School Tools Slides Lesson 1: Speaking Practice Kindergarten English Explorers
School Tools!
Look, Say, and Show Together
✏️ pencil
🖍️ crayon
📖 book
✂️ scissors
Speaking Goal: "This is a pencil." • "I see a book."
Echo Words: Listen and Say!
Turn 1
✏️
pencil
Action: Pretend to write in the air!
Teacher: "What is this?"
Class: "This is a pencil!"
🖍️
crayon
Action: Pretend to color a big circle!
Teacher: "What is this?"
Class: "This is a crayon!"
Say it loud! 🗣️ Say it in a whisper! 🤫
Echo Words: Listen and Say!
Turn 2
📖
book
Action: Open your hands like two pages!
Teacher: "What is this?"
Class: "This is a book!"
✂️
scissors
Action: Make two fingers snip-snip!
Teacher: "What are these?"
Class: "These are scissors!"
Snip, snip! ✂️ Open and close! 📖
Rhythm Chant: Clap and Say!
Clap Beat 👏
✏️
Pencil, pencil, write, write, write! 👏
🖍️
Crayon, crayon, bright, bright, bright! 👏
📖
Book, book, look and see! 👏
✂️
Scissors, scissors, one, two, three! 👏
Let's do the actions faster together!
Partner Talk: Show and Ask
Turn to Your Partner 👫
A
Partner A
Hold up an object!
Ask:
"What is this?"
B
Partner B
Name the object!
Answer with frame:
"It is a ______."
🔄 Switch turns! Now Partner B asks! Great Job!
School Tools Activity Sheet ✏️
School Tools Activity Sheet
Kindergarten English Explorers • Lesson 1
Name:
Date:
Step 1
Trace the word. Draw a line from the word to the matching tool.
Trace & Match
✏️
Word 1
p-e-n-c-i-l
Match:
🖍️
Word 2
c-r-a-y-o-n
Match:
📖
Word 3
b-o-o-k
Match:
✂️
Word 4
s-c-i-s-s-o-r-s
Match:
Step 2
Oral Speaking Check with a Partner
Speaking Sentence Frame:
"Point to your tool and say: ‘I see a _____.’"
I said "pencil" ✏️
I said "crayon" 🖍️
I said "book" 📖
I said "scissors" ✂️
School Tools Teacher Guide School Tools Teacher Guide
Classroom Explorers Unit • Lesson 1 of 3 (Target: Kindergarten ELL)
Pacing: 30 Minutes
Target Vocabulary
pencil, crayon, book, scissors
Speaking Sentence Frames
"This is a ___." / "I see a ___."
Required Realia
Mystery bag with 4 actual tools
Step-by-Step Lesson Pacing
5 MIN Warm-Up
The Mystery Bag Hook
Reach into an opaque bag. Pull out real items one at a time. Model wide eyes and dramatic curiosity: "Look! What is inside? Ah, a pencil!" Invite children to make writing gestures in the air.
8 MIN I Do / We Do
Echo Slides & Total Physical Response (TPR)
Display School Tools Slides. Teach TPR movements: Pencil: air-writing; Crayon: big coloring swirls; Book: palms open; Scissors: two-finger snip. Vary vocal volume: prompt students to echo in loud, regular, and whisper voices to build confidence.
10 MIN You Do
Partner Show-and-Ask Routine & Activity Sheet
Pair students into knee-to-knee partners. Partner A points to an item or holds a crayon: "What is this?" Partner B answers: "This is a crayon." Students trace words on the sheet and stamp/check their speaking stars.
7 MIN Wrap-Up
Choral Rhythm Chant & Exit Check
Lead the clapping chant from Slide 4. As students line up or transition, hold up one object: student provides the noun or full sentence frame to earn a high-five.
Differentiation Matrix for Multilingual Learners
Level 1 (Entering)
Accept 1-word responses and TPR gestures (air-writing, snipping). Provide physical object to touch.
Level 2 (Emerging)
Prompt with carrier phrase: "This is a..." Allow choral repetition with partner before solo response.
Level 3 (Developing)
Encourage descriptive adjectives: "This is a blue crayon" or question asking: "May I have the pencil?"
Quick Observation Checklist
✓ Child points correctly when tool is named
✓ Child mimics TPR gesture accurately
✓ Child attempts target noun or frame orally
Asset-Based Language Bridge
Invite students to share the word in their home language (e.g., lápiz, livre, pen). Affirm that knowing two words for one object is a superpower!
Room Spotters Slides Lesson 2: Speaking Practice Kindergarten English Explorers
Room Spotters!
Find, Point, and Say Classroom Places
🪑 chair
🪵 table
🧶 rug
📋 board
Speaking Goal: "Point to the chair." • "I see the table."
Spot and Say: Chair and Table
Spotters 1
🪑
chair
Action: Tap your chair gently with two fingers!
Prompt: "Where do you sit?"
Class: "On the chair!"
🪵
table
Action: Place two hands flat on the surface!
Prompt: "Where is the paper?"
Class: "On the table!"
Look around our room! Point to a chair! Point to a table! 👆
Spot and Say: Rug and Board
Spotters 2
🧶
rug
Action: Touch the floor criss-cross applesauce!
Prompt: "Where do we gather?"
Class: "On the rug!"
📋
board
Action: Look up high and point forward!
Prompt: "Where does teacher write?"
Class: "On the board!"
Look up at the board! Look down at the rug! 👆👇
I-Spy Detective Game!
Whole Class Game 🔍
Teacher says: "I spy with my little eye... something you sit on!"
Clue 1: It has four legs
"Is it the chair?" 🪑
Clue 2: It is soft on the floor
"Is it the rug?" 🧶
Sentence Frame: "I see the ______!"
Everyone point to the chair and say: "I see the chair!"
Partner Mission: Point and Say!
Pair Practice 🤝
1
Partner 1
Gives a command:
"Point to the table!"
2
Partner 2
Points and answers:
"There is the table!" 👆
Switch turns! Try chair, rug, and board next! 🌟
Room Spotters Hunt Sheet 🔍
Room Spotters Hunt Sheet
Kindergarten English Explorers • Lesson 2
Name:
Date:
Directions
Look around the room! Find each item, check the box, and say the sentence to your partner!
Spot & Speak
🪑
chair
Sit down spot
✓
Speaking Frame:
"I see a chair."
Count chairs:
1
2
3
🪵
table
Work surface
✓
Speaking Frame:
"I see a table."
Count tables:
1
2
3
🧶
rug
Floor circle
✓
Speaking Frame:
"We sit on the rug."
Rug color:
📋
board
Writing wall
✓
Speaking Frame:
"Look at the board."
Point high: 👆 Point together
🖐️
Partner Speaking High Five!
"Did you point and speak with your friend?"
I pointed!
I spoke!
Pack Patrol Slides Lesson 3: Speaking Practice Kindergarten English Explorers
Pack Patrol!
Packing Up and Naming Our Things
🎒 backpack
📁 folder
🥪 lunchbox
💧 bottle
Speaking Goal: "Put it in my backpack." • "I have a folder."
Say and Move: Backpack and Folder
Belongings 1
🎒
backpack
Action: Put your arms through straps!
Teacher: "What carries our work?"
Class: "My backpack!"
📁
folder
Action: Clap two flat hands like a folder!
Teacher: "Where does paper go?"
Class: "In the folder!"
Zip the backpack! Snap the folder! 🎒📁
Say and Move: Lunchbox and Bottle
Belongings 2
🥪
lunchbox
Action: Carry a little handle by your side!
Teacher: "Where is your snack?"
Class: "In the lunchbox!"
💧
water bottle
Action: Pretend to take a cool sip! Glug glug!
Teacher: "What do you drink from?"
Class: "My water bottle!"
Pack it neat! Keep it safe! 🥪💧
Pack-It-Up Choral Chant
Rhythm Routine 🎶
🎒
Open up the backpack, zip, zip, zoom!
📁
Put in the folder, slide it in the room!
🥪
Put in the lunchbox, yum, yum, yum!
💧
Water bottle in the side, we are done!
We are ready to go home or to recess! 🎒✨
Partner Packing Dialogue
Speaking Together 💬
A
Partner A asks:
Look at partner's pack
"What do you have?"
B
Partner B answers:
Shows an object
"I have a backpack!"
Switch roles! Try folder, lunchbox, and water bottle! 🌟
Pack Patrol Packing Sheet 🎒
Pack Patrol Packing Sheet
Kindergarten English Explorers • Lesson 3
Name:
Date:
Mission
Draw a line from each school item into the backpack! Then say your sentence!
Pack & Speak
📁
folder
for paper
lunchbox
for snack
🥪
🎒
My Backpack
Pack your supplies here!
Drop Zone
💧
water bottle
for drink
book & pencil
for reading
📖
Speaking Step
Tell Your Partner What Is in Your Backpack!
Speaking Frame:
"In my backpack, I have a folder and a lunchbox."
I packed my items! 🎒
I used my speaking frame! 🗣️
I listened to my friend! 👂