I'm Judie Haynes, an ESL teacher from New Jersey, USA, with more than 28
years of teaching experience. In addition to my classroom work, I have authored and co-authored four books on ESL, co-written a chapter for TESOL's Integrating Standards into Classroom Practice and am contributing a column for Essential Teacher magazine.
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In 1492, Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue lesson plan Help your English language learners understand the role that Columbus played in American history with this thematic unit for Columbus Day. Includes downloadable activities.
Bats Are Everywhere! lesson plan Are bats blind? Do they attack people? Do they carry rabies? This thematic unit provides a change of pace to your study of animals. Help your students explore the scientific facts and myths about bats. Increase vocabulary, study animal classification, and add to knowledge about animals.
Giants Steps with Nonfiction Writing teaching tip Teach your English Language Learners to write using nonfiction text and the writing process. See this article adapted from my
June, 2006 article in Essential Teacher. Includes classroom resource picks.
Pair Your Newcomers with Buddies teaching tip Assign a buddy or a cross-grade tutor to your English language learner and watch them both blossom. Buddies gain in self esteem and your ELLs will feel welcome in your class
A is for Apple lesson plan Combine science, language arts, and math with an apple theme for Fall. This is an excellent unit for mixed level ESL classes and can be taught to students of a wide variety of ages and abilities. Includes downloadable activities.
Keys to Effective Communication teaching tip Do the classroom teachers in your school need strategies to help them communicate more effectively with English language learners? Just stick this article in their mailboxes. Includes classroom resource picks.
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New book by Judie Haynes!Getting Started with English Language Learners provides a practical resource to help educators who are new to the field of English as a Second Language understand the needs of English language learners. Learn more
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Provide ELLS with opportunities for negotiating meaning. Comprehensible input is not enough to guarantee comprehension. Your students need the opportunity to interact in a meaningful way with peers who speak English. »More quick tips
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Kidspiration cd-rom In the field of ESL we know the value of visual learning. Kidspiration, the K-5 version of Inspiration, is an outstanding tool for young English language learners. It helps them represent ideas using pictures when they don't yet have the language to express themselves in English. Kidspiration also helps ELLs brainstorm ideas and organize information. »More resource picks
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New book by Judie Haynes! Getting Started with English Language Learners provides a practical resource to help educators who are new to the field of English as a Second Language understand the needs of English language learners. 
