I went to a training for the new Houghton Mifflin math program specifically dealing with the ELL dynamic of the program. You always have to find one or two things that you can take back and really use. This time I decided on using the provided CDs with all the chapter resources in my lesson presentation to the kids. On Thursday I taught a lesson on estimation starting out with the manipulatives in a whole group. Then, I had the kids head to their desks to start the guided practice time with the practice books. I have historically run into trouble here becuase of the language barrier with some of my kids, to say nothing of the fact that many of these pages are down right confusing to try and figure out. I used my projector to show the guided practice page on the board and then talked the kids through the example problems. I knew it was going well when I heard a couple of the kids excitedly telling their neighbors how easy it was. Even my low ones seemed to be able to link the lesson to the work page a little more easily. I think I'll keep doing it!
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