ESL ALS ANIMAL vocabulary activities

Help your English learners build confidence in speaking and writing with this Beginner ESL Animals Bundle, packed with engaging, low-prep activities that make animal vocabulary fun and accessible. This bundle includes three classroom-tested resources designed to support vocabulary development, simple sentence building, and oral communication—perfect for young learners or beginner ELL students.

Students will learn common animal and pet vocabulary, describe animals using colors and adjectives (small, big, fast, etc.), and practice foundational sentence structures with high-frequency verbs like to like, to see, and to go. With flashcards, speaking games, printable worksheets, and a creative project, this bundle provides everything you need for weeks of meaningful, interactive ESL instruction.

1. ESL Animals Unit – Vocabulary, Adjectives & Final Project

A complete and beginner-friendly unit that helps students build animal vocabulary and describe animals using simple English sentences. Includes ready-to-use printables, dialogues, and a creative final project to reinforce learning.

What’s Included:

• Vocabulary worksheets
• “I like / I don’t like” and adjective practice pages
• Three short student dialogues
• “What animal is it?” pair activity
• “I Have… Who Has? – Animals” speaking game
• Two final project templates (explosion box or origami animal)

2. ESL Animal & Pet Vocabulary Activities – Flashcards, Games & Printables

Make vocabulary learning interactive with this low-prep activity pack! Students practice animal and pet names through flashcards, games, and printables that strengthen word recognition, pronunciation, and confidence.

What’s Included:

• 45 colorful animal & pet flashcards
• Flashcard game instructions (Scoot, Matching, etc.)
• 13 printable worksheets (crossword, word search, matching, labeling)
• Quiz-Quiz-Trade speaking cards for partner practice

3. Question of the Day – ESL Speaking Activity: Animals Edition

Get your students moving, speaking, and using English in meaningful ways! This interactive Question of the Day set helps beginners practice oral communication using animal vocabulary and simple sentence patterns. Ideal for warm-ups, morning meetings, speaking centers, or sub plans.

What’s Included:

• 40+ beginner-friendly animal-themed Questions of the Day
• Color slides with animal images
• One editable template for students to create their own questions

** Please note that the writing and images on this Google slide resource have been flattened and secured to protect my work (therefore not editable). As with every Google slide, buyers can add text boxes to write their own information or insert images.**