Lesson plans

Here you can find a wide range of full lesson plans to use in your primary classroom. All of our lessons are designed around common themes from primary education syllabi and can be used to complement your school curriculum, giving students an opportunity to develop their English language and skills in motivating and enjoyable ways. Written by young learner experts from around the world, our lesson plans are easy to use and aim to give your students the skills and confidence they need to enjoy learning English.

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Level 1

Find lesson plans that are most suitable for children who can understand and use some words and short phrases, and can follow simple stories, songs and texts.

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Investigating insects – part 2

In this lesson, learners will review the names of the insects they learned in part 1 of this lesson and describe their characteristics in more detail to create fact-file posters about each one.

Investigating insects – part 2

Age

5 - 8

Language Level

Duration

Two children looking at a small globe in the classroom and one boy colouring a poster

Investigating insects – part 1

In this lesson, learners will discover the names of insects that they find in their outdoor surroundings and think about how they can be categorised according to their different characteristics.

Investigating insects – part 1

Age

5 - 8

Language Level

Duration

Young girls looking at plants outside, one with a magnifying glass and one writing in a notebook

Level 2

Find lesson plans that are most suitable for children who can understand and use words and sentences in common topics and situations. They can follow more complex stories and texts.

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Home: Welcoming refugees

This lesson uses the heartwarming short animation Home by Aardman Animations to explore the experiences of refugee children. It celebrates fun, empathy and friendship in welcoming new classmates from different cultures.

Home: Welcoming refugees

Age

9 - 12

Language Level

Duration

A group of four diverse boys and girls build a tower of blocks together in a classroom

Dads also do these jobs

Use this lesson plan with your upper primary learners to introduce the idea of gender equality at home and in the workplace.

Dads also do these jobs

Age

9 - 12

Language Level

Duration

Black father helping son with homework in library and giving a high five

Level 3

Find lesson plans that are suitable for children who can understand and use a wide range of language and can follow a variety of complex stories and texts, including authentic texts.

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Ending poverty

Use this lesson in face-to-face or online lessons with your primary learners to discuss the concept of poverty.

Ending poverty

Age

9 - 12

13 - 17

Adults

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International Day of Human Space Flight

This lesson helps learners raise awareness of human space flight, practise numbers and question forms, and develop collaborative and creative skills by designing a group poster to celebrate human achievements in space.

International Day of Human Space Flight

Age

9 - 12

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