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190. Time-Wasters vs. What Actually Works: How to Plan ELL Lessons That Save You Time and Boost Student Success

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190. Time-Wasters vs. What Actually Works: How to Plan ELL Lessons That Save You Time and Boost Student Success

August 15, 2025

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Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing: Simple Routines to Boost ELL Learning

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Ever feel lost planning for your 30-min newcomer g

Ever feel lost planning for your 30-min newcomer groups? 👀

Here’s the weekly routine that finally brought me peace, progress, and less prep stress.💡👇

What do you do with your newcomers?!

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🌍 NEWCOMER KIT GIVEAWAY! 🌟 Starting at a new

🌍 NEWCOMER KIT GIVEAWAY! 🌟
Starting at a new school is hard—starting in a new language is even harder.

We’re giving away our Newcomer Get-to-Know-You Kit to help you make every student feel seen, safe, and supported from day one. 💛

This kit includes 5 thoughtful, low-pressure activities to build connection with your newcomers—without requiring them to speak right away.
Perfect for easing anxiety while fostering a sense of belonging. 🤝✨

HOW TO ENTER:
✅ Follow us @equippingells
📚 Comment with something you do to help every student feel welcome at the start of the year
👯‍♀️ Tag a teacher friend (Each tag = 1 entry!)
📲 Share this post to your story + tag us for 3X entries!

🗓️ Winner announced August 21st in stories!

Let’s build brave spaces together—one student at a time. 🌟

#NewcomerSupport #ESLteachers #BackToSchoolGiveaway #EquippingELLs #TeacherGiveaway #BuildingBelonging #GetToKnowYouActivities

Want a full year of no-prep vocabulary, speaking,

Want a full year of no-prep vocabulary, speaking, and writing tasks for your ELLs? 🙌

This 260-card ELL Picture Prompt Set gives your students daily practice with academic language—through real-world visuals, tiered vocabulary, and scaffolded supports that work from Day 1.

📚 Perfect for bell ringers, morning meetings, small groups, sub plans & more!
✅ WIDA-aligned
✅ Printable + Digital
✅ Grades 1–12 adaptable

Equipping ELLs members, you already have access to these- go to Resources by Category > Speaking & Writing Picture Prompts

🎯 DM me PICTURE to grab it now and start building confident, capable English speakers—every single day!

We love our Equipping ELLs members! 💛 That’s

We love our Equipping ELLs members! 💛 That’s why we’re always listening, adapting, and updating our curriculum to meet your needs—because teaching changes year to year, day to day, student to student.

Comment interested on our IG post & Join us inside! ✨

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📚 Is it time to rethink how we teach reading? S

📚 Is it time to rethink how we teach reading?
Spoiler: YES—and this episode will show you how. 👀

In Episode 81 of the Equipping ELLs podcast, we’re kicking off our Author Series with the brilliant Malia Hollowell, author of The Science of Reading in Action. 🧠✨

This conversation is a must-listen for any teacher ready to make reading more effective, brain-friendly, and ELL-inclusive.

Here’s what we’re diving into:
🔤 What phonics, phonemes, and phonological awareness really mean
🚫 Where reading instruction has gone wrong—and how to fix it
✅ 5 essential truths every teacher should know
🧰 Practical tools you can implement TOMORROW

🎧 Trust us—you’ll want your notebook (and your Amazon cart) ready.

💬 DM me EP81 and I’ll send you the link to listen!

#equippingELLs #scienceofreading #teachingreading #ELLstrategies #phonicsinstruction #readingteacher #multilinguallearners #readingintervention #eslteachersofinstagram #teacherpd #maliahollowell #brainfriendlyteaching

🎉 FREEBIE ALERT! Start the school year confide

🎉 FREEBIE ALERT!

Start the school year confidently with our First 30 Days Checklist for supporting your ELLs! 💪📚
This step-by-step guide will help you stay organized, focused, and ready to meet your multilingual learners' needs from day one.

✨ Grab it now & take the guesswork out of back-to-school prep!

📥 DM me FIRST30, and we’ll send it your way!

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🎥 Intermediate ELLs: 1st Month Game Plan Not s

🎥 Intermediate ELLs: 1st Month Game Plan

Not sure how to pace the first few weeks with your intermediate ELLs? I’ve got a roadmap for you! 🗺️Here’s how to build routines, grow confidence, and accelerate language skills in Month 1.

👇 Comment imonth1 for the links!

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⏳ This is it — the last FREE challenge for a w

⏳ This is it — the last FREE challenge for a while! Build your first month of school's foundational activities so you feel confident to support every ELL!

If you’ve been wanting to cut your ELL planning time in half, build routines that actually stick, and finally feel confident teaching every level of learner, no matter who walks in your classroom door this school year… this is your chance!

✨ 5 days.
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✨ Over $100 worth of free resources
✨ PD certificates & daily giveaways
✨ A community of teachers who get it.

Don’t wait — we start on Monday!

Sign up today and let’s do this together. DM me challenge to register! 🙌

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