Birthday Unit Invitations and Cards for Elementary ELLs

  This resource ( Birthday Unit Invitations and Cards for Elementary ELL) is included in The Birthday Unit:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Birthday-Unit-for-Elementary-ESL-5279726

These ESL/EFL printable activities are for learning how to write birthday invitations and cards. It ties together language learning, writing, and social-emotional skills. Writing birthday invitations and cards encourages empathy and consideration for others. 

Writing birthday invitations is a real-world task. It encourages the use of common phrases such as "You are invited”, which enhances their vocabulary and sentence structure.

Students fill in invitations with key details: Who: Who is invited?, What: What is the celebration?, When: Date and time, Where: Place of the party

 This helps students practice question words, dates, and simple sentences!

Students have the chance to practice writing in a structured yet creative way. They learn how to format an invitation, including addressing the recipient, adding the time and location—skills that build their overall writing abilities.

Writing Birthday cards is common in many cultures. It provides an opportunity to compare and contrast birthday customs from different cultures, fostering cultural understanding. Students can decorate their cards and invitations and hand them in to friends and family.

These support writing, creative expression, and social language skills. 

Why This Matters in ELL Classrooms

Invitations and cards give students a purpose for writing — something to make, share, and talk about!

✔ Encourages real-life language use
✔ Practices vocabulary: party, friends, date, time, place
✔ Supports simple sentence writing
✔ Builds confidence with functional writing tasks

These are perfect for writing stations, small groups, or homework practice.

Whether you’re teaching vocabulary review, speaking fluency, or collaborative skills, adding games to your lessons turns learning into a fun classroom experience!  Go to this blog post:   https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2024/09/birthday-unit-games-for-elementary-ells.html 

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