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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Teaching about homes & what goes in them.

Part of teaching ELL is getting to teach all the little things we take for granted that our native English speakers know.

Right now in Kindergarten we are talking about what a "home" is. I also go into what rooms are inside a home. Seems like a simple concept but for children that just arrived from a refuge camp in Burma that have never had a bedroom or working bathroom, it is not. So I teach about the different rooms in a home, what their purpose is and what furniture we keep in each one. After a week long of this, we make our own houses. Here is what they look like.

This is only 1/2 of them.
 A close up.
They are so proud of the little town we made. We even named it after our school. I felt guilty that I didn't allow them to color in their furniture. I think that would have made them even cuter. However, we were short on time. Maybe next year.

What do you think?

8 comments:

  1. These are really cute! Where did you get the clipart for the houses?

    -Rachelle
    www.whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com

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  2. It's actualy part of our ELL reading seris so I just made a copy from my teachers manual. I can scan you a copy and email it to you if your interested.

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  3. Ms.M, I would love the clip art for the houses! I am doing that in January sometime! Thanks so much! :) nancy.shade@k12.sd.us

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  4. No problem. I have them at work. Would Monday be ok?

    Ms. M
    www.msk1ell.blogspot.com

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  5. Hi! This is my first visit to your blog and I LOVE it!!! Could I get a copy of your house printables too? These would go perfect with our unit too!
    bearcom1000@msn.com
    Thank you and Happy New Year!
    Holly

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  6. Thanks! I e-mailed to you. Enjoy!

    Ms. M
    www.msk1ell.blogspot.com

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  7. I love your blog. It is excellent. I am an ESOL teacher, too. What ESL series do you use? I would love to have a copy of your house and furniture. Thank you so much.
    middlemac3 @ sbcglobal.net

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  8. Thank you and I will send you a copy of the house clip-art right away.

    At the moment I use SEVERAL series, which makes my life very difficult. With Kindergarten I use Hampton Browns Into English (that is the one the house pictures come from), & English At Your Command. I also use pieces of Rigby's On Our Way to English. For my First graders I use Rigby's On Our Way to English also. The other team member I work with use both the Rigby for their grade level or Avenues. We also have other pieces of other programs but I don't think they are used as much. Of course we also supplement with some Gen Ed curriculum.

    I am hoping that when the District buys a new program they will purchase one that has an ELL component so we don't have such a hodgepodge of different series.

    What ESOL grades &/ or levels do you teach?

    Ms. M
    www.msk1ell.blogspot.com

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