Young Learners TEFL Lesson Plan Template

Free young learners ESL lesson plan template with games and routines. Download the PDF or generate age-appropriate lessons with AI.

Levels: Pre-A1, A1, A245–60 min

When to use this template

Stage	Time	Purpose	Your activity
Warm-up / Routine	5 min	Settle the class and review prior language	Hello song, flashcard drill, calendar routine
Present	10 min	Introduce new language in a fun context	Story, puppet, picture cards, chant
Practice	10 min	Repetition through play	TPR game, board race, memory matching
Production / Craft	10 min	Personalised creative use	Colouring with labels, mini-book, show-and-tell

Level: A1

Topic: Animals and habitats

Objective: Students will name six animals and say where they live using simple sentences.

Activity: Sing the Hello song and do animal actions from previous lessons.

Materials: Audio player

Activity: Read a short story about a zoo visit. Elicit animal names and habitats.

Materials: Storybook, animal flashcards

Activity: Place animal cards in the correct habitat corners of the room.

Materials: Flashcards, habitat posters

Activity: Students draw their favourite animal and complete the sentence frame: 'A ___ lives in the ___.'

Materials: Paper, crayons

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