Read the blog for practical teaching tips, strategies, and classroom ideas to support EAL/D and ESL students. I share stories, lesson plans, and teaching resources that make supporting English learners easier and more effective.
Turn spooky stories into purposeful reading practice with Halloween Readers’ Theatre. Explore how Creepy Carrots!, Room on the Broom and Big Pumpkin can help primary ESL and EAL/D learners develop reading fluency, comprehension and confidence through supported rehearsals and repeated reading.
Turn a familiar folk tale into a week of meaningful English practice. Explore seven Three Little Pigs ESL activities we tried with Kindergarten students, moving from supported vocabulary practice and crafts to independent storytelling while developing speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.
Looking for fun and meaningful Halloween ESL activities for your primary classroom? Discover 10 easy ideas for vocabulary, speaking, reading and writing, including Bingo, word searches, Readers’ Theatre, scavenger hunts, crafts and procedure writing. These activities are simple to adapt for beginner, emerging and developing English learners.
Looking for fun and meaningful Halloween ESL activities for your primary classroom? Discover 10 easy ideas for vocabulary, speaking, reading and writing, including Bingo, word searches, Readers’ Theatre, scavenger hunts, crafts and procedure writing. These activities are simple to adapt for beginner, emerging and developing English learners.
Discover simple Harmony Day arts and craft ideas for your classroom. These creative Harmony Week activities help students celebrate culture, diversity, and belonging while making meaningful classroom displays.
Discover simple Harmony Day arts and craft ideas for your classroom. These creative Harmony Week activities help students celebrate culture, diversity, and belonging while making meaningful classroom displays.
Want Harmony Week to feel deeper than decorations and orange shirts? Explore meaningful Harmony Week activities for your classroom that build real belonging, cultural pride and confident multilingual learners.
Discover why Reader’s Theatre works so well for ESL students and why so many teachers keep coming back to it. Learn how this simple strategy builds fluency, confidence, and real spoken English without pressure.
Who is an EAL/D teacher and what do they actually do in Australian primary schools? This practical guide explains the role, responsibilities, and why EAL/D matters for multilingual and dialect learners.
Supporting new arrival students in the first weeks of school sets the foundation for everything that follows. In this post, I share how I support newly arrived learners in a Sydney primary school — from orientation and buddy systems to gentle assessment, visual support, and language learning grounded in research and real classroom practice.