LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Wendy Bell
Buncombe County Schools
Asheville, NC
I was an English teacher for 18 years who accepted the challenge of teaching ESL last year. I have enjoyed modifying lessons from my “former life” to meet the needs of my LEP students.

Resources created by Wendy Bell

Friends Fly Together
Because THE RED BALLOON is a silent film about a little boy (Pascal) and his friendship with a red balloon, students are not distracted by trying to translate spoken text. They can concentrate on what they are watching. They take notes in their home language or English--whichever is more comfortable--on what they see. These informal notes serve as scaffolding for discussion and writing.
Format: lesson plan
By Wendy Bell.