lunes, 26 de octubre de 2015

Halloween ideas for Kindergarten English Language Learners


I looked up at old files and found some pictures to share.
Bat Necklace. I found the file at www.familyfun.com

I traced the pattern onto black construction paper with a white crayon. Then, punched a hole and added a yarn.
I used to subscribe to www.kidsoup.com. They have many printables. These bats  are so nice for hanging as a number sequence line using clothespins.

Bat word family. Got it at www.makinglearningfun.com
 From the same website. I made the legs out of fun foam and used a plastic black plate instead of a paper plate.
And this alphabet web is from the same site, as well. I used a shoe lace for the weaving.
Do some fun math. Pumpkin addition. Another wonderful page. www.childcareland.com. I made the numbers using bottle caps.











If you want any of the files, please write: ei98srl@gmail.com. I am preparing more Halloween resources.
Check my other blog post and find more resources:
http://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2015/10/halloween-2015.html


miércoles, 14 de octubre de 2015

Adjectives for Elementary ELL

Link to the Adjectives resource is here for your lesson planning :
or, It is available here: 
                                 
Adjective Flashcards: I made a big collection of adjective flashcards. It wasn´t easy to classify them. I made 101 flashcards.  There are adjectives for people, things, feelings, size, time, weather, origin, quantity, taste, appearance, condition and more.  You might be using them according to your scope and sequence of your book series or for writing lessons.
Adjectives flashcards printables


Improve listening skills with this flashcard activity. Show students the flashcards.
Teacher: Look at the girl. She is wearing a dress. It is big. Continue with shoes and suit.
Then compare the flashcards related to the tie, dress and skirt.
Activity 1 :  describe a flashcard only using an adjective. The children point to it and guess which one is it.
Teacher: long and big.
Students: purple dress.

Activity 2:  Write several adjectives on the board. Have the students place the flashcards under each adjective. Graph the results. You can do this by using pictures from magazines.
For extra practice. Students can classify   clothes from magazines and make new adjectives + clothes words combinations.
Up and down:
Have your students stand up and sit down as you show the flashcards or arrow cutouts. 
 You can also give instructions using their hands.
Teacher: Hands up !
Teacher: Hands down !
Teacher: Boys, Hands up. Girls, Hands down.
Then introduce left and right.
Teacher: Hands to the right!
Teacher: Hands to the left!

Activity 3: Bring 4 students to the front and give each one an instruction.
Teacher: Student 1, hand to the left. Student 2, hand to the right. Student 3, hands up. Student 4, hand down.

Activity 4: Place all the arrows in a row on the board and have the students stand under the arrow that has the instruction given by you.

Activity 5: Make a pattern. Ask 4 students to come to the front.  Give each one a command.
Point to student 1: hands up. Point to student 2: hands down. Point to student 3: hands up. Point to student 4: hands down.
Touch each students head and have the class say the command.
Create more patterns with hands to the left and hands to the right.

Play beanbag game. Make 2 beanbags. Place all the flashcards on the floor in random order and have students take turns throwing the 2 beanbags to the opposite adjectives


Open and close: use the children´s book. Have them open and close the book as you say it. Go to the door and/or window of the classroom. Open and close them.

Dirty and clean:  Show the flashcard.

Teacher: Who´s he ?
Students: a boy.
Teacher: Is he clean ?  
Students: No. He is dirty.

Flashcard Game: hand in a flashcard to each student. Have them stand in a circle  or two lines facing each other. When you give them a signal, they walk around looking for their opposite and stand together. When you signal to stop, the winners are the students that have stood together correctly.  Mix the flashcards again and play one more time.


Picture dictation:  Children listen and draw what you say.   This is John. He is tall. He is fat. He is young . He is strong. He has brown hair.






I made a set of 26 face cards. I included all the combination of hair and eye color, curly and straight, long and short hair, young and old. Have students describe each one using the physical appearance adjectives. There´s a number and a name on each one for identifying games purpose.


Another set of 48 cards displaying people.



Activity 6:  write all the hair color on the board and have students classify the cards.
 You can also classify the cards by tall, short, fat, thin.

I included some adjective label words. Place a people flashcard on the board and have the students find the correct labels. They can work with this on their tables.


 Finally, place all 48 cards on the board and describe a person. This is a good listening and speaking activity.
Teacher: She is tall and thin. She has short blond hair.
   Students: Number 28. She is Pam.
   Teacher: Number 10. He is 
Students: He is tall and thin. He has long black hair.


Now , Using the same character, Mr. Big Nose. I created another book using adjectives.


I love craft sticks puppets even for the older kids. This is a classification game.


I cut the toilet paper tubes in half and taped a classification word.  I cut all the pictures and glued each one on a craft stick and also glued the word. But, you can glue only the picture and have the students find the word. Use the puppets in games such as finding the opposite. 

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viernes, 4 de septiembre de 2015

Playground, Recess, Park Verbs for ESL Elementary Students

Park, Playground, recess resource

                                             
Books: give children access to lots of books. I always include a book in each blog post because I know how hard it is to find the adequate  reader and how expensive they are abroad.
 Read the story aloud to the class. Point to the pictures, words, letters, sentences and periods in each page. Have the book easily accessible so the children can grab it to read at any time. Parents can help at home, give them access to the stories you use if they are online or have them borrow from you.

I have this funny character clip art, I have made more books using this guy. I have called him Mr. Big Nose.

Park Board Game:  you can create your own board game using the pieces provided and a colored file folder.  The players will move game pieces in the spaces naming the verbs. Give them simple rules to follow. Students can play in small groups or with the teacher.

Command chain.
Teacher: run. Jump.
Students: run. Jump ( perform the actions)
Teacher: run. Jump. Walk.
Students: run. Jump. Walk.  ( perform the actions)

Playground Verb Bingo Game: Print 2 copies of the verb cards .Glue one set of the cards onto a colored file folder. Make copies of either the blank format where the children will draw 4 of their favorite actions in the playground or the spelling Bingo where children will write 6 verbs. Call out Bingo with the other set of cards.

On the board: have  a student come to the front. Have him/her walk.
Teacher: He is walking.
Write walk + ing on the board. Explain that the ING is for actions that are occurring as the same time as we speak. Practice with more verbs

Actions and numbers: 
Teacher: Hop three times.
               Run until five. One, two, three, four, five.
                  Walk steps. One, two.
       
Playground Verb number cards: All the cards have a number and and an action verb.
Teacher: Number 1.
Students: Jumping/jump.
Teacher: run
Students: Number 4.

Match Cards: use them as memory cards or as matching picture card to a word card activity.
Have students mime all the actions.
Teacher: jump!
Students: (Mime ) Jump ! Jump !
Have a student come to the front.
Teacher: Can you hop? Show me, please.
Student: (hops) I can hop. Point to himself.
Class: He can hop. (Points to the boy.)
Use the HE /SHE pointer.

Flash cards help children learn key vocabulary. Pronounce each word as you demonstrate and interact with the flashcard. The flashcards can be used as word wall, hang them using a clothespin.

Have children find the words in the flashcard as they read the story book.
Flashcards Activities
Activity 1: Teacher: What is he doing ?
                 Students: He is running.
Repeat with all the other flashcards.
Also, have students find a similar action in their student book and point to it.
Activity 2: Place all the flashcards on the floor .Have students throw the bean bag to the verb and mime the action.
Teacher: The girl is walking.
Activity 3:
Teacher: What can she do ?
Students: She can walk.Activity 4: place the actions flashcards on the board ledge. Point to each one and ask the class if they can do it and have them perform the action.
Teacher: Can you run ?
Student: Yes, I can. (Students run.)
Activity 5: place all the flashcards on the board. Name an action and have a student come to the front, point to it and name the action. 
Activity 6: place the flashcards on the floor.  Have enough bottle caps in a box.
Teacher: He is riding a bike. Put one bottle cap on the flashcard.
                She is walking. Put two bottle caps.

Graphing and pocket charts: use the printables for both.  The children can use a card with their name to place below their favorite playground object.  

Sentence Association game: This game is always a favorite even with adults. It as simple as matching a sentence with a picture.

Anchor charts: use them for children to refer to. An anchor chart too far away from their sight is not useful. Children can create an anchor chart small enough to keep near at their group table and check it when needed. I did this one with a file folder.It is a resource for children to remember new vocabulary words. Place a border around the anchor chart if displaying in class to give focus to the chart.

Write on cards: place clear contact paper or  place the sheet into transparent paper sheets protector. Students can write with white board markers and then erase it.

Create your park scene .
Teacher: This is a park. Look !
Point to all the park items.  Students read the colors assigned to each park item.
Playground Scene Diorama!

                                           Flashcards: here are the playground items.

More flashcards featuring children at the park.

  Example 1: 

Review the items that can be found at the playground or park using the flashcards.

Example 2. Print the slide as in my example or use any other playground item. 
Use the clear plastic sheet and a white board marker. Dictate what to draw.
Teacher: Draw a ball on the slide.
Teacher: Draw a butterfly under the slide.
Teacher: Draw a bird behind the slide.
Teacher: Draw a flower in front of the slide.
Watch the Video

Worksheets!

Create a playground.

The possibilities are endless. I will make mine to share here as an example. Please show me your student’s work. (ei98srl@gmail.com) 

You can create your own version without the templates here using magazine cutouts or toys around the house.

Here is a video on how I put everything together. The idea is to start placing the park elements into the park scene and say a sentence.

The girl is in front of the swing. Keep going to practice prepositions. This will be fun to show on distance learning.

Here is another video on how it can be done as a speaking activity.

Students can create their own park and make their own video. Students can use toys or make their own items using playdough.

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