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

Teaching grammar with comics strips is incredibly flexible! You can adapt your lesson plans to fit just about every verb tense. This lesson plan focuses on the present continuous. Common mistakes students make forgetting the be verb (is, am, are) I have students young and old who either forget to use the be  verb or think that it is not important. But we know how crucial it is! Students will have a much harder time making the PAST continuous if they have not mastered the pr

These particular lesson plans focus on speaking activities . For grammar lesson plans, check out the other posts in the Teacher Blog . Topic: Packing for a trip 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. Dilly #1 Vocabulary for beginner level: Mom (n) Girl (n) To put (v) B