ESL Beginners Lessons: ESL Activities About Family Unit

Thank you for shopping here! This is the sixth unit I do with my newcomers and is part of an 11 unit curriculum you can find here. I teach it in a little over five weeks in 80 minute block periods. It covers family vocabulary as well as adjectives that describe people. There are two projects: a Family Tree Project (rubric included) and an “All About My Family” Project (rubric also included). There is also a summative test that includes vocabulary and grammar. The digital resources are compatible with Google Classroom. They are Google Slides.

What you receive with this purchase:

* Day by Day Unit Instructions (8 pages)

* Digital Day by Day Unit Instructions (10 pages)

* Word Walls (16 pages)

* Editable Google Slides Agenda with Essential Question, Unit Question, Objectives, and Day-to-Day Activities

* Family Flashcards - Color, B/W, Key (13 pages + Digital Practice)

* Adjectives & Verbs Flashcards – Color, B/W, Key (15 pages + Digital Practice)

* Practice Worksheets with Keys (40 pages)

* Digital Practice Worksheets (21 pages)

* Family Tests – Two Options, Keys included (8 pages)

* Digital Family Tests (5 pages)

* Vocabulary & Grammar Test, Key included (15 pages)

* Digital Vocabulary & Grammar Test (8 pages)

* Bell Work - 11 Slides plus 11 Keys & Bell Work Worksheet for students (22 slides, 2 pages)

* Digital Bell Work (11 slides)

* Fluency Dialogue and Rubric (2 pages)

* Speaking and Listening games

1. Who Has, I Have (2 pages)

2. Memory – Color, B/W (4 pages)

3. May, Can, Must, Should Speaking Practice (19 slides)

4. Charades (2 pages)

5. Comparative/Superlative Discussion Cards (6 pages)

6. “All About My Family” Project with Rubric and Example (3 pages)

This unit reviews creating questions using “when,” subject pronoun + be-verb contractions, the future tense, and the present progressive tense. It introduces the helping verbs can, may, must, should, placing adjectives before nouns, comparative adjectives, and superlative adjectives.

Words or phrases included in flashcard set:

Flashcard set #1

father or dad * mother or mom * children * child * grandparents * parents * grandma or grandmother * grandad or grandfather * husband * wife * stepdad * stepmom * stepsister * stepbrother * uncle * aunt * nephew * niece * sister-in-law * brother-in-law * brother * siblings * sister * cousin * son * daughter * baby

Flashcards Set #2

Sad * worried * mad * tired * shy * stressed * excited * disappointed * hurt * bored * happy * frightened * disgusted * confused * confident * annoyed * curious * calm * young * old * busy * lazy * beautiful or pretty * handsome * single * married * smart, intelligent * pregnant * skinny * overweight * love * visit * come * work

Additional flashcards include:

** Describe some characteristics of your family.

** Q: What is your mother’s name? A: My mother’s name is ____.

** Q: What is your father’s name? A: My father’s name is ____.

** Q: What are your sibling’s names? A: My siblings’ names are ____. OR My

sibling’s name is ____. OR I don’t have any siblings.

** Q: How are you feeling today. I’m feeling ____.

---- All Products in my Shop ----

FULL 11 Unit Curriculum at 25% off

Unit 1: Introduction to School 

Unit 2: Cafeteria & Restroom 

Unit 3: School People and Places

----- Units 1, 2, 3 @ 20% off

Unit 4: Your Day – Days, Time, Weather

Unit 5: Your Year - Months, Seasons, & Colors

----- Units 4, 5 @ 20% off

Unit 6: Family (You are viewing this one!)

Unit 7: Home

----- Units 6, 7 @ 20% off

Unit 8: Face, Body, Illnesses, & Injuries

Unit 9: Clothing

----- Units 8, 9 @ 20% off

Unit 10: Food

Unit 11: Directions

----- Units 10, 11 @ 20% off