
English for Speakers of Other Languages
B. Alphabet, Numbers, Colors, Shapes & Money
Level: NewcomerSupporting Materials
How to Teach
How to Assess
At the end of this topic, students will be able to...
- Recognize upper and lower case English letters
- Names the alphabet
- Count cardinal numbers (age appropriate)
- Count ordinal numbers (age appropriate)
- Recognize mathematical symbols
- Name shapes
- Distinguish basic colors
- Differentiate between different bills and coins
Sample Language Patterns:
- How do you spell?
- Concept of alphabet name vs. sound
- Math vocabulary
- Cardinal and ordinal numbers
- Geometric shapes
- Colors
- Recognition, identification, reading & Plus +, minus --, equals =, times x, divided by -
- Circle, triangle, square, rectangle, diamond, etc…
- orange, green, purple, pink, black, gray, white, etc…
- What color is...?
- How many...?
- With ___ I can buy.
- ___ is worth ___.
- I can buy ___ with ___.
- Penny, nickel, dime, quarter, dollar, cents, change, and price