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Lanternfish ESL

Sample Shape and Color Flashcard

Shapes, Numbers, Color Card Game

These cards can be used to teach 10 basic shapes and ten basic colors. As well, these cards can be used to demonstrate adjective order in English. The images in the cards are shapes modified by two or three adjectives, depending on what the teach wants to emphasize.

Case 1: Number, Color, Shape
One red circle
Two green diamonds
Four yellow moons

Case 2: Number, Size, Color Shape
All of the shapes come in two size, big or little (1-5 big, 6-10 little):
One big red circle
Two big green diamonds
Six little brown rectangles

There is also a second version of the cards for students with some form of color blindness. The second version of the cards has the colors written in the bottom corners. I always keep a color blind version handy because color blindness is very common. The links for these cards are designated with (CB).

This game plays like fish. The teacher should print off two copies of each card and glue them onto a poster board backing (and possibly laminate for longevity).

Students sit in groups of three to five and play fish:
S1: Do you have two little green diamonds?
S2: Yes, I do. Here you are.
OR
No, I don't. Go fish.

Another game you can play is 'matching threes'. There are three of each shape, color and number in the deck. Each student gets three cards. They take turns choosing a card from the deck and then throwing and discarding a card. The next student can either pick up the discard or take a new card from the deck. The students can win by either picking up three of the same number, three of the same color or three of the same shape.