ESL lesson plans for beginners | A1

Welcome to our collection of low-prep ESL lesson plans and resources for teaching beginners. These lessons cover some of the fundamental grammar and functional areas of the English language and are aimed at younger learners, although they can be adapted and used with adults.

Depending on the class size and level of your students, lessons should take between 60 and 90 minutes. Each lesson plan contains suggested board work, several low-prep classroom activities and a game.

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Grammar

ESL lesson plan for teaching the alphabet
LESSON 1
Alphabet & spelling
ESL lesson plan for teaching possessive adjectives
LESSON 2
Possessive adjectives
ESL lesson plan for teaching This, that, these, those
LESSON 3
This, that, these & those
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ESL lesson plan for teaching there is there are
LESSON 4
There is & there are
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ESL lesson plan for teaching have got
LESSON 5
Have got
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ESL lesson plan for teaching Comparatives
LESSON 6
Comparatives
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ESL lesson plan for teaching comparisons
LESSON 7
Comparing ages
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ESL lesson plan for teaching prepositions of place
LESSON 8
Prepositions of place
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Functional language

ESL lesson plan for teaching numbers
LESSON 1
Numbers
ESL lesson plan for teaching family
LESSON 2
Family & relatives
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ESL lesson plan for teaching always, sometimes and never
LESSON 3
Always, sometimes & never
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ESL lesson plan for teaching
LESSON 4
Asking for things
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ESL lesson plan for teaching
LESSON 5
Describing animals with be
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ESL lesson plan for teaching
LESSON 6
Places in town
ESL lesson plan for teaching directions
LESSON 7
Directions: How do I get to the...?
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ESL lesson plan for teaching likes and dislikes
LESSON 8
Likes and dislikes 1
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ESL lesson plan for teaching likes and dislikes 2
LESSON 9
Likes and dislikes 2
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Free ESL lesson plan for teaching the days of the week
LESSON 10
Days of the week
ESL lesson plan talking about your week
LESSON 11
Talk about your week
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ESL lesson plan for teaching time
LESSON 12
What's the time?
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ESL lesson plan for teaching daily routine
LESSON 13
Daily routine
ESL lesson plan for teaching clothes
LESSON 14
Clothing
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More language levels

Adult Beginner
ESL lesson plans for teaching adult beginners
Beginner
ESL lesson plans for teaching beginners
Upper Beginner
ESL lesson plans for teaching upper beginners
Elementary
ESL lesson plans for teaching elementary level students
Upper Elementary
ESL lesson plans for teaching upper elementary students
Intermediate
ESL lesson plans for teaching intermediate
Upper Intermediate
ESL lesson plans for teaching upper intermediate
Advanced
ESL lesson plans for teaching advanced
A library of ESL lesson plans for teachers.

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Significantly reduce your planning time and improve the way you present and teach English grammar.

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Significantly reduce your planning time and improve the way you present and teach English grammar.

A library of ESL lesson plans for teachers.