Using Boom Cards in the ESL Classroom
Are you familiar with Boom™ Cards from Boom™ Learning? Boom Cards are digital task cards, and they are one of my favorite digital teaching resources to use in my primary ESL classroom! Boom Cards are engaging, easy to use, and accessible with a FREE account. Here is a little bit of info about how to use Boom Cards, and 3 ways I use Boom Cards with my English language learners.
Lunar New Year Five Senses Lesson
Elementary students use their five senses to learn about Lunar New Year (also called Chinese New Year or Tet in Vietnam)! Enjoy this fun lesson idea.
3 Great Online Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Are you looking for some quick, no-prep, easy and free online teaching resources for kids? Here are 3 resources I’m using with my students this year!
5 New Year’s Resolutions for Kids!
. . . I’m left wondering, how do I teach squirrely five year olds about new year’s resolutions? Especially when they are not proficient in English?
To help prepare my students for large classroom discussions I came up with five resolutions kids can make, all in simple sentences . . .
5 Reasons You Might Want to Become an ESL Teacher
I recently saw an online discussion among elementary teachers in response to the question: “What master’s degree should I pursue?” The answers varied from “literacy coach” to “special education.” I personally think the most interesting and fulfilling of all master’s degrees in education is a degree in T.E.S.O.L. (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)! If you are considering a T.E.S.O.L. degree, here are five reasons you might want to become an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher . . .
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What in Tarnation?
You must be new to Boom Cards! If you use technology in the classroom, they are definitely worth a try. You can find out more at the Boom Learning website: https://wow.boomlearning.com/