First class – ESL Directions

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.

What’s new: Week of Jan. 6/25

This lesson plan offers engaging activities for the first day of class, focusing on classroom rules, introductions, and cultural exchanges. The plan includes lesson objectives, warm-up exercises, and a range of needs assessments to tailor learning to students’ interests. Activities encourage interaction, sharing, and vocabulary development for beginner English language learners.

What’s new: Week of September 2/24

Use this video as a way to introduce your students to each other. Students will understand and respond to basic introductory questions. For more ideas, go to the “First day of class: Setting the stage” lesson plan.

What’s new: Week of August 12/24

The “Your first class: Setting the stage” lesson plan offers activities to help you and your students get to know each other and for your students to understand different ways to learn English. The lesson plan also includes a needs assessment to determine your students’ focus for the term.