ELL

Mrs. Collins

Shawna Collins, NBCT

Degrees and Certifications:

National Board Certified Teacher
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
Middle Grades ELA Certificate
SEI Endorsement
Gifted Endorsement
Early Childhood Education Endorsement

I am so happy to be a member of the EL team! This is my 17th year teaching in the Deer Valley district, my fourth year teaching EL students and my second year at Sierra Verde. I've had the privilege of teaching Kindergarten and 1st Grade as well as Kindergarten - 6th grade English Language Learners. The motivation of my students inspires me daily, and I love celebrating their success throughout the school year and beyond.

I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education (K-8) and endorsements in Early Childhood Education and Structured English Immersion (K-12). I achieved National Board Certification in 2020, completed an endorsement in Gifted Education in 2021, and a Middle Grades ELA certificate in 2023. I am honored to be a Deer Valley Education Foundation and DVUSD 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year.

I'm looking forward to working with you and your child this year!

Mrs. Moore

Websites for Kids

FAVORITE WEBSITES FOR KIDS

LETTER KNOWLEDGE

The Alphabet
Upper and Lower Case Matching
ABC Order
PHONEMIC AWARENESS

Beginning Sounds
Ending Sounds
Rhyming
Blending/Segmenting Sounds
Deleting Sounds
- Pumpkin Patch
Manipulating Sounds
- Lanolin's Greenhouse
- Seaside Circle Game
Manipulating Sentences
- Lionel's Talking Gizmo
ALPHABETIC PRINCIPLE

Basic Code/Nonsense Words
Advanced Code
FLUENCY

Read & Listen
Punctuation
- Alien Punctuation
- Comma Chameleon
Sentence Construction
- Kung-Fu Sentences
VOCABULARY

Classifying
- Flood!
Synonyms & Antonyms
Homophones
- Homophones Song
- Squigly's Games
Contractions
Vocabulary Words
Prefixes and Suffixes
Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives
COMPREHENSION

Comprehension Strategies
- In the Book
Create-A-Story
- Story Maker
- The Golden Ball
Listen to a Story
Jokes and Riddles
- Alphabet Soup
Writing
- Story Builder

Games

Reading and Spelling Games

The Alphabetizer
Trying to remember the order of the letters in the alphabet? Or just need some brain exercise? This game will give you a good workout!

Clueless Crossword << one of my favorites!
This is a very cool crossword puzzle. It takes a lot of trial and error to solve it and, if you get desperate, you can ask for hints.

Letter Blocks
This game is great for anyone who likes "search" and "word" games. Pick letters out of the grid to form words. How many can you make?

Parking Mania: Zoo Escape << one of my favorites!
We got a LOT of requests for this game! The driving is easier than our "extreme" versions and you get to rescue animals. What could be better?

Spelling Monster
Study from spelling lists and practice taking spelling tests. If you want a challenge, work on spelling lists from higher grades!

Starts With ?
This game gives you some great practice on figuring out the first letter of words. You'll get a picture of something and you'll need to pick out the letter that it starts with.

Vowel Splat
Whether you're learning how to read or not, this game is oddly enjoyable! It's simple: click on the vowels... if you can catch them... and make them go SPLAT!

What Letter Comes Next?
Think you know your alphabet really well? How fast can you think of what letter comes next? This game gives some good keyboarding practice too!

Read a Story

Reading is Fundamental  (RIF) Enjoy reading and sing along to these fun, animated stories!

Storyplace a site with online stories and activities. Grades pre-K-Kindergarten.

Online Story Time  This site is more for teachers but has many online stories.

Martha Speaks  This site is good for beginning ELLs in grades k-2.

Storyline Online   A terrific site with stories read by actors from the ScreenActors' Guild. Grades 1-4.

Clifford Activities pre-K-2.Try the reading and writing section with students in grades 2-3.

Berenstain Bears Games and Songs - Great activities for young children including word games, songs and puzzles. Grades K-2.

MadLibs for Advanced Beginners in Grades 3-5

Stories for Kids for Advanced Beginners in Grades 3-5

Arthur -Games from Arthur. Grades 2-5

Captain Underpants - Make a comic. Grades 2-4



Literactive This site has great oral stories and games for grades 1-12

Poetry - Gives examples of different types of Poetry.

FunBrain Reading Intermediate students in grades 5-8

Wacky Web Tales Create and read your own wacky tale.

ELD Websites

General ELD Websites

· Activities for ESL Students - Quizzes, Tests, Exercises and Puzzles:

http://a4esl.org

· ABC Teach - ESL Lessons, Worksheets, Activities including Grammar, Flashcards:

http://www.abcteach.com

· Catherine Brown’s Website - Accelerating Minds with Language:

www.acceleratingminds.com

· Agenda Web - Hundreds of Free English Exercises in Grammar, Vocabulary, Verbs,

Listening and Reading:

www.agendaweb.org

· Lanternfish - ESL Worksheets and Lesson Plans:

http://bogglesworldesl.com/

· BrainPOP – Animated Movies and Interactive Activities that are aligned to National

Standards and searchable by state standards in many school subjects for

Grades 3 – 12 (14 day Free Trial):

http://www.brainpop.com

· BrainPOP Jr. – Animated Movies and Interactive Activities for K-3:

http://www.brainpopjr.com/

· Elementary Language Arts Activities – Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Fluency, etc.:

www.carlscorner.us.com

· Houghton Mifflin - Education Place for Educators, Students and Families:

www.eduplace.com

· Enchanted Learning Site – Printable Worksheets and Activities:

www.enchantedlearning.com

· Ready to Use ESL Lessons Plans for Teaching Adult Learners:

www.english-4u.com/

· English Club – An ESL Website to help Teach or Learn:

www.englishclub.com/

General ELD Websites

· ESL English Exercises, Videos, Lessons, Quizzes and Tests:

http://www.englishmedialab.com

· English Page – Free Online English Lessons & ESL Resources:

www.englishpage.com

· English Zone – Free Online Activities to help teach and/or learn English:

http://english-zone.com/index.php

· English Lesson Plans for Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels in

Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, Grammar and Pronunciation:

www.esl.about.com/od/englishlessonplans/

· ESL Activities for Beginning to Intermediate ESL Students:

http://eslbears.homestead.com/

· Dave’s ESL Café - Interactive Site for Teachers and Students:

www.eslcafe.com

· Free ESL Flash Cards and Printables - Parts of Speech, School Objects, Food,

Places, Holidays, etc:

www.eslflashcards.com

· ESL Galaxy - Thousands of Free Printable Worksheets, Lessons and Activities:

http://www.esl-galaxy.com

· ESL Junction - Free ESL Flashcards, Flashcard Games and Conversation Questions:

http://www.esljunction.com

· ESL Printables - Resources for ESL Teachers, Worksheets, Activities, Lesson Plans:

http://www.eslprintables.com

· ESL Tower - Interactive Grammar & Vocabulary:

http://www.esltower.com

· Everything ESL - Featuring lesson plans, teaching tips, and classroom resources:

http://www.everythingesl.net

· Parade of Games - Popular Game Shows and Other Games in PowerPoint Formats:

http://facstaff.uww.edu/jonesd/games

· How to Teach Fiction, Classroom Theater and Lesson Plans:

http://www.fictionteachers.com

General ELD Websites

· Fun Brain – Reading, Spelling, Word Games, Math Games, etc.

www.funbrain.com

· Gamequarium & Readquarium – A Portal to Thousands of Online Activities

For Educators and Students:

http://www.gamequarium.com

· Hello World - Learn English Online with Games, Activities, Songs:

http://www.hello-world.com

· Internet4Classrooms – Free Internet Resources for Educators:

http://www.internet4classrooms.com

· Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom:

http://iteslj.org/questions

· KidZone – Fun Facts for Kids

http://www.kidzone.ws

· Mr. Donn’s Free Language Arts Lesson Plans, Activities, Worksheets and

PowerPoints:

http://languagearts.mrdonn.org

· Literactive – Free Online Reading Material for K-2 Students with ESL Books and

Worksheets:

http://www.literactive.com

· Interesting Things for ESL Students - Word Games, Puzzles, Quizzes for ESL

Students: http://www.manythings.org

· Adele’s ESL Corner - Free site with Online Review to practice grammar, listening and

Reading:

www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc

· Free Resources for Teachers of K-6 Students - Flashcards, Phonics Cards,:

http://www.mes-english.com

· PBS Kids - Literacy Resources, Activities, Curriculum Materials and Books for the

Emerging Reading:

http://pbskids.org/lions

· The Internet Picture Dictionary - Expand Vocabulary through Activities:

http://www.pdictionary.com

General ELD Websites

· Pete’s PowerPoint Station - Free Presentations in PowerPoint Format and Interactive

Activities:

http://www.pppst.com

· Reading A-Z – Printable Teacher Material to Teach Reading, Phonemic Awareness,

Vocabulary, etc (Subscription Fee):

www.readingA-Z.com

· Reading Rockets – Strategies, Lesson and Activities for Teaching Reading:

www.readingrockets.org

· Read, Write and Think – Resources in Reading and Language Arts for Teachers

and Students from International Reading Association and the National Council of

Teachers of English:

www.readwritethink.org

· Santa-Maria Bonita School – Grade Level Vocabulary Flashcards from the Houghton

Mifflin Anthologies:

http://www.smbsd.org/page.cfm?p=1445

· Star Fall - Interactive Reading and Writing Activities for Primary Grades

www.starfall.com

· Stories Line Online-Stories Read Aloud by the Screen Actors Guild Members:

www.storylineonline.net

· Story Arts Online-Storytelling Lesson Plans and Activities:

www.storyarts.org

· PowerPoint Examples and Directions for Jeopardy, How to Be a Millionaire and

Hollywood Square Directions:

http://teach.fcps.net/trt10/PowerPoint.htm

· ESL Lessons:

www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans

· Tools for Educators – Free Games, Printables and Worksheets:

http://www.toolsforeducators.com

· Discovery Streaming Education: Online Videos & Teacher Resources:

www.unitedstreaming.com

· Using English: Resources for English as a Second Language (Free Membership)

http://www.usingenglish.com

Grammar

· Grammar – Different Activities Including Parts of Speech, Verb Tense, Idioms: www.computerlabkids.com/parts_of_speech_sites.htm

· Grammar Blast Online Quizzes for Grades 2-5: http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/grammar

· Houghton Mifflin-Kids’ Place: Wacky Web Tales for Grades 3 and up: http://www.eduplace.com/tales

· ESLbase – Grammar Activities from A to Z:

http://www.eslbase.com/worksheets.asp

· ESL Flow: Grammar- Parts of Speech, Basic Tenses, Lessons, Lists, Review:

http://www.eslflow.com/speakinggrammarverbs.html

· Interlink Language Centers - Grammar Pop Quizzes: http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/POS/pos.htm

· Grammar Gorillas for Verbs & Other Parts of Speech – Online Activities:

www.funbrain.com/grammar

· Grammar Songs: Parts of Speech songs and posters:

http://gardenofpraise.com/mugram.htm

· Grammar Graphics - A sequential language program that bridges the gap between identifying the parts of speech and writing: www.grammargraphics.com

· Kim’s Korner – Ideas, Activities, Resources for Teaching Grammar: http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/grammar/menu.html

· Grammar and Multi-Skill Sites:

http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/grammar.html

· Interesting Things for ESL Students - Grammar:

http://www.manythings.org/e/grammar.html

· Quia – Shared Activities for Grammar:

http://www.quia.com/shared/eng

· English Language (ESL) Grammar Quizzes - Various quizzes at the different proficiency levels reviewing parts of speech and grammar skills:

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/

· Grammar

Grammar

· 330 Grammar Topics - Gives simple explanations of nouns, verbs and adjectives with examples and exercises:

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/

· Grammar Lists - Lists of Grammar Rules:

http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/grlists.htm

Phonology

Pronunciation

· Developing Teachers.Com - To Develop Students' Listening & Pronunciation in the Classroom:

http://www.developingteachers.com/phonology/phonology.htm

· Word Families in Nursery Rhymes: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/wordfamilies/

· Pronunciation and Speaking Skills for Beginning Level English Learners:

http://esl.about.com/od/speakingbeginner

· Matching Letter Sounds:

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/picturematch/

· Learn to Read:

http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/play.htm

· University of Iowa – Phonetics, The Sounds of American English - Demonstrates Actual Production of English Sounds: http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html

Listening to words

· ESL Quizzes with Sound:

http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Quizzes/Quizzes_with_Sound/

· Language Guide for English - Word Lists with Pictures and Sound::

http://www.languageguide.org/english

Minimal Pairs

· Minimal Pair Practice:

http://www.manythings.org/pp/

· Minimal Pairs audio clips:

http://www.speak-read-write.com/minimalpairs.html

· Phonology & Articulation Resources for Speech-Language Pathologists:

http://www.speech-language-therapy.com/txresources.html