Food Unit: Extra ESL Activities for Kids

1. 5min

   1. Warm-up

   Food chant; children rub their tummy for food they like and shake their head for food they don't.

   Food chant →
2. 10min

   2. Present

   Like / don't like slides, then a thumbs-up / thumbs-down poll with real food words.

   Grammar slides: like and don't like →
3. 10min

   3. Game

   Memory game in teams: for each pair found, the team says 'I like…' or 'I don't like…'.

   Garden of Pairs (memory game): Food →
4. 10min

   4. Speak

   Café role play with picture cards as the menu: 'Can I have a juice, please?'

   Dialogue: At the Café →
5. 10min

   5. Write & print

   Food worksheet, then each child draws their perfect lunch box to show next lesson.

   Food: printable pack →

Total: 45 minutes

1. 1. Class food survey

   Each child asks five classmates about one food and makes a tally. Share: 'Eight children like pizza.'

   Model languageDo you like carrots? — No, I don't!

2. 2. Crazy sandwich

   Teams take turns adding one thing to a sandwich, repeating the whole list. Forget one and the sandwich falls!

   Model languageMy sandwich has got bread, cheese, a banana and ice cream!

3. 3. Feely fruit

   Put real or plastic fruit in a bag. Children feel, guess and say if they like it.

   Model languageIt's a banana! I like bananas.