tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76873889846108919792024-03-14T07:29:18.702-07:00La clase de Mrs. Stillinger, segundo gradoMrs. Stillingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515035079027382057noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687388984610891979.post-15363275616246122422011-05-27T21:07:00.000-07:002011-05-27T21:42:39.589-07:00BrainPop ESL<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PDWYDUJrx1fyynBIy8VSEN2bAm2mufJSQyCf-tJ4LuulorbhRudyZyWrVgidUiUvbXfewD5cbYkbTS-KMI1BWHcK95nmb4V0hNQYy2FRgCxIff2cLG0CcoEdm8lGL6Cw51t-YPPueZk/s1600/brainpop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; height: 225px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 321px;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PDWYDUJrx1fyynBIy8VSEN2bAm2mufJSQyCf-tJ4LuulorbhRudyZyWrVgidUiUvbXfewD5cbYkbTS-KMI1BWHcK95nmb4V0hNQYy2FRgCxIff2cLG0CcoEdm8lGL6Cw51t-YPPueZk/s320/brainpop.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's always nice to find fun ways to reinforce learning! BrainPop ESL is a wonderful, interactive website for ESL students and teachers. It provides a well-structured, fun way to practice the language forms and functions being studied in a Lit-based ESL, ELD or GLAD unit. BrainPop is organized into fun and engaging lessons that teach English grammar and vocabulary according to English Language Proficiency levels. Each lesson consists of an animated video that, through a story, introduces new vocabulary and grammar. Following the video, there are eight features that help cement learning, including games and practice sheets. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*For a closer look at the eight features, <a href="http://www.brainpopesl.com/support/about/">click here</a>. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*For a tour of the whole site, <a href="http://www.brainpopesl.com/support/tour/">click here</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-It is extremely well-organized, making it easy for teachers to navigate and find just the right lesson to supplement what they're studying at any time. </span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Check out the site's "<a href="http://www.brainpopesl.com/support/glance/">At a Glance</a>" section to see grammar and vocab presented in each lesson. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-It provides linear instruction, building and previously learned concepts and allowing students to monitor their growth.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Families can use the lessons at home to support classroom learning</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(It's about $8 a month for family memberships.)</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*<a href="https://secure.brainpop.com/store/step2/?group_id=18">Click here</a> to sign up.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-There are several free lessons, games, and activities available, giving plenty of opportunity to see if the site is a good fit for you before buying a membership! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">N</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">ot-so-great aspects of BrainPop ESL:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-So far there are only units developed for levels 1 and 2 of ELP. (They are working on adding more, but in the meantime the scope of the lessons is limited)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-It costs money! As mentioned above, family memberships are about $8/month, or $75 for a year, and classroom memberships are $115 for a year. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Start taking advantage of <a href="http://www.brainpopesl.com/">BrainPop ESL</a> now!</span><br />
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</span></div>Mrs. Stillingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515035079027382057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687388984610891979.post-6532857134927609702011-05-13T20:58:00.000-07:002011-05-13T21:17:39.051-07:00May Home Connection<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOo9vVUcTCpUZqHJij_wlni9Cip83Ndj_Q1KPw0SwFbkZIMILxtPGGdTdMhgNd0O0CuxSiczURcskecqJ6cFOfRfjPIzXk_nXwNMSEGvkEeILnReofx2RXFmCOZixF7AFR1QcyIJThis/s1600/emerging+butterfly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOo9vVUcTCpUZqHJij_wlni9Cip83Ndj_Q1KPw0SwFbkZIMILxtPGGdTdMhgNd0O0CuxSiczURcskecqJ6cFOfRfjPIzXk_nXwNMSEGvkEeILnReofx2RXFmCOZixF7AFR1QcyIJThis/s320/emerging+butterfly.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>Welcome families!<br/><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This month we are focusing on butterflies! We have live caterpillars in our classroom from the Insect Lore Company. We are watching the stages of metamorphosis up close at school! By observing these insects in real life, we will grow to understand and be able to <span style="color: purple;"><em>describe the life cycles of living things</em>.</span> To add depth and scientific vocabulary to our study, we will be studying several non-fiction texts. We will observe and <em><span style="color: purple;">learn to use non-fiction text features</span></em> like a table of contents, glossary and index. To add some fun and imagination to our studies, we will enjoy a few fictional stories about caterpillars and butterflies. After reading these stories, we will work to <em><span style="color: purple;">retell</span></em> them, including the <em><span style="color: purple;">most important information</span></em> and <em><span style="color: purple;">sequencing words</span></em>. Then, we will work as a class to <em><span style="color: purple;">create our own fictional story</span></em> about butterflies. I will post a video of our class reading and showing off the finished version...stay tuned! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
<div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In the meantime, check out the recommended reading and suggested activities below. Also, if you have any fun facts or stories about butterflies that you would like to share, please feel free to post them below!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
<div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><u><strong>Recommended Reading:</strong></u> </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Read the following texts and practice recognizing non-fiction text features like the table of contents, glossary, and index. Practice retelling the butterfly life cycle, including important details</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><ul><li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><u>The Very Hungary Caterpillar</u> by Eric Carle</div></li>
<li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><u>Monarch Butterflies</u> by Helen Frost</div></li>
<li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><u>Asi nace una mariposa</u> by Claire Lewellyn and Simon Mendez</div></li>
<li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><u>La mariposa monarca</u> por David M. Schwartz</div></li>
</ul><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><strong><u>Try this!</u></strong> </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Watch these videos of the life cylces of a buttefly and a frog. Talk with your child about how the life cycles are similar and different. Make a venn diagram or T-chart to compare and contrast the two. Or, create a story that explains the life cycle of a butterfly, a frog, or both. Post your observations, conclusions, or stories here to share with the class! Have fun!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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