Engaging the English Language Learner
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South Dakota, United States
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I have been teaching for twelve years in Title I multicultural schools in MN, AZ, and SD. I have taught 1st and 2nd grade regular education classes as well as sheltered ELL classes for students in grades Kindergarten-5th. I am SEI (Structured English Immersion) and ENL (English as a New Language) Endorsed and hold a Master's Degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction. In addition to teaching in the elementary setting I also teaching graduate and undergraduate level courses on English language development in conjunction with local universities.
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Reading Selection Test for the True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Mrs. Riddle's Reading Selection Test for The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
After reading this creative spin on the beloved folk tale, assess your students vocabulary and comprehension skills with this reading selection test.
1st - 2nd
Reading, Vocabulary
Original Play Script for the Tortoise and the Hare
Mrs. Riddle's Original Play Script for the Traditional Folktale The Tortoise and the Hare
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Plays are great ways to promote fluency and communication skills! Why not try Mrs. Riddle's original version of The Tortoise and the Hare?! Written with beginning readers and struggling older students in mind, this play is provided with two versions of the script to accommodate male and female readers. It can easily be expanded or adjusted to incorporate mo
K - 5th
Drama, English Language Arts
Old Maid Homophone Game
Mrs. Riddle's Old Maid Homophone Game
Get your kids excited about homophones through this fun version of Old Maid! Great for centers, enrichment, remediation, or cooperative learning! Simply print on cardstock and cut out! Additional variation game cards available on my site.
1st
Grammar
Traditional Goldilocks and the Three Bears Play Script
Mrs. Riddle's Traditional Play Script for the Classic Folktale Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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Plays are great ways to promote fluency and communication skills! Why not try Mrs. Riddle's original, yet traditional, version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears?! Written with numerous sight words and repetition to aide fluency in early readers, the play offers the traditional tale that students will love to read aloud! Ideal for beginning readers and
K - 3rd
Drama
Mrs. Riddle's Favorites: Six Traits Trade Books
Mrs. Riddle's Favorites: Six Traits Trade Books
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If you are looking for a picture book that would lend itself nicely to teaching one of the six traits of writing, look no further! Mrs. Riddle's Favorites: Six Traits Trade Books is an exhaustive 10 page list of beloved picture books that can be used to teach each of the six traits of writing, plus presentation. This list has been compiled from numerous resources and personal experience in teaching
PreK - 6th
Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Expository
Developing Decoding with Lips the Fish
Developing Decoding with Lips the Fish
Assist your struggling readers in developing decoding skills using the Lips the Fish beanie baby reading strategy! This packet includes five days of engaging activities and lesson extensions focusing on beginning sounds that can be used in conjunction with whole group, small group, or individual lessons or in learning centers. Using a pirate theme, Lips the Fish teaches students how to decode unknown words by getting their lips ready to say the first sou
K - 3rd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading Strategies
Open House Scavenger Hunt
Mrs. Riddle's Open House Scavenger Hunt
Want to make your annual parent open house a little more fun and engaging? Try my open house scavenger hunt! Parents and students work together to find the classroom items on the list, all the while interacting with the child's new classroom. A prize is awarded at the end for participants. It is a great tool to engage students and parents alike and frees the teacher up to mingle and answer questions.
**TIP: I make a friendly bulletin board each ye
PreK - 2nd
Old Maid Homophone Game Variation
Mrs. Riddle's Old Maid Homophone Game(Variation)
Additional old maid game cards to go with Mrs. Riddle's original Old Maid Homophone game. Add in these additional game cards to familiarize your students with other homophone pairs. Great for centers, independent practice, or cooperative learning!
1st
Grammar
CVC Memory
This printable CVC Memory game will have your students learning how to sound out words in no time, while having tons of fun! This packet includes blank templates for you to edit as well as a "CVC Thief" card to allow the cards to be used for traditional Old Maid in addition to Memory. The possibilities are endless! Simply print, laminate for durability, cut out and you are ready to go!
PreK - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Spelling
Mrs.Riddle's Cooperation Scavenger Hunt
Mrs. Riddle's Cooperation Scavenger Hunt
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Do you want to reinforce cooperation skills with your students in a fun and innovative way? Try Mrs. Riddle's Cooperation Scavenger Hunt! Students work as a team to solve each clue that eventually leads them to a prize. The clues are written in a rhyming pattern that is easy for students to read. The clues will lead students to the important rooms or areas of your classroom/school. This is a great beginning
K - 6th
Character Education
Original Play Script for the Three Little Pigs
Mrs. Riddle's Original Play Script for the Traditional Folktale The Three Little Pigs
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Plays are great ways to promote fluency and communication skills! Why not try Mrs. Riddle's original version of The Three Little Pigs?! Written with rhyme and repetition to aide fluency in early readers, the play offers the traditional tale with humorous lines students will love to read aloud! Ideal for beginning readers and struggling older students.
K - 3rd
Drama
Engaging Money Center
Mrs. Riddle's Pocket Change Exchange Money Center
Easy to create and use, this money center will get your students counting money in three unique activities. The first activity has students counting the coins in several pockets. The second activity asks students to count the money in each pocket and then state which toy they could buy at the toy store with the coins they counted. The final activity lists an amount and students can use coin rubber stamps to represent the coins needed to make
K - 2nd
Other (Math)
Mrs. Riddle's Ending Sound Old Maid Game
Mrs. Riddle's Ending Sound Old Maid Game
Looking for a fun way to improve your student's ability to recognize ending sounds in words? Try Mrs. Riddle's Ending Sound Old Maid Game! Print the attached cards on cardstock for an instant learning center game! Students will play traditional old maid with a partner or small group to match the picture with the ending sound that is found in the word. A super student pleaser!
K - 2nd
English Language Arts
Place Value Skyscrapers
Mrs. Riddle's Place Value Skyscrapers Activity
Having a hard time making place value fun? Try this engaging activity. Students build a skyscraper with base ten blocks. Then they must count how many they used and record with the correct place value. This is a great idea to use as a center or for students who finish early.
K - 3rd
Other (Math)
Mrs. Riddle's Rhyming Words Memory
Mrs. Riddle's Rhyming Words Memory Game
Rhyming Words Memory is a great game to get your students excited about rhyming words! Not only are students matching rhyming word sets, they are also spelling the words prior to playing. Simply print on cardstock and cut them out! These are great for centers, cooperative learning, or independent practice. They also make great flashcards. Additional cards are available on my site for game variation.
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Spelling
Sight Word Cookie Snatcher
Have your students learn their sight words with this “Old Maid” spin-off! Twenty-one of the most frequently used Dolch Pre-Primer sight words are listed on cookie cards. Simply print off the cards, cut, and laminate! When ready for game play, students shuffle the cards and distribute one to each player until all the cards are gone. Students ask one another if he/she has a particular sight word with the goal of finding the most matches. But, watch out for the cookie snatcher! He is in the m
PreK - 1st
Reading, Writing
Daily Writing Conventions Practice: Find-It, Fix-It Sequencing
Mrs. Riddle's Find-It, Fix-It Daily Writing Conventions Practice (Theme: Sequencing Events)
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Do your students need to work on the six traits skill of conventions? Tired of doing the same-old daily oral language practice? Try Mrs. Riddle's Find-It, Fix-It theme pages! They are great for practice with conventional errors in writing, plus they go along with themes you already are teaching in other content areas such as science and social studies. Stude
K - 2nd
English Language Arts
Mrs.Riddle's Short A Word Family Interactive Whiteboard Activities
Mrs. Riddle's Short A Word Family Interactive Whiteboard Activities
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Are you looking for a fun and easy way to teach or reinforce word families? Do you want some easy-to-use, yet engaging interactive whiteboard activities? Look no longer! Try Mrs. Riddle's Short A Word Family Activities! In this set of 14 lessons, students engage in word family hands-on activities and games using the interactive whiteboard system. These lessons focus on the -at
K - 2nd
Reading
Friendly Letter Writing Printables
Wanting to teach your students about writing friendly letters? Needing to send a thank you note to a guest speaker or volunteer? This printable set includes twelve fun friendly letter writing templates for student use. Students just need to add in the date, complete the greeting, write the body of the letter, and add their signature. Simply choose the template that would work best for your students and purpose, print, and get to work writing!
K - 8th
Balanced Literacy, For All Subjects, Writing
Getting Acquainted Bingo for Buddies
Mrs. Riddle's Getting Acquainted Bingo for Buddies
Do you have a buddy classroom system with an older or younger grade level? Are you looking for ideas to break the ice and get the older and younger students working as a team? If so, then this is the game for you. Pair off an older student with a younger student and give each pair a copy of the bingo form. Set a time limit and have pairs meet other pairs, asking those they meet if either person in the group can sign his/her name to a box st
PreK - 6th
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About the store
Experience
I have been teaching for twelve years in Title I multicultural schools in MN, AZ, and SD. I have taught 1st and 2nd grade regular education classes as well as sheltered ELL classes for students in grades Kindergarten-5th. I am SEI (Structured English Immersion) and ENL (English as a New Language) Endorsed and hold a Master's Degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction. In addition to teaching in the elementary setting I also teaching graduate and undergraduate level courses on English language development in conjunction with local universities.
Teaching style
For English language learners I believe in creating lessons that follow the SIOP framework with a particular emphasis on comprehensible input and output as outlined by Stephen Krashen. All of my lessons strive to include a focus on new language acquisition in the form of meaningful engagement in the areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. My objective is to create purposeful language learning experiences for my students by following the teaching and learning cycle and continually improving my craft as a teacher.
Awards & shining teacher moments
*Employee of the Month
*Mentor Teacher to Student Teachers and Interns
*Graduated Summa Cum Laude, South Dakota State University Graduate program
*Awarded numerous grants for my classroom and school
My own education history
Bachelor's Degree (2004)
Concordia College
Moorhead, MN
Elementary Education
Graduated with Highest Honors, Education Department
Master's Degree (2012)
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
Elementary Education Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in English as a New Language
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Top of my class (2012 graduates)
Additional biographical information
Above all, I believe in establishing a community of respect and safety that lowers the affective filter for English language learners. I utilize an ethnographic approach to learning more about my students and families so I can meet their needs and get to know them not just as students and parents but as individuals. I often find I learn much more from them than they do from me as their teacher.
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