Topic: Regular and irregular past tense Objective: Students will use regular and irregular past tense verbs in complete sentences as they tell a story with 75% accuracy. Outline: Introduction Look at a visual such as flashcards or slides, that include a picture and the target word. This gets the words fresh in the students’ heads. Call and response I say “say” you say “said” I say “are” you say “were” Make a chart (irregular and regular) Take time to remind students of the pr

Topic: Telling a story Objective: Fluency Students will speak in complete sentences at the complexity level that is appropriate for their current level. They will recall vocabulary and grammar forms that they have previously learned with minor prompting from the teacher. Note: I didn't specify a comic strip because this plan can work for ANY of them! Outline:  Pre-reading Discussion What is the name of this comic? Does this comic strip have a title? If yes, what is it? Have y

Topic: Baking cookies Objective:  New vocabulary Students will be able to repeat new vocabulary words clearly. They will be able to identify 75% of the vocabulary words when they are spoken by the teacher. They will be able to recall the word by themselves 50% of the time. Outline: Introduction Ask a question or two that brings up the topic , that the students can easily answer by themselves, and that gets them interested. This can be as simple as asking if the students like

Grammar has the unfortunate reputation of being boring, but it doesn’t have to be that way! Using comics to teach grammar is akin to hiding vegetables in other food that a child really likes. What’s great about “Speak English with Comics” is that the comics can be adapted to all kinds of lesson objectives. Whatever grammar topic is in your curriculum, you can certainly use our comic strips to add some fun to the lesson! But don’t just take my word for it, here are six example

Possible problems and their solutions

You may have noticed in Meg and Bree Try New Things  that there are lots of clocks and calendars. We did this on purpose!