Family Theme Flashcards for Kindergarten ELL

 This is the eighth theme from the series of 30 units for the Preschool-Kindergarten English Language Learners. Here are some teaching tips for the MY Family Unit.        LINK to the resource:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Family-Unit-for-Kindergarten-Holistic-English-Series-8-6126315

This is the Presentation part of the lesson plan where we use Flashcards, small cards and cutouts.

The Family Unit flashcards are great to have the students identify the family members: mother, father,sister,brother,baby.grandma,grandpa.

Teacher: It's Mommy!

There is a b/w version. Ask questions with WHO?

Teacher: Who's this?
Students: Brother!

At this point most students know the parts of the face. Use the flashcards for the students to review that vocabulary. Place the flashcards on the board and have the students ready to point to the face parts as you indicate.

Teacher: Point to daddy’s eye.
Point to daddy’s ear.

Have the students draw items that can relate to the family member. In my example, I placed the flashcard inside a clear plastic sheet and had the students draw the necklace and a purse for mommy. It can be a tie for dad, glasses for grandpa and so on. 

And all the students know how to greet people, but this time they will greet family members. See their oracy and how they respond appropriately. I used the hello and good-bye hand worksheet to do this.
Student: Hello, dad!

Students will color each hand in green for Hello and in red for good-bye. Then, cut and paste onto a craft stick to make a puppet. Hold on to this, it be used to greet the community helpers and more.
Teacher: Good-bye, sister.
 

How many in the family? Flashcards 

Use these flashcards to ask How many people in this family? and count.

Teacher: This is a family.
 How many people are there in this family?
Students: one, two, three, four, five, six!
Teacher: There are six people in this family.
Let’s see. Mommy, Daddy, brother, sister, sister, baby.

Teacher: Is he the father?

Student: Yes, he is.

Use the worksheet: this is my family. Have the students draw their family members and do the show and tell as in your example with flashcards.   

 

The Grammar Structure card can be used to introduce grammar points using the flashcards.

Family unit Small cards ideal for online teaching. Studens can sort  the small cards into groups of  young / old and boy/girl. Use the labels to identify the adjectives young and old.

Teacher: Grandma is old! What about the baby?

Students: The baby is young!

Teacher: Is brother young or old?

Students: young!

More things to do with the small cards. Use magnetic letters for your older students to write each family member word.

I have wanted to do this activity. I gathered all the wet wipes bag and cut the large opening. I glued all the small cards first. Then, I pasted the openings from the wipes bags using silicon glue. Have fun playing guess who?

Family unit Cutouts. I used recycled straws from Burger King.  The size is small enough for online teaching and big enough to use in the classroom. And now you have Family members puppets.

Take a look.

Commands Flashcards for the family unit. Introduce the commands hug!, wave, air hug and air high five. Use the flashcards to introduce these new ways of greeting people. 

Teacher: Hug your mommy!  Students can mime doing that or use a flashcard. 

Teacher: Wave to mommy!

There is a set of Family Flashcards in Spanish just in case you need it. 

                               There is a set of worksheets for the family unit.   https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2020/10/family-theme-for-kindergarten-holistic_15.html

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