English for Toddlers: Picture-Based ESL Materials
348 worksheets, 52 lessons and 38 vocabulary decks
Start here — 35 free samples
Free to try: open, print and play them — no account needed.
Toddlers (Kids) worksheets
348 printable worksheets with answer keys; the 24 most used, easiest level first.
Toddlers (Kids) lessons
52 ready lessons for the four skills: teach on the board, set online or print.
Toddlers (Kids) vocabulary
38 word decks with meanings, examples and pronunciation: flip, quiz, print as flashcards or play as a game.
Browse by topic at Toddlers
Topics with at least 3 resources at this level; each opens at its Toddlers material.
Themes
- All about me · 5
- Family & friends · 9
- Feelings · 3
- Body & health · 9
- Clothes & fashion · 23
- Jobs & work · 3
- Home & rooms · 25
- Daily routines · 8
- Food & drink · 70
- Fruit & vegetables · 38
- Days, dates & time · 3
- Numbers · 65
- Colors · 24
- Shapes · 27
- Toys & games · 30
- School & classroom · 4
- Animals · 151
- Pets · 25
- Farm animals · 23
- Wild animals & the zoo · 29
- Sea life · 26
- Bugs & birds · 35
- Weather & seasons · 21
- Environment & nature · 7
- Space · 8
- Town & city · 3
- Transport · 24
- Sports · 3
- Music · 5
- Celebrations & festivals · 52
- Halloween · 33
- Thanksgiving · 14
- Stories & fairy tales · 7
About Toddlers (pre-reading)
Very young children learn English through play, songs, movement and pictures, not through reading and writing. The Toddlers stage is designed for pre-school learners who are just beginning to hear and say English words, often before they can read in their own language.
Materials focus on a small number of high-frequency, concrete words at a time: colors, numbers to ten, animals, toys, food, family and the body. Language is kept to single words and short chunks such as hello, bye-bye, What's this? and It's a cat. Children show understanding by pointing, touching, coloring and moving long before they are expected to speak.
On this page you will find picture flashcard decks, printable picture worksheets such as coloring, matching and tracing, all usable without any reading.
Teaching tips: Toddlers (pre-reading)
- Build every lesson around the same routines (hello song, flashcards, action game, goodbye song) so toddlers feel secure.
- Expect a silent period: many children understand a lot before they say anything, so praise pointing and actions as well as speech.
- Use real objects, puppets and toys alongside flashcards to make words concrete.
- Keep each activity to a few minutes and change pace often, because attention spans at this age are very short.
Questions teachers ask
Can toddlers really learn English?
Yes. Young children pick up sounds and words naturally through repeated, playful exposure; the aim is enjoyment, listening and understanding rather than accuracy.
Do these materials require reading?
No. Toddlers materials are picture-based and are designed to be used with children who cannot read yet.
What should I teach first to pre-schoolers?
Greetings, colors, numbers to five or ten, animals and familiar objects, taught with songs, flashcards and actions.