ESL Kids Lesson Plans for teachers

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  1. Intro lesson: "Hello!"

  Greetings, names, follow simple instructions, identify and recognize 5 colors.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  2. Colors & fruit 1: "A rainbow"

  Identify and recognize 7 colors and 3 fruit.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  3. Colors & fruit 2: "A red apple"

  Identify and recognize 7 colors and 8 fruit.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  4. Fruit and counting 1: "3 bananas"

  Identify and recognize 8 fruit, saying fruit you like, count to 6.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  5. Fruit and counting 2: "Yummy!"

  Identify and recognize 8 fruit, count to 10, saying fruit you like.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  6. Review lesson: colors, fruit and counting: "How many are there?"

  Review and practice the language and skills from the colors, fruit and counting lessons.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  7. Body and shapes 1: "Touch your toes!"

  Identify and recognize 4 body parts and 2 shapes.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  8. Body and shapes 2: "A pink triangle"

  Identify and recognize 8 body parts and 3 shapes.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  9. Body and shapes 3: "Mr Shape Head"

  Identify and recognize 9 body parts and 4 shapes.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  10. Farm animals 1: "A cow says Moo"

  Saying farm animals and animal noises, identifying 2 new colors.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  11. Zoo animals 1: "Roar like a lion!"

  Saying zoo animals and animal noises.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  12. Review lesson: body, shapes and animals: "Let’s go to the zoo!"

  Review and practice the language and skills from the body, shapes, farm animals and zoo animals lessons.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  13. Classroom objects and toys 1: "Teddy is under the table"

  Identifying and saying 5 objects in the classroom and 4 different toys, saying how old you are.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  14. Classroom objects and toys 2: "Red balloons"

  Identifying and saying 5 objects in the classroom and 8 different toys, saying how old you are.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  15. Our world 1: "Sun in the sky"

  Talking about objects in the sky.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  16. Our world 2: "A river on the land"

  Talking about objects in the sky and on the land.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  17. Weather 1: "How's the weather?"

  Asking about and describing the weather, saying 8 weather adjectives.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  18. Review lesson: Classroom, toys, our world, weather: "Let's have fun!"

  Review and practice the language and skills from the classroom, toys, our world and weather lessons.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  19. Clothes 1: "Put on your shoes"

  Talking about different clothes.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  20. Clothes 2: "I'm wearing a hat!"

  Discussing the clothes we are wearing.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  21. Vegetables and likes 1: "I don't like corn!"

  Talking about different vegetables, saying what you like and dislike.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  22. Vegetables and likes 2: "It's delicious!"

  Talking about different vegetables, saying what you like and dislike.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  23. Feelings and emotions 1: "I'm happy!"

  Talking about how you are feeling and what makes you feel that way.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  24. Feelings and emotions 2: "How do you feel?"

  Talking about how you are feeling and what makes you feel that way.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  25. Review lesson: Clothes, vegetables & likes, feelings: "Do you like onions?"

  Review and practice the language and skills from the clothes, vegetables & likes, feelings lessons.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  26. Directions: "Jump to the left!"

  Saying action verbs and directions: left, right, forward, back.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  27. Wheels on the bus: "Wheels on the bus"

  Talking about travelling on the bus.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  28. Can for ability 1: "I can ride a bike"

  Talking about ability, asking "Can you…?" questions and answering with "I can".

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  29. Can for ability 2: "Can you sing?"

  Talking about ability, asking "Can you…?" questions and answering with "I can".

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  30. Stationery and possessions 1: "I have a pencil"

  Talking about classroom stationery and saying what you own.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  31. Stationery and possessions 2: "Do you have a stapler?"

  Talking about classroom stationery and saying what you own.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  32. Stationery and possessions 3: "What's in your bag?"

  Talking about classroom stationery and saying what you own.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  33. Pets and possessions 1: "I have a pet cat"

  Talking about different pets and possessions (using "I have ...").

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  34. Pets and possessions 2: "Do you have any pets?"

  Talking about different pets and possessions (using "I have ...").

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  35. Review lesson: directions, ability, stationery, pets, possessions: "A cat can jump"

  Review and practice the language and skills from the directions, can for ability, stationery, pets and possessions lessons.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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  SPECIAL LESSON PLANS:

  
  

  These can be dropped into your syllabus at the required time:

   

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  Christmas lesson: "Merry Christmas!"

  Recognize and identify 8 Christmas words and sing a Christmas carol.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Halloween lesson: "Happy Halloween!"

  Recognize and identify 8 Halloween words and sing a Halloween song.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Easter lesson: "Happy Easter!"

  Have fun with Easter themes, say where things are with 3 prepositions.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Thanksgiving lesson: "Happy Thanksgiving!"

  Have fun with Thanksgiving themes.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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  1. Intro Lesson: "Hello!"

  Greetings, ask & answer personal questions, use modal verbs for rules, identify different classroom stationery.

  

  

  

  
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  2. In the classroom 1: "What's in your bag?"

  Identify different classroom stationery, say colors of things.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  3. In the classroom 2: "There are 6 chairs"

  Identify and say 5 different objects in the classroom, counting classroom objects.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  4. Likes and dislikes 1: "I like pizza!"

  Talking about likes and dislikes for food.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  5. Likes and dislikes 2: "Do you like cheese?"

  Talking about likes and dislikes for food, asking yes/no questions about likes and dislikes.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  6. Weather: "I like sunny weather"

  Talking about different weather conditions, asking about likes and dislikes for food, drinks and weather.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  7. Clothes and weather 1: "Put on your shoes"

  Identifying different clothing, talking about the weather.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  8. Clothes and weather 2: "They're gloves"

  Identifying different clothing, talking about the weather.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  9. Days of the week: "What day is it?"

  Saying the days of the week, describing weekly routines.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  10. Daily routines & time 1: "What time is it?"

  Saying the time, describing daily routines.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  11. Daily routines & time 2: "I wake up at 7 o’clock"

  Identifying numbers 1-20, saying the time, describing daily routines.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  12. Daily routines & time 3: "It's a quarter to 4"

  Identifying numbers 1-30, saying the specific time.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  13. Daily routines & time 4: "In the afternoon"

  Saying what time you usually do things, saying 4 different times of the day.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  14. Ability and family 1: "Can you swim?"

  Asking about and saying what you can and can't do for various exercises and actions. Also, explaining your parents' abilities.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  15. Ability and family 2: "My mother can drive"

  Asking about and saying what you and your family members can and can’t do for various exercises and actions.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  16. Body and family 1: "Big eyes, small ears"

  Identifying key parts of the body and describing family members' physical features.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  17. Body and family 2: "My hair is 40 cm long"

  Identifying and measuring key parts of the body, counting to 150.

  

  

  

  
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  18. Pets and possessions 1: "My pets"

  Talking about different pets and possessions (using "I have ...").

  

  

  

  
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  19. Pets and possessions 2: "I have a pet dog"

  Talking about different pets and possessions (using "I have ...").

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  20. Months and seasons 1: "When is your birthday?"

  Saying the months of the year.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  21. Months and seasons 2: "Four seasons"

  Talking about the months and seasons of the year.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  22. Months and seasons 3: "August is in summer"

  Talking about the months and seasons of the year.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  23. Describing people 1: "My friend is tall"

  Talking about the months and seasons of the year.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  24. Describing people 1: "I’m medium height"

  Describing people using adjectives. Saying birthday dates with ordinal numbers.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  25. Describing things 1: "A long snake"

  Describing things and animals with common adjectives.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  26. Describing things 2: "My shoes are dirty"

  Describing things and animals with common adjectives.

  

  

  

  

  

  

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  SPECIAL LESSON PLANS:

  
  

  These can be dropped into your syllabus at the required time:

   

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  Christmas lesson: "Merry Christmas!"

  Recognize and identify 8 Christmas words and sing a Christmas carol.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Halloween lesson: "Happy Halloween!"

  Recognize and identify 9 Halloween words, label the body parts on a picture and sing a Halloween song.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Easter lesson: "Happy Easter!"

  Have fun with Easter themes, say where things are with 7 prepositions.

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Thanksgiving lesson: "Happy Thanksgiving!"

  Have fun with Thanksgiving themes, discuss being thankful.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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  1. Introductions and classroom objects: "Hello!"

  Greetings, asking for and giving personal information, naming and spelling classroom objects, saying where things are.

  

  
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  2. Classroom objects and spelling things: "How do you spell that?"

  Spelling things, saying and writing the alphabet, describing objects with colors, asking personal questions.

  

  
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  3. Pronouns and personal details: "Penguins at home"

  Talking and reading about penguins and puffins, asking and answering personal questions.

  

  
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  4. Things we can and can’t do: "We can do it"

  Asking about and saying what animals and people can and can’t do, saying how well you can do things.

  

  
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  5. Describing your home: "House and home"

  Saying the rooms of a house, describing your home, reading and writing about homes.

  

  
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  6. Nationalities and describing your town: "House and home"

  Identifying and discussing national flags and countries, saying facilities in a town, saying where things are in a town, writing about your hometown.

  

  
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  7. Places and geographical features: "City and country"

  Identifying capital cities and geographical features, matching countries to continents, reading a text about a country for specific information.

  

  
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  8. Describing your bedroom: "An ideal room"

  Saying bedroom objects and describing your bedroom.

  

  
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  9. Talking about family members: "My family"

  Talking about family members, reading a text about a family, writing a short text about your family.

  

  
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  10. Describing the weather: "Warm and sunny"

  Describing different weather conditions, saying temperatures, making a weather poster, reading and writing about the climate in different seasons.

  

  
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  11. School subjects and timetables: "School days"

  Saying the time and days of the week, talking about school subjects, writing a school, timetable.

  

  
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  12. Daily routines (1): "Things we do"

  Saying 4 times of the day, saying what time you do daily routines, describing your school routine, reading about an animal’s daily routine.

  

  
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  13. Daily routines (2): "Every day"

  Reading texts about daily routines, saying when you do things, talking and writing about your daily routine.

  

  
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  14. Food and drink: "Tastes great!"

  Saying the names of food and drink, reading about a local market, making questions for a food quiz.

  

  
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  15. Dishes from around the world: "Famous dishes"

  Discussing food categories, reading and writing about dishes from around the world.

  

  
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  16. Cooking and recipes: "In the kitchen"

  Learning words and phrases for cooking, reading and writing a blog profile and recipe, saying how to prepare a dish.

  

  

» Alphabet + phonics | Letter clusters + phonics | Early reading | Reading texts

• Alphabet + phonics:

  1. Alphabet a-z (Level 1 beginners):

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  1. Alphabet abc

  Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - a, b and c.

  

  

  

  

  
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  2. Alphabet def

  Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - d, e and f.

  

  

  

  

  
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  3. Alphabet ghi

  Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - g, h and i.

  

  

  

  

  
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  4. Alphabet jkl

  Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - j, k and l.

  

  

  

  

  
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  5. Alphabet mno

  Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - m, n and o.

  

  

  

  

  
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  6. Early words a-o

  Identify, recognize, say and print 15 lowercase letters, read and print some simple words.

  

  

  

  

  
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  7. Alphabet pqr

  Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - p, q and r.

  

  

  

  

  
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  8. Alphabet stu

  Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - s, t and u.

  

  

  

  

  
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  9. Alphabet vwx

  Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - v, w and x.

  

  

  

  

  
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  10. Alphabet yz

  Identify, recognize, say and print 2 lowercase letters - y and z.

  

  

  

  

  
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  11. Early words a-z

  Identify, recognize, say and print 26 lowercase letters, read and print some simple words.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• 2. Alphabet a-z (Level 2 early starters):

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  1. Alphabet a-e

  Identify, recognize, say and print 5 lowercase letters - a, b, c, d and e.

  

  

  

  

  
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  2. Alphabet f-j

  Identify, recognize, say and print 5 lowercase letters - f, g, h, i and j.

  

  

  

  

  
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  3. Alphabet k-o

  Identify, recognize, say and print 5 lowercase letters - k, l, m, n and o.

  

  

  

  

  
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  4. Early words a-o

  Identify, recognize, say and print 15 lowercase letters, read and print some simple words.

  

  

  

  

  
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  5. Alphabet p-t

  Identify, recognize, say and print 5 lowercase letters - p, q, r, s and t.

  

  

  

  

  
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  6. Alphabet u-z

  Identify, recognize, say and print 6 lowercase letters - u, v, w, x, y and z.

  

  

  

  

  
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  7. Early words a-z

  Identify, recognize, say and print 26 lowercase letters, read and print some simple words.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• 3. Alphabet A-Z (Levels 1 & 2):

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  1. Alphabet A-E

  Identify, recognize, say and print 5 uppercase letters - A, B, C, D and E.

  

  

  

  

  
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  2. Alphabet F-J

  Identify, recognize, say and print 5 uppercase letters - F, G, H, I and J.

  

  

  

  

  
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  3. Alphabet K-O

  Identify, recognize, say and print 5 uppercase letters - K, L, M, N and O.

  

  

  

  

  
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  4. Alphabet P-T

  Identify, recognize, say and print 5 uppercase letters - P, Q, R, S and T.

  

  

  

  

  
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  5. Alphabet U-Z

  Identify, recognize, say and print 6 uppercase letters - U, V, W, X, Y and Z.

  

  

  

  

  

• Letter clusters + phonics:

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  1. Vowel clusters "oo" "ee" "ou"

  Identify, recognize, say and print 3 vowel clusters - "oo", "ee" and "ou".

  

  

  

  

  
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  2. Consonant clusters "th" "sh" "ch"

  Identify, recognize, say and print 3 consonant clusters - "th", "sh" and "ch".

  

  

  

  

  
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  3. Review clusters 1

  Review and practice the 3 vowel clusters and 3 consonant clusters from the previous lessons.

  

  

  

  

  
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  4. Vowel clusters "ai" "oa" "ea"

  Identify, recognize, say and print 3 vowel clusters - "ai", "oa" and "ea".

  

  

  

  

  
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  5. Mixed clusters clusters "er" "ar" "or"

  Identify, recognize, say and print 3 mixed clusters clusters - "er", "ar" and "ea".

  

  

  

  

  
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  6. Review clusters 2

  Review and practice the 3 vowel clusters and 3 mixed clusters from the previous lessons.

  

  

  

  

  
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  7. Vowel clusters "ue" "ui" "oi"

  Identify, recognize, say and print 3 vowel clusters - "ue", "ar" and "oi".

  

  

  

  

  
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  8. Clusters "oo" "th"

  Identify, recognize, say and print 2 clusters - "oo" and "th".

  

  

  

  

  

• Early reading:

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  1. Funny sentences 1

  Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.

  

  

  
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  2. Funny sentences 2

  Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.

  

  

  
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  3. Funny sentences 3

  Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.

  

  

  
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  4. Funny sentences 4

  Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.

  

  

  
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  5. Funny sentences 5

  Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.

  

  

  
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  6. Funny sentences 6

  Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.

  

  

  

• Reading short texts:

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  1. Text 1: I'm Tom

  Read and understand a simple text about a young boy's life. Then write a short text about themselves.

  

  
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  2. Text 2: Paula the penguin

  Read and understand a simple text about a penguin's daily routine. Then write a short text about an animal's daily routine.

  

  
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  3. Text 3: Superhero kids

  Read and understand a simple text about the superpowers of each superhero kid. Then write a short text about a new superhero kid.

  

  
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  4. Text 4: Rob the robot

  Read and understand a simple text about a robot and what he does during the week and on weekends. Then write a short text about another robot's weekdays and weekends

  

  
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  5. Text 5: My bedroom

  Read and understand a simple text about a girl describing her bedroom. Then write a short text about your bedroom.

  

  
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  6. Text 6: Ronaldo is great

  Read and understand a simple text about the famous soccer player Ronaldo. Then write a short text about another famous person.

  

  
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  7. Text 7: Winola the witch

  Read and understand a simple text about a witch's recipe for making a flying potion. Then write a short text about another witch and her potion recipe.

  

  
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  8. Text 8: A super tall building

  Read and understand a simple text about the world's tallest building, 'Burj Khalifa'. Then write a short text about your school building.