A lot has been said about Total Physical Response. Teachers usually do it at the beginning of the school year with their students. It has so many benefits for you and the learner.
So, if you are teaching the Farm Unit, review, reinforce or introduce the classroom commands using the Flashcards.
Teacher: Stand up like the pig! Sit down like the sheep!
There's also the goat, the cow, the horse and the hen.
Here is the blog post for more on the flashcards: https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2022/04/farm-unit-flashcards-for-kindergarten.html
If you have new students, the Greetings unit for Kindergarten English Language Learners have the very basics Classroom Commands that you can place around your classroom. LINK: https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2020/08/greetings-theme-for-kindergarten.html
Show your students a command flashcard and have the class mime the action. These are great for those first weeks of the school year. LINK: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Colors-Unit-for-Kindergarten-Holistic-English-Series-2-5956256
There are units that we can use TPR using the flashcards to review the new vocabulary. Here is an example: Place several Town unit flashcards around the classroom. Show the students the command flashcard and have them go to that place doing the action.
You can bring the Commands Flashcards for the Playground unit to the playground. Use them to have the students mime each action that they do in the playground.
Teacher: run! (students mime running in the class)
LINK: https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2021/10/park-playground-unit-flashcards-for.html
A lot of more examples at my other blog for Kindergarten English Language Learners that can be used for older students with success. Take a look: https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/
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