ESL/EFL Preschool Teachers: Shapes Theme Book and Games for Kindergarten ELL

This complete Shapes Unit for kindergarten English language learners includes printable flashcards, small cards, cutouts, worksheets, games, speaking activities, vocabulary practice, printable books, crafts, and hands-on ESL resources designed especially for preschool and kindergarten students. LINK to the resource: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Shapes-Unit-for-Kindergarten-Holistic-English-Series-5-6027401

shapes games and printable book for kindergarten ESL students

Practice basic shapes vocabulary through fun games and early literacy activities with these Shapes Games and Printable Book for preschool and kindergarten English language learners. Students learn to recognize, name, compare, and describe common 2D shapes while developing speaking skills, vocabulary recognition, early math concepts, and classroom communication through interactive activities.

These printable shapes games and book activities are perfect for literacy centers, math centers, vocabulary review, partner work, independent practice, and hands-on learning for preschool and kindergarten English learners.

Shapes Unit Printable Book

Literacy starts with the understanding of print. It's all about making sure that children will read from left to right in this case.

Students color the shapes as indicated in the sentence. They also trace the sentences. Assemble the book and practice reading. I assembled mine using a brass fastner on a corner. It looks fun and easy to read even online because it opens like a fan. The size is good enough for teaching online.

shapes printable book for kindergarten English learners

A video of the book. I am reading it in front of my laptop.

Shapes Bingo Game is always a favorite and it can be done in class or online. Give the students their Bingo template. Have them color all the shapes that you are focusing on Tell the students that they can only color the items in any of the six colors of your cards: red, yellow, blue, orange, green. purple. Put all your cards in a bag or box. At your signal start calling the colors. Have them cross out or mark the item they hear. If you want to play a shorter Bingo game, take out colors. For example, just play with the primary colors.

Use the cards for sorting the bingo cards by colors.

Use the cards for sorting the bingo cards by shapes.

The video of me doing the activity on my laptop.

Students can sort the Bingo shapes using the Bingo template, either use the already made teacher's calling cards or just trace and cut each shape onto colored cardboard.

I have these color splotches to place on the wall for sorting. I made them using a worksheet from the colors unit as a model to trace onto colored construction paper. Start sorting the BINGO shapes with your students.

Or just print these new pattern strips and use the Bingo calling cards for your students to recreate the pattern.

Shapes Unit Games!

Shape magnifying glasses to find similar shapes. Print and glue onto clear plastic, either plastic sheets, contact paper.Add a craft stick and there you have a puppet fror your students to wonder around the classroom finding any matching shape object.

Have students use "a" in phrases as they find objects: a circle!

Sorting shapes!

I printed the images onto colored paper. Then cut and paste onto lunch bags. I used the Bingo cards to sort into the bags.

A video on how I assembled it.

Shapes puzzle pieces

Play a group game as you give each student a piece of a puzzle. Place the other piece somewhere around the class. At your signal, have them run and find the piece and complete a number.