All You Need is Paper (and a little love) ESL/EFL activities

I always like to use what my students make as flashcards. They’ll pay a lot more attention and be more engaged if it’s their work you’re talking about. We’ve been studying food and we also listened to a story about a giant and his hunger for a big sandwich so we made giant paper sandwiches.  At the beginning of each class, I use one of their sandwiches to review vocabulary. I not only ask what is this? but also how many, what color, do you like and what’s your favorite. Their favorite question is: Whose sandwich is this? because then they get to proudly answer: It’s my sandwich.   Here are some before and after pictures. 

My little ones are now studying food. We started with a salad and a cookie for dessert. I plan to use their work as flashcards in the following classes. Kids are always much more engaged if it’s their work you’re using to teach and review. I also plan to have them ask each other questions about their delicious colorful salads. I was amazed at how much effort they put into making these. Very pleased with the results and the many opportunities of classroom practice they offer.