This resource(Birthday Monsters Activity Pack — ESL Board Games, Flashcards & Worksheets for Kids) is included in The Birthday Unit: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Birthday-Unit-for-Elementary-ESL-5279726
Using Birthday Monsters to review birthday vocabulary is an engaging and
effective way to strengthen language skills in young English language learners.
The colorful monsters holding or interacting with birthday items give students
clear visual cues to supports comprehension.
As children look at each monster flashcard,
they can point and say, “This monster is yellow and so on.
The teacher can hold a card and ask questions: Who is he?
Teacher: What does he have?
Students: He has a blue candle and a pink party hat.
Guess the Birthday Item! Envelope Game. Place the birthday small cards inside an envelope,
leaving only the top part of each card showing. Students look at the small
visible section and try to guess what birthday item it is. Students can respond
using simple sentences, such as:
“Yes! It’s a present!”
or
“Oh, no, it isn’t a candle. It’s a cupcake!”
Identify the colors of the party objects. Place
several monsters on the board and say a color: Yellow Monster!
Name a birthday object: party hat!
Students name which ones have that object: blue Monster, Purple Monster,
Pink Monster, yellow Monster.
Matching Game on the Board. Play a matching game using the small cards included in
this resource. Write several simple sentences on the board, such as “The
monster has a present,” “The monster is yellow,” or “The monster has
balloons.”
Students read each sentence and place the correct
small card under the matching sentence.
Color & Read Worksheet. Students read simple sentences and color the correct monster.
Match the Sentence to the Monster. Students draw lines to connect sentences to the correct monster image.
Write the Missing Word. Mini sentences with a blank space.
Draw the Birthday Items.
Color the Correct Birthday Items and answer the questions.
Birthday Monsters Board Game. Students take turns moving their party hat token along the path of Birthday Monsters until they reach the finish balloon. On each turn, students draw a question card and answer it before moving. Cards ask about monster colors, birthday items, body parts, and more!
Students each receive a Bingo strip with 8 images. The
teacher uses the calling mat to call out items. Students mark the pictures they
hear. The first to cover all 8 pictures says “Bingo!”.
Feed-Me Cupcake Box Activity
Use the bingo strips as cut-apart picture cards for
this fun speaking activity! Students cut out their small cards and “feed” them
to the Cupcake Box one at a time while describing each picture. Students choose
a card, hold it up, and say a complete sentence before feeding it into the
cupcake’s mouth.
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