I started Simply Ieva to mostly find answers for myself, and in the process, I learned that there are so many ESL teachers asking those same questions! Upon some reflection, I came to a realization that there are three broad categories that we all keep circling back to: How to make effective connections with families…
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Many of us are likely in the last weeks of school and may or may not be counting down the days. And wow, has it been a year! We have taught online, hybrid, in person, concurrent. Pajamas bottoms and leggings became our daily work attire Our bedrooms, cars, back yards were some of the places
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How can we use short stories in our ESL classroom? How can we adapt them so that our English learners at different proficiency levels can access them? If you enjoyed the adaptation of The Gift of the Magi for your ESL class, here is another short story – The Last Leaf by O’Henry. Save time
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Have you ever heard of Padlet? Did you know it is a great online tool for teaching vocabulary to your ESL students? In a regular ESL classroom, creating word walls with your students and having the words up really help English learners. They can refer to the words whenever necessary and eventually internalize the new vocabulary.
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Goal setting is extremely important for your ESL students. It helps them see their language learning progress as well as keeps them organized. After all, according to one of my favorite quotes by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: “A goal without a plan is just a wish” . And this is where ESL goal setting worksheets come
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The Gift of the Magi for ESL students? An ESL reading, writing, and speaking lesson using this popular short story by O’Henry? I recently wrote a blog post about different winter activities you can do in your ESL classroom. Many of them included watching, writing, and creating. In this blog post, I will show you
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