A Look Back: These “Sentence Navigators” Are Gifts To You, Courtesy Of A Peer Tutor

(I’m republishing my greatest posts from the second half of 2024. You’ll be able to see the whole record of them right here)

I’ve posted many occasions about peer tutors in my ELL lessons.

They do a fantastic job aiding the ELL Newcomers purchase English.

Typically, not all of them are literally working with college students – there are absences, or possibly a number of have been moved to a extra superior class and we’re ready for brand spanking new college students to reach (as they at all times do).

In these instances, peer tutors use this “down” time to create participating supplies to make use of with the Newcomers.

I’ve beforehand posted in regards to the walkthroughs for video video games that they create (see My Present (Or, Actually, My Peer Tutors’ Present) To ELL Academics).

Talking of “items,” you would possibly keep in mind that former ELL instructor Jason Renshaw shared many cool sources he named Sentence Navigators (see “Sentence Navigator” Is Jason Renshaw’s Present To ESL/EFL/ELL Academics In all places!).

They’re principally participating puzzles for college kids to unravel.  You’ll be able to a lot of them at that publish, together with blanks you should utilize to create your personal.

One among our peer tutors, Lauren-Renee Tate, has taken it upon herself this 12 months to create extra of those Sentence Navigators related to the “themes” we’re finding out on the time. She and her mother and father have given me permission to share them right here.

Listed below are 4 glorious ones she’s made on faculty and on dimension. I’ll share extra as she makes them.

Sentence Navigator – College

Sentence Navigator Measurement One

Sentence Navigator Measurement Two

Sentence Navigator Time

Thanks, Lauren!

I’ve been working onerous at seeing if I can get Synthetic Intelligence to assist create these Navigators, although I haven’t hit on fairly the correct immediate, but.

I haven’t been in a position to get ChatGPT to create supporting photos, and it’s coming shut (however no cigar!) on the sentences with this immediate:

“Please create a sentence navigator with 4 columns the place there is just one legitimate, sensible sentence. Ensure that there is no such thing as a a couple of adjective or shade in every column. Use nonsensical phrases to stop every other legitimate sentences, however make sure the legitimate sentence is apparent and sensible. Scramble the legitimate sentence throughout the columns.”

I’ll let you recognize if – and when – I discover the magic phrases that work!