Lesson Overview

This A1 ESL lesson explores the topic “Back To School”, helping students talk about school, classroom objects, and learning using very basic, natural English.

Learners discuss everyday reading ideas such as their classroom objects, school subjects, teachers and classmates, and learning. They also talk about simple classroom activities, describing their school, and their favourite things about school.

Through various fun and engaging ESL exercises, students build confidence talking about school and sharing their opinions in short, simple sentences.

This lesson is ideal for A1 learners who are developing basic speaking skills on familiar topics such as their classroom, school, and learning.

1. Warm Up: Picture Round.
2. School: Vocabulary. 
3. School: Sentences.
4. School: Verbs.
5. Dialogue: All About My School.
6. Dialogues: My School Day.
7. Audio: Rosie’s School. 
8. School: Favourites.
9. Game: This or That?

Homework

There is an excellent homework task to supplement this awesome A1 ESL lesson plan. Students are challenged to write detailed answers to topic-based questions. Activity layout:

1. Questions: Writing task