Community Helper Unit for Preschool ESL -Mind mapping part 2

This is the second part of the Community Helpers resource using the flashcards.

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Mind mapping for Preschoolers and Kindergarten children is fun and easy. I am doing the community helper chef one as the first example. Place the printable  chef flashcard in the middle of the board and ask questions to encourage the recognition of the job of that person:

Teacher: Who is she ?

Students: The chef!

Place the restaurant flashcard of the board, draw an arrow and ask:

Teacher: What is this ?

Students: a restaurant!

Teacher: The chef works in the restaurant.

Have the students look around the flashcards set and select the flashcards that relate to the chef. If not, you show the related flashcards to the class and place them in a mind mapping way.

Teacher: The chef works in the restaurant. These are chef’s things: the oven, the cookbook, the bowl, the hat, the spatula. As you say them point to each one and mime the use of each one.

I made more boards with even more examples on how to create the mind mapping for speaking opportunities for the little ones.

The mailman flashcard for more word production.

The doctor flashcards to help drill the pronunciation.

The policeman flashcards for more hands-on activities.

The firefighter. Choose the community helper's hat which is the helmet and the tools that he/she can use.

The pilot.Ask questions:

What transportation do the pilots use?

Students: the plane! The airplane!

The teacher.

The gardener.

The farmer.

The zoo-keeper.

The vet.

The construction worker.

The forest ranger.

More community members.

Check the part 1 of the resource: 

https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2020/05/community-helper-unit-for-preschool-esl.html 

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Birthday Theme Resources for ESL

Get the Birthday Unit resources here:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Birthday-Theme-resources-for-ELL-1236379

             I created printable Birthday certificates to give to the Birthday child.  Just print and have them ready.

 And make some birthday pencils and have them handy. I bought some black pencils for my set and got an old can to work as a vase.  Cut the slits with an exacto and push the pencil. It also makes a nice decoration for the class. 

I like to teach reading in the same way native speakers are taught to read, using these book that are available on the web. I lost the file for this book. I always make them big to read in class.

This cute activity is from www.makinglearningfun.com. I just made all the cake out of fun foam and painted the wood clothespin yellow to make the candles. 

As for Grammar, present the structure HOW OLD ARE YOU ? Make some  badges, necklaces  or blow some balloons with a number on each.  Have some children come up  and ask them their age, showing the number on the balloon. here´s the link , and print them on cardboard.

   

This is a good theme for reviewing the numbers from  1 to 10. Make the  numbers out of  fun foam.I made nine sets of numbers in different colors. 

Here are some games to play from the book Jigsaw  3

·         Show me game: hand out all the numbers to the students in a ramdom order. Say a number and have those students stand up and show it to the class.
·         Call out different numbers and the children hold up the corresponding numbers of fingers.

·         Draw numbers in the air, making sure you are facing the same direction as the children. Have children say that number aloud.

·         Place or write numbers on the board in ramdom order. two children come to the front of the class. Give both of them a fly swatter.Call out a number. The winner is the first child to hit the number with the fly 
swatter. ( My favorite game, the best gadget for the class)

·         Print the numbers from the template and place the numbers around the room. Call out a number. The winner is the first child to find the correct number. 

                 Teacher: Find number seven.

·         Write the  numbers backwards on the board, pointing to the numbers, starting with number 10, read them aloud.

·         Draw numbers on the board, but with your finger wet with water. Have them guess the number asking questions: What number is this ?

Birthdays mean a lot to children and it is a good idea to celebrate in a simple way each student’s birthday.

It´s easy to make a crown for the birthday child to take home.Use a store bought template like the one that I have here.

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