Resources and materials for ESL Kids teachers
The below lesson plans are organised by theme in alphabetical order. Click the lesson plan links to open and print lesson plans:
Lesson Plan: Intro Lesson
(Ages 3-7)
Greetings, names, follow simple instructions, identify and recognize 3 colors
This can be used as the first lesson of your course with your younger level learners (ages 3-7). This lesson leads nicely into the "Colors" lesson - use our "Colors Lesson Plan" for your next lesson.
Lesson Plan: Intro Lesson
(Ages 8-12)
Greetings, Asking & answering personal questions, using modal verbs for rules, Identifying different classroom stationery
This lesson provides a good platform to begin the course with your older kids (8-12 years) as it provides an opportunity for everyone to get to know each other and also sets the ground rules for behavior within the classroom. 'Wh'question forms, modal verbs for rules and stationery vocabulary will also be practiced.
Lesson Plan: Can - for Ability
- Talking about ability
- Asking questions and answering with “can”
Lesson Plan: Morning Routines
Saying morning routine verbs
Lesson Plan: Daily Routines & Times of the Day
Using the present simple tense to talk about daily routines and different times of the day
Lesson Plan: Actions - Present Continuous
Using the present continuous tense to talk about activities you are doing now
Lesson Plan: Past Tense Activities - Regular Verbs
Talking about yesterday using past tense regular verbs
Lesson Plan: Past Tense Activities - Irregular Verbs: Part 1
Talking about yesterday using past tense irregular verbs
Lesson Plan: Past Tense Activities - Irregular Verbs: Part 2
Saying the present and past forms of irregular verbs
Lesson Plan: Future Plans using "going to"
Talking about future plans using “going to”
Lesson Plan: Describing People
Describing people using adjectives
Lesson Plan: Describing Things
Describing things with common adjectives
Lesson Plan: Comparing Things (Comparative Adjectives)
Comparing objects using comparative adjectives
Lesson Plan: Comparing Things (Superlative Adjectives)
Comparing objects using superlative adjectives
Lesson Plan: Adverbs
Saying actions with adverbs
Lesson Plan: Adverbs of frequency
Saying how often you do things with adverbs of frequency
Lesson Plan: Alphabet
Saying, reading and writing letters of the alphabet
(Note: use as part of other lessons)
Lesson Plan: Farm Animals
Saying farm animals and animal noises
Lesson Plan: Pets & Possessions
Talking about different pets and possessions (using "I have ...")
Lesson Plan: Zoo Animals
Saying zoo animals and animal noises
Lesson Plan: Parts of the Body
Saying different parts of the body
Lesson Plan: Measuring Parts of the Body
Measuring parts of the body using large numbers and adjectives to describe size
Lesson Plan: Classroom Objects
Identifying and saying 5 different objects in the classroom
Lesson Plan: Classroom Stationery
Talking about classroom stationery and requesting things.
Lesson Plan: Clothes
Talking about different clothes
Lesson Plan: Colors
Saying colors
Lesson Plan: Directions: left / right / forward / back
Saying action verbs and directions: left, right, forward, back
Lesson Plan: Family
Talking about different members of the family
Lesson Plan: Feelings & Emotions
Talking about feelings and emotions
Lesson Plan: Fruit
Saying different fruit and talking about likes
Lesson Plan: Vegetables
Talking about different vegetables
Lesson Plan: Health & Sickness
Talking and asking about health and sickness
Lesson Plan: Christmas 1
Recognize and identify 8 Christmas words and sing a Christmas carol
Lesson Plan: Christmas 2
Recognize and identify 8 Christmas words and sing a Christmas carol
Lesson Plan: Easter
Recognize and identify 6 Easter words and 3 prepositions of location
Lesson Plan: Halloween
Talking about Halloween and popular Halloween characters
Lesson Plan: Thanksgiving
Talking about Thanksgiving
Lesson Plan: Jobs
Asking about jobs and saying 12 different jobs
Lesson Plan: Likes & Dislikes
Talking about likes and dislikes for food
Lesson Plan: Favorites and Asking Why
Talking about favorites and explaining why
Lesson Plan: Our World
Talking about our world
Lesson Plan: Numbers 1-10
Counting numbers 1-10
Lesson Plan: Numbers 1-20
Counting up to 20
Lesson Plan: Places & Where We Live
Talking about where animals and people live
Lesson Plan: Places in my Town
- Talking about places in your town
- Using the present continuous with the structures "Where are you going?" & "I'm going to~"
Lesson Plan: Rooms of a House
Talking about different rooms of a house and household objects
Lesson Plan: Prepositions of Location
- Saying where things are using prepositions
- Using singular and plural forms
Lesson Plan: Demonstrative pronouns (this / that / these / those)
Pointing to specific things using "this / that / these / those"
Lesson Plan: Subject Pronouns (I, you, he, she, we, they)
Using subject pronouns to practice saying how different people are feeling or acting
Lesson Plan: Shapes
Saying different shapes and face vocab
Lesson Plan: Shopping and money
Talking about shopping and money
Lesson Plan: Sports
Talking about playing different sports
Lesson Plan: Telling the Time
Telling and asking for the time.
Lesson Plan: Days of the Week
Saying the days of the week
Lesson Plan: Months of the Year
Saying the months of the year
Lesson Plan: Seasons
Talking about the four seasons
Lesson Plan: Time Frequency - "How often ...?"
Using the present simple tense to say how often you do things
Lesson Plan: Toys
- Identifying and saying 8 different toys
- Reviewing colors
Lesson Plan: Transport & Travel
- Identifying different transport vocab
- Saying how you got to school
Lesson Plan: Wheels on the Bus
Talking about travelling on the bus
Lesson Plan: Weather
Asking about and describing the weather
The below lesson plans are organised in order to be taught. Click the lesson plan links to open and print lesson plans:
» Ages 3-7 | Ages 8-12 | Special Lessons
Lesson Plan: Intro Lesson (Ages 3-7)
Greetings, names, follow simple instructions, identify and recognize 3 colors
This can be used as the first lesson of your course with your younger level learners (ages 3-7). This lesson leads nicely into the "Colors" lesson - use our "Colors Lesson Plan" for your next lesson.
Lesson Plan: Colors
Saying colors
Lesson Plan: Fruit
Saying different fruit and talking about likes
Lesson Plan: Numbers 1-10
Counting numbers 1-10
Lesson Plan: Parts of the Body
Saying different parts of the body
Lesson Plan: Shapes
Saying different shapes and face vocab
Saying farm animals and animal noises
Lesson Plan: Zoo Animals
Saying zoo animals and animal noises
Lesson Plan: Classroom Objects
Identifying and saying 5 different objects in the classroom
Lesson Plan: Toys
- Identifying and saying 8 different toys
- Reviewing colors
Lesson Plan: Our World
Talking about our world
Lesson Plan: Weather
Asking about and describing the weather
Lesson Plan: Feelings & Emotions
Talking about feelings and emotions
Lesson Plan: Vegetables
Talking about different vegetables
Lesson Plan: Wheels on the Bus
Talking about travelling on the bus
Lesson Plan: Clothes
Talking about different clothes
Lesson Plan: Can - for Ability
- Talking about ability
- Asking questions and answering with “can”
Lesson Plan: Directions: left / right / forward / back
Saying action verbs and directions: left, right, forward, back
Lesson Plan: Classroom Stationery
Talking about classroom stationery and requesting things.
Lesson Plan: Likes & Dislikes
Talking about likes and dislikes for food
Lesson Plan: Family
Talking about different members of the family
Lesson Plan: Intro Lesson (Ages 8-12)
Greetings, Asking & answering personal questions, using modal verbs for rules, Identifying different classroom stationery
This lesson provides a good platform to begin the course with your older kids (8-12 years) as it provides an opportunity for everyone to get to know each other and also sets the ground rules for behavior within the classroom. 'Wh'question forms, modal verbs for rules and stationery vocabulary will also be practiced.
Lesson Plan: Days of the Week
Saying the days of the week
Lesson Plan: Numbers 1-20
Counting up to 20
Lesson Plan: Months of the Year
Saying the months of the year
Lesson Plan: Seasons
Talking about the four seasons
Lesson Plan: Morning Routines
Saying morning routine verbs
Lesson Plan: Pets & Possessions
Talking about different pets and possessions (using "I have ...")
Lesson Plan: Describing People
Describing people using adjectives
Lesson Plan: Describing Things
Describing things with common adjectives
Lesson Plan: Telling the Time
Telling and asking for the time.
Lesson Plan: Daily Routines & Times of the Day
Using the present simple tense to talk about daily routines and different times of the day
Lesson Plan: Subject Pronouns (I, you, he, she, we, they)
Using subject pronouns to practice saying how different people are feeling or acting
Lesson Plan: Sports
Talking about playing different sports
Lesson Plan: Adverbs
Saying actions with adverbs
Lesson Plan: Transport & Travel
- Identifying different transport vocab
- Saying how you got to school
Lesson Plan: Places & Where We Live
Talking about where animals and people live
Lesson Plan: Places in my Town
- Talking about places in your town
- Using the present continuous with the structures "Where are you going?" & "I'm going to~"
Lesson Plan: Jobs
Asking about jobs and saying 12 different jobs
Lesson Plan: Health & Sickness
Talking and asking about health and sickness
Lesson Plan: Rooms of a House
Talking about different rooms of a house and household objects
Lesson Plan: Prepositions of Location
- Saying where things are using prepositions
- Using singular and plural forms
Lesson Plan: Demonstrative pronouns (this / that / these / those)
Pointing to specific things using "this / that / these / those"
Lesson Plan: Shopping and money
Talking about shopping and money
Lesson Plan: Actions - Present Continuous
Using the present continuous tense to talk about activities you are doing now
Lesson Plan: Adverbs of frequency
Saying how often you do things with adverbs of frequency
Lesson Plan: Past Tense Activities - Regular Verbs
Talking about yesterday using past tense regular verbs
Lesson Plan: Past Tense Activities - Irregular Verbs: Part 1
Talking about yesterday using past tense irregular verbs
Lesson Plan: Past Tense Activities - Irregular Verbs: Part 2
Saying the present and past forms of irregular verbs
Lesson Plan: Measuring Parts of the Body
Measuring parts of the body using large numbers and adjectives to describe size
Lesson Plan: Favorites and Asking Why
Talking about favorites and explaining why
Lesson Plan: Comparing Things (Comparative Adjectives)
Comparing objects using comparative adjectives
Lesson Plan: Comparing Things (Superlative Adjectives)
Comparing objects using superlative adjectives
Lesson Plan: Time Frequency - "How often ...?"
Using the present simple tense to say how often you do things
Lesson Plan: Future Plans using "going to"
Talking about future plans using “going to”
These can be dropped into your syllabus at the required time:
Lesson Plan: Christmas 1
Recognize and identify 8 Christmas words and sing a Christmas carol
Lesson Plan: Christmas 2
Recognize and identify 8 Christmas words and sing a Christmas carol
Lesson Plan: Easter
Recognize and identify 6 Easter words and 3 prepositions of location
Lesson Plan: Halloween
Talking about Halloween and popular Halloween characters
Lesson Plan: Thanksgiving
Talking about Thanksgiving
Lesson Plan: Alphabet
Saying, reading and writing letters of the alphabet
(Note: use as part of other lessons)
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