Giraffes Numbers 1 to 20 for Elementary EFL

 This resource for ESL Teachers is included in the Zoo Animals for EFL. Click here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Zoo-Animals-Flashcards-for-EFL-3611842

Use the number flash cards to play a quick lineup game. Hand in a set of cards to each group and at your signal have them line up in order and then say each number.

Focus on recognizing numbers and saying them out loud with the flashcards and the small cards. Match numbers to words or arrange numbers in order.

Use the worksheets set for the students to recognize numerals (1-20) and associate them with their written forms.

More worksheets to help teachers track student progress in number recognition and writing.

There is a Bingo with two boards, where students can write 10 numbers out of the 20 and play use the small cards as calling cards. Pull out the bingo as many times as you want.

Reinforce counting skills by providing a fun matching game. Encourage students to use full sentences like "I see a giraffe with number 18."

Place number cards (1-20) in a pile and giraffe number mats on the table.

Students take turns picking a card and placing it on the correct mat.

Students can say the numbers out loud as they match the numeral cards, reinforcing pronunciation.

Cut all the number mats and there is another game to play. Time students to see how quickly they can match all numbers correctly.

Make learning interactive with this Number 1 to 20 wheel. Works well for whole-class activities, small group practice, or individual learning stations.

The board game is for students to identify, read, and say numbers on the card of the color that the player landed on as they move along the path.

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Numbers 1 to 20 Valentine’s Day

 This resource can be used with Emergent BIlingual Children is included in the Numbers Unit 1 to 20. Link: 

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This Valentine’s Day material will help your student practice identifying numbers from 1 to 20 in a fun and engaging way.

Print the Valentine’s Day big flashcards if you have a large classroom. Play find the missing number flashcard on the board. Write a number word on the board and leave a space for the missing flashcard that corresponds to the following number. Play in teams to make it competitive!

Slap the Colored bears and say the Numbers.  Spread number flashcards on the board. Say a color, and two students go to the board and slap the correct cards saying the numbers. The winner keeps the card said correctly.

Teacher: green!

Students: twelve, five!

The small cards came handy to support vocabulary development by linking numerals with their corresponding number words. Just cut the word out of each card and play.

Missing Number Challenge. Arrange a few small number cards in a sequence but leave some out. Students take turns finding and placing the missing numbers in the correct spots.

The matching worksheet strengthens students’ ability to connect written number words with their corresponding numerals.

Can be used for independent work as they complete the number words on the worksheet.

The matching grid worksheets encourages students to focus on accuracy and problem-solving as they find correct pairs.

Bingo provides a fun, low-pressure way for students to practice numbers while staying engaged. Use the worksheet and the cards from the previous worksheet to glue onto the two grids provided. Hold up the number flashcards, and students mark off the matching number. The first to get a full row shouts "Bingo!" The grids can be used over and over again.  Students can glue the bears or the words.

 The puzzle activity reinforces the connection between written number words and their corresponding numerals. It comes in just one page so students can play individually or in small groups.

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Fruit and Veggies Worksheets for Elementary ELLs.

 This resource is included in The Fruit and Vegetables level 1 for Elementary ELLS.LINK:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fruit-and-Vegetables-level-1-for-Elementary-ELLS-12275711

The worksheets focus on—fruits and vegetables—that students will encounter in real-life situations, helping them communicate more effectively in English. These worksheets use engaging activities that cater to visual learners. By including activities like matching, sorting, and labeling, the worksheets offer a hands-on, multisensory approach. Use these for the practice part of the lesson plan for your english class.

Whether students are just starting or need more challenging tasks, these worksheets can be adapted for different levels. Choose the ones you need for your students.

Teachers can provide additional vocabulary using any of the worksheets.

Teachers can create cross-curricular lessons that connect language learning with math topics.

Print these worksheets for use in class or send them as homework.

Revisit the face and body vocabulary in the context of the fruit and vegetable unit, giving students the chance to reinforce their understanding of previously learned words.

Use your Fruit and Vegetables worksheets to integrate grammar instruction with vocabulary practice, helping ELLs develop both their vocabulary and grammatical competence in a fun, meaningful context.

Teachers can use the worksheets to spark conversations as listening exercises about food, promoting interaction and oral language development. This is a questionnaire worksheet. There is a set of even more, check them out: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Questionnaire-Worksheets-for-Elementary-English-Language-Learners-11315049

Build confidence and autonomy in their language learning as they can work on their own.

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Body Unit Flashcards for Elementary ESL

 This resource is included in the Body Unit for Elementary ESL. It can be used by Elementary Education teachers and Early Childhood as well.Link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Body-Theme-for-Elementary-ELL-1836555

Introduce the basic body vocabulary to enable your students to help them express themselves when talking about their own body and others. There are many flashcards to use int your lesson plan for english language learners.

Print the parts of body flashcards. These are an effective and engaging teaching tool to introduce and reinforce the new vocabulary. They feature clear and colorful images to illustrate each body part to be easily recognizable for your esl elementary students.

Place your flashcards on the board and have the students identify and recognize the parts of the body.

 Add an interactive element into your flashcards lesson plan for your students to talk about the parts of the body. Ask your students to touch or point a specific body part on any monster flashcards I made this pointer by adding a wiggly eye to a craft stick. Students will say the word as they point to each one:hand!

Word Labeling for the use of have in affirmative or negative sentences. Place a boy or girl flashcard on the board. Write the name of each body part with your students. Say sentences to describe the girl.

Teacher: She has a head!
Students: She has two legs!
Students will follow simple instructions.
Teacher: Touch your head! (showing the flashcard)

Print the Monsters flashcards and place into clear plastic sheets and have the students label all the parts of the body.

Count all the body parts using the flashcards. Students will use the numbers to describe the body.

Teacher: What are these?
Teacher: How many fingers? Count.
Students: ten!
Students: Hands!

Guide the students to count more body parts such as toes and eyes. Then, have the students say how many body parts they have: I have two eyes.

Divide the board and write the numbers 1 and 2. Have the students sort the flashcards into count many body parts we have.

Students: one nose. Two shoulders, two legs and two knees!

I just wanted to include these monster flashcards with different amount of body parts.
Ask: How many eyes?
Have the students sort the flashcards into How many body parts.

Have the students count the parts of the body on each monster. Students will describe the physical chracteristics of the monsters using the verb has: The monster has four eyes.

Students can describe their body parts as you will model on the board using the flashcards of the boy and girl. Emphasize the demonstrative pronouns this and these to the singular and plural part of the body. Provide simple sentences examples.
Teacher: This is my head.
These are my hands.

There are several flashcards that provides a visual representation of the most common adjectives to describe people and their physical appearance.

Teacher: This is Mary. She has long blond hair. She is tall and thin.
Does she have long or short legs?
Students: long legs.

Model how to use the descriptive adjectives young and old in sentences to describe people using the flashcards.
Teacher: He is old. He is young.
Students: He is tall and thin. He is short and fat.
Now, show the flashcards and have the students mime themselves with the adjectives.
Teacher: You are tall! (students will stand on their toes) Continue with the rest of adjectives.

Teaching the adjectives left and right introduce directional vocabulary. Sort the flashcards on the board and have the students express the spatial concepts: This is the left ear! This is the right leg.

Use the body parts as the subject of the imperatives provides a clear and relatable context to introduce flashcards.

Have your students do the action as you say and show the action: Touch your head!

Imperatives with hand and finger. Pair this body part to encourage your students to combine the physical action with the commands. Have the students mime the action with their hands: play tennis!

Teacher: Draw with your hand!

Students will mime the action and repeat the verb.

What body part do you use for performing a verb? Sort the flashcards on the board. Students will follow the instructions using that part of the body.

Add variety to the activities planned with the flashcards. This kind of games add excitement to learning the new language. This is a listening activity.

Describe a Monster: My monster isn’t short. She has one eye, two arms, five legs and five feet.
Students: C3!!!

Students will take turns describing a monster for the class to guess.

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