Transportation Small Cards for Elementary ELL

 This resource is included in the Transportation unit for Elementary ESL at this link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Transportation-Unit-for-Elementary-ESL-4049752

Find the small cards which are versatile that add flexibility to the transportation unit.  It supports multiple learning styles. Use them for grammar practice, vocabulary review, or engaging games.

The Transport Small cards can prompt question-and-answer interactions between students.

Teacher: “Do you like boats?”

                       Students: “Yes, I do.” / “No, I don’t.”

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Students can write logical sentences for each card. Have students check each other’s sentences.

Start a quick sorting activity (land, air and water vehicles)

Match words to pictures.

Graph how students get to school, to the park or to a city.

Sort the cards by adjectives: long-short, fast-slow. Include all the ones you need.

Use the cards to create comparison sentences using adjectives.

Teacher: “A car is faster than a motorcycle.”

Plan for Superlative Adjectives, Equal Comparisons, Difference Sentences.

Speaking using comprarision:

Keep your students excited with hands-on games and crafts.

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Calendar: days, Months, ordinal numbers Games

  This resource is included in -Calendar Unit Elementary ESL- https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Calendar-Unit-for-Elementary-ESL-1722495

The Calendar Games make learning fun and interactive, keeping students motivated. The repetition and practice in an enjoyable format promoting teamwork and communication skills.

Calendar Bingo. Students will write the numbers 1 to 31 on the calendar and the month that you assign. Then, call out dates, and students mark them on their calendar template.

Teacher: Tuesday, 12^th.

Print the cards of the Calendar pocket chart. These can be used on the board as well. Have the students use the cards to listen to a Date and Match it to build correct dates.

Make two or more teams race to arrange the days of the week or months in the correct order using the cards.

Place the abbreviation card for Days and Months.

Print the cards and use the ones from above to complete the questions on each card.

Teacher: How many days are there in a month?
Students: 28 in Februrary and 30 or 31 in the others.

Teachers can use the resource for collaborative activities where students work together to arrange the letters to make a months or days crosswords.

Adding the days of the week crowns for your lower elementary students.

The durable and reusable nature of the cards makes them a valuable addition to any classroom for years to come.

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Calendar: days, Months, ordinal numbers cards

 This resource is included in -Calendar Unit Elementary ESL- https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Calendar-Unit-for-Elementary-ESL-1722495

This resource includes essential components for teaching the calendar: cards for the days of the week, months, and ordinal numbers. Teachers can introduce, reinforce, and review calendar concepts in an engaging and organized way. The resource is easy for teachers to implement, requiring minimal preparation. When you teach the Calendar, think of it as a wonderful opportunity for building the language of math.

The use of cards allows for interactive, hands-on activities where students can manipulate the pieces to arrange the days, months, and ordinal numbers in order. Arranging the days of the week and months in order helps students develop sequencing and critical thinking skills.

 

Hand in the 7 days of the week cards to 7 students. Have them stand in line, one next to the other in the days of week in a sequence.  Do the same with the months of the year.

The colorful cards and interactive nature of the resource keep students engaged. Write in a scrambled order the days of the week on the board. Have the students come and place the correct card on each word.

It can also be done with the months of the year or the ordinal numbers.

Have the students complete a blank calendar with the days of the week cards and then with the ordinal numbers cards.

Teach: today is, yesterday was and tomorrow is using the days of the week cards on the board. Add an arrow to make the concept clear.

Learning about the parts of a calendar equips students with practical knowledge that they can use for talking about birthdays. Ask when is your birthday. Place all the month calendars on the board and have a student come and    say: My birthday is in May!

Review the correct preposition before a month.

Have the students count the days in the months. Use the month model: What month is this?

Students: January!
Teacher: Count the days in This month!
Students: There are 31 days in January.

Ask the students how many days are there in each month and place the card under the similar one. Talk about February later.

Teacher: How many days are there in August?
Students: There are 31 days in August.

Place the card under the month of August.

Write the starting letter of the Months on the board. Have the stduents come and place the card next to each letter. Ask questions: Which months start with an M?

Students: May and March!

Hand in the months of the year cards and have the students place them backwards and say the words.

Students are now ready to talk about the date. They are able to identify and differentiate between days, months, and years, which helps them understand time progression.

Use the card set to build the Full Date.

 For example: "Today is Saturday, June, 5th, 2025."

Have students practice writing the date on the board using the cards as you dictate.

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Playground Small Cards for Elementary ESL

 This resource is included at the Playground, Park, Recess Theme for Elementary ELL at this link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Playground-Park-Recess-Theme-for-Elementary-ELL-2073587

Print the small cards to help students connect visuals with vocabulary, making it easier for them to remember the playground new words like "slide," "seesaw," and "sandbox."

Encourage students to create sentences like "The girl is on the slide."

Students can use the card to say a sentence like "I like to play on the slide."

You can also have the students write questions using Where?

Unscrambling words helps students become more familiar with spelling patterns and expands their vocabulary. Write the playground words on the board but in a scrambled way.  Have the students find the small card that corresponds to each scrambled word.

The Monster spinner adds an element of surprise and excitement, motivating students to stay engaged as they eagerly wait for their turn to name the item they landed on and say a sentence or answer a question.

Student:  Number 3!

Teacher: What is number three?

Student:  a butterfly

Teacher: What color is it?

Student: pink and green, yellow and blue.

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Fruit and Veggies Small Cards for Elementary ELLs.

  This resource is included in The Fruit and Vegetables level 1 for Elementary ELLS.LINK:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fruit-and-Vegetables-level-1-for-Elementary-ELLS-12275711

The fruit and vegetable small cards are easy to carry and store, making them convenient on-the-go teaching. You might have seen on the blog that these cards can be used for a wide range of activities such as, group work, pair work, individual practice. Use the small cards for the presentaction and practice parts of the lesson plan in english.

Small cards encourage interactive learning. Play Guess the Card:

One student picks a card without pointing at it, and describes the fruit or vegetable for the players to guess.

Players: Is it yellow?

Student: NO!

Players: Is it a fruit or vegetable?

Student: a vegetable.

Players: Is it green?

Student: No!

Players: Is it a carrot?

Student: Yes, it is!

Small cards can be used for different skill levels by adjusting the activities. Students can just write the word for beginners or write more complex sentence building for advanced students). 

Small cards allow students to practice independently by writing the words on a small board.

Play Circle the other words within a fruit and vegetable word. There are several. Students write the word on the card and then find the other word such as this example: pear, there is the word ear.

Give each student a "bingo" board with spaces to write any of the fruit and vegetables. The teacher calls out the fruit and vegetables using the small cards, and students crosses out the words they hear.

Matching Pairs with Flashcards. Use the small cards and larger flashcards together. Students match the small cards to the corresponding large flashcards as quickly as possible.

 Students categorize the small cards into "fruits" and "vegetables". This can be done in pairs or groups as a race.

Use the small cards in sentence-building activities. For example, "I like bananas,". Here is the video:

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