Weather Prepositions Activities | Sun and Cloud |

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In this weather-themed resource, students practice describing the position of the sun and clouds. The set includes flashcards, small cards, cutouts, matching activities, puzzles, a flap book, games, and worksheets that allow students to practice prepositions through hands-on and visual activities

Each flashcard shows the sun and the cloud in a different position. Teachers can use the flashcards to introduce new vocabulary, model sentences, and practice speaking with the class.

Weather Reporter Activity. Students become weather reporters and describe the weather using prepositions. Give a student the printable Weather Reporter badge and the microphone prop. The student stands in front of the board where the Weather Prepositions flashcards are displayed. The student looks at one flashcard and reports the weather to the class. The student says a sentence such as: The sun is next to the cloud.

Encourage the student to point to the picture on the board while speaking like a real weather reporter. You can repeat the activity with different students so everyone has a chance to be the weather reporter.

Flashcard Corners Game. Place the flashcards in different corners of the classroom.

Teacher says: “The sun is in front of the cloud!”

Students run to the correct flashcard.  Excellent for high-energy classes.

Draw What You Hear. Have students draw a cloud on paper. Teacher says sentences:“Draw the sun on the cloud.”

Students draw the sun in the correct place. They check when you show the flashcard for self- correcting.  Perfect for a listening activity worksheet.

Complete the Sentence. Place the weather pictures on the board and write incomplete sentences. Give students the preposition labels to place it in the blank to complete the sentence.

These small preposition cards are perfect for hands-on practice with the sun and cloud theme.

Partner Guessing Game. Students work in pairs. Student A secretly chooses a small card. Student B asks: “Where is the sun?”

Student A answers: “The sun is under the cloud.”

Student B finds the correct flashcard.

Match the Sentence. Place the weather picture cards and the printable sentence strips on the table. Students match the cards and then read the sentences aloud and check their answers.

You can also use the prepositions words to match.

This hands-on cutouts helps students visualize and practice prepositions of place.

Activity 1. Give a student a sun and cloud cutout cards. The teacher says a sentence and students must place the sun correctly. Students physically move the card to show the position.  Great for TPR (Total Physical Response) learning.

Classroom Sky Scene. Stick the printable large cloud poster on the board. Give students the large sun cutout. Students come to the board and place the sun according to a sentence: “Put the sun next to the cloud.”. Great for whole-class practice.

These worksheets are ideal for independent work, centers, review activities, or homework.

Roll and Color – Weather Prepositions. Give students the dice with the weather preposition pictures and the coloring worksheet. Assemble the dice beforehand.  Students take turns rolling the dice. After the dice lands, they look at the picture on the top face and find the matching preposition picture on their worksheet. Students then color the correct picture on the worksheet.

Students can glue the worksheet on their notebooks as a reference.

Complete the Sentences. Look at the pictures and read each sentence.
Write the correct preposition in the blank to complete the sentence. Then color the suns and clouds according to the description in each sentence.

Color and Match. Students read and color the suns and clouds according to the description. Then match the pictures to each sentence.

Where Is the Sun?. Students write the correct preposition of place to complete the sentence.

Read, Draw and Color. Read each sentence carefully. Then draw the sun in the correct place in relation to the cloud.

Prepositions Flap Book

Students cut the flaps and glue the page onto another to create a prepositions flap book. They write a sentence for each flap lift the flap to describe the picture.

Matching Mat Activity

Students look at each sun and cloud picture on the mat and choose the correct preposition card. They place the card in the empty space that match the picture.

Puzzle Sentence Activity

Students assemble the circle to create a complete sentence. When the puzzle is finished, students read the sentence aloud, for example:
“The sun is under the cloud.”

Board Game

Students move their tokens around the board while describing the position of the sun and the cloud in the pictures. Each time they land on a space, they make a sentence such as “The sun is behind the cloud.” If they land on “Move 1 Space,” they advance one extra space.

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St. Patrick’s Day Face Activities for Young English Learners

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This Face St. Patrick’s Day resource is designed for teaching holiday vocabulary while reinforcing parts of the face, colors, and descriptive language with elementary English language learners. Perfect for centers, whole-group lessons, and seasonal review.

In this activity, the teacher uses a St. Patrick flashcard to review parts of the face with students. The teacher asks, “What’s missing in the face?” Then, draws extra facial features such as hair, nose, and ears that are not originally included.

The teacher asks the name of parts of the parts and labels it. This interactive board activity provides an engaging review of face parts.

In this activity, the teacher displays the rainbow flashcard and invites students to describe what they see. The teacher begins by modeling a simple sentence and then asks guiding questions to encourage students to add more details about the rainbow’s facial features.

As students respond, the teacher writes their ideas on the board to collaboratively build a short descriptive text.

Students place each flashcard inside a clear plastic sleeve and draw the missing facial features using dry-erase markers. As they complete the faces, students label each feature with the correct word, reinforcing vocabulary recognition, and spelling,.

Small cards activities

🎧  Listen and pick. The teacher spreads the small cards on the table and calls out one vocabulary item, such as “horseshoe.” Students listen carefully and point to the matching card as quickly as they can. This listening game helps students develop vocabulary recognition. Great for beginners.

Listen and order. Each student uses their own set of small cards. The teacher calls out a sequence of vocabulary items, such as “hat, rainbow, coin,” and students listen carefully to place the cards in the correct order on the table. This sequencing task strengthens auditory memory.

Speaking activities (productive oral skill). A student selects a small card and shows it to the class while describing the picture. Using simple language, the student names the item and mentions its facial features, such as eyes or mouth.

Reading activities. The teacher prepares the cards by cutting the words from the picture cards. Students then match each picture with its corresponding word to rebuild the complete card. This hands-on matching task supports reading development.

Writing activities. Students choose a small card and use it as a prompt to write simple sentences describing the picture. They name the item, describe its color, and mention its facial features or details. This writing task supports vocabulary consolidation.

Labeling. students observe the small card and label the different parts directly in their notebooks. They draw arrows from the picture and write the corresponding vocabulary words, reinforcing recognition of facial features and object details. This labeling task supports vocabulary consolidation, spelling practice, and visual–word association.

worksheets

Students complete the words by writing the missing letters and then match each word to its corresponding picture by tracing the lines.

Students complete the worksheet by reading the sentences, drawing the missing details, and coloring the picture according to the instructions. When finished, they share their work with the teacher, providing an opportunity for feedback.

Students read simple sentences, complete missing words, and follow directions to draw and color the picture.  Once finished, the teacher can collect and display the worksheets on a bulletin board to create a festive classroom environment that showcases student learning.

Students first use the picture worksheet to listen to the teacher’s directions and color the St. Patrick’s Day characters accordingly. After completing the coloring task, they use the second worksheet to answer comprehension questions based on the pictures.

Games

Students receive a Bingo strip with 5 pictures from the St. Patrick’s Day vocabulary set. The teacher uses the calling cards and calling mat, printed twice: one copy to place on the mat and another copy to draw and call the items. As the teacher calls each picture, students listen carefully and cover the matching image on their strip. The first student to complete the strip calls Bingo!

In this board game, students play in small groups and each chooses a character marker, which is folded and glued at the top so it can stand on the board. Students take turns rolling the dice and moving their markers along the path. When landing on a space, they name or describe the St. Patrick’s Day item shown. This interactive game promotes speaking practice.

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Body Types and Physical Description | ESL ELL

 This resource is included in the Body Unit for Elementary ESL. Link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Body-Theme-for-Elementary-ELL-1836555

Make teaching body types and physical description fun and engaging with this complete set of printable games and worksheets! This resource helps ESL and ELL students learn and practice vocabulary and grammar such as tall, short, thin, fat, hair types, clothing, and comparatives (taller, shorter, thinner, fatter) through interactive and meaningful activities.

Use these flashcards to introduce and review body types and physical descriptions.

Basic Presentation Activities. Look and Repeat. Show one flashcard at a time. Say: “He is tall.”

Students repeat. Add gestures (stretch arms up for tall).

Yes or No Game. Show a short child flashcard. Say: “She is tall.”

Students say: “No!” She is short.

Show Me.  Place several flashcards on the board. Say: “Show me thin.” Students point to the correct flashcards.

Label the Flashcard. Students write the adjective word next to each flashcard on the board. Then, describe: He is short and fat.

Choose and Say. Each student picks a flashcard and the turn says the sentence to describe the body type.

Compare Two Flashcards. Show the flashcards of two different children:

Teacher: “Who is short?” Students point and answer: They are short.

Teacher: The boy is as short as the girl.

Continue comparing.

Teacher: “Who is thin?” Students point and answer. The boy is thin.

Teacher: The boy is thinner than the girl.

Guessing Game. Place the flashcards in a grid on the board. Give clues: He is thin. He is tall.

Students guess: A1.

Flashcards with Real-Life Connection. Show a flashcard to the class.

Teacher: She is short and fat.

Who is short and fat in our class?

Students: Susan!!

Use the small cards for hands-on practice and interactive activities.

Read and Match. Place picture small cards on the table. Write the categories words: tall, short, thin, fat on small cards. Students read the word and put in the correct category

Students say the sentence: He is tall.

Labeling and Writing Activity: Reviewing Parts of the Body

In this activity, students use the small cards to review the parts of the body. Students label each body part, such as hair, face, arm, hand, leg, and foot, in their notebook.

The worksheets provide students with meaningful practice to reinforce body types vocabulary and physical descriptions.

Worksheet 1. Match the Body Parts. Students read each word and trace the line to match it with the correct part of the body.

Worksheet 2. Draw and Describe Yourself

Students draw a picture of themselves. After drawing, students write a short description using the target sentence structure, such as I am tall and thin or I have long hair.

Worksheet 3. Reading and understanding descriptions of body types. Students read each sentence and match it to the correct picture by tracing the lines.

Worksheet 4. Cut and Paste. Students cut out the pictures and sort them into the correct category: thin or fat. There is also a similar worksheet where students sort the pictures into tall or short.

Worksheet 5. write sentences to describe the person. Students observe the picture and describe the body types, features like hair.  Students can color the pictures and describe the clothes.

Worksheet 6. Practice the grammar point of comparatives. Students look at the pictures and write sentences using structures such as fatter than, thinner than, taller than, and shorter than.

Through these printable games, students describe characters, ask questions, and use complete sentences, reinforcing vocabulary and grammar while building confidence in speaking.

Board Game. Students roll the dice and move their printable marker along the board. When they land on a color, they pick a matching color card and describe the person using the target vocabulary and sentences, such as He is tall and thin.

Guess Who? Body Types Game. Each student chooses a secret character card and places it in front of them without showing it to their partner. Students take turns asking yes/no questions to guess their partner’s character, such as “Is he tall?”, “Is she thin?”, or “Does he have curly hair?”.

As students ask and answer questions, they eliminate characters on their board until they can guess the correct person.

There are printable games provide structured speaking practice and vocabulary reinforcement within the Body Unit. Here is the blog post: https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2024/05/body-unit-games-for-elementary-esl.html

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