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I'm Judie Haynes, an ESL teacher from New Jersey, USA, with more than 29 years of teaching experience. In addition to my classroom work, I have authored four books on ESL, written a chapter for TESOL's Integrating Standards into Classroom Practice and am contributing a column for Essential Teacher magazine. » Learn more

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Happy New Year 2009
Lesson planlesson plan Join the 2009 New Year's Eve celebrations in Scotland, Philadelphia, Japan, and New York City. Teach your students about some of these unique celebrations.

Festivals of Light Around the World
lesson plan The diversity in many classrooms provides a starting point for children to begin to understand and value the many distinct cultures of the world. What better way to do that than to feature a winter unit on light festivals from around the world. Teach your students about the cultural traditions in France, Sweden, Thailand, Philippines, India, Egypt, Holland, and Mexico. More light festivals will be added so keep checking back. Includes downloadable activities.

Christmas in Mexico
lesson plan This holiday season promote peace and appreciation for the diverse cultures in your school by taking advantage of the natural resource that is in your classroom. Begin with this lesson on Christmas in Mexico. Includes downloadable activities.

See Also:
» Santa Claus Around the World
» Christmas in France
» DSL - Digital as a Second Language

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Do the mainstream teachers in your school know the difference between BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) and CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency)? Explain that BICS may take up to 2 years to develop and CALP may take 5-10 years. Ability to speak English does not mean the student is able to work academically in English.
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ˇColorín Colorado!
off site ˇColorín Colorado! ˇColorín Colorado! is a wealth of information for all educators of ELLs. It also provides information, activities, and advice for Spanish-speaking parents of ELLs. Teachers are invited to print and distribute the information on this site. Check it out. It's worth the visit.
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