Mini lessons
Mini lessons
for ESL kids teachers
Alphabet, phonics & reading for ESL kids
ESL kids mini lessons for teachers
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Mini-lessons: All age groups »
Our mini lessons can be included within your main lesson and should take around 10-20 minutes to complete.
All these lesson materials are in American English and British English (use the language switcher at the top to toggle between languages).
Alphabet + phonics
1. Alphabet a-z (Level 1 beginners)
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6. Early words a-o
Identify, recognize, say and print 15 lowercase letters, read and print some simple words.
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.
2. Alphabet f-j
Identify, recognize, say and print 5 lowercase letters – f, g, h, i and j.
3. Alphabet k-o
Identify, recognize, say and print 5 lowercase letters – k, l, m, n and o.
4. Early words a-o
Identify, recognize, say and print 15 lowercase letters, read and print some simple words.
5. Alphabet p-t
Identify, recognize, say and print 5 lowercase letters – p, q, r, s and t.
6. Alphabet u-z
Identify, recognize, say and print 6 lowercase letters – u, v, w, x, y and z.
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.
2. Alphabet F-J
Identify, recognize, say and print 5 uppercase letters – F, G, H, I and J.
3. Alphabet K-O
Identify, recognize, say and print 5 uppercase letters – K, L, M, N and O.
4. Alphabet P-T
Identify, recognize, say and print 5 uppercase letters – P, Q, R, S and T.
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”.
3. Review clusters 1
Review and practice the 3 vowel clusters and 3 consonant clusters from the previous lessons.
4. Vowel clusters “ai” “oa” “ea”
Identify, recognize, say and print 3 vowel clusters – “ai”, “oa” and “ea”.
5. Mixed clusters clusters “er” “ar” “or”
Identify, recognize, say and print 3 mixed clusters clusters – “er”, “ar” and “ea”.
6. Review clusters 2
Review and practice the 3 vowel clusters and 3 mixed clusters from the previous lessons.
7. Vowel clusters “ue” “ui” “oi”
Identify, recognize, say and print 3 vowel clusters – “ue”, “ar” and “oi”.
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.
2. Funny sentences 2
Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.
3. Funny sentences 3
Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.
4. Funny sentences 4
Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.
5. Funny sentences 5
Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.
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, understand, say and write some simple sentences.
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2. Text 2: Paula the penguin
Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.
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.
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
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.
6. Text 6: Ronaldo is great
Read and understand a simple text about the famous [hide_on_uk]soccer[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]football[/hide_on_us] player Ronaldo. Then write a short text about another famous person.
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.
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.
