Resources and materials for ESL Kids teachers
A full course of lessons for the 3-5 year old age group. Lessons build on previous lessons and are taught in sequence. Each lesson includes review activities and new learning objectives. This is useful for teachers who need a full course for their students.
All these lesson materials are in British English (click here for US English).
Lesson plans
Lesson resources & materials
1. Intro lesson: "Hello!"
Greetings, names, follow simple instructions, identify and recognize 3 colours.
2. Colours & fruit 1: "A red apple"
Identify and recognize 5 colours and 3 fruit.
3. Colours & fruit 2: "A rainbow"
Identify and recognize 7 colours and 3 fruit.
4. Colours & fruit 3: "What colour?"
Identify and recognize 7 colours and 6 fruit.
5. Colours & fruit 4: "Fruit salad"
Identify and recognize 7 colours and 8 fruit.
6. Fruit and counting 1: "3 lemons"
Identify and recognize 8 fruit, count to 3.
7. Fruit and counting 2: "I like bananas"
Identify and recognize 8 fruit, count to 6, saying fruit you like.
8. Fruit and counting 3: "Yummy!"
Identify and recognize 8 fruit, count to 10, saying fruit you like.
9. Review lesson: colours, fruit and counting: "How are you?"
Review and practice the language and skills from the colours, fruit and counting lessons.
10. Body and shapes 1: "Touch your toes!"
Identify and recognize 4 body parts and 2 shapes.
11. Body and shapes 2: "A pink triangle"
Identify and recognize 6 body parts and 3 shapes.
12. Body and shapes 3: "A big nose"
Identify and recognize 8 body parts and 3 shapes.
13. Body and shapes 4: "A rectangle mouth"
Identify and recognize 8 body parts and 3 shapes.
14. Review lesson: Body, shapes and colours: "A brown triangle"
Review and practice the language and skills from the body, shapes and colours lessons.
15. Farm animals 1: "A cow says Moo"
Saying farm animals and animal noises, identifying 2 new colours.
16. Farm animals 2: "Old MacDonald"
Saying farm animals and animal noises.
17. Zoo animals 1: "Roar like a lion!"
Saying zoo animals and animal noises.
18. Zoo animals 2: "Let’s go to the zoo!"
Saying zoo animals and animal noises.
19. Classroom objects and toys 1: "A green door"
Identifying and saying 3 objects in the classroom and 4 different toys, saying how old you are.
20. Classroom objects and toys 2: "Teddy is under the table"
Identifying and saying 5 objects in the classroom and 6 different toys, saying how old you are.
21. Classroom objects and toys 3: "Red balloons"
Identifying and saying 5 objects in the classroom and 8 different toys, saying how old you are.
22. Review lesson: Animals, classroom objects, toys: "Found it!"
Review and practice the language and skills from the animals, classroom objects and toys lessons.
23. Our world 1: "Sun in the sky"
Talking about objects in the sky.
24. Our world 2: "A river on the land"
Talking about objects in the sky and on the land.
25. Weather 1: "How's the weather?"
Asking about and describing the weather, saying 4 weather adjectives.
26. Weather 2: "I like sunny weather"
Asking about and describing the weather, saying 8 weather adjectives.
27. Clothes 1: "Put on your shoes"
Talking about different clothes, describing the weather.
28. Clothes 2: "I'm wearing a hat!"
Talking about different clothes.
29. Vegetables and likes 1: "I like potatoes!"
Talking about different vegetables, saying what you like and dislike.
30. Vegetables and likes 2: "I don't like corn!"
Talking about different vegetables, saying what you like and dislike.
31. Vegetables and likes 3: "It's delicious!"
Talking about different vegetables, saying what you like and dislike.
32. Review lesson: Our world, weather, clothes, vegetables: "Do you like onions?"
Review and practice the language and skills from the our world, weather, clothes, vegetables lessons.
33. Feelings and emotions 1: "I'm happy!"
Talking about how you are feeling and what makes you feel that way.
34. Feelings and emotions 2: "How do you feel?"
Talking about how you are feeling and what makes you feel that way.
35. Directions: "Jump to the left!"
Saying action verbs and directions: left, right, forward, back.
36. Wheels on the bus: "Wheels on the bus"
Talking about travelling on the bus.
37. Review lesson: feelings, directions, wheels on the bus: "All aboard!"
Review and practice the language and skills from the feelings, directions, wheels on the bus lessons.
These can be dropped into your syllabus at the required time:
Christmas lesson: "Merry Christmas!"
Recognize and identify 6 Christmas words and sing a Christmas carol.
Halloween lesson: "Happy Halloween!"
Recognize and identify 8 Halloween words and sing a Halloween song.
Easter lesson: "Happy Easter!"
Have fun with Easter themes.
Thanksgiving lesson: "Happy Thanksgiving!"
Have fun with Thanksgiving themes.
A full course of lessons for the 5-7 year old age group. Lessons build on previous lessons and are taught in sequence. Each lesson includes review activities and new learning objectives. This is useful for teachers who need a full course for their students.
All these lesson materials are in British English (click here for US English).
Lesson plans
Lesson resources & materials
1. Intro lesson: "Hello!"
Greetings, names, follow simple instructions, identify and recognize 5 colours.
2. Colours & fruit 1: "A rainbow"
Identify and recognize 7 colours and 3 fruit.
3. Colours & fruit 2: "A red apple"
Identify and recognize 7 colours and 8 fruit.
4. Fruit and counting 1: "3 bananas"
Identify and recognize 8 fruit, saying fruit you like, count to 6.
5. Fruit and counting 2: "Yummy!"
Identify and recognize 8 fruit, count to 10, saying fruit you like.
6. Review lesson: colours, fruit and counting: "How many are there?"
Review and practice the language and skills from the colours, fruit and counting lessons.
7. Body and shapes 1: "Touch your toes!"
Identify and recognize 4 body parts and 2 shapes.
8. Body and shapes 2: "A pink triangle"
Identify and recognize 8 body parts and 3 shapes.
9. Body and shapes 3: "Mr Shape Head"
Identify and recognize 9 body parts and 4 shapes.
10. Farm animals 1: "A cow says Moo"
Saying farm animals and animal noises, identifying 2 new colours.
11. Zoo animals 1: "Roar like a lion!"
Saying zoo animals and animal noises.
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.
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.
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.
15. Our world 1: "Sun in the sky"
Talking about objects in the sky.
16. Our world 2: "A river on the land"
Talking about objects in the sky and on the land.
17. Weather 1: "How's the weather?"
Asking about and describing the weather, saying 8 weather adjectives.
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.
19. Clothes 1: "Put on your shoes"
Talking about different clothes.
20. Clothes 2: "I'm wearing a hat!"
Discussing the clothes we are wearing.
21. Vegetables and likes 1: "I don't like corn!"
Talking about different vegetables, saying what you like and dislike.
22. Vegetables and likes 2: "It's delicious!"
Talking about different vegetables, saying what you like and dislike.
23. Feelings and emotions 1: "I'm happy!"
Talking about how you are feeling and what makes you feel that way.
24. Feelings and emotions 2: "How do you feel?"
Talking about how you are feeling and what makes you feel that way.
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.
26. Directions: "Jump to the left!"
Saying action verbs and directions: left, right, forward, back.
27. Wheels on the bus: "Wheels on the bus"
Talking about travelling on the bus.
28. Can for ability 1: "I can ride a bike"
Talking about ability, asking "Can you…?" questions and answering with "I can".
29. Can for ability 2: "Can you sing?"
Talking about ability, asking "Can you…?" questions and answering with "I can".
30. Stationery and possessions 1: "I have a pencil"
Talking about classroom stationery and saying what you own.
31. Stationery and possessions 2: "Do you have a stapler?"
Talking about classroom stationery and saying what you own.
32. Stationery and possessions 3: "What's in your bag?"
Talking about classroom stationery and saying what you own.
33. Pets and possessions 1: "I've got a pet cat"
Talking about different pets and possessions (using "I've got...").
34. Pets and possessions 2: "Have you got any pets?"
Talking about different pets and possessions (using "I've got ...").
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.
These can be dropped into your syllabus at the required time:
Christmas lesson: "Merry Christmas!"
Recognize and identify 8 Christmas words and sing a Christmas carol.
Halloween lesson: "Happy Halloween!"
Recognize and identify 8 Halloween words and sing a Halloween song.
Easter lesson: "Happy Easter!"
Have fun with Easter themes, say where things are with 3 prepositions.
Thanksgiving lesson: "Happy Thanksgiving!"
Have fun with Thanksgiving themes.
A full course of lessons for the 7-9 year old age group. Lessons build on previous lessons and are taught in sequence. Each lesson includes review activities and new learning objectives. This is useful for teachers who need a full course for their students.
All these lesson materials are in British English (click here for US English).
Lesson plans
Lesson resources & materials
1. Intro Lesson: "Hello!"
Greetings, ask & answer personal questions, use modal verbs for rules, identify different classroom stationery.
2. In the classroom 1: "What's in your bag?"
Identify different classroom stationery, say colours of things.
3. In the classroom 2: "There are 6 chairs"
Identify and say 5 different objects in the classroom, counting classroom objects.
4. Likes and dislikes 1: "I like pizza!"
Talking about likes and dislikes for food.
5. Likes and dislikes 2: "Do you like cheese?"
Talking about likes and dislikes for food, asking yes/no questions about likes and dislikes.
6. Weather: "I like sunny weather"
Talking about different weather conditions, asking about likes and dislikes for food, drinks and weather.
7. Clothes and weather 1: "Put on your shoes"
Identifying different clothing, talking about the weather.
8. Clothes and weather 2: "They're gloves"
Identifying different clothing, talking about the weather.
9. Days of the week: "What day is it?"
Saying the days of the week, describing weekly routines.
10. Daily routines & time 1: "What time is it?"
Saying the time, describing daily routines.
11. Daily routines & time 2: "I wake up at 7 o’clock"
Identifying numbers 1-20, saying the time, describing daily routines.
12. Daily routines & time 3: "It's a quarter to 4"
Identifying numbers 1-30, saying the specific time.
13. Daily routines & time 4: "In the afternoon"
Saying what time you usually do things, saying 4 different times of the day.
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.
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.
16. Body and family 1: "Big eyes, small ears"
Identifying key parts of the body and describing family members' physical features.
17. Body and family 2: "My hair is 40 cm long"
Identifying and measuring key parts of the body, counting to 150.
18. Pets and possessions 1: "My pets"
Talking about different pets and possessions (using "I've got...").
19. Pets and possessions 2: "I've got a pet dog"
Talking about different pets and possessions (using "I've got ...").
20. Months and seasons 1: "When is your birthday?"
Saying the months of the year.
21. Months and seasons 2: "Four seasons"
Talking about the months and seasons of the year.
22. Months and seasons 3: "August is in summer"
Talking about the months and seasons of the year.
23. Describing people 1: "My friend is tall"
Talking about the months and seasons of the year.
24. Describing people 1: "I’m medium height"
Describing people using adjectives. Saying birthday dates with ordinal numbers.
25. Describing things 1: "A long snake"
Describing things and animals with common adjectives.
26. Describing things 2: "My shoes are dirty"
Describing things and animals with common adjectives.
These can be dropped into your syllabus at the required time:
Christmas lesson: "Merry Christmas!"
Recognize and identify 8 Christmas words and sing a Christmas carol.
Halloween lesson: "Happy Halloween!"
Recognize and identify 9 Halloween words, label the body parts on a picture and sing a Halloween song.
Easter lesson: "Happy Easter!"
Have fun with Easter themes, say where things are with 7 prepositions.
Thanksgiving lesson: "Happy Thanksgiving!"
Have fun with Thanksgiving themes, discuss being thankful.
A full course of lessons for the 9-12 year old age group. Lessons build on previous lessons and are taught in sequence. Each lesson includes review activities and new learning objectives. This is useful for teachers who need a full course for their students..
All these lesson materials are in British English (click here for US English).
Lesson plans
Lesson resources & materials
1. Introductions and classroom objects: "Hello!"
Greetings, asking for and giving personal information, naming and spelling classroom objects, saying where things are.
2. Classroom objects and spelling things: "How do you spell that?"
Spelling things, saying and writing the alphabet, describing objects with colours, asking personal questions.
3. Pronouns and personal details: "Penguins at home"
Talking and reading about penguins and puffins, asking and answering personal questions.
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.
5. Describing your home: "House and home"
Saying the rooms of a house, describing your home, reading and writing about homes.
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.
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.
8. Describing your bedroom: "An ideal room"
Saying bedroom objects and describing your bedroom.
9. Talking about family members: "My family"
Talking about family members, reading a text about a family, writing a short text about your family.
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.
11. School subjects and timetables: "School days"
Saying the time and days of the week, talking about school subjects, writing a school, timetable.
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.
13. Daily routines (2): "Every day"
Reading texts about daily routines, saying when you do things, talking and writing about your daily routine.
14. Food and drink: "Tastes great!"
Saying the names of food and drink, reading about a local market, making questions for a food quiz.
15. Dishes from around the world: "Famous dishes"
Discussing food categories, reading and writing about dishes from around the world.
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.
Our mini-lessons can be included within your main lesson and should take around 10-20 minutes to complete. They focus on improving students' pronunciation, reading and writing skills. This is useful for teachers who need a phonics or reading component in their lessons.
All these lesson materials are in British English (click here for US English).
» Alphabet + phonics | Letter clusters + phonics | Early reading | Reading texts
1. Alphabet abc
Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - a, b and c.
2. Alphabet def
Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - d, e and f.
3. Alphabet ghi
Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - g, h and i.
4. Alphabet jkl
Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - j, k and l.
5. Alphabet mno
Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - m, n and o.
Identify, recognize, say and print 15 lowercase letters, read and print some simple words.
7. Alphabet pqr
Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - p, q and r.
8. Alphabet stu
Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - s, t and u.
9. Alphabet vwx
Identify, recognize, say and print 3 lowercase letters - v, w and x.
10. Alphabet yz
Identify, recognize, say and print 2 lowercase letters - y and z.
11. Early words a-z
Identify, recognize, say and print 26 lowercase letters, read and print some simple words.
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.
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.
Identify, recognize, say and print 26 lowercase letters, read and print some simple words.
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.
1. Vowel clusters "oo" "ee" "ou"
Identify, recognize, say and print 3 vowel clusters - "oo", "ee" and "ou".
2. Consonant clusters "th" "sh" "ch"
Identify, recognize, say and print 3 consonant clusters - "th", "sh" and "ch".
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".
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".
Identify, recognize, say and print 2 clusters - "oo" and "th".
Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.
Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.
Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.
Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.
Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.
Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.
Read and understand a simple text about a young boy's life. Then write a short text about themselves.
Read and understand a simple text about a penguin's daily routine. Then write a short text about an animal's daily routine.
Read and understand a simple text about the superpowers of each superhero kid. Then write a short text about a new superhero kid.
Read and understand a simple text about a robot and what he does during the week and at weekends. Then write a short text about another robot's weekdays and weekends
Read and understand a simple text about a girl describing her bedroom. Then write a short text about your bedroom.
Read and understand a simple text about the famous soccer player Ronaldo. Then write a short text about another famous person.
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.
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