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Isenberg Elementary ESOL
Leslie Foster
H D ISENBERG ELEMENTARY
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Welcome to ESOL/Bienvenidos a ESOL
(English to Speakers of Other Languages)

I will meet with students on a pull-out basis. I see kindergarten students five times a week, first graders four times a week, second graders four times a week, third graders three times a week, and fourth and fifth graders two times a week.

Students are learning about the following units in each grade:



 We Are a Family! - We are learning about the members of our family. We are also talking about food, kitchen objects, and numbers 1-5.  We are reading "Feast for 10," "The Picnic," and "To Be a Kid."
Vocabulary:baby, brother, father, grandma, grandpa, mother, sister, fish, green beans, pizza, rice, salad, sandwich, soup, cup, fork, knife, napkin, plate, spoon, one, two, three, four, five, and, the


Here Come the Animals! - We are learning about animal babies and their parents. We are also talking about the characteristics of the animals. We are reading "Mama Cat has three kittens,"  "Are You an Elephant," and "Feathers and More."
Vocabulary:her, in, on, their, and, the, are, you, an, no, am, not, have, do, does, has, keeps, warm, a, help



The Big City- We are learning about cities and communities. We are also talking about how we feel when we move to another place. We are reading "The Adventures of Taxi Dog,"  "A Movie in My Pillow," and "Chinatown."
Vocabulary: all, day, had, him, would, could, he, to, come, here, just, like, poem, arrive, behind, everywhere, left, neighborhood, city people and places words





    Family Gifts- We are learning about family traditions and things that are special to a family. We are reading "Faraway Home" and "The Gift of Words."
Vocabulary: envelope, faraway, imagine, leave, proud, strange, came, from, family, story, together



Cultural Ties- We are learning about culture and immigrants. We are also talking about family and heritage. We are reading "The Lotus Seed" and "Where We Come From."
Vocabulary: arrive, bloom, emperor, forgot, lotus, remember, special, throne, come, from, opportunity, pride, adjust, better, culture



From Sea to Shining Sea- We are learning about geography and earth systems. We are reading "Greetings from America" and "The Bunyans."
Vocabulary: canyon, coastline, dunes, geyser, landform, mountain range, waterfall, acre, enormous, gargantuan, gigantic, huge, mammoth, mighty, scenic


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