School unit flashcards for ESL students

I updated the school unit flashcards. I thought that adding more words and using nicer clipart would be a bonus for teachers. Many of you have bought it and now you will have both versions. If there are words that you would like me to add, let me know.

More than 250 flashcards for the classroom objects on this resource and just a few tips on how to use them in class. You can use my flashcards or the ones that come with your book series.Link: 
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/School-Theme-Flashcards-for-ELL-836917

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Use the flashcards to present the school objects vocabulary.

Check the flashcards:

Watch the video using the flashcards.

Flashcards 1. If your students are a little more advanced review there is and there are. Divide the board in two and write the phrases. I used pencil and books.

Teacher: There is a pencil. There are books.

Students can find more flashcards to make more examples.

Flashcards 2. I always find labeling fun. You can do one the board as an example. Label the body parts, clothes and school objects.(Labeling)

Teacher: name the body parts.

Students: mouth! Eyes! Leg!

Teacher: name the clothes.

Students: dress! shoe!

Teacher: name the school objects.

Students: lunch bag! backpack!

Then, assign red for body parts. Ask students to name all the body parts and you circle them. Do the same for clothes and school objects.

Students can do the same using the flashcards. I placed the flashcard into a plastic sheet to go on paperless. Have the students use a blue whiteboard marker for labeling the body parts.

Then, use a black whiteboard marker for labeling the clothes and the school objects.

Flashcards 3. Select a letter of the alphabet and have the students say all the words that start with the letter. As they name the word place the flashcard on the board. Then, have the students do the same on their notebooks with another letter. I chose letter P for this example.

Flashcards 4. Order alphabetically. Write the letters from A to Z on the board and the students find the flashcards to place under each letter.

Flashcards 5. Classroom Monsters. Give a flashcard on a plastic sheet to each student and have them create a monster. I did this one with scissors. I added hair, eyes, nose, mouth, shoes. I guess students are more creative than me, but it will work to show the students the task before they start their own. Students can show their work to the class.

Student: This is my scissors monster. It has black hair. Its eyes are blue and big. It is happy. She is wearing shoes.

Flashcards 6. Sorting the flashcards into categories. I wrote these categories on the board. Students find the flashcards for each category.

Flashcards 7. Name the flashcard. Make a grid on the board using the flashcards. I did this simple one as an example for you.

Teacher: C3!

Students: pencil case!

Flashcards 8. Related words! I placed the pencil case flashcard in the middle of the board. Have the students name all the things that a person can find in a pencil case. As they name the words, place the flashcard or write the word. This is like doing a mind map.

Flashcards 9. Use puzzles when working with the little ones.

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Numbers 1 to 100 for ESL Learners

This blog post is to add up to my last post about numbers 1 to 20. Link: https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2018/02/teaching-numbers-1-to-20-to-esl-ellsefl.html

This is the link to this resource: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Numbers-1-to-100-for-ESL-Learners-4316217

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Let’s start with the Number flashcards that I made with the words. 

And flashcards without words.

Use the fly swatter to play with the flashcards. or do this Speaking activity. Hand in a number flashcard to each student. At your signal have them order themselves. Then, have them take a step and say their number on the flashcard.

Student: I am number 85.

Counting Numbers by 10s. Place all the flashcards on the board. Say all the numbers and have the students notice what is common to almost all the numbers. TY-ending. Say a number and have a student come up front and touch the number and say the word.

Teacher: sixty, eighty, twenty!

Have the students write the numbers on their notebooks as they see on board.

Dictate numbers: 60, 40, 20, 50, 90, 10, 20,70, 100

Have the students learn about equations. Place the number 80 flashcard on the board, the add symbol, then number 10 flashcard and the equal symbol and the ninety flashcard. Read the equation. Make more examples for the students to read. They can also make more examples on their notebooks.

Place the following pair of flashcards on the board. Point to each pair and stress the difference between each.

Teacher: four-teen and for-ty

Say the teen number and the students the 10s number.

Teacher: sixteen!

Students: sixty!

Numbers and prepositions. Place 9 random flashcards on the board and ask questions.

Teacher: What number is on 10?

Students: 78

Teacher: What number is under 10?

Students: 63

Teacher: What numbers are next to 10?

Students: 26 and 32

The students can play the same game with their small cards.

100s chart with Number, Colors and Letters flashcards. I saw a similar idea on an old book and thought I could make one that can be used in the classroom and a small version for students to play in small groups. Place all the colors flashcards horizontally and the letters cards vertically and fill in with the numbers flashcards.

Teacher: F ! blue!

Students: 57!

Teacher: 88!

Students: I! green !

Place the people flashcards on the board. Ask questions.

Teacher: Who is number 46?

Students: Erick!

Teacher: Rick!

Students: 29!

Teacher: Is Mandy number 54 or 24?

Students: She is number 54.

Review There is structure. Place all the crayons flashcards on the board in random order.

Teacher: There is a yellow crayon! What number is it?

Students: It is number 24.

Have a volunteer student model the sentences and the class will answer.

Next blog post will be with games and worksheets to complete the resource. 

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Farm Unit activities for Elementary ESL

Link to the resources:   

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Farm-Unit-Resources-for-the-Elementary-ESL-3790548

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Farm Scene. Display the barn and the silo cutout on the board. Ask the children if they can identify the scene.

Teacher: Look at the pictures. What can this be?

Students: a farm.

Then start placing the animals on the farm and say the name.

Teacher: This is the cow. What color is the cow?

Students: black and white.

Write the word next to each animal.

Teacher: Is this a hen ?

Students: yes, it is/ No, it isn´t.

As a review, say the name of an animal and have a student go to the board and remove it.

Teacher: Martha, Bring me the rooster.

Have the students write the farm animals words using the printable green letters and the cutouts, or dictate words and the first student or group to finish wins.

Sort the animals that live in the barn and the ones that live out of the barn.

Favorite  farm animal graph. Place the flashcards on the board.

By using the flashcards students get more speaking practice ,you get them talking as they describe, compare or answer questions.

Separate each animal with a line and start writing the student´s name after asking each student which is their favorite farm animal. Then have the students talk about the results.

Teacher: Which is Emily´s favorite animal?

Students: rooster!

Teacher: Who likes the cow?

Students: Will and David!

Possessive nouns. Place the farmer flashcard in the middle of the board and all flashcards that belongs to the farmer as in a mind map. Model a sentence.

Teacher: Who is she?

Students: the farmer.

Teacher: This is the farmer´s tractor.

Teacher: What is this?

Students: It's a barm.

Teacher: Whose barn is this?

Students: It's the farmer's barn.

I made this interactive book to review the possessive nouns.

I wanted the book to be interactive. I saw this idea on Pinterest and gave it a try. It is not hard to do, I would suggest that you use a lightweight yarn instead of twine like I did. Place a tape to each cutout behind the book.

First the students have to trace all the sentences and color the scene. Then as they read, they pull a string to the picture that the sentence is talking about.

Student: This is the Farmer´s tractor. (pulls the string that has the tractor).

Or simply, the students paste each picture where it corresponds.

Count the farm animals. Place several fences on the board.

Make several copies of each farm animal. Place them in each fence.

Teacher: How many horses are there?

Students: one, two, three. Three horses.

Teacher: What color are the horses?

Students: They are brown. 

Continue with the rest of the animals.

Have the students say which letter make the plurals for the farm animals.

Teacher: One cow. Two cows.

Students: letter S!

Point to each animal and have them say the plural. When you get to goose, tell them about the difference which is geese.

Students make craft stick corrals. Have them put their animals into each corral using the dice.  Go by each group and ask questions.

Teacher: How many hens are there?

Students: one, two, three. Three hens.

Then individually have the students place only four animals in their corrals. Play Bingo! If the student has the animal named then that animal has to be taken out of the corral.

The winner is the student that has their corral empty first.

Make the crown headband and use them for a simple game.

Make different amount of farm animals crowns to wear.

Place the barn, fence, trees or any other cutout around the room. Students listen to your instruction.

Teacher: Hens, walk to the barn! Horses ,gallop to the fence! Cows, stomp to the trees !

When the students are in groups at their destination. Count the number of animals.

Teacher: How many hens are at the barn ?
Students: one, two, three, four, five, six. Six hens.

Make a grid with the flashcards.

Teacher: B2 ! What are they?

Students: They are roosters!

Teacher: How many roosters are there?

Students: There are  two roosters!

There is/There are. Make a farm scene on the board using the cutouts or flashcards.

Point to each animal. Teacher: There is a cow.

Teacher: There´s a hen and a horse.

Teacher: Some animals are not here. There isn´t a pig.

Have the students give more examples of the animals that are missing.

Teacher: Is there a duck on the farm ?

Students: No, there isn´t.

 Do the same with there are/ there aren´t.

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