Playground Flashcards
Do you take your children to the park? Why not teach them playground vocabulary words with these 14 playground flashcards. Talk about what things are available at the local park and talk about what they enjoy at the playground.
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How to Use These Playground Flashcards
These printable playground flashcards help students learn common playground vocabulary while developing speaking, listening, reading, and conversation skills. Introduce a few playground items at a time before discussing what children like to play on and what they can do at the park.
The flashcards are perfect for outdoor themes, classroom games, speaking activities, and beginner ESL lessons. Students can also practice prepositions by describing where they are playing using expressions such as on the swing, in the sandbox, and under the jungle gym.
These playground flashcards are suitable for preschool, kindergarten, ESL, homeschool, and elementary classrooms.
What Vocabulary is included?
| Playground Flashcards |
|---|
| playground |
| bench |
| drink fountain |
| jungle gym |
| merry-go-round |
| monkey bars |
| picnic |
| sandbox |
| seesaw |
| slide |
| spring rider |
| swing |
| tunnel |
| zipline |
Playground Flashcard Activities
Guess the Playground Item
Describe a piece of playground equipment without saying its name while students guess the correct flashcard.
Where Do You Play?
Show a playground flashcard and ask students to answer using complete sentences such as “I play on the slide” or “I play in the sandbox.”
Playground Sorting
Students sort the flashcards into categories such as things you climb on, things you swing on, and places you play.
Memory Challenge
Display several playground flashcards, remove one, and have students identify the missing playground item.
My Favorite Playground
Students choose their favorite playground equipment and explain why they like it using simple English sentences.
Grammar Focus & Questions
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| What do you play on at the playground? | I play on the ~. / in the ~. |
| Do you play on the swings? | Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. |
| Do you play in the sand pit? | Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. |
| Do you play on the monkey bars? | Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these playground flashcards free?
Yes. All of the printable playground flashcards are free to download in PDF format for classroom and personal educational use.
Who are these playground flashcards suitable for?
These flashcards are ideal for preschool, kindergarten, ESL, homeschool, and elementary students learning playground and outdoor vocabulary.
How can I teach playground vocabulary using flashcards?
Introduce a few playground items at a time and reinforce learning with classroom games, role-playing, matching activities, outdoor lessons, and simple speaking practice.
What vocabulary is included?
The set includes 14 playground words, including swings, slides, monkey bars, seesaws, merry-go-rounds, jungle gyms, benches, sandboxes, tunnels, zip lines, and other common playground equipment.
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