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Lesson plans for teaching English to kids
Printable, ready-to-use lesson plans for children aged 3-12
Discover over 60 stand-alone ESL lesson plans designed especially for young learners aged 3–12. Each plan is free to view and print, everything you need for a fun, well-structured lesson with clear, easy-to-follow instructions. The accompanying teaching materials — including flashcards, worksheets, craft sheets, songs, and classroom readers — are available exclusively to members.
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Intro lesson (ages 3-7). Greetings, names, identify and recognize 3 [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us].
Likes & dislikes. Talking about likes and dislikes for food.
Morning routines. Saying what you do every morning with morning routine verbs.
Past tense activities – Irregular verbs 2. Present and past forms of irregular verbs.
Vegetables. Talking about different vegetables.
Our stand-alone lesson plans
1st Lesson – Introduction lesson
Intro lesson (ages 3-7). Greetings, names, identify and recognize 3 [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us]. FREE SAMPLE!
Intro lesson (ages 8-12). Greetings, personal questions, rules, classroom stationery. FREE SAMPLE!
Actions, verbs & tenses lesson plans
Can – for ability. Talking about ability, asking questions and answering with “can”.
Morning routines. Saying what you do every morning with morning routine verbs. FREE SAMPLE!
Daily routines & Times of the day. Present simple for daily routines and different times of the day.
Actions – Present continuous. Using the present continuous tense for activities you are doing now.
Past tense activities – Regular verbs. Talking about yesterday using past tense regular verbs.
Past tense activities – Irregular verbs 1. Talking about yesterday using past tense irregular verbs.
Past tense activities – Irregular verbs 2. Present and past forms of irregular verbs. FREE SAMPLE!
Future plans using “going to”. Talking about future plans using “going to”.
Adjectives lesson plans
Describing people. Describing people using adjectives.
Describing things. Describing things with common adjectives.
Comparing things (Comparative adjectives). Comparing objects using comparative adjectives.
Comparing things (Superlative adjectives). Comparing objects using superlative adjectives.
Adverbs lesson plans
Adverbs. Saying actions with adverbs.
Adverbs of frequency. Saying how often you do things with adverbs of frequency.
Alphabet lesson plans
Alphabet. Saying, reading and writing the letters of the alphabet. (Note: use as part of other lessons).
Animals lesson plans
Farm animals. Saying farm animals and animal noises.
Pets & possessions. Talking about different pets and possessions (using “[hide_on_uk]I have[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]I’ve got[/hide_on_us] …”).
Zoo animals. Saying zoo animals and animal noises.
Body lesson plans
Parts of the body. Saying different parts of the body.
Measuring parts of the body. Measuring parts of the body, large numbers, adjectives to describe size.
Classroom lesson plans
Classroom objects. Identifying and saying 5 different objects in the classroom.
Classroom stationery. Talking about classroom stationery and requesting things.
Clothes lesson plans
Clothes. Talking about different clothes.
[hide_on_uk]Colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colours[/hide_on_us] lesson plans
[hide_on_uk]Colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colours[/hide_on_us]. Saying different [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us].
Directions lesson plans
Directions: left / right / forward / back. Saying action verbs and directions: left, right, forward, back.
Family lesson plans
Family. Talking about different members of the family.
Feelings & emotions lesson plans
Feelings & emotions. Describing your feelings and emotions.
Food lesson plans
Fruit. Saying different fruit and talking about likes.
Vegetables. Talking about different vegetables. FREE SAMPLE!
Health & sickness lesson plans
Health & sickness. Talking and asking about health and sickness.
Holidays & festivals lesson plans
Christmas 1. Recognize and identify 8 Christmas words and sing a Christmas carol.
Christmas 2. Recognize and identify 8 Christmas words and sing a Christmas carol.
Easter. Recognize and identify 6 Easter words and 3 prepositions of location.
Halloween. Talking about Halloween and popular Halloween characters.
Thanksgiving. Talking about Thanksgiving.
Jobs lesson plans
Jobs. Asking about jobs and saying 12 different jobs.
Likes, dislikes & [hide_on_uk]favorites[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]favourites[/hide_on_us] lesson plans
Likes & dislikes. Talking about likes and dislikes for food. FREE SAMPLE!
[hide_on_uk]Favorites[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Favourites[/hide_on_us] and asking why. Talking about [hide_on_uk]favorites[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]favourites[/hide_on_us] and explaining why.
Nature & our world lesson plans
Our world. Talking about natural features in the land and in the sky.
Numbers lesson plans
Places & where we live lesson plans
Places & where we live. Talking about where animals and people live.
Places in my town. Talking about places in your town with “Where are you going?” & “I’m going to~”.
Rooms of a house. Talking about different rooms of a house and household objects.
Prepositions of location lesson plans
Prepositions of location. Saying where things are using prepositions, using singular and plural forms.
Pronouns lesson plans
Demonstrative pronouns. Pointing to specific things using “this / that / these / those”.
Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, we, they). Saying how different people are feeling or acting.
Shapes lesson plans
Shapes. Saying different shapes and face vocabulary.
Shopping lesson plans
Shopping. Talking about shopping and money.
Sports lesson plans
Sports. Talking about playing different sports.
Time, days, months, seasons lesson plans
Telling the time. Telling and asking for the time.
Days of the week. Saying the days of the week.
Months of the year. Saying the months of the year.
Seasons. Talking about the four seasons.
Time frequency – “How often …?”. Using the present simple tense to say how often you do things.
Toys lesson plans
Toys. Identifying and saying 8 different toys, reviewing [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us].
Transport & travel lesson plans
Transport & travel. Identifying different transport vocabulary, saying how you got to school.
Wheels on the bus. Talking about [hide_on_uk]traveling[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]travelling[/hide_on_us] on the bus.
Weather lesson plans
Weather. Asking about and describing the weather.
AGES 3-7 » lesson plans
1. Intro lesson (ages 3-7). Greetings, names, identify and recognize 3 [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us]. FREE SAMPLE!
2. [hide_on_uk]Colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colours[/hide_on_us]. Saying different [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us].
3. Fruit. Saying different fruit and talking about likes.
4. Numbers 1-10. Counting numbers 1-10.
5. Parts of the body. Saying different parts of the body.
6. Shapes. Saying different shapes and face vocabulary.
7. Farm animals. Saying farm animals and animal noises.
8. Zoo animals. Saying zoo animals and animal noises.
9. Classroom objects. Identifying and saying 5 different objects in the classroom.
10. Toys. Identifying and saying 8 different toys, reviewing [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us].
11. Our world. Talking about natural features in the land and in the sky.
12. Weather. Asking about and describing the weather.
13. Feelings & emotions. Describing your feelings and emotions.
14. Vegetables. Talking about different vegetables. FREE SAMPLE!
15. Wheels on the bus. Talking about [hide_on_uk]traveling[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]travelling[/hide_on_us] on the bus.
16. Clothes. Talking about different clothes.
17. Can – for ability. Talking about ability, asking questions and answering with “can”.
18. Directions: left / right / forward / back. Saying actions and directions: left, right, forward, back.
19. Classroom stationery. Talking about classroom stationery and requesting things.
20. Likes & dislikes. Talking about likes and dislikes for food. FREE SAMPLE!
21. Family. Talking about different members of the family.
AGES 8-12 » lesson plans
1. Intro lesson (ages 8-12). Greetings, personal questions, rules, classroom stationery. FREE SAMPLE!
2. Days of the week. Saying the days of the week.
3. Numbers 1-20. Counting up to 20.
4. Months of the year. Saying the months of the year.
5. Seasons. Talking about the four seasons.
6. Morning routines. Saying what you do every morning with morning routine verbs. FREE SAMPLE!
7. Pets & possessions. Talking about different pets and possessions (using “[hide_on_uk]I have[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]I’ve got[/hide_on_us] …”).
8. Describing people. Describing people using adjectives.
9. Describing things. Describing things with common adjectives.
10. Telling the time. Telling and asking for the time.
12. Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, we, they). Saying how different people are feeling or acting.
13. Sports. Talking about playing different sports.
14. Adverbs. Saying actions with adverbs.
15. Transport & travel. Identifying different transport vocabulary, saying how you got to school.
16. Places & where we live. Talking about where animals and people live.
17. Places in my town. Talking about places in your town with “Where are you going?” & “I’m going to~”.
18. Jobs. Asking about jobs and saying 12 different jobs.
19. Health & sickness. Talking and asking about health and sickness.
20. Rooms of a house. Talking about different rooms of a house and household objects.
21. Prepositions of location. Saying where things are using prepositions, singular and plural forms.
22. Demonstrative pronouns. Pointing to specific things using “this / that / these / those”.
23. Shopping. Talking about shopping and money.
24. Actions – Present continuous. Using the present continuous for activities you are doing now.
25. Adverbs of frequency. Saying how often you do things with adverbs of frequency.
26. Past tense activities – Regular verbs. Talking about yesterday using past tense regular verbs.
27. Past tense activities – Irregular verbs 1. Talking about yesterday using past tense irregular verbs.
28. Past tense activities – Irregular verbs 2. Present and past forms of irregular verbs. FREE SAMPLE!
29. Measuring parts of the body. Measuring parts of the body, large numbers, adjectives for sizes.
30. [hide_on_uk]Favorites[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Favourites[/hide_on_us] and asking why. Talking about [hide_on_uk]favorites[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]favourites[/hide_on_us] and explaining why.
31. Comparing things (Comparative adjectives). Comparing objects using comparative adjectives.
32. Comparing things (Superlative adjectives). Comparing objects using superlative adjectives.
33. Time frequency – “How often …?”. Using the present simple tense to say how often you do things.
34. Future plans using “going to”. Talking about future plans using “going to”.
