Sunday, April 14, 2024

Jellyfish at School

 This complete Sea Unit for kindergarten English language learners includes printable flashcards, worksheets, games, small cards, cutouts, speaking activities, vocabulary practice, printable books, crafts, and hands-on ESL resources designed especially for preschool and kindergarten students, at this link:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sea-Unit-for-Kindergarten-Holistic-English-Series-29-8348964


Practice sea animals and school supplies vocabulary in a fun and creative way with these Jellyfish at School activities for preschool and kindergarten English language learners. This resource combines colorful jellyfish characters with familiar classroom objects to help young ESL and EFL students strengthen vocabulary recognition, speaking skills, color identification, reading comprehension, and sentence-building practice.

The printable flashcards, small cards, worksheets, pocket charts, and book activities provide meaningful opportunities for vocabulary review while connecting two familiar themes that keep young learners engaged and motivated. 

Jellyfish Flashcards for School Supplies Vocabulary

Start by printing your Jellyfish at school flashcards to build more vocabulary and overall learning.

Ask your students what each jellyfish has and write the school word on the board.

jellyfish at school activities for kindergarten ESL students

Speaking Practice with Jellyfish Vocabulary Cards

 I made this pointer with a fun foam piece that I had.
Ask questions: What’s this?
Students: It’s a jellyfish.
Teacher: What color is the jellyfish?
Students: It’s yellow.
Teacher: What does the jellyfish have?
Students: a crayon.


jellyfish school supplies flashcards for preschool English learners

Here's the video with the speaking part: 

Small cards with Jellyfish at School
 Use these for various interactive activities. Here is one in which students will match the school objects to the ones the jellyfish have.

Teacher: pencil! Find the jellyfish with a pencil.

Student: The purple jellyfish has a yellow pencil!  Students will place a fun foam piece to identify and cover the small card.

jellyfish speaking activity for kindergarten ESL

A video to see how to use the find and match: 

Color-by-Code Jellyfish Vocabulary Worksheets

Four worksheets to do a color by the jellyfish. There are short phrases with the instructions in English, reinforcing vocabulary and language comprehension.

jellyfish color by code worksheet for kindergarten English learners

 Jellyfish Pocket Chart Activities

Use the resource to track student achievements. Have them match the school item word to the school item that the jellyfish has in each picture.

jellyfish pocket chart vocabulary activity for preschool ESL

Provide tailored learning as creating sentences for students that are ready,

jellyfish pocket chart vocabulary activity for preschool ESL

Or model  several sentences for your students to create their own using the pocket charts cards and use their creativity.

jellyfish pocket chart vocabulary activity for preschool ESL

Printable book Jellyfish at School 

Making books individually or in groups will allow students to express their creativity even though there is a short paragraph with the colors. But, provide an outlet for them to complete the drawing as coloring the ocean and more items to each page.  They can also say more sentences to write to the story.

jellyfish printable vocabulary book for preschool English learners

A video reading a book.

Sea Animals Cutouts Activities for Kindergarten English Learners, go to the blog post:  https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2022/08/sea-unit-cutouts-for-kindergarten-esol.html



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