Looking for help

Mary Lou writes:
Hi. As a teacher of both Spanish and ESL, I am always looking for ideas for keeping students engaged in the classroom. What are other ESL teachers using for materials? What real-life objects and approaches work? Does anyone else struggle with providing “everything” to migrants who are stuck on their job sites? I feel like an activities coordinator, as well as gofer for store items, and their social worker; being an ESL teacher sometimes has to be a lesser priority while more immediate needs are met. Comments??