Antonio Sanchez

It’s been a long time since Southgate’s ESOL community showed their paws off and I think it’s about time we let this cat out of the bag. Stay tuned for our future postings.

An important part of an ELA teacher's job is teaching students how to become aware of their own thinking and providing them with a toolbox of skills for planning, managing, and evaluating the language-learning process.

An ELL explains to a friend/classmate what he needs to do for the class activity. @SouthgateTigers #kindnessmatters

Inspiring ELLs to believe in themselves is super important. Today I watched an ELL cry because another student called him stupid. One student crying is already one too many. Going to redouble my efforts to make sure every kid feels worthy. @SouthgateTigers

I just read a quote and immediately fell in love it. I think you will too. “You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.”@SouthgateTigers

Fall is here and ELL’s are learning all about it. @SouthgateTigers

A 5th grade ELL makes connections between everyday items, states of matter, and the properties they posses after creating a graphic organizer and careful reflection. @SouthgateTigers

ELL’s tap into prior knowledge and explore scientific vocabulary. @SouthgateTigers

ELL’s learn about motion by exploring cool toy inventions. @SouthgateTigers

A big thanks to some of our families who pitch in and help out in the mornings when some of the kiddos get a little bouncy. @SouthgateTigers

First grade ELL’s are taught to memorize the seasons using a TKR. I couldn’t get the kids to memorize the seasons until I got a little silly myself, broke down and well .. here it is! @SouthgateTigers

ELL’s tap into their prior knowledge and share what they know about pushing, pulling, and twisting forces. In this short clip students provide examples of twisting forces. @SouthgateTigers

Kindergarten ELL’s create a welcome handbook for future students. Students practice tracing letters using coloring pencils and interview staff to learn their names. @SouthgateTigers

Fourth grade ELL’s learn about animal adaptations. It’s very cool to see students understand how a species develops over time to survive in a particular environment. @SouthgateTigers

ELL’s write about themselves, where they come from, what their interests are, and how they learn best. Once completed, students interview each other. Lastly, students present this information to the rest of the class. @SouthgateTigers

5th grade ELL’s enhance their English language skills by building their academic vocabulary across different subjects. Students also study the similarities and differences in morphology and syntax in L1 and L2 in order to better understand the English language. @SouthgateTigers

ELL’s use sentence frames and manipulatives to demonstrate their understanding of matter. @SouthgateTigers