Are there cats in your neighborhood? What does a cat do in the morning? …in the afternoon? ….in the evening? How can you make friends with a cat? This lesson contains common vocabulary relating to time of day and daily activities.
This beginner lesson will help the student have a simple conversation about some places in the city. “I go to the store. I go to school. I go to the zoo.” Rich with media and simple and flexible, this is courseware that you can teach around.
This beginner lesson will help kids speak about the different kinds of weather and the different articles of clothing. I’ve been reading a little bit about curriculum design, common core, and WIDA…it’s fascinating, and sheds a lot of light on the why and how of what I’ve been teaching all this time. Like, oh that’s what I was doing…! Anyway, a lot of courseware will include clothing and weather topics because it’s kind of a beginner’s social studies. They learn…
This is a beginner lesson for children. It’s meant to introduce common vocabulary and basic sightwords, and give them the opportunity to play aloud and speak sentences about things they know how to say.
This is an A2 level lesson for children. I incorporated a storybook, which I did not write. Credit for the storybook goes to Brian Biggs. You can learn more about him here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35888322-tinyville-town .
What do you do on your birthday? What present would you like? What present would mom like? What present would teacher like? What do we all eat on our birthday? This beginner lesson is all about birthday presents.
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…