This
resource that connects math + vocabulary and ties into this larger unit is included in the Transportation theme for Elementary ESL at this
link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Transportation-Unit-for-Elementary-ESL-4049752
The resource helps
students review essential transportation-related words (e.g., bus, car,) to
improve their vocabulary. The topic allows
integration with math such as counting vehicles with multiple kinds of activities.
The ESL Numbers Flashcards
are a versatile teaching tool to be used in various activities as seen below.
Counting
practice using the flashcards. Show
a flashcard with vehicles on a road. Ask: “How many cars are
there?” Students count and answer: “There are three
cars.” This builds confidence
in forming complete sentences.
Place
any quantity flashcard and have the students count how many of each vehicle
they can count.
Show
a flashcard with several vehicles of different colors. Have students make
sentences: “The mail truck is white.”
Review
Adjectives with Flashcards. Show transportation flashcards and ask
students to sort them: The limousine is big!
Practice
adjectives related to transportation. Review the comparatives (faster,
slower, bigger, smaller).
Flashcard
Comparison: Hold up two flashcards and ask
students to compare them using comparatives.Students
can practice prepositions of place such as: in front of, behind, next to,
between and use them in complete sentences like: The white limousine
is behind the red car.
Where’s
the Vehicle? Practice prepositions (on, under, next to).
Flashcard
Grammar Activity: “I like… but I don’t like…”
Students
practice asking and answering questions about transportation using the correct
structure and preposition “by.”
Small Cards
Labeling helps EFL students
expand their vocabulary. This is especially important because vocabulary is the
building block of language proficiency.
Students
match the quantity small cards with the corresponding numeral flashcards,
reinforcing number recognition from 1 to 20.
Transportation
Bingo. Give students a bingo grid to write any number from 1
to 20. Call out the names of vehicles using the small cards. Students mark or
cover the matching number.
transportation vehicles count to 20 ESL worksheet
In
this interactive activity, students color the vehicles according to how
you dictate, then cut them out and fold the flap provided to glue them onto the
road worksheet. Students can decide how many vehicles to place and where to
position them on the road. After creating their road scene, they write a short
description using complete sentences. They describe the vehicles, their colors,
their locations using prepositions, and add adjectives to make their sentences
more descriptive.
Assemble like this!
Read and Color the Vehicles worksheet where
they read a phrase and color each vehicle according to the text.
Matching
exercises Worksheet: Match transportation words to pictures.
Labeling
activities Worksheets: Students label vehicles and the number on these
two worksheets.
Games
A
board game with four paths to encourage speaking. Players talk during
the game using full sentences like “This is number twelve!”. Use the it as review.
Matching
mats give students a clear visual
framework to sort and match different representations of numbers.
Students
color the vehicles on their worksheet according to the number they spin on the spinner.
They must count and color the correct quantity based on the spinner result. Use
it to practice number recognition (1–20)
Printable airplane prepositions ESL activities — fun worksheets, flashcards, and games to teach location words like in, on, under, beside to elementary English learners, all in the complete transportation unit. Take a look!
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