ESL lesson plans for beginners | A1+
Welcome to our collection of 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
Teaching plurals
Short forms of the verb to be
Questions with the verb to be
Possessive adjectives
Possessive 's
Short forms of have got
Questions with have got
Position of adjectives
Can for ability
Present simple
Present simple: Questions with do
Prepositions of place
There is & there are
Present continuous
Questions with the present continuous
Prepositions of time
Functional language
Introductions
Asking "What's this?"
Giving instructions
The months of the year
Describing people
Time
Questions about time
More language levels
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750+ Low-prep classroom activity ideas
1100+ Printable ESL flashcards
160+ ESL lesson plans
8 Distinct language levels
Offline access through the TEFLHandbook app
Reduce your planning time and improve the way you present and teach English grammar.
Access the entire TEFLHandbook library
Significantly reduce your planning time and improve the way you present and teach English grammar.
Access the entire TEFLHandbook library
Significantly reduce your planning time and improve the way you present and teach English grammar.