Frog and Can as an Ability

 This resource is part of Can as an Ability for Elementary ESL at this link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Can-as-an-Ability-Unit-for-Elementary-ESL-4299251

Students will  learn and practice the simple and essential structure:
"Subject + can + verb". (e.g., The frog can jump.)  The resource Includes visual (flashcards), kinesthetic (miming, spinner games), and written (worksheets) activities. Supports diverse learners, including visual and hands-on learners.

Show any flashcard of the frog and have the students do the action as they shout out the word. This is a way to have the stduents become familiar with the verbs.

Ask questions with Can? Take out a flashcard and ask: Can you play baseball?

All the students that can play baseball will stand up and do the action, saying: Yes, I can.

The other will stand up and say: No, I can’t.

Continue with more flashcards.

Small cards Can/Can't Sorting Game. Use the bags from the complete resource labeled boxes or mats: "can" and "can't."

Students pick a frog card, say or decide the action (e.g., "jump," "swim"), and place it under the correct label.  The decision is based on real frogs: "Can a frog sing?" → "No, it can't!"

Small cards for Writing. Provide a sentence frame such as "The frog can play the piano."
Students draw a card and complete the sentence on their notebook using the action shown.

Print and hand in a chart to each student or pair of students. Say what the frog can do and students will check mark as a listening activity. Then, have the students check mark with another color what they can do and mark with an x what they can’t do.  They can write sentences about the chart.

Use the colored version students find the matching pairs, playing memory. They can play in pairs with two printables. They cut and shuffle the cards. Then, they place the cards facedown on a table or desk. The first students will flip over two cards, if they match they have to say the sentence using can. If the cards don’t match, they can take another turn.

Also sort the cards from the colored version, into sports, music and other verbs.

Worksheet. use can and can’t for ability. Writing sentences like “The frog can jump.” reinforces correct word order and sentence structure.

Some students learn best through visual worksheet and written input.

 Worksheets provide a tangible record of student learning.

You can use worksheets to check understanding by writing questions.

A cut and paste sentence association worksheet set.

Worksheets give students a chance to practice alone, helping build confidence and independence in using English.

Help students become familiar with the abilities vocabulary. Spread out both mats with the frog pictures. Students take turns drawing a verb card, then race to find the matching frog action picture on the mat. Say the sentence out loud: The frog can jump. Use a timer for added excitement.

Use the mat and the spelling Bingo template to play another game. Students write an assigned number of verbs or sentences from the mats onto the template. Then, use the verb cards as calling cards, the first students to cross all the verbs wins. Have the learners save the template to play on any other class.

There is another set of mats, check the blog post:   https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2024/06/can-as-ability-games.html

Use the two fly swatter templates labeled "can" and "verb" to help young learners visually and physically interact with sentence structure, especially for “can” sentences (e.g., The frog can play baseball.).

Students begin to recognize and internalize the correct pattern on the flashcards or small cards.

Frog Can board game. There are two paths, students will choose just one. Players roll a die and move. Land on a space and say a sentence using CAN: The frog can play the guitar!

Add a challenge-if correct, move forward 1 extra space.

Spinners are perfect for movement, randomness, and speaking practice. Students spin the frog spinner. Whatever action it lands on (e.g., jump), they say:“The frog can write.”

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https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2024/06/can-as-ability-small-cards.html 

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Printable Adjectives Games for ESL

 LINK to the Adjectives resource is here for your lesson planning :

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Adjectives-for-Elementary-ELL-2150071

Play is essential for language learning—especially for elementary English language learners.

Matching cards game. It is a good idea to have the students get familiar with the cards by matching them on the table first. They see the word and picture together, helping them understand and remember the meaning naturally.

This game can be played in pairs or in groups of three. There are 24 cards. Give each group a set of cards. Students shuffle the cards and hand them all out to the members of the group. Students hold all the cards in their hands without showing them to the group. Explain that the idea of the game is to make pairs of picture and words. The first student to make them by getting rid of all the cards is the winner. Have them notice that there is a Funny Guy card that does not match to any word.

The game starts as students make pairs that they already have in their own cards and lay them on the table as they name the adjectives. The players make sure that the pairs are right.

Student 1 picks a card without seeing from the next to him/her and checks if it makes a pair to his/her own cards. If there is a pair, the students lay the pair on the table. The game continues until the first students gets rid of all the cards.

Play Memory Match (Concentration). Place picture cards and word cards face down. Students take turns flipping two at a time to find a match. Then, Say the adjective when a match is found.

A sentence association game that is always a favorite. It builds Sentence Structure Awareness.

Students learn how to put adjectives into simple sentence patterns. By matching adjective words to pictures and sentence parts, students become more confident using new vocabulary in real language. Lay out sentence cards and picture cards. Students match the correct sentence to the correct picture.

This scrabble-style activity is a tactile and engaging way for students to practice spelling and recognizing adjective words—a key skill for building both vocabulary and reading confidence. Students use the tiles to build the word.

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Adjectives Craft Stick Puppets Sorting

LINK to the Adjectives resource is here for your lesson planning :

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Adjectives-for-Elementary-ELL-2150071

Making and sorting puppets with adjective labels engages students physically, which helps them remember vocabulary better.

When kids cut, glue, label, and move their puppets, they’re actively connecting the word to the concept. I cut the toilet paper tubes in half and tapes a classification word.  I cut all the pictures and glued each one on a craft stick and also glued the word. But, you can glue only the picture and have the students find the word.

Sorting puppets by adjectives helps learners organize new vocabulary into categories (e.g., feelings, condition, weather, age, size, etc.). This boosts comprehension and prepares them for sentence building later.

Students can use their puppets to describe: “Coffee is hot., The ice cream is cold.”

These puppets are reusable and great for memory games by matching the word to the cutout.

Speaking Prompts. Students pick a puppet and describe it out loud using full sentences: “This is Sarah. She has gray hair She is old.”

Writing Activity. Students choose a puppet and write a short description using adjectives.

“This is Max. He is rich. He has short black hair and black eyes.”

Use the puppets for small group adjective practice to write a short story: There are two boxes, one is full, one is empty. There is an empty brown box and full white box. I like the full box, I don’t like the empty box.

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Toys Unit Robots Numbers 1 to 20

 This resource is included in Toys Unit for Elementary English Language Learners-Starters.  LINK: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Toys-unit-for-Elementary-English-Language-Learners-Starters-1865563

Teaching numbers 1 to 20 is a key foundational skill for early learners. Using this robot-themed resource makes this learning process more interactive.

Each robot flashcard features a robot with a set number of dots on its body. This helps children: Connect numerals with quantities visually and develop one-to-one correspondence skills.

Kinesthetic learners can jump or hop next to the flashcard with the number you say. Perfect movement-based game.

 Students will connect numerals with quantities visually by writing the number with a dry erase marker.

Auditory learners can practice counting out loud and matching number words. Then, place any numbers cutouts to match the dots on each robot.

Counting in sequence. Line Up the Numbers small cards. Learners will shuffle the cards and working in pairs line them up in the correct order (1 to 20). But, previously cut up the printable template.

Students can use the small cards on their notebooks as they write the numeral and the word. This is a practice for the adjectives of quantities.

A Worksheet for Basic math vocabulary development. Students write the number word.

Matching numerals to number words worksheet.

The worksheet set supports meaningful learning in the classroom. Students can see the number, count visual objects (robot dots/buttons), then write the numeral and/or number word.

 Learners will cut the number words and glue onto each robot. This multi-sensory approach helps cement number understanding.

Encourage independent work habits by using this worksheet completing the  number word sequence.

Each student receives a blank grid-style BINGO worksheet with 4 boards. Instead of using pre-filled numbers, they write in the numbers 1 to 20 in random order on each one. The included small robot cards double as your bingo calling cards.

Board game. After landing on a number, the student finds and colors or covers the same number on their number mat or worksheet.

Numbers mats. There are 3 of them. Provide students with number cards from one mat (e.g., 15) and have them place them on the corresponding robot with the fifteen dots and the number words from the third mat (e.g., fifteen).

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