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

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

My top tips for teaching vocabulary: It’s better to teach two words that a student will definitely remember in the next class than to teach ten words all at once and have the student not remember ANY. Every student and every class is different, so you’ll have to determine how much they can handle at once. If you think the student may already know the word, wait for them to say it first.  Give them lots of thinking time! Don’t be afraid of long pauses. Repeat words more times

Comic strips are an excellent way to teach sequence words because comic strips are exactly that: a sequence!

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

Are you an English language teacher looking for resources? Or are you a parent of an English language student? You are in the right place! The “Speak English with Comics” resource is designed to encourage student output (that means talking a lot) make learning fun  AND  suit every level Why are comics so effective? Comics are very visual This is not only interesting, but it helps students connect the English word to the concept  rather than translating from their first lang