Can & Can’t Spring Verbs Activities for ESL | EFL Elementary

 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

Make learning “can” and “can’t” fun and hands-on with this engaging resource for young learners! Students practice abilities through puzzles, games, and interactive worksheets that support vocabulary and sentence building. Perfect for centers or small groups, it helps build confidence in a playful way.

These flashcards are a great way to introduce and practice “can” and “can’t” with your students.

The teacher picks up any verb card, in this case, is the verb “fly”. She holds the card. Students will participate by pretending to fly kites. To make the activity more interactive and hands-on, several kite cutouts are provided. Continue with more cards.

The teacher asks the question: “Can you climb a tree?” to individual students, giving each child the opportunity to answer using “Yes, I can” or “No, I can’t.”

In this interactive dialogue-building activity, one student holds the flashcard and asks the question: “Can you swing?” while showing the image for support. The other student listens and responds using a complete sentence, such as “Yes, I can” or “No, I can’t.” Then, students switch roles so both have the opportunity to ask and answer.

These flashcards may include some new vocabulary for your students. Use them to introduce new words in context or to review familiar ones, helping learners connect meaning with clear visuals in a simple and engaging way.

These small cards are perfect for hands-on practice with “can” and “can’t.”

This is a speaking game, where students sit in a circle with the small verb cards placed on the floor. One student tosses a bean bag onto a card and then makes a sentence using the structure: “I can…” or “I can’t…”

Students use the small cards as visual support to write sentences with “can” and “can’t.” They choose a card and write sentences such as “I can water flowers” or “I can’t build a house.” This activity helps students practice sentence structure.

A student places the small cards in order on the desk. This activity helps develop sequencing skills.

The worksheets support comprehension, fine motor skills, and meaningful language use.

Students complete each word by writing the missing vowel. Then, trace the lines to match each picture with the correct verb. This activity helps reinforce vocabulary recognition.

Students look at each picture and complete the sentences using the correct verb. They write the missing word in the blank and match it with the correct image.

This “Can – Word Search” worksheet. This activity helps reinforce vocabulary, improve spelling.

Students first trace the lines to match each question expressing their abilities. Then, they write simple sentences to recap all the personal can and cant’. Perfect for developing reading and writing.

Students first color the pictures to become familiar with the actions. Then, they cut out the images and glue them in the correct boxes to match each word. This hands-on activity helps reinforce vocabulary and sentence comprehension in a fun and meaningful way.

After completing the worksheet, students can use the pictures to make simple sentences orally or in writing (e.g., “I can climb a tree.”).

 “I Have, Who Has?” Game.

Give each student one card. If you have more cards than students, some students can have two cards. Choose the student with the start card. This student reads their card aloud. The student who has the correct answer listens carefully and responds by reading their card. The game continues in a chain until all cards have been read. The last card should finish the loop.

Puzzle Activity

Students complete the puzzle by matching each sentence with the correct picture.

Memory Game with Puzzle Pieces

These puzzle pieces can also be used to play a fun memory game!
Place all the pieces face down on the table. Students take turns turning over two pieces and try to find a matching pair (sentence + picture). If the pieces match, the student keeps the pair. If not, they turn them back over and the next student takes a turn.

Another fun use for the puzzle pieces! Students can sort the pieces into can and can’t using the labeled bags, helping them practice sentence meaning in an interactive way. The can and can’t labels are included in the complete resource for easy setup and use. The link is the beginning of this post.

Students can play with the board game as they move around the board, they will describe the actions using sentences.

Students roll the dice and move their token. When they land on a picture, they must make a sentence using can (e.g., “I can fly a kite.”). For an extra challenge, classmates can decide if the sentence is correct or silly!

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Easter Bunny Jobs Activities | ESL ELL | Community Helpers

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This Easter Bunny Jobs resource was designed to make vocabulary practice fun, interactive, and meaningful from the very first activity. Students learn and review job vocabulary through hands-on games, movement, and visual support using adorable bunny characters.

Flashcards

“Who Am I?” Guessing Game. Place all flashcards on the board.  Pick one card secretly. Give clues: “I help sick people.” Students guess: “doctor!”

Great for speaking + listening.

 Bunny Role-Play. Students pick a card and act it out. Class guesses the job.
Add sentence frames: He is a waiter. He works in a restaurant.

🎤 Interview a Bunny. One student has a bunny with a job flashcard without showing to the group. Others ask: “What do you do?”“Where do you work?”
Amazing for guided speaking practice.

Students match each bunny job to its correct workplace by connecting the picture cards. This hands-on activity helps reinforce vocabulary, build associations, and practice speaking using simple sentences like “The firefighter works at the fire station.”

 

Small cards are perfect for quick, hands-on practice, helping students actively review vocabulary through games, matching, and speaking activities.

Writing Challenge. Students pick 2–3 cards. Write: “The ___ works in a ___.”
 Keeps fast students engaged.

Pocket Chart Sentences. Use the printable cards strips. Students match to each small card and read the sentence aloud.  Great for visual learners.

Find Your Match.  Give half the class job cards by cutting the cards in two parts. Students walk around to find their partner. Then, say: He is the mechanic.  Perfect for movement + interaction.

Memory Game (Concentration). Use the half cards parts from the exercise above. Place face down and match pairs.  Say the job name when flipping!

The worksheets provide structured practice that helps students reinforce vocabulary, build sentences, and develop reading and writing skills.

Students draw their own “bunny job.” Class guesses the job.
 Great for creativity + vocabulary review.

This “Match and Complete” worksheet helps students practice jobs vocabulary. Learners look at each bunny picture, identify the job, and complete the sentence by writing the correct word.

This “Write” worksheet is a simple and effective way for students to practice jobs vocabulary. Learners look at each bunny, identify the job, and write the correct word in the space provided. It’s perfect for reinforcing vocabulary, developing writing skills, and helping young ELL students build confidence using job-related language.

This “Where?” worksheet helps students connect each job with its workplace. Learners look at the bunny jobs and match them to the correct place, reinforcing both vocabulary and meaning. It’s a great activity to practice reading simple sentences and understanding where people work, while building confidence in using complete structures like “The firefighter is at the fire station.”

The games make learning fun and interactive, encouraging students to practice vocabulary through movement, speaking, and collaboration.

Spin and Cover Activity

This Spin and Cover activity helps students practice jobs vocabulary in a fun, hands-on way. To set up the spinner, attach a butterfly brass fastener in the center and add a clip to act as the spinning arrow. Students take turns spinning the clip and saying the job they land on. Then, they find the matching word on their mat and cover it with a bottle cap or small token.

This “Bunny Workers” board game is a fun and interactive way for students to practice jobs vocabulary. Players take turns rolling the dice and moving along the path, naming the job they land on or making a simple sentence like “He is a firefighter.” This activity encourages speaking, reinforces vocabulary, and keeps students engaged through play.

I Have… Who Has? Game

This interactive I Have… Who Has? game develops speaking and listening skills. Each student receives one or more cards. The game begins with one student reading:
“I have the (job). Who has the (job)?”
The student with the matching card responds and continues the chain.

Students must listen carefully and recognize the vocabulary to keep the game going. The activity continues until all cards have been used.

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Weather Prepositions Activities | Sun and Cloud |

 This resource is included in the complete resource, ready to download:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Weather-Flashcards-for-Elementary-ESL-EFL-3664474

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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