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sábado, 10 de enero de 2026

Lions at School Vocabulary & Games

 This resource is included in the Zoo Animals for EFL. Click here:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Zoo-Animals-Flashcards-for-EFL-3611842

This Lion at School resource helps students review school vocabulary in a fun way during the school unit. Learners listen, read, draw, write, and play while practicing school items and basic prepositions in meaningful contexts. Perfect for centers, small groups, or whole-class review, this resource makes vocabulary practice interactive and easy to implement.

Flashcards

Speaking Activity. In this activity, the teacher shows a lion flashcard to the class and guides students through simple, structured speaking practice.

Teacher: Who’s this?
Students: It’s the lion.

Teacher: What color is the lion?
Students: Yellow.

Teacher: What does he have?
Students: A red book!

The teacher then models a complete sentence:
“The yellow lion has a red book.”

This routine is repeated with different flashcards. The predictable question pattern helps English language learners gain in oral fluency.

Writing Activity: Describe the Lion. In this activity, students look at the lion picture and write simple sentences to describe it. Using the model provided, students write:

“This is a yellow lion.
It has a purple calculator.”

This activity helps English language learners practice sentence structure,

Small cards

Lion’s Backpack Activity. Print the backpack template and place it inside a clear plastic sheet on the table. Give students the lion small cards. Students listen carefully and place the correct card inside the backpack as the teacher gives directions.

Teacher:
“Put the lion with the red crayon in the backpack.”

The teacher repeats the activity using different lion cards and school objects.

Feed the Lion – School Objects Review. Print the lion with an open mouth template to create a Feed Me box. Place the box on the table and give students the school object cards.  Students take turns “feeding” the lion as they review the vocabulary.

Teacher:
“Feed the lion the globe.”

Student:
(Places the globe card into the lion’s mouth.)

This engaging activity helps English language learners practice school vocabulary, listening comprehension,

Grab & Say – Quick Speaking Game. Place the small cards face down on the table. A student picks one card and says a complete sentence to describe it:

 “It’s a yellow lion.”
“It has a gray laptop.”

This quick speaking game helps English language learners practice oral language,

Worksheets

Design Your Own School Lion. Students add school objects on the lion and describe it.

Read and Color. In this worksheet, students read simple sentences and color each lion correctly. They match the lion’s color and the school object by following the directions.

This activity helps English language learners practice reading comprehension. It works well as independent work.

Body Labeling. In this activity, students cut and glue the body word labels to match the correct parts of the lion’s body. They then draw arrows to connect each word to the picture.

Read, Draw, and Color. Students read the sentence cards and follow each instruction to draw and color on the lion worksheet. They listen or read, and carefully place each school object on, under, next to, in front of, or behind the lion.

This activity helps English language learners practice prepositions of place. It works well for small-group instruction.

What Does the Lion Have? Students look at each picture and read the question and sentence. They then write the correct school object and color word to complete the sentence.

Spelling Bingo – How to Play. Students write five words or short sentences on their Spelling Bingo worksheet. The teacher mixes and calls the words using the small cards.

As students hear a word or sentence, they cross it out on their paper.
The first student to cross out all five wins Bingo!

Draw & Follow the Directions (Prepositions Practice). Students pick a card and read the sentence aloud. They listen carefully and draw the school item in the correct place on the lion worksheet (on, under, behind, next to, or in front of). This activity helps students practice prepositions, school vocabulary, and listening comprehension in a fun, hands-on way.

Make a Mini Book – Lion at School

Students cut out the picture cards and put them in order to create a mini book. For each page, they write a simple sentence (for example: “I have a blue pencil.”) and color the picture. When finished, students read their mini books aloud to practice vocabulary, colors, and sentence structure.

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miércoles, 31 de diciembre de 2025

Pets at School – ESL Flashcards, Worksheets & Games

 This resource is included at this LINK: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pets-Unit-for-Elementary-ELL-Starters-10780015


Pets at School is a hands-on resource filled with flashcards, small cards, printable games, and worksheets that help students speak, describe, and build sentences with confidence. With cute visuals and low-prep activities, this resource is perfect for centers, whole-group lessons, and daily review—making learning engaging and meaningful for young English learners.

These flashcards make vocabulary learning clear, visual, and engaging for young English learners

Use as Action Flashcards. Students write simple actions for verbs related to each flashcard, it can be in simple present or present continuous.


Grid Description Activity.
The teacher places the Pets at School flashcards on a letter–number grid and calls out a combination (for example, B2). Students look at the board, find the correct picture, and describe it using a simple sentence such as, “The dog has a yellow pencil.” This activity builds vocabulary in a fun, interactive way.


Question & Answer Flashcards

The teacher shows a flashcard to the class and asks simple questions. Students answer orally.

  • Teacher: What’s this?
    Students: It’s a cat.
  • Teacher: What color is the cat?
    Students: Brown.
  • Teacher: What does the cat have?
    Students: A calculator.
  • Teacher: What color is the calculator?
    Students: It’s blue.

To finish, the teacher models a complete sentence and students repeat:
“The brown cat has a blue calculator.”

There are also school items flashcards that can be used on their own to review and reinforce vocabulary.



Small Cards Grammar Activity: Possessive ’s

Using the small cards as the teacher models the sentence and students repeat.

  • Teacher: It’s the dog’s backpack.

Students repeat and then try with other combinations:
It’s the cat’s book. / It’s the dog’s pencil.

Practicing the possessive ’s helps students understand ownership in English.



Writing with Small Cards Activity

Each student receives one small card. Students look at the picture and write a short text describing it. This activity encourages students to observe carefully, practice writing, and use complete sentences based on visual support.



These worksheets give students structured practice to reinforce the vocabulary and sentences introduced with the flashcards.

Students read the simple sentences and color each school item using the correct color. This worksheet helps learners practice reading comprehension.

Students read the sentences and color each cat and school item according to the information given.

Students read the clues, match each picture to the correct number, and complete the sentences by writing the school item and its color.

Students read the prompts and complete the sentences by identifying the pet, counting the crayons, and writing the correct color words.

Students read each question and answer using Yes, it does or No, it doesn’t, based on the picture.

Sorting Cards Activity
Students sort the picture cards into the correct pockets by matching each pet to its school item. As they place the cards, students say the word or a simple sentence, such as “The dog has a pencil.”

How to Prepare the File Folder Sorting Activity

1.   Start with a standard file folder and open it flat on the table.

2.   Print the pocket (envelope) templates and cut them out in advance.

3.   Apply glue only along the left, right, and bottom edges of each pocket.

4.   Glue the pockets onto the file folder, making sure the top remains open so cards can be inserted easily.

5.   Let the folder dry completely before use.

 


Find more ideas and resources for the pet unit at my Pinterest Board:

https://www.pinterest.com/ei98srl/esl-animals-unit/esl-pets/



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martes, 16 de diciembre de 2025

How I Use Thematic Units to Teach Elementary ESL Students

 Teaching English Language Learners in elementary school can  feel overwhelming to plan meaningful, language-rich lessons every week. That’s exactly why I use thematic units in my classroom with all you need to write your lesson plan.


My Elementary ESL Teaching Units- EXPLORE- Bundle, which includes 10 ready-to-use with minimal prep thematic units are designed specifically for elementary-age ELLs (typically grades 2–5).  These units are: transportation, town,farm, beach, routine verbs, weather, seasons, time,community helpers, adjectives.

This Bundle Supports Mixed Ability Levels. In one class, you might have newcomers alongside students who are ready for richer tasks. Thematic units allow you to differentiate easily—with visual supports, simple worksheets, and extension activities all in one place.

 Each unit includes:

Flashcards vocabulary cards for visuals and frequent review to introduce vocabulary. They are included in every unit to give students clear visual support, and make language practice interactive, hands-on, and easy to reuse throughout the lesson.


Small cards are included in each unit for hands-on practice, games, sorting, and sentence-building activities that encourage active student participation.


Cutouts are included to promote hands-on learning through matching, sorting, and interactive language activities. Adjectives blog post:   https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2025/06/adjectives-craft-stick-puppets-sorting.html

Worksheets help students reinforce vocabulary and language structures through guided, independent practice and review. Farm Unit blog post:   https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2025/04/hands-on-farm-vocabulary-activities.html

Engaging games for production in group or partner interaction.They are important in this resource because they keep students motivated while providing meaningful, repeated practice of language skills in a low-stress, engaging way.


Spelling activities are important because they help students connect sounds to letters, reinforce vocabulary, and build confidence in reading and writing English words.

Printable books to support thematic literacy. They give students a meaningful way to practice reading, vocabulary, and sentence structure while creating a take-home product they feel proud of. 


Holidays: Christmas.  The bundle includes themed units for popular holidays, helping students practice language through familiar, engaging celebrations and seasonal vocabulary.

Use the unit materials in centers where students can practice vocabulary through:

Matching games Telling the time blog post:   https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2019/04/telling-time-for-esl-learners.html

Memory cards. Community helpers Unit blog post:   https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2025/07/community-helpers-jobs-and-occupations.html


Sentence Association. Routine Verbs unit blog post:   https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2025/07/routine-verbs-small-cards-for-eslefl.html

Students rotate through activities.

There are add ons:

Activities focusing on numbers 1–20 help students develop counting skills, number recognition, and number vocabulary through visual, hands-on, and engaging practice that supports early math and language development. Farm Unit blog post:   https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2025/10/counting-120-cows-numbers-activities.html


Prepositions of location is also found in several units. It will help students understand how objects relate to each other in space (in, on, under, next to, etc.) through visual and hands-on practice. This is especially important for ELLs, as prepositions are challenging to learn and are best taught in context, supporting clearer sentence building, better comprehension, and more confident oral language use.

Finally, Teaching tips to make planning easier and more effective. The 3ps lesson plans are ready to follow.

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