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What is an ESL lesson plan?
An ESL lesson plan (or a TEFL lesson plan) is a
document that helps ESL teachers organize and
structure their teaching so that it can be more
effective.
It usually includes the overall objectives for the
lesson, a breakdown of how the time in class will
be used, what activities the students will
participate in and what materials will be used.
What is an ESL lesson plan?
If you have a curriculum, each lesson
plan and its objectives should be tied
into the overall goals of the curriculum.
How to c re ate an
ESL l esso n p lan
Step 1: Decide on Your Lesson Plan Objectives
Step 2: Outline Your Lesson Plan
Step 3: Choose Activities to Accomplish Your
Lesson Plan Objectives
Step 4: Create ESL Materials and Worksheets
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methodology,
1. Warm-up
Your ESL classroom should have a flow. Generally, you will
want to start with a warm-up activity to get the student
talking and get their brains going in English when you
start your lesson.
Whether you have them first thing in the morning or at the
end of the day, they'll probably need to ease into class.
2. Presentation
Now that the class is focused and ready to learn,
you can start with the material.
In the presentation stage, you will present the
lesson’s focus to your students so that they can
begin to grasp exactly what it is they will be
learning.
2. Presentation
When it comes to ESL, the presentation stage may include an
overview of new vocabulary words, conversation topics or even
grammar rules. Remember: you’ll want to share the specific
objectives and goals with your students during this stage so that
they aren’t in the dark about what it is they are supposed to be
learning.
With regards to how to present these objectives to your students,
there are a number of ways to present the lesson’s focus to your
students.
2. Presentation
Popular examples include flashcards, drawing pictures, showing an
introductory video, or reading a children’s book that incorporates
the subject matter for your lesson.
It is important that you mix your
strategy up between lessons to avoid
boredom amongst students and keep
the classroom engaged. Your methods
of presentation also depend on the age
and fluency of your students.
3. Practice
In the controlled practice stage, you will need to give
your students the opportunity to practice the lesson
you’ve presented to them.
During the practice stage, it is a good idea to use a game
or activity that students can be involved in so that they
are actively participating and engaged.
3. Practice
During this stage you will also want to make sure you are
correcting your students’ errors including pronunciation
mistakes or grammar structures.
This is potentially the most important stage in your
lesson because here you have the opportunity to pick up
on errors and help students fix them. This stage also
helps students build confidence to progress to the final
stage of the lesson.
4. Production
In the production stage, your students need to be given the
opportunity to use their newly learned subject matter freely.
Working in pairs or small groups are good ways to foster an
environment for the production phase. As this part of the
lesson takes place, wander amongst your students listening
for and noting down any errors that are still being made.
Once the activity has finished, there should be some time
left over for feedback. This is where you and the students
will talk about the lesson and you can mention any common
recurring errors.
Wrap-Up
5.Review and closing
At the end of the lesson, you'll want to wrap it up.
Do a quick recap and summary of what was learned. Then,
you can open up the floor to questions or ask a few rapid-
fire questions to test their overall comprehension.
If you've timed your lesson well, your cool-down shouldn't be
more than five minutes.
