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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Engaging Money Center

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Engaging the English Language Learner

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)

Froggy Color Sorting

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Engaging the English Language Learner

Help your students learn their colors with this fun sorting activity! Print and laminate each Froggy sorting mat and bug printables for durability. After cutting out each bug, place the bugs and sorting mats in a center and let the sorting begin! Plastic insects or other counters or manipulatives could be used in place of the bug printables.

PreK - K

Other (Math)

Place Value Skyscrapers

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Engaging the English Language Learner

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)

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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)

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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.