'Ed'ventures in Biliteracy

Let me guess, you just finished calibrating and now are trying to figure out what you can have your ELLs and other students write about in the areas of Math, Science, and Social Studies. No sweat!! Check out these 12 pages of prompts for lots of readiness and supporting standards sure to get your students writing in a way that will be easy to assess their growth in English. I made sure to include literature connections, anchor charts, and other supports as well.

Let me guess, you just finished calibrating and now are trying to figure out what you can have your ELLs and other students write about in the areas of Math, Science, and Social Studies. No sweat!! Check out these 12 pages of prompts for lots of readiness and supporting standards sure to get your students writing in a way that will be easy to assess their growth in English. I made sure to include literature connections, anchor charts, and other supports as well.

CUPS and ARMS are mnemonic devices used in the English Language Arts classroom to assist students in revising and editing their work. This download uses the same mnemonic device but is a transadaptation that allows Spanish-dominant students to go through the same process.

This is a complete list of transadaptations from Lucy Calkin's work as well as some original Spanish texts for use during Writers' Workshop. Why spend hours researching and looking for titles in Spanish when I have done the leg work for you? Great for bilingual, dual language, or Spanish Immersion instruction..

This download contains over 225 titles and is aligned to the literacy works ‘Strategies that Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement’ as well as 'Reading with Meaning: Teaching Comprehension in the Lower Grades'. One thing that has always frustrated me was that the book lists that accompany these staples for building true literacy in students are primarily in English. If you do find something in Spanish, it is usually a translation of an English work. For this reason

Each morning students in your class start on green or ‘Ready to Learn’. Students will move themselves up and down via clips or pictures attached to or alongside the chart throughout the day based on the choices they make. If you like this, you may also be interested in these other goodies... -Beginning of the Year Dual Language Illustrated Classroom Labels -How do we get home? Primary Bilingual Visuals -Daily Morning Routine Attendance Visual in Spanish and English Please also follow my

This is a complete list of Spanish transadaptations and authentic Spanish children's literature for -Ideas -Word Choice -Organization -Voice -Sentence Fluency Why spend hours looking for what literature may be available in Spanish when I have done all the leg work for you? If you like this you may also be interested in... -Spanish Mentor Text List for K-2 Writers' Workshop -Spanish Procedural Writing 2nd-3rd Grade Activity Pack -Spanish Transition Words Aligned to Text Structures -Glossary of

Let me guess, you just finished calibrating and now are trying to figure out what you can have your ELLs and other students write about in Math with the season of high-stakes testing kicking into high gear. No sweat!! Check out these 4 pages of prompts for lots of readiness and supporting standards sure to get your students writing in a way that will be easy to assess their growth in English.

This resource is perfect for organizing your classroom library both by language as well as genre. These can also easily be blown up into posters or utilized in other ways as you build students' capacity to recognize various genres and know what skills they must use as readers of various genres.

This product contains cards that can be printed to allow students to choose or be assigned group responsibilities for cooperative learning. There are also illustrated full-page print outs.

This download contains multiple titles and is aligned to the new unit of study for 3rd grade from the Teachers’ College Reading and Writing Project out of Columbia University (Mystery: Foundational Skills in Disguise). One thing that has always frustrated me is that the book lists that accompany these staples for building true literacy in students are primarily in English. As a teacher who provides instruction in Spanish, this means you have to spend extra hours beyond the book study and team

This download has everything you need for your library this year. All materials are available in English and Spanish including… -Illustrated Library rules -Templates for notes home about missing books and book care -Letter for inexpensive ideas for Dress Like a Book Character Day -Suggested library lists for teaching children about the library -Book review templates for students to share their favorite reads If you like this product you may also be interested in some of my other products

This is a list of nearly 30 How to and Procedural Writing Mentor texts for children in grades K through 2nd. Why spend hours looking for what literature may be available in Spanish when I have done all the leg work for you? If you like this you may also be interested in... -6 Plus 1 Traits of Writing Spanish Mentor Text List -Spanish Mentor Text List for K-2 Writers' Workshop -Spanish Procedural Writing 2nd-3rd Grade Activity Pack -Spanish Transition Words Aligned to Text Structures -Glossa

This bingo card template has been created in Microsoft Excel and is able to be edited and also sorted at the click of a mouse. This allows the teacher the ability to make a class set or various small group sets for any content area in a matter of minutes. There is a single card or two card per page option.

Thank you for your interest in my product. This download contains activities to help student brainstorm, illustrate, write down a step-by-step process, and publish their final work. If you are needing additional writing activities in Spanish, you may also be interested in the following products… -Bilingual Student Conferencing Form -Spanish transitional word lists -Spanish Revising and Editing Glossary -CUPS and ARMS in Spanish -K-2 Spanish Mentor Text List (Lucy Calkins) -Step by Step Guide t

These posters are great to print and share in your classroom as a constant reminder to your budding authors why grown up authors write. Just like everything else in my store, it is available in English and Spanish. Please take a few minutes to follow me and leave feedback in order to support me in providing the very best bilingual and bi-literate products I can. Also, if you haven't already done so, check out my store and website edventuresinbiliteracy.com

This resource is valuable for students as they revise and edit their writing as well as a resource to refer to as they read to use the key words listed to support them in identifying the text structure of the passage.

This thesaurus gives students a tool for expanding their vocabulary as they write. A great resource for bilingual, Spanish as a second language or dual language settings.

Let me guess, you just finished calibrating and now are trying to figure out what you can have your ELLs and other students write about in Math AND Science with the season of high-stakes testing kicking into high gear. No sweat!! Check out these 7 pages of prompts for lots of readiness and supporting standards sure to get your students writing in a way that will be easy to assess their growth in English. I have also included supplemental resources and videos to make it as quick and painless as

As students revise and edit their work, this glossary gives them the vocabulary to use as they engage in peer and teacher conferences in Spanish. This is a great resource for upper elementary bilingual, dual language, or Spanish Immersion students.