From the MN Literacy Council: “For many new ESL teachers and tutors, having the opportunity to observe an experienced teacher in the classroom is one of the best ways to develop classroom management strategies, strong teaching practices, and a repertoire of favorite activities. With this in mind, the MN Literacy Council developed the Classroom Activities for Adult ESL Learners video series, which features professional teachers leading adult ESL classes through common classroom activities. Teachers and tutors can watch these videos in order to develop their classroom skills and become more comfortable introducing new activities to their learners. Each featured activity has a PDF description of the activity directions and two videos: a full version, which shows the entire activity from beginning to end, and a short version, which gives an overview of the activity and highlights the instructions and teacher-led transitions”

The activities featured in these videos were selected from the Pre-Beginning and Beginning Level ESL Curriculum Units that can be found on the Minnesota Literacy Council website at http://mnliteracy.org/curriculum-lesson-plans.

These videos were also used as part of a teacher discussion at LINCS (https://community.lincs.ed.gov).