Monsters and Body Parts: Fun and Hands-On ESL Activities for Young Learners

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

The students will identify and use the body vocabulary on the Monsters. Monsters have unusual and silly body parts. Since the Monster characters are make-believe, helping students to feel more comfortable describing and drawing bodies.

Labeling the flashcards helps students associate the written word with the visual body part on a fun character, making it easier to remember and understand.

Students practice numbers and vocabulary at the same time—by counting “3 eyes,” “2 arms,” or “5 fingers” to reinforce both content areas naturally. Place a Monster on the board and ask questions: How many fingers does the Monster have?

Understanding left and right is an important early skill. Associating it with a monster's body (e.g., “left arm,” “right eye”)  as they sort the flashcards on the board.

Points game. Write several different point values on the board as I wrote 1 to 5 for example. Stick any body flashcard over the points so your stduents can’t see the point under each flashcard. Have a students say a sentence for any flashcard: This is the left arm.  If the sentence is correct, remove that flashcard and reveal the number of points won. At the end, all the points are tallied for the students or teams participating.

Print the small cards for more activities. Students label the parts of the body on their notebooks using the card of their choice. This encourages spelling practice.

Students can practice full sentences using numbers and body parts on small card:
“The monster has two yellow arms.”

Monsters often have asymmetrical features, making them perfect for left/right practice. Cut the card in two and half them label each part of the body.

Label the Monster’s Body Worksheet. There is a picture of a monster with various body parts (e.g., eyes, arms, nose, tail). Students write the correct word next to each body part.

This worksheet set includes a full monster body without labels and a collection of body part illustrations (e.g., arms, legs, eyes, tail) and corresponding vocabulary words for students to cut out and use. Cutting, organizing, and gluing helps young learners develop coordination while practicing the correct placement of body parts.

Students read simple descriptive sentences on the worksheet about the monster and color each body part accordingly.

Students practice understanding short, clear sentences with color. supporting focus and accuracy in both language and task execution.

A simple answering the question worksheet.

The puzzle set covers a full range of body part vocabulary along with important spatial concepts like left and right.

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Adjectives Worksheets and Printable Book

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

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Describe Yourself" Worksheet. This worksheet invites students to draw a picture of themselves and describe their appearance using simple adjectives. It encourages Self-Expression.

This worksheet invites students to read the sentence and color the matching adjective of the picture, supporting early reading skills and vocabulary development through action. It is a way to reinforce Word Recognition.

Repetitive adjective exposure boosts word familiarity and supports sight word development for English language learners. Use this cut and paste worksheet set along with unscramble sentence.

Build Confidence in Reading, by matching the sentence to the word featuring the character of MR. Big Nose from the book below.

This printable book features a character with a big nose in a fun and meaningful way to connect reading with learning adjectives—especially those related to physical appearance and descriptive language. Print the pages and put together as many books as you need.

After reading, students can draw their own character. They will describe it using adjectives based on the book.

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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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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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