Beth Trout

This game requires students to answer questions about zoo animals in order to practice grammar (present tense, mainly present simple), or spell words, in order to get to the end and win. Depending on the level of the child, you can require them to answer with one word answers or full sentences. Also, you can either require them to identify animals, read the spelling word or spell the spelling word to adapt to their level. Ages 4 and up and Levels A1 or higher 2-5 players (one player can be the

In this level of Trout Goes to the Playground, you may choose what grammar point your students need to practice. You can choose between possessive (his, her, their) and actions (walking, cleaning, etc). Children must complete the exercises and identify, or identify and spell, in order to advance along the board and win. Please keep in mind that the spelling words are in accordance with what the Spanish ESL program requires. Children will also be able to practice and learn vocabulary related

In this level of Trout Goes to the Playground, students must complete the grammar exercises and identify, or identify and spell, the spelling words in order to advance along the board and win. For the grammar exercises, the students must decide whether a verb needs to be conjugated into the present simple or the present continuous. Please keep in mind that the spelling words are in accordance with what the Spanish ESL program requires. Children will also be able to practice and learn vocabular

These flash cards include toys, playground equipment and sports equipment. There are two sets, one with and one without the name of the toy. The teacher may choose to use one or both sets. You can use the flash cards only as such or use them to play games (like memory or Go Fish). When I play memory with my ESL students, I generally ask them a question about the match they found, require them to use the vocabulary word in a sentence, or require them to say "I have two slides" so that they wo

In this level of Trout's Toy Box, students must practice their grammar and spelling. Students must choose the answer that best completes the sentence or spell a word related with toys and games in order to win. Children practice the difference between "a" and "an", third person singular and third person plural, and when to use words in their plural or singular form (all in the present tense). Directions are included in the download. Ages 7 and up, Levels A2 and higher 2-6 players (one player m

In this level of Trout's Toy Box, students must answer questions about toys and friends in order to win the game. Depending on the level of the child, you may choose to have them answer with one word or with a full sentence. This game helps to practice comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar. Directions are included in the download. Ages 4 and up, Levels A1 and up. 2-6 players (one player may be the teacher) ©Beth Rachel Trout and Karina Dineva (Illustrations) 2014 Trout's Toy Box by Beth Trout

These flashcards may be used as such or used to play the shapes and colors game. The game is for 3-5 players, ages 3-10 (see Preview for full instructions). The objective of the game is to get ESL children to get used to, not only common shapes and color names, but also to word order (adjective before a noun). For example, Spanish speakers are used to saying the noun first followed by the adjective and will transfer this to English and say something like "square yellow". This game not only a

This game requires students to answer questions about farm animals in order to practice grammar (present tense, mainly present simple), or spell words, in order to get to the end and win. Depending on the level of the child, you can require them to answer with one word answers or full sentences. Also, you can either require them to identify animals, read the spelling word or spell the spelling word to adapt to their level. Ages 4 and up and Levels A1 or higher 2-5 players (one player can be th