Zoo Animals Unit and Shapes for Kindergarten English Language Learners

  This complete Zoo Animals Unit includes printable flashcards, worksheets, games, sorting activities, books, crafts, and speaking tasks designed especially for preschool and kindergarten English language learners. Click on the Link to the complete preschool materials for language teachers:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Zoo-Animals-Unit-for-Kindergarten-Holistic-English-Series-26-8078353

Teach basic shapes in a fun and meaningful way with these Zoo Animal Shapes Activities for preschool and kindergarten English language learners. Young ESL and EFL students practice vocabulary, shape recognition, classification, speaking skills, and listening comprehension through interactive games, sorting activities, flashcards, worksheets, and hands-on learning.

These printable zoo animal shape activities are perfect for circle time, math centers, literacy stations, small groups, and vocabulary review lessons for preschool and kindergarten English learners.

Zoo Animal Shapes Flashcards for Vocabulary Practice

Zoo Animals in different shapes Flashcards to be used  for having the brain recall all the the zoo animals and the shapes.

• Review the two-dimensional shapes using the zoo animals Flashcards that come in four basic shapes: rectangle, circle, triangle and square. Students should be able to identify the shapes.

Use the board to sort all the flashcards by shapes. Divide the board into the 4 basic shapes. Students wil come up and place the zoo animal where it belongs: It's a circle zebra!

Zoo Animal Shape Sorting Worksheets

Shapes are everywhere in real life, let your students recognize the shapes with the zoo animals by paying attention to the details. 

Use the worksheet set for the students as a visual to sort the zoo animals by shapes. This activity will lead to clear understanding of the basic shapes.

The video to working with the worksheets.

Zoo Animal File Folder Shape Game

Students can take the file folder game home to reinforce the shapes with their parents. This game aims to have the students classify the zoo animals by their shape. 

I printed and glues the 4 templates onto a big colored paper cardboard and you are ready for this problem solving activity.

Take a look:

Another way to do this is to make a shape board for sorting. I wrapped a piece of a box and divided it into 4 spaces. I also, had these animal paper that I cut into the shape for the sorting. The idea is to enhance vocabulary learning in the new language.

Putting the sorting mat together video:

More things are included in this resource, go to the blog post:   https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2022/06/zoo-animals-unit-book-craft-and-award.html 

Go to my TPT store and check materials useful for you:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Holistic-English-Resources-By-Rosa-Amelia

I used the digital paper from my affliate program Creative Fabrica. 

Here is the link:                        https://www.creativefabrica.com/product/wild-animals-seamless-patterns/ref/2670802/