intermediate 2: Engaging ELLs with Future & Past Simple Tenses, Irregular Verbs, Fun Stories, Conversation, Vocabulary, & Writing ... - ELL Beginners to Upper-Intermediate)

K-12 ELL Teaching Materials Covering: Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing, & Vocabulary Designed for Flexibility and Differentiation Pairs perfectly with the Kid-Inspired ESL Curriculum Membership where you can find loads of additional supplementary resources, worksheets, flashcards, activities, and more. 
Teaching newcomers and beginners with little English can be hard.\nYou only have so much time with them and there are so many obstacles to overcome. You are pressed to find activities that are both interesting and effective. You are torn between the English they need to make good grades and the English they need to make good friends. You are a coach, preparing students for English language assessments and standardized tests, and you are a mentor, helping students navigate the stresses of a new culture and starting way behind everyone else. 
My goal is to help you shine in your role as an ESL teacher by providing you with engaging, unique materials that make it easier for you to differentiate, challenge, connect, and make a difference. 
Here's what's covered in the low-intermediate book 3 (Book 7 in the Kid-Inspired ESL Curriculum): Past Continuous and Present Perfect: Systematically work through past continuous (i.e. was eating) and present perfect (i.e. has eaten) sentence structures including positive sentences, negative sentences and questions. Also covered: irregular verbs, subject & object pronouns, adjectives and possessives, for & since. Vocabulary: Continue to grow your students' working vocabulary by covering well over 140 commonly-used vocabulary words that are carried through the speaking, writing and reading practices of each unit. Speaking: Get students practicing their speaking with a unique scaffolded approach that makes it easy to get all students talking and to differentiate for students who learn at different speeds. Also included are discussion pages aligned to common core skills with sentence frames and response stems. Reading: Funny, original, confidence-building, short stories that help increase reading speed, intonation and comprehension. Now also included are graphic organizers aligned to common core literary and informational reading comprehension skills. Writing: Get your students writing basic sentences and paragraphs. Students who struggle can lean on the provided scaffolding while stronger students can branch out to write more of their own content. Join the Kid-Inspired ESL Curriculum Membership for worksheets, Flash Cards, Activities and More for This Level--Just Print and Go WIDA Level: Developing TESOL:Developing 
Structure and Development 
12 years of development, dozens of teachers, and 1000s of students have helped make these materials engaging, effective, and flexible. Scaffolded to help all students achieve success Flexible so that you are able to differentiate for varying student needs Student-centered so that students get tons of practice with the content Set up with a spiral learning approach across all levels in the series so that future levels review and consolidate what students learned in previous levels. 
I want to make your life easier by creating awesome materials that you can teach right out of the box so that you can focus on what matters most: your students.

Kid-Inspired ELL Low-Intermediate 3: Engaging ELLs with Past Continuous & Present Perfect Tenses, Irregular Verbs, Fun Stories, Conversation, ... - ELL Beginners to Upper-Intermediate)

Here's what's covered in the low-intermediate book 4 (Book 8 in the Kid-Inspired ESL Curriculum):Mixed Tense Review: Review the six major tenses as well as irregular verbs, be-verbs and more.Sentence Structure: Work through different parts of speech with a focus on writing coherent, well-structured sentences with good grammar and challenging vocabulary.Vocabulary: Continue to grow your students' working vocabulary by covering well over 240 tier 1 and tier 2 vocabulary words that are carried through the speaking, writing and reading practices of each unit.Speaking: Get students practicing their speaking with a unique scaffolded approach that makes it easy to get all students talking and to differentiate for students who learn at different speeds.Reading: Funny, original, confidence-building, short stories that help increase reading speed, intonation and comprehension.Writing: Get your students writing basic sentences and paragraphs. Students who struggle can lean on the provided scaffolding while stronger students can branch out to write more of their own content.Join the Kid-Inspired ESL Curriculum Membership for worksheets, Flash Cards, Activities and More for This Level--Just Print and Go

Kid-Inspired ELL Low-Intermediate 4: Engaging ELLs with Good Sentence Structure, Tenses, Irregular Verbs, Fun Stories, Conversation, Vocabulary, & ... - ELL Beginners to Upper-Intermediate)

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