Family & Halloween-Themed Learning Experience 🎃for Elementary ELLs

Download the resource here:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Family-Themed-Learning-Experience-for-Elementary-ELLs-14551141

Have fun teaching elementary English language learners with a unique blend  of culture, creativity, and language learning of Family and Halloween themes! 🎃👻 The kids are not only expanding their English vocabulary but also embracing cultural traditions. Write a complete  lesson plan for  your ell students.

Introduce Family Vocabulary

I do have the Family Flashcards to use as Vocabulary Introduction. I am not adding them to this resource, but you can get them here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Family-Unit-for-Kindergarten-Holistic-English-Series-8-6126315

Practice Speaking with Family Vocabulary

Let’s jump into the Posters for each Halloween Family and introduce them using the words, Vampire, Frankenstein, Ghost as their last name: This is Brother Ghost.

And introduce more family members: That’s Brother Vampire.

Teach or review Halloween words like "house," "ghost," "tree," "bat," and more. Place the posters on the bulletin board. Enlarge on a copier if necessary. Also, print the header included in the resource.

Have the students describe the family members using the Halloween Family posters. Example: 

Family Members Small Cards.  

Sort them by family members 

Family Tree Activity with Small Cards

Students use the small cards to build a family tree for each Halloween family. They sort the family members, identify their relationships, and place the cards in the correct positions on the tree. Print the headers provided.

Play Go-fish with the small cards. 

Print the set of small cards. Ensure each family member is repeated at least 2-4 times, depending on the number of players.
 Deal 5cards to each player and the remaining cards go in a draw pile in the center.
The goal is to collect a complete Halloween family.
The first player starts by asking another player for a specific card they need to make a complete family. For example, "Do you have 'Father Vampire'?"
If the player being asked has the card, they must give it to the player who asked.
If the player does not have the card, they say, "Go Fish!" and the asking player must draw a card from the draw pile.
If a player makes a family, they place the cards face up in front of them and ends the game as a winner.

Playing the game video: 

Use the finger puppets for Role-Playing where students practice conversations.

 

Print the template and have the students color and cut the Halloween Family members. Tape for securing the puppets to fingers.

You can use the puppets for speaking like this.

Family Halloween Worksheets are a good practice.

Students practice introducing Halloween family members by identifying each character and completing simple sentences. There is a worksheet for each family.

Students practice answering the question “Who are you?” by identifying and introducing themselves as Halloween characters using complete sentences.

Students complete the blanks to describe the facial features and hair of the Halloween family members using simple sentences.

 If you want to do a writing activity, just have the learners describe the posters. Here is an example.

 This resource is included in the Family Unit resource:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Family-Activities-for-Elementary-ELL-1804475

Check this other resource using the same clipart to complement this resource at my other blog for Kindergarten English Language Learners: https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2020/10/family-theme-for-kindergarten-holistic_19.html

Family worksheets are an effective way to help elementary ESL students practice vocabulary, reading, and writing skills.The blog post is here: https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2023/10/family-unit-worksheets-for-esl.html 

Feel free to reach out if you're interested in more creative teaching ideas for English language learners or want to exchange thoughts on effective teaching strategies. See you at Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosa-amelia-oropeza-81657829/

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