#EarlyLang Archive

This biweekly chat is for early language educators - FLES and elementary immersion teachers. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 8:00-9:00 pm EST

Wednesday March 21, 2018
8:00 PM EDT

  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    Tonight's #EarlyLang is 8-9 pm EST on MAGICAL MOMENTS in the ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM. INTRO TIME For starters, let @lamaestraloca & @SECottrell know about you: WHO you are, WHERE you are, WHAT you teach, and a fave brain break!
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    Hey, it's 8pm ET, 5pm PT on Wednesday and you know what that means: time to talk MAGIC in the #earlylang classroom with @lamaestraloca!
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    I'm Sara-Elizabeth in Kentucky. I teach Spanish to kids ages 4-17. Favorite brain break is "Go stand by something" (tall, shiny, etc.) #earlylang
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Hello from Maine! I'm Julie, K-4 Spanish teacher, and we are waiting for the snow to hit us.. Hoping all are safe and warm where you are! #earlylang
  • srtacoulehan Mar 21 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Hey all! It's Marissa, I teach K&1 Spanish in NYC (but currently tweeting from vacation in Maine!) and I LOVE hand games like "Pikachu" and "Chocolate" for brain breaks in my classes #earlylang
  • nathanlutz - Moderator Mar 21 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    hey - Nathan from NJ here. I teach pre-K through grade 5 French. Fave brain break: I've been trying yoga lately! #earlylang
  • SrtaOwens Mar 21 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    #EarlyLang Jessica Owens, Spanish teacher in Wisconsin
  • kaitlin31415 Mar 21 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    I am Kaitlin, K-3 Spanish teacher in Boston area #earlylang
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Maine?!!! Where? #earlylang
    In reply to @srtacoulehan
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Hi All! - Marcela from PA here. I teach Toddlers through grade 5 Spanish . #earlylang
  • lucijgalvan Mar 21 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Hi all! I am Luci. I teach K-3 Spanish in CA. #earlylang
  • als5nep Mar 21 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    Aaron from Boston area. 2nd grade French immersion teacher. Brain break is GoNoodle or mindful minute. #earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    WAHOO!! It is 8pm ET and time to talk "MAGIC" with me and @SECottrell fro #earlylang chat JOIN US!
  • MaCristinaRV Mar 21 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    ¡Hola #earlylang! I'm Cristina from Miami and I teach Spanish PK-5. Brain breaks? Sometimes, my lessons ARE a series of brain breaks☺️
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    #EarlyLang Great webinar!
    In reply to @lamaestraloca, @SECottrell
  • srtacoulehan Mar 21 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    How do you set up mindful minute?? #earlylang
    In reply to @als5nep
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    Remember that tonight's chat uses a Q1/A1 format. We ask the "Q" and you give the "A!" Be sure to use #Earlylang in your response, too!
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:06 PM EDT
  • srtacoulehan Mar 21 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A1: I constantly say things are "magic" in my classroom, and react with disbelief if students "call me out" on it, as @lamaestraloca mentioned in her webinar! Sometimes it's all about the acting! #earlylang
  • nathanlutz - Moderator Mar 21 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A1: resort to any sort of tricks possible for getting engagement! With my three year olds, I'm full on PeeWee Herman. #earlylang
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    A1: I love this question! For our little learners, magic and imaginative play are such crucial components of their every day life; it's a natural to incorporate magical & unexpected moments in our classes, whether it be talkiing animals or... 1/2 #earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    A1: I integrate magic into almost everything I do. Whether it is a Unicorn peeing on my marker to make the class read chorally, or a magic wand that changes my slides (a clicker in my pocket) or a crocodile that eats stories (then students sequence) I LOVE it! #earlylang #magic
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    Q1/A1 I see magic everyday. teaching through play is just magic! #earlylang
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    We're on Q1 everyone- don't forget to use A1 in your response. Q: In what ways to you see "magic" being a tool in your #earlylang classroom? ("magic"- anything that increases the joy, participation, & engagement!)
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    Yes! Imagination, movement, play - isn't that what being a child is about? So why not #earlylang class? A1
    In reply to @MundodePepita
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    2/2 contrary to fact actions/situations/activities... it really connects with the age level & where they are at in general. One of the many reasons I so love working with early elem! #earlylang
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    I love all the things they still believe in, make believe is alive and well with the littles... so incredibly sweet and endearing! It's so important to make that part of class #earlylang
    In reply to @SECottrell
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    and I would add-= #ageappropriate ! we talk about that all the time, lol #earlylang
    In reply to @SECottrell
  • kidworldcitizen Mar 21 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    Hello! I am Becky. I currently teach English in Mexico. Nice to meet you all! #earlylang
    In reply to @MaCristinaRV
  • lucijgalvan Mar 21 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    A1: We use sound boxes in class and the kids think it is pretty magical! #earlylang
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    Q1: when young learners play they learn how to negotiate! Negotiation make kids talk, they will do whatever to get what they want #earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    That is what I love most about it actually.... the look in their eyes when they first see what happens when you use Google Maps in the classroom and "drop" them in the middle of Asia... Sigh... it is TRULY magical! #earlylang https://t.co/QWvUfOwhJl
    In reply to @MundodePepita
  • kaitlin31415 Mar 21 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A1: I see it as being a way to just really get their attention and make them excited #earlylang . There are so many simple things that to them are magic, which just makes it so much more fun.
  • MaCristinaRV Mar 21 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A1: Every time we speak with through our puppets, the #earlylang learners play along with the magic and are totally (and magically) engaged.
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    I'm reading "Las 10 cestas de Caperucita Roja" with my girls and the insertions of so many other songs/tales are captivating them: "los pajaritos cantan, las nubes se levantan," one mouse is carrying a tooth, etc. #earlylang #imaginationismagic
    In reply to @MundodePepita
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    Yes, actually this is important when talking about the tooth fairy too... I learned that I had to be careful around 3rd grade.... #earlylang
    In reply to @MundodePepita, @SECottrell
  • Janessamgetlin Mar 21 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    Hello, I am a student studying Elementary Education at UW-Platteville! #Earlylang
  • kidworldcitizen Mar 21 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    I am excited to join! Waiting outside during my son’s hip@hop class😁 #earlylang Let’s see how I do on a phone keeping up!
    In reply to @nathanlutz, @MaCristinaRV
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    by that point some kids are outing the Tooth Fairy, while others still believe. It can definitely be tricky! #earlylang
    In reply to @lamaestraloca, @SECottrell
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    #Earlylang - Q2 is coming up!
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    Fantastic, great to have you! We hope you're around #earlylang for many years! Welcome to a great profession. #earlylang
    In reply to @Janessamgetlin
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    Q2 is here - #Earlylang
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    that's so true and definitely we need to remember this! Even my 4th graders love holding and playing with our stuffies-I hear MS & HS teachers say the same about their sts #earlylang
    In reply to @nathanlutz, @SECottrell
  • Janessamgetlin Mar 21 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    A1- I see a lot of reward systems in the classroom such as points or "filling the bucket". Student can get a point or a ball to put in the bucket when: being kind to friend, taking pride in their work, being kind to their peers, ect. #Earlylang
  • kidworldcitizen Mar 21 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A2: I am super dramatic with silly voices, I sing, dance, laugh 😁 #earlylang
    In reply to @EarlyLang
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    Passing around (read: throwing) a stuffed animal has helped me "magic"ally handle turn-taking in classes up through 11th grade! #earlylang #langchat
    In reply to @MundodePepita, @nathanlutz
  • SrtaOwens Mar 21 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A2 take time without rushing, let students ask questions, be flexible in changing lesson plans #earlylang
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    You know what, after reading #Pablito and #Renata I'm guessing @profeklein is pretty good at this one... #earlylang
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    Can you believe I do not reward my students? I don’t need too, in my classes they don’t ask for anything, they just work beautifully #earlylang
    In reply to @Janessamgetlin
  • srtacoulehan Mar 21 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    A2 I NEVER take myself too seriously. Kids need to know that you are having fun, too! I make silly mistakes on purpose. Also, each class has unique inside jokes (in Spanish!) #earlylang
  • lucijgalvan Mar 21 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    We have three different boxes with a bunch of different sounds like: a kiss, a crash, a cha-ching sound, a ping like an idea, laughter, crying, applause, etc. I give students the boxes as a class job and they LOVE it! #earlylang
    In reply to @srtacoulehan
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    Lol! We were throwing (gently) a stuffed cat today in my Kinders as a greeting, & then I thought...ewwwww, germs!! Oh well, just washed my hands after class lol :) #elementaryproblems #runnynoses #earlylang
    In reply to @SECottrell, @nathanlutz
  • nathanlutz - Moderator Mar 21 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    A2: As I was telling @kidworldcitizen on her Language Latte podcast, I just let go - and sing and dance and tell goofy stories - no affective filter when I'm with my Ss #earlylang
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    Making silly mistakes on purpose - what a way to make "errors" a natural part of the "magic"al process! #earlylang
    In reply to @srtacoulehan
  • Janessamgetlin Mar 21 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    A2- I think its important to just address and show interest in what students are asking. If they ask a question about butterflies when talking about insects dont ignore them, explore it with them then and there. #Earlylang
  • kaitlin31415 Mar 21 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    A2: By having fun! And I totally with agree Annabelle on the power of voice, which can really help in being in the moment, whether reading a book, presenting something new and exciting, etc. #earlylang
  • SraTewes Mar 21 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    #earlylang I’m late! Glad to be here. K-3 Spanish in Wisconsin
  • als5nep Mar 21 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    A2: by letting all students “be” themselves. Let them speak, make mistakes, learn from them and drive discussions and connections. #earlylang
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    A2 for me being in the moment means just that, fostering geniune interaction & as @WLClassroom said in Inspiring Podcast 2- being in the conversation, not outside it/ directing it #earlylang
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    What a good way to phrase this: "NO AFFECTIVE FILTER." How do we put that in preservice teacher training? @Janessamgetlin #earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    A2: I LOVE #nonTargeted #ComprehensibleInput for this! It really allows me to teach whatever is most #compelling IN THAT MOMENT 2 the kids present in my class. I love being totally #intheMoment with them! #earlylang #laMaestraLOCA (I received that title from my babies 4 a reason!
  • kidworldcitizen Mar 21 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    #Earlylang I bet @nathanlutz is an amaaaazing teacher!!! Seriously- I wish my own kids could be in his class!!!
    In reply to @nathanlutz, @nathanlutz
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    that's so fun!!! #earlylang
    In reply to @lucijgalvan, @srtacoulehan
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    Just a repeat of Q2 in case you missed it #earlylang
  • kidworldcitizen Mar 21 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    What?! How cool! Where are they from?? #earlylang
    In reply to @lucijgalvan, @srtacoulehan
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A2: I incorporate what they tell me into my lesson/moment. As soon as I do that they will try to keep going in the TL. #earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    I bet they love this! and I bet they dance along! #earlylang
    In reply to @kidworldcitizen, @EarlyLang
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    Can you briefly define nontargeted comprehensible input for any newbies who might be around? #earlylang
    In reply to @lamaestraloca
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    High schoolers are really just big kindergartners after all.... #earlylang #justsayin #truth
    In reply to @SECottrell, @MundodePepita, @nathanlutz
  • kidworldcitizen Mar 21 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    Passion-driven, student-centered ❤️ #earlylang
    In reply to @Janessamgetlin
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    I call that being a pretzel!!!! YAAASSS! #beflexible @JSlocB is the BEST at this! #earlylang
    In reply to @SrtaOwens, @JSlocB
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    That is what I loved best about using my point system with elementary babies.... They never expected a party in the end... they just loved it and loved being in my room! #earlylang
    In reply to @PreKlanguages, @Janessamgetlin
  • SraTewes Mar 21 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A2: Feeling the flow of focused learning with my kids and helping them to identify how that feels helps me be in the moment 😃 #earlylang
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    yes, not sticker, chocolates, candy or anything. I bring this idea from my country! #earlylang
    In reply to @nathanlutz, @Janessamgetlin
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    THIS is so important! If YOU are having REAL fun... THEY will... #monkeyseemonkeydo #earlylang #itisMAGIC
    In reply to @srtacoulehan
  • kidworldcitizen Mar 21 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    Oh my gosh, for sure!!! #earlylang My high schoolers too!
    In reply to @lamaestraloca, @SECottrell, @MundodePepita, @nathanlutz
  • MaCristinaRV Mar 21 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    A2: How can you not "let go" while teaching #earlylang? I sing, dance and laugh out loud every day:) You have to model and shake your sillies out too! Join in on the fun!!
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    A2 I think there's a powerful conjunction of organic, genuine interaction, flexibility in the moment in response to kids, and a strong foundation of goals you have articulated for your program #earlylang
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    #Earlylang - we're approaching that time for Q3. Are you ready?
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    THIS! #earlylang! SOOOO important! low affective filters are essential for risk taking in the language classroom!
    In reply to @nathanlutz, @kidworldcitizen
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    Last thoughts on Q2, being "in the moment" with your #earlylang learners?
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    #EarlyLang - it's Q3!
  • Janessamgetlin Mar 21 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    I have also seen yoga done in the Pre K-K classrooms. I think it is great because as young children they are always so hyped up that it is important for them to just relax...and maybe enjoy a good book :) #Earlylang
    In reply to @nathanlutz
  • lucijgalvan Mar 21 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    I found them at Cost Plus World Market. My kiddos produce a tone of language to be the ones who get a box during class. The sounds almost act as a mini brain break when used and they make us laugh all the time. #earlylang
    In reply to @kidworldcitizen, @srtacoulehan
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    especially when we are singing about little chicks, dancing elephants on spider webs, & jumping fish in the water! How could you not have fun? #sograteful #lovelementary #earlylang
    In reply to @MaCristinaRV
  • srtacoulehan Mar 21 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    A3 there are some classes that get too rowdy or don't know how to let loose appropriately, so we have to dial it back sometimes...usually they can get back on track though! #earlylang
  • SraTewes Mar 21 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A1: I switched to elementary after teaching high school—love that magic is everywhere now! Songs, actions, funny faces and voices, acting out stories, bolsa mágica wit surprise items inside!#earlylang
  • SrtaOwens Mar 21 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A3 time constraints, my kids always say "we're done already? why is Spanish so short?" #earlylang
  • nathanlutz - Moderator Mar 21 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A3: I think other adults may see the "magic" as too silly and not enough rigor is going on. #earlylang
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    Or sometimes the neighbors don't appreciate that "sit down and don't talk to your friends" doesn't work in #earlylang class. So, #advocacy. A3
    In reply to @srtacoulehan
  • kidworldcitizen Mar 21 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A3: one of the common things #earlylang teachers might get frustrated about is time restraints, esp in districts with less then (ideal) FLES..
    In reply to @EarlyLang
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A3: have to becareful what type of “pitch”I use with PreK, sometimes too much excitement can be distrubing! #earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    Question THREE!!! That's my favorite number! #earlylang
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    A3 my youngest class is after lunch, and still struggling to adapt to learning sessions instead of nonstop recess... guess we need more "magic" to disguise post-lunch "class" as magic! #earlylang
  • srtacoulehan Mar 21 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    I love using yoga, too! It's a wonderful, contextual way to teach a ton of animals! #earlylang
    In reply to @Janessamgetlin, @nathanlutz
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    @holadmsspanish and I use #fartmachines! HA! #earlylang
    In reply to @lucijgalvan, @kidworldcitizen, @srtacoulehan, @holadmsspanish
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:30 PM EDT
    I have some classes who just can't handle a looser structure...magic has to look different in those classes. But then again, magic doesn't have to wild & crazy either. Magic can be as simple as a snuggling bunny in a Kinder's lap. #lotsofwaystobemagical #earlylang
    In reply to @srtacoulehan
  • lucijgalvan Mar 21 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    A3 I echo @srtacoulehan 'answer: sometimes all of our magic can get us too hyped up and then we have to bring it back down. #earlylang
  • Janessamgetlin Mar 21 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    I believe that sometimes students can take advantage of you trying to have fun while teaching and mess around to the point where you need to limit the fun you have in the classroom. #Earlylang
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    some teacher believe that”paper” work is all you have to do, my classes learn because they play and recess is what they need.#earlylang
    In reply to @nathanlutz
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    I find that a rock solid transition is SO important for just this reason.... I practice it so much the first few weeks they are practically blue in the face! But it is ESSENTIAL in order for us to have all the fun we do and stay in the TL! #earlylang
    In reply to @srtacoulehan
  • kidworldcitizen Mar 21 @ 8:31 PM EDT
    #earlylang now that would get carcajadas and laughs out of any students!!! 😂😂😂
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    What about with preliterate kids? #earlylang
    In reply to @nathanlutz
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    #EarlyLang - just a repeat of Q3
  • lucijgalvan Mar 21 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    I have to log-out now but thank you for the chat. This was my first #earlylang and I look forward to another soon!
  • SraTewes Mar 21 @ 8:32 PM EDT
    A3: I struggle to bring the magic sometimes, often due to factors outside my control. Teaching on a cart in environments I don’t control, classes late due to transitions, extra challenging behaviors from students #earlylang
  • kidworldcitizen Mar 21 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    What is your favorite #earlylang transition?
    In reply to @lamaestraloca, @srtacoulehan
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    A3 I've found my kids do much better when we are calmer as opposed to over the top. Yes, still silly, but not out of control. I feel like many of my kiddos are just too overstimulated generally speaking, & welcome (& crave) quieter moments #earlylang
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    So glad to have you join us! See you next time! #earlylang
    In reply to @lucijgalvan
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:33 PM EDT
    Yes! and to them, I invite them to the class and ask them to remain focused on listening to me in the TL for 95% of the classroom.... They realize really quick that we really ARE magicians and we NEED the magic! #earlylang
  • kidworldcitizen Mar 21 @ 8:34 PM EDT
    Luci so nice to chat with you again!!! #earlylang
    In reply to @lucijgalvan
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:34 PM EDT
    You are the magic! bring your enthusiasm, your voice and be genuine! this is all you need! #earlylang
    In reply to @SraTewes
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:34 PM EDT
    I asked my school to put me in the back corner next to the bathroom.... they obliged! #LOVEmyHiddenClass #earlylang #putLocaintheCorner
    • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:29 PM EDT
      Or sometimes the neighbors don't appreciate that "sit down and don't talk to your friends" doesn't work in #earlylang class. So, #advocacy. A3
      In reply to @srtacoulehan
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:34 PM EDT
    #highlightreal honesty from @SraTewes - I'm sure many of us feel you. Having to set up and take down my class environ every.single.week #stealsthemagic #earlylang
    • SraTewes Mar 21 @ 8:32 PM EDT
      A3: I struggle to bring the magic sometimes, often due to factors outside my control. Teaching on a cart in environments I don’t control, classes late due to transitions, extra challenging behaviors from students #earlylang
  • kidworldcitizen Mar 21 @ 8:36 PM EDT
    Come visit!!! ❤️#earlylang
    In reply to @lamaestraloca, @MaCristinaRV
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:36 PM EDT
  • kaitlin31415 Mar 21 @ 8:38 PM EDT
    A3: I have found that sometimes when the excitement level is really high, they have a more difficult time staying in the target language #earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:38 PM EDT
    I retweeted this but it doesn't attach I don't think. I think putting music on and letting the kids breathe for a couple of minutes can center them... #earlylang https://t.co/C1qNOjBQVc
    In reply to @SECottrell, @nathanlutz
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:38 PM EDT
    For Q4 @lamaestraloca can you give us an example of a "white lie" to get us started? #earlylang
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    A4: my favorite “Practice make perfect” they believe they will be able to talk really soon :) #earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    I love call responses! Or noise makers... but the expectation is as SOON as they hear the noise or do the response, they are SILENT and their eyes are on me... it takes a LOT of strict practice but it is SO worth the time ! #earlylang
    In reply to @kidworldcitizen, @srtacoulehan
  • srtacoulehan Mar 21 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    A4 I don't speak English...it's amazing how long I can keep this up! #determined #almostJune #earlylang
  • nathanlutz - Moderator Mar 21 @ 8:39 PM EDT
    A4: One of my fave white lies - I teach in a haunted building - it's a huge old mansion - and the Ss ask me to tell them the ghost's story. I only tell a few details each class - and make them retell it to me subsequent class sessions. it takes forever! #earlylang
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    A4: another favorites"“I have no favorite (or least favorite) students”, they are all loved, and there are some of them that pull my hair up! #earlylang
  • kaitlin31415 Mar 21 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    A4: One would simply be saying 'it's magic' as a response when they ask about how I did something or something happened. Pretending I've lost something is another...then everyone has to check in their pockets, their shoes, help me search for it.. #earlylang
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    A4 That our bunny Pepita is going on vacation, taking a plane to visit her family in South America... #makesureyouhaveallthedetailssetbeforehand #earlylang
  • srtacoulehan Mar 21 @ 8:41 PM EDT
    I also like "Practice makes progress" to go along with a #growthmindset #earlylang !
    In reply to @PreKlanguages
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:42 PM EDT
    Ooh, that was mine too! (Before my current situation where they know me outside class... boo) Around November they overhear me and say "WAIT! SHE CAN TALK NORMAL?!" #earlylang
  • MaCristinaRV Mar 21 @ 8:42 PM EDT
    A4: I tell them that they are my favorite class...☺️ #earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:42 PM EDT
    THIS IS MY FAVORITE QUESTION TONIGHT! A4: My favorite is when I tell them that I am a Zumba instructor because I love seeing their sweet little faces pity me... they know my moves... LOL #earlylang #laMaestraLoca #killersweetMOVES https://t.co/3KNc6pwPvz
  • als5nep Mar 21 @ 8:42 PM EDT
    A3: nothing should hold you back from the magic in the classroom. If you are a teacher then you’re a magician and you make the magic always happen. #earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    Do you have a point system or management system that you like?? #earlylang
    In reply to @kaitlin31415
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    yes!! I hadn't thought of that as a white lie lol. My first graders have now had 2 years of me 100% no English, & I don't understand it either... talk about magical tricks! #shedoesntunderstandyou #earlylang
    In reply to @srtacoulehan
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    #earlylang - just a repeat of Q4
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:43 PM EDT
    when they answer/or say something wrong , I make them repeat, they are embarrassed so “Don’t worry, no one else noticed” #earlylang and they believe me!
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    Examples of "white lies" so far: ghost story of our haunted building, I'm a Zumba instructor, practice makes perfect, I have no favorite students, I don't speak English... great examples! #earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    I just did but here is another! A4: I love to tell my kids that I have a unicorn poop factory in Argentina... I tell them it is manufacturing all the poop that I send them and making them into tiny yummy morsels called Skittles (pronounced SKEETLES) #earlylang #theyCRYlaughing
    In reply to @SECottrell
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:44 PM EDT
    right? there's always that one detail you hadn't thought of! So, Sra, how does she get on the plane, she's a bunny? or What does she eat on the plane? #ohmy #earlylang
    In reply to @srtacoulehan
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:45 PM EDT
    The transcript of tonight's #Earlylang chat will be available in a few days on https://t.co/7c7G8NdlUn
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:45 PM EDT
    I teach in an immersion setting so definitely “I do not speak English is one. #earlylang
    In reply to @SECottrell
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:45 PM EDT
    SAWEEET! I love this! #ghoststories #earlylang
    In reply to @nathanlutz
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:46 PM EDT
    Q5 is coming up, friends! #Earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:46 PM EDT
    EVERYDAY.... EVERY...SINGLE....DAY.... #earlylang
    • kaitlin31415 Mar 21 @ 8:41 PM EDT
      A4: One would simply be saying 'it's magic' as a response when they ask about how I did something or something happened. Pretending I've lost something is another...then everyone has to check in their pockets, their shoes, help me search for it.. #earlylang
  • kaitlin31415 Mar 21 @ 8:46 PM EDT
    With 3rd grade, yes, but not K-2. In each class, as a class, they can get up to two marbles - one green one for staying in target language, and a pink one for listening, looking, and making good decisions. Effective in 3 of my 4 third grade classes #earlylang
    In reply to @lamaestraloca
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:46 PM EDT
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:47 PM EDT
    I strive to only speak in Spanish with my students OUTSIDE of the classroom too! This eliminates that problem!!! #earlylang
    In reply to @SECottrell
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    there is a story “el unicornio Arcoiris” in Argentina, I read it whenI was a child :) #earlylang
    In reply to @lamaestraloca, @SECottrell
  • MaCristinaRV Mar 21 @ 8:48 PM EDT
    I use "Sí, tú puedes" chart where the student fills in a bubble, for using a language function in class, while another one blows bubbles at them. (It's a favorite class job!) #earlylang
    In reply to @lamaestraloca, @kaitlin31415
  • nathanlutz - Moderator Mar 21 @ 8:49 PM EDT
    A5: I'm finding that my middle childhood friends are much more "too cool for school" than 4th-5th graders were when I started teaching 20 years ago. It's a shame. #earlylang
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:49 PM EDT
    Yes, which gets pretty hysterical out in public, like Walmart, grocery store, etc! My district parents know "I don't speak English" so when we run into each other outside school, they help me keep up the "white lie".. too cute! #earlylang
    In reply to @lamaestraloca, @SECottrell
  • srtacoulehan Mar 21 @ 8:49 PM EDT
    A5 Know your kids, know what's age and developmentally appropriate. Humor shifts as they get older. More pop culture references. #earlylang
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    I actually find bathroom humor is MORE popular among my older kids... #earlylang
    In reply to @srtacoulehan
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    #EarlyLang is ALL about YOU, our participants! How will we decide what to chat about during our next session on April 4? Vote: https://t.co/l1VbHqzLU1
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:50 PM EDT
    YAY A5: The magic may change for them but I honestly don't change the way I use it in classes. They just think "WOW! Maestra REALLY DOES believe all of this" and then just participate the same to appease me... #earlylang
  • kidworldcitizen Mar 21 @ 8:51 PM EDT
    #earlylang maybe a little bit of skepticism, sarcasm, and eye rolls creeping into the upper grades. And when boys/girls notice each other, possibility of embarrassment rises!
    In reply to @EarlyLang
  • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:51 PM EDT
    We're seeing this, too, in my district. Kids are changing, just as our society is. :((( #earlylang
    In reply to @nathanlutz
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:51 PM EDT
    ARE YOU SERIOUS!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?! WHAT? #INEEDthis #unicornsareLIFE #LaMaestraLoca #earlylang #bestpartofthisChat
    In reply to @PreKlanguages, @SECottrell
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:51 PM EDT
    A5 I agree - our class is SO different we can often get away with a type of #magic even with high school learners that would make them walk out of their other classes #earlylang #morecartoons #lospollitosdicen
    In reply to @lamaestraloca
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:52 PM EDT
    #Earlylang - just a repeat of Q5 in case you missed it
  • als5nep Mar 21 @ 8:52 PM EDT
    A5: I don’t think the magic changes. I think that their understanding and appreciation of magic grows, develops. They get new magic shown as they meet their new magician each year. #earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:52 PM EDT
    LOVE THIS SO MUCH! #earlylang
    • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:49 PM EDT
      Yes, which gets pretty hysterical out in public, like Walmart, grocery store, etc! My district parents know "I don't speak English" so when we run into each other outside school, they help me keep up the "white lie".. too cute! #earlylang
      In reply to @lamaestraloca, @SECottrell
  • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:52 PM EDT
    A5: with older kids you have to be more sarcastic, and learn everything they like from music to sports, everything in between. we are “March madness” mode right now! #earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    the older the more humorous.... My fiancé can't get enough and he is supposedly 30!!! #earlylang
    • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:50 PM EDT
      I actually find bathroom humor is MORE popular among my older kids... #earlylang
      In reply to @srtacoulehan
  • kaitlin31415 Mar 21 @ 8:53 PM EDT
    A5: With K-1 I can pull off things as being actual magic. With older kids, not so. #earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:54 PM EDT
    Have you loved tonight!??!? Vote on what we chat about next time! #NNELL #EarlyLang
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:54 PM EDT
    A5 Something that gets easier- we can change activities every 4 minutes instead of every 2... most days... #earlylang
  • EduGladiators Mar 21 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    💥Join us SATURDAY💥 as we finish our March series on Momentum with Core Warrior @PaulONeill1972 #OhEdChat #fledchat #TacEdChat #EarlyLang #BMoreEdChat #PTchat #scitlap #txed
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    Don't miss this - what will we talk about in our Apr 4 chat? #earlylang
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:55 PM EDT
    True but I find that it is even MORE important to keep magic alive in my classroom. I need them to have a happy safe place to feel like a child. My middle schoolers really appreciate me 4 that... and so do their parents! #Magic #everyoneneedsMagic #preservingInnocence #earlylang
    • MundodePepita Mar 21 @ 8:51 PM EDT
      We're seeing this, too, in my district. Kids are changing, just as our society is. :((( #earlylang
      In reply to @nathanlutz
  • SECottrell Mar 21 @ 8:56 PM EDT
    #earlylang
  • EarlyLang Mar 21 @ 8:56 PM EDT
    Alright, friends! #Earlylang
  • kidworldcitizen Mar 21 @ 8:57 PM EDT
    My 2 oldest kids are in middle school, and I would appreciate that!! #earlylang
    In reply to @lamaestraloca
  • MaCristinaRV Mar 21 @ 8:57 PM EDT
  • lamaestraloca Mar 21 @ 8:57 PM EDT
    #marchmadness and #Fortnite is ALL we talk about right now....KNOW YOUR KIDS.... If they know you care about them, they will care about you AND your class. #laMaestraLoca #earlyLang #knowthem #lovethem #care
    • PreKlanguages Mar 21 @ 8:52 PM EDT
      A5: with older kids you have to be more sarcastic, and learn everything they like from music to sports, everything in between. we are “March madness” mode right now! #earlylang
  • nathanlutz - Moderator Mar 21 @ 8:58 PM EDT
    RF: I need to be more magical with my older students #earlylang
  • SraTewes Mar 21 @ 8:59 PM EDT
    Reflection: Even some of the simplest things I just do naturally, help bring the magic to the language learning process #earlylang