How to use these ESL flashcards

• Vocabulary introduction: Show each card and model “It’s winter,” “It’s summer,” etc. Have students repeat and mime the season. - Calendar/circle time: Ask “What season is it now?” Build a class seasons chart and add photos or drawings.

• TPR actions: Shiver for winter, pretend to smell flowers for spring, wipe sweat for summer, shake falling leaves for autumn.

• Speaking prompts: - “What do you wear in winter?” “I wear a coat.” - “What do you do in summer?” “I swim at the beach.” - “Which season do you like? Why?”

• Grammar focus: - It’s + season (“It’s spring.”) - In + season for habits (“In summer, we go swimming.”) - Comparatives (“Winter is colder than autumn.”) - Prepositions with time (“In April,” “In the spring.”)

• Phonics & spelling: Sort by initial letters (w-winter, s-spring, s-summer, a-autumn/f-fall). Build word cards and practice capital letters for seasons in titles.

• Games: Four Corners (one corner per season), Memory/Matching with clothes or weather, Go Fish, Bingo, Charades, I Spy, Board Race.

• Cross-curricular: Match months to seasons, track seasonal weather, compare holidays and traditions, create a seasons wall display.