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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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My name is Jenny-Lyn, and I am an educator who has an interest in adult, elementary (Grade 1 to 6) and ESL education. I was born in Ontario, Canada and finished a Humanities B.A. at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. I was fortunate to gain three years of teaching experience with adult learners in Japan but was ready to return to the classroom after completing a Diploma of Education in Melbourne, Australia. I taught ESL students between 5 and 12 years of age in Nunavut Canada, before moving to Ottawa in 2015. Four years as a Long-Term Occasional Teacher with Ottawa Carleton District School Board led me through grade 3 ETFI, Junior Autism and many other unique roles. However, in 2019 I became a permanent teacher and am excited to be teaching full-time kindergarten in 2020. My passion continues to be in the field of English as a Second language and so I always create materials with the needs of these students in mind.
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Pashto - English Picture Dictionary
This bilingual-picture dictionary is a communication and language development tool for beginning ESL learners. The content focuses specifically on school-related language, such as locations in the school and class activities etc. Each entry contains a picture and the word/phrase presented in two languages (English & Pashto). Space is provided for student-specific or school-specific vocabulary to be added. Translated by a native Pashto speaker. If you have questions or suggestions on how to im
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English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening
Also included in: Picture Dictionary Bundle
Swahili - English Picture Dictionary
This bilingual-picture dictionary is a communication and language development tool for beginning ESL learners. The content focuses specifically on school-related language, such as locations in the school and class activities etc. Each entry contains a picture and the word/phrase presented in two languages (English & Swahili). Translated by a native Swahili speaker. Space is provided for student-specific or school-specific vocabulary to be added. If you have questions or suggestions on how to
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English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening
Also included in: Picture Dictionary Bundle
Urdu - English Picture Dictionary
This bilingual-picture dictionary is a communication and language development tool for beginning ESL learners. The content focuses specifically on school-related language, such as locations in the school and class activities etc. Each entry contains a picture and the word/phrase presented in two languages (English & Urdu). Translated by a native Pashto speaker. Space is provided for student-specific or school-specific vocabulary to be added. If you have questions or suggestions on how to impr
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English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening
Also included in: Picture Dictionary Bundle
Multi-Lingual Math Anchor Charts (English, Arabic, Pashto & Swahili)
These multi-lingual math anchor charts are a communication and language development tool for beginning ESL learners. The content focuses specifically on math-realted language, such as shapes, math tools and algebra (e.g. plus, minus) etc. Each anchor chart contains a picture along with the English word and the word/phrase presented in three languages (Arabic, Swahili & Pashto). Space is provided for additional languages or other vocabulary to be added. Translated by a native Arabic, Swaholi an
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Vocabulary
ESL Log Book, Ontario Curriculum (incl. Arabic, Swahili and Pashto versions)
Looking for the ELD Orientation to School Life in Ontario curriculum, it can be found here. Note: Translations for Steps 1-5 are included in this updated version. Step 6 translations are in the works. A notice will be sent to educators that have purchased the resource to download the updated version with Step 6 when it is ready at the end of November. The first version of this resource was used to support communication between myself and the homeroom teacher while tracking the progress of ESL
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Also included in: ESL Log Book & ELD Log Book (Ontario, Canada Curriculum)
Arabic - English Picture Dictionary
This bilingual-picture dictionary is a communication and language development tool for beginning ESL learners. The content focuses specifically on school-related language, such as locations in the school and class activities etc. Each entry contains a picture and the word/phrase presented in two languages (e.g. English & Arabic). Space is provided for student-specific or school-specific vocabulary to be added. If you have questions or suggestions on how to improve this resource or encounter a
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English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening
Also included in: Picture Dictionary Bundle
Math Anchor Charts (Arabic - English)
These Arabic - English math anchor charts are a communication and language development tool for beginning ESL learners. The content focuses specifically on math-related language, such as shapes, math tools and algebra (e.g. plus, minus) etc. Each anchor chart contains a picture along with the English word and the word/phrase presented in Arabic. Translated by a native Arabic speaker. Have authentic, first-language speaker translations available for another language? Send them to me at exploringe
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Arabic
Also included in: Individual Math Anchor Charts (Arabic, Pashto & Swahili)
Mandarin - English Picture Dictionary
This bilingual-picture dictionary is a communication and language development tool for beginning ESL learners. The content focuses specifically on school-related language, such as locations in the school and class activities etc. Each entry contains a picture and the word/phrase presented in two languages (English & Mandarin). Translated by a first-language speaker. Space is provided for student-specific or school-specific vocabulary to be added. If you have questions or suggestions on how to
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English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening
Also included in: Picture Dictionary Bundle
Family Communication: Celebrations (Arabic, Pashto, Swahili & Mandarin)
These resources were created to support my teaching practices in a kindergarten class in Ottawa, but I continue to use them with families in older grades. At that time, our team’s improvement plan focused on moving from token activities to richer, student-centred experiences. However, I found myself struggling, as celebration after celebration seemed to arise with little time to prepare. Using the parent survey to narrow down the celebrations that were meaningful to our students allowed me to co
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Classroom Community, Social Studies
English Picture Dictionary
This English picture dictionary is a communication and language development tool for beginning ESL learners. The content focuses specifically on school-related language, such as locations in the school and class activities etc. Each entry contains a picture and the word/phrase presented in English. Space is available for translated words in the student's primary language, and each section has space for student-specific or school-specific vocabulary to be added. If you are looking for a bilingual
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English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening
Also included in: Picture Dictionary Bundle
French - English Picture Dictionary
This bilingual-picture dictionary is a communication and language development tool for beginning ESL learners. The content focuses specifically on school-related language, such as locations in the school and class activities etc. Each entry contains a picture and the word/phrase presented in two languages (English & French). Translated by a first-language speaker. Space is provided for student-specific or school-specific vocabulary to be added. If you have questions or suggestions on how to i
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English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening
Also included in: Picture Dictionary Bundle
Spanish - English Picture Dictionary
This bilingual-picture dictionary is a communication and language development tool for beginning ESL learners. The content focuses specifically on school-related language, such as locations in the school and class activities etc. Each entry contains a picture and the word/phrase presented in two languages (English & Spanish). Space is provided for student-specific or school-specific vocabulary to be added. Suggested UsesBeginning ESL learners: Find the word or phrase they wish to communicate
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Spanish, Speaking & Listening
Also included in: Picture Dictionary Bundle
Behaviour Self-Assessment_Guest Teacher
This self-assessment resource was initially created to improve the behaviour of a grade 4/5 class toward their new music teacher. However, I started using it to have the students reflect on their interactions with guest teachers (supply teachers) and presenters as well. These post-experience reflections made a difference in encouraging the students to take responsibility for their actions and gave students who made positive choices the chance to be acknowledged and celebrated. It is important t
3rd - 6th
Social Emotional Learning
Assessment: Google Forms: Grade 2 (all subjects)
There are many methods for recording assessments and observations. I found that using Google Forms provided more flexibility, organization and time management than handwritten or excel-based records. Each Google form contains a space to identify the assignment’s name, description (optional) and date. Followed by a checkbox list of the curriculum expectations that allows for multiple selections as some activities may cover more than one expectation in the subject. Identifying the expectation
2nd
English Language Arts, Math, Science
Mental Math: Near Doubles/Halves (Up to 20)
Based on Alex Lawson's Student Continuum of Numeracy Development, the following resource can be used to introduce and practice the strategies. I had noticed that more subtle introductions to strategies had been less successful and thus the original resource was created. After using it for a year with a grade 3/4 class, I have made changes and created additional versions to match other grades. Please note that this set includes only the section on Near Doubles and only include numbers up to 20.
PreK - 3rd
Math, Mental Math
Also included in: Mental Math: Full Set (Up to 20)
ELD Log Book (Includes Ontario Orientation to School Life Expectations)
Looking for the Ontario ESL STEPS curriculum, it can be found here. As an ELD educator, one of the biggest challenges was communicating with homeroom teachers about the progress of the students I worked with individually and in small groups. Hallway chats in passing or those rushed minutes before school started were not always helpful, especially when multiple educators supported the same student. I attempted electronic methods, but these often resulted in extra steps or information not being
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Also included in: ESL Log Book & ELD Log Book (Ontario, Canada Curriculum)
Writing Continuum: Prompts (Set #1: Items)
Often writing prompts are 2-3 sentences describing a scenario the student must reflect on and write about in their notebook. However, these are limiting for beginning English Language Learners, students with special education needs (e.g. expressive language deficit) and younger students with limited reading abilities. This led me to organize and start using two sets of picture-based prompts that provided much-needed scaffolding as the students work towards more traditional text-based prompts. T
K - 4th
Balanced Literacy, Writing
Raz-Kids Instructions (Arabic, Pashto, Swahili & English)
Step-by-step bilingual instructions on accessing Raz-Kids at home to support communication with families. Languages Included at the Moment English Swahili Arabic Pashto Due to the costs of translating, I am unable to provide this resource for free. However, updates with additional languages will be provided without additional costs as they become available. Furthermore, if you can provide a translation (by a primary speaker and not using online translation software) in a language not already in
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Reading
Math Anchor Charts (Pashto - English)
These Pashto - English math anchor charts are a communication and language development tool for beginning ESL learners. The content focuses specifically on math-related language, such as shapes, math tools and algebra (e.g. plus, minus) etc. Each anchor chart contains a picture along with the English word and the word/phrase presented in Pashto. Translated by a native Pashto speaker. Have authentic, first-language speaker translations available for another language? Send them to me at exploringe
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Also included in: Individual Math Anchor Charts (Arabic, Pashto & Swahili)
Snack Bin Tags
Many schools have breakfast or snack programs to support students who need a little extra food throughout the day. These Lunch Box Notes are an easy way to communicate with parents and guardians that their young one has finished the food in their lunch box and was given an additional snack. DirectionsPrint the template of your choice using legal-sized paper (8.5 X 14 inches) with a single-sided setting. Pre-cut the tags and place them in a container near the location of the class snack box for
PreK - 1st
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About the store
Experience
My name is Jenny-Lyn, and I am an educator who has an interest in adult, elementary (Grade 1 to 6) and ESL education. I was born in Ontario, Canada and finished a Humanities B.A. at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. I was fortunate to gain three years of teaching experience with adult learners in Japan but was ready to return to the classroom after completing a Diploma of Education in Melbourne, Australia. I taught ESL students between 5 and 12 years of age in Nunavut Canada, before moving to Ottawa in 2015. Four years as a Long-Term Occasional Teacher with Ottawa Carleton District School Board led me through grade 3 ETFI, Junior Autism and many other unique roles. However, in 2019 I became a permanent teacher and am excited to be teaching full-time kindergarten in 2020. My passion continues to be in the field of English as a Second language and so I always create materials with the needs of these students in mind.
Teaching style
Being a kinaesthetic learner myself, I engage students through hands-on and creative lessons. Some of the methods that inspire and provide a foundation include Picture Word Induction Model, Transforming Learning and Picturing Writing. I also adopt smaller community programs (e.g. Participaction150) to create classroom experiences that are meaningful to the students' lives.
My own education history
Along with a Diploma of Education through La Trobe University in Melbourne, I have completed additional qualification courses in the following subjects...
Teaching First Nation, Metis and Inuit Children (2015),
Mathematics Primary and Junior Part 1 (2015),
English as a Second Language Part 1 (2012), Part 2 (2013) and Specialist (2014),
Special Education Part 1 (2012) and Part 2 (2014),
Reading Part 1 (2012), Part 2 (2014) and Specialist (2015), Kindergarten Part 1 (2013) Part 2 (2020)
Additional biographical information
It is not possible to write about myself and not include a reference to my orange fur baby Potato. He joined our family in 2018 from a cat shelter in Smith Falls and has been our purring alarm clock ever since. Though he has yet to visit my classroom, students feel as if he is one of our clutter as he often becomes part of the stories I tell in class.
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