ESL Directions

Week of Aug. 25/25

Explore this simplified introduction to part of Canada’s citizenship guide. This lesson plan for ESL beginners focuses on the history and geography of Canada’s West Coast.
The lesson includes warm-ups, vocabulary exercises, a listening and reading passage, a short video, and reflection questions. This lesson plan is one of many new lesson plans in the Introducing Canadian Citizenship section.

Week of Aug. 18/25

Introducing Canadian citizenship:
This new webpage offers simplified and shortened citizenship lesson plans for beginner ESL students. The page will introduce your ESL students to some of the subjects covered on the citizenship test, linking to 10 new lesson plans on Canada’s history, economy, and geography (five of them including new videos).

Week of Aug. 11/25

This lesson plan teaches your beginner ESL students vocabulary related to communities. The lesson includes warm-up activities, skill-building and skill-using exercises, a short video, and reflection questions that encourage student discussions about their neighborhoods. Participants will reflect on their community experiences, fostering both language and cultural understanding.

Week of Aug. 4/25

Start the new school year with creative and engaging activities for your first day of class. This lesson plan includes lesson objectives, warm-up exercises, 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.

Week of July 28/25

Alberta garden flowers
This lesson plan for ESL beginners focuses on common flowers in Alberta gardens. The lesson includes activities for vocabulary development and practice (including learning singular and plural forms), a short video, information about annuals and perennials, and understanding bloom times. The session also encourages interactive learning through discussions and reflection.