Farm Unit small cards for Kindergarten ELL

  This is the second blog post for ideas on how to use the  small cards for the resource  Farm Unit for Kindergarten English Language Learners class. Click on the Link to get resources that will make your class go easy:     https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Farm-Animals-Unit-for-Kindergarten-Holistic-English-Series-25-7973567

These Farm Unit Small Cards activities are designed to help students reinforce words like cow, goat, chick, and duck through hands-on games, speaking, and sorting activities. Small cards are perfect for young learners because they allow students to touch, move, and interact with language, making learning more engaging and meaningful.

Farm Small Cards Activity 1-Markers

Students use markers to identify and name farm animals by placing them on the correct small card. This activity encourages quick recognition and speaking.

Make these cute markers for your students to place on the small card that you say. Students can name the animals as well.

Teacher: cow!

Ask questions.

Teacher: What's this?

Students: It's a goat.

Farm Small Cards  Activity 2-  Counting 1 to 10

Students practice counting farm animals using small cards with different quantities. By matching number cutouts to the correct cards students reinforce both numbers and vocabulary together.

 There is a set of small cards with the farm animals in different quantity. I used some number cutouts that I had to make a number line. I could also hand in the numbers and have the students match the number cutout to the corresponding small card.
Ask questions:
Teacher: What’s number 3?
Students: Chicks!
Teacher: How many chicks?
Students: three! Three chicks.

Farm Small Cards Activity 3-Demonstratives 

Students review demonstratives (this/that) using a finger puppet on a craft stick. By pointing to near and far cards.

Print and cut , add a craft stick to the finger puppet.
Point to a close card and say: This is a sheep. Then, point to the far card and say: That is a duck.

Farm Small Cards Activity 4- PIN! 

Students match and pin the small cards mother and baby farm animals onto a board using magnets or pushpins. As they place each card, they say the farm animal name, reinforcing vocabulary through movement and repetition.
Student: a calf, a cow!

Farm Small Cards Activity 5- Writing the words

 Students use cut-out letters to build and write farm animal words. This activity connects vocabulary recognition with early writing skills, helping students remember spelling through hands-on practice.

 Print and cut the letters from the resource and use with the flashcards,games,etc.

Farm Small Cards Activity 6- Reader 

 Students use a reader puppet to identify farm animals and read the words. This activity supports early reading and speaking, allowing students to interact with the vocabulary in a fun and meaningful way.

Print and make the reader puppet using the template on the resource.

Farm Small Cards Activity 7- Sort

Students sort farm animals using color word cards. This activity helps reinforce both colors and farm vocabulary, encouraging students to describe animals using simple sentences.

Print the set of colors words cards and use them for any other unit.

Take a look!

Farm Small Cards Activity 8- Sort mommy and baby

 

Students sort farm animals into mother and baby pairs, strengthening vocabulary and understanding relationships between animals. This activity also encourages speaking as students name each pair.

Teaching Farm Vocabulary with Flashcards | ESL Kindergarten,is here on this blog post:

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This resource is part of the Farm Unit BUNDLE, check it out:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Farm-Unit-BUNDLE-for-Kindergarten-and-Elementary-ESL-6710655

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