Zoo Animals Unit small cards for Kindergarten ESL

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The Zoo Unit small cards are easy to handle for the small hands.The small cards can be used to Present the vocabulary and do controlled practice of the receptive skill.

Activity 1-Guess the flashcard in the folder. Use a recycled folder, glue the sides except one and open small windows as a see through. Have the students guess which flashcard is in the folder.
Teacher: Which animal is in the folder?
Students: elephant!
Teacher: NO!!!
Students: hippo!
Teacher: YES!!!

Activity 2- Number the Zoo Animals small cards. It is a very hands on exploration time. Print the zoo numbers small cards. Hand in a number to 10 students in random order. Place 10 zoo animal small cards on a table.
Say a number and an animal, the student with that number will do the action.
Teacher: Put number 2 on the elephant.
When all the numbers are placed on the small cards, say a number and the students will name the zoo animal.
Teacher: Number 7!
Student: zebra!
Do the opposite.

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Activity 3-Commands Path.

Place the commands small cards on a path in the classroom. Play some zoo kind music. Have the students walk next to the card in the path. When the music stops, each student picks a card and mimics the action on the card.

Ask questions about abilities. Can the giraffe read?

Activity 4-Guess the card in the envelope. Place several small cards inside a small envelope. Slowly take a card out and have the class guess the animal. Students can play in small groups.

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