Online lesson plans and other resources for your class of adult ESL beginners
This lesson plan offers engaging activities for your first day of class, focusing on classroom rules, introductions, and cultural exchanges.
The plan includes lesson objectives, warm-up exercises, two short videos, and a range of needs assessments to tailor learning to students’ interests. Activities encourage interaction, sharing, and vocabulary development for beginner English language learners.
Teach your beginner ESL students the names for seasons and months, with a focus on the seasons in Alberta.
Activities include identifying and describing seasons and months, discussing appropriate clothing for each season, and comparing Alberta’s weather with their home countries.
Check out the new “Building sentences” section that will help your students move from learning vocabulary to producing short sentences.
This lesson plan for beginner ESL students focuses on the names of various body parts. The lesson includes activities such as vocabulary matching, labelling, a short video, and group discussions on health and fitness. Check out the new section, “Building sentences,” that helps students use the lesson vocabulary to create short sentences.
This lesson plan will teach your students about common illnesses and their treatments.
Aimed at CLB Stage I learners, this online lesson plan includes vocabulary acquisition, a short video, skill-building activities, and cultural insights regarding the Canadian healthcare system. Students engage in discussions and share home remedies.
Check out the new “Building sentences” section that will help your students move from understanding vocabulary to creating short sentences.
Teach your beginner ESL students strategies for making small talk about the weather in Canada.
This lesson plan’s activities include vocabulary building, listening and reading exercises, a short video, and role plays.
Students will also reflect on cultural differences in small talk topics and expectations.
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