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miércoles, 1 de mayo de 2024

Body Unit Flashcards for Elementary ESL

 This resource is included in the Body Unit for Elementary ESL. It can be used by Elementary Education teachers and Early Childhood as well.Link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Body-Theme-for-Elementary-ELL-1836555

Elementary Education teachers and Early Childhood

Introduce the basic body vocabulary to enable your students to help them express themselves when talking about their own body and others. There are many flashcards to use int your lesson plan for english language learners.

Print the body flashcards. These are an effective and engaging teaching tool to introduce and reinforce the new vocabulary. They feature clear and colorful images to illustrate each body part to be easily recognizable for your esl elementary students.

Place your flashcards on the board and have the students identify and recognize the parts of the body.

body unit flashcards

 Add an interactive element into your flashcards lesson plan for your students to talk about the parts of the body. Ask your students to touch or point a specific body part on any monster flashcards I made this pointer by adding a wiggly eye to a craft stick. Students will say the word as they point to each one:hand!


Word Labeling. Place a boy or girl flashcard on the board. Write the name of each body part with your students. Say sentences to describe the girl.

Teacher: She has a head!
Students: She has two legs!
Students will follow simple instructions.
Teacher: Touch your head! (showing the flashcard)


Print the Monsters flashcards and place into clear plastic sheets and have the students label all the parts of the body.

Count all the body parts using the flashcards. Students will use the numbers to describe the body.

Teacher: What are these?
Teacher: How many fingers? Count.
Students: ten!
Students: Hands!


Guide the students to count more body parts such as toes and eyes. Then, have the students say how many body parts they have: I have two eyes.

Divide the board and write the numbers 1 and 2. Have the students sort the flashcards into count many body parts we have.

Students: one nose. Two shoulders, two legs and two knees!

I just wanted to include these monster flashcards with different amount of body parts.
Ask: How many eyes?
Have the students sort the flashcards into How many body parts.

monster flashcards with different amount of body parts.

Have the students count the parts of the body on each monster. Students will describe the physical chracteristics of the monsters using the verb has: The monster has four eyes.

count the parts of the body on each monster

Students can describe their body parts as you will model on the board using the flashcards of the boy and girl. Emphasize the demonstrative pronouns this and these to the singular and plural part of the body. Provide simple sentences examples.
Teacher: This is my head.
These are my hands.

demonstrative pronouns this and these flashcards

There are several flashcards that provides a visual representation of the most common adjectives to describe people and their physical appearance.

Teacher: This is Mary. She has long blond hair. She is tall and thin.
Does she have long or short legs?
Students: long legs.

adjectives to describe people and their physical appearance

Model how to use the descriptive adjectives young and old in sentences to describe people using the flashcards.
Teacher: He is old. He is young.
Students: He is tall and thin. He is short and fat.
Now, show the flashcards and have the students mime themselves with the adjectives.
Teacher: You are tall!
(students will stand on their toes) Continue with the rest of adjectives.

descriptive adjectives young and old flashcards

Teaching the adjectives left and right introduce directional vocabulary. Sort the flashcards on the board and have the students express the spatial concepts: This is the left ear! This is the right leg.

adjectives left and right

Use the body parts as the subject of the imperatives provides a clear and relatable context to introduce flashcards.

Have your students do the action as you say and show the action: Touch your head!

imperatives body parts flashcards

Imperatives with hand and finger. Pair this body part to encourage your students to combine the physical action with the commands. Have the students mime the action with their hands: play tennis!

Teacher: Draw with your hand!

Students will mime the action and repeat the verb.

Imperatives with hand and finger flashcards

What body part do you use for performing a verb? Sort the flashcards on the board. Students will follow the instructions using that part of the body.

performing a verb flashcards

Add variety to the activities planned with the flashcards. This kind of games add excitement to learning the new language. This is a listening activity.

Describe a Monster: My monster isn’t short. She has one eye, two arms, five legs and five feet.
Students: C3!!!

Students will take turns describing a monster for the class to guess.

Describe a Monster flashcards game



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