Tuesday, August 25, 2020

COLORS Theme for Kindergarten- Holistic English Resources #2

 Save time with a ready-to-use ESL resource that includes flashcards, games, worksheets, and more — all designed for preschool learners.     ðŸ‘‰ Get the full Colors ESL Unit here:                  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Colors-Unit-for-Kindergarten-Holistic-English-Series-2-5956256 

Preschool-Kindergarten English Language Learners colors unit

Teaching colors is one of the first and most important steps when introducing English to preschool ESL learners. Colors are part of students’ everyday lives, making them a natural and engaging way to build vocabulary and confidence.

In this Colors Unit for Preschool ESL, you’ll find a variety of activities designed to help young learners identify, name, and use color vocabulary through games, worksheets, and interactive practice.

This resource is part of a complete teaching unit that includes flashcards, small cards, worksheets, games, and more — everything you need for engaging, low-prep ESL lessons.


Colors Flashcards (Vocabulary Introduction)

The flashcards for the colors will include: red,blue,green,orange,yellow,pink, purple,white, black, brown, gray.

Use the Color unit Flashcards to identify colors. Display the color flashcards and have the students name each one.

colors flashcards preschool ESL

Interactive Flashcard Games

Show me and stand up!
Have each student choose a color flashcard and have it in their hand.
Teacher: pink !
The student with the pink flashcard stands up. 
Teacher: What color is it?
Students: pink!
kindergarten ESL color activities

Small cards for practice

Small cards provide opportunities for hands-on learning and pair work. Students can use them to ask and answer questions about colors, helping them develop speaking skills in a natural way.
I am adding the same colors flashcards , 6 in one page cards for printing purpose and for online teaching. 

learning colors English preschool activities

This is the size of the small cards are suitable for online learning or small groups interaction.


Sorting Activity

Use the small cards for sorting using the McDonald’s fries containers. This activity works well for your kinesthetic learner as they interact touching the cards and placing them into the containers. 

small cards colors sorting McDonald’s fries containers

Color Words Mat
 
Print the color mat and the color words. Students match each word to the picture. 

ESL matching cards colors activity for young learners

This is how I put it together.

 Commands Flashcards

Use the commands flashcards for introducing YES and NO. Place a craft stick behind the small YES and No command small card. Hand in the puppets cards to the students. Ask questions showing the flashcard.
Teacher: Is this red?
Students: YES! As they show the Yes flashcard.
yes no puppets ESL classroom activity colors lesson

The basic Show me! Command Flashcard is great for teaching the command as you ask the students to show you any color flashcard from the vocabulary worksheets.

Teacher: Show me the blue!


show me activity ESL colors flashcards preschool

Colors Unit Worksheets

This is a set of the ESL colors vocabulary worksheets for many activities. Students color the splotches and trace the words. This will be the student's set of cards.

colors vocabulary worksheet ESL kids

Cut the items on the worksheets into cards following the lines. Make a book by finding colored items on magazines and gluing them on the corresponding page. If not, students can draw items.

ESL colors vocabulary book kindergarten classroom

Students can play with a partner a memory game using their sets of cards. Ask questions: What color can you see?
Students: orange, orange!
Teacher: It's a match!

color memory game for kids

A good listening activity that can be done with any set of cards is to place a sequence of cards on the table as they listen.
Teacher: orange, green, pink, purple!

teaching colors ESL classroom worksheets

Set 2 of worksheets -follow the line and color
When the worksheet is finished, cut the cans and the splotches and have the students put them together as a puzzle.

preschool English colors lesson worksheets

Completing the worksheet!

Use the fries containers to sort out the worksheet puzzle pieces.
ESL teacher teaching colors worksheets activity preschool

Coloring worksheets for older students. They can use the vocabulary flashcards as a guide for coloring if they are not sure of any color word.

kindergarten students learning colors with worksheets activity

Tips on how to use the worksheet. 

Your students can ask and answer questions about their favorite color using the worksheets.
Teacher: What´s your favorite color?

You can use the printables color splotch flashcards and have the stduents come and place their worksheet under the color flashcard that matches their favorite color.

Favourite colour worksheets

If printing is not available, trace the splotch from the worksheet and create a splotch in each color using colored construction paper leftover.
teaching colors to preschool ESL learners interactive worksheets

Place the splotches on the wall and have the students come and place their worksheet and say: My favorite color is pink.
young learners favorite colors with worksheets classroom

Get even more out of the worksheet.  Have the students cut the color splotch and make a crown.
When all the crowns are ready, make groups of colors.
Teacher: Pink! go to the door!
colors worksheets ESL printable crown activity for preschool

Colors Unit Games

Bingo is always a favorite and it can be done in class or online.Give the students their Bingo template. Have them color all five splotches. Show or hang the colors involved as in the Bingo teacher mat.  At your signal start calling the colors. Have them cross out or mark the color they hear. Print two of the Teacher’s template. One to cut into cards and another to use as a mat but in a different hue.

play a colours game

This is how I use the Bingo game.


Puzzle! Cut all the pieces and have the students find all the puzzles. preschool ESL students using puzzles for color recognition

Color Picture and Words Match Cards 

Have the students match the picture to the corresponding word. There are two sets of cards to match. One with the words in colors and another with the word in black.

interactive ESL activity color word and picture matching game classroom

Colors DOMINO. 
Just print, cut and play. A great opportunity for the students to learn the color recognition.
teaching colors ESL with domino activity

Printable Book.  
Students color the puzzle person and trace the sentence. Assemble the book and practice reading.
kindergarten students printable colors book

Video of the book.

Colors Unit Rainbow Craft

 The craft is always a fun way to show all what the students know and listen to new language as they move on working on the craft such as, glue, color, put, etc. There is a rainbow printable with a color assigned to each section. I made mine by adding colored glue to each section and then gluing little beads to complete the rainbow. 

Colors Unit Rainbow Craft

Why crafts in the classroom? VIDEO

Bracelet Rewards

 There is an award for all the hard work to end the theme. There are colored bracelets to print onto white paper and there is a b/w version to print either on colored paper or for the students to color.

ESL teacher rewards for students

If your students are very young, let them color the bracelet in their favorite color. Give praise as your put a tape to close the bracelet.

Some teachers need some  Flashcards in Spanish. Here is a set included. The words can be changed to adjust to the ones that you need.

colors flashcards in spanish

These color splotches activities provide multiple ways for students to practice and reinforce vocabulary through play and interaction. Go to the blog post:   https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2024/05/color-splotches-palette-for.html

This resource is part of the BUNDLE for teaching Kindergarten English language Learners:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-English-Language-Teaching-Units-BUNDLE-7390586

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