Mini lessons
Mini lessons
for ESL teens teachers
Alphabet, phonics & reading for ESL teens
ESL teens mini lessons for teachers
Our mini lessons are short lessons to use within your main lesson for alphabet, phonics or reading practice. Click on the lesson plan links and materials icons below to download and print.
All these lesson materials are in American English and British English (use the language switcher at the top to toggle between languages).
Our mini lesson plans are free but their associated materials require a membership. Check out our free sample lessons and materials to see what members get!
Alphabet a-e (Lowercase) – Identify, recognize, say and print 5 lowercase letters – a to e.
Alphabet A-E (Uppercase) – Identify, recognize, say and print 5 uppercase letters – A to E.
Vowel clusters “oo” “ee” “ou” – Identify, recognize, say and print 3 vowel clusters.
Ability with ‘can’ & ‘can’t’ – Saying what you can and can’t do.
Collocations – Words that go together.
Funny sentences 1 – Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences.
Reading text: My bedroom – Read and write a simple text about describing a bedroom.
Alphabet a-z mini lessons »
12 mini lessons:
Alphabet a-z (Lowercase letters)
Identify, recognize, say and print 26 lowercase letters, read and print some simple words.
Lesson materials
Mini lesson 1: Alphabet a-e FREE SAMPLE!
Mini lesson 2: Alphabet f-j
Mini lesson 3: Alphabet k-o
Mini lesson 4: Early words a-o
Mini lesson 5: Alphabet p-t
Mini lesson 6: Alphabet u-z
Mini lesson 7: Early words a-z
Alphabet A-Z (Uppercase letters)
Identify, recognize, say and print 26 uppercase letters.
Lesson materials
Mini lesson 1: Alphabet A-E FREE SAMPLE!
Mini lesson 2: Alphabet F-J
Mini lesson 3: Alphabet K-O
Mini lesson 4: Alphabet P-T
Mini lesson 5: Alphabet U-Z
Letter clusters & phonics mini lessons »
8 mini lessons:
Phonics mini lessons
Identify and recognize 3 letter clusters per mini-lesson.
Lesson materials
Mini lesson 1: Vowel clusters “oo” “ee” “ou” FREE SAMPLE!
Mini lesson 2: Consonant clusters “th” “sh” “ch”
Mini lesson 3: Review clusters 1
Mini lesson 4: Vowel clusters “ai” “oa” “ea”
Mini lesson 5: Mixed clusters “er” “ar” “or”
Mini lesson 6: Review clusters 2
Mini lesson 7: Vowel clusters “ue” “ui” “oi”
Mini lesson 8: Clusters “oo” “th”
Grammar, Vocabulary and Lexis sheets »
Supplement your lessons with our worksheets to help your students learn and improve their grammar and vocabulary.
LEVELS: Beginner & Elementary (A0-A2) | Pre-Intermediate & Intermediate (A2-B2)
65 mini lessons:
Level: Beginner & Elementary (A0-A2)
Level: Pre-Intermediate & Intermediate (A2-B2)
Comparing with adjectives & adverbs
Future predictions with ‘will’
Future predictions with ‘will’ & ‘might’
I’d prefer, rather & like best
If-clauses & ‘so’ to show contrast
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Present simple & passives for useful information
Early reading mini lessons »
6 mini lessons:
Funny sentences
Read, understand and write 6 sentences per mini-lesson.
Reading & writing mini lessons »
8 mini lessons:
Short reading and writing texts
Read, understand and write a short text about an interesting topic.
Lesson materials
Use the following materials for each of the reading and writing mini-lessons:
1: I’m Tom. Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences about a young boy and yourself.
2: Paula the penguin. Read, understand, say and write some simple sentences about penguins and pets.
3: Superhero kids. Read and understand a simple text about the superpowers of each superhero kid.
4: Rob the robot. Read and understand a simple text about a robot and what he does during the week.
5: My bedroom. Read and understand a simple text about a girl describing her bedroom. FREE SAMPLE!
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.
7: Winola the witch. Read and understand a simple text about a witch’s recipe for making a flying potion.
8: A super tall building. Read a simple text about one of the world’s tallest buildings, ‘Burj Khalifa’.
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