Dual immersion classroom

Working with a Buddy Chart

Are you a new Dual language teacher? Welcome! I hope you'll find this tips helpful! This post may contain affiliate links. It might seem obvious, duh I'm a teacher of course I have to be patient! It is so different when you have a room full of kiddos who are learning a language. You will give directions and some students will give you a blank stare because they have no idea what just happened. Let me tell you, when teaching language learners, you will have to find the patience you didn't…

Embark on the exciting journey of transforming your bilingual classroom. Discover 6 powerful dual language professional development books revolutionizing teaching practices and student engagement. Stand by as we unravel each book and its unique benefit to you! Happy reading!

Visual Supports for Novices – Teaching Comprehensibly with Profe Tauchman

Poetry Anchor Chart -Poesia simil, rima

Laura - Learning Bilingually on Instagram: “EL PUENTE 🌉 BRIDGING anchor chart - a way to explicitly show students how to bridge the languages and what aspects we should be looking at…”

As a dual language teacher, you know the challenges of providing a comprehensive learning experience for your students. The lack of appropriate resources can leave you feeling unprepared and hinder your ability to create an engaging bilingual classroom environment. That’s why in this blog post, we will explore five essential bilingual classroom must haves that every dual language teacher needs to feel set up for success and prepared to empower their students.

Tales of a 4th Grade Dual Language Diva: Character development

great anchor chart for fluency!

Calendar time is a natural thing to do in the elementary World Language classroom. Students are used to doing it in their regular classroom and it's an opportunity to introduce and practice content - math, science, and even geography. I got the chance to observe some of the regular classroom teachers and even some Dual Language Immersion teachers to see how they do calendar and I've copied what I liked, adjusted what I needed to, and now my kiddos love calendar time. Here are some ideas to…

MISD Bilingual Pair System! Every teacher has their own creative way to establish their Bilingual Pairs!

Dual language Ideas

Bilingual Pairs.

WOW! How creative!

In our Dual Language program, Math is in English, Science and Social Studies is in Spanish.

I GET A ROOM!!! Although, I'm trying to be circumspect since technically I had a room last year too. I only got to keep it for 7 days before getting pushed back onto the cart (my principal felt so bad that she bought me the Cadillac of carts AND the Calico Spanish curriculum so I was only slightly bummed.) They swear to me I should get to keep it this year. Like 99% sure. So here is a before pic... Before And after... The view from the hallway door - the other door leads to the 3rd grade…