Meg Johnson

Students enjoyed working collaboratively to piece together graphic organizers that had been completed, cut, and scrambled. I love this strategy to help MLs learn different structures for organizing their speaking and writing!

@erikpianoman @Yates_Mill @ReneAlfordAP @YMESPTA Thanks for including me, so I could let my inner Elsa shine! 😂

We finished 2024 with a karaoke party 🎉 at @Yates_Mill Elementary, such a great time to kick off the winter break. @ReneAlfordAP @YMESPTA @MrsJohnsonYMES #winterbreak

Ask me about using Canvas to collect samples of student speaking. 😊 This week, third-graders recounted the story of Too Many Tamales using transition words and phrases to connect the important events!

Game changing subtraction strategy that should be utilized more often!

Research shows strategies like re-reading, annotating, and summarizing can help kids find their footing in difficult texts *and* improve comprehension. 📚 Here are 8 ways to build students’ skills: edut.to/3AJHDuA

Shout out to my partner, Ms. Campbell, who is always ready to team up for a fun costume theme!

Don’t let other languages scare you! Instead take hold of the power that bilingualism/multilingualism possesses. #halloween2024 #Halloween

Check out our themed #HispanicHeritage booklists for kids, middle grades, and young adults! colorincolorado.org/books/hispanic…

How to Create a Welcoming Classroom Environment for ELLs | colorincolorado.org/article/how-cr… #ELL #ELLchat #MLL #MLLchat

New school year. So much to do. But before everything, kids. Let’s stay student focused, student centered. 2024-25 will be amazing. #teaching #teachingideas #teachingresources #teachingkids #schoolyear20242025 #school #educationmatters

Looking for a last-minute summer lunch? Bring your kids (18 & under) to a summer meals site! Text FOOD or COMIDA to 304-304.

Unplanned twinning with my "next-door neighbor", Mrs. Garvey, today!

Become INTENTIONAL about incorporating and using the linguistic assets students have. 🌟 This has the potential to change their trajectory and social and academic outcomes. 💫 #teaching #teachingtips #multilingual #bilingual #ESOL #ESL #TESOL

How do you address classroom disruptions while maintaining student dignity? 🤝 Educators shared their techniques for reinforcing expectations and creating a positive learning community: edut.to/4adu8PK

This group was VERY motivated to persevere, repeatedly revise their designs, and see whose balloon-powered Lego car would travel the farthest. One car travelled 113 inches across the classroom floor!

@MrsPace_YMES @Yates_Mill @ReneAlfordAP After seeing our 3rd graders in action, I'm feeling motivated to find/create more Breakout lessons!

Thank you @MrsJohnsonYMES for doing this awesome breakout box activity with us today!! Fun ✅ Engaging ✅✅ Using context clues & inference ✅ They’re already asking me to do another? Also yes. @Yates_Mill @ReneAlfordAP

Multilingual learners flourish when instruction is deliberately infused with language. When every lesson in each content area provides opportunities for students to listen, speak, read, write, and interact, students have greater chances of becoming successful linguistically and academically. #multilingual #bilingüe #teachingenglish #teachingkids #teachingresources #teachingideas

It's going to be SO MUCH FUN!! Get your school besties together and plan the BEST professional learning of the year! hmhco.com/msc #k12 #educators #fun #celebrate #teachers #leaders #learning #professionals

Updated! Using cognates with ELLs -- tips, examples, videos, and more! colorincolorado.org/ell-strategies…