Can as an Ability Flashcards

 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

Use the Can as an ability flashcards to identify and use the action words.

Place two flashcards on the board and write the sentence: They can swim. Have the students repeat and find two more flashcards and write more sentences on the board or their notebooks.

These flashcards make it clear that "can" expresses ability.  Teach the students the negative of the sentences using can’t.

Give repetitive practice where students can see the word "can" in different contexts, reinforcing their understanding and usage. Show how to ask questions using can.

Show how to answer in negative form.

Ask more questions and have the students use their yes or no stick puppets. Just, print and add a craft stick. Students can make their own.

Flashcards can also be used to practice speaking. These can introduce actions and activities vocabulary.

Show the students the flashcard of see. Ask the information question: What can you see?

Have them write on their notebooks the answer. Then, select several students to read their answers and the rest can check if they have the same answer.

Recycle the vocabulary frequently. Show the students a flashcard and have them mime the action and say: I can run!

Understanding how to use "can" lays the foundation for more complex grammatical structures. Ask questions with WHO? The students that can perform the actions should stand up.

Flashcard activities can be interactive and fun, keeping young learners engaged.  Create a graph on what the students can or can’t do by placing several flashcards on the board and have the students come and write yes or no under each flashcard.

Mastering simple statements using "can" builds ELLs' confidence in their English abilities. Being able to say what they can do in English is empowering and encourages them to keep learning. Ask students: What can you do? Have them write the answers on their notebooks and then dictate to you so you can put up the flashcards on the board.

Sorting flashcards into categories helps students develop organizational skills. This task requires them to analyze and categorize the flashcards, enhancing their cognitive abilities as they sort the flashcards into music and sports.

Write several descriptive sentences on the board and have the students find the correct flashcards and place it underneath.

Learning to use conjunctions helps students create more complex and varied sentences, moving beyond simple statements to more detailed descriptions. Contrast two flashcards using and by finding them with the same verb: She can cook and he can cook, too.

Practicing these structures helps students expand their vocabulary and become more fluent in speaking and writing. Students will express their ability and lack of ability. Contrast using but: I can jump rope, but I can’t skateboard. Have the students make more similar sentences using the flashcards.

Place the modal verb can for ability  flashcards into plastic sheets and have the students complete the verb phrase with magnetic board marker that can be easily erased.

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Graphing for Elementary English Language Learners

 Include graphing in your lesson plan as a valuable teaching tool for your students to integrate English and Math.

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It will enhance the understanding of mathematical concepts such as counting.

It will promote language development. Students will express themselves orally to show their opinion. Ask questions about the graphs

It will foster critical thinking skills where the students will compare, contrast and draw conclusions about the results.

It will provide an engaging learning experience. It is an interactive activity. Students will manipulate the data and interpret the results.

Show the visual representation of the results on the board.

Adapt the graph to the different students that you have in class.

The resource is available here:    https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Graphing-Worksheets-for-Elementary-English-Language-Learners-11309998

Check these ideas:

The favorite toy worksheet can lead to a speaking activity. They will draw their favorite toy and write a short text. When all the worksheets are done, have the children walk around and find another student or group of students with the same favorite toy. Stand together. Then, graph the results.

Teacher: How many trains are the favorite?
Students: two!

Graphing the favorite food. Do this one as a simple survey by placing the options on the board, using the flashcards: pizza, hamburger, chicken, fries, hot dog, salad. Create a bar graph on the board as they will come with their worksheet and place it under their option bar. Tally the results.

Here is another example with the pet unit to make a bar graph on the board, to add variety have the students write sentences about the favorite pet winner, such as: The favorite pet is the dog. I like dogs.

There is a worksheet to do a pet ownership graph. Students will draw the pet they have at home.  Grap showing the number of students who have dogs, cats, etc. And students with no pets at home.

The favorite room of the house can be graphed, but add the variant of the color. Tell your students to color the room of their choice. You will count the favorite room and the color as well.

Use the number of rooms of the house worksheet to graph. Discuss with your students that homes have different quantities of rooms. Graph by writing the numbers 1 to 5 for bedrooms basically which will vary in the results

Make a list of the school objects for the favorite items. They have to choose from the list and draw on the worksheet. Do the graph as survey. Each student will stand up with the worksheet and say: My favorite worksheets is the pencil.

Create a tally chart to record the number of votes for each school subject.

Give a twist to the graph for the favorite color. Place colored balloons at several parts of the classroom. After the students finish their favorite color worksheets. Have them find the balloon of their favorite color and stand right there. Tally the results.

I hope you include any of these graph ideas into your lesson plan. All the worksheets are included in each unit resource. All of them are in the BUNDLE:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Elementary-English-Language-learners-teaching-Units-Starters-BUNDLE-11215540

If you have any other graphing option, let me know! Just write a comment below.

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Toys Unit Worksheets for the Elementary English Language Learners-Starters

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

A resource for any English Teacher in the Primary Classroom.

Worksheets can be used for differentiationand provide extra practice. Tailor to meet the needs of each student in class with this variety of worksheets. The worksheets can challenge and support all your learners during your practice part of the lesson plan. 

There is a set of toys unit vocabulary words that will allow your students to practice and reinforce the new content. Here is one with words for the students to draw around them to give meaning. Drawing help to deepen the understanding of the new words. It requires critical thinking as to how to represent it visually.

More repetition as students write all the words into the letter shapes that the words start with. This process enhances comprehension and reinforcement of vocabulary retention. Send it for homework.

Read and match worksheet. Basically, a reading comprehension worksheet to exercise critical thinking to analyze the incomplete words and make a connection.

Have the students write the names of toys to help them remember the vocabulary they’ve learned.

Use this set of worksheets to establish a connection between the spoken and written Language.

Use the word search worksheet for the practice of recognizing toy names in a sea of letters, which reinforces visual recognition of vocabulary words. Learners will scan for the toys words as a way to enhance the students’ focus and attention to detail.

Worksheets for the students to complete sentences by filling in the blanks with the correct toy name. Find worksheets to practice forming and answering questions about toys.

Read-and-color worksheets often use simple sentences, which help ELLs practice reading comprehension. They need to understand what they read in order to color the correct items.  These will promote higher thinking skills in your learners. 

Expand the worksheet to other themes. Have the students cut the teddy bear and glue onto their notebooks or paper and label the parts of the face.

Reviewing a robot family allows students to simultaneously reinforce toy-related vocabulary and introduce or review family-related terms (mother, brother, etc).

Check this blog post with more on the robot family: https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2020/10/family-theme-for-kindergarten-holistic_19.html

By relating toys to a house setting, students can see how vocabulary and language structures are used in everyday contexts, as they draw the toys in the rooms of the house.

The face and toys worksheets include activities like matching, answering, and coloring to cater to kinesthetic learners who benefit from hands-on activities.

Review the numbers 1 to 10 and the teen numbers with the robots.

More worksheets to Revisit the numbers 1 to 20 across multiple worksheets to reinforce through repetition.

Associating the colors written word with an image can serve as a memory aid.

Puzzle people worksheets are fun!

There are several worksheets for answering questions using grammar knowledge.

Choose from more grammar worksheets!

The favorite toy worksheet can lead to a speaking activity. When all the worksheets are done, have the children walk around and find another student or group of students with the same favorite toy. Then, graph the results.

Teacher: How many trains are the favorite ?

Students: five!

The favorite toy worksheet can lead to a speaking activity. They will draw their favorite toy and write a short text. When all the worksheets are done, have the children walk around and find another student or group of students with the same favorite toy. Stand together. Then, graph the results.

Teacher: How many trains are the favorite?
Students: two!

Do you love graphing? Get more worksheets for other themes: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Graphing-Worksheets-for-Elementary-English-Language-Learners-11309998

Questionnaires are a very effective instructional tools to have your students communicate. Encourage them to survey classmates even the shy ones.

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