Week-At-A-Glance
General Education Teacher
General education teachers are recommended to review their curricula and scope and sequence before embedding Seesaw ELD lessons into instruction. This will help teachers choose the appropriate Seesaw ELD lessons aligned with the themes, topics, and standards they teach in their district curriculum. Language and content are integrated into each lesson by grade band. Especially in grades K-1, teacher facilitation, modeling, and support are encouraged in the Introduction, Read, and Practice modules.
Model: Integrated ELD
Module(s): Introduction Whole Class Experience
Practice vocabulary
Module(s): Read
Whole class experience
Practice 1 Independent practice
Module(s): Introduction Independent practice
Practice vocabulary
Social Studies Example
Module(s): Introduction 1 Whole class experience
Practice 1 Independent practice
Module(s): Read
Whole class experience
Practice 1 Independent practice
Module(s): Read
Whole class experience or independent practice
Practice 2 Independent practice
Module(s): Read
Whole class experience or independent practice
Practice 2 Independent practice
Module(s): Part 1 Whole class experience/Independent activity
Review vocabulary Create a glossary
Module(s): Introduction 2 Whole class experience
Practice 2 Independent practice Practice vocabulary
Module(s): Part 2 Whole class experience/Independent activity
Review vocabulary Add to glossary
Timing of each session: 30 - 45 minutes
*Note: Bolded text correlates with modules in lessons
Module(s): Write Independent practice
Connect Partner activity
Module(s): Show What You Know Student reflection & assessment
Module(s): Write Independent practice
Connect Partner activity
Module(s): Show What You Know Student reflection & assessment
Module(s): Connect Partner activity
Module(s): Show What You Know Student reflection & assessment
Module(s): Connect Partner activity
Module(s): Show What You Know Student reflection & assessment
ELD Specialist
ELD Specialists are advised to choose lessons that support the language of the content area concepts that students are learning in their general education classrooms. Then, they can choose additional standards-aligned Seesaw ELD lessons to teach language through content. The model below is based on a 30-minute pull-out session conducted 2-3 times per week for students of varying proficiency levels. Especially in grades K-1, teacher facilitation, modeling, and support are encouraged in the Introduction, Read, and Practice modules.
Model: Integrated ELD
Example: Week 1
2nd - 5th 2nd - 5th
Module(s): Introduction Whole class experience
Read Whole class experience
Module(s): Introduction Whole class experience
Read Whole class experience
Module(s): Practice 1 Independent practice
Review vocabulary Create a word glossary
Module(s): Read Practice 1 Independent practice
Review vocabulary Create a word glossary
Module(s): Practice 2 Independent practice
Review vocabulary Add to word glossary
Module(s): Read Practice 2 Independent practice
Review vocabulary Add to word glossary
Module(s): Read Whole class experience or Independent practice
Write Independent practice
Module(s): Read Independent practice Write Independent practice
Module(s): Connect Partner activity
Module(s): Show What You Know Student reflection & assessment
Module(s): Connect Partner activity
Module(s):
Show What You Know Student reflection & assessment
Week-At-A-Glance
Co-Teaching/In-class Support
Teachers in a Co-Teaching/In-Class Support setting are advised to choose lessons that support the language of the content area concepts that students are learning in their general education classrooms. This will support teachers in choosing the appropriate Seesaw ELD lessons aligned with the themes, topics, and standards they teach in their district curriculum. Language and content are integrated into each lesson by grade band.
Teachers in a Co-Teaching/In-Class Support setting are recommended to assign lesson activities to a small group based on heterogeneous or homogeneous English Language proficiency levels. The model below is based on a co-teaching setting that includes students of varying proficiency levels. Especially in grades K-1, teacher facilitation, modeling, and support are encouraged in the Introduction, Read, and Practice modules.
Model: Small Group
Science Example
Module(s):
Module(s): Part 1
Whole class experience/Independent activity
Review vocabulary
Math Example
Module(s):
1 Whole class or small group experience
Module(s):
Module(s): Part 1
Whole class experience/Independent activity
Review vocabulary
Timing of each session: 30 minutes
*Note: Bolded text correlates with modules in lessons
Module(s): Part 2
Whole class experience/Independent activity
Review vocabulary
Create word glossary
Module(s): Connect Partner activity
Module(s): Show What You Know Student reflection & assessment
Module(s):
2 Whole class or small group experience Practice 2 Independent practice
Module(s): Part 2
Whole class experience/Independent activity
Create word glossary
Module(s): Connect Partner activity
Module(s): Show What You Know Student reflection & assessment