Butterfly and Bugs Unit for ESL Learners

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I always begin the lesson introducing the vocabulary with flashcards. These are half letter size.

Place them around the classroom and have the students run to bug that you mention.

Teacher: Run to the bee!

Make an accordion book.

Add Math to your ESL Lesson planning.  Experts agree that teaching Math improves the English language learning. I found these butterflies that I made out of fun foam many years ago.

And I thought that you could make some butterflies like mine. I am adding a template but you can get any other from google. The numbers are from a package that I found at a store years ago. I also included some numbers if you want to make them out of fun foam. So you are all set.

Make a number sequence or Number Line. Students are already familiar with the number sequence in their own language. Use the props or visuals. Do as much speaking as you go through the Number Line. Ask questions.

Teacher: One, two, three…!

Teacher: What color is number 3?

Students: red!

Teacher: green!

Students: Number 6!

Number sense or counting. Math is based on number sense and can be practiced through hands on experiences. Students can build their own strategy to come up to glue all the bugs to make a number. In case Number 10 and 10 bees that the students cut and paste on the butterfly.

Or Students cut the printable bugs and glue them to add up to the number on each butterfly.

Teacher: Look at Butterfly number 6! How many snails are there?

Students: two!

How many butterflies are there?

Students: two!

How many flies are there?

Students: two! 

Match butterflies with colors either do it with a pocket chart or on the desk. Pocket charts are a supplement to your getting your students involved in the lesson.

Or it can be a whole sentence.

I traced the butterfly on paper and had the students glue all piece and write the word a or an. Have the students to color the butterfly and trace the word butterfly. I cut all the butterflies and made a ring book.

Match bug words to the picture. This can be done as independent working time. Students cut out the pictures and glue them under each bug on the butterfly previously traced and cut.

You can also have the students write phrases on their notebooks.

I also added worksheets! Check on Pinterest all the ideas that I came up with for the worksheets. LINK: https://www.pinterest.com/ei98srl/esl-animals/esl-insects-unit/

And a printable book!

Take a look! 

A file folder game is included as well.

Take a look!

This resource is part of the Insects Bundle resource. Check it out to expand the language syllabus:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Insects-or-Bugs-Unit-for-ESL-BUNDLE-6571592

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