Food unit Small Cards for Elementary English Language Starters

 This resource ( Food Unit Small Cards — ESL/EFL Printable Vocabulary Cards for Elementary) is part of the Food pack.  It can be used by Grade K/3 English teachers.

LINK: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Food-unit-for-Elementary-English-Language-Learners-Starters-11035412

Promote active learning with the food unit small cards for Elementary ELL, which are a printable smaller version from the bigger flashcards for vocabulary practice. With this teaching tools students will engage in different activities or games that you will plan to improve the retention of the new vocabulary from this unit. Just dropping several ideas to use them.

Print your small cards that perfect for paired work in class for Vocabulary recognition for common foods.

Set the conditions for learning by using this kind of activity. Sorting is still a valuable teaching tool that I bring from Kindergarten to the Primary and Elementary grades. Sorting the food into food and drinks will provide another way to practice the vocabulary. Have them explain why they put a card into any category. They can do this on the board or a table to reinforce the key language and recall words.

Students will use their ability to classify or categorize the food unit cards encouraging their critical thinking. Use to practice sorting skills in centers. 

Personalizing/Personalising activities for your students makes it more relevant to them. They have the opportunity to connect what they are learning to their own experience, thought or likes, making the activity more engaging. Place all the small cards on a table for them to go pick the ones that they would plan a meal for themselves. They can take them to their desk, draw the items and write down the food in their meals. They can come up front and show their meal and have the students say if they liked it or not for speaking fluency.

Inspire Communication with this activity. It is kinaesthetic option that involves some action. Hand in the picture food small cards to a group of students and the order ticket to the other half. The students with the small cards should be at their desks with the cards facing down. The students with the order tickets should stand up and walk around looking for the items to complete their order, asking questions: Do you have a hamburger? If the student has the card, they have to give it to the student.

The first student to complete the order ticket comes to the front and will take fist place. Students will stand in the corresponding order. Give specific feedback as you highlight the correct question that you hear: Pete, I heard you ask correct questions, very good!

Love this simple and interactive game.  Use it to help reinforce the new vocabulary for the food unit words. Print all the small cards from the unit and the templates for the tic tac toe, all X and O.

When to Use These Small Cards

• As a warm-up or vocab review  

• In small group / partner centers  

• For speaking and listening drills  

• In games and matching tasks  

• For independent or early-finisher practice

Try these food unit small cards in your next ESL lesson to build vocabulary recognition and communication skills!

Take a look at this fun hamburger prepositions packy your students will love! All included in the full Food Unit pack. Go to this blog post:

 https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2025/03/hamburger-prepositions-for-primary.html

This resource is included in a bundle:

 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Elementary-English-Language-learners-teaching-Units-Starters-BUNDLE-11215540

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