Park unit small cards to teach Kindergarten EFL

 These small cards take your Playground Unit to the next level.  When combined with flashcards, worksheets, and games, they become part of a complete, ready-to-teach ESL system. 🔗 Get the full resource here:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Park-or-Playground-Unit-for-Kindergarten-Holistic-English-Series-20-7345816

These Playground Small Cards are part of a complete Park & Playground Unit for Kindergarten English Language Learners, designed to take students from vocabulary recognition to active use. 

The small cards allow students to practice, interact, and play with the language. Because of their size, they are perfect for  small group activities,learning centers,pair work and hands-on games.

Park Unit Small cards will work great for the little hands as they hold them to play the games that you set for them. Kids will retain the new playground vocabulary better as they use the cards.

Review can/can't to express ability with the small cards. 

Teacher: Can he swing in the swings?
Students: Yes, he can. 

PRESENT CONTINUOUS 

Use the cards to ask questions in the present continuous:

Teacher: Who is hopping?
Students: The boy!

 This encourages students to observe, think, and respond, instead of just repeating.

Introduce functional language with sentences using Let's

Students can invite classmates to follow along saying the sentence uisng the small card as a reference, turning language into real communication.

Student: Let's go to the swings!

 MATCHING ACTIVITY 

Use the small cards to have the students identify the playground equipment.Write the vocabulary playground words onto the board or a big cardboard and have the students find the word to place the small card on. This activity connects visual recognition and reading skills.                           

Interactive T-SHIRT activity

I saw a similar idea on Pinterest as to make a T-shirt to display cards. I gave it a try. I got an old black T-shirt, even though, I think that a green shirt would work better. I glued the cards onto felt, added Velcro onto each felt piece and onto the T-shirt.This turns the teacher (or a student) into a moving learning tool.

Point to each card and ask questions.

Teacher: What is this?

Students: It’s a jungle gym!

Teacher: What color is it?

Students: It’s blue and green.

                         

These playground worksheets support multiple skills at the same time. Go to the blog post:   https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-complete-resource-for-park-unit-is.html

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