EAL Newcomer - Interactive ESL Activity

EAL Newcomer Ask Around: Classroom Nouns & Verbs - Interactive ESL Activity

Engage EAL newcomer learners with this interactive, fun, social-based vocabulary activity.

“Ask Around: Classroom Nouns and Verbs” is designed to make learning English enjoyable and effective for EAL students. This activity encourages children to walk around the classroom, engaging with their peers by asking and answering essential, repetitive questions. This method incorporates key grammar and vocabulary building, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience.

Key Features:

Interactive Learning: Children interact with classmates, asking and answering questions to build social and academic vocabulary.
Balanced Development: Combines social English and academic classroom English for accelerated learning, as research shows EAL social English develops faster.

Comprehensive Grammar Coverage:

• Noun sheets progress from singular questions (What is this?) to plural questions (What are these?), and combining both forms (40 nouns covered).
• Verb sheets cover simple present (infinitive) tense (What can he/she do?), present continuous tense (What is he/she doing?), and direct questions (Can you x, y, z?) (28 verbs included).

Progressive Levels:

• 6 levels of noun activity sheets
• 10 levels of verb activity sheets.
• Labeled and Unlabeled Versions: Each sheet comes in both labeled (with words) and unlabeled versions for learners to either write themselves or try to remember without reading.

Flashcards Included: Matching flashcards for both verbs and nouns are perfect for direct teaching by EAL specialist teachers, class teachers, or classroom assistants. Ideal for various flashcard games.

Why Choose “Ask Around: Classroom Nouns and Verbs”?

This resource seamlessly integrates essential classroom vocabulary with social English, creating a dynamic and engaging learning environment. By incorporating both nouns and verbs, and progressing through various levels, students gain a solid foundation in English while enjoying the learning process. Additionally, this activity helps new EAL children make friends with their new classmates, fostering a sense of belonging and community. Perfect for EAL specialists, classroom teachers, and assistants, this versatile tool is a must-have for any classroom aiming to support EAL students effectively.

Also check out my ESL Newcomer Essential Verbs Ask Around activity
And my spelling and vocabulary building workbook