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martes, 22 de noviembre de 2022

Reading for Kindergarten EFL

 So much to read on this topic that can be useful to our particular English Language Learner that is in Kindergarten and learning to read their own mother tongue language and attempting to read another new language. I just gathered a few statements and tips to get you started. 

reading kindergarten EFL
That's a picture of me during a read aloud activity at a local school many years ago. The editorial had these big books which are wonderful for big classes.

Teaching to read in English to these very young learners start with learning the sounds. Do you have the instruction for reading the sounds? Then, just fine. If you don't, then read a little about it to gain the knowledge to help your students as much as you can.

As I create the lesson plan, I put a big emphasis on listening and speaking activities, new vocabulary and using it along old vocabulary.  I also plan a reading activity for each unit as a book that students put together. It can be read in class and sent them home for the students to read with their parents. You won't have to worry about the book getting lost or damaged. Read the book that you made in class or any other that you have from your library. Here is an example of one of the books, you can reread the books over and over again.

                         This is how the big book looks inside.

It is important to show the students the pictures and ask questions, such as What is this? and show the print as you read, point to the words.  Many students are able to memorize parts of the story and encourage them to read with you. There is always a prediction part in each story, just point it out and have your students predict what will happen next.

                 Hope these tips will help you out in your class to understand and use the language. 

All my resources are available at:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Holistic-English-Resources-By-Rosa-Amelia


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lunes, 10 de enero de 2022

Free Resources for the Elementary ELL

 I have several freebies for you! They are part of the permanent collection at the Teachers pay Teachers  store. There are other freebies that I post for only a few days, so take a look once you are there. LINK to the store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Holistic-English-Resources-By-Rosa-Amelia

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FREEBIE 1: This is an easy printable book for the early beginners.
Remember to leave a comment after you download the resource to get extra credits at the TPT store for when you want to make any purchase. Also leave comments for any other resource that you have downloaded either free or paid from any other seller in the store and grab your extra credits.


FREEBIE 2: This is a free resource for the Beach Unit. It comes with Beach Numbers 1 to 12 flashcards, and a printable sentence association game.

Freebie #3. As EFL Teachers we should have little Birthday Certificates to give away. Just print and fill them out ahead of time and ready to hand in throughout the school year. There is more to this free resource. Check out the blog post and follow the LINK! 

https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2013/02/birthday-theme.html

Freebie #4. Community Helpers Flashcards in Spanish. I know that many teachers need flashcards in Spanish, which is my native language. I can make more upon request. LINK: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Community-Helpers-Flashcards-in-Spanish-5619518
take a look!

Freebie # 5. There is a group of teachers that need Flashcards in Spanish. I made these available for FREE, but I will accept requests for any other theme of flashcards that you might need. Download your flashcards here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/El-Clima-Flashcards-The-Weather-Flashcards-in-Spanish-5342516
Freebie # 6. Easy to print and put together Family Members Puppets. Here is the link to download the file.   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Family-Unit-Puppets-4824345
Here is a closer look of the puppets.
Freebie # 7. Getting your students ready to write their name on worksheets, handouts or anything else. Here are 3 FREE worksheets to introduce the name. CLICK here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Name-Worksheets-for-the-Kindergarten-EFL-2836216

Freebie #8. I made a new resource for the same Seasons unit and just put this one for FREE to use with your Elementary English Language Learners. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Seasons-Unit-for-Elementary-ESL-5403227 
It includes: Seasons Flashcards, Spelling Bingo, Tracer Book, Picture and words cards, worksheets,clothes book. Check the blog post: https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2020/04/seasons-unit-free-resources-for.html

Freebie #9. This is a short printable book for the end of the school year that wraps up the units worked on. Download it here for FREE: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Me-For-Elementary-EFL-5934773

Here is a video on the book.
Freebie #10. These simple like plates are great to sort the fruit likes or the food items likes. You can even use it for the pets likes or any other. I used paper plates and the cutouts. It is free!!!   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fruit-likes-plates-2357249



Freebie #11.There are many spelling activities that you can do with the bottle caps. The template is for FREE. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Bottle-Caps-2155938

Freebie #12. This is a resource that can go along your Birthday Unit. Just balloons! It includes: Number balloons Flashcards from 1 to 10, a Class Book and a Memory Game. All in black and White and colored versión.

Freebie #13. End of the school year props for pictures.


I will add more freebies to this list so check back often and also on social media. Follow me!!



domingo, 3 de enero de 2021

Fruit and Vegetables Unit Game for English Language Learners

 I created a game inspired by a game on a book from this autor Shelley Vernon, named 176 English Language Games for Children. I found mine online years ago.

I have been adding a collection of units to my TPT store for Kindergarten Language Learners. This game is based on the 10th  unit for the Fruit and Vegetable Unit.

LINK to the game resource: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fruit-and-Vegetables-Unit-Game-for-English-Language-Learners-6407555

English teaching vocabulary

This is how it goes: Print one set of cards with the words and flashcards per group.                                       

 Make a list of posible sentences or phrases and write them down on a paper.

Divide your students into groups and give them a set of cards.

Call out the phrase : white onion.
 Students in each group will go through the cards and put the phrase together and show it to the teacher or to any assigned student who will be the teacher’s helper.

Use simple phrases with colors and numbers for the early beginners. Why not, size!

          

It is a good practice to go for more complicated phrases with your older students.

The cards will make into a variety of sentences.

Students can write down the sentences or phrases they made on their notebooks.

This game will be fun in a face to face classroom. For online teaching, sending the students the cards would be good and I guess that more games will come to your mind, but please write them down on the comments section to benefit other teachers.

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miércoles, 17 de octubre de 2018

Insects unit for Elementary ESL

Very few books have units related to insects, so this could be a unit to include for those extra lessons that you want a quick unit to review basic grammar structures and add new words.
Here is the link to the resource.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bugs-or-Insects-Unit-Resources-for-Elementary-ESL-4136295
 I would love that you leave me some feedback at the comments section of this blog post.

And yes, I always start with flashcards as my visual aids to avoid translation and stimulate speaking.

What color are the bugs? Place all the flashcards on the board and ask questions.
Teacher: What color is the butterfly?
Student: It’s pink and green.
Teacher: name two red bugs.
Student: ant and ladybug.
There’s a worksheet to review colors and prepositions.
 Teacher: What color is the ladybug?
Students: The ladybug is black and red.
Teacher: Where is the ladybug?
Students: The ladybug is on the tree.
Have the students write a paragraph about the picture.



Bugs are everywhere. I researched a little to make the flashcards to indicate where I can find the bug and their habitat. I also added the sun to imply that the bugs like warm weather. I made an example with a butterfly and a ladybug and created a mind map.
Teacher: Where can I find a butterfly?
Student 1:  On the rock.
Student 2:  On the leaf.
Student 3:  In the garden.
Student 4:  On the flower.
Place a habitat or place flashcard on the board and ask which bug is most likely to be found there. I suggest that you research about bugs and the students as well.(mind map)
Teacher: Here is the mountain. Which bug can I find there?
Students: spiders !
Teacher: yes! More examples!
Students: mosquito!
Teacher: NO!!
Place an insect and a habitat or place flashcard, one next to the other. (mind map)
Teacher: Is there a grasshopper on the plant?
Students: Yes, there is.
Teacher: Is there a scorpion in the farm?
Students: No, there isn’t.

And the cutouts are a good visual for prepositions.
Place the habitat or place and a bug. Ask questions and have them write the answers on their notebooks and they can even draw a picture.
Teacher: Where is the caterpillar?
Students: The caterpillar is on the leaf.
You can also give the printed bugs and habitat to the students. They can create a poster and a text. Do a show and tell. Have the students ask questions.
Student1: Is there a worm?
Show and tell student: No, there isn’t.
 Student1: Is there a fly?
Show and tell student: Yes, there is. It is in the house.
Hang the posters around the class.

Bugs feed themselves! Use the flashcards to show what a specific bug eats.(mind map)
Teacher: Look at the bee? What does it feed on ?
Student: watermelon, nectar from flower, soft drinks.
Or, use the flashcards to compare an item and which bugs eat them.(mind map)
Teacher: Which bug feeds on grass?
Student: worm and grasshopper!
Assign a bug to each student. They should investigate what does that specific bug eat or feed on. Then make a writing craft. I saw a similar one on Pinterest and I will recreate mine. Then have individual students come and show their bug.
A simple worksheet to review big and small. Have them sort the bugs and glue them. Model sentences.
Teacher: A big red ant.
Students: A small red ant.
Place the bugs flashcards on the board and have the students organize them by size. 
Teacher: The big red ant is small.
Students: The green grasshopper is big.
Teacher: The black fly is bigger than the ant.
Students: The black fly is smaller than the butterfly.
Ask questions.
Teacher: Which is bigger, the butterfly or the cockroach?
Students: The brown cockroach is bigger.

Bugs have a body. Use the flashcards to introduce the body parts. The students are familiar with eye, head, leg but the other words are new and are the same for all the bugs: thorax, abdomen. (LABELING)
Use the worksheets for the students to do the same to review body parts. Students can use the labels or write thier own words.

A game to wrap the unit up. Place all the flashcards on the board and start saying facts for the students to guess which bug is the one you are talking about.
 Teacher: It has two antennae. It has six legs. It is small. It doesn’t have ears. It never sleeps. It red or black. Some people can eat it. It can crawl. It lives in colonies. It eats sweets.
Students: The ant!
It is good that you research about the insect facts to play the game, or students can research and play as the teacher and the class has to guess.

Bugs have predators. Explain about predators. I placed as an example the ladybug which is eaten by spiders, dragonflies, birds and frogs using the flashcards. (mind map)
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