Welcome, educators! In this episode, we’re diving into practical, low-stress ways new ESL teachers can begin preparing for the upcoming school year—without burning out or planning every single detail. Whether you’re ready to dig in or just testing the waters, you’ll leave with tangible steps to start the year with clarity and confidence.

✨ In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why prepping during the summer (even just a little!) can make a big impact.
• How to start building your ESL toolkit with reusable visuals, sentence frames, and organizers.
• Easy ways to get familiar with your students’ language needs using last year’s data.
• How to structure the first two weeks for relationship-building and routine-setting.
• What “planning in chunks” looks like and how it reduces overwhelm.

💡 Action Steps You Can Take Today:

• Review your students’ spring language proficiency scores.
• Start collecting and prepping essential classroom tools (like graphic organizers and visual aids).
• Outline your first two weeks of routines and activities.
• Take just one small step—print a resource, create a sentence frame, or brainstorm your welcome letter!

🎁 Mentioned Resources:

• 🛍️ Engaging ESL materials: myadventuresinesl.com/store
• 📘 The ESL Teacher Master Plan (Join the Waitlist)
• 🗂️ Free Yearly Curriculum Map for Language Domains – perfect for your toolkit!

💛 A Note of Encouragement: You don’t have to have everything figured out to be an incredible teacher. Be kind to yourself, take breaks, and remember that every step you take now is helping your future classroom thrive.

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