Click through this list to find tips, activities, and printables tailored to the needs of our migrant students. You’ll also find lessons about tolerance, stereotyping, and the immigration crisis that you can use in any classroom.
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Colorín Colorado–an entire database of adaptable bilingual teaching materials for teachers and migrant parents!
Reading Tips for Educators (Colorin Colorado)–easily locate age-appropriate strategies for your preschool–12th grade bilingual learners.
Everything ESL (ESL Author/Teacher Judie Haynes)—41 practical lessons from an ESL teacher.
Sesame Street Bilingual Activities for Teachers, Tutors, and Parents (Salud America)–Sesame Street has invented lots of engaging Spanish-English activities. They even feature materials you can print out and take into MEP classrooms, such as illustrated Spanish-English flashcards.
Who Is an Immigrant? (Teaching Tolerance)–“students will write pen-pal letters to a character in Julia Moves to the United States and create cereal-box suitcases containing items that represent who they are.”
Helping Your Child Become a Reader: With Activities for Children from Infancy through Age 6–booklet filled with reading activities for teachers and parents.
Immigration Resources (AFT)–“a collection of lessons to help teachers educate all students about immigration and create inclusive school communities.”
Free Classroom Activities (Committee on Children)–activities for developing social and emotional skills in children.
24 Great Ideas (Scholastic)–“these fresh ideas — from Aztec math to Carnival masks — are easy to put together, and they offer students the chance to celebrate their own heritage while appreciating the uniqueness of others.”
◊ Bonus Resource: Helpful Classroom Terms in Spanish for Teachers (Colorin Colorado)