Fruit and Veggies Flashcards for Elementary ELLs.

 This resource (Fruit and Vegetables Flashcards for Elementary ELLs) is included in the full pack resource. LINK:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fruit-and-Vegetables-level-1-for-Elementary-ELLS-12275711

Print the flashcards to provide strong visual cues to help ELLs connect the fruit and vegetables words with the images. Flashcards make it easy to repeat and reinforce vocabulary, which is essential for language retention in ELLs. The flashcards offer an opportunity for students to practice pronunciation, sentence formation, and simple phrases. Use these for the presentation part of the  english class lesson plan. These are perfect for beginner to early intermediate learners.

What is this? What are these?

Lay out several fruit and vegetables flashcards, some with singular items and others with plural items. Ask questions to help them notice the difference  between singular and plural. Support the pronunciation.

Teacher: "What is it?" Students: It’s an onion.

Teacher: "What are these?"  Students: They are onions.

Show a flashcard and ask about the items: "Is it a tomato?" or "Are they tomatoes?" The students respond appropriately as they position the card under the correct heading. Encourage students to form full sentences.

Talk about the adjectives of colors to describe food items. Integrate speaking, listening, and categorizing activities.

Show a pear flashcard and have students say a full sentence: "The pear is green"

Do the same with the grapes: The grapes are purple.

Proceed to sort the flashcards by colors on the board.

Students can practice grouping by type (fruit vs. vegetable), enhancing their critical thinking and categorization skills. Show some flashcards and ask the students if it’s a fruit or a vegetable and sort it accordingly.

Counting & Sentence Building. How many? Practice both counting and forming correct sentences using singular and plural forms.

Show flashcards with different numbers of fruits or vegetables. Count with your students the number of items in each one.

Ask the students to make sentences using "There is" for one item or "There are" for multiple items.

Teacher: "How many carrots are there?"

Students:  "There are eight carrots."

To talk about favorite fruit and veggie. Ask about preferences.

Ask the students, "What is your favorite fruit?" and "What is your favorite vegetable?"

They choose the flashcard of their preference and say: "My favorite fruit is pear."

What’s your favorite vegetable?

 Ask and answer questions about what you like. Engage students in interactive speaking exercises.

Student 1: Do you like broccoli?

Student 1: No, I don’t.

Introduce to your students that it is "oranges" in plural because it refers to oranges in general, not a specific orange.

Student 1: Do you like oranges?

Student 1: Yes, I do.

Practice sentences using "and" as a coordinating conjunction to connect two items.

Show how to use the conjunction "but" to show contrast between two ideas.

Practice Agreeing with "Too"

Make statements with have to describe possession of fruit and veggies.

Ask the class, "Who has an apple?"
Students: Vilma! Vilma has a big apple.

Talk about things you have and don't have. Understand and use simple present affirmative and negative.
Teacher: What does Lili have?
Students: She has two red apples.
Teacher: Who has a green pencil?
Students: The pineapple.

Offering things to each other. I want--, please.

I have another resource with just 4 fruit and 4 vegetables for more of a beginners level. Here is the link:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fruit-and-Vegetable-beginners-for-Elementary-ELL-2371980

If you loved the Fruit and Veggies Flashcards, you’ll enjoy the Small Cards version too! These small cards are perfect for interactive ESL activities that boost vocabulary, speaking, grammar, and language confidence. They’re ideal for centers, games, sentence building, and partner work. All in the same pack, go to the blog post:

https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2024/10/fruit-and-veggies-small-cards-for.html

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