ESL ALS Food Numbers Time bundle

This versatile ESL resource bundle is perfect for beginner English learners and ELL classrooms. With 12 low-prep, high-engagement resources, this bundle supports speaking, writing, listening, and reading skills through fun, hands-on activities. Students will explore personal questions, food vocabulary, describing people, sports and hobbies, daily routines, and more through trivia games, surveys, interviews, posters, puzzles, art projects, skits, and classroom polls.

Whether you're starting the school year, planning substitute lessons, or building classroom community, this collection provides everything you need to get your ESL students talking ! From creative writing to interactive partner tasks and classroom displays, students build core vocabulary, form questions, and sentences in meaningful ways.

This beginner ESL / ELL resource bundle includes 12 interactive, low-prep lessons designed to build vocabulary, speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills through fun and meaningful activities. It is full of hands-on resources to support new language learners while promoting confidence, collaboration, and classroom community.

Whether you’re starting the school year, prepping for a sub, or building routines, this bundle offers everything you need to get students engaged with All About Me, food, sports, daily routines, vocabulary, and more.

Resource 1: Food Projects & Café Activities

Students explore food vocabulary with hands-on projects like designing a cookie box, café-themed interviews, scavenger hunts, and ordering food dialogues. Builds confidence in speaking and writing through fun, interactive tasks.

Includes:

• 3D cookie box craft

• Partner interviews & surveys

• Create-a-donut worksheet

• Café conversations

• Class polls & scavenger hunt

Skills: Vocabulary, speaking, writing, project-based learning

Resource 2: Food Vocabulary Unit

A no-prep food & drink vocabulary pack with flashcards, worksheets, and speaking games. Great for newcomers and early language learners.

Includes:

• 45 food flashcards

• Role-play skits

• Worksheets & word games

• “I Have, Who Has?” speaking game

Perfect for: Oral language, centers, and sub plans

Resource 3: Bedroom Vocabulary

Build core bedroom-related vocabulary with flashcards, interactive games, and creative writing prompts.

Highlights:

• Color-by-number activity

• Dream bedroom project

• Listening & drawing tasks

• Board games & worksheets

Use for: Vocabulary review, emergency sub plans, or creative centers

Resource 4: Plan an Event Activity

Students plan an event while practicing question forms, writing invitations, and using themed vocabulary in speaking and listening tasks.

Activities:

• Event Q&A practice

• Text message writing

• Piñata color-by-number

• Event display project

Focus: Everyday vocabulary, present tense, sentence structure

Resource 5: ESL PowerPoint Review Game

Gamify vocabulary review with this interactive PowerPoint game. Features 25 beginner-level questions across five categories with a scoreboard.

Topics:

• Food

• Family

• Holidays

• Daily routines

• Prices

Ideal for: Class competitions, team review, or ESL game days

Resource 6: Describing People

Students use physical description vocabulary in games like “Guess Who?” and “Twenty Questions.” Includes celebrity guessing, photo grids, and Wanted poster writing.

Includes:

• Diverse photo panels

• Vocabulary prompts

• Celebrity & classmate description tasks

Skills: Speaking, writing, question formation

Resource 7: All About Me Interviews

Build classroom community with “All About Me” interviews, templates, and games. Students ask/answer personal questions, then write about classmates or themselves.

Features:

• Multiple writing template styles

• 22 interview questions

• 24 profile cards for speaking games

Use for: Back-to-school, speaking practice, writing routines

Resource 8: Class Puzzle Poster

Create a collaborative bulletin board with student puzzle pieces. Each student designs their piece with facts, symbols, and drawings for a colorful “We All Fit Together” display.

Includes:

• 3 puzzle formats

• Mandala bookmark bonus

• Printable display letters

Perfect for: Icebreakers, art integration, community building

Resource 9: Sports & Hobbies Adventure Backpack

Students plan an outdoor adventure with this creative speaking and writing project using themed vocabulary and step-by-step templates.

Includes:

• Printable backpack project

• Vocabulary cards & prompts

• Daily sentence starters

Skills: Future tense, present tense, outdoor vocabulary

Resource 10: Question Word Trivia Game

Make question practice fun with a 50-slide trivia game focused on “who, what, when, where, how” and more. Great as a warm-up, bell-ringer, or game day activity.

Bonus:

• 10 printable question word posters

• Candy-themed guessing slides

Use for: Routine building, oral language, question review

Resource 11: All About Me Gift Box Craft

A creative twist on student self-expression—students create a “gift box” all about themselves, with writing and drawing prompts for display or sharing.

Skills: Descriptive writing, self-reflection, vocabulary

Resource 12: Bedroom Vocabulary Project

Additional bedroom-themed activities focused on room design, labeling, reading instructions, and more. Students follow prompts to draw and describe their space.

Great for: Visual learners, creative language practice, center rotations

Why Teachers Love This Bundle:
✔️ Low-prep and easy to implement
✔️ Covers all language domains
✔️ Gets students speaking, moving, and interacting
✔️ Great for centers, sub plans, and community building
✔️ Engages diverse learners with culturally inclusive content