I all my lessons were tried and tested over the last two years while teaching intermediate level learners in university. Now I open my business up and who’s my first customer coming in my door? I now have a 6 year old beginner student. Uh…! I tried adapting my lessons for beginner students, but really I needed a different approach. Less focus on speaking and listening skills…and more fun. More art, stories, songs. So this lesson is the beginning of…
This beginner lesson is for animal lovers. Does your student have a pet? Then this might engage them. The student will talk about what animals are and aren’t good pets.
What is the weather today? This lesson is for beginners. The student gets to be the weather forecaster and tell the forecast. “The weather tonight will be rainy”. Add details based on what they themselves like to do, like “stay at home and read a book”.
This beginner lesson is a little different. I experimented with the format of the lesson to incorporate more art and creative play for one of my students who likes to draw. The student doesn’t need to do the drawings on the computer. They can draw on paper, take pictures, and send them to you. Try to get them to expand on the drawing with details. Why is the chicken angry? Because he doesn’t like English class? Oh, ok. Draw the…
What did you do this morning? What do you do on your birthday? What can you do on Mother’s day? What do you do New Years? What will you do after class? This is a beginner lesson, a guided conversation about special days.
Do you have a phone watch? What color is it? My phone watch can tell the time. My phone watch can call my mom. My phone watch can take pictures. Where did you get your phone watch? This beginner lesson helps the student with producing details about each of the things that their phone watch can do. Additionally, I am trying some fun new things in this lesson: slides with images to talk about, and caption.
What did you do this morning? What do you like to eat? What do you like to do with your friends? What do you like to watch on TV? What will you do this evening? This is an beginner level lesson, for students who are still learning to use simple sentences. And here’s version #2, which is for larger groups, and lower intermediate level.
What social media apps do you use? How can social media apps be helpful/hurtful? How can we have a healthy relationship with our phones? How do you begin a new habit? This lesson is a discussion in which the student will compare the pros and cons of social media, and think of ways we can live with social media in a healthy way. Best for highschool age and up. [purchase_link id=”1552″ text=”Purchase” style=”button” color=”blue”] I use Facebook, Youtube, Wechat and…
What is a ‘public health emergency’? What is the novel coronavirus? When will it be safe to go to school again? Are you very concerned about the coronavirus? Do you feel safe? What can we do to help each other stay safe? What does ‘Wuhan, add oil!’ mean? This lesson gives the student space to talk about the current public emergency affecting them. We online teachers are in a unique position to stay connected with students who are quarantined. If…
Would you rather live in the modern day or 1000 years ago? What invention made our lives more… comfortable…safe? What invention saved us time? What would you like to invent? This lesson will introduce the student to the history behind everyday inventions, and challenge the student to see everyday things in a new light. [purchase_link id=”1590″ text=”Purchase” style=”button” color=”blue”] Our lives have become better in a lot of ways, thanks to inventions. Here, I’ll talk about some fantastic inventions. Humans…