Free Resources for the Elementary ELL

 I have several freebies for you! They are part of the permanent collection at the Teachers pay Teachers  store. There are other freebies that I post for only a few days, so take a look once you are there. LINK to the store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Holistic-English-Resources-By-Rosa-Amelia

FREEBIE 1: This is an easy printable book for the early beginners.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Apple-Book-for-Kindergarten-EFL-1237468

Remember to leave a comment after you download the resource to get extra credits at the TPT store for when you want to make any purchase. Also leave comments for any other resource that you have downloaded either free or paid from any other seller in the store and grab your extra credits.

FREEBIE 2: This is a free resource for the Beach Unit. It comes with Beach Numbers 1 to 12 flashcards, and a printable sentence association game.

LINK: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Beach-Numbers-for-Elementary-EFL-4079286#show-price-update

It is part of the Beach Resource for Elementary ESL Students.https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2018/09/beach-unit-for-elementary-esl-learners.html

Freebie #3. As EFL Teachers we should have little Birthday Certificates to give away. Just print and fill them out ahead of time and ready to hand in throughout the school year. There is more to this free resource. Check out the blog post and follow the LINK! 

https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2013/02/birthday-theme.html

Freebie #4. Community Helpers Flashcards in Spanish. I know that many teachers need flashcards in Spanish, which is my native language. I can make more upon request. LINK: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Community-Helpers-Flashcards-in-Spanish-5619518

take a look!

Freebie # 5. There is a group of teachers that need Flashcards in Spanish. I made these available for FREE, but I will accept requests for any other theme of flashcards that you might need. Download your flashcards here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/El-Clima-Flashcards-The-Weather-Flashcards-in-Spanish-5342516

Freebie # 6. Easy to print and put together Family Members Puppets. Here is the link to download the file.   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Family-Unit-Puppets-4824345

Here is a closer look of the puppets.

Freebie # 7. Getting your students ready to write their name on worksheets, handouts or anything else. Here are 3 FREE worksheets to introduce the name. CLICK here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Name-Worksheets-for-the-Kindergarten-EFL-2836216

Here is the link to the blog post: https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2016/10/name-worksheets-for-preschool-ela.html

Freebie #8. I made a new resource for the same Seasons unit and just put this one for FREE to use with your Elementary English Language Learners. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Seasons-Unit-for-Elementary-ESL-5403227 

It includes: Seasons Flashcards, Spelling Bingo, Tracer Book, Picture and words cards, worksheets,clothes book. Check the blog post: https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2020/04/seasons-unit-free-resources-for.html

Freebie #9. This is a short printable book for the end of the school year that wraps up the units worked on. Download it here for FREE: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Me-For-Elementary-EFL-5934773

Here is a video on the book.

Freebie #10. These simple like plates are great to sort the fruit likes or the food items likes. You can even use it for the pets likes or any other. I used paper plates and the cutouts. It is free!!!   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fruit-likes-plates-2357249

Freebie #11.There are many spelling activities that you can do with the bottle caps. The template is for FREE. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Bottle-Caps-2155938

Freebie #12. This is a resource that can go along your Birthday Unit. Just balloons! It includes: Number balloons Flashcards from 1 to 10, a Class Book and a Memory Game. All in black and White and colored versión.

Get it for free:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Balloon-Theme-for-Kindergarten-EFL-854092

Freebie #13. End of the school year props for pictures.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/End-of-the-School-Year-Photo-Booth-for-Teachers-8048685

I will add more freebies to this list so check back often and also on social media. Follow me!!

Recycle old CD Cases and CDs for distance teaching

 With distance learning taking place for many English Language Learners sometimes you need that the students get a board. Well, the wipe board might be at home between the DVD movies. Have the students collect the old DVD or CD cases and take out the movie insert and place a blank paper inside the case. 

                               Offer new learning opportunities to your students.

Old CDs that sit around the house of your students can be recycled. I made this FREE printable for the family members. Students can print them at home and you can use them for speaking opportunities through the distance learning.  It is as easy as printing and gluing.
Teacher: Show me mommy!
Students: Mommy!
It is available just by request. Here is my email: ei98srl@gmail.com

Here are some ideas on how to use the CD cases in class but easily adapted for distance teaching.

Idea 1. Any dry erase marker works for writing on the case. Use it for dictation or spelling practice. Everything can be erased using a baby wipe.

Open the CD case and insert colored paper and have the students sort any cards or write words that need to be sorted.

Idea 2. Students can cut magazine pictures and write the words on the CD case. Then, they can store the pictures inside the case to use them in another occasion.

 I made a game board and I made a game board and then placed the game pieces inside the case. Anything can be stored inside.

Idea 3. I also made an accordion book for the CD case.

In case you want the templates to the ideas seen above, here is the link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Breakfast-and-Lunch-FOOD-unit-for-Kindergarten-and-Elementary-EFL-2393252

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When is your birthday? How old are you-part 3

Here is the link to the product from the last three blog posts related to the Birthday unit/How old are you ?.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-old-are-you-Birthday-Unit-5197521

Watch the video of the product:

The resource is also available here: https://www.bilingualmarketplace.com/products/birthday-unit-how-old-are-you-for-elementary-esl?variant=37622114222244

Review the months of the year using the cards. Review with your students: How many days in each month ?

 

I see that some book’s scope and sequence have the structure using only the birthday month. Have a student come to the front and pick the card of the month of their birthday.

Teacher: When’s your birthday?

Student: June.

Teacher: It’s in June. (Stress the word IN and write it on the board. Grab the month card of June and place it next to the word in)

Graph the birthday months of your class. Place the months of the year around your classroom. Have the students look for the Month of their Birthday and stand there.

Teacher: This is January. How many students have their birthday in January?

Students: one!

Continue with all the months.

Depending on the level of your students and the scope and sequence of your book, continue introducing the birthday date. But first, review all the ordinal numbers using the cards.

I prepared a worksheet for the students to notice the difference in writing the ordinal numbers.

Have the students match the ordinal number cards and the words cards as a review.

Then, let’s move on to the birthday date. Place the month and date of your birthday on the board and model for the class. Write the word ON.

Teacher: My birthday is on August 29^th.

Have the students find their birthday month cards and say their sentence to the class.

Have the students write their birthdate on a piece of paper.

As you place the month cards around the classroom. At your signal have the students stand up and look for their birth month and stand there.  Hand them their birthday ordinal number.

Calendar. I am adding a perpetual calendar template . I  can customize the headings to adjust to the country you are at, send me an email: ei98srl@gmail.com)

Students can help create the calendar, just glue the proper heading and have the students research the days and complete the template.

Ask questions:

Teacher: When is Sara’s birthday?

Students: It on October 20^th.

 Students write their name in the birthday date box.

More flashcards. I thought that extra practice is required for this structure. I made some children flashcards with birthdates.

Teacher: When is his birthday?

Students: It’s on June 28^th.

Here is the complete set.

Worksheets!

Worksheet 1 Questionnaire. Students walk around the classroom asking the questions and writing the answers.

Then, they cut and glue the worksheet on their notebooks and write sentences about the results of the questionnaire.

Worksheet 2. Dictate how to color each month as a listening exercise.

Teacher: Color June pink!

Have the students trace the date you say.

Teacher: April 11^th!

Students complete their worksheet. Then, have the students cut each box and write a sentence.

Worksheet 3. Make a calendar. Each worksheet has an empty space for the month. Students cut the month of their birthday and glue onto the empty space. They also write the days of the month and their name on their birthdate. Finally, complete the sentences. You can do a show and tell to the class.

Worksheet 4. The same as the other worksheet, dictate the color of each month or even better, have an individual student dictate the color of each month. Then, students write sentences using his or her birthday.

Worksheet 5. There are Birthdays in the family!Students cut out and glue all the family members and write their corresponding birthdays on their notebooks.

I made an extra set of Family Birthday flashcards to review.

Worksheet 6. Ordinal Numbers Bingo. Students write any of the 31 ordinal numbers on the 9 squares. Use the Ordinal numbers cards to call BINGO!

Worksheet 7. More Family review. Students draw or cut out pictures of their family members and complete the worksheet.

The resource continues here: https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2020/01/how-old-are-you-2nd-part.html

                                                    

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