Numbers 1 to 20 Games and Activities for Elementary EFL

   This English as a new language teacher resource is part of the Numbers Unit 1 to 20 for Elementary English Language Learnes-Starters. Right here:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Numbers-1-to-20-for-Elementary-EFL-3640162

Get creative into teaching this unit to your learners. Get them involved into play and explore many possibilities with their imagination within each game. It's so useful to have enjoyable and motivating extra activities to plan for your students. Find suggestions for your warm up and wrap up activities. lastly, the values of tolerenace and respect will be encouraged during play time.Find a rich array of fun games to support all learners. The games are also useful for testing knowledge.

Here is a printable board game to use with small groups of students. There is a colored version and a black and white that the students can color as they wish. The game can help consolidate the new number words. Use for speaking and turn-taking practice.

Lots of small cards to play a matching pair of numbers and picture, or memory to recognize the numbers in print and numeral.  It’s a co-operative kind of game working together to match all the cards. Perfect for quick warm-ups and review.

There is even more matching and counting the pencils in each cup to match to the numeral and the word. Students will be able to: count from 1 to 20, recognize numerals and quantities.  

A worksheet to wrap up counting the pencils and reviewing the colors at the same time. Do some listening comprehension as you dictate the colors of each number:

Number one is pink!

Then, students fill in the color word in each sentence.

Use these for independent work or assessment.  

Use the cards above to play this motivating spelling bingo game. Students will write any numbers from 1 to 20 on the blank lines. Use the cards to call out the numbers.

Use the small cards to play the automatic number. Hand in either the number word card or the numeral to each student. They stand in a circle with their card and not showing it. The students with number one says: one! the student with the number two, says: two! And so on. They can repeat but in a faster and automatic way. You can vary by handing in two cards instead of one to make it more difficult. Skill practice is Oral counting and pronunciation. 

A little writing the number words with these colorful letters. Have the students find the letters and write the words corresponding to each number from 1 to 20. It will be an enjoyable task to complete, either individually or in a group as a collaborative learning experience.

Write descriptive sentences. Hand in the blank worksheet and the small cards with words to create sentences. You can write even more words on the blank cards provided.  Each student will make a sentence or phrase and draw on the square to illustrate. Students can compare their work.

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